Save Me

Ling's daughter

The day ended and the next started. Draco shouted at Hermione for making noise, breakfast's taste, even walking normally. For everything. He was very tense. "What's wrong with you, Malfoy?" Hermione screamed. "Everything!" Malfoy shouted. It was the third time that day that he was showing her his fist.

"Draco Lucius Malfoy, stop showing me your goddamn fist. You wanna punch me? Do it! Don't get a figure just to make me afraid!" She screamed. They were just centimeters away from each other. 

He looked at her angry eyes and perfect lips. They were too pink. His gaze fluctuated between the girl's lips and eyes. He opened his fist gently. She still stared into his eyes. Someone knocked on the door. It was Narcissa and a blonde girl. Probably Katie. As she saw Draco she ran and screamed in joy. 

Hermione smiled, until that second.

That cursed second.

Katie pressed her lips to his. First, it seemed like he was forced, but then he wrapped his arms around the girl. Hermione just stared. She didn't know what to say. She was his girlfriend, not his friend. Narcissa looked at her as her mood changed. She got what Draco meant now. 

Hermione was thinking about their kiss. When their lips met. It wasn't a need for him. He had a girlfriend. Hermione ran a hand through her neck. Narcissa helped her sit on the couch, and gave her a glass of water.

It was like...

Like the world fell on her head...

Like the time slowed down.

Finally, Katie stopped and looked at Hermione who was still in shock. "Hi, I'm Katie." And this sentence took her back to reality. "H-Hello, I'm He-Lizzie," Hermione said, trying not to panic. Katie shook her hand. She looked at Draco, over Katie's shoulder which looked at her with apologies.

How could she forgive?

How could she forget his lips?

She looked at Narcissa and smiled "I'd better go to my room." She told her. She nodded but went after her. Hermione sat on her bed, while Cissy sat on her son's bed. "What's wrong, dear?"

"Nothing."

"I saw how your mood changed when she kissed him. You can tell me."

"I think, I think like I want someone. Maybe someone like him. Not Draco Malfoy, but someone who loves me. Someone who cares."

Narcissa sat next to her on her bed "You never had a boyfriend, did you?"

"No, but not just that. Draco and, Draco and I,"

"What?"

"We almost kissed on his birthday. It was just our lips, which touched. He said it was a need, but I didn't know about Katie. I swear."

Narcissa looked at her, worried. Then pushed her into a motherly warm hug. "I'll talk to him, okay?" Narcissa suggested, before kissing her cheek. She nodded with tears all over her fave. Narcissa wiped Hermione's tears with the tip of her glove and stood up. "What do you think about shopping?" She said. Hermione stared at her eyes "But everyone is trying to find me."

"Not like this, darling. You'll change. What do you think?"

"It's wonderful," Hermione said with joy.

"Go wash your face," Narcissa said with her specific motherly tone "I'll stay outside." Hermione got up and washed her face. Then she wore her long blue dress and her black oversized robe on it. She looked at herself in the mirror. She looked alright. She tried to smile. 

Nothing.

Nothing made her smile.

She was being so dramatic. She is not interested in him, like how he's not in her. That was all just a need and nothing more. Nothing more. Narcissa waited for her in the main haul. Katie and Draco seemed to be quite busy, making out in the kitchen. Hermione looked over the main haul and saw Narcissa having a little bottle of polyjuice potion in her hand.

She went to Narcissa. When they went out of the house, Narcissa seemed tense "Are you mad?" Hermione asked politely. She looked at the young girl's face and found it worried. "No dear, not from you." She responded handing her the potion. 

She took a sip from the bottle. It tasted awful. There wasn't even a mirror so she could see who does she look like. "Hermione, darling. You are a twenty years old lady and your name is Tiffany. Tiffany Nott."

"Theodore's sister?" Hermione asked, raising her eyebrow. Narcissa nodded.