Draco's P.O.V
weeks had gone by since me and Hermione kissed. every time we passed each other in the hall we would glance, we would smile. My friends would stare at me in shock as i would look back at Hermione, checking whether she would look back at me, she always did. Our last year wasn't full of much learning, but full of revising and doing tests. i was acing most of my classes, (falling behind Hermione every single time) except for one. our 5th lesson of Charms had come and i was digging my head in trying to remember everything that we had learnt through our 8 years of school, not to mention the years of practice my father made me do before i started at Hogwarts. I was so stressed I needed to take a break. All the break I needed was in the room. I look up at her. She was staring at me, waving her wand in the air. I look up at her feather, it was gone! Where was it. Out of the corner of my eye I see something white slowly floating to the ground. It was Hermione's feather. I snort to myself as I watch her speak to Weasley Jr. still oblivious that her feather was not above her. The more she waved her wand. The funnier it got. I couldn't contain myself and eventually i just burst out laughing, startling the Blaise and Pansy (who was fast asleep). Pansy jumps awake and grabs my arm. Her cold hands send chills down my back and I snap back into focus myself. Breaks over.
"What's wrong Dracey Wakey?" She whimpers. I gag.
"Nothing." I say shrugging her hands off my shoulder. She hissed. Just proving that she is nothing but an animal. Blaise sits and watched Pansy get pissed like it was a movie.
"Accio popcorn" I hear him mumble.
"who are you staring at Draco?" Pansy stutters coldly.
"no one." i say. i would like nothing more at the moment for her to leave me alone. Well maybe 1 other thing but not here, not now. would she even want to take me again?
"your looking over at that Granger chick, Draco" she grumbles sounding like she was ready to slap me across the face. i hadn't told anyone about me and hermione's moment. even Hermione and I haven't spoken since then, only a few small comments and mouthing things from across the room.
"no I'm not." i say bluntly.
"Your always looking at her now days. what happened at detention? do i need to hit her?" she got madder and madder the more she talked about Hermione.
"no that wont be necessary"
"but seriously what happened at detention." Blaise finally steps in after silently watching. i roll my eyes and look back down at my work. i wasn't ready to deal with this at the moment. I look up every now and again to look around the room. i surprisingly bright Ron gives me a smile when i look his way. What? why was he so happy? i see Hermione again, looking my way. i nod my head in Weasley's direction.
"i have no clue!" she mouths and we both cant help but giggle.
"excuse me, Professor Flitwick, I'm having little trouble with my work." i say. it was the one class that i couldn't remember anything. my mind had gone blank. from the pronunciations to the wrist movements to what the words mean and what they do. there were just so many of them!
"ah yes Mr Malfoy i was meaning to talk to you about that." i look beside me to a bubbly Hermione. her eyes suddenly lit up. what was she up to?
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later that day, after all our classes had ended, we sat in our cold common room getting ready for our dinner feast. the fire wasn't it usual green colour today but blazing red and orange, just like a normal fire should be (3rd years were practicing the fire charm). Blaise chuckled as Crabbe stuck pencils up his nose and tried to snort them out. how low is our sense of humor now days? then an enraged Pansy storms through the common room painting.
"YOU DIDN'T!" she was half laughing and half ripping her hair out. everyone looks around, trying to figure out who she was directing all this anger at. i had a feeling i knew who.
"YOU!" her bony finger points straight at my face as she stumbles around the furniture and to my armchair. she stood in front of me smiling wickedly.
"what?"
"i know why you were staring at Granger all day!" she says.
"congrats you know something!" i say clapping my hands celebratory as she continues her evil smirk. i tried to shake it off as if i didn't know what she was going to say next but i could tell the fear and dread was bubbling in my face like 1000 pimples popping, spurting puss and making my red in the face. my sudden urge to hide my fear is read by her close reading eyes and she smiles wider.
"You want to tell everyone or do you want me to?" i take a deep breath. oh boy. there wasn't many ways to get out of this one now was there. i stood up, gulped hard and opened my mouth.
"me an," and suddenly, i had a thought, "how did you know what happened between me and granger?" she faces goes pale, well, paler then usual.
"Ronald weasley told me." she says. she is trying to sound proud but she was clearly trying to hide something. that dick weasley! that's it!
i storm through the packed halls to the Gryffindor common room entrance. the large picture of the fat lady admired herself in the glass she held high in her hands.
