Heart in Agony

Chapter 11

"So Draco...what do you have to say for yourself?"

"What exactly do you want me to say?"

Professor Snape looked down at the blonde haired boy sitting in his office. He looked just as emotionless and cold as he always did. There was an unnerving coolness about him as if he hadn't a care in the world. If it hadn't been for the blood and bruises on his knuckles and face nobody would have guessed that he had just been in a fight.

"I want you to tell me what made you attack Mr Weasley in the Great Hall just there."

"He deserved it."

"Because he kissed your girlfriend?"

"She is not my girlfriend!"

"Miss Granger?"

"Yeah Granger...why?"

"How did you know who I was referring to Mr Malfoy?"

"What? Look just cut the crap and hand out my punishment."

"No Draco. I want you to answer some questions first."

"Such as?"

"Why was Miss Granger crying for you that day I found her just outside of here?"

"This again? I already told you...she must just have been trying to get close to me or something. A lot of girls act that way around me."

"Stop being such an arrogant little prat. I know that it's just an act you put on and frankly I'm sick of you hiding behind it. I already know that you're seeing that girl. Why won't you just admit it?"

"What girl?"

"Don't play dumb with me Draco. You know all too well who I'm talking about. Hermione Granger ring a bell?"

"That mudblood? Why have you got it into your head that I'm with her? I would never disgrace the Malfoy name in such a way."

"You would for love."

"Don't be gay sir!"

"Shut your mouth Draco. Whether you are going to admit it to me or not, it's still happening. Don't fight it boy. I did and I've regretted it ever since."

Draco said nothing for a while and instead stared at his dark haired teacher. He had no idea what he could possibly say to him. He wanted to admit what was going on, to finally tell someone, but he couldn't. He couldn't be sure that Snape was being honest or if he was just trying to humiliate him. And if Lucius or any of his friends found out...it wouldn't be pretty.

"Can I go now?"

"Fine. But I will get this out of you one day."

"No. You won't."

Draco got up and left, neither having anything more to say.

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"I wonder if Ron's ok."

"Yeah...me too."

"You don't look it. Is something wrong Hermione?"

"No Harry. I'm fine. It's just...why are you worrying so much about Ron? You got hurt too."

"Did you not see him? I got a few bruises but that's about it. It's one of those times where it looks worse than it is! But Ron...his nose his broken, he got two black eyes and I think he broke his arm."

"How do you know that? I didn't know Madame Pomfrey had told anyone what was wrong yet."

"Nah she hasn't but it looked really bad. His arm is the only bit I'm not sure about but he couldn't move it and he was in agony so I'm guessing it's broken. I think that bastard Malfoy tried to rip it off or something. What do you think got into him anyway? It just came totally out of the blue."

"I guess he just got fed up doing nothing."

"What?"

"I mean, well you've all been mocking each other for years, maybe he just decided it was time to take it to the next level or something."

"I see you've conveniently left out the fact that you were doing the mocking as well! Back to the point though, he is such a dick! I bet they expel him for it. At least then one good thing will have come out of all of this."

"You don't actually think they would do you?"

"Yeah probably! I hope they do anyway, does anybody actually like him?"

Just at that moment Hermione felt someone tap her on the back and she turned to see Lavender Brown standing behind her. She looked nervous and worried. Hermione had never seen her like that before. She was usually giggling or flirting with some boys, she had never really seen her acting serious.

"Hermione...can I talk to you? In private."

"Sure Lavender. I'll be back in a minute Harry."

She followed Lavender up the stairs to their dormitory. When they were safely inside Lavender closed the door behind them and ragged Hermione over to sit on her bed.

"What did Ron do to you?"

"Excuse me?"

" That night, when I came in, you looked so scared. I know you weren't happy about what was going on."

"I'm sorry but I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Yes you do. And just there, in the Great Hall, I saw him kiss you. You two were fighting...I saw you. Then he just kissed you. What's going on?"

