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Hermione walked into the head’s common room, opened her books and started read, even though she had already finished reading each of her school books about five times, she began to read them once more in order to keep herself calm.

The most famous hag in England is Black Annis, a one-eyed cannibal with blue skin, long white teeth, and the claws of iron. She is said to dwell in the hill of Leicestershire, in a cave se carved from the rocky terrain with her own fingernails. In front of her cave stands a great oak tree—

“Um, Hermione?” Hermione looked up at Draco who was standing next to her

“Yes?” She said as if nothing had happened before.

“Well I was wondering what you were going to say before you left.” Draco said softly.

“Oh! Sorry I forgot what I had said exactly. What happened with Ron kind of made me forget. Sorry!” She smiled apologetically and returned to her book, proving to her that this was going to be harder than she originally thought it would be.

“Oh well, never mind then.” Draco said embarrassed that he had brought up the subject. As Draco hurried up the to his dorm, Hermione slammed her head into her book with frustration. Why couldn't Draco just have let her be?

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Draco collapsed onto his bed. This had to be one of the worst weekends in his life, he yelled at Hermione after all she tried to do was be nice, and he discovered that she thought that she fell in love with him, mistakenly. But what he didn’t get was why Hermione had said “Yes, of course” when he had asked her if they where just friends when she loved him. It didn’t make any sense. Maybe he should just go back down there and ask her why.

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Hermione sat there with her head in her book for quite sometime, trying to think of possible reasons why. Why what though? Even Hermione didn’t know. Could it be why she had fallen in love with Draco Malfoy of all people? Or what about, why in Merlin’s name was she trying to make him jealous when she was trying to convince herself that she didn’t “love” him anymore?

Suddenly she heard a knock at the door. Slowly getting up she made her way to the door, slightly thankful that someone had interrupted her train of thought that was just making her feel rather depressed. Opening the door, she was surprised to see no one there and then jumped what seemed to be six feet in the air when she heard a cough from right in front of her, then quickly realizing that it was Ron.

“What on earth, are you doing under that?” she hissed

“Vicky kept following me everywhere I went.”

“Oh that little first year from Ravenclaw?” Hermione giggled as Ron nodded. She stepped aside to let him into the room. “I’m surprised Harry let you borrow that, I would have thought that he would rather watch you suffer.” Hermione giggled as Ron looked at her questionably, Hermione didn’t giggle this much… ever.

“Hermione are you feeling okay?” Ron asked with concern, looking into her eyes to see if there was some hidden reason to why she acting so much more “girly” than normal. Taking her by the hand Ron pulled her over to the couch and sat her down, all the while still giggling. Kneeling on the ground in front of Hermione, holding on to her wrists and looked into her eyes, while his where full of concern.

“Oh Ron, you’re so cute!” Hermione giggled, running her hand through his hair. It was then that he heard a creak on the stairs

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Draco continued to pace back and forth in his room, trying to think of what to do, when he heard what seemed to be laughter from down in the common room. Curiously, he headed to the door and turned the handle and opened the door ever so slowly, only to hear the laughter grow even more loudly. Stepping out onto the landing he quietly as possible shut the door behind him. And as he slowly made his way down the stairs, he almost fell forward as he accidentally stepped on a creaking step. Avoiding screaming in fright (Although he was a Malfoy and Malfoys did NOT scream in fright) he quickly grabbed the banister and caught his breath before descending the stairs any further. Standing in the shadows of the stairwell Draco had, a clear view of the Common Room.

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Ron resisted the urge to turn his head and search the room for the source of the noise, even though he knew where it had come from. He so wanted to look Malfoy in the eye and tell him that Hermione was his now. Ron smiled and pulled Hermione to her feet and wrapped an arm around her waist, he pulled Hermione close and whispered in her ear, “Don’t you think this is a little faster, than we had planned?” Hermione nodded slightly and giggled giving the illusion that Ron had said something sweet to her. This caused the young man hiding in the shadows to frown. She ought to be his and Draco knew it. He really did like her. Maybe he even… well it was impossible to tell if he did love her, at times it felt like he did.

Snapping back out of his train of thought, he looked back at the, what seemed to be new couple. They where just standing there talking about Hogsmade with his bloody arms around her bloody waist and her bloody arms around his bloody neck- wait Hogsmade? There where planning a date already?

‘This could not be happening already! Maybe I could just waltz on in there and grab my books and start reading while sitting in the chair next to them. They wouldn’t dare do anything if I’m in the room.”

