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Opposites Attract	By : hopelesslydevoted.xx Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 36551 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Hermione explained her story, making sure not to miss any detail. She found that finally telling Harry and Ron about it made her feel like a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She found that now having everyone she cared about know, it helped her let go of Cedric completely, and made her realize that one of the reasons letting go of Cedric had been so hard was because it was a secret that she had to bare without telling her best friends, minus Ginny who knew.
Draco watched Hermione as she explained her story, the one that she had told him while they were in the Room of Requirement. He felt jealousy and rage well up inside of him. It was obvious by the way that she talked about him that she had once had very strong feelings for him. Draco was just hoping that by re-telling the story her past feelings wouldn't bubble back up.
Harry engulfed her in a hug after she had finally finished talking.
"I'm so sorry Hermione, I had no idea."
"It's okay Harry. I didn't want it to be something that you guys had to bare. But honestly, telling you has made me feel so much better. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted. Having to hide such a huge part of my life from you and Ron was extremely hard, and took a bigger toll on me than I realized."
"Well from now on I don't want you keeping secrets from us, regardless of how you think it will make us feel."
"You were in love with Cedric?"
Hermione looked over at Ron who hadn't spoken a word until that moment.
"I was" Hermione stated.
Draco felt his heart flutter at her use of past tense.
"How could you do that? Him and Harry were going against each other in the Triwizard Tournament. What's with you and fraternizing with the enemies?" Ron asked angrily.
"Ron.." Ginny said warningly.
"Don't Gin" Hermione said.
"Seriously Hermione. First Cedric, now Malfoy? I'm assuming you're banging him now too."
Hermione walked towards Ron and slapped him right across the face, hard.
Draco's eyes widened in disbelief. He had never thought he would see the day when Hermione Granger would slap Ron Weasley. Draco had been on the receiving end before, Hermione was stronger than she looked.
"How dare you talk to me that way!" Hermione hissed furiously. "If you ever disrespect me like that again, next time I won't refrain from using my wand and hexing your ass."
"You wouldn't" Ron said, eyes narrowed.
"Do you really want to test that?" Hermione asked dangerously.
"Whatever Hermione. I can't believe you would choose these guys over your best friends. Don't come crying to me when Malfoy throws you away once he's bored with you."
"Best friend?" Hermione snapped. "You are a shitty definition of a best friend. Insinuating that I sleep around just because you're jealous that I don't feel the same way about you as you feel about me. All you care about is yourself and your own happiness. You don't think about what you say and how badly your words can actually affect someone. Why can't you just be happy for me? I'm actually really happy, and yes it's because of Draco but that shouldn't matter! It's my choice who I want to be with, not yours. And if you were my best friend then you would support my decision rather you agreed with it or not. I hated Lavender, but yet I still stuck by your side because you were happy. That's what best friends do. Give me the same common courtesy."
Hermione say hurt flash across Ron's face, but it diminished immediately due to his anger.
"The situation with Lavender was totally different Hermione. She wasn't our worst enemy who tormented us for the past six years. As long as you choose to be with him, we can't be friends. I will not support your being with him. So you need to choose either us, or him." Ron turned around and stomped off angrily.
He turned around after making it a few yards away.
"Harry, Ginny, let's go!"
Harry looked torn as to what to do, but stayed where he was standing. As much as he wanted to follow Ron, he did not agree with what he had said to Hermione. And, to follow him meant he did. Harry felt Ginny reach over and squeeze his hand reassuringly. Harry let out a deep breath and squeezed her hand back appreciatively. He hated when Ron and Hermione fought, because he was always in the middle and forced to choose sides. He was sad to admit that he usually stuck with Ron, but this time he couldn't.
"Harry?" Ron questioned impatiently.
"I'm staying with Hermione."
Hermione felt tears spring to her eyes. Harry never took her side.
"Whatever" Ron said before turning around and walking back inside the castle.
"Thanks Harry" Hermione said with a small smile. "I know how hard that must have been for you."
"What he said to you wasn't right. You didn't deserve that."
"Thanks Harry."
Harry stepped around Hermione and made his way to Draco. Draco stiffened as Harry stopped in front of him.
"As much as we don't like each other, I want you to know that I will support your being with Hermione as long as that is what she wants and what makes her happy."
Draco nodded because he was too shocked to do anything else.
Harry stuck out his hand offering it to Draco.
Draco stared at Harry's extended hand and contemplated not shaking it. He wanted to give Harry a taste of his own medicine, and show him how it felt to be rejected in front of people. But, he knew how hard it must have been for Harry to suck up his pride and offer his hand to him in the first place, considering their history, so Draco manned up and shook Harry's hand. He was glad he did when he saw the big smile that lit up Hermione's face. He knew he had made the right decision.
