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**Stars mean thought**

**Damnit, I was almost late**, Hermione thought. She looked around for a seat but it looked as though her "friends" hadn't saved her one. Looks like they had enough room for Lavender though. Hermione couldn't help but feel betrayed, both of them have been distant for weeks and now this just was too much. She guessed the only real reason she was ever around was because Ron had a thing for her. **If they didn't like me, the least they could have done would have been to tell me right away, instead of waiting this long. No, that cant be right, I'm usually always included in everything.but had they been using me all along? No, I just can't believe they would do that. Not Harry, not Ron.maybe we really had just grown apart. I can understand that I guess, but it still hurts. ** She thought to herself, now downcast

Now where could she sit? Fate really didn't seem to be on her side today, the only empty spot was beside Malfoy. Hermione reluctantly walked over to him, with her chin up, and sat down as if nothing was bothering her. Lavender was in her seat, so she had to sit here, she couldn't believe she'd been replaced. **Maybe I just haven't seen the signs, things haven't been right with us for a while. I've just been too blind to see it. Deal with it Hermione, friend's drift apart every day, what makes you so special? **She thought to herself

She unpacked her books and McGonagoll walked in. "Good morning everyone, please take out your textbooks and turn to page 24."She waited while everyone followed her directions and then continued, "You and your partner are going to be studying human transformation"

"Looks like we're working together" Malfoy said

"Looks like we are" Hermione said, turning to the correct page in the book.

"Now class, you and your partner have all weekend to complete this paper, and I do expect it to be completed for your presentations on Monday" McGonagoll said and the entire class, save for Hermione groaned.

"Okay Malfoy, we should meet sometime over the weekend and work on the paper, how about-" Again she was being cut off by Malfoy

"How about 6p.m. sharp at the library tonight" he said

"Alright, now, we should get started so we have less work to do over the weekend" Hermione heard herself say and Malfoy surprisingly had no objections. Funny, Malfoy actually seems ready and willing to work, Hermione's dream partner if only he wasn't a Malfoy. For the rest of class, Hermione and Malfoy worked in silence, with Hermione sneaking peeks at Ron and Harry.

"So mudblood, been replaced already?" Malfoy asked nonchalantly. How she hated that tone of his. But he's right.. She had been replaced, so she turned to Malfoy and just said "whatever"

"What? No witty response? No comeback?" he said all this with a hint of amusement in his voice.

"No Malfoy, I just don't care anymore" and then Hermione looked him, her face devoid of any emotion whatsoever. This wasn't the answer he was looking for and his face showed it too, he looked shocked and totally put off.

"Pull yourself together Granger" he said and then went back to his work.

**Pull myself together? Oh, I'll pull myself together all right. I'll show everyone just how together I am. The world thinks they know Hermione Granger? Well, they better look out because they wont know what hit them. ** With that final thought, she continued working.