Harry and Hermione looked at each other and grinned, no-one seeing this action due to stuffing their faces with rich food.
They had just fetched Ron from the hospital wing as his leg had healed from Sirius dragging him under the Whomping Willow as Padfoot. It had been a long day, and watching Ron gorge himself on a mountain of food that occupied his plate wasn't exactly the best pastime.
"Potter! Quidditch talk, C'mon!" Came the yell from Oliver Wood as the rest of the team huddled around him to discuss the plan of action for their end of year game.
"Sorry guys, I have to-"
"Nonsense Harry, go!" smiled Hermione, ushering Harry toward the team where Fred & George grabbed him and sat him in the middle.
"Whdyy thk thyr talkn' 'bout?" Came the incoherent voice of Ron Weasley with his mouth full.
Hermione wrinkled her nose in disgust as bits of chewed up sausage landed on the table.
"Quidditch things, Ronald. Now if you'll excuse me, it's been a long day. I'm going to bed." She continued, walking toward the stairs.
Once she had reached the hallway before Gryffindor common room, she let out a yawn and walked tiredly to the portrait.
Before she could reach it, however, she bumped into a blonde figure standing in the middle of the corridor.
"Oof! Oh excuse me. I'm sorry, I wasn't-"
"Watch yourself, Granger. Wouldn't want you falling over now, would we?" Came a soft, sly voice.
"M-Malfoy? What are you doing here?! Are you here to insult me more or-"
Draco raised his hands to slow her down, succeeding as, though a little wary, Hermione shut up and let him talk.
"I'm just walking around, Granger. Great hall's getting too noisy. What are you doing here? Where's Potter? Or Weasley?"
Hermione raised an eyebrow.
"I'm going to the Gryffindor common room, Malfoy. It's down the hall. Wait, why haven't you insulted me yet?"
"Because I don't always have to insult you. Unless you want me to?" Her silence was more than he needed. "I'll take that as a no then. Anyway, you must be going to the common room for something, seeing as Potter and Weasley are still downstairs. As a matter of fact, everyone's downstairs except us."
"If you must have an answer, then fine. It's been a long day so I'm going to bed."
"Really? Mind if I Slytherin?"