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Chapter 12: Listening In

The next few weeks, Hermione ignored Draco all together, taking different routes she knew he would never take. She was only ever in class, or studying in the common room or the library, or to eat. She knew she should just face him but if only he'd stop trying to talk to her ALL THE TIME!

Harry and Ron just finished eating dinner and were looking to Hermione with her dinner, she was studying for her Arthimancy test tomorrow. They started off to the library to check if she was there, she'd have to stand outside in the corridor if you wanted to eat it though.

As they were walking, the heard voices, very loud angry argumentative voices. The closer they were to the empty classroom the more clear it was that it was Draco and Pansy.

"Those two are already at it? Malfoy broke up with Hermione for Pansy, and for what? VOICE EXERCISES!" Ron said as Harry tried to listen in on the conversation.

"Shoosh!" said Harry, "you want them to hear us! It sounds like they're very angry about something. Listen!"

There was no need to use Ron's Extendable Ears, for Draco was loud and clear. "There is two kinds of people in this world, Pansy, the ones who love and the ones that can't be loved. You Pansy, are lucky number two. Will you not understand? I DON'T LOVE YOU. I will never love you. Get it thought your head. No matter how much you know, and no matter how much you try to use it against me, I will never stop loving Hermione! You can try to change that all you want, but it's never going to happen!"

"You really think she still loves you?" she paused and let him contemplate it "...if you do not want everyone else to know about your secret, then I suggest you shut up about that Mudblood! I know your stupid secret, and as long as I know it, you are mine! You do remember what can happen if this secret spills, am I correct?" whispered Pansy Parkinson angrily, and loudly.

"Shut up," came the icy reply.

Satisfied, Pansy turned and strolled to the door, where Harry and Ron were listening intently on the other side, stopped and sneered at Draco, "There are three types of people in the world, Draco, the ones who love, the ones who can't be loved, and the ones who love and is not loved back. You Draco, are lucky number three."

Harry, on the other side of the door, quickly performed a silent locking charm before Pansy could open the door and spot them listening in on their conversation. He yanked at Ron and started sprinting to the library. When they were a safe distance away, they slowed to a walk and panting, spoke about what they had just heard. "So that's the real reason why they broke up! Pansy's blackmailing the git!"

"I don't believe it! What do you reckon it is?"

"...Malfoy's not really a pureblood?"

"HA! That'll be the day!" The two were silent for a moment, pondering what the blackmail could be. "It must be something big, Malfoy adored Hermione."

They reached the library and decided to keep what they had just heard between the two of them, at least until they find out more about it. They walked straight to Hermione's usual table and found Ginny there alone. "Where's Hermione?"

"You just missed her, she's gone back to the Head Tower, I think she said she left something important over there."

"Oh, should we deliver her dinner to her then?" They may have to save Hermione from Draco, they don't know if he's there or at dinner.

"She ate already, I brought her some food," replied Ginny.

"Perhaps, she'll like us to go look with her?"

"I think it's quite alright, she was perfecting clear on that."

"Oh, alright then, I guess we'll go back to the common room then."

"Yeah, okay, I'll come with you, I've had about enough of Potions for one night." Harry and Ron walked back to Gryffindor Tower with Ginny and her load of books.

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