Hermione ran down the stairs only to find Ginny waiting for her at the bottom of the steps. "How'd it go?" she asked her. Hermione's eyes were as red and as puffy as ever. All she could do was give Ginny a dirty look. "Did…I do something wrong?"

Hermione just kept staring at her. Ginny looked back at her. Suddenly Hermione spoke; "How could you?"

"How could I what?"

"How could you make me do something so horrible?"

"Hermione?…What happened?" Ginny asked with a worried look on her face.

"What you usually do with him," Ginny looked down at the floor.

"I'm sorry," she whispered.

"Sorry isn't good enough. Ginny. How could you let me go met up with him, when you knew perfectly well what was going to happen?"

"I guess I just didn't think about it. I was so nervous about losing him as a boyfriend. And with us switching places and everything, there was so much pressure. But I am really sorry Hermione. Please. You have to forgive me."

"Do you know what an awful thing I just had to go through?"

"Hey guys!" came a voice from behind them. The two of them turned around only to see that it was Nevil Longbottom. "Oh…hi Nevil," said the two of them.

"You'll never guess what just happened!"

"What?" said Hermione and Ginny together.

"Harry's fighting with Malfoy outside right now!" Hermione and Ginny quickly ran outside and Nevil fallowed. They swung open the doors and ran to see the fight. The three of them stopped dead in their tracks to see Harry and Malfoy shooting their wands back and forth at each other. "STOP!" shouted Ginny. She ran in the middle of the two of them and got shot with one of the jinxes that Malfoy had shot.

"That's bonus for me. I just hit the mudblood!" said Malfoy with a smile on his face.

Ginny slowly got up and said, "Draco! What on earth do you think you're doing? Fighting with Harry. How many times do I have to tell you to keep your hands off of him? He's like family to Ron and I don't want you getting in the way of our re-" Hermione quickly ran over to her and cupped her hand over her mouth.

"In the way of your re-re-reputation! Yeah that's it! Your reputation!"

"What are you freaks doing?" shouted Malfoy all confused looking. He than turned to Hermione. "And as for you! You filthy, discusting, piece of crap mudblood! Don't you think for one minute that we're family because we're the complete opposite!" He stomped off angrily with Crabbe and Goyle fallowing behind him.

"What was that all about Hermione?" asked Harry.

"Nothing…Nothing at all," replied Ginny.

"Well, Malfoy has no right at all to call you such filthy names Hermione," said Ron.

"It doesn't matter anymore…My life is over," said Ginny as she turned for comfert on Hermoine's shoulder.

"It's ok. We'll figure this out. Trust me."

"Figure what out?" asked Harry.

"Nothing…Just a little secret between us two," said Hermione. The two of them walked back inside the castle and up to Griffindor tower.

A/N: sorry this chapter's so short guys. See, school stared two weeks ago and now I'm getting homework again xx. but the I'll try to find more time to write the next chapter!

ashley