"Seriously, Harry. I think you should just drop it. If you guys don't stop, someone could get seriously hurt." Hermione said. Harry and Ron put on Harry's invisibility cloak.
"Me and Ron are going to go investigate Malfoy's four-poster bed. We're going to find something to use against him. We'll be back." Harry and Ron walked out of the portrait whole.
"They're so immature." Hermione said to herself. Meanwhile down in the Slytherin dungeons.
"Come on ed.
"There's no one here. Let's quickly go to Malfoy's bed before they all come back." Harry said. They walked up the boy's staircase and went over to Malfoy's bed.
"Ok. You look in Malfoy's wardrobe and I'll look in his desk." Harry said. Harry opened the first draw in the desk. He moved the papers around and found nothing. He closed the first draw and opened the next. He saw a photograph book. He looked through the pictures and found nothing that would help him. Ron went through Malfoy's clothes, making everything a mess. He picked up a hoodi and a little blue book fell out. Ron picked it up.
"Hey Harry, come here. I think I found something." Harry closed the draw and went over to Ron. He gave the book to Harry. He opened it. In big letters was the word JOURNAL. Harry and Ron smiled evilly.
The next day, Harry and Ro were not at breakfast. Ginny went over to Hermione and sat down next to her.
"Hey Hermione. Did you see the notice board out in the hall? Hilarious!" Ginny said, laughing.
"As a matter of fact, I couldn't even get to the notice board. Everyone was blocking it. Why?" Why? What's on the notice board?" Hermione asked. Ginny stared at Ginny uneasily.
"I think you should come with me." Ginny said. They got up and went to the notice board. A lot of people were still around the board laughing. They couldn't even get through to see. Malfoy came up behind them and pushed them out of his way. He was pushing through the crowd that was pointing laughing at him.
"What is going on? What are you all laughing at?" Malfoy pushed two first years out of the way and saw what they were laughing at. His journal was posted all over the board.
Dear diary, I just started school today. I met three new friends. Gregory Goyle, Vincent Crabbe, and Pansy Parkinson. They're really great. I just told off Potter and his dorky little friend, Weasley. I don't know why he wastes his time on that git. Anyway, there's this really pretty girl that also hangs around Potter and Weasley. Her names Hermione Granger. I wish I could get to know her and make friends with her. But my father wouldn't allow it. Hermione is a muggle-born and my father hates muggle-borns. He thinks muggle-borns are scum. I could never tell her I love her. My father would find out, and if my father finds out he'll kill me. Literally.
Malfoy turned around and looked at Ron and Harry with a horrified face. Harry and Ron high-fived each other. They smiled at Malfoy. Malfoy's bottom began to tremble. He looked at Hermione, who had finished reading the diary entry. She looked back at him.
"Malfoy, I- "Malfoy ran away from the laughing crowd. Hermione turned to face Harry and Ron. Their smiles faded when they saw her angry face.
"That was lower than low." Hermione said in a dangerous voice.
"You had no right to do that! Can't you see that you hurt him? All you guys care about is yourselves!" Hermione ran off after Malfoy. She went outside to see if he was on the field. But he wasn't. She ran back inside and looked in the library. But he wasn't there either. She went up to the astronomy tower.
"Malfoy? Malfoy, where are you? Please come out!" she yelled. Her voice echoed. There was a low shuddering sigh, coming from the balcony. She opened the door and stepped outside. She looked up and saw Malfoy, sitting on the roof. She slowly climbed up to the roof, her skirt swaying slightly in the breeze. She got up on the roof and stood up.
"There you are. I've been looking everywhere for you." Hermione said. He didn't say anything. He was just sitting there, with his knees to his chest, his arms folded across his knees, his head resting on them.
"Are you ok?" she asked, in a more gentler tone. Malfoy continued to look over at the forest.
"Malfoy, please, speak to me." Hermione said, almost pleadingly. Malfoy closed his eyes and spoke in a soft whisper.
"I'm sorry." He simply said. Hermione looked at him.
"For what?" she asked confused. Malfoy opened his eyes, but still didn't look at Hermione.
"I'm sorry if I humiliated you. I didn't think that anyone would out that I kept a journal." He said.
"It's ok. I wasn't humiliated. I don't care what other people think. And you shouldn't either." She said. There was a moment of silence.
"Malfoy? Why do you like me?" Malfoy looked up at Hermione. He looked at her for a minute before he spoke.
"Because I think you're beautiful a-and smart." He said. Hermione smiled.
"I'm sorry that those two idiots did this to you. I better go. I don't you to get into trouble with your father." Hermione was about to climb down, when Draco grabbed her wrist. She turned around.
"Please, don't leave me. I don't care what my father thinks anymore!" Draco got up from the ground, and stood in front of Hermione.
"I love you and there's nothing he can do to change that. I'll always love you Hermione. Always." He pulled Hermione toward him and kissed her.