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Chapter 22

Coffee and CD Players

Hermione's POV

When I woke up the next morning, I was confused. I looked around, wondering where I was. Then I looked over and saw Draco Malfoy sleeping on a bed a few feet away. The night before came rushing back to me. The last two weeks I hadn't remembered anything. It felt like it should be the morning after the ball, but Malfoy had told me it had been awhile. I stood up and peeked in the door between the beds. A bathroom. I smiled and shut the door behind me and took a quick shower. When I came out, I found my trunk at the end of my bed and pulled out some clean sweatpants and a tank-top. I hurried back into the bathroom and changed. When I reemerged, I pulled my stereo and some headphones out of my trunk. I grabbed Malfoy's Arithmancy notes and his book off the table and settled myself on the couch. A few seconds later, I got up to turn on the coffeepot. I worked through eight problems before my nose told me it was done. I stood up and stretched. I looked over at Malfoy. He was still sleeping, but not as deeply; his light snoring had stopped. I filled a coffee cup and set the other one on the table. Settling myself back on the couch, I readjusted my headphones and looked at the next problem. I took another sip of coffee, then devoted myself to the slightly harder problem. A few minutes passed, then I picked up my cup. Taking a sip, I smiled, then put it back down and started the next problem.

Draco's POV

The smell of coffee pulled me out of my sleep. I had forgotten how nice it is to wake up to that smell. I stood up and pulled on some muggle pants, then walked over to the table. A clean mug sat on the table and I walked over to the black thing. I picked up the handle of a pot and poured the coffee into the mug. I sipped it, smiling slightly. Black. I walked into the bathroom and showered quickly. I stepped out and pulled the curtain and dressed in some black muggle jeans and a forest green t-shirt. I poured myself another cup of coffee. Looking over at the couch, I saw Hermione. I walked over behind the couch to see what she was doing. My Arithmancy book and notes sat on her lap, along with some parchment. Her quill was moving rapidly as she worked out, in minutes, a problem that had taken me over an hour. I watched her do three more problems before I noticed her cup was empty. I swiped it, filled it, then put it back. She never noticed. She seemed completely entranced by the problems and the things on her ears. She reached down for her mug and sipped. She froze, then her head whipped around, almost hitting me in the face. I pulled back. She reached up and pulled the things off her ears.

"Malfoy! Where do you get the gall to scare me like that?" She sounded surprised, but with a hint of anger.

"I didn't think refilling your mug would be that terrifying an experience." She looked up at me, confusion playing across her features.

"Why were you leaning over me like that?"

"I was watching you do those problems. How can you do them so fast?" She smiled.

"My Da got me into Algebra and Geometry young. This isn't much different, really. Most of the principals are the same." She said it in a matter-of-fact voice, but I knew she was thinking of home by the wistful smile that fitted across her face.

"Oh." I, of course, had absolutely no clue what she was talking about, but decided not to say anything about that. "Hungry?"

"Umm, a little."

"What do you want?"

"I'm not really sure. Can we go to the kitchens?" she sounded hopeful.

"I don't know why we can't. Dumbledore didn't say anything about it."

"Ok, I want to change really quick." She jumped off the couch and walked over to her trunk."

"Well, hurry up. I'm starving." She laughed and walked into the  bathroom. I liked her a lot better when she wasn't doped up. Wait, what was I thinking? Just being in the same room as her is enough to get both of us killed. Shaking my head, I turned and looked down at the couch. On it were the things Her- Granger had had on her ears. I picked them up and held them close to my ear. Nothing. I followed the string they were attached to to a shiny, blue box thing I had seen her carry into the bathroom weeks before. There were little silver buttons all over it. I pushed a few, but nothing happened. I pushed another one and some red lights came on in the shape of numbers. I pushed another, and the box started to whir. Noises started coming from the things I had in my hand. I held it up to my ear, then dropped it, slightly startled. It was singing. I carefully picked them up again and held them to my ear, listening. I pushed another button and the song changed. A knob sat on the top of it, and I turned it. The sounds started fading. I didn't want to lose it; I spun it hard the other way. The sounds got really loud and I dropped the things again, and heard giggling. I looked up to see Granger leaning on the back of the couch. A look of amusement sat on her face.

"Like my CD player, Malfoy?" she giggled again.

"No. What is it?"

"A CD player. It's a muggle thing. She stepped around the couch and pushed two buttons on it, and the thing quieted. "Come on, I'm hungry." She started toward the door. I followed muttering.

"Stupid muggle thing."

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