Quickly plucking up some of the little courage that he had he strolled into the common room as if he didn’t care about the scene in front of him. He really could be quite a good actor if the moment called for it. And this, this just happened to be one of those times! He casually made his way over to the bookcase and selected a book called 300 Way to use Rose Roots. Then he turned around and couldn’t help but cringe as the newly formed couple giggled behind him. Sighing he made his way over to the chair in front of both the fireplace and Ron and Hermione. The moment he had sat down Hermione turned around and looked at him in complete and utter confusion.

“Um, Malfoy,” Draco tried not to cringe noticing that she had gone back to calling him Malfoy once more. “What are you doing?”

“Me? Oh nothing, just reading. Why do you ask?”

“No reason, just wondering.” Hermione then pulled Ron over to the couch and sat on top of him, talking into his ear while giggling quite a lot. Draco frowned if he was anyone else but Head Boy he would have hexed Ron a long long time ago. Nevertheless, this was INSANE! No man should ever have to endure such torture! Draco tried to concentrate on his book, trying to clear his mind of the many ways he could possibly kill that weasel. But as time went on it proved to be increasingly difficult. It was about the time that Draco had realized that he had read the same line about ten times when he was startled by a sudden outburst if laughter from the couch that had been the result of a tickle fight. Looking out of the corner f his eye, he saw Ron on top of Hermione who was trying to tell him to stop but was having trouble getting the word out.

About fifteen minutes later Draco was about to head back upstairs and admit defeat. He wondered how much more he could take. His being there was supposed to prevent this sort of thing. Slowly, the laughter stopped and both Ron and Hermione laid on the couch having a silent laughing fit, which slowly turned into smiles. Draco knew exactly where this was headed as he had seen it to many times before. He watched Ron slowly lower head to kiss Hermione’s lips. Draco turned away. He couldn’t stand to watch as Hermione closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Ron’s neck.

Then, suddenly Draco turned around and --

OMG ur pure evil leaving on a cliff hanger like THAT wicked post sista! pams
Lilah

Y? Y Y Y Y????
Y did u have to stop right there??
Now I'm not gonna b able to sleep tonight and I'll b up trying to think of what is coming next! urg
I luv the last line, when i read it a huge grin went across my face(I know, I'm evil)
but i luv it anyway!!
Plz, plz i beg u with all my heart and soul
POST SOON!!!!!!!!!!!
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hey computer here is being stupid but here's the next part... traditional stuff will be added when i get home from school! Thanks guys for all the reviews and such! I love all y'all!

Draco turned away he couldn’t stand to watch as Hermione closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Ron’s neck.

Then, Draco suddenly turned around and…

…and then he said to Hermione “Don’t we have our Head Duties to attend to Granger?” Hermione quickly pushed Ron off of her in a panic, she had never been late for her Head Duties before and she wasn’t about to start now. “Why didn’t you say something earlier Malfoy?!” she yelled at him as she ran upstairs to grab her wand, leaving both Draco and Ron in the common room alone.

“She’s my girlfriend now Malfoy, you lost her a long time ago.”

“On contrary, Weasel face, she will be back in my arms and with me before you know it.” Draco smirked, and Ron laughed.

“Yes, she’ll come running back to you. The day I fall in love with a blast-ended-skewert.”

“Be careful what you say Weasley. It might just come true.”

“What is that supposed to be a threat?”

“Perhaps.” Hermione suddenly came flying down the stairs and grabbed Malfoy by the hand and dragged him out of the common room.

“See you later Ron!” Hermione called back with Malfoy behind her, blowing a kiss to him as they left the room leaving Ron to his own devices.

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Draco and Hermione raced down the halls towards Professor McGonagall’s Room. Finally, reaching the classroom door after running like two maniacs through the halls of Hogwarts. They busted through the doors and stumbled over a few desks as they made their way to the front of the room where Professor McGonagall was sitting grading some papers.

“What in Merlin’s name is with all of this racket!” yelled McGonagall as she looked up at the two Head’s running through her classroom creating a ruckus as they made their way up to the front panting.

“Professor…we… are… so… sorry… we’re… late.” Hermione huffed taking many breaths between each word.

“What? You two aren’t late,” Hermione suddenly looked very relieved. “In fact you two aren’t working tonight, if you remember, it’s Sunday you have tonight off.” Hermione shot a look back at Draco who had suddenly taken up a great interest in the grain patterns in the wood on the floor.

“Oh well I’m very sorry Professor. I guess we forgot that it was Sunday.” Hermione said through gritted teeth. “Good night then.”

“Good night.” Replied McGonagall who ushered them out of the classroom and they both began to head back towards their dorm in stiff silence.

After walking without saying a word for about ten minutes, Draco couldn’t take it anymore. “Why in the name of Merlin’s green speckled boxers are you going out with that DORK!” he practically screamed at her, startling Hermione momentarily due to the sudden outburst after all that silence. Hermione quickly gained back her composure and thought of an answer to give him.

