Mischief Unmanaged ➰ H.P

XIX. Liars go to Hell

"Hey, you can take a rest now. I'm pretty sure you will get a perfect mark to every subject," Draco chuckled as he pushed back the book in the shelf.

"You still owe me a story," Hermione said as she leans her back against the couch.

"Oh yes.. I kind of forget about that," Draco scratched the back of his neck,  as if hesitating whether he should tell her the most crucial secret Harry had ever entrusted with him.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell me, it's kind of insensitive to talk about him anyway," Hermione faked a forced smile and tried to look irresistibly cute as possible.

"I'll tell you," Draco chuckled as he slumped down beside her, he wrapped an arm over her shoulder. Hermione leans to his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Comfy?" she asked with a genuine smile.

"Absolutely Comfy.. I--I'd never felt so comfortable in my entire life. Definitely." Draco suddenly shuttered.

"That's cute," Hermione chuckled. "What really happened to Harry? What's with the bipolar disorder, are you serious about that?"

"It's just a story I heard from mum and dad, they're talking about the time Lily had a miscarriage with her second child."

Hermione pulled herself from him to let out a shocked gasp. "I-is that true?"

"I told you, I just heard it from my parents. I was seven and I'm not sure if those things I remembered are still reliable,"

"Nonetheless, continue," Hermione said.

"My mum said that Harry was the reason why she lost the child. It was a stormy night and Lily got up to get some water downstairs. She saw Harry standing at the top as if waiting for someone to get out of their room,"

Draco looked at Hermione to catch his eyes. "Mum said he pushed Lily all the way down the stairs,"

"That's the real reason why his parents broke up. Lily keeps on blaming James for polluting Harry's mind with lots of mischief they did years back. James decided to put Harry under a rehabilitation care in St. Mungo's. " Draco finished.

"I knew it,  there's a deeper reason why his parents broke up. Tell me how he recovered," Hermiones looks so eager to know everything and Draco noticed it.

"I think that's all for tonight Hermione. I really shouldn't have told it to you. Just forget it and--" Draco was cut off when Hermione grabbed him by the collar of his jumper and pulled him harshly until their lips met.

Her eyes were close while his were wide open. It lasted for ten seconds before Hermione pulls away. "Continue?" she asked.

Draco cleared his throat and awkwardly turned his gaze to the shelf. His cheeks blushing pink which was very embarrassing. "I really don't know. Hadn't heard anything about him until our first year. I sworn to make friends with him and I practically take note of his name so I'll be able to talk to him first when we arrived here. Personally, I think Theo, Blaise and I influenced a lot to his recovery."

"You made him even worse, in case you forget it. You used to be a gang kicking arses of some innocent students," Hermione talked like the only purpose she go with him was to know everything about Harry.

"Yes I remember. But you can't blame us, Harry was a pure evil. If we don't follow his rules, we'll get hurt."

"Are you sure he's the evil one?" Hermione squinted, slightly moving away from him.

"What? Wait,  are you telling me that a person with totally disturbed childhood and former bipolar disorder cannot possibly turn evil?" Draco lets out a sarcastic cackle.