A Malfoy and A Potter

Chapter 7

_Hermione's POV_

I walk up to the astronomy tower to look at the lake and watch the sunrise. I go up there and stand at the rail looking out over the water basking in the rising sun. I hear a grumble to the left of me. There on the floor lays Malfoy he is so close to the edge. Before I know it, he rolls over the edge and without thinking I grab his wrist keeping him from falling any further. I hold on to him for a while trying to pull him up, my grip starts to fail me, so I yell at him.

"MALFOY WAKE UP PLEASE!"

He doesn't wake up and I start to lose my grip on him. Finally, he slips out of my hand falling towards the ground. Think Hermione you're the smartest witch of your age and can't think of anything to save him. Again, without thinking I yell at him.

"Wingardium Leviosa!"

He sky rockets up and crashes on the floor behind her. Only then does he wake up dazed. He looks up at me confused and I sit on the floor next to him.

"What are you doing here Hermione?"

He hesitates when saying my name.

"I was watching the lake and sky when you rolled over the edge of the tower."

"I rolled over the tower?"

"Yeah."
"Where did Harry go?"

"He's at the dorms why?"

He looks confused for a minute then frowns.

"No reason."

I look at him skeptical, I'll have to ask Harry about what's going on between them later. I stand up and reach my hand down to Malfoy, he looks up at my hand and hesitates before reaching for it. I pull him up and makes sure he is stead on his feet before I leave him standing there.

_In my room_

I lay on my bed looking at the ceiling and thinking of how to approach Harry. We haven't spoken since the day of the new house assignments. I may have been too hard on him when I heard when he was talking in his sleep. Who knows that could have been accidental the talking I mean? I lie there for hours before I even move. Pansy walks in at some time during the night and goes to sleep. At some point I got up and headed into the common room only to come back to bed. I'm restless tonight for some reason. Down stairs I hear the common room door open, so I get up and rush down there. When I get there Harry is walking up the boy's dorm stairs.

"Harry Wait!"

He turns and looks at me tiredly I start to panic. What am I going to say to him? Should I tell him sorry or should ask him about him and Draco first.

"I don't have all night."

Suddenly I become very angry with him.

"Yeah you don't have all night to wait for me to talk to you but to stay out and cut is totally fine!"

I'm shouting and probably going to end up waking someone but right now I don't really care. He looks at me angrily and I look back at him just as mad.

"What did you want!"

"I want to talk to you but since you don't have all night, I guess it can wait till morning!"

"No! I want to hear it now while I'm up Granger!"

When he calls me by my last name I cringe? It hurts I thought we were friends but apparently not.

"Goodnight Potter."

I see him back up from me and leave I then run to my room and cry. At some point my crying woke Pansy up.

"'Mione?"

My heart jumps when she calls me that, I don't answer her. She walks over to my bed and lays next to me.

"You tried to talk him, didn't you?"

I shake my head yes and she does the same. She lays on her side so that she can look at me. I look into her dark eyes and start to feel calmer and tired. She smiles at me because she knows what she does to me. I turn over and she wraps her arm around me with the blankets over us and we just lay there. I'm on the brink of sleep when Pansy talks again.

"'Mione I will understand if this is too soon for you. I know that you have been and are going through a lot right now. Ron hasn't been gone long I know, you're still in morning over him I get that, so I understand if you don't feel the same or just aren't read for another relationship. 'Mione I love you."

My heart skips a beat at her words. I want to say I love you back but she's right it's to soon. Plus, what would Ron say if he was still alive. I'll have to ask him some time soon.