Over The Edge
Chapter Four-Complicated Reactions
" What?" Hermione gasped, she glared into the depths of his eyes.
Harry returned the stare, " I murdered Colin".
" Nice try Harry, but it's not making me feel better" she saw that he wasn't giving in, had it been a joke, " oh my god".
He smiled for a second, " so it couldn't have been you, I remember doing it".
Hermione tried to get herself to calm down, " are you saying that you actually murdered someone?" the words didn't make sense.
" Yes, I was the one who killed Colin. I cut his throat in the library last night".
There was only one thing she could say, " why?".
" I don't know".
She knew better than to start yelling at him, " you don't just do something like this and not have some kind of a reason".
He tried to shake it off, " I didn't know what I did until after it was done. I know it doesn't make any sense, but, there was nothing going on in my mind".
Hermione took a deep breath, " but you still did it".
Harry nodded, " I can't change that".
She wrapped her arms around her body, turning away from him, scared to look. But she knew that wasn't even close to anything else she felt about him. Tiny steps were taken to the staircase. Harry gazed at the fire as she left.
" Harry" he looked up when Hermione said his name from the middle of the steps, " I'm not going to tell, anyone".
The blood on Hermione's cloak came from Harry's hands when he hugged her. It was Colin's. The one person she saw differently that anyone else, had to be considered a murderer, even if it was only between them. Hermione didn't know what would happen starting in the morning. Cut what she learned tonight, didn't have a negative effect on her.
Author's Note- Sorry for a short chapter, but this one was just to round up what really happened. And also, if you can notice, a few things about Hermione (if you can't tell now, you will sooner or later). By the way, Blanche Dubios, those " steamy scenes" you were talking about in your first review, they're coming up.
Foreshadowing for Chapter Five- What does happen the next morning? Better yet, what's Hermione going to do?