Hermione glared at him. "Oh Its you, in that case I take back my apology," He just smiled.
"Alright suit yourself," She rolled her eyes and walked around him. "Hey, where are you going?" She turned around her long black flying as she did.
"Not that its any of your business but I'm going to the Gryffindor Tower," He looked a little upset with her going where he couldn't. "Why do you ask?" He shrugged.
"Well…I just thought we could go for a little walk and talk about… Well you know…things," She shifted her weight contemplating what she should do. She could go with him and not spend the rest of her night alone wallowing in self pity, or she could go up stairs take out the knife and wallow in self pity.
"Alright, I'll go, but only because I have nothing better to do," He smiled, not a smirk, a real genuine smile. They started to walk away, Draco following a bit behind her keeping enough distance for her to be comfortable.
"Just so you know, your hair looks good that way," He said a slight blush filling his cheeks. She smiled.
"Somebody pinch me," He looked at her quizzically, "Well I must be dreaming If Draco Malfoy complimented me," She laughed to herself.
"Oh, so you dream about me?" Her face turned deep crimson.
"That's not what I meant, and you know it," He laughed and started walking again but this time they were walking side-by-side.
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"Thank you," Hermione said as she shuffled her feet.
"For what?" She blushed slightly.
"For caring when no one else did, and for tonight its most fun I've had since I got here," He smiled.
"Well I'm glad I could help," He started walking away but abruptly stopped and turned to look back at her. "Hey…um…Well this was fun maybe we could…do it again sometime?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Like a date?" She asked. He blushed bright red.
"No, like two friends…you know…just hanging out…"He trailed off. "Sure was her reply and she muttered the password to The Fat Lady. She stepped through and he watched her retreating figure until the portrait snapped shut.
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"Does she want to date me?" the thought ran over and over through his mind. He didn't sleep at all that night. He knew that he should probably get to slep because classes started tomorrow, but he couldn't get her out of his mind.