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Chapter 24

"Hermione... Do you wanna get married soon? Because I do." He had just asked her.

Her head was spinning. She loved Ron, but they were only just 17 and 18.

"Ron, I um, love you very much, but I am not sure if I want to get married this young. I mean, we haven't even finished our education."

"This was a trap wasn't it? You never wanted to get married now?"

"What do you mean a trap? Who told you that, Ron? Do you not want to get married now?"

"Hermione, I got to go!"

"But, Ron!"

But he just ran. He went down dozens and dozens of stairs, wanting to get to everyone at the 8th year table as soon as possible to yell at them!

He ran into the Great Hall, and as he got closer, Seamus went, "Ooh, here comes trouble."

"HERMIONE DIDN'T WANT TO GET MARRIED DID SHE?" He bellowed when he was close enough to the table, even though her was loud enough to be heard from the Astronomy Tower.

Everyone in the Great Hall heard, but he didn't care.

Luna just looked down at her potatoes, sausage, and waffles.

"No, not at all," Seamus said bluntly, "it was REVENGE."

"And," continued Harry, "your going to have to explain how you locked her boyfriend in a broom closet so you could kiss her."

"It sounds even worse out loud." Ginny said, smirking.

Luna was looking down, silent tears running down her cheeks.

Neville, who was sitting next to her hugged her tightly.

Draco had no words and had no idea what to do about Hermione.

But Draco loved revenge, and Luna had done this to him.

She was so nice, but Draco thought the only thing that would help him feel better would be to break up Nuna.

Which of course wasn't the right thing to do, but Draco was raised to think this way, and even though he was no longer evil, he still had some of past Draco left in him.

The rest of the table was grinning; they loved seeing Draco get a taste of his own medicine.

But Hermione was hurt, and possibly for the first time in her life, confused. (She would figure it out soon enough, of course.)

And Ron was still asleep, and nobody knew when he would wake up.

And Draco was plotting his revenge.

The trouble and drama was only brewing...