Chapter 10:
The Hogwarts gang watched Dudley leaving and turned back to each other. Ron, Harry and Ginny were looking at Hermione with confusion while Blaise, Pansy and Daphne were eying Draco suspiciously.
"What was that all about?" Ron hissed.
"Nothing," Draco and Hermione answered at the same time.
"That doesn't sound like nothing to me," Harry said.
The others nodded in agreement. Draco shared a glance with Hermione and rubbed his head with frustration.
"Well it's nothing, alright?" Draco snapped.
Everyone seemed to shut up after Draco's outburst. And that was a good thing to Hermione and him. The bushy haired witch smiled softly and he smiled back. Not a the annoying smirk he always wears, but a real smile. A genuine smile. However, Ginny wasn't about to give up. She knew that something had happened between the two of them and she was determined to find out no matter what. When lunch was finished, she signaled Pansy and Daphne to come over to her side.
"Something happened between Hermione and Malfoy," Ginny whispered.
Pansy rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.
"I think we all know that. The real question is what happened between them," Pansy sighed.
"Well if it helps, I just saw Hermione smiling at Draco and he smiled back. And before you ask, I do mean a smile. Not a smirk," Daphne blurted out.
Pansy and Ginny stared at the female Slytherin with wide eyes. Since when does Draco smile? He has never done that before. Even Pansy or Daphne has never seen him smiling, only smirking.
"Well, we'll fine out more later. I'm gonna ask Hermione when we get back," Ginny said with an evil glint in her eyes.
"But what if she won't tell us?" Pansy questioned.
"Then we'll see if she likes to talk in the easy way, or the hard way."
The Slytherin girls watched the female Weasley smirking and shared a glance. They had never thought that there could be a Slytherin side for Gryffindors. Then again, they thought that muggles were boring and stupid but ended up wrong. The three girls said their goodbyes and went to their next classes. Finally, school ended. The gang went back to their apartment. Ginny and the Slytherins stared at the clock impatiently, waiting for the right time to talk to Hermione. As Hermione was about to cook, Draco offered his help to her. The girls took this as a perfect opportunity to plan how they were going to make Hermione speak. Dinner was ready and it was delicious. It seems like Draco and Hermione make a good team together.
"Hey Malfoy, Zabini! You wanna go to the new video game shop next door with me and Ron?" Harry asked.
Blaise and Draco nodded and got changed. The minute they got out of the flat, Ginny dragged Hermione into her room with Pansy and Daphne trailing behind them. Ginny forced her best friend to sit on her bed as the Slytherins girls surrounded her. Hermione looked at her friends and glared at them, feeling both afraid and mad.
"Okay spill," Ginny demanded.
Hermione looked at Ginny with an annoyed expression on her face.
"Spill what? What are you talking about?"
"Are you really that dense Granger? We're talking about you and Draco of course. What happened in the cafeteria?" Pansy exclaimed.
"Back to last names now are we Parkinson. And nothing happened between us."
"Really? Then why were you two smiling at each other in the cafeteria?" Daphne asked.
"Not you too Daph!" Hermione groaned.
Daphne smiled apologetically at her friend. Hermione looked at Pansy and Ginny. Both of them had their arms crossed and was waiting impatiently. Ginny leaned her head in front of her.
"Now Mione, do you want to do it in the hard way, or the easy way?" She asked.
""E-easy," Hermione stuttered.
"Great! Now spill!' Ginny squealed, clapping her hands together.
Hermione told the three girls everything started from the Dudley incident. They listened attentively and sighed about Draco's "heroic" actions.
"That was so nice of him to defend you like that!" Pansy cooed.
"He had never done anything like that to me," Daphne smiled, "And I'm one of his best friends!"
"Yeah, he's actually a pretty nice guy. He's not such a bad person if you get to know him," Hermione sighed dreamily.
Suddenly, Ginny gasped and pointed at Hermione excitedly, jumping up and down.
"Oh my Merlin you like Draco!" Ginny accused.
A/N: Chapter 10 is here! I hope you enjoyed reading it! What do you think Hermione reactions will be? What do you think will happen next? Let me know your thoughts and leave me a review! Thanks for reading!