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Forgive and Forget

Summary: Draco and Hermione bump into each other, but soon those meetings aren't so coincidental anymore. But don't they have better things to do than talk to each other?

The Sixteenth of December - Hermione

Hermione had been in a really bad mood ever since Transfiguration class two days before. She really couldn't believe Ron would be like that. Wait, actually, she could believe that. She just didn't want to believe it.

And no matter what Draco tried, he couldn't cheer her up either. And it wasn't because he didn't know how, but more like he couldn't get to her because he had isolated himself. He hadn't even come to classes the last few days and Hermione suspected why.

She suspected that he didn't come out because of all the Slytherins and other people hating him for dating a 'filthy little mudblood'.

She was okay with it for a day, and the day after, but now, two days later, she couldn't be patient anymore. She walked into the Great Hall and looked at the Slytherin table, trying to spot someone whom she knew to have been neutral in the war.

And there sat Astoria Greengrass, across from her older sister Daphne. She remembered the younger one defending her in Transfiguration when her and Draco walked in, so now she was walking directly towards the brunette.

She didn't notice her until Daphne pointed at her and said something to Astoria, who turned around and smiled.

"Hello, Granger. Can we help you?", she asked and Hermione nodded.

"You can, actually. I'm worried about Draco. He hasn't been out of the Common Room since...you know. And I'm worried about him. Could you show me to the Common Room so I can talk to him?"

Astoria and Daphne looked at each other, silently debating what to do, when Daphne looked at her. "Sorry, but we can't." Then she smirked. "We also can't tell you that the Common Room is located directly one floor below Snape's office. Nor can we tell you that the Common Room opens to Parselmouths. And now bye. See you tonight in Astronomy. Oh, and just so you know, I approve." She winked and stood up, pulling Astoria with her.

Hermione stared after her. And blinked. Twice. Did they just help her, but not? Then she smiled and turned around, walking towards where Harry sat at the Gryffindor table, getting fed a treacle tart by Ginny.

She pulled him up by the arm — probably a bit too roughly — and pulled him out of the Great Hall, shouting at Ginny over her shoulder, "Sorry, Gin, but I really have to steal your boyfriend for a few minutes!"

Outside of the hall, Harry stopped. "Hermione, what are you doing?"

Hermione smirked. "We, Harry, are going to break into the Slytherin Common Room with permission of two Slytherins, who didn't help me at all."

Harry thought for a few seconds, but then smirked. "Could that possibly mean that two Slytherins gave you permission to enter the Slytherin Common Room, yet at the same time didn't?"

Hermione nodded. "That's exactly what I'm saying, Harry."

Word Count: 485

AN: Did I update late again? Yes. Am I happy about it? No. Will I try to do something about it? Yes. Will it work? Probably not, but I can always try.

Alright, so Daphne and Astoria took the Slytherin's approach and helped her in a way, but also didn't, kinda. So, what do you think? Why did Draco isolate himself?

Love, Sarah💚

QOTD: Are you excited for Christmas?

My answer: YESSSS, TOTALLY!