A/N: Hello all! Here's chapter3, sorry it took so long.
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prickly-rose

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, the setting or charaters. All I own is my imagination!

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Hermione looked down at her hand which she realised Draco was still holding. Draco followed her eyes and quickly released her hand.

He cleared his throat. "We should get to the front compartment before the Prefects, so we can work out what we want to do."

Hermione nodded her head in agreement, still too dazed to speak and followed him to the front. When they reached the compartment they both entered and sat on opposite sides, so that they were facing each other. Their eyes met for a brief moment, but both of them quickly looked away.

Hermione cleared her throat. "Well I think we should seperate the Prefects into pairs. That way they can patrol together. Here on the train and back at the castle."

"Good idea. Maybe we should separate them with someone in another house," said Draco thoughtfully.

"Why?" asked Hermione.

"Because then, a good example could be set for the younger students."

Hermione stared at him. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. This was the person who constantly treated her like a piece of filth, and here he was talking about setting a good example. Her eyes quickly flicked to the exposed skin of his wrist. Well I'll be damned, she thought, no Dark Mark...

Draco watched her. He knew she was thinking about his past. He couldn't blame her. After the way he treated her, he was surprised that she could stay in the same room with him.

"G-g-good idea," Hermione stuttered.

Draco smiled at her and she smiled back. This is going to be a very interesting year, they both thought.

Back in the other carriage, the boys were still discussing what Hermione had said. They still couldn't believe that Parvati was engaged. How could she, why didn't she think about the consequences that her actions would enevitably produce.

They were really worried. So far they hadn't seen their girlfriends, Ron in particular was worried, his girlfriend was Padma, Parvati's twin sister. He knew that they wanted to have a double wedding.

Suddenly the door opened and said girlfriends entered. All the guys gave Ron a sympathetic look and quickly turned their attention to their awaiting girlfriends.

Ginny walked up to Harry and pecked him on his check. "Hi beautiful," said Harry.

"Hi yourself. Did you see Parvati's ring, it was so pretty!" said the excited Ginny.

Harry's face fell, and so did all the other males in the room. The conversations were all about Parvati's upcoming wedding and how they can't wait to get married aswell. All their suspicions were confirmed.

Meanwhile, Hermione was staring out the window, deep in thought. The things that Ron said were still on her mind. She didn't notice Draco watching her. He saw her brow crease as she frowned.

"Why so glum?" he asked.

Hermione looked at him in wonder. "Why do you care?"

"Because I have to work with you for the rest of the year, and if you are always going to be like this, then I'd like to know why."

Hermione smiled. "Don't worry, it's nothing major, just something Ron said," the minute those words escaped her mouth, she regretted it.

"Oh," said the smirking wizard, "lover's quarrel with Weasel hey?" he laughed.

"No," answered the annoyed witch, "me and Ron are not like that. If you must know he's together with Padma Patil."

"Thankyou for imparting those words of wisdom. I'll make sure to congratulate them next time I see him," he said sarcastically .

Hermione laughed and soon after was joined by Draco. Just then, the other Prefects walked in with looks of complete surprise on their faces. Their Head Boy and Girl were laughing together, they expected them to be at each others throats.

Draco and Hermione quickly sobered and started organizing the task at hand. They separated the Prefects into pairs, Gryffindor with Slytherin, and Hufflepuff with Ravenclaw. After many complaints from the Slytherin and Gryffindor Prefects the matter was put to an end.

When all the Prefects left, Hermione and Draco stayed behind. Hermione didn't want to go back to Harry and Ron, because she knew they would be with their girlfriends. Draco didn't want to go back to his friends, because he knew they would be discussing the Death Eater meeting they had attended in the holidays.

Both stared out the window, thinking about how everyone around them had changed. Or was it them who changed? They sighed. They heard each other and smiled. At least someone else is as mixed up as me, they thought.