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Hermione walked into the Gryffindor Common room. Ron looking up at her from a chair in the corner. Lucinda and Katie were both sitting at a table whispering. Hermione walked over to them. Lucinda looked up at Hermione with both guilt and innocence in her eyes.
"Lucinda, we need to talk." Hermione said. Ron curiously looked over at the three girls. Katie had been prepared for a major fight, but sat in a shocked state instead. "About what?" Lucinda replied in a mean voice that Hermione now knew to be fake.
"Just follow me." Hermione said turning around. She walked out the portrait hole and turned down an empty corridor. Only distant footsteps could be heard. "I'm sorry it took me this long to find out." Hermione said. "What are you talking about?" Lucinda asked. "Oh, just give up the act. I know we're suppose to tell Draco about the mission!" Hermione said.
"Okay, fine." Lucinda replied. "Katie is still clueless." Hermione looked at Lucinda. "I'm sorry about the whole kissing Draco thing. But for the record, I've moved on to someone else." "Like who?" Hermione laughed. "That cute muggle boy, Zac Effron." Lucinda replied dreamily.
Hermione and Lucinda laughed together. "Well, I really do like Draco. I know he's hiding his real feelings deep down. He's a sensitive guy, I know it." Hermione said. "I've got to get class, but you and Draco have another free period." Lucinda winked at Hermione, before walking back towards the common room.
Hermione leaned against the wall and sighed. She heard something like a muffled cough. "Hello?" She asked the empty hall. "Who's there?" She asked. "Show yourself or I'll jinx you to the Soviet Union." Hermione threatened. A red headed boy by the name of Ron Weasley walked into view.
"So, Draco Malfoy is a sensitive guy?" He asked the floor. Her heart stopped. He had over heard her Lucinda. "Yes, Ronald, and don't bother asking about anything you overheard." She said turning the other way and setting out for the Room of Requirement. Draco usually snooped around there. She paced the empty hall where the door to the room would be. She thought about Draco the entire time. About an hour later Draco turned a corner and was walking towards her. He was looking at a book and didn't see her.
She was sitting on the floor with her back to the wall. She hastily stood up while he closed his book. He looked up and then over at her. "Uh…" He mumbled. "Um, listen. Lucinda…you know that girl that kissed me…she told me about how it was just a prank on you. Not real funny, but a prank is a prank. And she also said she did it because she knew that you liked me." He said.
Hermione blushed. "She said that?" Hermione asked. Embarrassment flowed through her. "Yeah, but…I like you, too." He replied. Hermione smiled at him. A new emotion filled her. It was happiness mixed with the loving of Lucinda and Draco. Apparently, Lucinda knew exactly what she was doing when she told Draco that Hermione liked him.
Draco and Hermione smiled at each other. Next thing they knew, they where both in a deep passionate kiss. The sound of Draco's book hitting the ground was in Hermione's ears. Draco's tongue was in her mouth. The Draco's manly aroma was all around her. She knew it from then on. She was in love with Draco Malfoy.
