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The same day Dumbledore called me to his office. I wasn't at all surprised; it was tradition for Dumbledore to speak with the Head boy and Girl before they began their duties. I ambled through the corridors as I made my way to Dumbledore's office, trying to waste time before I would have to be in the same room as Malfoy. But I couldn't delay any longer.
When I pushed open the door, I saw Malfoy immediately, leaning awkwardly against the wall.
"There you are Miss Granger," Dumbledore said happily, pointing to the seat in front of his desk.
"Do have a seat, dear." Dumbledore didn't comment on Malfoy standing back against the wall.
"Now as you know, this is a very important year for you …"My mind wandered back to Malfoy who wasn't paying attention at all. He stared blankly out the window, his face paler than usual.
"As Head Boy and Girl you will both be inclined to sign up for the Tutoring service we offer for those taking their O.W.L's. As it's their first real exam, some find it difficult to know where to begin…" Dumbledore continued and this time I followed word for word what he was saying.
"Your accommodation will be on the 6th floor. You will be given a password to access this accommodation. I'm sure you've noticed that your things have moved. They are on the 6th floor as we speak." Dumbledore laughed as if we hadn't noticed. Dumbledore continued on, informing us of our duties, rounds of the castle at night, and how to handle giving detentions.
"Miss Granger you may wait outside for Mr Malfoy, I just want to have a quick word with him. Then you can both go and sort your rooms out. Thank you Miss Granger and congratulations," Dumbledore excused me with a smile. I hopped up quickly from the seat and left with a smile, noticing Malfoy on my way. He had turned his attention towards Dumbledore. His eyes turning dark as he stared waiting for Dumbledore to address him.
I clicked my heels nervously as I waiting for Malfoy as instructed. I thought about just leaving but that wouldn't make a very good beginning to my duties. Malfoy came out of Dumbledore's office 5 minutes later with a sour look upon his face. His stared at me in disbelief, obviously shocked that I waited. He rolled his eyes and moved off quickly. I moved fast trying to catch up with him.
"Malfoy wait!" I called, staring down at my feet, willingly them to move fast. When I looked up I realized Malfoy had stopped abruptly and was staring down at me with venom eyes.
"Let's get this one thing straight Granger! I didn't ask to be Head Boy okay! Dumbledore thought it would straighten me out. And he must be having a great laugh now for matching me up with you of all people!" Malfoy shook with disgust.
"You don't bother me about any stupid Head boy duties that you can do yourself okay? I'll walk the rounds with you at night but other than that, don't bother me at all. You understand mudblood?" It wasn't that Malfoy's words had been new or I had been hurt by them or anything. I guess somewhere I was hoping he'd be civil to me. But deep down I knew that I had hoped that maybe he would consider me like he use to when he was younger. But time had stolen the memories that I held onto so hard. Life had stolen my old friend.
"Sure," I whispered back, my head hanging low. I stared at Malfoy's shoes as he turned to walk and I followed. To my surprise he walked slower to match my speed, and for a second we were walking side by side. But that was until students burst out of the classes for lunch and Malfoy fell back and disappeared amongst the crowds.
Harry and Ron were waiting for me at our usual spot.
"Y-u issd Otins," Ron muttered, shoving more food into his mouth.
"Don't talk with your mouth full Ron it's disgusting!" Ginny whined moving in beside Harry.
"You missed potions," Ron stated again when he swallowed the food in his mouth.
"Where were you?" He asked re-stuffing his mouth.
"I had to meet with Dumbledore. I told you like three times this morning Ron! Don't you ever listen?" I said. Ron - during the process of giving out to him for not listening- was not listening.
"Typically you're not listening!" I complained. Harry and Ginny started laughing. Ron continued eating contently, obviously to my anger. I helped myself to some pumpkin juice to calm my nerves.
My mind wandered absentmindedly as I drank. I heard a slight clatter in the back of mind and noticed a figure rising in front of me.
"Hermione!" Ginny said hurriedly. I snapped back, noticing I had dropped my glass and it had shattered shards of glass all over the table. I soared up swiftly from the bench slapping my hands down hurriedly to clean up the mess. I moaned out in pain as a shard of glass pierced through the skin on my index finger.
"Oh God Hermione, you okay?" Ron said reaching for my hand. His hand was cold on mine from grasping his own pumpkin juice. The temperature of his hand was familiar.
"Hermione? Oh I'm so sorry!" Draco whispered, grasping my finger.
"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to drop it. Let me see?" Draco assessed the damage before bringing my finger to his mouth. To my surprised he put my finger in his mouth and licked away the blood.
"I've got an idea?" He chirped, smiling. Draco took a small twig from the ground and scratched the tip of his finger. I didn't realize he had cut through until I noticed a small line of blood appear.
"Draco what are you doing?" I asked, worried.
"Ssh it's okay, give me your hand?" Draco leaned forward taking my hand and clutching my finger. He then took his index finger and pressed it against mine. Mixing our blood together. He smiled, his eyes lighting up.
"Now we'll be friends forever."
"Hermione what are you going?" Ron asked.
"I'm sorry," I whispered sucking on my finger, trying to clean up the mess. When I had dried the table with a simple spell I sat back down again.
"Your finger okay?" Harry asked, preoccupied with the little bit of pumpkin juice I had got on Ginny.
"Yeah, its fine, thanks," I smiled, pouring a fresh glass. The table settled down and Ron began eating again. I let my eyes wander to the Slytherin table to find Malfoy staring at me. Pansy had her arm draped around his neck, as she kissed his cheek. His grey eyes piercing mine. I put my finger back in my mouth and stared back. Malfoy's mouth parted a bit, his eyes glassing over. Pansy tightened her grip his neck and he snapped back, giving her a weak smirk of reassurance.
Ron put his hand on my shoulder as he told a story of me and him to Harry. I stared back at Malfoy as he stared at me. I thought of how things had changed. How different our lives had turned out. How much we used to have in common. Ron laughed, leaning into my shoulder for support as he and Harry clenched their stomachs in fits.
Malfoy simply nodded at me. A nod that could have meant a thousand things. Could have represented a thousand emotions. Instead of analysing it and wondering what he meant, I let go and purely nodded back in acceptance. To my disbelief when his head turned back to the conversation at his table, I thought I saw him smile.
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