Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction ❯ Cold Hearted Snake ❯ Apologies and Thank Yous ( Chapter 3 )

Here I am again. My computer is dead, so I'm using a friend's.

 

 

Disclaimer : I only own Mya….the rest belongs to you-know-who.

 

 

Chapter 3: Apologies and Thank Yous

 

 

 

---------------------------------------------------Last Time-----------------------------------------------------

 

 

“Yeah, they're spicy. I like spicy,” he said finally looking up from his plate of chilaquiles to look at her.

 

“Oh, well, thank you,” she replied. Her heart gave a `bu-bump' at his smile. They finished their chilaquiles, and the bell rang to get to their classes. “I guess we should get going,” Mya said. The others agreed.

 

 

-----------------------------------------------Outside Courtyard-----------------------------------------------

 

 

“Isn't it cool how we have Care of Magical Creatures Together?” Mya said, looking back at them.

 

“Yeah, it is,” replied Pansy. The other two nodded.

 

“I wonder what we're studying this year?” wondered Blaise out loud. “I hope there aren't anymore blast-ended skrewts.”

 

“Blast-ended skrewts? You guys took care of them? But aren't they kind of dangerous?” Mya asked.

 

 

“Kind of? Try very,” Blaise replied dramatically. “I'm surprised that we even survived the whole thing.”

 

 

“Oh, come on….it couldn't have been that bad,” Mya said incredulously.

 

 

“It's true,” Pansy agreed with Blaise.

 

 

“We're almost there,” Draco said as they approached a mass of students near Hagrid's hut.

 

 

“All righ', all righ'. Settle down everybody,” Hagrid cried over the hubbub. “O'er the course of the semester we'll be learnin' `bout some `o the most amazin' creatures and how they are used to benefit wizards and witches.”

 

 

Mya raised her hand in the air and waited for Hagrid to notice.

 

 

“Question?” Hagrid asked when he had seen her raised hand.

 

 

“Yes Professor,” she answered puting her hand down. “Do you mean that we will be learning about creatures like dragons, acrumantulas, and the like? The creatures who we use to make things, like dragon hide gloves or a potion?”

 

 

“Yeah,” he answered her question looking surprisingly pleased.

 

 

“I think that will be very useful and interesting to learn,” Mya said smiling up at him.

 

 

“Oh…ah…well…me too,” Hagrid stammered with a bright smile on his face. And with that he started telling them about the various uses of dragon's blood.

 

 

 

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Hermione's P.O.V.

 

 

 

`I wonder where Mya is….? I hope she isn't too mad about what Ron said earlier.....though he did have a point….still, he didn't have to do it in such a manner,' Hermione thought as she sat between Ron and Harry, nibbling at the food on her fork. She looked up to the Great Hall's doors and saw that Mya had come in with the “Silver Trio” looking like they were enjoying themselves. `Hmm…they actually seem to be enjoying her company….maybe they're not using her for something, maybe they really just want to be her friends….then again it is the “Silver Trio”….can they really be trusted?'

 

 

She stood up to get to her before she was able to sit down to eat. She walked up to Mya ignoring the protests of Ron and Harry. When she finally got to where Mya was, she cleared her throat to get her attention. “Mya can I talk to you for a minute?” she asked. “Alone?” she added as she noticed that Draco, Pansy, and Blaise were still with her.

 

 

“Sure,” she replied smiling at her. “I'll see you guys later, `kay?” Mya said, looking back at them as she followed Hermione out of the Great Hall.

 

 

“Alright,” Pansy said, the boys just nodded.

 

 

 

------------------------------------------------Mya's P.O.V.--------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

“Hahaha…you guys are crazy,” I said laughing and shaking my head. I saw Hermione approaching us out of the corner off my eye.

 

 

“Mya can I talk to you for a minute?” she asked. “Alone?” she added as she noticed that Draco, Pansy, and Blaise were still with me.

 

 

`I wonder if she's going to explain Ron's behavior this morning…' I thought as I looked at her.

 

 

“Sure,” I replied smiling at her. “I'll see you guys later, `kay?” I said, looking back at them as I followed Hermione out of the Great Hall.

