Shiver

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You chew me up

and spit me out,

Enjoy the taste I leave in your mouth.

You look at me,

I look at you.

Neither of us knows what to do.

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Hermione didn't speak for a long time before Harry finally noticed.

"What's wrong 'Mione? You are so quiet..." Harry trailed off, noticing she wasn't paying him the least bit attention. Hermione was staring into the fireplace with a thoughtful expression. Ron waved a hand in front of her face but she didn't even blink. Finally, Harry shook her arm to brake her trance. Hermione looked around, picked up her books, and walked into the girls dormitories without saying one word. The two boys looked as if they had been confunded.

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It was almost a week later before Hermione even saw Draco again. Sure, there were classes and such but she barely even noticed him, she was too intent on her schoolwork. The same cannot be said for Draco.

"My father will kill me if I don't get my grades up soon." Draco said to Crabbe. They were sitting in the library looking quite uneasy being there. Crabbe just grunted, whether in agreement or amusment, Draco didn't know. He started to read again. On the other side of the bookcase (how cliche, i know) sat Ron, Hermione, and Harry.

"Ron, Harry, don't you think you should drop Divination?" Hermione asked, exasperated.

"Of course not!" Ron said, "It's way too much fun making up rubbish predictions. In this one, I predicted Harry would get eaten by a dragon. She's sure to love that one, seeing as she's got a love of Harry-killing things." Harry just gave him a dirty look.

"Well in that case, I think I'll have to start over." Harry crumpled up his parchment and took out a new sheet. "Maybe Ron will fall in love with Draco!" Ron was horrified into speechlessness. Hermione laughed which earned her a stern look from Madam Pince, the librarian.

"Me? Why not Hermione! She's the one who's been mooning over him since we moved into the new house!" Hermione immediatly stopped laughing and her face paled. Harry just looked out the window. Draco, having heard this little bit of conversation, spilled ink all over his homework. Luckily for him, he used a spell just before it did any permanent damage. Crabbe showed no indication of hearing what was said. Draco got up, and stalked over to the trio.

"Potter, don't you dare write anything," he shot a quick glance at Hermione, "about me down." His voice was menacing. Hermione stuck her nose into a book, in order to hide the blush that was slowly crawling onto her face as she realized Draco had heard everything.

"And what if I do? Are you afraid people will find out about certain feelings towards a certain Weasley?" Harry looked mishevieus.

"If you lay one hand on Ginn-" Ron stopped himself as he realized that the Weasley was himself. He smacked Harry on the back of his head. "Don't be such a git." Draco looked over towards Hermione, and was about to say something when he stopped himself, and walked away. Hermione took her face from the book.

"Is he gone?" She whispered.

"Why, are you afraid that he would ask you about your crush?" Harry was still in his bad-boy mood. At hearing this, Ron went from having red ears to his whole face being red.

"Dont. Say. That. Again." Rons hands were fists and he was talking through clenched teeth. Harrys grin disappeared and he went back to studying. Hermione just looked at Ron as if she had just realized something.

"Ron..." Hermione said tentavily. Ron gave her a look that shut her up. The subject was ended then and there.

Draco was back at his desk gathering his supplies.

"What?" Crabbe asked in a whining tone as Draco trudged out of the library with his school bag over his shoulder, Crabbe running after him.

A/N: Okay, hoped you liked this chapter. I was told it was going a bit fast so I slowed it down a bit (I think). I tried not to slow it down too much because the fastness of it plays a role in the future. Song by Maroon 5. Reviews are appreciated!