"Hello Ron. Hi Harry."
"Hey Hermione."
"Hey…"
"Were you waiting for me?"
"Yes! What do you think? Do you think we would just go to bed?" said Ron.
"Well…"
"Well? Where did you go? You don't always walk around the castle at night. You even missed dinner."
"I had dinner!"
"Yeah ok I agree you had dinner but where were you?" asked Ron.
"I… went for a walk."
" 'I went for a walk' no you didn't go for a walk! You never walk around the castle at night when you know we are not allowed. We only do that if it is important."
"Well maybe it was important."
"You said you were going to the library."
"I did."
"But when I checked you weren't there."
"I left…"
"Where did you go?"
"I just went to go meet someone and right now I don't have time for your questioning so good night!" said Hermione. She left to the girls' dorm before Ron or Harry could say anything.
"I wonder where she went," said Ron still looking at the door of the girls' dorm.
"Well I don't think it's our business."
"What are you saying? We need to find out… Hermione might be facing trouble."
"Yeah like what kind of 'trouble'? Hogwarts is the safest place I know."
"Malfoy."
"What could he do?"
"Anything he wants."
"Hermione is strong and he can't do anything he wants. There is nothing terrible he can do."
"Your right. Let's go to bed."
"Ok."
"Good night."
"Good night."
Hermione lay on her bed and thought. Should she tell them? Or should it be a surprise for the dance? Or should I… dump him? I mean Harry and Ron would never be my friend if I dated Malfoy. Or should I call him Draco? Hermione never had a moment before where she would want to call Malfoy Draco. Now that she thought about it, she hardly even knew Malfoy's name until now of course. She used to only call him Malfoy. Well at least she knew him first name.
"You awake?" asked Ginny. She was sitting on her bed looking at me.
"I can't go to bed. I don't feel very tired. So much to think about."
"Like what?"
"I can't say. Just think something very special happened to me but I can't tell anyone about. Not even Harry or Ron. I don't have enough courage."
"Well, you can tell me. I tell you everything and you can trust me."
"I know I always trusted you but I am afraid you might get angry or disagree with me or never be my friend."
"Don't worry. It can't be that big of a deal. I will probably never be mad at you. Please tell me."
"Ok, I… um… well… me… and… well… Malfoy… are… in love. We are going to the dance together too."
"Really? You and Malfoy? All I have to say is be careful! You never know what Malfoy can do. You hear?"
"Yeah. But I really think he has changed."
"Maybe. But you can never be sure. Just hope he doesn't embarrass you at the dance."
"No, I trust him."
"Ok… now why don't you go to bed?"
"Ok, goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Hermione went to bed. She hoped she was right. She hoped Ginny was wrong. The dance was in a week. One long week. She dreamed of her in a huge beautiful dress dancing with Malfoy. It was a very weird dream because Malfoy all of a sudden turned into a snake and tried to bite her. She screamed and fell to the floor. A guy came all of a sudden and saved her. She could not see his face.
Just then someone started to shake her.
"Hermione! Hermione wake up!"
Hermione slowly opened her eyes. "Wha-?"
"Wake up! You're sleeping in! You are almost going to miss your first class! You missed breakfast! Lucky I came to get my bag I forgot it! And by the way when you were asleep, you were shouting 'who? Who are you?' It was very strange."
Hermione opened her eyes more to see whom she was talking to. She recognized the red hair to be Ginny's.
"Ginny? I am almost about to miss class? What!" Hermione quickly got out of bed changed into her robes grabbed her bag and she went to her class with Ginny.
"Today the sixth years and fifth years are going to have Care of Magical Creatures class together. So lets go out to Hagrid's hut together."
"Ok," said Hermione, "But about me, I never ever sleep in on the weekdays. I hardly even sleep in on weekends."
"Well maybe you went to bed really tired," said Ginny, "Remember you and Malfoy? You did go to bed late."
"I guess your right. Oh I can't wait! We are going to have Care of Magical Creatures class with the Slythern's! That means Malfoy would be there!"
"Yeah… well we better hurry! We might be late!"
A/N: This is my longest chapter yet! Please review and tell me if you don't like something about this story or review anyway. I really want to know what you all have to say. I might start writing your reviews here and then under the review you sent, there will be what I have to say about the review. Please tell me it that would be a good idea. BUT REVIEW ANYWAYS!!!! Thanks!