 

 

“Alright,” Pansy said, the boys just nodded. I noticed that Draco's eyes lingered on me for a bit longer, and I could feel them following me.

 

 

Hermione stopped in front of the Gryffindor hourglass.

 

 

 

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“Look, Mya…I want to apologize to you about how Ron acted today in the morning. He…” started Hermione.

 

 

“Heheh, I thought as much when I was you coming towards me,” Mya cut in. “Look, don't worry about it. I also overreacted a bit, so….”

 

 

“Heh. Well I'm glad you're not mad,” Hermione replied, letting out a sigh of relief. “He was just trying to be nice….in his own…special way.”

 

 

“Yeah…I got that after I calmed down, but I still think he's wrong,” Mya said.

 

 

“I, well…I uh….I really have to agree with Ron on this one,” Hermione hesitantly said. “Draco, Pansy, Blaise, and for that matter…..the rest of the Slytherines have never been anything but a thorn in the side to all the rest of the houses, but especially the Gryffindors….and the three of us. Draco and Harry never got along, not since the train ride to Hogwarts in their first year, they became arch enemies soon afterwards. Draco is from a very old and powerful pureblood family, so naturally he is the unofficial king of the Slytherines. Harry, being who he is, has always been Draco's opposite. They are enemies. That hasn't really changed, and since we're his best friends….well…he's never been nice to us. Quite the opposite really,” she told Mya, feeling more confident now, seeing as she hadn't tried to stop her from telling her her version of the story.

 

 

Mya stayed quiet for a while and just stared at Hermione, her face thoughtful. The she said, “I can't change or erase what happened in the past, but….I still stand to what I said before. I usually have a good sense about people, and they aren't bad people. They aren't pure, but…they're not bad either.”

 

 

“Well, it's your choice to believe what you want. We just want you to be careful. We don't want you to be hurt,” Hermione replied.

 

 

Mya smiled at her. “Thank you.”

 

 

“You're welcome,” Hermione replied, smiling back.

 

 

 

---------------------------------------------Back at the Tower--------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

“What do you suppose Granger wanted to talk to Mya about?” Pansy asked out loud. She was sitting on the smaller of the couches next to Blaise.

 

 

“Probably something to do with Weasly and us,” Blaise replied. “About what we did to them and then telling her not to trust us and what not….”

 

 

“Do you think she'll stop being our friends because of that?” Pansy asked uncertainly.

 

 

“I don't know,” Blaise muttered. “I hope not, she's been really cool with us.”

 

 

“What do you think Draco?” Pansy asked the pale, silvery-grey eyed boy.

 

 

Draco remained quiet, staring blankly ahead of him. He was sitting opposite them, on the armchair by the fireplace.

 

 

“Draco?” Pansy asked, looking at him questioningly. “Helll-oo-ooo? Anyone in there?”

 

 

 

Draco, seeming to finally snap out of the daze he was in, frowned at her. “What do you want, Pansy?

 

 

“I asked you a question,” she retorted, annoyed with him for not having paid attention.

 

 

“Again I ask. What?” he asked arching one of his eyebrows.

 

 

Pansy sighed. “I asked you if you thought that Mya might stop being our friend because of what Granger might be telling her about us.”

 

 

“I thought we'd already been through this. Mya will not be swayed by others so easily, if she's really our friend then what Granger says to her will have no effect on her,” he replied coolly, sinking into the armchair.

 

 

“Thank you for your vote of confidence Draco,” Mya said coming towards them.

 

 

“Mya,” Draco looked up at her as she approached them a bit surprised. “How long have you been here?”

 

 

“For a while,” she replied smiling at him. “You guys weren't in the Great Hall so I came looking for you. Did you already eat something?”

 

 

“Well actually…” Blaise started, but was interrupted by him stomach growling in hunger.

 

 

Mya giggled, “Why don't we head back to the Great Hall, get something, and eat it somewhere else?”

 

 

“Alright,” they replied.

 

 

 

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Alrighty….that's it for now…..hopefully I can update sooner, but who knows…..Man, it's a weird feeling to have graduated…..*sigh* Well…see ya next time!!!