Chapter 10

'We missed you at dinner last night?' Hermione states, glancing at me with worry, 'Are you feeling okay?'

'Yes, I'm okay.' I state getting out of bed 'what time is it?'

'8 o'clock in the morning.' she replies going back to putting her things away

Shit. 'Really?!'

As if on que my stomach began to grumble very loudly as testament that I did in fact sleep through the night.

'Are you sure you're okay?' Hermione asks once more

'I think so.' I state with a soft smile, 'Just hungry.'

'Well I was about to head down if you want to join me.' Hermione offers returning the smile

'Do you mind waiting for me to get dressed?' I state throwing the blankets off

'No, not at all.'

Rushing I freshened up, threw on a pair of skinny jeans and Gryffindor hoodie and followed her out the door as I pulled my hair back into a pony tail. Typical of a Saturday morning the Common Room was completely empty. It was weird at first but, it could get so crazy that it was nice to see the same room hold so much silence.

'Why are you up to so early?' I ask Hermione as we walked into the main hall

'I was heading to the library to do homework.'

'Gotcha.' I reply as we take a seat in an empty hall

'Did you want to join me?' Hermione asks between eating her breakfast

'Sure. I wasn't doing anything anyway.' I remark.

I might as well do something productive since my normal study partner isn't planning to be around. I ran up as she finished eating and grabbed my school work and rushed to meet her outside the main hall doors.

'All set?' She asked seeing me coming towards her

'Yep.'

Walking into the library we grabbed a small table off to the side and dumped our school books onto the table. She had the biggest grin on her face as I took a seat across from her.

'What's funny?' I ask curious to why she looked so happy

'It's nice to have someone else who'll do homework; especially when they aren't constantly trying to copy.' Hermione remarks referring to Harry and Ron

'I bet.' I state with a grin before opening up my DADA textbook.

Spending Saturday mornings in the library with Hermione was refreshing. We helped each other figure out our homework, gossiped about the latest news. Boys was a larger part of our whispered conversations. I got to hear about how much time she was hanging out with Viktor Krum, and how he would just watch her do homework.

She reminded me that I had another crush on Dean and that in reality he should be the guy I should be chasing after. Not focusing on my weird relationship with Draco Malfoy.

By the afternoon as we finished up all our homework, the library soon became packed with other students who were still trying to wake up. It was satisfying to be done with my work and be able to really enjoy the rest of the weekend.

'Have any other plans?' I asked Hermione as we head back to the Gryffindor common room

'I'm going to hang out with Viktor, actually.' Hermione states as her cheeks flush

'Ooo, okay. Have fun with him.' I remark

'What about you? I don't mean to ask but, we wondered where you disappear to on Sundays.' Hermione asked quietly

'Today, nothing planned. I may write my parents and go for a walk now that the sun is out. It's okay to ask… well. I was meeting up with a- friend and we would work on homework and such.' I state unsure on how much I should say

'Oh. Okay. Is it a boy?' Hermione inquires more pushing her wild hair away from her face

'Yes.' I state glancing at her wary

'Okay, I'm assuming he's from another house, otherwise it would be pretty obvious.' Hermione began with a soft smile 'I don't blame you for wanting to keep it a secret. People like to talk. I was just curious because nothing's happened between Dean and you. You guys seem to get along so well.'

'Thank you for not trying to pry for more. Well…. To be honest it's over with now. At least he made that clear. I like Dean a lot. I guess- well. Maybe now I'll focus more on if anything could happen between Dean and I.' I remark glancing at her with a smile

'It's up to you. Don't force something if you don't feel anything.' Hermione advised as we walked through the Fat Lady's portrait.

'I'll keep that in mind.' I remark entering a now loud and bustling common room

She went over to say hello to Harry and Ron while I went back up into the bedroom and decided to write my parents. I had been mentioning Draco to my mom but not by name. He's name is too well known and it didn't matter really at this point. Folding the letter, I left the dorm to mail the letter and then walk around the grounds.

Inhaling the crisp air, I smiled as I took my time walking. It felt nice to be able to get out and exercise. The owlery was basically empty and I watched as my owl took off before I went on my walk.

I mulled on everything that Draco had said and all that I've heard from the students regarding whether Voldemort was really alive. Some were still skeptical even with all the crazy incidents that had happened here at Hogwarts and always involving Harry, Ron and Hermione.

Sighing, I knew I would never find the answers unless Draco decided to be more upfront with his reasons. Maybe Hermione was right. Perhaps I should let him go and not try to force something.

Once I was back in the common room I was sucked into hanging out and playing games and for the rest of the day I forgot all about my boy problems.