The Debate

Chapter 2

Hermione was close to the entrance of the Gryffindor tower when she heard her name being called out. She couldn't tell who it was. It better be Harry coming to apologize to me she thought. She turned, and to her shock, it was Draco.

"Hermione, are you all right?" he asked with concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine, " she said to him, not looking at him directly."

"Do you want to talk?"

"No, no. I'll be fine. See you tomorrow, Draco." She gave him a quick smile and headed towards Gryffindor tower. Draco turned around and left, feeling pain that he had never felt before.

***

Hermione and Draco still met after that. In fact, Hermione started meeting with him everyday, talking to him. Hermione was fighting with Harry, so she often was found in the Slytherin common room. Hermione and Draco were starting to become close friends. One day Hermione came to Draco, crying.

"Hermione, what's wrong?" asked Draco with a concerned look on his face.

"Harry and I are officially broken up. He said that I spend way to o much time with you and he thinks that something is going on between you and me. Her said that it was either him or you I and I told him if I have to choose, I would choose Draco, because at least he would trust me! Then he said fine. We are now broken up."

"Oh, Hermione. You shouldn't have said you would have chosen me. Harry is your boyfriend, and I know you love him very much."

"I do, but if he can't trust me, then I can't have a relationship with him."

"That was wrong of him not to trust you. He should pay for this."

Hermione was crying harder than before. "Draco? Could you do me one thing right now?"

"Anything," he said.

"Could you just hold me?" Hermione fell straight into Draco's arms and started to let it all come out. Hermione's face was buried deep into his shoulder. His plan couldn't have worked better. He knew that this would happen, but just not so soon. "Now Hermione is mine cause you blew it, Potter," thought Draco. He started smiling and soon he fell asleep on the couch with Hermione fast asleep on his shoulder.

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"Harry! I can't believe you said that to her! Are you mental? You must be if you said that to her!" cried Ron.

"I know Ron. I'm stupid, but I can't take it back. It's too late."

Harry and Ron were getting ready to go and eat before their first class. They were talking about the event that occurred the night before. Ron was asleep when that all took place.

Hermione ran out last night and Harry hasn't seen her since. He knew he made a mistake, a HUGE mistake.

"It's not too late, Harry! You have to tell her you didn't mean it."

"I think I'll give her a couple days first."

"Big mistake, at least I think so."

"Why do you think that?"

"Because some boy can come and snatch her up. A particular boy named Malfoy. Think about it Harry."

"You're right Ron, but still, I'm going to give her a couple of days."

"You're mental." Harry and Ron left to go down to the Great Hall and ate breakfast.