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Chapter Three

It was 7 p.m., and Hermione sat alone in the Head's common room trying to decide whether or not to go to the Gryffindor Wing like Harry had said. She had purposefully skipped dinner that night to avoid more begging from her two friends, but immediately regretted it when her stomach began to growl.

Hermione shook out of her thoughts as she heard someone approaching. It was Malfoy. And he was carrying a plate of food!

"Hey, Granger. Why weren't you at dinner? Potter and Weasley were looking for you?"

"That's exactly why I skipped it. Harry and Ron had asked me to go to the Gryffindor common room because they said that they had a surprise for me. I'm not sure whether or not I should go." Hermione replied thoughtfully, and then pointed at the plate of food Draco was holding. "Are you going to eat that?"

"No, I brought it for you, seeing that you skipped dinner, I thought you'd be hungry." He said, then smiled, not smirk, but smiled a sincere smile.

Hermione took the food from him feeling warm and fuzzy on the inside. "Thanks." She said rather shyly.

There was a long silence with just Draco watching Hermione as she ate her dinner. But the silence was quickly broken by Draco.

"I think you should go."

"Hmm..?" Hermione replied with her mouth stuffed with potatoes.

"You should see what surprise your friends planned for you. Then, you should forgive them. They seem to be trying to work really hard to earn your friendship back."

Hermione began to choke on her potatoes after hearing those words come out of Draco's mouth. "Who are you, because you're definitely not a Malfoy." Draco just smiled. "Never mind… Do you really think I should go?"

"What did I just say?"

"Alright, fine. I'll go." Hermione said as she put down her fork leaving half her dinner to waste. She walked towards the exit, then added sarcastically, "Thanks for the advice, Dr. Phil."

"Dr. Who?" asked Draco confusedly.

"Never mind. It's a muggle-thing." Hermione said, and left for the Gryffindor common room.

As Hermione neared the Gryffindor Wing, she saw Neville pacing back and forth in front of the Fat Lady, then proceeding to jump two feet in the air as he saw her walking towards him.

Neville turned to face the Gryffindor entrance and yelled, "HERMIONE! Um...HOW. ARE. YOU. DOING!" He shouted this so loudly that Hermione felt permanently deaf.

The Fat Lady began whimpering and glaring at Neville as if he were insane.

"Must be confused…poor kid." Hermione thought.

"Whoa! Neville I'm standing over here, right in front of you… no need to shout at the Fat Lady."

Neville looked at her embarrassingly, and then motioned for her to enter the common room.

"Caput Draconis." She said, and the Fat Lady willingly opened the door, revealing a dark and deserted common room.

"That's weird." Hermione thought.

Then all of a sudden the lights went on, and there were party decorations all over the place, and all her Gryffindor friends jumped out of all different hiding places, and screamed, " SURPRISE!"

Hermione was definitely surprised, and speechless. But her classmates, on the other hand, had much to say.

"Hermione, I'm so sorry for believing all those rumors, but Harry and Ron cleared up the misunderstanding." Said Parvarti.

"Hermione, I'm so sorry…BFF's, kay?" Said someone Hermione didn't even recognize.

"'Mione, I hope you liked our surprise." Said Harry.

"Yeah, forgive us?" said Ron.

Hermione smiled, and then pulled Harry and Ron into a hug. "Of course I forgive you guys. I love surprises!"

Harry and Ron smiled at Hermione, and they each grabbed a butterbeer, and clinked their bottles to their friendship.

"CHEERS!"

Time past quickly as the party progressed, and before Hermione even knew, it was already 12:30. The Gryffindor common room was now teeming with a group of drunken students dancing, and various people making out. Hermione, who was obviously sober, was relatively disgusted, and wanted to leave and get some sleep. She saw Ron standing near the fireplace, looking a bit drunk, and trying to chat up a few giggly girls. As she approached him, she noticed that he was holding onto the fireplace for dear life.

"Hey, Ron. I think I better get back to my dorm now. I advise you to do the same."

"Ohhkay, 'Mione. Hopeyouhada…Guh-reat time!" Ron slurred, causing the girls around him to giggle to death.

Hermione hesitantly hugged the drunken mess. "Thanks for the party, Ron. But I think you really should get some rest, though, you're quite drunk."

"Mmph. I am not…drunk!" Ron said defiantly before passing out and falling into a deep sleep on the cozy Gryffindor rug. The girls that surrounded him by the fireplace began hysterically laughing. "Ronniekins… fell on his TUSHIE!"

Hermione looked utterly revolted, and went to find Harry.

No searching was necessary because when she turned around, she saw a boy flapping his arms on top of a table roaring, "I'm a dragon"… and it was none other than the boy who lived.

Hermione, shaking her head disapprovingly, decided to leave without saying good night. But Harry wasn't about to let her leave that easily.

"'Mione!" He shouted three times too loudly, as he stumbled towards her. "Wait, you forgot to give me my good night kiss."

Harry pushed Hermione against the wall and forcefully kissed her. Hermione was taken aback, and tried to push Harry away as quickly as possible. But no luck, the damn Quidditch seeker was too strong. She began to panic, and kept struggling to get out of Harry's tight embrace. Harry began unbuttoning his pants, and Hermione took the opportunity to kick him where it hurts the most (Ha!). Harry fell to the floor, howling, and Hermione stormed out of the common room near tears. She ran all the way back to the Head's common room, hating that her supposed best friend tried to take advantage of her. She had just made up with her friends, and now, after what happened, they definitely weren't going to be on speaking terms. No doubt Ron is going to take Harry's side.

Hermione plopped down onto the large, inviting sofa attempting to drown her thoughts. She closed her eyes and took deep breaths trying to hold in her tears. She felt someone sit down beside her, and before she even opened her eyes, she knew who it was.

"Bad night?"

"You have no idea." Hermione sniffled, and tears silently rolled down her cheeks.

Draco pulled her into a hug, and wordlessly, stroked her soft brown hair. Hermione rested her head on Draco's shoulder, and closed her eyes. She felt so safe in his arms that she felt like all her worries have disappeared; she never wanted to get up.

"Hermione," Draco said, after a long silence. "What happened tonight that made you this upset? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." He added hesitantly.

There was no reply.

"Hermione?" Draco asked. "Hermio…?"

He noticed that she had fallen asleep, and was taking long and deep breaths. He chuckled quietly to himself, then covered her with a blanket, and pulled her close. He quietly whispered something into her ears.

"You're beautiful."

Looks like those rumors came true. Hope you liked this chapter…it took me forever. I had no idea what to write.

Please REVIEW...I bet Draco and Hermione would appreciate it if you did. Lol.