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**Stars mean thought**

Draco Malfoy was on his way to the Great Hall at the moment, to meet Granger.

He was nearing the door, when all of a sudden; a hand darted out from around the corner and pulled him aside.

"What the - Granger?" he inquired

"Yeah Malfoy, I thought it would be best if we weren't seen meeting, it might make your father suspicious" she said

**Hmm.that's actually a good idea, I can't believe I didn't think of that, Of course I'd never tell her that**.

"Okay, well lets go then" Draco said to her and they walked to the Great Hall and then outside by the entrance. They sat down on the steps and she was discreetly looking for any sign of Lucius.

"Okay, he's coming!" she whispered to him

"Well then. I guess we should get on with it" Draco said, his voice low and raspy. He pulled her face to his and caught her mouth in a searing kiss. And he felt free, like there was nothing else but this. Of course, he was rather disappointed when he was jolted back to reality by none other than Lucius.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Lucius screamed at Draco and pushed Hermione to the ground. **Bad idea**

Granger immediately got right back up and then began to, or at least tried to speak. As soon as she opened her mouth, Lucius silenced her.

"Who do you think you are, you filthy little mudblood?" he asked her, his face full of hatred and disgust.

"Father, leave her out of this, it's me you came to speak with, or did u forget again?" Draco reminded him

"Draco, what's wrong with you, lowering your standards to such lowly creatures as this" he gestured to Granger. **I wonder when I stopped referring to her as "mudblood"? Oh yes, I remember, right about when she and I made this little deal of ours**. Lucius interrupted his thoughts

"You're coming with me right this instant!" he yelled and made a grab at Draco, which he, with his fabulous seeker reflexes, dodged with ease.

"I most certainly am not!" Draco protested, glaring at him.

"Stop talking such nonsense boy, your coming with me, Voldemort is ready for you, and I will not be embarrassed this way!" he had his wand pointed at him, but while Lucius was ranting he failed to notice that Hermione had gotten up again and had her wand, along with.Potter?? **Where did he come from? **

"No. I'm not," Draco said pulling my own wand out and pointing it at him "What are you going to do father, you outnumbered, 3 to 1"

"What, are you daft, Draco? I'm not outnumbered," he said, looking at Draco as if he was losing his mind.

"Sorry, but I believe you are!" said a female voice, which upon turning around, Lucius discovered to belong to Hermione Granger

"You'll pay for this! Draco this isn't the last time you'll be seeing me either!" and with that, he pulled out a portkey and was gone.

Draco quickly turned to Potter and Granger, and it looked as though she was just as surprised to see him as he was, if not more!

"Harry! What are you doing here?" she asked him, clearly confused. Hell, Draco didn't blame her, everyone had heard about that fight.

"Well, I was out on the grounds, looking for you actually, and I heard trouble so I decided to come over and see if I could help" he said

"Okay but that doesn't explain why you were looking for me," she said to him, a look that clearly said 'tell me what your up to'

"Well, Hermione I realized that I was being a big prat-" Harry started to say

"That's for sure" Draco snickered and then realized he was on the other end of two glares.

"I guess I just needed some time to cool down, and mull things over. I agree with what was said in Charms, completely. Ron and I have been neglecting you and I've realized that you've always stood by me like a true friend would and I'm willing to do anything to keep your friendship, even if it does mean, putting up with Malfoy"

Both Hermione and Draco were speechless

"Now, I don't know actually what it is you guys are doing, but if you want to be friends-"

**Whoa there Potter** Draco thought

"We're not friends!" they both blurted out at the same time. Then they looked at each other.

"Granger and I have an agreement, which-" Potter cut him off

"Which I don't even want to pretend to understand" he then turned his attention to Hermione. **Damnit, I mean Granger**.

"So, how about it Hermione, will you forgive me, I promise to stop acting like a git, well as long as you don't kill people or join Voldemort, anyways" Harry asked, looking at her with his half smile thing. **How the hell does he do that? I know that boy isn't as innocent as he seems, but he can sure as hell play the part**

She looked completely shocked as if she wasn't expecting this at all.

"Friends forever?" she said

"Friends forever" he agreed

"Oh bloody hell! Stop this display right now!" Draco practically begged them "All this friends forever stuff, makes me want to heave"

They just looked at him.

"Malfoy! Can't you ever say something nice?!" Hermione asked him

"But its so fun to be mean" Draco replied, his famous smirk set "besides you get all worked up and your face turns all red, actually it's kind of-" he stopped abruptly, **better not let this go too bloody far**. "I've got to go"

"Kind of what Malfoy?" she asked him

"Nothing!" Then Draco mumbled thanks under his breath

"What was that Malfoy?" Potter asked him

Draco said it a bit louder "Sorry, I still couldn't hear you, what was that?" Potter continued, pushing him to go further

"I bloody said thank you!" Draco screamed at them and then stormed off.

**Gryffindors**