Chapter 4

Draco shrugged off Hermione's insult and walked to his own dorm. Crabbe and Goyle were messing around as always, but he couldn't stop thinking about...why was he thinking about her all the time anyway? He shrugged, he didn't love her. Did he? No, no he didn't. In fact he wouldn't even know love if it smacked him right in the face. He continued up to the Slytherin common room. Where he came face-toface with Daphne Greengrass and Blaise.

"You're late!"

"What?" She sighed angrily and pulled him aside to a darker part of the room.

"Listen, d'you know how Potter did it?" Blaise asked.

"No. Why would I, he's not my friend!" Blaise and Daphne glanced sideways at each other.

"Word has it you and mudblood are together." Draco felt his blood go cold, his face go white. He could say something clever to them like: "Yeah, I started that rumour off just to annoy her!", but his face gave everything away.

"And?" He spat the word at them. To his surprise they looked shocked.

"You're not denying it?" Pansy's voice came from behind him.

"Bloody hell, Pansy! Nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"Sure Grangers already given you one." Draco looked at Blaise

"Whatever. After today, when Crabbe, Goyle and I went up to her she hates me. I-I don't even remember what I said!" He moaned.

"There, there. Your girl will be with you soon." Daphne smile, Draco rolled his eyes.

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Hermione hesistantly walked up the steps to the owlery. She was looking for Draco, she hadn't seen him all day and wanted to talk to him. Explain why she was mad at him. She slipped him a note in class right at the end. Whether he'd bother showing up, she had no idea.

As she walked into the owlery and up the stairs, she heard someone say "Ah!" She walked in to see Harry.

"Harry?" He quickly shoved the letter in his pocket.

"Hermione!" He smiled. She hadn't exactly seen him since the goblet thing, he either went to breakfast early or late and she completely missed him. She went up to him and hugged him.

"It's so good to see you!"

"You too!" He whispered. They broke apart and he spoke again. "Before you ask, I didn't-"

"I know you didn't put your name in Harry. It was impossible. Fred and George proved that!" He laughed.

"I've missed having someone to talk to.." He moaned. "Other than that stupid woman of course."

"Ronald not talking to you then?" He met her gaze. "He hasn't been speaking to me either, only about homework. I've been hanging with Ginny." She smiled again. Neither spoke for a while and just awkwardly nodded.

"Hermione?" Her mione jumped at Draco's voice. "I didn't think you'd show up I thought-"

"Wait what?" Harry stepped around Hermione and saw Draco. It took him a while, but Hermione saw his eyes open in realisation. He met Hermione's eyes again. "You better be glad I'm not speaking to Ronald then, Hermione!" She could see smugness in his face.

"Fine. You caught us. Bravo!" She rolled her eyes.

"Wait, that's why you called me here?"

"No Draco, I didn't think anyone would be here!" She shouted at him. He looked annoyed and confused.

"Oh yeah, it's just the owlery. No-one uses it!" He threw his arms in the air and then ran back down.

"Great." Hermione moaned. Harry laughed.

"I've missed you so much." She shoved him in the stomach and laughed with him. Draco would get over this soon enough, it was inevitable that someone would find out soon anyway. Better to be the guy that everybody wasn't talking to at the moment.