Chapter 3.
Hermione and Ron finally walked past the Headmistress' office and into the Heads dormitories. "Oh wow! Ron come look at these!" Hermione instantly exclaimed as she entered the common room. Books were scattered throughout the room. She picked up the book 'Helpful Healing' and sat down on one of the red chairs by the fire. Ron smiled and walked over to her. He sat down on the arm of the chair and kissed Hermione's neck. Hermione giggled. "Ron you're incorrigible." Ron laughed at the comment. "I'm in love that's what." Hermione looked up from the book and smiled sweetly. "Ron, We'd better get to bed. We have classes Tommorow morning and we have to help hand out Time Tables to first years." Ron groaned. "Yay. My pride and joy in life." Hermione smiled again and for the first time really kissed him. Ron felt sparks as the kiss deepened. Hermione, not wanting to ruin anything pulled away and smiled. "Good night Ron." She said before picking up the book and leaving to her dorm. Ron grinned as she closed the door and retreated to his own.
At breakfast Hermione and Ron sat at opposite ends of the Gryffindor table having conversations with other friends. Seamus leaned over to Ron. "So Weasley how's Granger?" He asked smiling. "Go ask her yourself she -Oh God Seamus your disgusting." Seamus rolled his eyes. "We've only just started going out" he continued. "Look you've liked Hermione ever since what fourth year?" Ron mumbled 'second' but Seamus didn't hear. "Well just think about what it would be like with her… She's gotten much hotter in the past two years. She used to be a little stuck-up know-it-all but you know if I had the chance I'd dump Parvati for her. All the guys are talking about her." Ron felt his ears go red and without thinking he punched Seamus, hard, in the face and left the Great Hall. Hermione looked puzzled at the back of Ron and looked towards Ginny. "Whoa... Whats up with him?" Ginny asked eyeing Seamus who was now dripping blood. Hermione looked across at her "I'll be right back." she said when suddenly, the bell rang. She sighed and for the first time, headed away from her class.
"Bull Bullock." Hermione said immediately and the heads room opened. Hermione entered to see Ron relaxing and reading his time table. "Hey Mione'." Hermione walked over to where Ron was sitting. "Ron why did you punch Seamus?" She asked seemingly disturbed. Ron sighed deeply. "Just something Seamus said… about someone and I just really lost control that's all. Madam Pomfrey will heal him up." He said. "But Ron than you'll get into trouble!" They both heard the Warning bell and Hermione, after throughly talking to him, went their separate ways.
"Sorry Seamus it'll just take one more second." Hermione said as she cleaned up the dark bruise that now formed on his face. "Not a problem. I think I said some things that made Ron loose Control. My fault I'm sure." Hermione laughed. "I'm guessing you deserved what you got than?" Seamus nodded in agreement. Hermione said 'Episky' and the cream she just put on Seamus' bruise cleared up. "There you go." Seamus smirked "Thankyou healer Hermione." She laughed. "Not yet. I'm only doing trainings. The healer at st Mungoes signed me on a trial bases because I helped to heal a difficult patient. But it's illegal of course. The ministry can't know. Once I'm out of Hogwarts than I can take courses. But I'm at st. Mungoes on the weekends." Seamus nodded. Hermione looked at her watch wide eyed. "Oh god if we don't leave immediately your going to be late for divination and I'll be late for Arithmancy! See you!"
chapter 4.
Hermione knew the expectations on her and being late for class on the first day back wasn't one of them. She dashed through the halls towards the arithmancy classroom and collided with someone. "Granger you finally found where you belong. In the dirt." Draco laughed. Hermione Scoffed. "Do you mind giving me a hand?" Draco smirked and clapped his hands. The warning bell went and Hermione swore loudly "Granger I don't expect the headmistress would be too impressed to see the head girl swearing like that do you?" he asked. Hermione rolled her eyes as she got to her feet and repaired her split bag.. "Where's the Arithmancy classroom?" She cried looking at the sign held on the classroom door. Draco scoffed. "Don't you study these things like months in advance? The arithmancy classroom was moved. I was heading there before." Hermione scowled. Draco grabbed a hold of her hand self-conciously and ran up the stairs towards the fifth floor...
Hermione and Draco finally made it to Arithmancy and the class turned around and gasped. Draco realized he was still holding her hand. They both let go and Hermione walked up to the professor's desk where she began a hushed conversation. She sat down and nodded for him to sit down as well. He shuffled his way towards Hermione's seat and sat next to her and they all began their work.
Ron stormed into the common room late that day after classes. "You were holding hands with Draco!?" Hermione looked up from her book. "What? Oh… Ron it's not what you think I swear." Ron scoffed. "Okay what was it than?" Hermione sighed. "I couldn't find the Arithmancy classroom and the bell went and I was really late and Malfoy was too all he did was grab my hand so than I wouldn't fall behind. Go get a cheering charm Ron I wasn't doing anything wrong" She said out of breath. Ron eyed Hermione forgetting her comment about the cheering charm. "Are you sure Hermione?" Hermione smiled and walked towards him. "Did you ever think I would be unfaithful? Especially with Draco Malfoy? C'mon Ron you know me better than that" Ron smiled. "Sorry Hermione. I heard that and I just lost control." He said taking Hermione up in his arms. Hermione looked up at him. "Like you lost control with Seamus?" Ron smiled to himself. "Come on Hermione lets go to dinner." She smiled and walked with Ron hand in hand.
Ginny eyed Hermione and Ron when they came into the Great Hall holding hands and laughing. Ginny snuggled closer up to Harry who looked at her and smiled. "Is something wrong Ginny?" Ginny thought she should tell him but since she wasn't sure, she left it be. "No nothing's wrong." She sighed and leaned closer against Harry.
