DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER. WISH I DID.
Chapter 4: Change of Mind
As soon as I turned around and saw those silver eyes my heart lept. It infuriated me that I could not keep my emotions under control. Draco has always been attractive, but he made my time at Hogwarts hell, so I never really cared about how he looked. But when he isn't saying something degrading towards me, I can see the man he could be. The gorgeous, sweet, caring person I know is underneath that hard cruel shell. I wish he would let down his guards and let me help him. I know he must be hurting inside. His father is in Azkaban for supporting Voldemort, even though he walked away in the end. He was troubled even when the Dark Lord was still around. Maybe now things have changed, he will too.
"Hermione!" Ginny's voice interrupted my thoughts, and I snapped back to attention. "What Ginny?" I answered back. "There is no need to yell, I am right here." "Well, you weren't paying attention. I was saying that even though he is a bloody pain in the ass, Malfoy sure is eye candy, huh?" Merlin, that is all that girl ever thinks about is boys. "I suppose. I've never looked at him that way." "Please," Ginny rolled her eyes "how could you not see him like that. He is gorgeous. And he has a great body." "Yeah, I guess, but he has a horrible attitude, so I don't look at him like that. Besides, he is your boyfriends worst enemy." Maybe that would make Ginny stop talking about how amazingly gorgeous Malfoy is. "Yeah, I know. So anyway, are you excited to go back to school? I wish Ron and Harry were coming back, but they just want to start on their careers." The boys decided they didn't want to "endure another year of torture at school". Not that I really minded, I could focus on my work, and not worrying about Ron and Harry's work that I always end up doing. "Yes. This last year is going to be good, and I am going to study all year for my NEWTS." Ginny rolled her eyes and mumbled something about "like you haven't already started".