Chapter 13, Book 1, After a War 

Her head throbbed annoyingly as she opened her eyes. Luckily the room was dark so she didn't have to worry about the sudden overwhelming amount of light. She slowly sat up, causing her head to throb more. She huffed frustratedly and rubbed the side of her head. She examined the area around her. She was in the hospital wing, it looked to be after hours. There was bandages wrapped around her hands and her forehead. 

A smile formed across her lips when she caught sight of Ronald, fast asleep in a chair by her bed. He was so sweet to come and sit with her. Though- she didn't exactly remember why she was here, or anything from the day really. She remembered breakfast, an arithmancy, but that was about it. Everything else was a blur. 

"You're finally awake..." She heard the all so familiar Malfoy voice begin, he stepped out of wherever he was hiding, examining her as though she would pass out again at any given moment. 

She sat up fully, criss-crossing her legs so there was room for him to sit down on the bed, though he didn't move to sit at all. He remained standing at the foot of the bed, glancing at Ronald every once and a while. 

"Mhmm... What exactly happened..? I don't remember anything." She told him lightly, once again examining her hands. A guilty look crossed over his face and he finally took a seat on the lower end of the bed. 

"We were in Transfiguration... You had turned a apple into a pear, Weasel twin turned an apple into a pear... and then when it got to my turn-" 

"-It blew up... And I hit my head.. I remember now." She interrupted him in a soft voice. She nodded slowly. 

"I'm..." He huffed a small bit, clearly being one that hated to apologize. "I'm sorry Granger." His gaze turned to her, looking her in the eyes for the first time. "I was distracted, I wasn't focus and without thinking I cast the wrong spell." He did his best to explain, his gaze moving back to the floor. 

Ronald shifted in the chair, gaining both of their attention for a moment. Malfoy seemed to be worried that Ronald had heard what was said. Though- Hermione didn't understand why. She was sure Ronald would understand if Malfoy had just made a simple accident. 

"It's fine Malfoy, you don't have to apologize, it was an accident anyway. Is George alright? I remember him getting knocked back too." She spoke, looking around the room to see if he was in any of the nearby beds. 

Malfoy shook his head. "He's not here. He was knocked back but it wasn't anywhere near as bad as what happened to you." He spoke, moving to sit right in front of her. He gently tapped the area where the bandages on her forehead were, making them sting and her wince. He smirked a small bit at her, causing her to glare. Clearly he was amused at her pain. "You hit your head on the way down, that's what caused you to black out, and stay out for so long. If it were any worse the doctors said they would have had to look into you going to St. Mungos for a few days to look for brain damage. The blast from the apple hit you pretty hard..." He mumbled, a guilty look moving over his face once again. His hands moved to hers, carefully taking them and turning them so that her palms were facing upwards. 

"I'm guessing that the apple being in my hand was what did this?" She questioned. He nodded a bit. 

"Yes- and the way the apple exploded, was an odd way, the spell that was used, was a spell that caused the apple to harden, but still be able to hold the juices inside, and since I used the spell the wrong way, the apple couldn't take the pressure, it exploded and tore your hands up pretty bad." He nodded towards her stomach area. "A few shards cut through your skin too, but your uniform kept most of that off of you." He told her, letting go of her hands and moving to go back over to the other side of the bed. She grabbed onto the sleeve of his shirt to keep him from moving. 

"Like I said, it's alright Malfoy. It was an accident. I'm not taking this as you were intentionally trying to hurt me. I know you're a good person now. I don't look at you as someone who hurts people on purpose. You're my friend, and as long as it was  actually an accident, then I'm fine with it..." She told him, a small smile forming on her lips. 

He stared at her silently. He gave a small nod, she let go of his sleeve and he got up to leave. "Rest well, Granger... I'll let Potter know that you're awake. Then I believe Maya and Bella are waiting outside to come visit you." He told her. There was a moment where he just stood there and looked at her. Which entirely confused her, she'd never seen an expression like that come from Malfoy. 

"Wait- isn't it after hours? It's dark out." She commented. 

Malfoy smirked once more. "Granger, we're slytherins. After hours is when we come out to play." He joked before he made his way to the door. 

With the click the door made, Ronald shuffled again, this time his eyes blinking open. "'Mione?" He questioned as he spotted her sitting up. He quickly rubbed his eyes and stood, moving to take her face in his hands. "You alright? How're you feeling?" He asked her in a rush of words. She smiled warmly.

"I'm feeling wonderful Ronald, calm down." She moved to place her hand on his jaw, gently brushing her thumb over his cheek. 

"You gotta stop making me worry like that 'Mione, keep getting into trouble." He turned his head to kiss her hand. She smiled once more, leaning forwards to kiss him. 

"I'll do my best to stay out of trouble." She told him as she pulled away. He smiled goofily, his face turning a light shade of red. 

"You know I love you, right?" 

"I know, I love you too." 

((A/N: I swear it's not a Romione fanfiction XDD. It pains me so, so much to write it, trust me. But it'll switch over to a Dramione fanfiction when the time feels right- so in other words, probably next chapter))