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Draco wandered down to the Common Room at eight. He was a little nervous truth be told. He really hoped he didn't do anything stupid this time around. Humility was already in the Common Room, curled up in chair, reading. Her hair was swept up in a messy ponytail. Her concentration on her reading material was cute, Draco couldn't help but notice the way her eyes looked hungry for the text. Must be a new book.

"Hey." Humility looked up at him, blushing a little.

"Hi."

"So..." He plopped down in the chair next to her.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"I don't know, it was your idea." She looked at him, shutting her book.

"I didn't think it out that far."

"Obviously." Draco shrugged.

"Why were you so upset?"

"Why do you think?" Humility watched him warily.

"Well really, I've had a lot worse things said to me than that my eyes are your favorite color. It's one of the nicest things I've heard about me. I don't think you should be embarassed." He shrugged again.

"I'm not you though."

"So?"

"So not everyone's the same, god, you're worse than the Weasley boy."

"I am not like Weasel." Draco said indignantly.

"You are in more ways than one."

"Like what?"

"You have the apparent, and I quote, 'emotional range of a teaspoon'."

"Which means?"

"I was embarassed and you don't get why."

Humility looked at him, exasperated. Draco looked at her quizzically.

"Do you think you might be embarassed if you said something like that, to someone you had a crush on?"

"I don't have crushes."

"Says the Slytherin Sex God."

"What?"

"You must know what they call you."

"No, that was a new one."

"They've been calling you that since last year?"

"Who? I haven't heard this before."

"Everyone. You really don't pay attention, do you?"

"Well, I've noticed everyone calling me unobservant." He ticked names off on his fingers.

"Pansy, Blaise, En, Gen, and Glory all had their go at me, about how I don't notice anything. It was really annoying."

"You know my brother and sisters?"

"Yeah, I pulled your sister out of fall, so I know her, and Envy and Gen showed up to chat at the Hospital Wing." He paused.

"Why weren't you there?" at this Humility blushed.

"I didn't think I'd be much use to my sister if I couldn't form a complete sentence, You were in there remember?"

"Oh." Humility laughed.

"Glory's right, you're funny."

"She said I was funny?"

"Yeah, when she got out she told me all about it. She said it was odd, 'cause you're normally an ass to no one in particular."

"Hm?"

"You're rude to everyone, or didn't you notice?"

"I know I'm rude. I don't know why everyone thinks I don't." Humility laughed. She was as easy to talk to as her brother and sisters.

They talked for an hour before Humility announced she was going to bed, and left for the girls dormitories. Draco sat in thought. She'd been nice about the whole embarassment thing, calmly stating she'd gotten over it. When she'd said it, he noticed she seemed to implie she'd gotten over other things aswell, like him. It didn't bug him, he didn't need her to be in love with him, he just needed her to like him enough to help him. Hopefully with few questions. Draco looked at the clock,, it was almost nine thirty, any mischief in the boys' dormitories would well under way, since it was Friday. He headed up the stairs to join them.
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