Breakfast the next morning saw Ronald Weasley bursting into the Great Hall, looking quite flustered.
"Hey man you ok?" Harry asked fighting the grin working its way onto his face, as Ron fell into the seat next to him.
"Huh? What? Yeah man I'm fine, just had a weird day is all" Ron replied helping himself to some breakfast, his eyes purposely avoiding the head table.
"God, and its not even 9 o'clock yet" Harry stated doing his best to contain his laughter when Ron shuddered as Snape past their table, knowing full well what had caused Ron to have a weird day.
FLASHBACK-earlier that morning.
"Shh. Will you be quiet you're gonna wake him up" Draco scolded.
"Pansy, did you get it?" Hermione asked.
"Of course" Pansy smirked pulling a vile from her pocket.
"A memory" Harry said identifying the contents, "How's that helpful?"
"Yeah, you wanna explain this to me because I'm a little confused?" Draco agreed.
"This memory belongs to one Hestia Carrow." Hermione stated taking the vile from Pansy, "Hestia is very much infatuated with our dear potions master, which I personally find quite disturbing. This memory is one of Hestia's more explicit fantasies about the professor."
"Ok first, gross, second how does that help us?" Draco questioned.
"Did you know it's possible to insert a memory into someone's head, and then force it to the surface?" Hermione smirked, attaching the memory to her wand.
"And you're putting Hestia's fantasy in….oh my god….that's brilliant" Harry praised, as Hermione placed her wand to Ron's temple and the memory disappeared.
"This is so evil Hermione; I can't believe you thought of this." Pansy giggled.
"I know, you were never this good before" Harry grinned.
"I had a bad influence" Hermione replied locking eyes with Draco, causing him to smirk.
"Come on let's get out of here before he wakes up." Harry said noticing Ron's alarm clock was minutes from ringing.
"Hang on just one more thing" Draco said as he whispered an incantation waving his wand over Ron's sleeping form, causing Ron to gain very evident 'morning wood', and his four roommates to burst out laughing as soon as they made it down the stairs.
END FLASHBACK.
Snickering Harry sent a discrete thumbs up to Pansy on the opposite side of the hall.
"Right Hermione you're up." Pansy grinned.
Hermione rose from her seat and made her way over to Lavender Brown four tables away, smiling as Draco caught her eye and sent her a wink.
"Hey Lavender" Hermione said straddling the seat next to Lavender.
"Hermione" Lavender replied, "What can I do for you?"
"I have a proposition for you, concerning Ron"
"Look I had no idea you two were back together… I mean he never said." Lavender replied nervously.
"Whoa, Lavender relax, Ron and I aren't together, god no!"
"Oh" Lavender breathed in relief.
"But that is kind of what I wanted to talk to you about. Don't worry I don't want the details, however I did here that he was term quite a pig about it, and that he, for lack of a better term, 'fucks and chucks' you, repeatedly?" Hermione questioned as sincerely as possible given the crude term.
"Yeah, kinda made me feel like a cheap tart" Lavender replied, bowing her head in shame.
"What if I told you I knew a way you could get him back?" Lavender's head snapped up in keen interest.
"I'd say I'm interested."
"Ok from now on if Ron comes to you to get himself of, tell him no, tell that to all the girls and I promise you the end result will be worth it. I promise" Hermione smirked.
"Alright, you're on, and I'll pass it around."
As Hermione lay on her bed listening to her IPod that evening she suddenly felt someone's lips trailing up her leg, she smiled as she opened her eyes and removed her earphones.
"Hey"
"What are you doing?" Draco asked picking up Hermione's IPod and examining it carefully.
"It's an IPod, it plays music." Hermione explained.
"I don't hear anything" Draco replied holding it to his ear.
"No come here." She replied pulling Draco down to lay beside her, "You need these."
Draco flinched as Hermione put the earphone in his ear and pushed play.
"That's pretty cool. Hey I was listening to that" Draco pouted as Hermione pulled the earphone from his ear.
"Fine, we'll share you have one and I'll have one"
"So, what is this anyway? The music I mean."
"It's called 'In the Reins' by Iron & Wine, it's one of my favourites, and I'm on a bit of a chill out at the minute." Hermione replied closing her eyes and resting her head on Draco's chest, as he wrapped his arms around her tangling their legs.
20 minutes later Hermione and Draco both failed to notice the arrival of Harry and Pansy, too wrapped up in the music and each other.
"Ok so this soooo not what I was expecting to see when I came up here." Blaise exclaimed from the door, as he and a shocked Ginny and Millicent entered the room.
