Chapter Seven: An Interesting Conversation

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The next week went by well. Hermione continued to hang out with Cho and her friends and they all had lots of fun talking and hanging out. Draco had a few more dates with Katelynd and was very happy, or so he thought.

Rinnnnggggg!! It was the shrill sound of his alarm clock. He quickly turned it off. And so started an ordinary day for Draco Malfoy. He quickly put on a black shirt and a pair of jeans. Today there would be another Hogsmeade trip and it was one of the only times to be away from Kate. It wasn't that he didn't LIKE her but sometimes she was so . . . clingy. Plus, she would be staying at school to do homework for Potions and Divination, her two worst subjects. That meant he could possibly talk to Hermione. He had noticed her hanging out with Kate and her friends lately. He wondered why.

Draco stuffed a handful of galleons, sickles, and knuts, into his pockets and walked out to the Great Hall. The Great Hall was already filled with students eating breakfast. Draco quickly walked over to the Ravenclaw table and smiled to himself, seeing Hermione sitting next to Cho Chang.

"Hey babe," Draco said, kissing Katelynd's cheek.

"Oh, hey Draco. What brings you here?" Kate said.

"Well, I just wanted to hang out with my girl," Draco said, smiling. Draco could see Hermione pretending to gag behind her book. Then, she gave them both a forced smile.

"So, who's going to Hogsmeade today?" Hermione said in an abnormally high voice.

"I am," said Padma, Andie, Cho, and Draco.

"I can't. I have tons of homework," said Katelynd and Phoebe. Draco smiled at Hermione.

"So, Mione, we should really get together and hang out. It surprises me how little we know about each other," Draco said hopefully, still smiling.

"Er, OK?" Hermione said, slightly confused.

"So, see you later, Kate?" said Draco.

"Yeah, bye Draco," Kate said as Draco left.

"My god, he's so gullible," said Andie.

"Um, what?" Hermione said, very confused.

"Oh Hermione, for being so smart, sometimes you can be really dumb," Katelynd said, laughing. All of the girls except Cho and Hermione joined her.

"Kate, tell her," said Phoebe, smirking slightly.

"The only reason I'm going out with Malfoy is because his family is rich. You didn't honestly think I liked him, did you?" Kate said, showing Hermione her emerald ring. "Courtesy of Draco Malfoy."

"Honestly, why would you do that to the poor guy?" Cho asked in his defense.

"He treated me like crap for FOUR YEARS, Cho. Just because I'm a halfblood," Kate said firmly, a fury in her eyes.

"What exactly are you planning to do, Kate?" Hermione asked, slightly concerned about Draco.

"Hmm, I'll probably make him fall in love with me then dump him in front of the entire school at the Halloween Ball," Katelynd said mischievously.

"Halloween Ball?" asked Cho, slightly confused.

"Yeah, I heard from old McGonagall that we're having one," Kate replied. "So, we have a month to prepare."

"Well, I wonder who'll ask me," said Padma, eyeing Roger Davies and smiling dreamily.

"Don't keep your hopes up, Padma," said Phoebe. "Roger's probably going with Fleur." Padma muttered something that sounded oddly like "Bitch!"

"Isn't that against the rules? A teacher dating a student?" Hermione said. Padma lightly cackled.

"Then she'll be forced to break up with him." Padma said quite cheerfully.

"Hmm . . . I heard that there's going to be a singing contest at the ball," said Andie. Andie was practically the Gossip Girl of Hogwarts. She knew almost everything about everyone and was practically never wrong about the gossip she shared and the rumors she spread. Hermione immediately remembered the singing lessons she had taken before she had gone to Hogwarts. Then she remembered that one horribly dreadful night . . .

~FLASHBACK - 1989~

"Are you ready, Hermione, dear?" asked Mrs. Granger, spraying Hermione's hair with liberal amounts of hairspray.

"Yes, Mum," Hermione said. Hermione had taken singing lessons ever since she was 5 and she was now. She was nervous for this particular singing contest because her crush, Danny would be there. She gulped as she looked out at the audience. "Mum, why are there so many people?"

"Because they're all here to see you, sweetie," said Mr. Granger, walking over to Hermione.

"Aren't you excited?" asked Mrs. Granger. Hermione gulped again.

"Er, I guess so," Mione said nervously. Hermione smoothed down her dress.

"And, now, Miss Hermione Granger!" exclaimed the emcee. There was a loud applause as Hermione walked out onto the stage. There were so many things racing through her mind. 'How will I do?' 'Will they like me?' "WHY won't my hair calm DOWN!?' 'I hope they can't see up my skirt.'

"I-I will be singing 'Castle On A Cloud' from the play, Les Miserables," Hermione said. She cleared her throat as the piano started playing. . .

T-there is a castle on a cloud

I like to go there in my sleep

A-aren't any floors for me to sweep

N-not on my castle on a cloud

There is a room that's full of toys

There are a hundred boys and-

And she fainted. She simply stopped singing and fainted. As she recovered, she could hear the faint sound of laughing . . .

~END OF FLASHBACK~

"So, who's entering?" asked Kate, looking at all of them.

"Er, I will," said Phoebe.

"Count me in," said Padma, grinning wickedly.

"I'd rather not," said Cho, blushing.

"Uh, me too," Hermione said nervously.

"I will, because you know, I have a great voice," Andie said sarcastically.

"I will. Why aren't you entering Cho . . . Hermione?" asked Padma.

"Er, singing's not my thing," Cho said simply.

"Yeah, singing is a thing of my past," Hermione said, growing red.

"Er, right," said Phoebe.

"Uh, I gotta go to DADA class now. 'Bye," said Hermione. They all waved as Hermione got up and rushed out of the Great Hall. She started singing quietly when she bumped into someone . . .

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A/N: Hmm . . . how was this chapter? A bit boring, if you ask me (yet again, I always say that). Now, make me happy and click the ickle box in the left-hand corner. Then, go check out my other stories (though 'When Your Eyes Say It' is crappy at first, it gets better . . . er, at chapter 11, that is). Toodles!