Whoo I'm back!! I dunno how long it's been but I have an excuse before you flame me!! I know you hear this from everyone but I've been so busy with school because it's my final week and I've had to write essays and study...and I've been so busy...But I have one day of school left so here I am posting! You might get another post tomorrow, and if not then sometime this week....Well on with the show! ^_^

Just a reminder~

underlined ~that annoying voice in their heads

italicized~ their own thoughts

Draco~

What was he doing? he quickly walked out of the hospital wing for fear that he would do something else. He walked all the way to his dormitory. He racked his brain for something to do. It landed on one thing. Flying. He grabbed his broom and headed for the Quidditch Pitch.

The rest of the day passed uneventful.........until dinner. Draco was heading to the Great Hall when he passed Potty and Weasel.

'Where is she? She's been gone all day.' Harry said worried. Draco just couldn't resist.

'Maybe if you paid attention to her and not just your little girlfriends, you'd know.' Draco slyly said.

'Sod off Malfoy.' Ron growled.

'Fine, but you're not going to find your little friend Granger.' Draco added while walking away. Before he could get far Harry grabbed his arm.

'Let go of me Potter.' Draco snarled.

'What do you know about Hermione?' Harry questioned.

'For your information she's presently in the hospital wing.' Draco calmly explained.

'Why is she in the hospital wing?!' Ron roared.

'Because she broke her ankle. Terry Boot ran into her and knocked her down. He left so I helped her. I carried her to the hospital wing so she could get it fixed. Maybe if you weren't so immersed in your little girlfriends you would have taken the time to think of where she might be.' and with that Draco walked into the Hall leaving Harry and Ron dumbfounded. He sat down at his table and watched as Harry and Ron walked in a few seconds later. He just couldn't believe how incredibly rude they were being to their friend of 5 years. Wait, he thought, why should I care about her? He brushed the thought aside and continued his dinner.

Nothing important happened after, so he went to bed as normal and headed to his lessons the next day. He figured that since Harry and Ron were so unconcerned with their friend that they wouldn't take her homework to her, so he decided he would. He gathered all the homework from the classes the Slytherins and the Gryffindors had together and headed towards the hospital wing. He walked in and spotted Hermione reading a book as usual. He walked over and dumped the load of homework on her bedside table. Hermione looked up in mild shock.

'Umm....Thanks, I guess.' She mumbled.

'Have Potty and Weasel seen you yet?' Draco asked.

'Yes, they came by earlier. Why exactly are you being so nice to me?' Hermione questioned.

'Because you're letting me. Well that and the whole butterbeer incident. I can be nice you know. You just have to know me.' Hermione snorted in disbelief.

'You actually let people know things about you besides the whole being tough and mean act?' Hermione asked while raising an eyebrow.

'Yes, if you must know. Although the number is low.' Draco answered.

'Why am I not surprised?' Hermione said rolling her eyes.

'Since I don't feel like yelling, I'm going to leave now.' Draco said standing up. In an instant Hermione grabbed his arm. This act shocked him.

'Thank you.' she said calmly and quietly.

'Yeah, well don't get it around that I can be nice.' Draco said this with what seemed like cruelty, but Hermione saw the glimmer of humor and happiness in his eyes. She smiled.

'Sure.' and with that he turned around and walked out.

Hermione~
What was happening? She was actually being friendly to Draco and he was being nice back! (A/N *gasps and falls off chair* *gets up* sorry bout that! I'm fine! ^_^) Her thoughts were racing. One thing she knew for certain was that Harry and Ron couldn't find out about this. They would kill Draco and she didn't want to ruin this budding friendship. Friendship?! When did it become a friendship? It became a friendship when he was being nice to you. You know you like it.

'Grr...' she growled.

'No I don't!' she almost yelled which made Madame Pomfrey come out from inside her office.

'Everything alright dear?' she asked.

'Yes. I'm fine. Umm....Madame Pomfrey?' Hermione quickly asked.

'Yes dear?'

'When do I get out of here?'

'Tomorrow dear. Get some rest now.' She said as she walked back into her office.

The next day was just as boring as the one before. As she was starting her search for a new book, (she had read all hers already, duh!) someone walked in that would help relieve her boredom. Harry.

'Hi Harry.' Hermione said brightly happy to see someone else besides Madame Pomfrey.

'Hello Hermione. Look I just came to apologize about how we acted on Sunday. Ron and I should have paid more attention to what happened to you. We're sorry.' Harry said calmly.

'It's okay. Don't worry about it. Where is Ron anyway?' Hermione wondered aloud.

'Oh he got a detention from Snape for 'accidentally' knocking Malfoy's potion over.' Harry chuckled at the thought.

'Oh! Are they okay?' Hermione quickly asked.

'They? Why would you be concerned about Malfoy?' Hermione quickly darted her head away so she didn't have to look Harry in the eye.

'Hermione.' Harry said warningly.

'What?' She asked while feigning innocence and fiddling with the bed sheet.

'Is there something I should know about?' he asked inching his chair closer to the bed.

'No!' she quickly lied.

'Hermione, I've known you for five years. Spill.'

'Fine! If you must know, Draco isn't being mean to me like usual. He has a nice side you know.' Hermione said matter-of-factly.

'Hermione....look who you're talking about.' Harry said slowly letting everything sink into Hermione's brain. He wanted to take the calm approach to this subject. This would be why Hermione liked talking to Harry about touchy subjects, rather then Ron. Ron had a tendency to run out of the dormitories with his wand drawn and his vision the color of his hair.

'Oh come on Harry. Draco's been very nice to me lately. Just please don't tell Ron because you know him.' Hermione pleaded. Harry shook his head laughing.

'Unfortunately, yes I do. Alright Hermione, I understand, but please remember who it is and the history we have with this guy. He's not exactly perfect and Mr. Nice Guy. I'm not understand, but I understand. I have to go. Feel better.' Harry finished.

'Alright, I won't forget what you said, and thanks again.' As Harry left, Hermione settled back into her boredom, but the rest of the night wouldn't be so simple. She slept for about two hours when another dream hit her. It passed as usual until she saw a face, but it wasn't just any face. It was Draco's.

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