Hermione was too late when she realized what Malfoy was about to do “Malfoy what do you me--” her words were cut off by his lips on hers. She tried to break free but he still had a strong grip on her wand arm and now his other hand was holding her face still so he could continue kissing her. She heard footsteps and a gasp up the hallway and prayed that it would be someone who could help her but she doubted it. Finally the shock of what was happening went away and she realized that she still had one arm free. She hit Malfoy in the ribs. He jumped back but still had a hold of her wrist.
Malfoy snarled and raised his wand “That was very stupid! You filthy--” he never finished that sentence because Hermione had hit him square in the jaw with her free hand. Malfoy was knocked backwards onto the floor, letting go of her wrist.
“How could you do that?!” she could feel the tears coming. “You are the most--” she broke off with a sob. “When Ron is up in the hospital wi–oh my giddy aunt!” She gasped and put her hand over her mouth “I LOVE him!” she grabbed her bag and wand off of the floor and ran up the hallway.
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Ron had stopped when he heard Hermione shout at Malfoy. He felt faint from the combination of leaving the hospital wing, the shock of Malfoy kissing Hermione and now the relief that those advances were unwanted. He sagged against the wall then it hit him she said she loved him! He shook off the lightheadedness and stepped forward to help her when...
She didn’t see him stepping out of the shadows until they were both sprawled on the floor. For a split second she thought it was Malfoy coming after her and she lifted herself up on one arm and pointed her wand at him “stupif–Ron?!” she sat there, catching her breath, and just stared at him. “Ron, I...” she lowered her wand and sighed.
Ron sat up and wiped one of the tears off her cheek with his thumb. “Hermione...” Their eyes finally met and Ron tilted Hermione’s face toward his. “C–can I--” he stopped, rethinking what he wanted to say “are you OK? What that Malfoy git did–if I ever--” he was cut off because suddenly Hermione’s was kissing him.
Hermione was in a daze. She didn’t know what she was doing! She couldn’t believe it! She was kissing Ron! But wait...she was kissing Ron! She stopped and pulled away covering her mouth with her hand. “Oh Ron! I–I’m sorry I shouldn’t ha--” Ron had taken the hand away from her mouth and was running his thumb over her bottom lip.
“Hermione, the first person I thought of when I woke up was you. You have nothing to apologize for.” He kissed her.
Again she was the one to break the kiss. She hugged him close and started to cry from relief. “Oh, Ron! When you were hit with that bludger, something just clicked in me! I’ve been walking around in a haze for a week because you still weren’t better! And then today with Mal–oh we have to get out of here it’s the slytherin common room hallway!” She let him go and stood up and offered him her hand. He took it and got to his feet–only to immediately fall backwards against the wall. “Ron? Ron! Are you ok? Oh! I am taking you to the hospital wing!”
Ron shook his head. “Hermione–no I can’t go back there! I left to find you...without permission!”
“You WHAT?! Really Ron!” Hermione rolled her eyes and began dragging Ron toward the hospital wing.
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