The lunch fiasco was still fresh in everyone's mind, so the students were wary about coming to dinner. Dinner was tamer than lunch because each student sat at their own table. After dinner, Harry, Ginny, and the other Gryffindor's headed to their common Ginny had a lot of homework needed to do and without Hermione help she know she needed to get a head start on it. Once inside the room, Ginny pulled out her homework and began working on it. She was doing well so far but one question she couldn't understand. The only person who would was Hermione, but currently she was in la la land. She had no other choice, but to try and ask her.

"Hermione, can you help me with this question," she said, pushing the paper towards her. Hermione did a quick glance at the paper and muttered the answer under her breath. This was so unlike Hermione to give the answers, but it helped her answer the question. She did this for the rest of the homework she was assigned. Ginny knew it was not right to take advantage of her best friend in situation like this, but desperate calls for desperate measures. Once she was finally done with her work, she let out a sigh of relief. She looked at her friend who was still daydreaming with her book open. Had Hermione even completed her work the whole time she was sitting her? Now that she thought about it, her best friend never once picked up her quill to write.

"Hermione, did you even do your work?" Her question was met by silence because her friend wasn't even focused.

"Is the only thing that consumes your mind Malfoy?" Ginny asked. At the mention of Malfoy, Hermione looked at her friend for the first time since she had been sitting there.

"Ginny, do you know where the dungeons are?" Hermione asked, ignoring Ginny question. Ginny didn't know whether to laugh, cry, or even both.

"I don't know, but you better not try to sneak off and find it," She said. She would make sure her friend didn't do anything to get into trouble. After putting her and Hermione's homework away, she dragged her friend with her to her room. She didn't trust Hermione for one second to leave her by herself or with Lavender and Parvati; she could imagine the chaos that would happen if she did.

"Here, you're sleeping in here with me," Ginny said, tossing Hermione one of her night gowns.

"Don't be ridiculous, I have my own room," Hermione said, with a mischievous tint in her eyes.

"Sure you do, but I don't feel comfortable letting you out of my sight."

"Please, I'll be quick. Let me just see Draco just once," Hermione practically begged. She never thought she see the day when her friend beg her for something, especially that something being Malfoy. Just thinking of the name left a bad taste in her mouth.

"No, " Ginny replied, before changing into her night gown. She wasn't even afraid or shy with Hermione just standing there. The two reasons as to why she wasn't because she already considered her family and she wasn't even paying attention.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and change your clothes," she commanded. Hermione pouted the whole time while changing her clothes. Once both girls were changed in their respective nightwear, Ginny blew out the candle.

"Good night, "She yawned.

"Good night," Hermione replied. Ginny waited to hear the sign that her best friend was sleeping and when she did, she finally went to sleep herself. She was deep asleep that she didn't hear Hermione slowly crept out of bed and leave her room.

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Harry's POV

Harry was walking with Ginny, Hermione, and he assumed Ron, to their common room, but as he got closer he noticed his best friend was missing. Not wanting to take any other chances he left Hermione with Ginny, but not before telling her to keep watch of her. Where could Ron possibly run off to? Harry thought to himself. Harry knew Ron really didn't know where the slytherin common room was, so where had he gone? Harry had been searching for his best friend since dinner ended and it was late. He had to hurry up before peeves saw him or even worse Flitch or Mrs. Norris catching him. Harry was about to give up when he heard his best friend and other voices. He raced down the corridor and came upon the sight a group of slytherin boys, Theodore Nott being one of them, messing with Ron.

"Leave him alone," Harry shouted, pulling out his wand.

"What are you going to do about it?" Nott challenged. As much as he wanted to hex them he couldn't. He was already out late and he didn't want to get into even more trouble. He sighed and put his wand down. Nott laughed at Harry's response and along with his other friends.

"He said leave him alone," Pansy said, appearing out of nowhere or at least that's what he thought because he hadn't seen her come.

"Aww, Pansy is developing a little crush for the weasel," Nott snickered.

"No, but unlike Harry I won't have any problems hexing you," she threatened. There was some of weird stare down before Nott and his friends backed off, leaving Pansy, Harry, and Ron alone.

"My sweet puggy you came to save me,' Ron exclaimed, hugging Pansy.

"Get off me Weasely and Potter instead of looking, why don't you help me? She said, trying to pull away from Ron's strong grip. Harry snapped out of his stupor that Pansy helped him and pulled his best friend off her.

"Why did you help?" Harry asked, he was curious because he thought she hated Ron. Instead of getting a response he hoped for, she just rolled her eyes and walked away.

"Thank you," Harry said, but it sounded foreign coming out of his mouth because he never thought he'd see a day where he would be thanking a slithering, especially Pansy Parkinson. Harry didn't notice until now that he was in the dungeons because he saw a few slithering lingering around. He didn't want to be here any longer because he was sure Flitch was close by. As he was walking away, out of the corner of his eye he was bushy brown hair and pale blonde hair together. He quickly turned around, but instantly regretted it because he saw Malfoy and Hermione sharing a passionate kiss, which by the looks of it was quickly escalating. He would break it up, but he was afraid Ron might run off in search of Pansy.

Harry decided he best look for Blaise, which shouldn't be too hard since he was here. It didn't take him long to see Blaise chatting up a slithering girl.

"Zabini, we have a problem," Harry said. Blaise ignored him and continued on with his conversation.

"This about your friend Malfoy," Harry said again but this time was he a little bit annoyed. The girl looked between Harry, Ron, and Blaise, and walked away because she didn't know what they had going on.

"What is it Potter?" Blaise asked, now glaring at him.

"Don't have much time to explain, just follow me," Harry said, before walking off with his best friend in tow. Blaise had the same reaction Harry had when he first saw them. He wasted no time and pulled them apart. Harry grabbed Hermione with his free hand while Blaise held Malfoy. Both were panting hard, so he suspected they didn't stop to catch their breath. He figured if he and Blaise didn't find them earlier they would have suffocated.

"Let go off me Zabini," Draco said, struggling against his friends hold.

The boys didn't want to be out any later, so they took their love struck friends back to their common rooms.