"Nothing. He just...that night in the room...he kissed me and I got freaked out that's all. I screamed as a reflex I think. I think he was kind of embarrassed about it and that's why he said that stuff to you."

"And today?"

"I don't know, he kissed me again."

It was obvious that Lavender didn't believe a word of what she was saying. She looked at Hermione for a while then leaned over and hugged her tightly. "It's okay, it's not your fault and I won't tell anyone," she whispered and Hermione started crying. She managed to control herself enough that she made no noise but tears still rolled down her cheeks. She was glad to once again have a girl to comfort her, she had lost Ginny to Harry a long time before then.

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It was past midnight and Hermione was lying awake in her bed, thinking about things. As much as she tried, she couldn't sleep but as she could hear the soft snores of the other girls she knew that she was the only one. She thought about everything that had happened to her and wished that she could just leave. Everything had become so complicated recently and Draco was the only thing she really cared about any more. She wondered what her friends would think if she told them and it made her laugh to even think about it.

But her thoughts were cut short. She could hear something moving around just outside her window. The room was almost pitch black though, and she couldn't make out what it was. Slowly the window opened and whatever it was climbed in. She could see that it was about six feet tall and was horrified when it started going to all of the different beds, looking at the girls sleeping in them. She closed her eyes tightly and tried to look as if she was asleep.

She heard it's footsteps moving around the room and her heart raced as they came towards her bed. She was petrified. It stopped beside her for what seemed like hours and she could tell that it was staring at her. Her heart sped up even more when she heard the floorboards creak as he slowly stepped closer to her. She could feel his breath on her face now and as he stroked her cheek she let out a small whimper.

She heard him laugh slightly and her eyes snapped open as she recognised it. Draco was smiling down at her and she could see him clearly now that he had pulled the hood down on his black cloak.

"Don't look so surprised. I was hardly going to wander around down in the dungeons by myself at night now was I!"

"Draco you asshole, you terrified me!"

"Shhh! You'll wake up your friends."

"Well we'll just have to be quiet then won't we!"

She took hold of his hand and pulled him down onto her bed. She closed the curtains of her four poster bed around them and whispered a charm to keep them from being opened and any sound from getting out. As she lay back down he climbed on top of her slowly kissing her neck. She pulled his cloak off and smiled as she saw his perfect body once again.

Draco followed her lead and began to remove her pyjamas. He kissed her again, this time on the mouth and he could feel her smiling against his lips. They continued this way for a while, but each one had been kept from the other for too long and it wasn't long before things progressed. It was as if the whole world had melted away and they loved it!

When it was over and they were almost asleep Hermione remembered something that had been worrying her before he arrived.

"You're not going to get expelled are you?"

"I don't think so. Who said that I was?"

"Harry, sort of. He said that he thought you probably would be, you know, because of you attacking another student!"

"No. Snape will probably just give me detention for a few years! But seriously, him and my father go too far back for him to expel me."

"That's ok! I was worried that you'd get kicked out and it'd be my fault."

"And how would it be your fault?"

"I'm not stupid. I know that you saw Ron kiss me and that's why you did it. Isn't it?"

"Well, yeah. But you told me not to hurt him so it had nothing to do with you. I'm sorry by the way, well no I'm actually not. I had to hurt him."

"It's alright! It actually felt strangely good to see him getting the crap kicked out of him! I think you've infected me with your violent ways!"

"Most likely."

They stopped talking and instead waited for sleep to come. Draco put his arm round Hermione and held her closer to him, he wanted to feel her near. So did she. She loved the way his body felt against hers but she was too tired to think about it for long and she was soon asleep.

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Draco woke up and checked his watch as he always did. It was half past six. It was Saturday morning and he had Quidditch practise in half an hour. He loved Quidditch! He tried to sit up and was startled to find that he couldn't as someone was holding on to him. When he looked down and saw Hermione hugging him in her sleep he remembered where he was.

