Hermione stood at the entrance of the Room of Requirement like she had been for the past four or five weeks waiting for Zabini. That was the deal they had made. The Italian was having trouble in Charms, so he asked Hermione to tutor him. But Hermione wouldn't do it in the library. When he had asked why she had said it was because of Potter and Weasely. So they made a deal to do tutoring every Wednesday at eight every week at the Room of Requirement.

So her she was waiting. She heard footsteps and turned around with her wand out. Not because it was past curfew, but because some rouge Death-Eaters where still on the loose. But instead of the usual dark hair or a golden mask she saw some platinum blonde hair. 'Malfoy' she thought.

"Let's get this over with Mud-Blood." he spat. "Blaise asked me to give this to you Granger." he finished. She took the note he held out. It read,

'Granger, Sorry about canceling but I don't need tutoring anymore. Draco on the other hand…Does. Sorry he called you a Mud-Blood.

At this Hermione looked up confused looking everywhere for Blaise and didn't see him so turned back down to the note.

'(Knew he would call you one.) anyway we'll talk at Hogsmeade.'

B.Z.

She read the note two more times while Malfoy started at her in disgust. "Okay Malfoy, what are you having trouble in?" she asked the now the boy who had his head down in shame. The blonde mumbled, "Transfiguration."

"No, think about becoming a human again." she corrected him. Their lesson was not turning out well. The where practicing being Anigmi. Hermione had been registered one as of the year before and now had permission to help other students find their animal inside them. While she was practicing Draco decided to practice becoming half of a snake. The lesson ended with a trip to Madame Promfrey.

The weekend trip to Hogsmeade proved to be what word? Weird? Anyway Hermione showed up at the Three Broomsticks waiting for Zabini. After about ten minutes the blue-eyed Italian showed up, followed with a gray -eyed Malfoy, and a red headed girl.

They all sat down. Blaise and Hermione on one side and Malfoy and the red head on the other. Blaise got to work introducing the red head and Hermione. "Granger this is Astoria. Astoria this is Granger. Hermione Granger." the two girls nodded at each other while Malfoy turned a little blue trying not to laugh at the sound of Hermione's name.

There was an awkward silence. Hermione loathed being stuck with three Slytherins'. (Astoria had a Slytherin Perfects' Badge). Blaise sensing he discomfort told the others they where going to go get some Butterbeers' for everyone and pulled her up and out of the booth. "What's wrong?" he asked, worry on evident on his face. "Nothing." she answered a little to quickly. Blaise figured she didn't want to talk about it or her Gryffindor pride wouldn't allow it.

"Come on let's got to Zonko's" he said. "But what about Red -Head and Blondie?" she asked seriously. He laughed at the nicknames she had given the other two and said, "You forget, all of us are in Slytherin, expect you should be, and they would be in Hufflepuff if they didn't except it." he finished with a smirk.

She nodded and he surprised himself and her when he took her hand and pulled her out of the pub.

Zonko's proved to be fun for the both of them. But what Hermione really wanted to do was go to Weasley Wizard Wheezes'. Fred and George's shop. Blaise promptly let himself be pulled down Diagon Alley by Hermione to the shop that was packed full.

Inside the joke shop Blaise grabbed Hermione's hand like he was a three year old. She giggled, thinking 'Oh. My. Gosh!" She must have been thinking aloud by accident because Fred and George popped up out of nowhere. Fred gave Blaise a withering glance that clearly stated, "You hurt her, I get to help Harry and Ron kill you."

Astoria and Draco where still sitting in the booth. But the only thing was they had Butterbeers' now. Out of the blue Astoria said, "They make a cute couple." Draco looked at her like she had just said that he had three heads and two of them had hot pink hair. "Blaise would never go out with that Mud-Blood!" he yelled attracting attention. "Language, dear." Astoria said, giving him a scowl that would make the elder Malfoy have a run for his money.

By the time Fred and George got through testing out their pranks on Blaise, he had a black eye, and purple polka dots on his face. Hermione kept apologizing for their rudeness, so, Blaise did they only thing he new how to get her quiet.

Draco and Astoria had finished their drinks and had decided to go to Honeydukes'. Waling out of the pub and onto the snow covered ground they stopped short of their walk at the sight they saw.

Blaise had thrown a snowball right at Hermione's face and was running from the brightest witch of their age. Scared for what could be his life. He should have gone with plan B. A kiss. Oh well to late now.

Astoria smirked at the sight that she saw. What she saw was two friends, that soon where going to be together. She turned and looked at Draco and her smirk grew. His jaw was on the ground, if the ground had not been there it would have probably be at the center of Grinngots'. He turned to face Astoria, she was smirking. He owed her twenty Galleons. He was going to make Blaise pay!

Okay so yeah, I know suckish ending but hey I did my best I altered it some from my original. Anyway let me know what you think please. With a cherry on top?