Draco didn't appear for breakfast, lunch and dinner for about three weeks. He only sometimes showed up for class even than it was awkward and forced, his groupies seemed to be falling apart and branching out to others. Hermione usually liked things to stay the same. She didn't really like change. So when Malfoy stopped insulting Harry,Ron, and herself, she oddly didn't like it. Ron couldn't be giddier about it though. "Maybe he's deathly sick?" he said at breakfast. " Oh just shut it Ronald." Hermione said, and then left the hall.

Draco was stalking towards potions though his eyes where unfocused his robes not as clean pressed his hair didn't seem to have that shine to it anymore and his body seemed thinner as if he was losing weight. His hands quickly pulled at the dungeon door and let it slamb behind him as he made his way into the poorly lit room of Severus Snape. Hermione was sitting in positions class by herself, taking notes, when all of a sudden she heard a slam from behind her. " Please sit down Mr. Malfoy." Snape said, not looking up from his papers. Hermione heard the stool next to her scrape the stone floor.

Draco mumbled a sorry sir as he scooted his stool as far as possible from Hermione Granger shooting a rather cold look towards his so called friends all sitting with each other. His lanky fingers oh so slowly started to write what was already on the board taking the notes but only getting half of what was up there his features tight and rather rigid as his eyes kept un focusing. Hermione tried her hardest to ignore her new "Partner". Malfoy wasn't there for the lecture from Snape, so he didn't hear that they were now potions partners for the rest of the year. He just sat there rigidly taking notes. ' well he has to know that we're partners' Hermione thought to herself.' Malfoy Snape picked partners for the year we're partners.' Hermione wrote on her piece of parchment. She slid it over to Malfoy.

Draco didn't notice the paper until he was reaching for a new piece of parchment, his eyes zooming in on the rather girlish hand writing and his quill quickly dropped from his hand hitting the desk with a soft thud. He didn't say anything as he stood up and started to grasp his items " Malfoy just what do you think you are do-" Snapes words were cut off as the door slammed once more. Malfoy just up and walked out of the class room, after noticing the note. Hermione didn't think she was that bad to be partners with, but apparently Malfoy did. Hermione looked back down and felt her eyes well up with unwanted tears. She took the rest of her notes and booked it out of the classroom as soon as they were dismissed. Hermione headed right for the library. AS she made it to a secluded spot she saw a shock of white blonde hair "Oh bloody hell!" she said a little too loudly because Malfoy looked up at her.

Draco had come here knowing that Hermione would soon follow. Though he had not meant to fall asleep, he had meant to confront her to tell her that he could not do this. But he had been caught off guard unprepared his body jumping at her loud words looking up from where his head was just slummed forward in his arms " Merlin Granger I think you of all people would know how to act in here." he sneered out whispering rather loudly in fear of the librarian crashing there little get together. He oh so slowly nodded his head towards the chair across from him his eyes looking her over "We need to talk."