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Chapter 7: Making up
The next morning, which was Saturday, Hermione and Draco woke up at the same time. Draco was the first one to go down to the common room after changing. He thought he should wait for Hermione so he sat down on the couch, looking at the painting of the slithering snake up a wall. Hermione changed donned her school robes and descended the stairs to the common room.
She was surprised to see Draco sitting on the couch.
"Morning, Malfoy, ugh..i mean Draco," said Hermione as she rolled her eyes.
"Good morning," replied Draco.
"You going down for breakfast?" asked Hermione.
"Yeah…I was just about to leave." Draco stood up and placed his thumbs inside his pockets. He slowly rocked back and forth, not knowing what to do or what to say.
"Umm…do you think we should go down together?" There was a small part of Hermione that wanted him to say yes, but she tried to ignore it.
"Well, it doesn't really matter to me, but people will start talking about us when we enter the Great Hall together," Draco shrugged. He forgot about the gossiping people will do when they see her and him together, even though they're Head prefects.
"Oh…yeah, that's true." Hermione felt a little disappointed, but she found another excuse that they could go together. "But we need to tell the prefects that we'll have the meeting in the Astronomy Tower since no one occupies that place anyway." Hermione felt a little triumphant and at the same time confused on why she was so eager to have him come with her.
"All right then. Let's go." The two started walking towards the portrait hole and stepped through it at the same time as it swung open.
"Okay, I'll tell the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff prefects and you tell the Slytherin and Ravenclaw prefects okay?" said Hermione
"Sure."
They both walked in silence for the rest of the trip to the Great Hall. They watched all the students turn and gaze at them. There were a lot of whispers, but when they approached each houses, everyone knew that they were just informing the younger prefects about meetings or regarding the Halloween Dance.These people, they jump onto conclusions all the time, thought Hermione.
After breakfast, Hermione hung out with Harry, Ginny, and Ron by the lake. Hermione suddenly realized what she was supposed to tell them about Malfoy.
"I need to talk to you guys about something," said Hermione nervously.
"What is it?" asked Ginny.
"Now, don't panic please? I know you guys will go mad, but this is about..." She paused, not knowing whether to push subject or leave it. "errm...Malf-Draco."
"Draco? Since when did you start calling him by his first name?" asked Ron. He had a suspicious look to him as if he was accusing her of something.
"Ron, please just relax. You guys need to know this. We talked last night…well I kind of forced him to talk to me—"
"And why exactly did you do that?" asked Harry. The three could not believe that Hermione would be talking to Draco late at night.
"Just listen to me," said Hermione angrily and all three hesitatingly nodded. "All right, well I think we kind of, umm… made a mistake about him. And Blaise Zabini. Remember when both of them helped us to defeat Voldemort then we just left them without even saying 'thank you' to them. They felt rather stupid of themselves because they thought that we will be friendly to them once and for all after all they've—"
"They should. I didn't trust them still after that," said Ron interrupting Hermione.
"But that was our biggest mistake Ron. We should have trusted them because both Draco and Blaise wanted to...well be friend with us. They didn't actually hated us from the first time we stepped in Hogwarts, well they did actually just to gather some information about Voldemort and pass it on to the Order," defended Hermione.
"Well I hate to admit it...but they're good actors," said Ginny. She seemed to be on Hermione's side who gave her a thankful smile.
"Yeah they were. I really felt bad because they went through all that work just to save the wizarding world from Voldemort's reign of terror. Imagine they got caught...anyway I really think we should make it up to them." Hermione hoped that her message was going to their heads.
"I agree with you Hermione," said Ginny and Hermione gave her and even wider smile.
"Well, I don't," said Ron and Harry agreed.
"Why?" asked the girls.
"Well, maybe he's up to something," said Harry.
"Honestly Harry, can you think of a good reason for that? I can't think of reasons why Draco and Blaise would do that. Seriously, Voldemort's gone and their parents are killed. We need to be as understanding as we can for their sake. I mean, what he said yesterday and HOW he said it was so genuine, not at all like an act," said Hermione.
"Hermione's right. I mean what else would they be up to?" asked Ginny and both boys just shrugged.
"All right, we'll try to be civil towards them," said Harry. Ron felt he had no choice but to agree.
Meanwhile and coincidentally, on the other side of the lake, Draco was informing Blaise of the same topic that Hermione did with the others.
"You sure Potter and Weasley will talk civilly to us? I mean I'm okay with Granger and the Weasley girl, but the other boys, I don't know." Blaise was very skeptical of the whole idea.
"Don't worry, Granger will let explain it to them and I'm pretty confident they'd understand. Besides, what I told her was the real truth and I think she knows that. So why else wouldn't they believe her?" said Draco sitting against the tree watching Blaise skip rocks across the water.
"You're right. Anyway, remember what Dumbledore told us last summer? You know if we want to live with each other," said Blaise.
"Uh-huh."
"Well I thought about it and it's kind of boring chilling out in the Zambini Manor without anyone to talk to," said Blaise.
"Yeah, same at the Malfoy Manor and the elves are getting on my nerves." Draco remembered when one of the elves shooed him out of the house just for saying profanities.
"But I'm still keeping the Zambini Manor just in case I get married and have kids after this year or so." said Blaise who glanced dreamily at the sky. Draco smirked.
"I guess I'll do the same thing. So where did Dumbledore say we could stay?"
"Either your manor or mine. It doesn't really matter to me which one. He'll give us the permission to stay together since were only 17. I mean you know the law for the wizard who's under 17 living by their selves? We're supposed to be 18 years old to live by ourselves. "
"Yeah, yeah. We still have the rest of the year to think about it." Draco stood up and gave Blaise a pat. "Let's go back in; it's getting a little chilly out here." Blaise nodded as he threw his last stone.
