Chapter 4--Befriending Slytherins
"Hermione wake up!" a voice said.
Hermiones eyes flew open and she shot up.
"What?" She asked. She turned around to see Draco beside her. "Draco? Why are you beside me?" Hermione asked.
"We were signed seats together remember, we're taking notes on the potion we're making, you fell asleep," Draco said writing down his notes.
Hermione looked at him as though he went nuts, but then she remembered that Snape did make them partners. Hermione quickly wrote down the notes as quickly as she could.
"Now I'm going to put you into groups of four," Snape said. Hermione was glad that she got paired with Ron and well Pansy she wasn't to thrilled with.
"I can't believe it, first I get stuck with the red headed weasel, now I get put in the same group with his mudblood girlfriend," Pansy said, as she walked over to her group. "Oh well at least I still have you Drackie!" She said clinging on his arm.
"Pansy will you please stop hanging on to me as if I was a tree and you were the monkey!" Draco said pushing her off.
Draco and Pansy found a place to sit, Hermione and Ron however took their time walking there.
"Are you mad at me for saying no?" Hermione asked.
Ron just looked at her and smiled.
"No, too tell you the truth after you left I did some thinking and I figured that, I treat you more like a sister and It would never work out for us if we we're to date, I'm just happy to still be your friend that's all," Ron said.
Hermione smiled up at him and put her arm around her waist as he put his arm around her shoulder.
"Granger! Wesley! Will you two hurry up and get into your seats!" Snape said.
Hermione and Ron took their seats and Professor Snape continued.
"Now after you finished adding Powered Root you have to wait a week before you add in Frog eyes." Snape said.
"So Ron, does Harry know?" Hermione asked.
"Know about what?" Ron asked Clueless.
"About last night,"
"Oh no,"
"Hermione, Wesley will you too stop chatting I want to get this part done and over with!" Draco exclaimed.
"Hermione? Since when did he start calling you by your first name?" Ron asked a little steamed.
"Oh well we decided to put the past and hatred behind us and well now we're friends," Hermione said.
"What! Hermione he's the enemy!" Ron exclaimed, now even more steamed.
"Oh Ron grow up, he has so, so can you!" Hermione said.
The class finished, and now they were on their way to Care of Magical Creatures.
"Aright here's your assignment, you gosta look after these here Griperflex," Hagrid said holding up a small blue fuzz ball with suction cups for feet. "Now you'll be working in groups of two,"
Hermione was shocked to hear that he placed her with Pansy.
"Twice in one day," She moaned.
"It's not my day at all, first I'm stuck with you AND red head over there, now I'm stuck with you yet again," Pansy said in a witch like way, walking towards Hermione.
Hermione just rolled her eyes.
"You know Pansy maybe you, and the rest of the Slytherin house should get to know people before you judge them, you're all the same, never giving anyone a chance!" Hermione shot angrily.
"Why would we want to get to know mudbloods and mudblood lovers?"
"Because you don't have any friends, and you're afraid that you're true friend might be in a different house that likes muggle-borns!" Hermione shot.
Pansy just glared, "I do have friends, Dracky for one is one of them!"
"If that's so then why does he always yell at you and push you away? Is that what you call a friend?"
Pansy didn't say anything, she was right Draco always pushed her away.
Hagrid dropped off the little creature into Hermiones hands, he looked at her and Pansy then raised his eyebrows to Hermione as if saying sorry.
"Here ya go" Hagrid said, handing the fuzz ball to Hermione.
"Thanks Hagrid, are we aloud to name them?" Hermione asked.
"I don't see why not." Hagrid said walking away to the next group.
Hermione turned around to show Pansy turned away as if to ignore her
"Pansy?" Hermione whispered.
"What?" She shot
"Look, I'm not a Slytherin but I'm offering you my friendship," Hermione said sticking out her hand to help her out.
"You want to be friends with me?" Pansy asked shocked, turning around.
"Why not I'm already friends with Draco, so I want to be your friend too."
"You mean you won't push me away?" Pansy asked.
Hermione just shook her head and offered her hand again, Pansy smiled and took it.