“Why Malfoy? I thought it would be obvious, to you of all people seeing as you’ve lived with me for quite some time, I like people who are sweet, funny, considerate, companionate, and don’t make fun of me for my blood.” She gave him a pointed look, and Draco looked like he had been slapped in the face.

“WHAT! I’ve changed! After my father died, I realized that I need to think for myself and that everything had taught me was wrong!” Malfoy pleaded with her.

“Malfoy you are assuming that I like you.”

“I… I…”

“Malfoy you shouldn’t assume things that you don’t know are facts.”

“Well… do you like me?”

“I don’t know Malfoy. I used too… I don’t think I do anymore.”

“Did you like me when I asked you if we were just friends?”

“Yes”

“THEN WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SOMETHING ELSE!”

“CAUSE I THOUGHT THAT’S WHAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR!”

“How could you possibly think that? All I wanted to hear was the truth.”

“Malfoy, you may be the ‘Slytherin-Sex god’ but you still have a lot to learn about girls.”

“You don’t like me anymore do you?” Draco asked his gaze fell down cast, Hermione’s heart was screaming for her to run into his arms and kiss him senseless but her head, what she unfortunately listened to told her to stay off of him.

“Well… I’m with Ron now.”

“So, you could still like me and be with him. Hermione… I mean Granger,” Hermione’s heart almost broke to hear him call her Granger with such sadness… she could only bear it when she said her name with anger or hatred, and now she was blinking back tears only so Malfoy wouldn’t see them. She had to keep up her charade. No matter how much it hurt her to do so. She had started this plan and now. Now she had to finish it.

“Malfoy… I… I… I have to go.”

“Back to Weasley right?”

“Look, my heart felt like it was breaking several times the past few months. Every time I saw you snogging some random girl senseless and every time you’d come back to the dorm your clothes all askew from what I’m sure was from shagging some other girl senseless, I wanted to cry my heart out. And I did. You never knew did you. That the mornings that I woke up tired and my eyes puffy and that you thought it was cause I was crying over Ron or Harry or some other stupid reason, you never possibly thought that it could have been all your doing did you. And now, I’m sick and tired of that feeling, so I’ve tried to get over you.” Hermione hopped that she had said that she had tried not that she was actually over him.

“You’ve tried? Meaning that you’ve tried but you’ve been unsuccessful thus far? Meaning I still have a chance?” Hermione sighed and shook her head in frustration at herself. It seemed that her plan was working but not in the way she wanted to, she did kinda want this to last a bit longer than it already was.

“Oh and Her- Granger could you stop with the giggling whenever you’re with… Weasley… it’s really quite odd to hear you giggle like some girl.

“What I’m not a girl to you?”

“No. you’re not a girl you never have been you’ve been much more than that.” Draco ran his hand through his hair and sighed. “At least to me. Um, you probably ought to get back.”

“Oh, right. Um… I guess I should.” Hermione looked at Draco, all she wanted to do was run up and hug him but was scarred what would happen if she did. Hermione sighed and turned around and began to walk away. Then suddenly stopped, and looked behind her at Draco still standing where she left him. “Are you coming?” Draco looked up at her.

“What?”

“Are you coming back to the dorm, if you’re not then I wont just stand here all night.”

“Oh, um… yeah I guess.” Draco moved over until he was standing next to her. “Milady.” He offered her his arm and Hermione laughed as she took it, the mood lightening up dramatically. And they both began to make their way to the Head’s dormitory.

omg it looks like i have no life cuz i post all the time but i do i m just on vacation and tottaly hooked on this story anyways aaaawwwwwwwwwww poor malfoy thats so sad plz tell me this has a happy ending pams
Lilah

this is something... hermione likes draco, but wants to get over him, but she really doesn't know... ron tries to make draco gealous... draco wants to kill ron.. I can't understand a thing anymore mut I love it pose soon please, can't wait to see what happens next

Alda

Ahhhhhhhhhh....
Hermione wut are you thinking???????? Say yes! Say yes!!
O well, thats ok Draco I'll comfurt you!
Yay, thakz 4 posting!
Bye
Abby

whoo next chapter guys... sorry it's kinda breif and such but... it's my birthday! so as my birthday present to all of you... here's the next chapter!

all my love!
Sarah


Chapter 11

Hermione and Draco walked back to their dorm together and if anyone didn’t know any better you would have thought that they were a couple. Hermione laughed at something that Draco had said and Draco smiled at just being in her company and the fact that they weren’t fighting, something that they both hated.

