Dramione and The Goblet of Fire

Chapter 9 ~ Ginny

I watch him walk down the hall and smile to myself. He actually likes me. "Oooo someone looks happy." The fat lady says smiling. "yeah... just a crush." I say "Oh? Hermione has a crush on someone who isn't Ron?" she says. I nod. "password?" She says. "Balderdash." I say and I walk in and I see Ron and Harry sitting on the couch. "Where have you been?!" Ron asks standing up. "Out..." I say and Ron is about to lunge at me and I stand my ground about to do something. Harry grabs him. "Mate. Go upstairs. I have no clue what is wrong with you right now, but I need to talk to 'Mione." He says. "Fine." He spits at me and turns away from me and heads upstairs.

"What happened this morning? He's been at your throat every time you make a comment about... really anything..." Harry asks me. "It's because I'm tutoring, Draco..." I say. "And he thought that there was something more than what was going on like I was shagging him or something." I say. "Are you?" He asks just making sure. "No, I'm not." I say and we sit down on the couch next to each other. "His pissed that Snape switched us in Potions because when I helped him Snape thought we were a really good team." I say. "I have to admit you two are good partners." He says. "Ever since I told him..." I take a deep breath. "He got physical with me... like digging his nails into my skin and his grip would be so hard that he would leave bruises." I say. "What?!" He says eyes wide. I nod and roll up my sleeve. "Hermione. Why didn't you –" he put two and two together from this morning when he ran after me. "Malfoy knew." He says. "I told Ginny and Malfoy just like found out because I went to meet him to tell him that I couldn't tutor him and I turned to leave and he grabbed my arm. No where near as tight as Ron did and I cringed and he rolled my sleeve up and he saw..." I say he nods looking down. "Why didn't you tell me?" He asks. "I don't know. I didn't want anyone to know Ginny would've started asking questions since we're in the same room and I didn't want to lie... It was just easier to not tell you... I'm sorry..." I say putting my hand on his arm and take another deep breath. "I was ashamed because normally I could do something, but I couldn't this time..." I continue and tears threaten to fall from my eyes.

"Hey, it's okay. I'm not mad... I just wished I could've helped. What- What happened this morning?" He asks. "I don't think you want to know..." I say. "I do... I saw something in Ron's eyes that I've never seen before. Malfoy like sprinted out of the Great Hall." He says. I nod and close my eyes remembering what happened... I can remember all the words and the pain.

"So before breakfast Malfoy stopped me in the hall... he had gotten his first A and wanted to go into Hogsmead to celebrate. That was what I was doing and why I couldn't hang out, but I got down far enough that no one coming out of the Great Hall would see us and he gripped my arm really tight and spun me around. He asked me "where you going" and I said "anywhere as long it's away from you." He had been so rough and given me so many bruises within 2 weeks. I was done with it. I tried to get out of his grip and but he tightens it and pushes me against the wall I try to tell him to stop but he doesn't he just wants me to stay away from Draco. I tell him that he can't control me and I'm ready to do something but he turns around and slaps me across the face twice on the same side." I say taking a breath trying not to cry remembering this morning and he puts his hand over mine and looks at my face and there was a scratch. That was left from the healing spell. "He busted my lip too... Malfoy came in and screamed at him and threw him against the other wall. He grabbed his shirt and told him that he reached a new low and how it wasn't okay and Ron was like I knew that something was going on and he called me Hermione and he told me to get out of there and I did... I don't know what happened after that." I say tears rolling down my cheeks Harry pulls me into a hug. "I'm so sorry, 'Mione. I wish I could've stopped it. Just so you know Malfoy punched him in the face and disarmed him... he doesn't play around with you." He says. Really now... I smile. "He healed me." I say. "That's great. I don't know what we're going to do about him." He says. We. I like that. "Thanks Harry." I smile and he breaks the hug. "I'm going to go and see what I can do, but this pains me to say this, but I'm glad Malfoy was there and it seems like he got your mind off of things." He says standing up. "I think he's good for you... You've been different... Like happier." He smiles. "Thanks Harry." I say and he goes up the guy staircase and I stand up and walk up the girls and into my dorm.

"BILMEY, ARE YOU OKAY?!" Ginny runs up to me and tackles me into a hug. "I'm fine now. Draco saved me from Ron." I say as we sit on her bed. "Tell me every detail. I know M- Draco punched Ron." She says. I tell her everything I told Harry.

