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Chapter Four

As the blonde-haired Slytherin walked away with Crabbe and Goyle, he gave a forced smile and a quiet chuckle. He really hated making Hermione angry. Draco mentally slapped himself.

Did I just call Granger Hermione???

Draco shook his head and walked on to the Transfiguration classroom.

Hermione sat at the table in the common room doing her homework. Harry was serving detention with Snape and Ron was out with his girlfriend, Parvati Patil. Hermione snickered at the thought of her best friend snogging the other Gryffindor prefect.

Just then, the girl heard a voice from outside the dormitory.

"Strawberry Shortcake" the voice said, a voice that Hermione recognized as the one of Draco Malfoy. True enough, he entered the common room 3 seconds later.

Draco stood at the doorway of the portrait and saw Hermione looking at him or about a second before shaking her head and bending over her homework once more.

(Draco POV)

Draco walked slowly towards the couch, staring at Hermione. He sat down on the couch and took out a piece of parchment and began to write a letter to his friend, Blaise Zabini.

Meanwhile in the Slytherin common room...

Blaise Zabini was in his room, away from all the noise and frenzy of the common room where the other Slytherins had assembled for a party.

Then, a soft knocking sound reached his ears. He turned to look, and found a brown owl knocking on the window pane, a letter tied to its leg. Blaise got up and walked towards the window and let the owl in. Blaise stroked the owl's feathers and untied the letter before letting it soar out of the window and into the starry sky.

Blaise opened the note and found it signed by Draco. He read Draco's neat cursive writing calmly.

Blaise,

Can you come to the Head's dormitory for a second? There's something I need to talk to you about. Hurry, the password is Strawberry Shortcake. See you soon.

Draco

Blaise sighed and walked out of his room.

At the Head's dormitory 5 minutes later...

"Strawberry Shortcake," Blaise whispered, as the portrait swung open and Draco bounded out ot greet the raven-haired boy.

After saying their greetings, Draco led Blaise in.

"Draco, what is he doing here?" Hermione asked as she noticed Blaise.

"I invited him, Hermione, any problem with that?"

Hermione shook her head slightly.

"We'll be in my room, Hermione," Draco drawled, giving her a smirk.

Hermione raised her eyebrows, but smiled back anyways, before returning to her work.

"So what do you think?" Draco asked eagerly.

"Granger? Well, she's okay, I mean, she's changed, and maybe you do stand a chance," Blaise commented.

Draco's jaw dropped open, recovering quickly. Blaise snickered. It still amazed Draco how Blaise could read him like an open book.

"Really? You think so?"

"Didn't you see her smiling at you?" Blaise said, smirking. "But I think you'd better watch out for Pansy, 'cause if I'm not wrong, she's coming to look for you."

Draco groaned and Blaise snickered.

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