"Password?" she says, not taking her eyes off her reflection.
"i was just wondering if Weasley and Potter have come through yet?" i say, my anger and fear on my face had risen. i wasn't hiding it anymore. she quickly looks up from the cup and to me.
"oh your not a Gryffindor!" she spits disgusted. even the paintings weren't for the reputation change! "yes they came through a few seconds ago, why?"
"no reason just wanted to talk about.... homework!" that was stupid. if i needed homework advice i would so clearly go to Hermione and even a painting as dim witted as the fat lady would surely know that, and yet she didn't correct me or say anything about how utterly suspicious that was. she simply went back to complimenting herself. just as i turned around i saw them. climbing up the rotating stair cases.
"HEY!" i screamed and everyone around spun there heads to look at me. Weasley gave me a glare and went to keep walking up the stairs but no one followed him.
"Is my love life any of your business?" i scream. Hermione goes pink. i felt horrible for dragging her into his but i knew if i didn't confront him now it would possibly get a lot worse for the both of us.
"it does when it concerns my ex girlfriend!" He shouts and walks back down to the steps to meet all his friends. Hermione and Weasley Jr look at Ron and scoff.
"i didn't think we were together." Hermione mocks. i let out a huff of laughter as she looks down at my satisfied face. she gives me a subtle thumbs up and turns back to the hot headed Weasel.
"seriously whats gotten into you, first you make me look ridiculous in front of the entire school and then you go and and make out with the enemy!" He says getting closer and closer to hermione. i feel myself getting angry as she tries to step back and can't, the staircase had begun to spin.
"your the one that started all this. if you weren't such a disgusting weasel then maybe i wouldn't have."
"YOUR EVEN SOUNDING LIKE HIM NOW AREN'T YOU. all it took was one little kiss and all of a sudden he has infected you to become a monster just like him." he takes another step.
"he isn't the monster Ronald, you are." i smile. shes standing up for me. all the people around us watch, even the fat lady had stopped admiring herself to watch.
"well at least I'm not a slut," he hisses. the staircase was still spinning. one more step backwards and Hermione was goner. my heart was beating through my chest.
"I don't know Weasel, I'm pretty sure sleeping with Brown and then completely ignoring her for pansy is pretty slutty to me!" i whale. the whole room gasped. everyone around peered at Weasel, looking shocked, horrified, repulsed. his face lit on fire, matching the colour of his flaming red hair. Potter grabbed Weasley Jr and held her close, i wish i could do the same for Poor Hermione, practically hanging off the edge of the staircase, it was turning in my direction. it all felt like it was happening in slow-mo.
"i cant believe you," Hermione snaps, "your saying I'm bad for kissing Draco when your sleeping with Pansy anyway?" gossip spread around the room, lavender, who was standing a few steps below me, went pale and fell to the ground.
"at least Pansy isn't a death eater! come one Malfoy, show us all your gorgeous tattoo of yours!" He hissed, stepping forward again again, he was breathing in Hermiones face and my heart skipped a beat when her face went white.
"don't touch her Weasel, you'll regret it!" i scream. Potter's arm was reached out to Grab Weasel, Weasley Jr had her face buried in Potters arm i couldn't wait for the staircase to connect with my platform, but it didn't come soon enough.
"wanna bet?" he says pulling his hand from out of his robe pocket. i put my hand to mine, ready to grab my wand out. before i could do anything, i hear her scream.
"HERMIONE!" i scream and run to the edge of my platform. everyone scream from around me and covers their eyes. Before i thought things were going slow, this was so slow it was basically going backwards. her messy hair flys through the air as she falls, crying out for help and i sprint as fast as i could.
OMG GUYS THIS CHAPTER IS NEARLY 2000 WORDS. i think this is my best cliffhanger yet. i have planned everything in my story but after a friend said she wanted to read another fight i just started typing and now i am literally dying of anticipation for my own story! Tahlyia (yes there is a character named after her) if your reading this, your welcome. i hope you enjoyed. don't forget to vote and next chapter, Dramione will be getting a lot closer and Ron will probs be friendless after this dick move 💖 that for him. don't forget to vote if you enjoyed.