Hey everyone, I'm back. Thanks for waiting for ages! And yes, please heed Ozzy's words and don't get off topic here...I would cry (very very heard) if this thread were deleted, and I'm sure you would as well. Remember the rules, people!
Anyways, here's the story:
Hermione
“Hermione. Hermione!” Ron called me to attention after he’d seen my quill stay motionless on the parchment for more than a minute.
“Hmm?” I snapped into reality. I wouldn’t admit that I was off in my own little world, analyzing my relationship with Draco.
He looked at me curiously. “You seem preoccupied lately.” I waited for him to continue, but he didn’t.
Putting on my passive face, I looked back at him. “What makes you think that?” I hoped my voice sounded casual. Inside, by heart was starting to beat faster. I put down my quill so that Ron wouldn’t notice it shaking.
“You weren’t really at the library yesterday, were you?”
His question threw me off guard. “Of course I was,” I shot back, probably too quickly. “Where else would I be?” I couldn’t hide he slight flush rising to my cheeks.
Shrugging, he listed off some places: “Anywhere but the library, you know, the Great Hall, the lake, a broom cupboard?”
When he said ‘the lake’, my heart froze. He didn’t see us, did he? He couldn’t have. I tried to convince myself that it was a random place he’d told me.
“It’s…it’s just that you and Harry disappeared around the same time yesterday,” Ron blubbered, looking hopeless. “And…I don’t know what…” he trailed off, looking at me pathetically.
Relief flooded me. Okay, so he didn’t know about Draco and me. Or so I hoped. Chuckling, I ruffled his hair. “No, we didn’t do anything together, Ron! Honestly, how could you think of that?” My acting must have been pretty good because he looked relieved.
“Then do you want to go to out sometime?” This question threw me even more off guard than the other one had.
“What?” I looked up once again, very startled. Then I registered what he’d said. Thinking fast, I replied, “Er, Ronald, right now isn’t the greatest time. I’m sorry.” Smiling apologetically, I gathered my quills and parchment, heading up to my dormitory.
“Oh…alright,” Ron mumbled, and a bad feeling filled my stomach. He had that same look on his face again.
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Over the next couple of weeks, Draco and I didn’t see much of each other. I was preoccupied with the DA and mounds of homework from all my classes, and Draco… I don’t know. I suppose he was waiting for me. We didn’t talk for the two whole weeks—straight. All we could do to communicate was smile.
This wasn’t enough, though. I could already feel our relationship going into a downwards spiral. It sat at the pit of my stomach, never letting itself be forgotten.
But love wasn’t supposed to be about just the physical, I found myself thinking to myself in bed one night. It was supposed to be willing to sacrifice for each other for the other’s sake, not for personal gain. True love didn’t wilt. It might waver a bit, but under it all, it was still there.
This brought me to another train of thought: Did I love Draco? I’d never told him I did, and he’d never told me he loved me. I sighed. That was the problem with young adult relationships. Maybe I wasn’t ready for this type of thing. Draco
It seemed as though the magic had ended. Hermione was always busy, never able to talk to me. I had this burning desire to see her again, to stroke her hair, to kiss her. But she was always too far away. You don’t know how frustrating it was for me to go through this, without any contact or touch.
Maybe Hermione was going after another guy; maybe that was the reason to her keeping her distance from me. But, no, surely she wouldn’t do that. She loved me. Did she love me? I loved her. I could see the passion in her eyes every time we looked at each other.
Why was I even thinking about this? Draco Malfoy never thought too deeply. I sighed.
I’m bored, I thought. Sitting up in bed, I realized;
Yes, I am bored. I’m bored without having Hermione with me. I wanted something to happen, and soon.
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That should never happen...this fic is so good! It's one of my favorites, along with Caitlin's...those are my top two, I think...so...Pams! And good job!
