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A Forbidden Love
Chapter Four: Keep Your Enemies Closer?
Walking down the hallways to the Great Hall, Hermione saw that they were filled with annoying first-years. She even had to push a small one out of her way. Ron gave her an awkward look but turned around to laugh at the first-year. Thankfully they just got up and kept doing what they were doing earlier. Hermione rolled her eyes and huffed her way to the Great Hall, not really speaking to Ron.
"I heard Ginny got put in your room?" He asked finally as they sat down side by side at their table.
"Yeah, but it's okay. She's the only sixth-year in there so... she won't mess with us." Hermione explained, looking at Ron and laughed.
"Wow.." Ron started, smiling and shaking his head as he opened one of his books. "I never thought you would hate my sister."
"Well, .. she crossed the line." Hermione responded in a stern tone.
"Yeah... shame on her."
"Shut up, Ron.."
They talked for a little bit longer before more people came in. They both saw Harry and Ginny enter, smiling and what looked like to be play fighting or teasing. 'So childish.. I can be fun.'
As they ate, they all talked about their classes and such. Harry and Ginny were sitting with each other by Ron and Hermione and everyone else. Hermione didn't see the point though, it just made everything awkward. However, she kept her mouth shut. She didn't want to be fake and put on a smile that wasn't real or say something really mean and have everyone feel discomfort about the situation. So she didn't say anything at all.
She didn't pay any attention to Draco and Pansy across the way. She had no reason to. Hermione thought it would be silly to obsess over him and his problems. If he had any. Which, she sure he did. He was a Death Eater after all? However, she did look up for a split second and saw Malfoy staring at her, blankly. She looked back the same but then looked back down at her plate and over to Ron to say something to him. Not seeming to care what he was trying to do to her. Mind tricks? Nah.
Although it did creep her out in a way.
Pansy didn't seem to notice what he was looking at either. She was too busy talking to another Slytherin boy. A seventh-year as well. That was normal. However, not when Draco saw. Which he did. He gave Pansy a little tug on her arm, like a little puppy wanting attention. 'That's odd..' Hermione though, glancing over again through her thick hair. Pansy looked over at him and gave him a kiss and it was "alright" again. All happy, nothing wrong. Hermione rolled her eyes as the bell rang.
Off to potions.
Hermione walked with Ron again. Leaving Harry and Ginny behind. Neville caught up shortly, it sounded like he was running.
"Hey guys!" He huffed.
"Hey Neville." Both Hermione and Ron said together.
"So, you think Snape is going to teach potions this year?" He asked.
"Of course, who else would?" Hermione remarked.
"Yeah, I mean... who else is evil eno-" Ron stopped. "G-good morning professor."
"It certainly is a "good" morning Mr. Weasley.." Snape said slowly in his normal, weird, creepy tone of voice. Standing at the door of the potions class. Hermione giggled at she walked in, leaving Ron standing in front of the professor.
"Sorry, Professor Snape." Ron said, bowing his head down as he entered finally. Neville rushing in after him.
They sat down in the middle of the class. Not too far in front and not too far in the back. Ron and Hermione sat next to each other. Harry came in by himself after saying bye to Ginny at her class. Harry sat on the left desk, on Ron's side. Hermione could see that Harry was sitting with Neville and smiled at both nicely as she could. She got out her potions book and so did Ron, trying to be good student this year.. not wanting to get on Snape's bad side any time soon. After all the mess he's gone through. No one would.
Right before the bell rang, Hermione heard a big group of people enter the room but didn't turn around to see who it was. She knew.
"Well,.." Of course, who else? "Looks like I'll be sitting next to you then, eh?" Draco asked, smirking at Hermione as he sat down at the table to her right. Pansy of course, sitting with him who flaunted her ring to the other Slytherin girls who squealed and giggled. Making Hermione roll her eyes, who was still not paying any attention to him or them what-so-ever.
"I suppose.." She finally said, lazily. Flipping through her book, acting like she didn't care.
Malfoy chuckled as he got out his potions book as well. Not saying anything else.
Snape got in front of the room and stared at the class. Something was different about him, obviously.
