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Hermione's View
She woke up early today, rushing to put on a simple lilac dress that her mother had passed on to her. She could feel the excitement coursing through her as she rushed down the steps to the Great Hall for breakfast. It was their first Hogsmeade visit and it was also Valentines Day. What a coincidence! The highlight of the day was that she'd get to spend the entire afternoon with Harry and Ron at the wizarding village. Of course, they would visit Honeydukes and try out the new flavors of sweets created especially for Valentines Day. She skipped into the Great Hall and slipped into the seat in between Harry and Ron, giving them both a gentle kiss on the cheek. Harry greeted her somehow uneasily but Ron, who had his mouth full, said something that sounded like, "Appy Blabbertines Ay!"
Halfway through breakfast, Lavender and Cho came. They each gave their boyfriends a kiss and said, "We're ready to go!" She looked around confusedly at her two best friends. They smiled apologetically but Hermione was sick of having Cho and Lavender around every time she wanted to have fun with Harry and Ron. She stood up and said unnecessarily loudly, "Enjoy your day!" Then ran out of the Great Hall, eyes streaming. How could they? They rarely had time for just the three of them alone! Ever since Lavender and Cho came along, Harry and Ron seemed to have replaced her. But she had kept quiet about it for so long. She desperately wanted someone to be there for her but it seems that that someone would not be either Harry or Ron. What had happened to the Golden Trio?
Hermione kept her head low. She didn't want anyone to see her crying. She was a strong person. She WILL be a strong person. She rounded a corner and bumped into someone's torso. "Oof! Oh… I'm very sorry." Hermione desperately tried to hide her tear stained face by looking at her feet, but a gentle hand cupped her chin and lifted her face up. Tears were still flowing from her eyes as she was forced to look at the person she bumped into. She saw a pair of startling grey eyes looking at her concernedly. Then the hand, her only source of comfort dropped to his side. Without thinking about it, she leaned on Draco Malfoy's chest and sobbed. She was grateful that he didn't push her to say why she was crying. He hugged her tightly, putting his chin on her hair. Hermione heard Draco whisper, "Let's go to the Great Hall, okay? I doubt you had your breakfast." She shook her head in answer. "It's okay Mione I'll be with you all the way. Don't be scared of what my father would say, I'm following my heart now," he said firmly.
Does this mean what she thought it meant? She hardly dared to believe it. Is it possible that Draco Malfoy, son of a death eater, could actually harbor feelings for her? She dried her eyes and held his outstretched hand, then made their way to the Great Hall together. They stopped outside the Great Hall, hand-in-hand. She heard him gulp but he pushed open the doors with more force than necessary. There were several gasps and pointing of fingers at the two as they walked to the Slytherin table. Hermione didn't look at Harry and Ron, but knew that their mouths were hanging open.
Draco didn't give a second glance at anyone else but her. They sat there, barely talking but enjoying each other's company nonetheless. Draco fed her some toast and playfully smeared some jam on her nose. In revenge, she stuck a Bertie Botts every flavor bean in his mouth. Only to have him smirk at her and say, "Chocolate." She huffed and turned at the sound of Filch calling them out for the trip to Hogsmeade. At this, she frowned and got up to return to her common room.
"Where are you going?" Draco asked, raising his eyebrow, a grin forming on his face. "To the common room, to pretend that I don't exist." Hermione retorted. "Oh, so you think that I will let you miss our Hogsmeade trip, especially on Valentines Day?" He smirked, "Hermione Granger, will you come with me to celebrate Valentines Day in Hogsmeade?" Draco asked smoothly. She was shocked but grinned, "So I'm more than a mudblood now?" He shook his head and laughed, dragging her out onto the sunny grounds. Guess today won't be so bad after all!
