Author Notes

Thanks for all the feedback. I know the last chapter was short but it just had to be as there wasn't a lot to happen in that chapter. just build up.

Previously

"Well……what did she tell you?" Pansy asked

"I can't tell you that but I think there's a chance her friendship with him is gone for ever and I wouldn't be surprised if that was true for Potter and Weasley's sister as well."

"Honestly?"

"Yes."

"Do you think we can use that?" Blaise asked.

"In what way?"

"Bring her over to the dark side." Blaise said laughing.

"You could try but I doubt it'd work." Draco told him.

"well we can be nice to her and see where it leads." Blaise suggested.

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Draco thought the plan was stupid. Hermione Granger would never switch sides and support Voldemort. No matter how much Potter and Weasley hurt her. She was just too good hearted.

But it was Sunday, so no classes, and this was the day when the Slytherin's put their plans into action.

Pansy had decided to invite Hermione to Hogsmeade with them as is would be the perfect place for everyone to see that they were all friends. Although they did worry that something bad would happen if Harry or anyone else from that group saw them.

Draco was shock to learn that she'd excepted. Maybe she thought it was a joke so he went to make sure.

He found her in the Library.

On first look she was reading but on closer inspection it turned out she was just staring at the book. Her eyes didn't move.

"Hermione."

"Malfoy." she answered looking up at him.

"Are you coming to Hogsmeade?"

"Wasn't that a joke?"

"No. what made you think it was?"

"Pansy asked me." Hermione told him certainly. She knew her own mind.

"Well she feels for you and wants to be nice."

"she wants to be nice?"

"Is that so hard to believe?"

"A week ago I would have said yes but now I don't know."

"So you'll come?"

"Ok. When do we leave?"

"Now."

Hermione nodded.

Unsure if she could follow him. But she did. Malfoy had been kind to her when no one else had. Maybe this was odd but it seamed the Slytherin's were all being nice to her. Blaise had smiled and nodded to her this morning.

Something in her mind said they had ulterior motive but she didn't care at the moment. She just needed to feel happy.

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They'd been sitting in The Three Broomsticks for a while. It'd been fun. Nothing serious. No Ron around but that all changed when Harry, Ron, Ginny and a bunch of other Gryffindor's came through the door.

"Hermione?" Harry asked in disbelief.

"Harry." Hermione answered hating the fact that in The Three Broomsticks everybody was silent all their attentions on them.

"What are you doing?" He asked her

"What does it look like she's doing? She's having fun." Pansy answered for her.

"I didn't ask you." Harry told her removing his eyes from Hermione to her.

"I don't really care whether you asked me or not Potter but I felt it my job to answer you and tell you to leave."

"Your telling me to leave?"

"I am."

"Who do you think you are?"

"Pansy Parkinson. Who do you think you are?"

"Don't talk to him like that." Ginny joined in. anger radiating off her. "Come on Hermione. We're leaving."

"what?" Hermione asked speaking up.

"What do you mean what? Lets go." Ginny said trying to smile at her and nodding her head towards the door.

"I'm not leaving Gin. I don't want to be around him."

"Come on Hermione. I get that you hate me and I don't blame you but you can't, for a second think we'd believe that you'd rather spend time with them!" Ron spoke up for the first time giving evils to Draco who was practically laughing at the scene before him.

"What if I do? They've been nice to me and they don't make me miserable."

"Mione they hate you." Harry told her sternly. She was making no sense.

"No Harry they hate you." She told him.

And that was enough She got up and walked out followed but Malfoy and behind him Harry, Ron and Ginny. It wasn't over.

"Hermione!" Don't fall out with us over this stupid thing with Ron." Ginny yelled after her.

"STUPID THING!!! It wasn't stupid at all. He hurt me more than anyone ever has and YOU all KNEW! You kept it form me Gin. How could you do that? Then you be mean to the only people who are being nice to me! An I know what you are thinking! They don't really what to be my friends they just want me to tell them things to her Voldemort. But guess what Gin? I don't really care. That might make them fake friends but Are you all really me friends?!" Hermione walked away without turning back leaving a crying Ginny in her wake.

"I hope you know what you've done?" Harry asked Draco.

"I didn't do anything. I was just the good guy for a change. That's what you hate isn't it? I'm the good guy and you're not. Well get over it Potter." Draco told him walking in the Direction Hermione went.

He knew she needed someone.

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Hermione stood leaning on a tree, staring at the shrieking shack. She felt bad for hurting Ginny. She really did but her feeling were valid.

"you ok?"

Hermione smiled softly. She knew he'd follow her.

"Not really. They were my friends."

"You used past tense."

"I don't trust them anymore. I want to but I can't."

"It' s understandable."

"Why do you have to be nice?"

"Because I am nice. Maybe not to you in the past. But that's mainly due to the fact that I hate Potter so much."

"Is that you saying your sorry?"

"Yes." Draco said to her moving to give her a hug. She hugged him back and allowed herself to cry.

Author Notes.

As always review.

I'm sorry if you felt Hermione's outburst but I needed her to really fall out with Harry and co.

In the next chapter I will focus more on the feelings of Harry and the others but there will of course be Hermione and Draco.

It may take a while.

Review please.