Just so you know, this is my first ever fanfiction…..love it or hate it, you decide.
Chapter One
"Can you believe the nerve of them!" screamed Hermione, as she entered the Gryffindor common room. Ginny, who was escorting the hysterically angry Hermione Granger, was quite afraid to reply due to the circumstances. She tried to construct a supportive response, but her thoughts were interrupted by a loud and angry screech.
"Ginny! Are you even listening to me!"
"Huh? Oh..umm…I was jus—"
"Never mind." interrupted a very pissed off Hermione, and she immediately continued to rant on. "The point I am trying to make is that Ron and Harry never think about how stupid their actions are. Wouldn't you think that they would have come to talk to me about such a personal matter before blurting it out in the Great Hall! Those stupid GITS!"
Hermione took an extremely long breath, which could easily be described as an angry huff, before continuing to vent.
"How could they possibly even think that I, Hermione "Mudblood-Know-It-All" Granger, could possibly have a thing with Draco "I-Think-I'm-So-Hot-&-You're-Not" Malfoy! I mean, seriously! And even if they were to suggest such a thing were true, at least confront me in a more private setting, not in front of the ENTIRE school! Ugh!"
Hermione suddenly stopped ranting and plopped down onto the extremely comfortable armchair that was adjacent to the fireplace. Ginny immediately took the opportunity to try to calm her down before Hermione began her next series of venting began.
"Hermione," Ginny said softly, "you know… my brother, Ron, is equivalent to a cow, and Harry is a "spur-of-the-moment" kind of guy. They both may be equally senseless, but they are your best friends and they'll be begging you to forgive them before you even know it."
Hermione smiled at Ginny's comforting words, and as if on cue, Harry and Ron entered the common room pleading for forgiveness.
"Hermione. We're so sorry. We didn't mean to announce that to the entire school." Said Ron, who was attempting to put on a puppy-dog frown.
"It's true, 'Mione, Ron and I have just been seeing you hang out with Malfoy more often, and when we saw the two of you walking to dinner together, we just had to ask you." added Harry.
"But really, it's all Harry's fault for blurting it out so loudly…" said Ron, earning himself a deathly glare from Harry. "We're really sorry."
Hermione just glared at the two of them, then began an entirely new rant. "How thick are you two! I admit I have been spending more time with Malfoy, but it is purely business. In case you two haven't noticed, Malfoy and I are the Heads of Hogwarts since the beginning of this school year, which only started one month ago. We share a dorm and common room, we walk the halls together all the time in search of troublemakers, and it's practically inevitable that we spend time with each other! Even if you guys are jealous of my new "friend", you mustn't announce falsely to the entire school that Malfoy and I are involved in a love affair. I mean, honestly, the nerve! You have no idea how many rumors are going to be started now. You both should be very proud of yourselves." added Hermione sarcastically.
Harry and Ron looked at each other guiltily, and then looked from Ginny to Hermione. Ron managed a really weak "Sorry…?" before Hermione huffed and marched off to her dorm room in the "Head" Wing.
On her way to out of the Gryffindor common room, Hermione tried to ignore all the continuous stares and whispers from the girls she walked by. Hermione kept her head held high, trying to seem untouched by the rumors, but when she was half way to her dorm, she was joined by a smirking Draco Malfoy.
"Hello Granger. How are you? Wait…Don't answer. From what I hear, you should be in the Hospital Wing right now, not storming through the school." Hermione gave him a questioning look, only to be replied by yet another infamous smirk. "Well you see, Pansy informed, or more likely screamed, that you were in fact pregnant with my child…that is…until you had a miscarriage earlier today."
Hermione laughed with Draco at the ridiculous rumor, and then looked over at him with confusion. "Do you really want to be seen walking with me right now, especially with the rumors? Don't want you to ruin your "perfect pureblood" reputation."
"That's quite considerate of you, thinking of my well-being, you'd think we were dating." said Malfoy sarcastically.
"Humph. Well, why exactly are you walking with me?"
"Simple. It'd be illogical to walk two steps behind you all the way to our dorm room, which seems to both of our destinations. Plus, if I followed you to the Head Wing, as opposed to walking with you, there'll be rumors accusing me of stalking you."
"Well at least those rumors would be true. Chocolate Frogs." Hermione told the sleepy knight the password and entered the dorm followed by an appalled Malfoy.
"Are you implying that I stalk you? 'Cause if you are, you are obviously confused." cried Draco incredulously. He continued following Hermione through the common room to her bedroom door.
Hermione turned to look at Draco and said, "Well, you did follow me from the Gryffindor Wing all the way to my bedroom. Not to mention, you walked me to dinner, and for the past week I've been seeing you a lot more often. So how do you explain that?" Hermione said teasingly
Malfoy stumbled on his words and managed to concoct a good excuse.
"That's..That's because we're partners, we work together. I'm not going to bother with explaining to you how I am not stalking you. Let's change the subject." Malfoy said as he leaned against Hermione's doorway. "Anyways, I was meaning to ask you…What kind of friends do you have anyways. Are they honestly that dumb?"
"Then again. Her friends are Pothead and Weasel." Thought Malfoy
"I don't understand how my two best friends could possibly be soo clueless." Hermione said, shaking her head, as she wiped away the dirt on her dresser. "In the end, I'm obviously going to forgive them, but I'll wait awhile. Maybe I'll forgive them after a week, that way; they have seven days to realize what they did wrong."
"That's quite genius..actually"
"Of course, I am Hermione Granger…Wait a second…was that a compliment!"
"Almost." Draco looked at Hermione questioningly. "I have another question, why do they even think that we're having a quote-unquote love affair? Have you been confessing to them about how much you adore me?"
Hermione made a gagging motion. "Yeah, right. First of all, I don't confess, second of all, I don't adore you…that would be a joke, third of all, what's with the third degree? I've never seen you sneer in such an annoying manner---scratch that---I have…every.single.day." Hermione, herself, smirked at her witty comeback.
Malfoy, who was still leaning in the doorway of Hermione's room, glared at her, but his expression quickly morphed into an evil smile. "So, Hermione. How about we confirm some of those rumors tonight in my bedroom?" Draco said as he tried to edge closer and closer towards Hermione.
Hermione scowled at him, pushed him out of her room, and slammed the door, wiping the smirk off his face.
"Rejection…perfect way to bruise a guy's ego."
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