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ChApTeR 8~~ The New Guy

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One day, Draco was laying on a bed in the R.o.R alone, just thinking. He couldn't stop scolding himself about how he had messed this up. He could have been the guy Hermione falls head over heels in love with. Instead, he ended up being like a big brother to her.

Just then, the door opened and Hermione came into the room. She took off her jacket and walked over to the fridge and took out some Mint Oreos. She put one in her mouth, closed her eyes, and said "mmm…"

Draco just sat there watching her with a grin on his face. Then she opened her eyes and saw Draco and turned red. "oh…hi, Draco. I didn't see you there" she said laughing.

"You enjoying that Oreo?" he asked smirking at her.

"Yes, I am!" she said, sitting down next to Draco "How are you?"

"Great… you?"

"I'm good… just enjoying my Oreo" she said smiling at him.

The next hour went by just like any other. They talked, Draco fantasized, and Hermione laughed. She still had no idea how Draco felt. To him, it felt like he was unintentionally giving the most obvious signs. He would always catch himself staring at her with a smile on his face. Or he always turned red when she said something nice to him. Every conversation he had with her he would replay in his mind over and over again trying to analyze what her every word could mean and thinking of thing that he could've said, but didn't.

Soon enough, it was time for them to go to class. Hermione said goodbye to Draco and left. Draco sat there for a couple minutes and then headed off to the common room to get his books. He had Arithmancy next. Draco went up to his dormitory, grabbed his bag, and was off. The Arithmancy classroom was around the Gryffindor common room. With any luck, I'll see Hermione, he thought to himself.

As Draco was passing the common room, he was looking around in search of Hermione, though trying not to make it too obvious. Just then, he saw a head of bushy brown hair. "That's her!" Draco accidentally said out loud. He looked around to make sure no one had heard him, and then walked toward her to say hi. Just then, a guy walked up behind Hermione and put his hands over her eyes.

"hey 'Mione… guess who!" he said flirtatiously

"Hi David," she said turning around, the guy had his arms wrapped around Hermione's waist now.

"How'd ya know it was me?" he asked

"You're the only guy who ever calls me 'Mione"

"Well good then, I'm special"

"Yeah… you are," Hermione grinned at him "Come on, we have to get to class"

They walked away together endlessly flirting, and all the while Draco was standing a couple feet away listening to their every word.