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Looky...a new chapter. I must still be alive. YAY! I hope you enjoy! Oh, I'd also like to point out that I think J. K. Rowling is purposefully getting pregnant so she has excuses not to finish writing the books. Sorry, I'm such a nerd...:P


Potions (October 21) –continued

They both sat down at Draco's usual table towards the back of the room.

"So, I'm guessing you're going to sit here?" Malfoy smiled and took Hermione's hand in his.

"Sure, why not." She smiled back and him.

Everybody in the class was staring at them, including Professor Snape. Both of them noticed, but none of them really cared.

'If someone were to tell me this just a month ago I either would have laughed at them or cursed them. This is just so amusing! I don't blame anyone for being confused. Even Snape looks confused, and I'm pretty sure he's seen some pretty wild stuff.' Hermione smiled at her thoughts until she looked over across the room and noticed Ron glaring at them.

Draco noticed her getting a little worried about this and let go of her hand to put his on her shoulder. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little worried about how Harry and Ron are going to feel about us."

"So, I'm guessing you haven't told them anything yet."

Hermione shook her head and sighed.

"Well, even if you hadn't, I'm guessing they might notice now." He smirked in their direction and went back to watching Hermione as brush a few stray hairs out of her face.

"Okay class," Snape finally regained his composure, "let's begin our lesson."

The lesson went by fairly quickly with Snape and the other Slytherins and Gryffindors in class shooting Hermione dirty looks. The Slytherins were mad at her for taking away one of their best students, and the Gryffindors were ashamed that she would actually be seen with somebody like Malfoy and enjoy it. After a while Hermione just ignored them and went to the lesson and flirting with Malfoy.

Once or twice Snape was about to say something about Hermione, but looked at Malfoy and went on with torturing the other Gryffindors.

After class ended Hermione got curious and questioned Draco on Snape's behavior, "Is he scared of you or something?"

Draco laughed at the question; "I don't think so, why?"

"Well, he hasn't said anything to me today. Which is actually rather nice, but he always says something about me in every class. Even if it's just him calling me a know-it-all."

"Why are you complaining?" Draco snorted, "Do you miss him calling you names that much?"

"You're right, I'm being silly. I guess so much has changed so soon, I wasn't ready for that reaction coming from Snape...ever!"

"You're right, I guess it came be a little overwhelming. Well, I have to go to my next class."

"Yeah, so do I."

Draco smiled at her and started walking out of the dungeons.

"Hey, wait up!"

"What? I'm not even gone yet and you miss me already?" Draco smirked and walked back over to Hermione.

"No, that's not it." She laughed at him, "You've got my books."

They both started laughing at this and noticed that everybody previously in the room, including Snape, has left.

"We really need to go. We're going to be late for our next class."

"Yeah, you're right." He handed Hermione her books and left the dungeons.

Hermione looked down at her books, saw a parchment on top of her potions book and smiled. 'So he knew he had my stuff, it was just an excuse so he could give me this note. Typical of boys.' She opened it and all it said was for her to meet him down at the lake on Wednesday. She refolded it, put it in her robe pocket so nobody else would see it, and went off to her next class.


Great Hall (October 21)

"Hermione!"

She walked into the Great Hall and looked around to see who was calling her name.

"Hermione!" It whispered again.

"Ron?" She called back. She couldn't see him, but she recognized his voice.

"Yeah, it's me. Just follow my voice." He led her out of the Great Hall.