Hermione stared at the ceiling, noticing the dips and swirls on the patterned surface. She sighed heavily as her hand fell off her stomach and flopped next to the couch, her fingertips just brushing the bristly rug that covered the floor.
"We make a terrible couple." She sighed, her eyes still tracing a pattern above her.
"Awful." Draco agreed. His eyes were fixed on Hermione's hand which he could see under the coffee table between them. His ankles were crossed on the top of the chair and his head pounded as gravity pulled the blood downwards. He groaned as he pulled himself up from his upside-down position. "What do you want to do?"
"Strangely I'd quite like to visit the kitchen. All that shouting has made me want some grapes."
"Grapes, we can do grapes." Draco gave a hollow chuckle and moved around the oak table so he could see Hermione's expression. He settled down cross-legged between the couch and the table and leaned forward to rest his forehead against Hermione's and closed his eyes. Hermione lifted her hand and brought it up to cup Draco's cheek, ignoring the slight stubble that scratched her fingers.
"I don't know." Hermione answered his unasked question. "Everybody is going to say I told you so. Ron will be insufferable."
"I knew I was right about him." Draco opened his eyes and sighed. "Do you want to stay together?" Hermione smiled sadly and dragged her thumb over his cheek.
"I just don't know."
"We can't keep doing this. Blaise already thinks I'm nuts after that whole Krum thing."
"Blaise has his own problems. You know Ginny hasn't stopped sulking since they broke up. I mean she made up with Harry, but she hasn't been excited about anything in months. I'm really getting sick of it." Hermione sighed. "If she misses him that much then surely she can swallow her pride and get him drunk enough to take her back."
"Absolutely. Blaise has been worse than normal without her. As much as I despise the Weasley family, she was good for him. She's the first girl who didn't just put up with all his shit." A silence fell between the pair as they stared into each other's eyes.
"This is so easy." Hermione whispered. Draco nodded, his eyes closing once again.
"I don't want this to finish."
"Then why does it feel like we've reached a dead end?"
