Chapter Eleven

"Hermione, you okay?" Delila asked, the next day in Potions class, while the class was patiently waiting for Snape to come back from a staff meeting.

"Fine, why do you ask?" Hermione asked innocently.

"Well, Draco isn't here today. So i was thinking... well... DID U GUYS BREAK UP?" She asked excitedly.

"Shhhhhh," Hermione glanced around the room, but then looked amused, "honestly, Delila, where does this hyper problem come from?"

"You didn't answer my question Herm," Delila pointed out.

"Shut your hole, Delila." Billow commanded, beside her.

"Why don\'t you shut your hole, Billow. And what kind of name is Billow anyway! Billy I can understand, but Billow?" Delila's voice started to raise.

"Oh, and Delila is any better! Why do you have to be so annoying?" Billow asked heatedly.

Delila stood up from her seat and clenched her fists.

"Delila, Billow. Can you guys please be quiet?\" Hermione asked quietly but firmly, afraid Delila was going to punch him. She glanced at all the students who were looking at them.

Delila and Billow glared at each other for another second but Delila sat back down.

But what Hermione was really thinking, was that how much Billow and Delila were like her and Ron. Never stopped fighting. Hmmm... romance in the near fuure, maybe?

"Pssst! Hermione." someone whispered from the open doorway.

Hermione glanced up surprised, and ran over to the doorway. \"Ron, Harry. What are you guys doing here? You're lucky Snape isn't here."

Ron and Harry looked at each other, and then burst out laughing. "Oh yeah, about that staff meeting. Let\'s just say revenge is sweet," Harry said.

Hermione felt herself smiling, she missed these guys so much."So what have you been doing all day?"

"Well, we mostly stayed with Hagrid. I swear, he hasn't changed at all! Then we visited Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore." Ron stated.

"Oh, how was seeing Dumbledore again, Harry?"

"A little awkward. But for the most part great. I\'ll never forget him for standing up for me all those years."

Hermione felt tears well up in her eyes. She remembered how much pain Harry had been through all those years at Hogwarts.

"But what we were really wondering, Hermione, was what happened between you and Draco yesterday? You seemed so upset when you came back into the room," Harry asked, concerned.

"Nothing at all," Hermione said, dismissively.

Ron and Harry looked a little disappointed but nodded understandably.

Hermione felt such great gratitude for having them as her friends she gave both of them a huge hug.

"Granger, Weasley, Potter.\" They heard Snape's voice. Draco was standing right next to him, eyes cold, glaring at Ron and Harry.

"How nice to see the...old...gang here once again," He said the word old like it disgusted him. "Miss Granger if you don't mind, would you please get back to your corner seat like you're supposed to be in," Hermione let go of the boys and walked to her seat, her face burning. "I just got the strangest call. Someone said there was a staff meeting and YET when I got there, there was no professor in sight. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you? Potter, Weasley?"

A collective gasp registered around the room. The students started to whisper frantically.

"Potter, Harry Potter?"

"It couldn't be!"

"I\'ve heard so much about him!"

"Can you believe that he defeated Lord Voldermort?"

In their seventh year at Hogwarts, Voldermort came back once and for all. He attacked Harry, but Harry was much more stronger. In revenge for killing his parents, he killed Voldermort. No one else was afraid now to say his name aloud again. It was safe to say that the Ministry is still in a lot of trouble.

"Would we do that to you, of all people, Professor Snape?" Harry asked sarcastically, not paying attention to the whispers about him.

"Do you think we\'re honestly THAT thick, Professor Snape?" Ron asked, glancing amusedly at Harry.

Snape smiled, not a nice smile though. "Well, i'm glad that you visited. But I think it\'s time for you two to leave now. Don't you think, Malfoy?"

Malfoy was still glaring at them ever since he saw them and Hermione in an embrace."Yes i think so."

Ron and Harry glanced at Hermione, gave her a little wave each, and walked out the door.

"Now class, continue to read in your texts. Malfoy you can sit down now."

Draco walked over to the seat next to Hermione\'s and sat down. "I think we need to talk, Hermione. About what I just saw -"

Hermione turned her head, so she was fully staring at Snape. "I think we've talked enough, Malfoy."

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A/N: Hey everyone, new chapter up! I have up to chapter 13 written lol so when I get some reviews, I'll post some more. Thank you to the reviewers!