Chapter 4

Lost and Unforgotten

Draco searched the great hall for the girl who had his attentions all weekend. He looked for a girl with beautiful brown eyes, sort of long hair that was brown and very straight. But found no such person. "Damn! Where did she go?" Draco cried to no one in particular. "Who are you talking about?" Asked Blaise as he shoveled eggs, sausage and hash browns onto his plate. When Draco didn't respond, Blaise remembered about the girl at the ball. "Dude, maybe she skipped breakfast. Or she could be sick, don't get mad." "Who said I was getting angry?" "No one, you just seemed like it 'cuz you cussed." "I always do that Blaise! God, sometimes I think you hang out with Potter and Weasley." "Dude, you'll find her sooner or later. It's not like she disappeared."

Blaise was right. She hadn't disappeared. She was sitting with her two best friends who were playing Wizards Chess. She was recently aware of the rumors that were flying around the castle. She had just heard Parvati telling her sister Padma about this girl who had been dancing at the ball with a REALLY hot guy. She told Padma that they were Cinderella and Princes Charming or something. When Hermione heard that, she grinned. "Hermione. You've barely eaten anything," Ron said trying to find what Hermione was looking at. "Hermione! Are you there?" Harry joined Ron who Joined Hermione who was looking up at nothing. Because she was so deep in thought, she couldn't hear a word they said. Finally Ron pinched her. "OOWW!! Ron! That hurt," cried Hermione. "Sorry. We couldn't find what you were looking at, so I pinched you," explained Ron. "Gee, thanks," replied Hermione angrily, "and I wasn't looking at anything. I was thinking intently. Something you can't do Ronald," hissed Hermione. She only called him that when she was going to get really mad or frustrated. "Gee, she must be PMSing or something," Ron whispered to Harry just a little to loud, because the next thing they knew, Hermione screamed left her seat, and left Ron and Harry with blank faces, and half the Great Hall watching them.

With Her eyes down cast, and mumbling something about Ron and his stupidity, she bumped into some one. With out looking up she apologized. "So Granger, have you finally realized I'm better than you?" "Hermione Looked up to see the one person that could only make her feel worse. Draco Malfoy. "I will never realize that you are better than me. Because you aren't."

"You like to think don't you mudblood."

"Malfoy, you only try to piss the shit out of me because you feel insecure." Beat that malfoy. Draco just laughed and with a smirk said, " You say that only because I am making you insecure." He beat it. "Just get away FROM ME NOW!" " Granger, Granger, Granger. There's no need to shout." "There is when you're around and pissing the shit out of me. So you can just shove it up your ass." "Granger, you don't need to use obscene words," Draco said with a smirk. "Malfoy I need to get to class. Get out my way!" " Go around Granger. I don't move for mudbloods." Hermione just stood there for a second. She didn't want to give him that kind of satisfaction. But before she could think of anything to say she felt Draco push against her. "Bye Mudblood," sneered Draco.