After a War ((Old Copy))

Chapter 20 Book 1

After a War

Hermione and Fred sat in McGonagall's office. It was a grey-ish color, simple. The desk was like all the other desks at Hogwarts, maybe neater. There was a large picture of Dumbledore on the wall behind the desk, it could move but it couldn't talk oddly, or at least it had never talked before. McGonagall entered the room with George and Maya behind her. The professor sat down in the chair behind the desk. Maya and George stood on opposite sides of the room, glancing at each other constantly.

"Both of you are in deep trouble, was there anyone else working with you?" McGonagall asked softly. She was way too nice to dish out punishments but Hermione guessed that when it came to the twins, it was the worst.

"You already know who we were working with, Maya and George told you, you just want to hear it from us so that you can soften the load." Fred said.

"How do you know that?" Hermione asked.

"The Weasley's can walk around my office with their eyes closed Miss Granger. All but Miss Ginny, the dear is very responsible and her brothers should learn from her." McGonagall looked at Fred as she said the last sentence.

"Well, yes we've been in here many times, but, that means your like a grandmother to us, Minerva." Fred said. Hermione glared at Fred, this wasn't her first time being in trouble, because Harry and Ron pulled her into stuff all the time but none tried to get out of it!

"Yes Mr. Weasley, my grandson, I will be informing your parents. Miss Granger, as you are well aware of-"

"I know you can inform my parents McGonagall, I will take full responsibility for what I did, it wasn't even Fred's idea, I'm the one that pulled him into it. He doesn't deserve to be here! I take full blame and I'm ready for punishment." Hermione said. McGonagall took off her glasses, cleaned them, and put them back on.

"I cannot just let him off the hook dear." McGonagall said.

"You know you can, all he did was tell me the spell and watch." Hermione insisted. McGonagall caved in.

"You're willing to take full responsibility?" McGonagall asked.

"Yes Professor." Hermione said quietly.

"You will lose your wand until I say you can have it back, you will not do any classes, all of your time will be spent in your dorm room and the other girls are not allowed in there but to sleep and get whatever they need, they can not speak to you or you speak to them. And that boy is not allowed near you until I say." McGonagall said sternly.

"What!?" Hermione yelled, she stood up.

"Professor! She loves school! She loves Draco too!" Maya pleaded.

"You heard what I said." McGonagall said, she looked at Fred. "You can all go. Mr. Weasley, you have no punishment."

"Professor! This is about more than that prank isn't it!? What else did I do!?" Hermione asked. McGonagall ignored her and motioned for the door. Hermione felt like screaming. She slammed her wand on the desk. She stormed out and caught up with Fred, George and Maya.

"Hermione, I'm sorry." Fred said. "You didn't have to take the blame."

"I'm fine Fred!" Hermione snapped. She continued to the Slytherin dorms. She walked in and sat down in front of the fire. Draco was sitting there reading. He looked at her as she breathed heavily, she was red and there was steam basically flowing from her ears.

"What happened?" Draco asked quietly.

"McGonagall punished me for the George, Maya, thing." Hermione said. She ran her fingers through her white and green hair. Her emerald eyes staring at the fireplace.

"How bad?" Draco asked, again quietly.

"I have to stay I'm my dorm, I cant talk to anyone and they cant talk to me. No school, no anything. I'm not even allowed to see you." Hermione mumbled. He looked at her more urgently, little flecks of blue appearing in his silver eyes.

"What? That's ridiculous! She cant tell you that you cant see me! She's not your mother!" Draco said.

"I know." Hermione said, she leaned against the arm of the chair and put her feet on the couch with her knees bent.

"When do you have to go in?" Draco asked as he sighed.

"I'm supposed to be in there right now." Hermione said.

"Hermione." He said warningly.

"I don't want to, that's ridiculous, like you said, I'm not doing it." She said flatly.

"I know, it is, but you cant disobey McGonagall." Draco say quietly. She crossed her arms and watched him as he leaned back into the couch.

"Why? Am I still the Gryffindor Granger?" Hermione asked, "The teachers pet?"

"No, but your the smartest person here, the teachers know that and you cant build a bad reputation because you don't want to sit in a room and do absolutely nothing." Draco said.

"It not that, its the fact that she thinks that she can control me and take me away from my Boyfriend." Hermione said. He looked at her, shocked. He opened his mouth to say something but shut it. What did she say that messed him up? He looked at the fire for a moment or two then finally found at least one word.

"Boyfriend?" Draco asked quietly. Oh, that's what she said.

"Well, yeah." Hermione said, just as quiet if not quieter. He stared at her for a minute, then shook his head.

"You need to go to your dorm before your caught." He stood up and walked to his dorm. Hermione stood up slowly and walked to the empty to girls room. She sat on the bed. Did she really just call Draco her boyfriend?