The Hoax (Dramione Story)

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Hermione looked down at her friends from the stands and nervously chewed on her bottom lip. She was, unfortunately, sitting beside Lavender but she did not have time to think of a way to hex her. She kept her hands tightly clasped together as she nervously waited for the game to start. “Lavender . . . do you think we’ll win?” She asked as she looked over at the blonde.

“Of course! Since Won-Won’s on the team, we’ll win.” Lavender said matter-of-factly with a sneer. “Why are you suddenly talking to me? You never talk to me.”

Hermione nodded in agreement, completely ignoring Lavender’s question. “Yeah, we’ll win.” She said to herself and her eyes widened as the game started. She kept her eyes glued on the game intently as she clenched her jaw.

Hermione let out a sigh as she raked her fingers through her hair. Gryffindor and Slytherin were tied. She had to admit, Draco Malfoy was indeed a good captain. He was a bloody fast seeker as well. If Harry just got a hold of the snitch, the game will be over. If only-- She suddenly heard the audience gasp and she immediately broke away from her train of thoughts. She had been too busy thinking that she hadn’t been paying attention to the game. She looked down and saw someone falling off their broom and violently hitting the hard floor. She swore she could hear cracks from all the way up where she was. “What happened?” She asked Lavender with wide eyes.

“Draco Malfoy got him by one of the bludgers.” Lavender told Hermione with a small smirk.

Hermione’s eyes suddenly widened as she gasped. Before she could even stop herself, she stood up from her seat. Her jaw dropped open as she saw how painfully twisted Malfoy’s body looked. She suddenly felt several people in her house stare at her. “What?” She asked as she stared at Lavender who was staring at her with wide eyes.

“Draco Malfoy is from the other house, an arch enemy at that. Even the Slytherins, themselves, are looking at you.” Lavender said with her brows furrowed.

“He’s hurt for goodness sakes! I’m only human. I can’t stop myself from wanting to help someone who’s injured.” She stated and sighed as she quickly ran down the bleachers. She furrowed her eyebrows as she saw Draco get lifted off the ground by a professor with a wand pointed at him.

“Gryffindor wins!” She heard the announcer yell out; hearing boos and claps from all around the stadium.

Hermione forced herself to keep her feet firmly placed on the ground. She knew she should celebrate, her house won! But someone got hurt; badly. She couldn’t bring herself to be filled with joy and clap like an insane lunatic for her friends. She walked over to her friends and slightly grinned. “Congratulations, guys.”

“Thanks.” Ron said and immediately got pulled away to get kissed by Lavender.

“What exactly happened to Malfoy?” Hermione asked Ginny and Harry.

“His own teammate threw a bludger at him. Can you believe that? I guess that stupid snake didn’t like how Malfoy was playing fair and totally threw that bludger at him, full force.” Ginny said with a disgusted look. “He’s not going to be welcome to the Slytherins common room anymore. Not after what he did to Draco Malfoy, the Quidditch captain.”