"I'm not going to let any off easy this year..." He started, a couple students chuckling, Hermione heard a few remarks. Apparently they didn't know what happened last year. How dumb of them. They could be dead in a second if Snape even wished it. "Some of you may know about last year's... 'issue' but I assure you, I still teach potions, I haven't lost my position of a professor and I am now the headmaster..." He explained rather quickly, before going over to his desk to pull out a potions book. "Copy all of chapter two... No talking."
Most of the class was spent copying down "notes" from the book. Hermione didn't mind even if it was rather boring. She enjoyed the peace and quiet nonetheless. However, she was interrupted a few times.
"So, you and Potter are... 'no more'?" She heard Malfoy whisper, leaning across his table towards her.
"Why do you care?" She replied back with a question. Not looking away from her book.
"Well.. just curious really. I thought Potter was crazy but... a Weasley?"
"He seems happy.." She shrugged, still not bothering to move her eyes towards him.
"Happy, maybe.." He started, "I think ... well, never mind.." He didn't finish. 'What? Don't have a little snide comment?' She thought to herself. 'What a shame..' Malfoy chuckled.
Finally Hermione looked up for a second. It seemed like Malfoy heard her thoughts. Oh no, could he? 'Urgh... Shit!... I mean!... Damnit.." She thought or tried not to think, bringing her head down and clinched her quill. Malfoy chuckled again even more. Hermione turned red, rolled her eyes and just went back to writing more notes. Malfoy couldn't read minds... No, no, no. Never. She told herself.
After that little embarrassment, the bell rang and Hermione and them were off to Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Hermione somewhat rushed out of the class before anyone could leave. Her faced was flush red, her book in her arms, Ron running after to her.
"Now what's wrong?" He asked, finally catching up to her. "Did Malfoy say something?"
"No, Ron. Its nothing." She lied.
"Well, you sure did storm out like something was wrong... It isn't Harry is it?"
"Harry didn't even speak to me, Ron! Please... its nothing.." She explained as they finally got their next classroom. They were the first ones there.
"Sorry.." He said, following her over to a far right table and sat on left side of Hermione. He looked at her worried before slowly taking out his book for the class as Hermione already put away her other one. Already flipping through her next one.
"Its okay. Sorry for snapping.." She responded, patting his shoulder gently. "Everything is just weird, that's all.."
"I could imagine." Ron said, opening his book. "But if you need to talk to someone..."
"I know.." Hermione said, looking over, smiling. "Thanks."
More students were coming in finally. Harry sat behind Ron and Neville behind Hermione. Most of the student in this class were split up between the two houses. Just because it was a really bad class when it came to the "Dark Arts". People tended to well.. get into trouble more in this class. A weird vibe, talking about such things. So, that meant the Slytherins and Malfoy, would stay away from Hermione in this class. 'Thank God..'
Instead, Malfoy sat on Ron's left side at the middle table. It still made her uncomfortable. Malfoy usually stayed in the back of class rooms. What was he trying to pull? She could see at the corner of her eye that Pansy sat next to him. Crabbe and Goyel sat in front of them. Blaise sat behind Draco. Blaise was an odd person. Never really talked unless talked to. He was Draco's "right-hand-man". Crabbe and Goyel were just body guards. You never saw Blaise with any body unless with was with Draco and his gang. Blaise never had a girlfriend in his life, but always gave advice to Malfoy on who was "attractive". He had once admitted that Ginny was good looking but would never touch a half-blood. That's just how Zabini was. Full power to the pure breads. What a Hitler.
Hermione once thought he was gay. 'Wouldn't that be a funny story to tell Malfoy.. Heh.'
Amycus Carrow, the professor for this year's class got in front of the class and introduced herself to everyone. Rumors were that her and her sister, Alecto, were Death Eaters and were sent to the school by Voldemort. 'Everyone's a Death Eater nowadays...' Ms. Carrow seemed very creepy. Like all the other Defense Against the Dark Arts' teachers.
Throughout the class, everyone wrote notes from the book, talked about this years studies and such. Hermione looked over at Malfoy who was smiling every now and then. Wasn't paying that much attention to the teacher. He probably knew something she didn't. Probably everyone knew something she didn't. Oh well.
After that class, they had Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall. Hermione liked that class the best. It wasn't creepy at all. Very normal. However, Malfoy couldn't see the point of the class. Always argued what it could possibly to do help the students. All he cared about what "dark" and "evil" subjects. 'Weirdo..'
