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

He's Back

Hermione POV

I am at my witts end. I really don't know how much longer I can stay here with Draco. He is still well and truly "in love" with Pansy Parkinson. I silently prayed that this nightmare will end soon. I should be outside, enjoying my Saturday, reading or studying, spending time with Ginny.... not babysitting Draco Ferret Malfoy.

"You're not going to be able to leave. I told you. It's pointless." I groaned in frustration as he once again began to try and open to door to search for Pansy. He was turning into a desperate man now. I knew it was bad to laugh, but I couldn't help myself.

"She promised me she'd come back. Where is she? I can't cope for much longer without her." Draco cried. He smacked his forehead with his hand and groaned.

"How do you think I feel being here with you? You're driving me insane!" I say harshly.

Draco called me a few not nice curse words before he resumed to sulking outside the door waiting for Pansy. For the past hour now I've been sitting on the couch desperately trying to distract myself from this madness by reading... or at least trying to, read a book. I hate love potions and their effect on people. It is beyond me how the school haven't banned them yet. It is against the rules to give a student a love potion on school grounds but yet in some years it's required to be able to make a love potion in Potions class. Where is the logic?

The sound of a glass smashing interrupted my thoughts. Oh god not again. This was the third glass he has broken in frustration. "For goodness sake Draco. Stop doing that."

He stood where the glass was broken and ran his fingers through his hair. "I need her to come back. It's been too long. A man cannot last this long without his soul mate."

I sighed. "If only you could listen to yourself right now."

"What?"

"Nothing."

He smirked. "You are just jealous."

I laughed loudly. "Jealous of what?"

"Well." He placed his hands on his hips. "You want what Pansy and I have. Or maybe you just want me. That's why you're jealous."

I rolled my eyes. "Still a dickhead even though you're drugged up."

Draco narrowed his eyes in confusion. He obviously never heard the muggle expressions Dickhead and Drugged up. "I don't understand."

I closed over my book and stood. For while now I considered doing something but I wasn't sure if it would work or not. But right now I didn't care. I couldn't put up with this for much longer. Each second that passed I felt as if my brain cells were slowly dying.

I slowly walked towards Draco and as I did he began to look more and more disgusted. "Please forgive me." I murmur.

"Forgive you for what? Being jealous? I don't think I ca-"

Using all of my body weight and strength, I punched as hard as I can on the top of his head. Ouch! That really hurt my knuckles. I winced in pain as he staggered backwards losing his balance before falling to the floor. I felt a pang of guilt as I watched him grab his head in pain. He looked up at me in a dazed state. He opened his mouth to say something then closed it again.

"Ahhh. What the hell? Why'd you do that?" Draco snapped. He looked around at his surroundings. "What happened? How did I get back here?"

It worked! It actually worked. Draco Malfoy was back. Was I happy? I'm not sure. I dreaded whatever was going to come next.

I giggled. "What do you remember last?"

"I...uh... left your room this morning and... went to Blaise's room." He says awkwardly. He slowly stood up and almost stumbled again but I grabbed his arm. "Did I pass out or something?"