"So what should we name it?" Hermione asked holding out their little creature.
"How about... Scuffles?"
"Scuffles. I like it, Scuffles it is then," Hermione said.
Hermione and Pansy spent the rest of the class getting to know each other better, and taking notes on Scuffles.
"Hermione," Ron shouted.
Hermione was making her way to Dance with Pansy when she heard her name being called.
"Yeah...oh hi Ron what's up...Ahh!" Hermione said in surprise as Ron dragged her away from Pansy.
"Why are you walking with her?" Ron asked, nodding his head in Pansy's direction.
"Where friends so we decided to-"
"Friends?" Ron cut her off. "First Malfoy now Pansy?"
"Is that a problem Wesley?" came a voice. Ron turned around to see Malfoy.
"What do you want?" Ron shot.
"I just thought I would walk my dance partner to dance, that's all," Draco said.
Hermione smiled, "Sure come on before we're late, bye Ron see you in dance,"
"Well?" Harry asked. Watching Hermione, Pansy and Draco walk away.
"Hey Malfoy what would your father say if he knew you were hanging around a Muggle-born?" Ron shouted out. This made Draco stop and turn around.
"My father is Azkaban, so I could care less!" Draco said. He gave one last glare and turned around continuing his way to Dance.
"Well welcome to your second dance class, I hope everyone remembers their partners!" Professor Step said.
"Yes!" The class said in unison.
"Good then lets begin, you their, Mr. Potter you and you're partner go first."
Harry walked up to the middle and so did his partner Lavender. They bowed and did every step correctly.
A few more couples went and soon it was Draco and Hermiones turn. They walked up to each other bowed, Draco offered his hand, Hermione took it, he spun her around, and walked her to the other end of the room.
"I can't help but to say, this feels familiar," Draco said. Walking to the other end of the room holding hHermiones hand
"What does," Hermione asked.
"This does," Draco said holding out their attached hand, "I don't know why but it does."
"You know now that you mention it, it does feel familiar," Hermione said.
The rest of the class went with their partners, and soon they were learning a ball dance.
"One- Two-Three, one two three... one- two- No Draco I'm supposed to follow you not you me!" Hermione said.
"Sorry," Draco said, He took her hand again and placed his other one around her waist. Hermione put her free hand on his shoulder since her other one was occupied holding his hand. They began to turn and dance, it was a kind of waltz but ballroom dancing style.
"You two are naturals!" Professor Widdle said to Draco and Hermione as he came by.
"Thanks," They said in unison, He walked away.
"Ouch, Draco!" Hermione whispered. "Your on my foot,"
"Oh sorry," once again he stepped on her foot, "Sorry," he said.
"What was that he was saying about being naturals?" Hermione said.
"Great that's it for today's class; I don't have you again till after Halloween, so please remember what you have learned. Next time we will teach you line dancing, you all may go now," said Professor Step.
"No offense but thank god," Hermione limping out of the room. Draco smiled and put her hand on his shoulder and he put his around her waist as he helped her out of the room.
"Hey Hermione," Came the voices of Harry and Ron.
Hermione, Pansy, and Draco stopped and turned around.
"Listen, Harry and me-"
"I!" Hermione corrected,
"Harry and 'I ' just want to say that if Hermione can get along with you guys after you calling her mudblood and stuff, that we will be willing to be your friends as well." Ron said.
"Is this true Harry?" Hermione said.
"Yeah," Harry said with a smile.
Hermione smiled and hugged her friends.
"Thank you so much I'm tired when people fight, what do say Draco? Pansy?" Hermione asked turning around to face them.
Draco smirked and Pansy smiled,
"Sure," Draco said holding out his hand. Harry and Ron both shook his hands then shook Pansys.
"Wow who knew that Slytherins and Gryffindor's would actually get along together!"? Hermione said with a smile.
A/N---- Well what do you think? Tell me in a review also if anyone has any suggestions on dances and please describe them, tell me in a review I'm not too good when it comes to Dance I got a 30 in dance so yeah. Anyway let me now what you thought. PS I know it's OOC but it's my story!
-Alie