Draco stared into Hermione's big brown eyes. He hated it when girls cried, especially when pompous men hurt them. He never thought of what it must have been like to find out you're boyfriend was having a secret relationship, and the only reason she found out was because it was in some stupid newspaper. He felt like he should tell her something, to comfort her. Even though he hated her, A LOT, no one should have to go through something like that. "Well that Krum is a prick any ways."
"Well, Pansy isn't the best kind of girl to have as a girlfriend, I'm sure you know what I mean." Draco looked at her and wondered what she meant. Pansy is a great person, she just hut him badly.
"What is that supposed to be mud blood?"
"Well, she is the slut of the school." Hermione said to him, unsure of whether or not she should have said that. Draco's face inflamed. He still loved Pansy, and would defend her to death still, if he had to.
"How dare you say such a crude thing about someone, just because they are better looking, and get a hell of a lot more action than you do doesn't mean they are a slut!" Draco was an inch away from Hermione's face, she could feel the spit touching her face every time he spoke a word.
"Pansy, good looking, that is the funniest thing I have heard all day!" Hermione said, in a mock laugh. Draco was enraged. He punched the wall again.
"You know what Granger, I don't need to hear your garbage anymore." Draco turned around, and went through he door that lead to the dungeons.
Hermione just stared at the door, until it slammed back into the door frame. "Who does he think he is. Defending Pansy, she is an idiot, a slut, and he yells at me because I tell him the truth. The pug-looking girl is prettier than me in his eyes? Oh, we will see." Hermione thought. She pulled a mirror out of her bag, and touched up her makeup to hide the streaks of where the tears traveled down her face. Then while putting the mirror back into her bag, she noticed it was 9:27, her first Potions Class started in 3 minutes. She ran up the stairs, and took a right down the hall way, her potions class was just outside the hall, and she knew she wouldn't make it in time. Just as the bell rang Hermione ran threw the door, and she thanked god that Professor Snape wasn't in the class room yet. She noticed that Ron and Lavender were sitting together, which was unusual because he usually sat with Harry and her, but she didn't mind. She didn't really want to talk to him anyway. She found Harry and noticed that he had saved her a seat. She went to go sit down. Harry turned to her, and noticed her face was red, and he assumed that she had to run to class.
"'Mione, where were you?" He said, and then he pulled a muffin from his pocket, wrapped in a scarlet napkin. Hermione was starving, and she was so happy that Harry thought to bring her a Muffin.
"Oh, Harry, thank you! You are such a life saver." Hermione said, and then gave him a hug. While they were hugging, Ron took noticed.
"Hermione, where were you?" Harry said releasing her from the hug. Hermione started to eat her blue-berry muffin, she swallowed her bite and said, "Oh, I had to look up something in a IA Hogwarts: A history/i" She didn't want Harry to know that she was talking to Malfoy, She would just get yelled at for it.
"Hermione, what could you have possibly looked up, you have read that book like, four times."
"Oh.. um." Hermione didn't think Harry would ask her more questions. "Oh, my mum bought me a cell phone, so that I could call them, but I had to recheck the book, because remember muggle electronics can't be used in Hogwarts, or on the school grounds."
Harry just rolled his eyes at her. "Well, wait until I tell you what happened at breakfast!" A few second Professor Snape walked in, silence fell and all of the students sat up strait, and got prepared for the lesson. "Can anyone tell me what Amortentia? Anyone?" Everyone looks around the room, and the only person who has their hand up, is Hermione Granger. Snape looked at Hermione, and just let out a sigh, "Miss Gra.." but was cut off by Malfoy walking into the room.
"No need to ask her Professor. I know the answer, Amortentia is the most powerful love potion in the world. Two of key ingredients are Ashwinder Eggs, and essence of pearl." Draco made his to a seat behind Hermione. He usually sat with Blaise, but he was with Pansy so, Draco tried to stay as far away from them as he could.
Snape noticed that young Malfoy was sitting in a different place, but didn't say anything. "I award 10 points to Slytherin. Now, I want you all to open you're books and read about love potions. Write a 12 inch essay on the different kinds and techniques to make them. Next class we will be making love potions and will be testing them. I will pair you up, and you better do a good job, because if you make the potion wrong, it turns into a powerful poison." All of the students looked at each other. If Snape was doing the pairing off, Merlin only knew who he would pair them with. About half an hour later the bell rang. Draco got up immediately and headed for the door. Hermione and Harry stood up and he had a free period, but Hermione had Muggle studies, so he decided to walk her to class.
They took a left out of the classroom and walked up three flights of stairs. Harry couldn't take his eyes of Hermione. She was so beautiful, and she looked very different. Everything about her was different, her hair, clothes, and now she is wearing makeup. Hermione noticed Harry starring at her, "What?"
