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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 15, 2008 21:20:46 GMT -5
Neville stormed into the Greenhouse. "No! What did you say?!" he shouted. Salem whipped around. She held a large pair of clippers in her hands. She ran over to him, and leaned in. "Dont you DARE shout at me! I am at the end of my rope! Between stress, and the fact that I crave your blood every second your around me, ISN'T helping ANY!" she yelled, raising the clippers to his neck. "You've no idea how bad I am trying to resist making you bleed. Drinking your blood would be the most pleasurable thing I can imagine. It smells the sweetest and it runs so easily in your viens. So don't test me!" She backed off, and continued to clip dead leaves off a rather large plant.
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Post by applextree on Jul 15, 2008 21:29:57 GMT -5
Ron stayed put, watching them in the greenhouse.
Harry was approaching Ron. He could see his bright red hair peeking over the bush. "Ron." Harry said after he stood in front of him. "What do you want?" Ron asked coldly. "I didn't know where you went this morning. I wanted to make sure you're okay." Harry said. "Yeah, well, I'm not." Ron said, looking away from Harry.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 15, 2008 21:38:19 GMT -5
Neville walked over, and turned her around. Tears were leaking down her face, and she let the clippers fall as he pulled her towards him. She cried into his chest, and his heart pounded. He looked down at her as she ran her fingers up and down his arms. "I just hate who I am sometimes. I am a beast, Neville, they fear me! I just, I hate hunting as well." she whispered, her voice shaking. She looked up, and once again they were caught in each others gazes. Neville slowly leaned in as Salem slowly moved forward.......
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Post by applextree on Jul 15, 2008 21:42:05 GMT -5
"Look, you heard Salem. Katie will be fine." Harry said, sitting in front of Ron. "Yeah, well, Ginny never fell off her broom 35 feet in the air." Ron says, giving Harry a stare.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 15, 2008 21:46:03 GMT -5
SMASH! A plant had fallen off the table, and disrupted the almost earth shattering kiss that both had been secretly longing for. Salem, aware of what she had almost done, stepped away, and blushed. Neville was quite the same way, leaning on the table behind him for leaverage so he didn't crumble to his knees. "I-I have to go.S-sorry." Salem stumbled, and ran out of the greenhouse. Yet, instead of running for the castle, she ran towards the forbidden forest, in hopes she could find some solid ground to set her mind on.
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Post by applextree on Jul 15, 2008 21:53:47 GMT -5
Harry heard the smash from the lake, and saw Salem running. He turned back to Ron. "Let's go see her." Harry said and hoisted Ron up from the ground. "Go see what's up with Neville. I wanna talk to Katie." Ron said, and walked toward the castle. Harry turned and approached the green house.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 15, 2008 21:55:32 GMT -5
Neville fell to the floor. He sighed, and started to pick up the shattered pot. He heard someone else come in. He knew it wasn't Salem, but he wasn't ready for anyone else. "Go away." he said.
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Post by applextree on Jul 15, 2008 21:56:16 GMT -5
"It's me...Harry. Are you okay?" He asked softly.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 15, 2008 21:57:24 GMT -5
Neville looked up, and sighed again. "Yeah Harry. I'm ok I guess. I was so close, and then, it was just ruined. I almost had her. She trusted me, and then she closed up again."
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Post by applextree on Jul 15, 2008 21:59:20 GMT -5
Harry nodded. He saw the pot lying broken on the floor & bent down to help him. "I know how that feels, Neville, trust me. You'll have another chance with her." He says.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 15, 2008 22:03:14 GMT -5
Neville shook his head. "I dont think so Harry. She probably hates me now. Or, thinks of me different, or something! Girls like you Harry, they don't like clumsy guys like me." he whispered, and lowered his head. He stood up and threw away the broken pot. "Why does this pot seem to resemble my heart right now?" And with that, Neville left the green house, and ran up to the castle.
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Post by applextree on Jul 16, 2008 13:16:46 GMT -5
Harry watched him leave and sighed. He peeked under the long table to make sure no pieces were left under there, and left the green house.
Ron walked over to the Hospital. His hands were shaking, but he tried to hide it as he passed a group of First Years. Eventually, he went inside and looked around for Katie.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 16, 2008 13:19:14 GMT -5
Hermione woke late that morning, and decided to head to the Hospital Wing to check up on Katie. She walked in and saw Ron sitting by Katie's bedside. She sighed, and walked over. "Good Morning, Ron."
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Post by applextree on Jul 16, 2008 13:23:47 GMT -5
Ron nodded, but didn't look at Hermione. He kept his eyes on the unconcious Katie. "Mad'am Pomphrey said there's nothing more they can do, to you know, wake her up. Her leg's healed." He said, still not looking at her.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 16, 2008 13:29:56 GMT -5
Hermione ran her fingers through her hair. She felt terrible because it was obvious Ron was in intense emotional pain. And she could do nothing. Sure, she loved Ron, but like a brother, and she hated seeing him upset. "Ron, she'll wake up in no time. You'll see. She'll wake up, and probably ask for you. She likes you Ron." 'More then you know' Hermione thought. Ron just stared at Katie, and Hermione sighed. Saying a quick goodbye, she left the Infirmary in search of Malfoy.
She had a bone to pick with that boy.....
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Post by applextree on Jul 16, 2008 13:51:15 GMT -5
Ron really didn't notice Hermione leaving. He was terrified to take his eyes off Katie's motionless body. It was stupid, he knew, but he thought if he looked away, for even a fraction of a second, Katie might dissapear forever.
