In The Arms of the Monster

Chapter Seven Are You Okay?

Third Person's Point of View
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        Hermione paced the graveyard wondering if Malfoy would show up. He did. "Granger, why did you want to see me?" "I wanted to tell you that Mrs. Weasley and Harry might be the first ones to forgive you, Ginny needs to see you acting nice before she'll buy your apology and Ron is, probably, never gonna come around. So just a fair warning about what you need to do if you're serious about changing your ways." "And the rest of them?" "Ginny didn't say but I'd expect them to fall into category one with Harry and Mrs. Weasley or the second category of seeing it and then believing it." "Okay so Weasel King, I mean R," he couldn't seem to get it out. "You can call Ron, Weasel King for all I care." "Okay so Weasel King will be the hardest to convince. Wait, why don't you care that I've called him Weasel King twice and why did you give me permission to?" "None of your business, but just don't call him that to his face." "Okay Granger. Now I need an answer to this question; Are you doing this because you believe me or because you want to tick off Weasel?" "I need someone that is outside of the predicament for when I ask questions so basically I'm doing this for both reasons and because I want a friend." "A friend in me?" "Yes." "Are you on something?" "No why do people keep thinking that? Harry thought I was drunk, high or knocked up, Ginny thought I was knocked up and you think I'm on something. Can't I make choices without being one of those things, even if the choice is out of my ordinary?" "Wait they thought you were knocked up with whose kid?" "Yours," Hermione mumbles. "Can I curse them?" "Only if they deserve it which they don't, I can take care of myself Malfoy. Just because we're sort-of-starting-to-become-friends now doesn't mean I need a protector." "I believe you I was just offering." "Okay good." "Why do you need to talk?" "I just need comfort, and advice." "From me?" Malfoy asks incredulously. "Yes from you, stop acting so shocked you should stop doubting yourself." "God I don't need a lecture." "You know I think this conversation is over for now. I'll send you an owl later today or sometime tomorrow." "Granger?" "Yes?" "Are you okay?" Hermione doesn't answer but instead just apparates away, she doesn't have an answer anymore.