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Chapter 7
A Change in Me
For the couple weeks after they found out about the kiss, Draco and Hermione kept there distance. They both pretended to hate the idea, but on the inside they felt something change between them. One day Hermione was in the room of requirement going through the song "If I were a Bell". She was trying to sing without music since she couldn't read music to save her life. She was having a bit of a hard time.
"crap!", she said as she skewed up for the 100th time.
"Need some help?", Draco said with is signature smirk.
She jumped, "Draco you scared me!"
"sorry Hermione.", he said coming forward, "do you want me to play the piano.", he said gesturing towards the Grand Piano.
"that would be great!", Hermione said grateful for the help.
Draco and Hermione went though the song a couple of times, and Hermione got better each time.
"I think you've got it!", Draco said his gray eyes meeting her brown.
"Thank you for your help."
"anytime.", he said grabbing the music and handing it to her, "we should go, it's getting late."
Hermione nodded. She went to the door and tried to open it, but it wouldn't budge.
"what's going on?", Draco asked coming up behind her.
"the door won't open!", she said. Just then they heard the source of the problem, a loud crackling laugh was heard.
"Peeves!", they yelled in unison.
"peeves let us out!", Draco yelled pounding on the door. They heard something very inappropriate and then they heard peeves laughing as he flew away.
"looks like we're stuck here for awhile.", Draco said sitting on the piano bench.
Hermione sighed. She was glad she had already done her work, but something was still bugging her, "Draco can I ask you something?"
"that depends on what the question is.", he said smirking at her.
"I just wanted to know what happened over the summer. You seem so different this year, I mean you've even stooped calling me a mudblood."
"Yah sorry about that.", he said looking down at his feet, "Well you probably heard about my dad. Well before my dad was killed he killed my mother, and was about to kill me when Dumbledore protected me. After that Dumbledore kind of took me under his wing. I realized what an idiot I had been, and I realized that I was turning into my father. Of course when I joined the fight against Voldemort all the slitherins ditched me. Now here I am with no friends and no family, just a chance to start over.", he finished with a pained expression on his face
"Draco I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have asked."
"no it's fine, I'm kind of glad you did. your the closest thing I have to a friend."
"Draco I…"
just then the door opened and Dumbledore stood there with a glint in his eye.
"Well", he said with a smile, "I think that's enough rehearsal for one night."
