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Make You Like The Way
She shows up to class with a bruised cheek and a bandage over her nose. Ron's jaw drops as he sees her, and Harry interjects, "What the hell happened, Hermione?"
"So, now, you want to talk to me. Is it because you want to play the hero or something, Harry?"
"Well, you hang out with a Slytherin, and then you get beaten. Not like that is a surprise. I mean, what are you doing with Pansy? She's in Slytherin. Besides, what do you expect me to think?"
Malfoy runs his shoulder into Potter as he walks past. "Pansy had nothing to do with it, you bloody half-wit."
Harry whips around to face him, "But I'm sure you did."
The blond puts a hand to his chest pretending to be wounded. "Wrong again, Potter. Just because I'm not ignorant of the event, doesn't mean I had anything to do with it. Besides, why the hell are you yelling at her? Hero, my arse. What kind of hero yells at a girl for getting hit? Did you even try to figure out what happened?" His face shows utter disgust before sitting down. "I'm glad we didn't become friends first-year. You're such a fickle arse."
Potter gulps as he plops down. He turns back to Hermione with a look of horror. "Are you hanging out with him now, too?"
Hermione narrows her eyes at Harry and Ron. "Are you jealous?" She sits down by herself. While she is getting ready for class, Malfoy's words echo in her head. Did Malfoy just... She shakes her head as she looks up. The blond in question is looking at her, but she can't make out his expression.