"But Malfoy, I also want you to know that if you mess up and hurt Hermione in any way, I will be the first person to come and kick your ass."
Draco smirked and said "I would expect no less."
"Oh my god! YAY! This is so awesome! You two getting along for Hermione's sake!" Ginny squealed.
"Way to make things awkward Weaslette" Draco stated.
Ginny smiled in response.
"Can we go in for breakfast now? I'm starving"
"Typical." Hermione stated laughing.
"Alright, let's go" she said taking Draco's hand in her own.
The four of them made their way to the Great Hall together, encountering many stares and whispers along the way. People couldn't believe their eyes, seeing Draco Malfoy walking alongside Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley. Not to mention openly holding Hermione's hand like it was the most natural thing in the world.
When they opened the Great Hall doors, all heads snapped in their direction and the Hall went silent.
Draco smirked as he took in the stunned faces of all the students, and tried not to laugh at the look on Ron's face.
Ron leaned over and whispered something to Seamus, who afterwards shot the four of them a nasty look.
Draco rolled his eyes.
The four of them parted, Draco and Harry nodding their goodbyes to one another. The silence that had occurred when they entered slowly stopped as people starting whispering amongst themselves.
They were trying to come up with an explanation as to why the four of them were all together.
Some of the reasoning's people came up with were absolutely ridiculous.
Hermione, Ginny and Harry sat in their usual seat, where Ron had made sure to avoid, and was now farther down the table sitting away from them.
Ginny shook her head at her brothers immaturity.
The three of them sat down, waiting for breakfast to be served.
"I heard Hermione's pregnant"
"Well I heard Malfoy slipped her another love potion"
Hermione could hear people whispering about her and Draco all throughout the Hall. She smiled and shook her head at the stupidity of the comments.
Then she heard a comment that made her blood boil, because it was said by an all too familiar voice.
"Didn't you hear? It's Hermione's thing to hook up with the enemies"
Hermione felt her face flush in anger. She was about to stand up and say something when Harry spoke up beside her.
"You wanna know what I heard?" Harry asked, his voice cool.
All of the students quieted down, waiting at full attention to hear what Harry had to say.
"I heard that Ron likes to spread rumors, that are indeed false by the way, and turn his back on his best friends."
Ron's face went bright red upon being called out by Harry.
He shot them a nasty look and then looked away angrily.
Everyone stopped their whispering after that.
Draco had overheard Ron's comment, as it had purposely said it loud enough so that everyone in the Hall could hear it. He had almost gotten up to go and hex him until Harry had spoke up before he could act. Draco was beyond shocked that Harry had put down Ron in front of the entire school. But, because it had come from Harry, pretty much everyone believed what he had said, and the Gryffindors were all talking to Hermione and them again.
Ron however, was now being ignored, which Draco believed he deserved.
"Well, isn't that something" Blaise stated.
"What?" Draco asked confused.
"Potter pretty much just stood up for you against his best mate."
"Well Weasley is a bloody idiot, it was only an amount of time before even Potter realized it."
"Still, who would have ever believed that Potter would defend you and Granger being together"
"True" Draco stated smirking.
"Oh how the times have changed."
"Shut up Zabini."
"So. I'm assuming Potter and Weasley now know that you and Granger are together?"
"Way to state the obvious.."
Blaise ignored Draco's comment.
"How did they end up finding out? I'm sure you and Granger didn't run and tell them that you guys are planning on being future lovers."
"You're an ass. We are just trying to see where things go right now. But, we fell asleep outside and they came looking for her I guess. We never really found out because Weasley being the idiot he is, started freaking out when he saw me and Hermione together."
"Bet you loved that" Blaise said smirking.
"Not gonna lie, pissing off Weasley is one of my favourite ways to pass the time."
"And it used to be pissing off Granger as well."
"Shut up Zabini" Draco repeated.
"I was merely just stating a fact" Blaise said amusedly.
"Well, no one asked for you to state anything. And if I'm not mistaken, you're dating the Weaslette so you can't talk."
"Never once had a problem with her mate. Always thought she was a feisty little thing, and I was right."
"I do not want to hear about it"
"You sure?" Blaise asked trying to push Draco's buttons.
"100%"
"Well, outside your dorm room.."
Draco grabbed a pancake that had just appeared on the table and stuffed it in Blaise's mouth to make him shut up.
Blaise chocked on the pancake, but eventually swallowed it and composed himself saying "Malfoy, who knew you were the kinky type?"
"That's it, I'm out of here" Draco said standing up, taking his food with him.
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