"Yeah, something you guys aren't telling us?" Ginny asked accusingly.
"Nope, can't think of anything" Hermione replied in a resentful tone.
"So much for spending some quality time with my girlfriend." Draco mumbled as he and Hermione got up.
"Oh, sorry man I didn't realise, what with Pansy and Potter sitting there, we'll come back later" Blaise said apologetically and he began to make his way to the door.
"That's not what I meant. You know there is more to having a relationship that just sex." Draco yelled aggravated by everyone's interference.
"Wait…did you say girlfriend?" Ginny asked in disbelief.
"Yes." Draco snapped.
"Please tell me you're joking." Ginny replied.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You know what it means."
"No Ginny I think you need to explain that one" Hermione interrupted the anger clear in her voice.
"Hermione its Malfoy, he's a…" Ginny began.
"Don't you dare?!" Hermione said menacingly.
"Do you honestly think he's changed? Get real Hermione."
"And what about you, you're being a little hypocritical don't you think? I mean, considering you and Blaise are fucking each other's brains out every chance you get."
"What?!" Draco, Harry, Pansy and Millicent all exclaimed.
"How…" Ginny began her face pale.
"How do I know?" Hermione fumed, "You two aren't exactly careful."
"Oh my god" Ginny breathed hiding her head in her hands, as Blaise wrapped his arm around her shoulders, curling her into his chest.
"Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought." Hermione snapped sitting down on her bed, leaning against the wall and staring out the window.
"You didn't seem to care so much when you thought Hermione and I had just slept together, why do care now?" Draco asked his brow furrowed.
"Well I thought it was just a physical thing then." Ginny replied quietly.
"So?" Hermione questioned angrily.
"I'm sorry Hermione; I didn't mean…I'm sorry"
"It's not me you should be apologising to" Hermione stated turning to look out the window again, before locking eyes with Draco as he sat down on the bed caressing the back of her hand with his thumb, making her smile softy.
"I'm sorry Draco; I just don't want her to get hurt." Ginny said interrupting their private moment.
"Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to make that mistake again" Draco replied, his eyes never leaving Hermione's.
"Again?" Blaise questioned.
"Yeah, as in they were before, then they weren't, and before you jump to conclusions, it was their stubbornness and your brother that ended it." Harry said glaring at Ginny, "and no they don't wanna talk about it." He concluded, causing the room to fall silent.
"So speaking of Ron, the strangest thing happened; someone came up to me today and told me that if he asks I've got to tell him I won't have sex with him." Millicent began breaking the silence, "I mean how weird is that, I didn't even know this girl."
Unable to hold it in any longer, Draco, Hermione, Harry and Pansy all burst out laughing.
"Sorry Millie it's not you Hun." Hermione promised, noticing Millicent's hurt expression.
"So I'm guessing you four know something about this." Blaise asked, "Care to let us in on it?"
"Um…" Pansy began looking at Ginny, unsure about whether or not she should continue.
"Your kidding right?" Ginny exclaimed noticing Pansy's glance.
"Look we just don't you running off and telling him." Harry interrupted, in an attempt to prevent another argument.
"You're in on this as well" Ginny accused, "You're supposed to be his best friend."
"Right" Harry said sarcastically, "You know that's bollocks Ginny."
Ginny sighed in defeat, "You know I won't tell him he's been an arse to everyone including me, he needs taking down a peg or two, so if you want me, I'm in."
"Me too" Millicent exclaimed.
"Kinda goes without saying, don't you think." Blaise laughed.
"Alright." Hermione nodded.
"Actually this will work so much better with more girls" Harry smirked.
"I like the way you think Potter" Draco added producing his trade mark smirk.
"Speaking of which…" Pansy began.
"Oh shit, right guys you need to bugger off, and ladies we need to get ready. Draco, Harry did you do the spells?" Hermione asked.
"Anti-masturbating wards on the bathroom and his bed." Draco smirked.
"Anti-masturbating spell on him" Harry confirmed.
"Great now Ginny, Millicent I need you guys to put on the sexiest lingerie you have. Pansy the moisturiser." Hermione directed.
"Aw man can't I stay." Blaise moaned, causing Draco to cuff him round the back of his head, as Harry pulled him out the door.
"I'll be downstairs if anything happens, alright." Draco said pulling Hermione to him and cupping her cheek.
"I'll be fine." Hermione promised leaning up to kiss him lightly.
"Alright, be careful…all of you" Draco added a little louder before kissing Hermione's head and heading downstairs, leaving the girls to get ready for Ron's arrival.