Book – xVampirexBunnyx – One-shot – Third in the Ego Series.
Hermione is taken aback by something that Draco says, or rather, didn't say…
Transfiguration class was luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you looked at things) a no partner needed class. Although that never stopped one Draco Malfoy from annoying someone. He took the seat next to Hermione's usual spot and watched the Golden Trio file in, Hermione rolling her eyes at him but sitting anyway. "Morning Granger," Draco said cordially.
Her response was equally as warm, "Morning Malfoy. How's Ego?" Ron and Harry stared at her, utterly appalled that she would consider talking to Draco. And in a friendly way too!
"He's not bad, clawed his way up my bed hangings this morning, only to fall back down again. He's fine," Draco assured her when a worried look crossed her face. "Just got a little shock when I pulled the hanging back. He fell onto the bed."
Hermione laughed. "I worry about Ego sometimes," she said, transforming her teapot into a tortoise with pretty blue patterns on its white shell. "I think my concentration is a little off," she said softly, poking the tortoise with her wand until it turned the right colour.
"Yeah," Draco intoned, poking his own tortoise until its tail looked like a tail and not a handle. "I like you," he said softly. Hermione was stunned.
"What?!"
"Did I say I like you?" Hermione nodded, still slightly dazed. "Oh, I meant pass me that book," Draco pointed to the Transfiguration Guide McGonagall had given them. With a barely there scowl Hermione picked up the book and threw it at him. "Geez Granger," Draco shouted when the book hit his shoulder. "Lay off the merchandise!"
Hermione looked at him for a second before bursting into peals of laughter. The rest of the class passed quickly and Ron and Harry left without saying a word to Hermione. "What's got their knickers in a twist?" Hermione wondered out loud, still not quite over her fit of the giggles.
"Maybe the fact that we can actually hold a civilized conversation?" Draco guessed as they packed up their books and exited the classroom.
"So it's true?" Draco and Hermione heard two voices gasp and turned in time to see the Weasley twins drop ten sickles into Blaise Zabini's outstretched hand. Draco raised an eyebrow at his friend and then at Hermione when she didn't say anything.
A lazy smile crossed Blaise's features and he took Hermione's face in one hand. "She's pretty Draco; I think she's a keeper."
The twins laughed, walking to Draco and doing the same thing. "He's pretty Hermione; we think he's a keeper," they said before laughing again.
"So," Hermione said, puzzlement showing on her face. "So you don't mind we're civilized towards each other?"
Blaise and the twins laughed. "You two," Blaise said, gesturing to the space between them. "Have been making puppy-dog eyes at each other since the Christmas holidays ended. I'm taking bets from the first years on when you're going to start going out!"
Hermione blushed and linked arms with the twins, "its lunch time. See you two in potions tomorrow."
'Did I say I love you? I meant pass me that text-book' is from The best Book in the Whole World.
