'I cant believe I just did that!' Hermione thought silently to herself. 'If Ron found out what thought about Draco, he'd dump me for sure! ' Hermione slowly walked out of the potions class, scuffing her tidy shoes on the floors of the dungeon. She heard snickering behind her, and turned to find half the potions class laughing at her. She was really confused until she felt something on her back. She pulled off a sticky note saying: "Don't look at me, I'm a Mudblood" On the back written in oddly familiar handwriting were the words: "Karmas a bitch..."

"'Mione, whats wrong? Oh Hermione it was just Malfoy being a little twit, c'mon, it wasn't anyone important", Ron said. Running down the hallway so no one saw her tears, Hermione hadn't heard him. She just needed to get away from it all. Why did she have to go and fall for a Malfoy! For being so bright she had acted incredibly stupid.

"Oh Hermione! I just heard all about it! That Draco sure is a spoiled little brat! One set of robes, and he decides to embarrass you like that, it's just not right!"Ginny said, storming into the dormitories. Of all the people Hermione had hoped to avoid, Ginny was one of them. She couldn't exactly tell Ginny why she was so upset, Ron was her brother after all.

"Oh, Ginny, it's nothing, just a childish prank, from that childish jerk Malfoy. He isn;t worth you missing your next class, go on a head, I'll catch up with you later." Hermione said, not convincingly. She never was a good liar. Ginny walked to Muggle Studies, worrying bout her best friend. She couldn't put her finger on it, but for some reason Hermione was acting rather strangely. For one thing she never, ever missed a class unless she was ill.

Hermione was slowly walking down the empty corridor, knowing her professor would kill her for not being in class today, and thinking about her relationshp with Ron. Sure, they were the best of friends, and Ron certainly loved her, but...

Then her thoughts were interrupted by a sickeningly familiar voice, " Granger. Shouldn't you be in class, Mrs. goody-two-shoes?

"Go away Malfoy, you have no business talking to 'A filthy mudblood' like me. Won't you just catch your death from standing that close?" Hermione saaid, obviously very pissed.
"Hermione, how dar- I mean of course Granger! Get away from me! Anyways you'd better have the money to pay for my robes, because I need new ones." Draco shouted. There was something odd about the way he said it, but Hermione was much too angry to notice.

"What are you doing here? If you don't have anything beter to do, then just leave. You already got your stupid revenge over your stupid robes, so just leave. Me. ALONE!" Hermione yelled, getting angrier by the minute. Of course, he was acting dumb.

"What are you talking about? I didn't do anything to you Granger! You're a loony!" Draco muttered Hermione was taken aback! Who could have done such a thing, if it hadn't been Malfoy. He's the only one she thought would want to make her cry, or whatever that stupid note meant.

"No, it had to be you...", but Draco obviously felt his presence was needed elsewhere, because he was nowhere to be seen.