The Dying Flower

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"Do I need to repeat myself let me see your notes from class or I will give you another scar on your face!!" Ron yelled to Hermione.

Ron and Hermione were in an empty classroom. When Hermione was walking to the head callumroom, is when Ron came out of nowhere and dragged her into the classroom. He put a charm around the room, so if she screamed no one could hear her.

It was Wednesday and Hermione just finished Defense Against the Dark Arts with the snake of a professor. Ron wasn't paying attention, like always, so he 'asked' Hermione for her notes.

"I-I le-left them in-in t-the head cal-callumroom,"Hermione stuttered.

"Don't lie to me buttercup,"Ron said while grabbing Hermione's hair and pulling her up.

Hermione screamed with pain when he pulled her higher.

"So where are the notes then,"Ron said to Hermione, who he was still pulling on.

"I-I ha-have th-them in my b-bag," Hermione said with tears coming down her face from the pain.

"Good,"Ron said and let go of Hermione's hair, making her fall on the ground.

He walked over to her bag, which only a few feet away from her. Grabbed her notes and walked back to her. He grabbed her collar and pulled her up till she was on her tippy toes. He got his wand out of his pocket and ran it up her cheek. Hermione screamed again, blood was coming out of her cheek, there was now a deep cut on her cheek.

"That's for lying," Ron said and walked out of the classroom.

Hermione slowly got up and walked to her bag on the floor. She grabbed her bag from the ground and pulled out a handkerchief for her cut.

"Why me?"Hermione said to herself and walked out of the classroom to the head callumroom.

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"Hello Miss Granger,"Snape greeted with a smile but his face darkened when he saw Hermione's cut. "Miss Granger are you okay do I need to go call for Madam Pomfrey."

"Oh I'm fine, there is no need to call Madam Pomfrey,"Hermione reassured him." I have some potions that will heal it."

"I see,"Snape said."Password."

"Butterbeer's Beard,"Hermione said, then the portrait opened.Hermione walked in and found Draco reading on the couch.

"Hello Gra-Hermione," Draco said, but kept his eyes on the book.

"My name is Hermione not Gra-Hermione," Hermione said back to him, he smiled and turn his head to face Hermione,but his smile faded into a frown when he saw the cut.

"What happened?"Draco said while getting up and walking to her.

"Oh I...fell and my right side cheek got cut by a rose bush,"Hermione lied, but it was a good lie, so she thought.

"Oh I didn't know Hogwarts has roses,"Draco said to her with confusion.

"Well there is a small rose garden by the forbidden forest,"Hermione said. That wasn't a lie there is a rose garden by the forbidden forest she found it when she was in 3rd year. The small rose garden was like a get-away for her, no one knew about it and nothing can bother her.

"Oh you're going to have to take me sometime,but right now you need some healing potions and spells,"Draco said and walked up to his room."Meet me in the kitchen. I have some healing potions and a book filled with healing spells."

Hermione just stood were she was, frozen. She didn't know that Draco ferret Malfoy was so...caring. He really did change. "Are you sure about that," a voice in her head said."I think so,no I know so,"Hermione replied to the voice mentally.

"GRANGER NOW!!!"Draco yelled from his door.

Hermione unfrozen from her thoughts and ran into the kitchen. She sat in a chair by the table. Hermione ran a finger on her cut, the blood was dry now, but it still stinged.

Draco came into the kitchen with potion bottles in one arm and in the other an big old book mark with the words: Healer's Guide to Healing. Draco sat on the chair next to Hermione and place the potions and book on the table.

"Okay Hermione, I'm going to make the cut bleed again so that I can pour a potion on you to stop the stinging,"Draco said and pick up a dark green potion for the table. He pulled out his wand, pointed it at her cut.Seconds later the cut started to bleed, Draco immediately pour the potion on Hermione's right cheek, she clenched her teeth together to stop herself from screaming.

"Okay now I'm going to put a few spells on the cut to completely heal it,"Draco said then point his wand at her cheek again. He muttered some spells then the bleeding stopped and the cut closed."There it's all healed now, but I need to put some ointment on the cut to seal it."

Hermione nodded, then Draco grabbed a white container from the table and twisted it open. He dipped two fingers into it, then started to rub the ointment on Hermione's cheek.Hermione did her best to not look at him,but she did look at him when he wasn't looking at her.

"I didn't know you wanted to be a Healer?" Hermione said to him once he was done with the ointment.

"Well as a child I always respected how they would help people, who they didn't even know," Draco replied while closing the container." After the war I wanted to tell the wizarding war that I'm not a heartless death-eater, who cares about no one but himself."

"Ex death-eater," Hermione corrected and looked up at Draco to make eye contact. When she did he smiled at her.

"Yeah well most people don't think so," Draco said, but he still smiled at her.

There was a moment of silence, no one spoke. They just looked into each other's eyes, wondering what they are thinking. But the moment was cut short when Draco hit his head with his hand.

"What is it," Hermione asked.

"I just remember that I promised Blaise and Theo that I will help them with something,"Draco said while hastily gathering the potions together." I'm sorry, but I need to go."

"No need to analogize," Hermione replied." Hey, I will clean the potions. You just go to your friends."

"Are you sure,"Draco said to her.

"Yeah, just go," Hermione said back to him.

"Thanks, you're the best,"Draco said then ran out the kitchen to the dungeons.

Hermione rolled her eyes and started to gather the potions, but the three words that he said to her stuck in her mind.

You're the best