Chapter 36

Hermione walked through the corridors and out of the castle. She walked down the path towards Hagrid’s house. When she arrived in front of the door she knocked on it. Hermione heard a few things fall on the ground and footsteps nearing towards the door. The door went open and Hagrid looked down at Hermione. ‘’Ermione! Great to see yer.’ Hagrid said with a wide smile. Hermione smiled. ‘Hi Hagrid.’ Hermione said smiling and she gave him a hug. ‘What are yer doin here?’ Hagrid asked. ‘I wanted to talk to you.’ Hermione said. ‘Bout what?’ Hagrid asked. ‘About everything.’ Hermione said and Hagrid stepped aside so Hermione could come in. ‘Do yer want tea?’ Hagrid asked. ‘No thank you.’ Hermione said. Hagrid nodded and sat down in front of Hermione. ‘Tell me what did yer want to talk bout?’ Hagrid asked. ‘Well Ginny, Harry and Ron are telling me the things I don’t know anymore, but they are still at the present point, you know where we are now.’ Hermione said. ‘And I get why they are telling me in parts, it’s all really overwhelming, but I just want to live further from now.’ Hermione said. Hagrid nodded. ‘What are yer asking me?’ Hagrid asked. ‘I was wondering if you could tell me more.’ Hermione said. ‘I’m sorry ‘ermione, I promised Ginny to keep my mouth shut.’ Hagrid said. ‘Doesn’t matter.’ Hermione sighed. ‘I need to go, see you later Hagrid.’ Hermione said. ‘See yer later.’ Hagrid said as Hermione stood up. She walked out of his house and walked further. She walked towards the Black lake. On some way the Black Lake gave a restful and peaceful feeling. Hermione sat down on the bench and took in a deep breath. ‘Hi Hermione.’ Hermione heard a dreamy voice say behind her. Hermione turned her head and she saw Luna nearing. ‘I figured I would find you here.’ Luna said. ‘How?’ Hermione asked. Luna smiled and sat down. ‘I’ll tell you some time.’ Luna said. ‘Were you looking for me?’ Hermione asked. ‘No, not really.’ Luna said. ‘But you just said “I figured I would find you here”.’ Hermione said. ‘But I wasn’t looking for you.’ Luna said. Hermione frowned and then shook it off. ‘So how far are you?’ Luna asked. ‘Luna, I’m not pregnant.’ Hermione said. Luna chuckled. ‘I meant with the past year.’ Luna said. ‘Not really far, Ginny doesn’t tell a lot in one time and as a lot has happened it takes a long time before I’ll know everything till the point I woke up.’ Hermione said. Luna nodded. ‘Do you want to hear more in one time then?’ Luna asked. Hermione nodded. ‘It can be too much in one time.’ Luna said. ‘I know, but I can deal with it, I’ve been through a lot already, I doubt anything will surprise me.’ Hermione said. Luna gave her a small smile. ‘I can tell you a bit more, of course I don’t know every single detail, but I can try.’ Luna said. Hermione turned her gaze to Luna. ‘Yes! Yes please!’ Hermione said. ‘Where did Ginny stop?’ Luna asked. Luna started to tell Hermione the things she knew until the point where Draco and Hermione were together. ‘I’ll stop here.’ Luna said and she stood up. ‘What why?’ Hermione asked. ‘This would be enough for today.’ Luna said. ‘No, I want to hear more.’ Hermione said. ‘Hermione we’ve been sitting here for two hours straight.’ Luna said. ‘I know, but I want to hear the whole story.’ Hermione said. ‘Shall I leave the last and best part for Ginny.’ Luna said. ‘Please.’ Hermione begged. ‘No come on.’ Luna said as she pulled Hermione up. ‘It’s cold, we’re going inside.’ Luna said. Hermione sighed and started to walk back to the castle. ‘There you are.’ Ginny said as she just turned a corner. ‘Here I am.’ Hermione said. ‘Where were you?’ Ginny asked. ‘With Hagrid.’ Hermione said. ‘I’m going, see you later.’ Luna said. ‘Bye and thank you.’ Hermione said smiling. Luna nodded and walked away. ‘Thank her for what?’ Ginny asked. ‘She told me a few more things that I don’t know anymore.’ Hermione said. ‘What!’ Ginny said. ‘You didn’t tell me.’ Hermione said and she started to walk further again. ‘How are you?’ Ginny asked. ‘Okay, better than before.’ Hermione said. ‘I see you found her.’ Harry said. ‘Yeah.’ Ginny said. ‘Luna told Hermione more from the point where we stopped.’ Ginny said. ‘Really?’ Harry asked. Hermione nodded smirking. ‘Okay great, how did you react when you heard Draco and you were together?’ Harry asked. ‘WHAT?’ Hermione asked with widened eyes. ‘Oh apparently she wasn’t there yet.’ Harry said. ‘WHAT DID YOU SAY? WHAT DID HE SAY?’ Hermione asked. ‘Do you really want to talk about that now?’ Ginny asked. ‘DID HE JUST SAY THAT I WAS TOGHET WITH MALFOY?’ Hermione asked. ‘Yes and you’re pregnant of him.’ Harry said. Hermione’s eyes widened even more as she dropped her jaw. ‘Just kidding, just kidding!’ Harry said laughing. ‘Harry!’ Ginny said giving him a deadly glare. ‘Please tell me I’m not pregnant.’ Hermione said with tears in her eyes. ‘No, no, no Hermione you’re not pregnant, don’t worry.’ Ginny said wrapping her arm around Hermione’s shoulders. ‘Great job Potter.’ Ginny said. ‘Sorry, I was just kidding.’ Harry said. ‘Sorry Hermione.’ Harry said. ‘Never do that again to me!’ Hermione said as she punched him on his arm. ‘Promise.’ Harry said. ‘Though I have to say it was a good one, almost fell for it.’ Hermione said laughing. ‘Together with Malfoy, what a joke.’ Hermione said. ‘Well that was actually no joke.’ Harry said. ‘Funny.’ Hermione said. ‘It’s no joke Hermione.’ Ginny said. ‘Oh my.’ Hermione said. ‘Please tell me this a really bad joke.’ Hermione begged. ‘Sorry.’ Ginny said. ‘But he has changed and you really loved him.’ Ginny said. ‘How can I? He’s a ferret.’ Hermione said. ‘And he really loved you.’ Ginny said. ‘Still does.’ Ginny said. Hermione widened her eyes. ‘I-I have to go.’ Hermione said and she ran away.

Draco was in the library getting a book he needed for an essay. ‘Draco?’ Ginny said behind him. Draco turned around and smiled. ‘Hello.’ He said. ‘I have to tell you something.’ Ginny said. ‘What?’ Draco asked. ‘What happened Ginny?’ Draco asked after a few seconds of silence, only this time with more worry in his voice. ‘Hermione kind of knows that you two were together.’ Ginny said. ‘But that’s great.’ Draco said smiling. Ginny shook her head. ‘Luna told her a few things until that point, but we didn’t know that, so Harry asked how she reacted when she heard you two were together.’ Ginny said. Draco widened his eyes. ‘Isn’t that too much information for one day?’ Draco asked. ‘It can be.’ Ginny said. ‘And I’m scared it is.’ Ginny said. Draco nodded. ‘Where is she?’ Draco asked. ‘She ran away.’ Ginny said. ‘Where to?’ Draco asked. ‘I don’t know.’ Ginny said. ‘I’m going to her.’ Draco said as he pushed the book that he was holding in Ginny’s hands. ‘I don’t-‘ Ginny started but Draco was already gone. Draco ran as fast as possible to the place where she always ran to, just so she could escape from the world around her. Draco ran out of the castle towards the Black Lake. And when he got there he saw the girl he loved sitting on the bench. ‘Mione.’ Draco said. ‘Go away Malfoy.’ Hermione said without looking around. ‘Hermione.’ Draco said. ‘Seriously Malfoy! You really need to use your damn ears, I said GO AWAY!’ Hermione said. ‘I’m not leaving you here alone in this state.’ Draco said. ‘Okay then.’ Hermione said and she got up. She turned around and fast passed Draco. ‘If you’re not leaving I will.’ She said and she fast walked back to the castle. She ran up the stairs to the seventh floor. When she got there she said the password and fast walked into the common room. She sat down in one of the chairs and she closed her eyes. Her head felt like it would explode in a few seconds. She heard a bouncing noise in her ears. She inhaled slowly and exhaled again.  ‘It cannot be.’ Hermione thought. ‘Malfoy and I together? That’s not even a possibility.’ Hermione thought. ‘They had to be kidding.’ ‘Why did this happen to me? Why did I lose my memory?’ ‘Why did this happen?’ Hermione thought as a tear rolled down her cheek. ‘Why?’ She thought.