I was sitting through a very intriguing ancient ruins lesson when I felt a small piece of paper hit my face making me flinch and when I looked down I saw a small folded piece of paper that had a small snake drawn on it. I huffed and looked over to Draco and the rest of his slytherin friends. I could tell by the way they were snickering one of them had thrown the note.

"Open it"Draco mouthed and I frowned. I was trying to pay attention to the class now some stupid note from Draco. Especially when it was probably just an obscene note or one insulting my muggle parents. So instead I ripped it up and then shrugged at him.

"Oops"I mouthed before going back to my notes. I needed to focus on this class, it was the last one until the weekend and Ron my boyfriend, was coming to see me tomorrow morning for the quidditch match. Harry wanted to come as well but he was on some mission. After the war Harry and Ron hadn't come back but I had worked too hard to just throw away my education like that so I came back and was made head girl. This was the first quidditch match since the war and it was needed. The mood was still fairly somber and everyone was still recovering but Hermoine along with Ron and Harry were heros.

When class was over I picked up her books and tried to rush out to avoid Malfoy and his gang again but when she was walking out another student ran into her shoulder sending all her books flying.

"Watch where you're going"Hermoine called as she picked up her books. She looked up when she saw a hand holding one of her books out to her.

"You know page 65 talks all about a massive slug, you should check it out"Draco said. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. What the hell was he talking about and why was he looking at me like that. I didn't have time to think about it. I needed to study.

As I sat in my room I yawned. I had been trying to study for hours but something about what Draco said was throwing me. He had been a lot better of a student once the war was over and he hadn't picked on me at all. So why all of the sudden halfway through the year? Then I remembered his words. Draco had never been one for monsters and mythical creatures especially after what happened with Buckbeak so the slug thing must be some kind of code or clue.

So I opened the book and saw the slug Draco was talking about along with another small note. Hermoine huffed and was about to throw it away or burn it until she stopped herself. Something wasn't right. If he was just trying to make fun of her he wouldn't go to such lengths. So she unfolded the note and read it.

"Weasley's favorite flower = Lavender"

I frowned knowing right away it wasn't talking about the actual flower. Ron hated flowers since they messed with his allergies not to mention that he was a bit of a brute sometimes.

I pulled out a drawer of the desk and pulled out Harry's old marauder's map. He had insisted I keep it this year and I had never used it but now was the perfect time. I muttered the words and found exactly who she was looking for and they were not alone.

Hermoine rushed out of her room gripping her wand in her hand as she as angry as she was she was surprised it didn't snap in her hand.

When she got around the corner she found the couple. Lavender was there snogging Ron, Hermoine's boyfriend. She quickly muttered a spell and vines wove around the two of them separating the two and holding them down.

"What the hell"Ron yelled before he met the angry eyes of his girlfriend. "Bloody hell Hermione I can explain"he said but he found her wand digging into his neck. Hermione let out a cynical laugh and Ron's eyes widened. Hermoine knew she was scaring him but she didn't care, in fact she was enjoying it.

"How long has this been going on"she asked pointing her wand from one to the other. Both of them stayed silent, Ron refusing to meet Hermoine's eyes and Lavender looking at her lover for help. When they didn't answer Hermoine got even more irritated.

"Nevermind I don't care"she snarled trying to hold her tears back. She knew it was a lie and she was losing not only a boyfriend but a best friend today. She couldn't blame everything on Lavender, it was just as much Ron's fault as it was hers if not more.

"Did you know he was my boyfriend"Hermoine asked Lavender who furiously shook her head. Hermoine nodded, she took that back; it was all Ron's fault. So she smirked and said a quick transfiguration spell turning Ron into a slug.

"It should wear off in a few hours, take him and go"Hermoine said and Lavender did exactly as she was told when the vines released her. Hermoine was about to turn back to her room when she heard slow clapping behind her. She whipped around trying to keep her tears back. She didn't want anyone else to see her like this. And when she turned that fact was solidified when she saw Draco standing a few feet away.

"You know Granger maybe you should have been in slytherin"he said and she shoots him a glare.

"What are you doing up"she snarled instead looking at him accusingly. She hadn't intended on anyone to see or hear that especially Draco.

"I'm on watch and it was definitely an eventful night"he said and Hermoine nodded knowing that meant he saw everything.

"How did you know"she managed to rasp out. She couldn't believe she was actually grateful for Draco's notes today. If she hadn't looked at it this little affair might have gone on for months. Not to mention the fact that she got the slug idea from the book.

"Saw the two of em last night"he admitted shrugging like it was no big deal. But it was to Hermoine. Draco had just helped her even if he didn't know it.

"Don't go getting soft on me now Granger"he said instead and Hermoine frowned again.

"Maybe I should turn you into a slug as well to show you I'm not soft,"she said, pointing her wand at him. To her surprise Draco just laughed and pressed harder against her wand as if daring her to do it. This was nothing like Ron's reaction, he had been terrified when the wand was to his throat but Draco wasn't. Then again Draco hadn't cheated on her even if he couldn't because we have never been together, hell we could barely stand each other.

"While I admit the slug was a nice touch I would prefer a snake"he said looking into her eyes. Hermoine just snarled before lowering her wand.

"Don't mention this to anyone"she said as she started to walk off but at the end of the corridor she stopped. "Please"she added over her shoulder. She hoped Draco hadn't heard the crack in her voice as she said it or as she went to wake Ginny.

"Hermoine you better have a good reason for waking me up I was having a great dream about-" Ginny stopped talking when she saw the tears in Hermoine's eyes and she let Hermoine lead her back to the private room where the head girl lived.

"What happened"Ginny asked looking Hermoine over to see if she was hurt. Hermoine swallowed hard before pulling the small note out of the book and handing it to Ginny who looked at it shocked. Ginny was a smart girl and her eyes quickly narrowed.

"He didn't"she snarled before Hermoine nodded. Ginny didn't say anything else as she hugged Hermione in her arms and let the girl cry.

"When I see him i'm going to-"Hermoine cut Ginny off with a laugh.

"I already turned him into a slug"she said and Ginny burst out laughing.