Hermione Malfoy

Chapter 5

Whimpering Malfoy

The next day, during breakfast, Draco looked at Hermione, he raised his eyebrows cracking an awkward smile.
Hermione laughed, with water in her mouth. Mira said "what're you laughing about?" "Nothing!" Hermione said quickly.
She felt guilty for she might be falling for the one boy her best friend likes.
Mira shrugged for she never really thought anything of it, she then continued to fool around with Neville. Harry and Ron were talking about how great Harry was at his first quidditch game, meanwhile Hermione was picking at her food, she couldn't stop thinking about what had happened yesterday.
"Are you going to eat that Hermione?" Ron asked, reaching for her plate. She swung the plate away from Ron accidentally spilling it on Neville, "Yes i'm going to—oh my gosh! I'm so sorry Neville!" she said as she quickly put her plate down accidentally smashing harry fingers. "Ouch, Hermione!"
Hermione barely even heard Harry, let alone care at all, she was too busy picking the food off Neville's hair. "Here—Neville, let me get that one there," Mira said, reaching for his cheek.
Ron noticed and nudged Harry on the shoulder, "Ououou" Harry and Ron said, smirking. "Oh shut up guys," replied Mira.
Neville was already blushing, looking like a red tomato, like it couldn't get any more obvious, and somehow, it did. He got redder.
"I—I have to go," He says running to the bathroom with embarrassment.
"Neville!" yells Mira, reaching her arm out for him. "Sorry Mira—but I'm sure he'll be back soon, after all we do have our next class with him." Hermione said, wiping the last pieces of food onto her plate.
Hermione, Mira, Harry, and Ron, all made their way to the Care of Magical Creatures class with Professor Hagrid. Draco and his friends were close behind.
"Did you see Neville covered in our breakfast today!" Goyle said to Draco, laughing. "Shut up," Malfoy said, distracted. Goyle and Crabbe had stunned, confused, looks on their faces; Draco had his hands in his pockets, ignoring everything going on around him. Just staring at the back of Hermione.
"Does someone got a little crush, Malfoy," Crabbe teased. "I said shut up!" Draco pushed Crabbe down on the grass.
Hermione looked back, "Draco!" Hermione yelled, Mira whipped her head back, "oh my gosh.."
"I'm not planning to get involved this time," Harry said, looking at Ron. Harry and Ron raised their eyebrows at each other in agreement.
Draco turned away from Crabbe and Goyle, "Whatever," he said, walking away. Hermione looked behind over her shoulder, a little sad and confused.
"What was his problem—" Ron said, "He always has a problem." Harry replied. Ron and Harry pushed each other jokingly, laughing, while walking back to class.
Hermione and Mira followed behind, "boys." they both said, looking at each other.
"Is no one going to help me up?" Crabbe said, waving his arms in the air. Goyle rolled his eyes, "Just egg up Crabbe, we're gonna be late."
"Say hello, to Buckbeack," Hagrid said tossing a dead possum in the creature's mouth.
Ron backed up behind Harry, "Exactly what—is that?" he said frightened. "That Ron, is a hippogriff." Hagrid replied.
"Now, who'd like to come and say hello!" Hagrid said walking back towards Buckbeak. The entire class backed away in fear, but Harry stayed in front with curiosity.
"Step up, give him a nice bow. Then you wait and see if he bows back. If he does, you can go up and touch him, if he does not—well we'll get back to that later." Hagrid said, waving Harry forward.
Sure enough, the hippogriff tried to show its dominance at first, but a few seconds later he bowed back.
Draco pushed his way through the class, up to the front, eating his green apple.

Buckbeak chomped it's black closed at Harry, Hermione reached for Ron's hand in fear. Draco saw, he threw his apple at Ron's head and raised his eyebrows with a smile; Mira saw too, she nudged at hermione giggling raising her eyebrows. Hermone forced an awkward smile, "It's not like that—" she thought to herself.
Harry's reaching towards the large hippogriff, Draco's laughing and pointing. Harry finally rests his hand onto the Hippogriff.
"Well done Harry! Well done!" Hagrid says clapping.
Draco seemed jealous, so he threw his apple into Crabbe's hands, walking up towards the hippogriff and said "Oh c'mon it can't be that hard," he said rolling his eyes.
Walking faster he says, "Yeah, you're not dangerous at all, are you. You great ugly brute."
The hippogriff jumps up on its 2 back hooves, flapping its wings at Draco. Draco tries to back up, but not in time. Buckbeak gets a single claw ripping through Draco's robe.
"ahh he's killed me, he's killed me!" Draco screamed, clenching his arm, rolling on the ground.
Mira and Ron, laughed looking at each other, Hermione looked a little worried, but giggled a little too.
"Calm down! It's just a scratch." Hagrid said frantically.
"Hagrid!" Hermione shouted, "He needs to be taken to the hospital!"
"I'm the teacher, I'll do it."
Draco whimpers in pain, putting his dead weight on Hagrid as he gets carried away. "You're gonna regret this!" Draco whimpered. "Class dismissed!" Hagrid yelled. "You and your bloody chicken!" Draco said, dropping his head.
Draco whimpered the entire way down. Mira and Ron, still managed to get a laugh until lunch.
A few days have passed now; Hermione and Mira were hanging out in the Gryffindor common room.
"So, you and Neville huh?" Hermione closed her giant book, "Oh my goodness, no," Mira says politely. "He's nice and all, but I think right now I'm not thinking of getting into anything serious, you know?" she said, stroking her hair behind her ear.
"Yeah, I know. SO what about Malfoy? Do you still like him?" Hermione asked fidgeting with her fingers. "Oh dear god no, he's been off lately and we sort of drifted." Mira said. "Hey, are you ok? You're—fidgeting," Mira asked as she placed her hands over Hermione's.
Hermione moved her hands away from under Mira's hands, turning has away with a frown. Mira got up and made eye contact with Hermione, "Hey, it's ok you can tell me anything, you're my best friend Hermione."
"Are you sure?" Hermione asked, "Yes Hermione, I'm sure." Mira said smiling.
"I think I have feelings for Draco.." Mira gasped in delight, a big smile on her face. "NO WAY!!—" Mira squealed, "Wait, you don't care?" Hermione asked. "Care? Of course not! I stopped having feelings for him a long time ago!" Hermione smiled and stood up with Mira, the two best friends started jumping up and down.
Harry and Ron walk in, "Are you two alright, you're practically jumping up a dance party in here!" Ron said, scratching his head.
Hermione and Mira looked at each other, giggling. Harry looked at ROn with his eyebrows raised, "Can you believe these two," Ron and Harry laughed.
Neville came running in, "Is there a dance party no one told me about! I've been practicing my moves every night—you know, just in case we ever had a dance party." Everyone laughed at Neville, "Why—why is everyone laughing?" Neville asked. "Oh Neville," Mir and Hermione said laughing. "Nevermind," Hermione said smiling, looking at Mira.