Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter blah blah blah. Y'all know the speech.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed the first chapter! I really appreciate it. It motivated me to finish this chapter. As you have noticed(maybe) I have one shots posted on portkey(and I have written a novel length fic for another site) but this is the first thing I have written expressly for portkey. I'm so happy with the response and I am thinking of extending the amount of chapters. We'll just have to see. Well I should say you, cause I already know. ::Evil Laugh::
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"Well well. What do we have here? The mud blood and it's lover? Must you display such things in public? If you must, at least do it at the zoo were it belongs Potter."
I rolled off of Harry and turned a bright shade of magenta. Harry stood up and had his wand out, pointed at Draco. Seeing that he had gotten the reactions he was looking for Draco smirked.
"Get lost Malfoy, before I make you wish you had never been born." Harry growled, I now was standing up behind him and had my wand out too.
"Tsk tsk Potter. That's no way to treat your superiors."
"Ha! The day your my superior is the day I let Voldemort live." Harry smirked as he saw Draco's face pale at the use of Voldemort's name."What? Scared of the name? I'm giving you one more chance Draco. Get. Lost. Or I won't be responsible for what I do."
"Fine have it your way. But remember. The Dark Lord will know."
"Know about what Malfoy?" Harry asked exasperated, obviously not in the mood to play Draco's mind games.
"About you and the Mud Blood."
"What's there to know Draco? I gave Harry a hug and we lost our balance. Nothing more." I now stepped in, hating that I let Harry doing all the talking before.
"If you say so Granger, if you say so."
"Well I do. So bugger off." His smirk got bigger, but he didn't say anything and just walked off. Harry flopped back down on to the ground and leaned against the tree. I tried to meet his gaze but he was avoiding mine. Eventually I decided that I should write my parents and let them know Harry was coming. I also needed to get away and think about what just happened. Correction- almost happened.
"Your still going to come right?" I asked, to be sure he hadn't changed his mind. He looked up at me though not meeting my gaze.
"Of coarse Mione."
"Alright. I'm going to go write my mum then so they can make the arrangements. I'll see you at dinner?"
"Sure. See you then."
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I spent that night trying to figure out what would have happened if Draco hadn't come along at that moment. Would we have kissed? No. No way. He's my best friend. why would he kiss me? Or me him?
And so went the days. We never mentioned what had almost occurred under the tree by the lake. Our last week at Hogwarts was a joyful one. Or so my outward appearance said, but inside I was in turmoil. I couldn't understand what I was feeling. It was knew and strange, and slightly uncomfortable. Even though I couldn't recognize the emotion I knew it was one I shouldn't be having. Not about my best friend of seven years at least.
All to quickly the day of our graduation was upon us. I spent a good part of the morning up in my room preparing. I wanted to look my best, though I wasn't sure why. Those I had cared about for the past seven years didn't care what I looked like, but this was different. Like a Muggle song I once heard said "this is the dawning of the rest of our lives" and I suppose I wanted to start it off on the right foot. I can still see what I looked liked. I had on a simple white summer dress robes(as Hogwarts asked the girls to wear) and sandals. I had tamed my hair from it's usually bushy self to soft waves.
Around noon I made my way down to the common room to meet up with Harry and Ron. I got down there and found that Harry was the only one there.
"There you are. I was debating whether I should try and run up the stairs or not." He teased me with a smile on his face, though it didn't quite reach his eyes. They hadn't for a while now.
"Sorry. I was trying to make myself presentable." I teased back.
"Well I must say you did a wonderful job. Your absolutely beautiful Hermione." His voice and face were serious. I looked away and I felt the blush that often formed around him lately creep across my cheeks.
"You look great too Harry" And he did. He had on a simple pair of black dress robes (as Hogwarts asked the guys to were) that showed off his lean body."Where's Ron? I thought we were going to go together?"
"Well you took longer then we thought and went to meet up with Luna. We'll see them when we get down there. Are you ready?" He offered me his arm and I took it. As I did so I felt my heart skip a beat and my stomach flip flop. We made our way down all the flights of stairs taking our time. This was our "last walk" so to speak. After this afternoon we were no longer seventh years, Hogwarts Head Girl and Golden Boy, but a full-fledged witch and wizard going into the world to fight a war. A war thats outcome depended on the boy- no man- on who's arm I was now on.
Before I knew it we were in the entrance hall, in front of the large oak doors. Harry and I looked at each other and smiled.
"Ready for this Hermione?" That one sentence had so many meanings. Was I ready to grow up? Ready to be an adult? But most of all, was I ready for war and the possibility for a life without Harry?
"I don't think so. But do I have a choice?"
With that said we made our way out of the doors onto the lawn of the school and onto the life that waited us.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed, and drop a review please!
As Always~Pheniox_Girl