Draco walks you back to the main hallway in the Castle after a few hours of exploring the castle, dodging teachers, flirting around, and long passionite kisses in the halls. He says goodnight, gives you one last kiss teasing you with his tongue on yours, smiles and heads down for the kitchen like every other night. You watch him walk away and turn the corner, then turn around and run off torward the Gryffindor common room. When you get to the portrait of the FatLady (just as Hermione said) you told her the password 'jumping fizzy wizzys' the portrait swings open and you climb through the door. Inside you look around to see the common room is completely empty, except a orange long-haired cat curled up asleep on the chair. Seeing the cat reminds you of your owl Thunder, you had sent him to bring a letter to your parents last week about you going home for your birthday next weekend. "I wonder why he isnt back yet" you say out loud to yourself. "Why who isnt back yet?" You hear a voice and jump. You turn around to see Hermione on the staircase giggling. "My owl, Thunder. I sent him to my parents last week. I had expected to hear from them by now" you say walking up the steps to her. "Everyone in bed already?" "Yep, Harry and Ron are behind on thier homework so ther are gonna start early tomorrow...everyone else is in bed too..its already midnight." She says leading you up the doorms. "Wont we wake everyone?" you ask as she leads you to her dorm room. "No, the girls I shared a room with are sleeping in another room because I asked them too, They have all asked for the room to them selves before, so they dont mind." Hermione answers opening up the door. You walk in and she goes over and sits on the edge of her bed, you follow and sit on the other end, and grab a pillow to lean on. "So lets cut right to the chase, which one do you like more?" you ask Hermione with excitment. She blushes, "What do you mean?" she ash trying to play it cool. "Oh you know what I mean, do you like Harry or Ron?" you say stating the obvious for her. "I don't know what your talking about Chelsey, I'm JUST friends with them." You roll your eyes at that, "So, I know you have to like one of 'em, they're both pretty cute, even tho Harrys my cousin. And theres no way you've been friends for SIX years and havnt had any feelings for either of one of them." you say causing Hermione to frown and give in. "Okay, so I do like them both. Rons cute and funny and he has that adorable smile, but Harry has those amazing green eyes, and hes caring and sweet" she says starting to smile. "So who do you like more?" you ask and Hermione sighs. "Im not sure, Ron has a thing for you, you know." Now its you that starts to blush. "I sort of already have a boyfriend" you say. "Its Draco isnt it?" Hermione ask. "How did you know?" "Oh I could just tell. He has seemed different this year, he hasnt picked a fight with us or started anything with anyone once. I wonder what happend that made him change" she says looking stumped. "He had a bad summer but I dont know what happend. I think whatever it was changed him though" you say and Hermione nods understandingly. "Just be careful okay Chels? I would hate to see you get hurt in anyway" she says with concern. "I will, now back to you. My hunk of a geeky cousin or the Cuttie with the booty goofball?" you say making you and Hermione burst into giggles. "Honestly...I like Harry more." She blushes. "Theres just something about him that..." "That makes something inside you tingle and send shivers down your back?" you ask cutting her off, she nodds. "Thats how Draco makes me feel, so weird yet so right" you say and Hermione nodds again understanding exactly what you mean. "I just wish Harry would flirt, or like ask me out and go somewhere with out Ron, not that I dont like him or anything, just...to be alone. But I dont think Harry likes me like that." she sighs. "Don't worry, I have a feeling he does, just doesnt know if he should show it, or how to act on it." "What makes you think that?" Hermione ask. "Well, just the way he talks about you when your not around, and well...can you keep a secret?" you ask her. "Of course I can, I proimse I wont tell ANYONE" she says looking excited. Your not sure if its because shes going to find out how you know Harry likes her or if its the fact your actually telling her a secret. "I can read peoples thoughts." you say looking away. "Oh your trained in legimacy?" Hermione ask sounding rather bored with it. "No not exactly..." You start to explain to her about your powers, how it comes and goes, and verys each time, you even told her what Draco had thoughts about you. "So you read Harrys thoughts?" she ask sounding really excited again. "Yeah, this morning on the way to Hogsmeade" Hermiones eyes get really wide at that and you think they might pop out of her head, "What was he thinking?" she ask eagerly. You laugh, "It wasnt completly clear, but he was thinking about how pretty you looked and how he wished he could be alone with you sometimes." you say and Hermione just explodes. "OMG! Thank you soooo much for telling me..I was like getting depressed about it! I really do like him" she squeels and hugs you. You hug back "Your welcome." So for the rest of the night you and Hermione just talk about Harry and Draco and just girly stuff and having random giggle fits. As you layed down in the bed nearest to hers you were happy that you and Hermione got along so well, and that you two had agreed on being best friends.