Just as the two were walking, they came across a dirty tennis ball hiding behind a small bush. Blaise decided to play catch with it and told Draco to 'go long'. As Draco ran backwards, he accidentally bumped on someone, almost falling down. The person he bumped onto however, fell on the grass. Blaise dropped the ball and came running towards Draco to see if everything was all right.
"Hey! Watch where—" screamed Hermione who looked up to see Draco and Blaise. "Oh, hey."
"Oh umm… sorry about that. We we're just playing catch and, you know." said Draco and Blaise nodded apologetically. Hermione stood up, followed by an awkward silence, and finally breaking it off.
"So, Draco, did you talk to Blaise?" said Hermione looking at Blaise's direction.
"Yeah, how bout you?" asked Draco taking a glimpse of Ron, Harry and Ginny.
"Yeah I did. Umm… maybe we should all talk in the Heads' common room?" asked Hermione.
"We can't. Remember what Dumbledore said?"
"Yes, but we can at least ask him," said Hermione and Draco nodded.
They all walked in silence except Draco and Hermione who were discussing things about the upcoming prefects meeting. The four people behind them raised their eyebrows except Ginny who was grinning to herself wondering whether they'd make a good couple in the future.
"What are you smiling about?" asked Harry.
"Oh erm…nothing. Just glad we're all resolving things since it's our last year. I mean yours, i forgot i still have a year here," replied Ginny.
"Oh right," Harry sighed as they reached the Gargoyle that serves as Dumbledore's entrance.
"Saltwater taffies," Hermione whispered to the Gargoyle. The familiar spiral staircase led them to Dumbledore's door which Hermione knocked on. They heard the friendly voice of the headmaster telling them to come in.
When they entered, Dumbledore looked up to the six students who were approaching him. He waved his hands and chairs appeared for each of them in front of his desk.
"Please, take a sit," said the headmaster and the students did what they're told.
"Thank you, sir. We were just wondering if we can let Harry, Ron, Ginny and Blaise to come into the Heads' common room to talk," asked Hermione and Dumbledore smiled, having a hunch on why they'd be in there.
"Yes, they may, Ms. Granger. I trust that this will be for a good cause." Dumbledore gave a small wink that cheered the whole atmosphere of the room. "But I do hope that the number being admitted to that room won't increase." said Dumbledore.
"Thank you, Professor." Hermione gave an appreciative nod and the headmaster did the same. His eyes twinkled while winking at Hermione who smiled back to him and they soon left heading for the Heads' common room.
Everyone except Hermione and Draco was astounded fancy common room.
"Wow… this is absolutely stunning," said Ginny.
"Let's sit down, shall we?" Hermione led them to the couch. She and Draco sat on their own chair. Harry and Ginny was sitting together, Harry's arms around Ginny's shoulders. Ron was sitting beside Ginny and Blaise was sitting beside Ron who appeared to be staring at Ginny. Harry noticed this.
"Umm… Zambini, she's taken," said Harry.
"Oh right, of course," said Blaise. Stupid me, he thought.
"Well since I talked to my friends and Draco talked to Blaise already, what do you guys think?" asked Hermione.
"Think?" The four people looked puzzled.
"Of what we are going to do. Do all of you agreed to start over?" asked Hermione.
"I'm in it," Ginny agreed.
"If everyone's ok with it then I'm in it too," said Blaise. Ron and Harry nodded mutely, but knew they had to agree.
"Great! Then I guess we should start celebrating," said Hermione.
"I'll get some butterbeers and snacks, who wants to come?" asked Ron and all the boys decided help leaving the girls alone.
Even though the boys haven't accepted the fact that they're forming a friendship now, they just had to deal with it and try their best to be civil with each other.
Ginny couldn't wait till the boys leave because she really wanted to ask Hermione a question.
Once they did leave, Ginny turned to Hermione. "So Herms, my best girl friend, what's going on between you and Draco? And don't lie."
"What do you mean?" asked Hermione, perplexed.
"You know exactly what I mean Herms, you two seem to be getting a long very well," said Ginny.
"Of course, were friends now aren't we?"
"Yeah, but that's not what I mean. I feel like something's going to happen between the two of you."
"Well, ok, I have to tell you something," Ginny gasped; anxious of what she's about to say. "Okay, promise me not to tell anyone?" Ginny nodded her head vigorously. "Something happened between me and Draco on the train when we were heading back to Hogwarts…" Hermione explained everything to Ginny on what happened in the compartment and what happened after.
"Oh my god… does this mean you're starting to have feelings for him?" asked Ginny.
"Well, I—"
A/N: Thanks for everyone who reviewed!
guia-camille: ahahhah…HEY GUIA! Lol..iam so SORRY about Draco and Hermione! Lol..i don't know I just read a lot of fics about those two and I can't stop thinking about it. Lolz thanks for EDITING IT! Anyways I'm not a naughty girl! Lol…not really…anyway I wanted to put it on the Restricted area because there's going to be too much foul language and maybe some sex scenes, but I don't know about that part though…thanks for the review anyway! Mwaaaaa!
Rayah Papaya: Hey Ray! Hehehhe…so glad you finally reviewed my fic. I'm sorry about not reviewing your fic yet, but I'll do it soon it's just that I'm using my Kazaa int and it won't let me review. Anyway I just read your second review…lol..yeah it reminds me about our dance..lolz…and I'm not a dirty girl! Hmp! Lol…anyway you don't relli have to edit my fic because guia alredi did most of them…but wen u get back den you can b a beta for me….GOOD LUCK ON YOUR TRIP!
