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Wait for it, wait for it….here it is!

Draco sat in the astronomy tower and talked to himself, trying to convince himself of something.

"She didn't do anything. But she was flirting with that guy. But she wouldn't do that to you, especially after she told Potter that we were dating. But she seemed interested in that guy. Maybe I should talk to her. Maybe not."

"Maybe so."

Draco spun around and looked straight into chocolate brown eyes. His eyes narrowed and he stood up.

"You should talk to me about it."

"Fine. Why were you flirting with that guy?"

Hermione rolled her eyes, "I wasn't flirting with him, you jealous brute, I was talking to him."

"Hermione, you looked at him like you look at me. You are attracted to him. You were flirting with him. Oh, and I am so not jealous."

Hermione barked a laugh, "Yeah, that's why you are so understanding about this entire thing and not just brushing it off as me being nice to someone."

"Did you tell him you had a boyfriend?"

"What?"

"Did you tell him you had a boyfriend?"

"Draco, it didn't come up. I'll tell him tomorrow, if it'll make you happy."

"How?"

"Well, I am going to help him study, so I'll tell him then."

Draco froze and his glare turned cold and hard, "You are not going to help him study."

Hermione's stare turned as cold as his and her voice grew dangerously low, "What. Are you telling me, ordering me, not to help him?"

"Yes."

"You think you have the right to order me around?"

"You are MY girlfriend and I said you are not going to tutor him."

"What if I do?"

"Well then you may not be my girlfriend anymore."

Hermione looked at him and raised one eyebrow, "Well, then. I guess I won't be your girlfriend anymore. Draco Malfoy, you just ruined a good thing."

And with that she turned on her heel and walked out, slamming the door on her way out, ignoring Draco's yells after her.

Draco stood there for a minute and shook his head. He then bolted from the room and ran after her.

"Hermione!"

He saw her up ahead of him and ran to catch up with her. When he did he grabbed her arm and stopped her. She turned and looked him in the eye. Her eyes were black.

"Hermione, I'm sorry. I..."

"No, you are not just going to apologize and get yourself out of this. Maybe if you can't trust me you don't deserve me. And if you can't trust me, you won't have me."

She ripped her arm from his grip and walked off. When he tried to follow her he couldn't move. He was grounded.

"HERMIONE!"

She never glanced back.

Hermione slammed into the common room and up to her dorm. Ginny and Blaise came running out of Blaise's room in time to hear her slam her door. They look between themselves and Ginny ran up after her.

Ginny knocked on the door and opened it, "Hermione."

Hermione was standing outside on the balcony, looking down. Ginny went out and stood by her.

"Hermione. What happened?"

"Me and Draco broke up."

Ginny's eyes widened and wrapped an arm around Hermione's shoulders, "I am so sorry Hermione. What happened?"

"He can't trust me."

Ginny shook his head, "Some boys are stupid honey. It's ok."

"I didn't think he would be one of the 'some' though."

Hermione looked straight down as if judging the distance, then looked back up at Ginny.

"Maybe he was right, maybe I was flirting with Andy. He is hot, that is for sure. I mean not only was he good looking, but he was literally hot. His touch was so warm and gave me a funny feeling down in the pits of my stomach."

Ginny laughed a little at her friend, "Well, darling, that is what we of the sane community call 'attraction.' It's nothing to be ashamed of."

Hermione laughed through her distress and looked at the sky.

"You're right; I have nothing to be ashamed of. You should meet him. Him and his friend Colt. They are both very kind and handsome. But Andy…wow."

She went to the tutoring session. He made her laugh, but still seemed to love to learn. He listened intently to her and learned and improved greatly. Towards the end she began to love his company and presence, but there was something missing. She couldn't put her finger on it and it puzzled her.

As the finished studying and were packing up books Andy popped a question Hermione had been waiting for and, though she would never admit it to herself or any other, dreading.

"So, this weekend is Hogsmeade, right?"

Hermione looked up at him and nodded, "Yeah, I think it is."

Andy smiled and took two of the three heavy books from her arms and followed her to put them up, "So do you want to go with me? We could eat and maybe go shopping?"

Hermione looked back at him, a curious expression donning her features, "You would go shopping with me? You don't know what you are getting yourself into if you say yes."

Andy laughed and put the two books back on the shelf, "Yeah, well, Colt and my other friend Luke are taking their girlfriends and they wanted to go shopping, so I thought you would like to go too. I don't mind, at least I will have someone with me this time. Usually it is me then those two couples. What do you say?"

Hermione looked into his grey eyes and smiled, "I would love to."

Andy smiled back at her and took her hand in his, "That's great; we'll meet you in the entrance hall at say eleven?"

"Sounds great."

