Chapter 9
On Monday morning, Hermione returned to classes feeling a little better. Harry was acting really weird around her. Was that a good thing? Maybe.
She breezed through her classes and did her homework really fast. Everything seemed to be going fine. Especially since Draco and her were getting along. Even though it was fake, it was nice. She had his help during Potions when Snape started yelling at her.
"Hermione?" Ron asked when they were in the Gryffindor Common Room.
"What?"
"Can I poke you?"
Hermione gave him a very surprised look. "Why would you need to poke me?"
"You know, if it hurts, it means I'm dreaming."
She burst out laughing. "Ron, you have to poke yourself. Not somebody else!"
Ron turned red. "Whatever."
"Anyway, don't worry about Draco and me. We're really good friends."
"Looks like more to me."
"He's a nice guy."
"His father's a death eater!"
"He's not."
Ron shrugged. "Whatever. I don't think it's a good idea."
"Look, don't worry about it."
Ron sighed. "If you say so, but he's just really, really. mean."
Hermione thought for a minute and then replied, "I don't know, Ron. I think he's changed." And she really meant it that time.
On Monday morning, Hermione returned to classes feeling a little better. Harry was acting really weird around her. Was that a good thing? Maybe.
She breezed through her classes and did her homework really fast. Everything seemed to be going fine. Especially since Draco and her were getting along. Even though it was fake, it was nice. She had his help during Potions when Snape started yelling at her.
"Hermione?" Ron asked when they were in the Gryffindor Common Room.
"What?"
"Can I poke you?"
Hermione gave him a very surprised look. "Why would you need to poke me?"
"You know, if it hurts, it means I'm dreaming."
She burst out laughing. "Ron, you have to poke yourself. Not somebody else!"
Ron turned red. "Whatever."
"Anyway, don't worry about Draco and me. We're really good friends."
"Looks like more to me."
"He's a nice guy."
"His father's a death eater!"
"He's not."
Ron shrugged. "Whatever. I don't think it's a good idea."
"Look, don't worry about it."
Ron sighed. "If you say so, but he's just really, really. mean."
Hermione thought for a minute and then replied, "I don't know, Ron. I think he's changed." And she really meant it that time.
