Chapter 4

I do not own Harry Potter...duh.

I know this one took way longer than usual and I'm sorry. My life has suddenly gotten very busy again, but don't worry I won't ever take longer than a month to post. Well, maybe in the middle of exams, but I guess, then it's kind of understandable...

Hermione's pov

Rain lashed at the hazy windows outside of the Gryffindor girls' common room and an occasional flash of lightning illuminated the grounds below before the air settled back into its previous gloom. I looked at the steady flow of water as I laid on my back.

"I absolutely hate this kind of weather" Katy wined as she painted my toe nails a day glow pink. Pretty, but I don't think it's really my colour.

"Next time we should get the crimson" I sighed and wiggled my toes.

"No way, this colour looks hot. And stop wiggling your toes you're gonna smudge it" I obediently held still as she finished up my pinkie.

"Anyway, it destroys any chance of a tan, frizzes my hair-not yours apparently-"she said and gave my frizz free hair a pointed look"- and worse of all no Quidditch practice"

"Sorry, but I can only fix two of those problems" I said and grabbed my wand. I pointed it at her hair and muttered a quick spell that smoothed out her hair.

She studied her hair in wonderment"Wow Hermione, it looks great! You have to teach me that spell"

"Sure, now hold still so I can do your skin"

For the next ten minutes I adjusted the colour of her skin until it was a light sun kissed colour. Almost the same as mine. There are a very few people that I would have wasted good studying time on and Katy was one of them.

Not a lot of people knew this, but Katy and I were better friends than Ginny and I ever was. We share a room at The Burrow and only talk to each other when it's necessary. That's about the extent of our friendship, if you could even call it that. Katy is the person I would invite over for a slumber party, sneak a bottle of firewhiskey with and tell my secrets to. I wouldn't trust Ginny to keep her own secrets never mind my own. I guess people think we are friends because we are around each other a lot.

Stupid assumption really. If you go around calling people friends that are around each other a lot Draco and Harry would be best friends.

The second I thought the name a jolt ran through my stomach and a grin spread across my face. I just couldn't help it. Draco had really grown up in the past few years and I wasn't the only one who had noticed. And yes, I know he was supposed too be my enemy or something, but there was more to it than that. He was the only person that had ever had enough wit to challenge me in any kind of verbal debate and the only one with whom I could have an intelligent banter with.

And yeah, what he had said in the past hurt even now, but damn it I have needs and of late he is the only one that was able to satisfy them...wait that didn't come out right.

"Thinking about Malfoy again are you?"

"No!" I yelled a little loudly.

Katy raised a brow at me then shook her head "Methinks the lady doth protest too much"

"Since when do you read Shakespeare?"

"I stole a few of your books a week ago and don't try to change the subject"

I shot to my feet and glared at her. How dare she take my books without permission! Those things are valuable.

"You stole my books! You know-"before I could continue she cut me off.

"Oh shut up, you know I do these things. That's why we are friends" I highly doubted that, but I clamped my mouth shut and sat down so that she could paint my fingernails to match.

"Now when these are dry we are going to pick out an outfit for your date tomorrow"

"It isn't a date" I insisted. Draco had asked me to go to Hogsmead with him since I hadn't been planning to go with anyone else."We're just going as friends"

"Sure" Katy said indulgently. I had to swallow a sudden urge to knock her beside the head. She could be so infuriating sometimes.

"Really, Malfoy and I are just friends"

"Well, if I were going to Hogsmead with Draco Malfoy I would make sure that changed very quickly. I mean, he is totally hot, especially he got his new look, smart and charming when he wants too be. Oh, and his family is loaded. Your friggin grandkids will have a few billion to inherit by the time you're a hundred and ten. Why be friends when you so obviously want too jump the guy's bones?"

"I do not want too jump his bones!" I could feel a blush start to spread on my cheeks and hung my head forward to hide it with my hair.

"Fine, deny it. But one day you two are going too be walking down a hallway and the next thing you know 'Boom!'-"she clapped her hands together for effect "you're pushing him into an empty cupboard and losing clothes fast"

I groaned and hid my face in a pillow. I hated it when Katy got all righteous on me.

Okay, I know not much happened in this chapter, but I think it was necessary.

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