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Chapter 12…
Draco hesitated near the Great Hall doors. He was frozen in his steps…debating in his mind.
"Malfoy. You made a choice…now you have to deal with the aftermath." Hannah's voice snapped him back to reality. He had made a choice.
As he entered the Great Hall he ignored all the eyes that shifted their gaze upon him he made his way to the front of the Slytherin house table. As he passed the Griffindor table he met eyes with her for only a second, she had pulled away. He sat down and got his food, meanwhile ignoring stupid questions from his classmates who sat near him. He only focused on one thing…his bacon, eggs, and croissant.
Half the people in the Great Hall had their eyes on Draco the other half had their eyes on Hermione. All the stares, the hushed talking, the pointing, it was all inevitable he knew. It was part of the consequence. He only hoped that it wasn't all for nothing.
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Hermione stepped into the Great Hall with Ron. They took seats across from Harry and Ginny.
"You're alright Herms?" Harry asked protectively. Hermione nodded her head.
Ginny leaned over the table and Hermione did the same. Ginny whispered into her ear, "You're going to tell me everything…after class." They sat back down and Ginny gave a discreet wink.
Hermione looked around and saw most of the Great Hall staring at her and whispering. She looked down at her plate and took a bite of a graham cracker. (a/n: in dedication to Purple Spotted Hedwig)
"Don't mind them Hermione. They're just stunned that you danced with the ferret and managed not to kill each other. I'm quite amazed." Ron said as he took several pieces of bacon.
"I don't see why it was so amazing…it was just a dance after all." Hermione said truthfully.
She bent down and took out a book from her book bag. As she was coming back up from her bag, automatically her eyes went to a striding blonde figure across the great hall. She had dropped her book as they met eyes. The book had hit her toe and she instantly went to get it off the floor. She tried to look at him again…but found him to be more interested in his bacon.
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Draco walked with Blaise Zabini, whom to his liking never asked any questions. They entered Transfigurations early and sat at some desks in the middle. In a span of 5 minutes the room was full.
They were supposed to be turning Black and Grey birds into shades of bright Red and Green.
"Hermione? Er…Hermione? Earth to Ms.Granger?" Harry was waving his hand in front of Hermione's face as she was constantly changing her bird's color from bright fuchsias to pea green. This was a highly common situation, but the look on her face; it was a far away look. It was as if she wasn't really in the room, but thinking herself out.
Ron nudged Harry, "Mate, I think, I think I know what's happened to her. I think that she–"
"Mr. Weasley, Mr. Potter, if you both could please try and transfigure your birds like I've instructed. Now class, please turn to take a look at Mr. Malfoy's bird." Professor McGonagall went on…Hermione however was the only one to not turn to look at Mr. Malfoy's bird. She sat up and looked straight ahead. No one seemed to notice, or so she thought.
"Alright. That was the bell, now please practice this tonight. Mr. Filch asks that you do not take any owls out of the owlry to do this. Hence repeating last year a pair of students decided to make the owlry a cluster of rainbows and neon." McGonagall discreetly looked over to Ron, who knew well exactly who did that.
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"Hermione could you pass the chicken?" Ron said happily now getting to have dinner.
Hermione passed the chicken, and stared at her plate. The whole day one thought occupied her 'bushy head'.
"Hermione d'you mind after dinner if you could look at my essay for potions?" Harry asked as he poured pumpkin juice into Hermione's goblet.
"Hm. Oh yes, I don't mind." Hermione faked a smile, she knew what was to be done.
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