Hello! Here is chapter nine. I hope you'll like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.

Draco stood there for a while longer, replaying the argument in his mind. What had just happened? He had just asked, practically pleaded, a girl that he should not even be talking to, not to forgive one of her best friends. Weasley was a pig, true, but why had he bothered to get into a fight over him? He knew the answer to that. He cared. More that he should at that.

Draco sighed and exited the classroom, while mentally cursing. He was not supposed to care, and he would have to put an end to it. Hermione was right, this did not concern him in any kind of way, only it did, and he could not stop it! He promised himself not to get involved again.

While passing a corner of a corridor, he heard voices. Draco recognized Ron's voice and couldn't help but stop, in order to hear what he was saying. Soon Draco heard another voice, whose owner did not recognize, it was definitely not Potters, which was kind of weird. The two boys were keeping their voices down, but they could still be heard since Ron's quiet voice could be considered more normal that quiet. Draco was curious. He soon heard Hermione's name being mentioned and tried to hear even harder.

"Are you sure that this will not be too much? Asked the boy, whose name Draco didn't know.

"Yes, it is just right. It has to be humiliating, what she did to me was horrible" replied Ron and Draco stiffened, he better not mean what he thought he did.

"It is up to you mate" said the other boy "It is a good one, but getting her diary can be quite tricky."

Draco did not know that Hermione was keeping a diary, and considering the circumstances he was not exactly pleased to know. He had an idea about what the two Gryffindors were up to, and even though this was considered a second grade prank in Slytherin, he did not like it one bit. How could Weasley be so stupid! He was not the friend that Hermione thought he was and he certainly did not deserve to be forgiven. Hermione might be the brightest witch of her age but she obviously had no idea that a person she considered to be a friend would do such a thing.

"We can handle that; I just can not wait to see Hermione's face after that! It will be priceless" added Ron.

That was it for Draco. He revealed himself, glaring at Ron, who was standing next to a boy, who Draco now remembered was called Finnegan; he was the one who would make everything explode.

"You are such a bastard!" he said while walking towards Ron, who was a good 20 feet away, he must have been practically screaming for Draco to have heard them, guess he was not trying to be quiet after all.

"Malfoy, what the hell…" Ron did not manage to finish that sentence since Draco had now reached him. The last thing Ron felt before passing out, was Draco's fist colliding with his face.

Draco glared at Seamus who was standing there shocked, before turning around, heading to the Slytherin common room. It seemed like he was not able to stick to his promise after all.

He was furious. It had felt good to punch that jerk and he was happy he did it. He had a good reason to. Hermione would now see what kind of person Weasley was. Draco would admit that he was really pleased by that. He should not care dam it! He guessed it was too late for that now.

As soon as he entered the boy's dormitories, he was greeted by Blaise who immediately started asking questions.

"What did you do?" he asked.

"Why is it that you assume I did something?" he asked, knowing that if he told Blaise he would give him a hard time.

"Oh, just spit it!"

"I punched Weasley" replied Draco and Blaise burst out laughing.

"I should have seen that coming" said Blaise, while still laughing.

"How so?" asked Draco.

"Just answer me one more question" said Blaise "What made you punch him?"

"He was planning to prank Hermione, to get her back for the Great Hall incident." explained Draco.

"There you have the answer to your question" said Blaise, the knowing smile forming on his lips once again.

"You are insufferable, you know that?" complained Draco, not denying anything though.

"So I've been told" smirked Blaise "I see you've come to terms with you condition." he joked.

"What condition?" Asked Draco.

"The Granger one" said Blaise and stooped in order to avoid the book that Draco sent flying at him.

"Oh, shut it!" complained Draco and proceeded walking up to the boy's dormitories.

"Hey, mate?" said Blaise and Draco stopped in order to listen to what his best friend had to say; he was probably going to tease him again.

"What?" asked Draco and was surprised that Blaise's words came out serious.

"You do realize that it is not going to be easy. Most people will not be as open minded as I am" said Blaise

"I know" sighed Draco.

"Are you in for it anyway?" asked Blaise

"All the way" said Draco, surprised to hear his own words "I believe I was in for it for a long time, but I only realized it now" he said, knowing that if the person standing there was anyone other than Blaise, he would have never said that.

"It was about time" commented Blaise, his expression not being judgmental in the least bit.

Draco chuckled lightly before turning to leave once again. "I guess so" he was stopped by Blaise's voice once again.

"Hey, Draco?"

"What?"

"Can I get a picture of you with that loving look? Some people will pay millions to see it" Blaise smirked. The teasing was back on.

That was the second book Draco threw at his friend that day, and there would be more to come.

So, there you have it. I feel kind of bad because i keep hurting Ron in this story, i can't help it. It is not that i hate Ron as a character (that much) i just like other characters better.(lol) Also, please excuse my poor excuse of a prank,pranking it is just really not my thing. I like the prospect of Draco having real friends as well, so that is why i am "using" Blaise in this story. (just saying)

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