A/N: First of all I would like to thank my reviewers (dmwzrdbabe12, sisterclara, and hayes) for the wonderful reviews. And please excuse my Hagrid accent its not that good.

Chapter 3- Quin

"So where did you learn to play guitar like that?" Pansy asked as she and Hermione walked toward Care of Magical Creatures.

"My mum taught me. At first I didn't want to learn, but then I got started and fell in love with it. Before I knew it, I was writing my own song." (A/N: I didn't write the song in the previous chapter Susanne Vega did)

"That's freakin' amazing." Pansy mumbled

"Hey there's an hour left of lunch!" Hermione realized staring at a clock "You said Care of Magical creatures started in 5 minuets." (Five minuets is the amount of time it takes to walk from the head common room to Hagrid's Hut. "And we're heading to the Great hall."

Well we didn't eat lunch yet, I'm hungry and it wouldn't kill you to talk to your friends." Said Pansy, giving Hermione a famous Slytherin smirk.

"I guess…"

"Hermione."

"Yes Pansy."

"Maybe I should enter first, I told Blaise and Draco I was getting some books from my room."

"But you don't have any books."

Pansy smirked again and conjured a muggle novel called, The Nine Lives of Chloe King: The Fallen. And walked into the Great Hall.

Hermione counted to ten, conjured some books of her own and entered the Great Hall where she took her seat next to Harry and Ron and across from Ginny.

"Hey 'Mione, what took you so long?"

"Just getting some books from my room."

"I wonder what we'll be doing in COMC this year." Ginny mentioned. Since the beginning of the year, Ginny had referred to Care of Magical Creatures as C.O.M.C.

"Not more group projects" Hermione mumbled. As close as she was to Ginny, as cool as Pansy was, and as tolerable as Blaise was, she could not stand Malfoy.

"I know, we got nothing done in potions because Malfoy absolutely refused to cooperate with us." Ginny said, rolling her eyes.

"What did that git do now?" Ron asked, already turning a slight shade of red.

Ginny opened her mouth but Hermione cut her off.

"Nothing special, he was just being his normal prat-ish self." Hermione didn't think it would be healthy for anyone to tell Harry and Ron what Malfoy had said to her.

"We should be getting to Care of Magical Creatures."

Hermione got up, as soon as she did, Pansy got up and started walking towards her. When she reached them, she turned to Hermione, and mouthed 'Sorry' to Hermione. Luckily no one was looking except Hermione. Then her face grew cold.

"Here Granger," she said thrusting a piece of paper at Hermione. "Draco doesn't think you deserve to be in his presence, so he told me to give you this."

"Do you do everything 'Dwakey-wakey' tells you too Parkinson?" Harry Snarled, obviously sticking up for Hermione.

"Whatever Potty." Said Pansy starting to turn around to head back to the Slytherin table. "Let your little girlfriend fight her own battles, if you think she's capable of it." With that, she walked away.

'Wow. Pansy really is a good actress' Hermione thought before exiting the Great Hall.

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"Arright students." Said Hagrid, walking out of his hut with a rather large crate. "In thes 'ere crates a littler 'o new born Chinese foxes, these foxes are like the normal ones 'cept they can live to be over 500 years old and there tales can start fires…"

Hermione took this opportunity to read the note Hermione sent her. She opened it and found out that it was in Dumbledore's writing.

Mr. Malfoy,

This year Hogwarts will be giving a Halloween dance, you and Ms. Granger will be planning this dance. Since the fall of Voldemort, House Unity has become even more important. Make sure that the them of the dance at least helps house unity.

Always,

Albus Dumbledore

'Damnit' Hermione thought the last thing she needed was more Malfoy.

"..and so if ye'd get get inte yer groups I can call one of you up to receive the fox you'll be taking care of for the rest of the year."

Hermione got up with Ginny and sat down next to Pansy with Ginny sitting next to her as well. There was an awkward silence as the waited for Hagrid to start calling names.

"Group 1: 'Arry Potter"

"Harry got up from his group (Ron, Dean, Lavender, and Parvati). And got choose a feisty little male.

"That ones very wild, he's a little troublesome ye better watch out." Hagrid told Harry. Harry shrugged and went back to his group.

"Group 2" Padma Patil.."

Hermione took this chance to go back to her Harry problem. She was defiantly going to Hogsmead. But what would she do if Harry wanted to be with her? The though made her hands sweat.

"Hermione that's you, go get our fox." Ginny mumbled nudging Hermione slightly.

"Oh! Right…sorry. Hermione got up and approached the crate.

All of the foxes were beautiful, but Hermione's eyes fell one a vixen who was play fighting with her brother, she was able to pin him down and give him a playful nip on the ear. Hermione picked up the vixen.

"Aye that ones a sweetie," Hagrid told her "She's very loyal and loves people."

Then he leaned in closer. " 'Ermione, in every litter there's a pup that's slightly more powerful then the others, you just chose it."

Hermione nodded and walked back to her group with the fox.

"Oh my god she's adorable." Crooned Ginny, she immediately took the vixen from Hermione.

"I think she needs a name." said Pansy who tried to take the fox from Ginny. Ginny held the fox away and glared at Pansy, which was immediately returned. Hermione knew that she would eventually have to tell Ginny that she and Pansy were friends, she just didn't know how.

"How about Venus? That's a pretty name." suggested Ginny, The vixen gave out a snort that clearly said 'hell no.'

"Amy?" suggested Pansy. Her suggestion was also returned with a snort.

"Gabriella?" Questioned Blaise. The vixen snorted again.

"Dionaea?" asked Hermione. The vixen gave Hermione a look that she would never forget.

Every member of the group except Malfoy listed about 10 names. All responded with a snort,

"Draco you could suggest a name too you know." Blaise muttered.

The Blond Slytherin simply turned around and said "Quin" The vixen bowed her head and stared at Draco with big eyes. Hermione could have sworn she saw Malfoy's face soften, but then the look went away.

"Quin it is then." Said Ginny still cuddling her.