Author's Note : OMG! It really is the end:cries:
This was the first fic that I ever put on I just wanted to write just for fun but it turned out to be more fun that I have ever imagined! I was not very experienced with writing, but the more I wrote, the better I got. I'm also very proud to say that I never got a single flame (well, I got one-half of a flame..)! Yay!
:hugs everyone:
I tried to add many little funny things without overdoing it too much, that way it wouldn't sound too confusing, but still be a great chapter.
A BIG thank you to all the reviewers! And a BIGGER thank you to hermionemalfoy18 who co-wrote the first six chapters! This chapter is dedicated to you, MeGz, and all the reviewers!
Hermione was running out of excuses.
When she went home from the strangest and the worst date she has ever been on, she came home disheveled, frustrated, and simply messed up. Ginny came over one day and she has never seen Hermione so emotional and touchy before. Ginny knew that it had something to do with Draco the ferret (since he would be always near Hermione) and his absence, but Ginny didn't push it. Though every time the subject about Draco would pop up, Hermione would always look at Ginny as if she had sprouted antlers and she would always have this blank look on her face.
"Hermione," Ginny rested her elbows on her knees and leaned forward in her chair, a tea cup in her hand, "I past by Mrs. Malfoy's Pets today and I talked to Narcissa. You know, Draco Malfoy's mother. She's a very nice woman once you get to know her. A bit stiff, yes; but other than that, she's very…yeah." Ginny saw that blank look again from Hermione's face, and figured out that she wasn't listening. She tapped the tips of her fingertips against the tea cup and took a sip.
Nowadays, every time Ginny and Hermione would have tea, they would always have these awkward silences. It would always be the same thing every single time. Ginny would always start up a conversation; Hermione would always smile and nod her head blankly. It is so unlike Hermione to be so…blank; especially for a very long time.
"Hermione, where's Draco? I haven't seen him in a while. Is he back from your mother's second cousin's niece yet?" Ginny sighed, trying to figure out what really was wrong with her brown-haired friend.
"No, actually, he isn't," Hermione said unemotionally, "he's…he's…"
Ding! Dong!
"Ah! Someone's at the door! I have to go get it!" Hermione put down her tea and went for the door at quick speed.
"But---" Ginny said as Hermione ran past her. She sighed and ran her hand through her red hair. She wasn't getting anywhere with this. Hermione will eventually run out of excuses and will have to take out the truth eventually.
Oh my Godric Gryffindor! Why haven't I thought of it before? Ginny gasped, fumbled through her purse and took out a piece of parchment and a quill. Writing down a quick note saying that she would be right back, Ginny apparated to Hogsmeade to visit a certain Potions professor.
I wonder who that could be… Hermione thought. Maybe it's those Witch Scouts again. Though their cookies are amazing, they are really annoying.
Opening the door, Hermione saw who it was outside, gasped, and closed the door immediately.
That is definitely not a Witch Scout.
The person knocked on the door once more and Hermione sighed. Smoothing her top and running a hand through her hair, Hermione took a deep breath and slowly turned the knob.
It's either now or later…now remember, Hermione: be cool, don't show any emotion, and don't look stupid.
Opening the door once more, Hermione obviously lost it. She closed her eyes momentarily and was taking many deep breaths (obviously lost her cool). When she opened her eyes, shock and anger covered her whole face (so much for not showing any emotion) and her mouth was hanging open (need I say more?). Hermione came face to face (again) with the one person who she planned on never seeing ever again.
"W-what…" Hermione started to say, but he pressed his finger against his lips, motioning for her to not say anything. Hermione was a little thankful for this, for she really had nothing to say. In fact, she really didn't know what she was going to say to him. "What are you doing here?" "What do you want?" "What the hell is Draco Malfoy doing on my property?"
"Granger, please let me explain." Draco looked into her eyes and Hermione felt like looking away, but she couldn't. Hermione nodded quite stupidly, for her mouth was still slightly opened.
"I am grateful that you took care of me when I was a…creature that I have had very bad memories of. Thank you for sticking up for me when I was humiliated. I would also like to thank you for helping me when I fought that Muggle in the alleyway. What I'm really trying to say is…" Draco paused for a moment.
"One moment," Draco put up a finger indicating that he would be right back. Draco turned around and took out something from his pocket. Hermione was touched by his words though she was waiting excitedly for what he was about to say next. Her excitement faded quickly, though, when she saw that Draco was reading from a note card. How pathetic. And all along, I thought that he was saying this from his heart…Wait! Does Dr---Malfoy even have a heart?
Draco turned around again, looking as though nothing had happened, though he stuffed the note card in his back pocket.
"What I'm really trying to say is…I'm sorry," Draco said the last words with a sigh. Hermione's eyes softened, though they dropped a little.