When that class ended, they all went to the Great Hall to either study, do homework, or of course have a little something to eat. Can't work on an empty stomach, Hermione always thought.
She walked with Ron and Harry. For once without Ginny tagging along. It felt nice to have three of them together. They all talked about how the classes were so far.
"I'm surprised neither you or Harry has gotten a detention yet!" Hermione joked and laughed.
"I don't think Harry will cause any trouble with Snape this year. But that D.A.D.A. Teacher? She's awful." Ron complained.
"She just seemed weird... She didn't yell or anything!" Hermione retorted.
Harry just laughed at their arguing. "I'm trying to stay on everyone's good side this year. Not just teachers either." He explained.
"You mean, you want to be friends with Malfoy?!" Ron asked, shocked.
"No, well, I don't know about him... Just staying friends at least with some others.." Harry said again softly.
"We're still your friends.." Hermione stated. Not looking at either of them as they entered the school finally.
"I'm glad to be reassured.." Harry said, looking over at her and smiled.
Just before they got to the Great Hall, Ginny came running behind them. "Harry!" She shouted and waved at them as they turned around to see her. Hermione turned around, saw her, turned back around and entered the Hall.
Hermione saw Draco and them were seated already at their table. He was reading a book and writing stuff down on paper. Pansy was talking to some other Slytherin girls while Crabbe and Goyel bullied first-years. Blaise sat on Draco's right side, staring off into space. He did have books in front of him but didn't open any. He would say something to Draco and then he would nod in reply, not saying anything back. Hermione had been looking at them, studying them the whole time before walking over at her table, facing their direction. Just as she was about to sit down, Malfoy shot his eyes up at her. Hermione jumped a bit and quickly sat down, turning her head away quickly.
The rest of the gang joined around her. Ron sitting on her left side as Harry sat somewhat in front of her but off to her right side, Ginny sitting on his left. She could still make eye shot to Draco, who was still looking over at her with his cool gray eyes. He wasn't writing anymore, instead he put his quill down and folded his hands on front of his mouth and stared at her.
"Whatcha lookin' at?" Blaise asked him, smirking over to see Hermione who was opening a book.
Draco didn't answer for a minute. He studied Hermione. He could see Harry and Ginny off to the side and chuckled. He also saw Ron who was trying to talk to Hermione about something but kept getting waved off and continued to read whatever it was she was reading. "Poor thing..."
"Poor thing? Granger? The mudblood?" Blaise asked, looking at Draco with question in his eyes.
"Yeah..." Malfoy responded. "Having to go through such ... mess."
"Granger doesn't go through mess." Blaise disagreed. "She's so 'perfect'."
"Perfect? She's a mudblood.." Malfoy said coolly.
"Yeah, but she has all the guys coming after her and she's so smart.."
"Ron equals "all guys"?" Draco asked, now looking over at Blaise.
"You know what I mean..." Blaise responded. "She doesn't need pity. She doesn't deserve it."
"Wow, you're really cold." Draco chuckled, picking up his quill again to continue his writing.
"I'm the cold one?" Blaise said, nudging Malfoy arm and laughed. "Asshole.."
"See what I mean?!" Draco said, smiling "I'm the asshole?"
"Hah, whatever... we always argue about this.." Blaise said, smirking and looking back over to Hermione. "Mudblood or not... she's pretty."
"Pretty is an understatement.." Malfoy admitted.
"Wow, you're engaged though... remember that."
Just then, Pansy popped in. "Did I hear engaged?" She asked in her high pitched, annoying voice as she leaned over on Draco's left arm, running her fingers through the back of his head.
Blaise rolled his eyes and put his head down in his arms on the table and shook his head. He found her so annoying. Draco just smiled slyly, "Yes, my sweet... I'm engaged to you." He said half-heartedly.
Pansy smiled and kissed Draco on the cheek before squealing loudly over to her Slytherin girls. This made Hermione jump again and look over at Pansy. She rolled her eyes as well and went back to reading.
She was beginning to wonder why Draco was making an effort to sit close to her in class and then this staring nonsense.
Then she remembered an old saying.
"Keep your friends close but your enemies... closer."
What could Draco want with her? If anything at all.
[Chapter END
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