"No way. I can't believe that MY brother did that... but on a more important note. HE CALLED YOU HERMIONE!!!" She says annoyed and excited. "I know I didn't think it was possible either. But he did... I know right! UGHHH" She smiles and shakes her head. "I went to the Quidditch field, because I didn't think anyone would find me and I was sitting down on the ground pretty much crying my eyes out... he said nothing and just pulled me into his arms and let me cry. After I calm down he talked me through everything and he told me that nothing Ron said was true and he tucks some hair behind my ear to see what Ron did and my lip was busted and scratched up and my face stung and was red and a little bit swollen and he was just like I wanted to get there so much faster than I did and he healed it so now there's only a little scratch and he was just like forget celebrating my A. I don't want to anymore. Let's get out of here and get your mind off of this. And he grabbed his broom and somehow got me on it and we went to Hogsmead and he got me ice cream... Strawberry- Peanut butter. And gives me his jacket" I say smiling instantly forgetting all about Ron. I wish I kept the jacket. She has the biggest grin. "Aww!!!!" She says. "He then brings me back here and shows me the place where he goes and thinks about everything and we play 20 questions and the last question he asked me was... "Do you like me?"" I say and she screams and I laugh. "he said that I've changed everything about him and he we almost kissed but he was like I don't want your first kiss to be related to a day like this and he wants it to be special. So he kisses my cheek and we walk back here. And he gives me a hug and a kiss on the cheek." I say grinning so much that my cheeks hurt. She puts her hand over her heart and falls back on the bed. "That's so sweet!" she says and squeals and she tells me about her day with Dean. We get up to go walk around the campus..

I decide to change clothes because my white shirt had some blood on it from my lip and where he broke the skin so I go change into a grey sweater some blue jeans and the same brown knee high boots where I put my wand and throw my hair in a pony tail and we walk arms linked and head down into the common room and there were a couple people hanging out and some couples on the couch either studying or reading or talking and we head out of the common room and we head to the courtyard and sit on the ground and joke around.

People started gathering around a door so we get up and head over too and see Harry there. "What's going on?" I ask. "Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be arriving at 6 O'clock on Friday in a week and classes will end half an hour early. Students will return their bags and books to their dormitories and assemble in front of the castle to greet our guests before the Welcoming Feast." Ron says reading out loud. "Brilliant!" He smiles and looks at me and his smile fades and his smile fades. "I wonder if Cedric knows! I think I'll tell him." Ernie Macmillan, a Hufflepuff, says "Cedric?" Ron says. "Diggory... must be entering the tournament." Harry says. "That idiot? Hogwarts champion?!" Ron scoffs as we all get out of the way... "You just don't like him because he beat Gryffindor at Quidditch." I say to Ginny and she laughs. "I've heard he's a really good student and a prefect." I continue. "You only like him because he's handsome." He scoffs at me. "Excuse me? I do not!" I say Ron scoffed. "Yeah right. Malfoy? Lockhart?" he says and I flinch and Ginny is ready to get in between us. "Mate. Come on. You've done enough." Harry says. Ron rolls his eyes and looks at his sister and pretty much turns away and walks away from us.

"God, why do I get so scared around him?! I get what he's done, but still..." I say and I rub my forehead. "I think he's coming around to what he's done... the face he gave me I've seen when he told me that my rabbit was killed by our owl." She says. I want to forgive him, but he can't be doing this anymore... I'm all for second chances but he has to work for it, but he's blown any chance of me liking him again. "Let's just go to dinner." She says snapping me out of my thoughts. "Alright" I say and we walk into the great hall and soon after Draco walks in and looks for me and smiles and I smile back and he sits down with Blaise and Theo and he only talks to them and ignores Pansy who was trying to kiss him and hold his hand. He completely ignored her and sent me a reassuring smile and mouthed "sorry, she'll stop eventually." I suppose that she was his first kiss and I turn to Ginny and we start talking and Harry sits next to Ginny and Ron doesn't sit with us.

"He's staying away for awhile... while he deals with whatever is going on." Harry says and I look down and he's sitting with Neville and some other kids. I sigh and we had a peaceful dinner; talking and laughing.