Hermione gave him a quick hug and a peck on the cheek before she left with a wink.

Andy sighed and slumped back into one of the chairs nearby.

As he relaxed and sat there smiling when two bodies stepped out from the shadows.

"You know you are just digging yourself a hole you won't be able to get out of when we have to kill her."

Andy looked back and saw Colt and Luke standing over him. He just smirked and stood up to look them in the eye

"Listen, she is a hot girl. I won't get too attached, at least emotionally."

Colt smirked back at him and Luke cuffed him on the shoulder as they walked out of the library.

Hermione walked back up to the common room and ran over to where Ginny was sitting on the couch with Blaise.

"Guess what, guess what, guess what?"

Ginny looked up at Hermione, but she wasn't smiling. Hermione's brow furrowed and asked the question Ginny was supposed to ask.

"What?"

Blaise nudged Ginny and she put on a fake smile.

"Nothing. But now to you what?"

"Oh! Yeah, I have a date."

Ginny jumped up and looked as excited as Hermione, "With that Andy guy?"

Hermione nodded hurriedly.

Ginny squealed and hugged her. Hermione hugged her back and started up her staircase, but Ginny jumped in front of her and stopped her.

"Where you going?"

"Up stairs to find something to wear Saturday."

"Why don't we go to my room and look through my clothes."

"Ginny, my clothes are good enough, I want to look through them first and if I don't find something good enough I will come to you."

Hermione brushed past Ginny and continued up the stairs. Ginny jumped in front of her, blocking her path again.

"Ginny, what are you doing?"

"You know maybe we should go see Harry and Ron. We haven't been to see them in a while."

Hermione was getting annoyed and tried to pass her again, but Ginny would not let her past.

"Ginny, what's going on…"

Realization dawned on her face.

"Who's he got up there?"

Ginny looked down, avoiding Hermione's eyes.

"Ginny. Who does he have up there?"

Blaise came up behind Hermione and sat a hand on her shoulder, "Some slut from Ravenclaw."

Hermione nodded and walked back down to the common room. She sat on a couch and stared at the blank TV.

"Is she ugly?"

Blaise sat down next to her and Ginny on her other side, "No. She is hot, but she is so fake."

"Like a Barbie?"

Blaise laughed, "Yeah, like a Barbie."

"Malibu or princess."

"I'll let you decide."

Hermione laughed and leaned into Blaise's shoulder. Ginny laid her head in Hermione's lap and they talked.

"I shouldn't be jealous, I broke up with him and I have a date."

"Yeah, but you aren't off fucking him in your room right next to his, with no silencing charm or even a completely closed door."

Hermione rolled her eyes and turned on the TV. They were watching The Santa Clause on a movie channel when Draco and his little girlfriend came down stairs. Hermione looked up and saw her. She had perfectly straight blonde hair and brilliant blue eyes. Her body seemed to have the perfect curves and she seemed plastic. Also she had a tan that seemed she just got off of the beach.

"Malibu Barbie." Blaise and Ginny started to giggle.

Draco looked up as she spoke, "What was that Granger?"

Hermione looked at him innocently, "Oh, we were just discussing what we would ask Santa for, if we could."

Blaise and Ginny started to giggle uncontrollably now. The Ravenclaw girl grabbed Draco's hand and drug him over to the group. She stood right in front of Hermione and stuck her hand out.

"Hi, I am Elizabeth. You must be Hermione. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Hermione looked at Draco and smiled. She shook her hand, "Yeah, I am Hermione. It is a pleasure to meet you Elizabeth."

She smiled and flashed her perfect teeth then turned to Draco. She kissed him and pulled back, "I have to go; I have a test tomorrow in Potions. Thanks for helping me study."

She winked at him and smiled to rest of the group, the walked out of the common room. As she left the three on the couch let out the laughter they had been holding in.

Draco glared at them, "What?"

Blaise calmed himself enough to say, "Studying, huh?"

Draco glared at him then looked to Hermione, his expression unreadable. She stopped laughing and stood up.

"I am now going to go pick out an outfit for Saturday."

She hopped away and up the stairs as she went.

Draco watched her go and turned back to Blaise and Ginny.

"Saturday? What is Saturday?"

Blaise looked to Ginny who just shrugged and looked up at Draco, "She has a date on Saturday."

Draco nodded and looked down. He then sat down in one of the overstuffed chairs and started to watch the movie with Blaise and Ginny.

They watched in silence.

What do you think? There will be a steamy make up between the two soon enough, I just am not sure when. By the way, I would have done the same in Hermione's place if my guy could not trust me.

I am glad someone agrees with me on the Phantom note, by the way. Thank you, you made my day.

I hope you all enjoyed this installment.

Toodles

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Nikki