He was with her in a Gryffindor girls' dorm. He managed to lift Hermione off him and tried to peek out of the curtains to see if any of the other girls were awake and check if the coast was clear but they wouldn't open. He tried all different places but it was as if they were locked or something. Hermione woke up due to all of the noise and fuss he was making about it. He looked like a confused little boy on the verge of a tantrum and it made her laugh.

"Well I'm glad that you find this funny Granger but I am slightly less amused that we're trapped."

"We are not. I charmed the curtains, remember? It's lucky I did as well with all the noise your making!"

"What the hell would you do a stupid thing like that for?"

"So that none of the other girls would open the curtains and find you lying in here with me."

"Oh...right."

"Yeah! Wait a minute."

She said the counter curse and the gaps in the curtains appeared once again. She stepped out, looked around, and turned back to face him whispering, "Right they're all still asleep, you better leave now."

"Yeah I've got Quidditch any way. Hey, you want to come?"

"Because me coming to watch you play Quidditch would look completely normal."

"Just sit on the ground near us and pretend to be reading something."

"Fine then I'll come!"

"Don't pretend you're bored, you can't wait I know it! Just don't be telling any of your Gryffindor team members any of our secret moves."

"How would I even be able to describe them? I know almost nothing about Quidditch."

They got changed quickly and managed to get outside without anyone seeing. Draco needed to run back to the dungeons to get his quidditch stuff so Hermione set off by herself.

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She was sitting beside one of the stands when she saw Draco walk over to his team mates. She tried to look as if she was concentrating fully on her book but she couldn't help staring when she realised that Draco and the others were having some sort of argument. After only a few minutes Draco threw his broom on the ground and stormed past her in the direction of Hogwarts. He was clearly annoyed.

She waited a few minutes before she went after him so that it didn't look suspicious. When the other boys had turned their attention back to the practise she got up and followed in Draco's footsteps. She found him sitting under a tree not that far away. When he heard her approach him he glared up at her but she sat beside him anyway.

"Well you took your time."

"What did you want me to do? Run after you while the whole team was watching?"

"I've been suspended from the team."

"Because of the fight?"

"That's what they said. Fuck's sake, all of them have been in at least one fight and they're all still allowed to play."

"But the one yesterday was a big one."

"Some of them were in it with me."

"But you started it and everyone knows that. Professor Snape will just be trying to make an example of you."

"No. He's pissed off at me because he was asking me about you and I denied it to his face. I don't know how but he knows, and he's using this to get me to admit it."

"Either that or it's because he hates me and he wants you to dump me."

"No, you didn't see him. He was telling me not to fight it and all this shit about doing anything for love."

"Well, if he knows won't he tell your father?"

"I thought so but he would have done it already and if my father knew...he'd have been up here before now."

"Well maybe if you tell Snape the truth he'll let you back on the team."

"Are you on something? You actually think we should tell him?"

"Why not? Look, we might as well if he already knows."

"Fuck no! You can tell him if you want but I am not going to sit there and discuss my business with that greasy old man."

"Well we have to tell him something. Let's say we've been doing some homework together."

"He didn't believe that the first time and he won't believe it now. Wait, why don't we tell him about the bet. We'll say that I slept with you for a bet and you were crying because you found out."

"Yeah alright but that's kind of embarrassing for me."

"Oh no, because you want Snape to love you so much!"

They set off to tell Snape together. They were heading for his office but Draco was sure that he heard someone say 'Snape' as they passed one of the greenhouses. He persuaded Hermione to go with him to see if their Potions Master was in there but they didn't see anyone at first. Hermione was about to suggest that they leave when they heard a moaning sound. Both of them knew exactly what type of act included moans like that and they had to try very hard to stop themselves from laughing. They didn't want to come face to face with the two horny students and were turning to leave when they heard something that would disturb them for the rest of their lives.

"Oh Kirsty spank me again!"

"You like that Severus baby?"