Blood Red, Snow White | Dramione ✔

25. The Lie

Hermione woke up with a throbbing pain in her head. She tried to sit up, but failed and fell back. Ron noticed and quickly helped her sit up.

" It's okay Mione. I've got you.", he said as she sat upright.

She opened her eyes and frowned until her eyes adjusted the lighting. " What happened ? Why am I here ? In the hospital? ", she asked.

And then she suddenly remembered.

She gasped.

" Ron....Ron!! Draco. Where's he ??? Ron take me to him! I had a very bad dream about him! Ron, Pansy said he died.", she cried, yelled and whispered, all at the same time.

Lavender stepped forward and sighed.

" Hermione. I'm afraid that wasn't a dream."

"What?!", Hermione shrieked.

" No no no!!!", she broke the vase sitting on the nightstand.

" This can't happen!"

"Hermione no!"

"Stop it!", Lavender yelled.

" NO ! I CANT STOP IT. I WONT STOP IT.", she yelled.

" He....He can't leave me. ....", she whispered and broke down.

Ron hugged her until the potion took effect and her breathing calmed down, indicating that sleep had finally claimed her.

******

"Draco please!", Daphne begged. She was sitting with Draco in his room who was barely breathing. " Don't leave us.", she whispered.

Neville rubbed her back soothingly.

" Hush Daph. He'll wake up. Malfoy is a very powerful wizard.", Neville tried to sound optimistic but failed miserably.

" If he doesn't, Granger is gonna pay.", Theo growled through gritted teeth.

"If only it weren't for your wife!", Daphne spat.

" What the hell has Luna got to do with this ?",Theo asked incredulously.
"Oh I believe she was the one who proclaimed Draco to be in love with Granger in front of her. ",  Daphne glared at him.

" So ? What's the big deal ? I thought she was interested in him ?", Theo asked with his brow raised.

" The big deal is.", Ginny interrupted. "that Hermione thought Draco was interested in somebody else the whole time. So when Luna spoke about Draco's Love, Hermione thought she was talking about that girl. And so she stormed off. And Draco here thought that Hermione was upset over him loving her.", she explained.

There was a thick silence as they all tried to digest what they had just heard.

" So you mean that they're both in love with each other but think that the other person is in love with someone else?", Neville asked slowly.

" That's exactly what I mean.",, Ginny sighed.

" I really hope he wakes up."

"We all do."

******

" Harry. Harry. They're all saying that he's. ...that he's....gone.", Hermione sobbed into his chest. Harry rubbed her back soothingly.

" No Hermione,  he's alive.", he said softly.

Hermione sat up. "  What ?"

"Yes. But he's in a coma. Just like you were after the war.", he sighed.