Harry had no idea what she meant by 'what' but decided to tell her what happened during breakfast. "Well, you missed quite a lot at breakfast. Pansy entered the Great Hall first, about ten minutes before Malfoy did, and Pansy and Blaise were just talking until Malfoy slammed open the doors. Then he just stopped where he was standing for a few minutes, and everyone turned to look at Blaise and Pansy. She was all over him. Well needless to say, Malfoy was pissed. He walked over the his table and sat down in his usual seat, I'm guessing to try and ignore them. But then Pansy pushed Blaise on the table and got on top of him and they started kissing even more patiently. Malfoy spit his pumpkin juice all over them, and Pansy started to shriek. And then he stormed out of the Great Hall. Pansy started crying and throwing a fit because Malfoy dumped her for no reason."
"Oh." Hermione wasn't really the one to gossip, but she felt really bad for all that Malfoy had to go through. "Well, didn't Pansy cheat on him though. I think that is a reason to break up with someone."
"Oh, 'Mione, who really knows. Why are you getting all worked up about this?" Harry and Hermione stopped walking because she was just outside her classroom. Through the classroom door, Harry saw different pictures of muggle things; a telephone, a plug, and a rubber duck with a question mark next to it.
"Well, it's just so sad that people do that to people they love. Malfoy must be going through a hard time right now."
"Are you telling me that you feel bad for Malfoy?"
"Well, kind of, you have no idea what it is to go through something like that!" Harry looked deep into Hermione's eyes. He could see that she was in still hurt by the actions of her ex boyfriend.
"'Mione, you can't relate your own experience and compare it to Malfoy's. No one really knows what happened, and who really cares. It's Malfoy, the boy who has made fun of us for the past 5 years."
Hermione understood what he was saying, she just felt so much for Malfoy's pain. Harry continued, "And I know Krum hurt you a lot, but not all men are like that." Harry held Hermione's face in his hands. And put his face an inch away from hers. They just stared into each other's eyes.
-----mean while----
Ginny walked into her first Transfiguration Class of the term, and Oliver Wood stood there greeting the glass. Luna walked by her side, and saw her dreamily starring at the new professor. Luna went to go sit in the back row, where she usually sat so she wouldn't have to pay too much attention to the lesson, and just read a magazine. She turned to say something to Ginny, but Ginny wasn't sitting next to her. She stood up and looked around, and saw Ginny was sitting in the front row, still staring at the professor. Luna rolled her eyes, grabbed her stuff, and took the last seat in the front row that was, thankfully, next to Ginny. Luna turned to Ginny, who still hadn't broken her stare on Oliver, "Gin! He is a teacher!" Luna whispered.
Ginny sighed, and turned to her best friend, "Oh, please. Luna he is only a few years older than us. And look at him, he is so dreamy! And look at his muscles! So defined, none of the guys here are like that."
Luna just rolled her eyes, and Professor Wood stood up to start the lesson. "Good morning class! Well, hopefully you all know who I am. But if not, I am Oliver Wood, I graduated from Hogwarts a few years ago. I was in the Gryffindor House when I was a student here, and I was the keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, and I was Captain in my last two years. Does anyone have any questions?" One of the other girls raised her hand, "Do you have a girlfriend?"
Professor Wood just laughed and nodded his head, "No, unfortunately I do not. Well, I think that is enough questions for today. Today we will be reading about Vanishing Spell." He went on to talk about the incantation for the transfiguration, but Ginny turned to Luna, "Oh my Merlin! He doesn't have a girlfriend! Do you know what this means!"
Luna turned to her, and with a completely serious expression said, "That every gorgeous seventh year girl is going to be after him, once they find out that they have a better chance of shagging him?" Ginny just rolled her eyes.
"No, I have a chance! Harry is friends with Wood, he can talk to him for me!"
Luna just looked at her. "People call me Loony, because for some reason they think I am weird, but the only one who is out there right now is you!"
Ginny opened her mouth to argue, but she turned her head, and to her pleasure Professor Wood had his head in between the two. "Miss Lovegood, and Miss Weasley, is it?" Ginny shook her head. "What is so important that you have to talk during my lesson?"
"Well, Professor, Gin was just telli.." Luna began to speak but was cut off by the red head.
"Oh, I was telling my dear friend Luna," Ginny said trying to stalls so she could think of something to say. "That… that.. oh um, that Gryffindor's Quidditch team would be a great advantage to have such an accomplished Quidditch Player to help them in their training."
Professor Wood blushed, "Well, thank you, but you know I can't take sides. I have to support all houses, and just because I was in Gryffindor doesn't mean that I will favor them."
About half an hour later the bell rang, and Ginny decided she was going to stay after class.