Stay By My Side ✅ (Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy)

Heartbreak

Hermione POV

I awoke the next morning stifling a loud yawn. It was Monday. I put on my uniform and fixed myself up to have breakfast down in the great hall. I grabbed my bag and went into the common room. Malfoy was standing by the marble fireplace with a grin on his face. I was confused for a moment then I remembered what happened last night... me... with no towel. I looked down at my feet to hide the embarrassment on my face.

"Hi Granger." he said in a mocking voice

"Hello." I simply said

"Plan on taking a bath today?" he grinned.

"None of your business." I said knowing too well that he was trying to mess with me.

"I bet that weaselbee has never seen you naked." he smirked. I gasped... Ron.... my boyfriend. I realized that I had not received a letter from him in days. It felt like weeks. Why did I not get a letter from him? I was the last person to send him a letter... so why did he not reply?

"Nothing to say Granger huh?"

"Leave me alone Malfoy." I snapped.

"So I'll take that as a no . I'm the only person that has seen you naked then." he sneers crossing his arms over his chest with a look full of pride in my torment.

I  decided to ignore him. I made my way out the common room slamming the door behind me. Malfoy was right. Ron has never seen me naked. Ron and I never got intimate with each other. We were close to it a couple of times but I pulled out at the last minute. I never stopped to ask myself why.

I thought it was particularly odd that Ron hasn't yet wrote to me yet. Usually he would have done so by now. So what has changed? 'Maybe he is just busy' I thought to myself. I shrugged it all off and sat next to Ginny in the great hall. While I was sitting I noticed Ginny smiling down at a white piece of paper with familiar writing on it.

"Is that letter from Harry?" I ask her peering in.

"Yes it is. I received it this morning. It's so lovely of him to send me a letter so early in the morning" she says her smile bigger than it was 3 seconds ago. 

"It's great..." I mumbled. She gave me a questioning look.

"What's the matter... did Ron send you one?"

"I did not get one for almost a week. I don't know whats up." I say.

"That bloody git. Has he seriously not got ten minutes spare to write his girlfriend a letter!?" said Ginny with an unusual tone of anger in her voice.

"It's okay Ginny... really it is." I say wanting to change the subject.

"It's not okay Hermione. Ron can't just think that he can pick you up and drop you off whenever he likes. He's bloody disgusting...."

"Whoa hold on there Ginny. It's only a letter... I can get over it." I gave her a questioning look. She had a guilty look on her face which caused me further confusion.

"Ginny is there something you're not telling me?" I ask worried.

"Um... I don't think we should talk about this here Hermione" she mumbles looking everywhere but my eyes. Okay now I was really worried.

"What is going on?" I demand

"Come to the astronomy tower with me." she says getting up of her chair and walking towards the exit, her eyes still didn't meet mine.

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After watching Ginny pace up and down for several minutes I could not take it anymore. This was getting beyond ridiculous.