They finally reached the common room door and both their faces face as they were brought back to reality, Hermione was dating Ron and Draco wasn’t about to make her brake-up with Ron for himself. He wanted her to do that only if she wanted to. Draco removed her arm from his Hermione watching him do so trying not to let any tears roll down her face.

“Goodnight Granger.” Draco said a bit stiffly.

“Goodnight Malfoy.” Hermione said, her eyes still downcast. Draco place his finger under her chin and lifted her face up.

“Keep your chin up, a sad Hermione Granger makes the whole world seem topsy turvy.”

Hermione chuckled and gave a small smile. “Well I’ll see you in the morning.” Draco kissed her cheek and walked around her and walked to the portrait, told it the password and went inside. Hermione stood there for a moment and blinked back all of the tears that had formed in her eyes. She took a deep breath and turned around said the password to the portrait and followed Draco inside.

Hermione stepped inside the common room and saw Ron sprawled out over one of the couches snoring very loudly. Hermione laughed seeing Ron with his mouth wide open, with an arm and a leg over the back of the couch. Hermione then looked up to Draco’s staircase that lead up to his dorm and saw his shadow disappear and then heard a door open and close. Hermione sighed and walked over to where Ron was.

“Ron. Ronniekins.” Hermione poked his side but he didn’t move an inch. Hermione knew that waking Ron up would be difficult, but she really wasn’t in the mood to put in a lot of effort tonight. This façade was more difficult than she had thought it would be, and now she cursed her lapse in judgment. “Ronald, it’s wakey uppy time.” Ron snorted in his sleep and Hermione chuckled, she bent down to his eared and whispered, “Ronnie, my love, would you wake up, PLEASE!” Hermione pulled her head back as Ron jumped when she yelled into his ear, and now she was clutching her sides laughing at the look of panic that covered his face.

“Bloody hell Hermione. Give me a heart attack why don’t you.” Ron placed a hand over his heart as if to steady it. Hermione looked innocently at him.

“Aww, Ron I didn’t do a thing.” Ron rolled his eyes and laughed.

“Sure you didn’t”

“Honest I swear!”

“Mhmm… anyways why are you back so early, you’ve only been gone for like fifteen minutes.”

“Oh… well Malfoy apparently forgot that we didn’t have head duties tonight, because it’s Sunday and we never work on Sunday. But Malfoy always remembers that we have Sunday nights off, because he hates having to give up his nights to go patrol the halls.” Hermione sighed as she remembered what had just occurred between her and Draco, and wished that she could tell somebody. She could tell Ron and Harry she suspected since they knew how she liked Draco, but she couldn’t tell Ron now at the risk of Draco overhearing her poor out her heart to Ron.

Ron nodded in understandment and watched her think things over in her head. She didn’t look as ****** off as he would have thought she should.

“Hey Hermione?”

“hmm?”

“Something up?”

“Why do you ask?”

“You just look rather dazed.”

“Oh, well I’m just kind of annoyed with Malfoy, you know?”

“Yeah I know.” Ron stroked the back of her bushy hair. Hermione smiled and bent down and kissed his cheek.

“You know what Ron? This whole charade is hard work.”

“What charade?”

“The whole ‘us’ charade remember?”

“Oh. Right. Yeah I guess it is.” Ron’s smile faltered slightly. He had forgotten that he and Hermione weren’t really dating. He had fallen asleep with the notion that maybe she really would forget Malfoy and stay with him. But now by the looks of things he could see that there was something that she wasn’t telling him. Something that had to do with her and Malfoy.

“Ron, I’m tired.”

“You wanna go up to bed?”

“Not really, you wanna sleep with me on the couch?”

“Um, sure I guess.” Ron scooted over on the couch to make some room for Hermione to lie down. Hermione rested her head on his arm and pulled his other one so it was draped over her waist. Ron smiled as Hermione closed her eyes and soon Ron followed suit and soon he was asleep so that he didn’t notice the tears that fell.

Such an amazing post!!!
But seriosly, Hermy u can have ron
And I'll take Draco
Be jealous.. be very jealous
GTG
~Abby~

omg thats so sad and sweet at the same time adn i feel bad for Hermione cuz she has to pick awwwwwwwwwwww but remember happy endings
luv u lots
Lilah

Hey
I've got one question
I started a new story at least two weeks ago
Does it always take that long to be ok'ed???
plus, wut does PAMS mean(god i feel like such a newbie, grrrr...)
o well, hope u still luv me
l8r, ~Abby~

it shouldn't take that long to be okayed usually it takes about a day or two. send it to be betaed and then send it in again. that's the best assistance i can give you. oh and PAMS means "Post alot more soon!"