"Malfoy, do you really think I'm that stupid?" Hermione said quietly. This time, it was Draco's turn to look shocked. This was not how it was supposed to go.
"Do you think that it would be really that simple just to forgive you and forget about what happened?" Hermione said a little louder, the anger that she has kept in the past few weeks was finally being released little by little.
"It's not my---" Draco tried to reason, but Hermione cut him.
"Did you think that just because I felt sorry for you, leaving you out in the rain, that we would be the best of friends now?"
Draco was frowning now. "No, no, but---"
"DID YOU THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE I GAVE YOU A CHANCE, I WOULD GIVE YOU ANOTHER ONE!" Hermione was screaming and waving her hands hysterically. Draco shook his head sadly and gave out a sigh and Hermione ranted on and on and on. Honestly, if there was one thing that she would never rid of, it would be her talent on ranting about useless things like her bloody spew.
"Hermione," Draco said calmly, lightly putting a hand on her shoulder. This sort of worked effectively because she calmed down; though, she was taking deep breaths after releasing out most of the anger that she has been holding.
"Hermione," Draco said again, "please." Hermione simply stared at him.
"I…"
"I wonder which bloody note card he's using right now," Hermione muttered.
Draco put down his hand from her shoulder and clenched his fists. He continued to talk as though he had not heard what she had just said.
"I don't think that I hate you as much, Granger. I'm not sure if we can be friends. Hell, I'm not even sure if we're going to even get along…" Draco sighed and ran a hand through his blonde hair.
If this is Draco's attempt to really apologize to me, note card or no-note card, this is even more pathetic.
"…but I'm willing to give it a try." Draco turned and walked away from Hermione, leaving her speechless on the spot.
He's leaving? Just like that!
But before Hermione could think any more thoughts, Draco came back except that he didn't come back empty-handed.
"Will you give me another chance?" Draco asked, hope in his eyes. Hermione stared at what was in Draco's hands. She looked at him with warmth, happiness, and amusement in her eyes.
"We'll see about that." Hermione smiled and she walked up to Draco and kissed him sweetly on the lips. Draco kissed back with passion, carefully not to drop what he was holding. Hermione pulled back, both with smiles on their faces. Hermione kissed him once more, before pulling Draco into her house.
"Hermione, I'm…oh, my." Ginny came back from Hogwarts to get Veritaserum from Snape, for it was quite a lot of money if she just bought it from the potions store. Sure, Harry and she were rich, but Ginny didn't want to waste money on something like this.
Ginny blushed as she saw the couple before her on the couch. Draco and Hermione were sleeping peacefully on the couch. Draco's arm was draped around Hermione's stomach, while Hermione's back was against Draco's chest.
Guess she didn't need to Veritaserum after all.
It was so much better seeing the truth than actually hearing the truth.
Suddenly, Ginny felt her leg get scratched (in the ticklish way, if you know what I mean) by something. Suddenly, she looked down and tried her hardest not to scream. After realizing what was scratching her, she crouched down on the floor and looked adoringly at what she saw.
Two ferrets: one with beautiful green eyes and another with bright blue eyes. They both looked up at her with happiness (though it's really hard to imagine how ferrets actually looked like when they're happy) and started to scratch their small claws at her again. They looked very familiar, but Ginny couldn't think about anything else except the fact that they were just too cute!
Suddenly, Ginny's eyes brightened as she thought of something. Ginny clapped her hands over her mouth and started to get excited. Ginny quickly jotted down another note to Hermione (and Draco, she forgot to add) saying that she would borrow the ferrets for a while. She wrote down where they were going to and what they were going to do. After looking over the note, Ginny picked up the ferrets.
"We're going to have a wonderful time!" Ginny cooed in a baby voice to the two ferrets.
"I'm going to introduce you two to one of my friends, Mrs. Malfoy!"
Author's Note : :still crying: Again, thanks everyone who reviewed!
It must be pretty obvious if you don't know who the two ferrets are. I feel sooo sorry for them. Wouldn't you? XD
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I'm not yet sure if there should be a sequel...because the way I ended it, it sort of sounded like there was going to be a sequel...Oh, we'll see about that! Just keep checking my FF author profile or put me under your "Author Alert" just in case I decide/come up with something new for a sequel!
HiddenOperaAngel - you made me laugh sooo hard
LadyJaye - well, was this chapter good enough? You want funny, yet sappy, him some-what begging for forgiveness, etc. The moment I saw your review, you were this close to what I was originally going to write. I was originally going to make Draco rap/sing to her, but I think that this idea is sooo much better!
Now...if you would please review one last time, I would be happy...(yet, at the same time I would feel sad because I would no longer be updating this fic.) And try not to flame :crosses fingers:
:hands everyone a ferret!Draco plushie:
Much love,
dramioneRox