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5. Accusations
------- 12:00 p.m.
"So how was it?"
"Was he nice?"
"Did he say anything?"
"Details girl, details!" Josephine yelled forcefully.
"Alright, alright!" Hermione yelled back. Todd, Josephine and her were sitting outside a café having lunch. Todd had told Josephine about Hermione going out with Draco and she was currently being bombarded with questions.
"It was... nice?" Hermione offered, hoping it would shut them up knowing full well that it wouldn't.
"Nice? NICE?"
"Yes nice!" Hermione bit back.
"Alright then, tell us how it was nice." Todd said calmly.
"It was pleasant." Todd and Josephine looked at her expectantly "He was a gentleman the whole night and we had dinner which was very good. We went to that new place near Diagon Alley. We should totally go there sometime for lunch, the food is really good. You should try their-"
"Out of topic!" Josephine yelled. Merlin she could be annoying sometimes.
"There isn't much to say. It was awkward the whole night, it was as if we were teenagers again on our first date."
"Aw" Josephine smiled.
"Not aw, definitely not aw. More like an uncomfortable moment I'd very much not like to re-live."
"Well you're going to have to, don't you think?" Todd said. Hermione looked at him "You're going to go out on more dates... right?"
"Thanks for the reminder Todd." Hermione said sarcastically.
"Sorry." he smiled.
"Have you heard anything from him?" Josephine asked.
"No but it's pretty early in the morning, plus he has work." Hermione replied.
"All I'm saying is that the boy better not mess this up."
"How much time do you give him before he messes up?" Todd asked Josephine with an eyebrow raised.
Josephine shrugged. "Three weeks."
"I bet you two."
"Todd!" Hermione yelled.
"I was kidding!" He replied "I give him one."
"Hey!" Hermione threw her napkin at him and laughed.
Todd smiled "Don't blame the truth."
"Oh shut up." Hermione smiled back.
------- 2:50 p.m.
"Draco, a letter just arrived for you." Blaise said as he handed Draco the letter.
"Thank you." Blaise nodded and left the room.
Draco opened the letter and read it.
"What the bloody hell." Draco thought to himself.
The letter was short and sent without a name. The purpose of the letter was unclear yet the meaning for it being sent was clear enough.
Stay away from Hermione Granger.
Who dare tell him to stay away from Hermione! She was his wife! If that person thought that he would listen to a few measly words written on a scrap of paper he had been surely mistaken.
It was an empty threat. Nothing more, nothing less.
Draco's thinking went into overdrive and suspicion arose.
What if... what if it wasn't a he? What if it was the same person mentioned? What if it was Hermione who had sent it? Did she really despise him as much as to sent him a letter implying to stay away from her?
She didn't have to, he would've gotten the hint.
He looked back down at the paper. It didn't look like her handwriting but then again magic could cover up anything.
And the thought just angered him more.
------- 4:00 p.m.
"You know you could have told me in a different way." Draco said sharply as Hermione entered her flat.
"Told you what differently?" Hermione asked surprised as she began taking off her jacket.
"You damn well know what!" Draco yelled.
"No I do not know what!"
"Maybe this should ring a bell." Draco shoved the piece of paper into her hands. She unfolded the note and read it.
"What's this?" She asked looking up at Draco.
"All you had to do was tell me and I would have left you alone."
"What?" Hermione yelled trying to catch on to what he was talking about then realizing where his mind was heading. "Wait, you think I sent this?" Hermione asked taken aback by his accusation.
"I bloody well do."
"Well I bloody well didn't!"
"Then who bloody hell did!"
"I BLOODY don't KNOW!" Hermione yelled out of breath. As soon as her breath caught back up with her she spoke again. "I can't believe you would even think I had something to do with this."
"Yeah then who did?"
"How should I know?" Hermione bit back.
"It's connected to you."
"How do you know it's connected directly at me?"
Draco took the paper from her and pointed "Hermione. Granger. I think that tells you that it's you the person is talking about."
"There could be another Hermione Granger running around." Hermione stated.
"How about the fact that it was sent to me? I don't know any other Hermione's. Do you?" Draco asked as he quickly raised an eyebrow.
"Listen let's just drop this whole thing alright? It's one piece of paper." Hermione shrugged.
"Alright then." Draco said as he turned to leave.
"I really do want to give you a chance." Hermione said calmly as Draco's hand touched the door handle.
Draco didn't move nor turn around to face her. "And I really want you to." Draco said back. "I'll talk to you later." Draco said without turning around as he left.
A/N: Well, now the story is moving on to the more interesting chapters :)
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