Harry went back up the Common Room. Halfway there, he ran into Hermione. "Woah! Where's the fire Hermione?" He asked, clutching a railing to prevent falling over.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 16, 2008 13:53:04 GMT -5
Hermione chuckled at Harry. "Malfoy, I need to find Malfoy. He apologized last night, and I think we need to talk. Would you like to come along? As long as you guys don't fight, it should be OK." Hermione smiled, and she knew Harry couldn't resist a smile...
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Post by applextree on Jul 16, 2008 13:58:21 GMT -5
Harry laughed, and clasped Hermione on the sholder. "I'll try not to fight with him. With all this going on, that's the last thing we need." Harry says, and they walk down the hall.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 16, 2008 14:01:06 GMT -5
Hermione led Harry into the Head Dorms. The room was large and beautiful, adorned in red, silver and gold. Book shelves lined the walls and a balcony lay outside two beautiful french doors on the right. "One moment, Harry. I'll go see where he is." said Hermione, and she ran up the stairs to the dorm rooms and bathroom.
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Post by applextree on Jul 16, 2008 18:47:12 GMT -5
Harry nods and waits for her to come back. Meanwhile, he looked around; he hadn't been in the Head room before, it was huge.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 16, 2008 19:26:26 GMT -5
Hermione walked to Draco's room, and knocked on the door. No answer. She was oblivious to the sounds of the shower running, and walked through her room into the bathroom. She stopped dead in her tracks when she heard the shower, and saw Malfoy's covered, yet still naked body in the foggy shower. She saw blood draining with the water. "Malfoy!" she yelped, and quickly covered her eyes. She couldn't believe she had just semi-ogled Malfoy. "Granger?" asked Malfoy, and he quickly stepped out, wrapping a towel around his waist. "I came to talk to you. Harry is here as well, but I can see your busy, I'll just leave." she mumbled. Draco took her hand away from her eyes, and she stared at him with wide eyes. A cut lay across his cheek, still open and bleeding. "Malfoy, what happened?" she asked softly, reaching for her wand. But he stopped her. "Its a reminder. If you heal it, she will kill me." he said sternly, and Hermione gaped at him.
Salem had given him his punishment.
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Post by applextree on Jul 18, 2008 12:15:45 GMT -5
Harry waited downstairs. He couldn't get over how large the room was, or the amount of bookshelves there were. He waited for them to come down, deciding what to say to Malfoy.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 18, 2008 12:23:39 GMT -5
Hermione cupped Draco's cheek, and he grabbed her wrist. "Not now, Granger. I'll be out in a minute." he said, and walked into his room. Hermione walked out of the bathroom back to the living room, and sat on the couch. "He'll be out in a minute, Harry." There was a faint blush on her cheeks, and she hoped to Merlin that he didn't notice.
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Post by applextree on Jul 18, 2008 12:33:19 GMT -5
Harry was still kind of preoccupied with the room. He turned to look at her. "Everything okay? It was kind of...quiet up there." He asked, completely oblivious of her blushing.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 18, 2008 12:35:50 GMT -5
"Oh, yes. Fine. Everything was fine." said Hermione. She didn't wish to relive the images of Malfoy just wrapped in a towel. Just thinking about it brought her cheeks to a newer shade of red. "Now, Granger, what did you want?" she heard behind her. She turned to see Malfoy, dressed in his Slytherin robes.
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Post by applextree on Jul 18, 2008 12:42:52 GMT -5
Harry turned to look at Malfoy. He couldn't help it, his face froze into a frown. He waited for Hermione to answer.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 18, 2008 12:45:59 GMT -5
"We need to talk about Katie, Malfoy. Did you tell those goons to hurt her like that?" Hermione hissed. "No." he replied shortly. "Salem said it was the goons! What did you tell them?" Hermione said, her voice tight. Noone hurt her friends and got away with it. "I told them to take care of her. I never intended for her to get hurt!" Malfoy said, taking a few steps towards her. Hermione looked at Harry. "Arn't you going to say something!?"
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Post by applextree on Jul 18, 2008 13:15:07 GMT -5
"Hum, 'take care of her', that sounds like a threat towards Katie." He asked, stepping alongside Hermione. He glared at Malfoy.
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Post by misslongbottom13 on Jul 18, 2008 13:19:23 GMT -5
"I never meant for her to get hurt, Potty. So you had better watch yourself. These are my dorms, and I can easily have you thrown out. As for your keeper, Salem said she'd be better in no time...There is just one catch!" Malfoy said smirking. He turned away from the two. "What is it Malfoy! Please tell us! Ron is going insane!" pleaded Hermione, and she laid her hand on Malfoy's shoulder. "Oh! So Weaselbee is worried about his precious girlfriend is he?" Malfoy hissed. "They arn't dating. But he is worried Malfoy, we all are!" said Hermione, turning him around. He stared down at her, as he was quite taller. "Weaslebee has to kiss her. Salem said the boys put a charm on her, and it was ancient magic. It's like those stupid muggle fairytales!" Hermione shrieked, and hugged Malfoy.
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Post by applextree on Jul 18, 2008 13:37:00 GMT -5
Harry smiled. He was glad there was a solution to this giant mess, especially since it was so simple. "Just don't do anything like this again, alright, Malfoy?" Harry says, as Harry & Hermione leave.
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