[Hermione]
I woke up to see Draco gone from my sight. He probably woke up earlier, I thought. Though I am kind of disappointed he didn't wait for me.

Then again, what did I expect? We're not dating. Right?

I walked out of my room and I saw Draco downstairs with a plate full of waffles, pancakes and a couple of slices of toast on the table. I walked downstairs slowly, yawning on the way there.

"Morning, Hermione!" Draco chirped. "It's eleven thirty."

Oh shit, I thought. I missed breakfast didn't I?

"Don't worry about breakfast," Draco smiled, escorting me downstairs. "There was nothing left, since everyone is so greedy so I made you a couple of things that I hope you like. Do you want a bowl of cereal?"

"Oatmeal please," I smiled. "Thank you."

Draco moved the kitchen for the oatmeal before I walked over to the rustic dining table started digging in. It wasn't bad, though the waffles a bit tough. The pancakes were a little chewier than what I'm used to making, but I don't really mind. It was some of the best pancakes ever.

Draco gave me my bowl of oatmeal and I smiled, taking it from him and I started eating it. It tasted oddly familiar.

"Did you add two teaspoons of brown sugar to this?" I asked.

He nodded.

"And raspberries?"

He nodded again.

"And strawberries?"

He nodded yet again.

"What's wrong?" he enquired, his voice suddenly concerned. "You don't like it?"

"No," I replied, sounding a little bit shocked. "You did what I would've done."

Draco raised his eyebrow. "Did I?"

"I'm not playing!" I laughed. "I'm serious!"

He smirked as he went for the door.

"D'you want me to wait for you?"

I nodded before I ran upstairs to get a quick shower and to change my clothes. I was wearing nothing fancy, just a strapless black and grey striped shirt and some jeans with my favourite cowboy style boots. I also put on some silver bangles and a pair of silver dangling earrings. I decided to leave my hair bushy today.

Draco smiled, "Wow, Hermione. You look beautiful today."

I nodded, blushing.

People have called me pretty, or cute, or even hot, but never beautiful.

Something fishy is going on here.


"He called you what?"

Ginny, Luna and I are on our way to Camera Obscura on the Metro in Edinburgh. We all decided to see it because we heard it was amazing and everyone we knew that visited it were filled with amazement afterwards. That, and Luna suggested it and we all like magical illusions.

"He called me beautiful," I sighed, saying it for the hundredth time.

"So?" Luna whispered in her dreamy voice. "Harry called me beautiful last year at the Yule Ball, and none of you didn't make a big deal out of it."

"That's because everyone knows you're beautiful Luna," Ginny smiled. "Even Parkinson knows that."

Luna nodded, but then she looked away.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Where's Seamus?" Luna asked, as sudden as a gunshot.

There was an awkward silence.

"Why. Are. You. Asking?" Ginny asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Just," Luna smiled.

Oh. My. Gosh.

"Oh Luna!" I yelled. "You don't - "

"Shhhh!" whispered Luna. "Why else did I take a walk with Harry yesterday?"

"I thought you were - " Ginny replied, still in shock.

"Well... you know that Harry knows Seamus well..." Luna shyly explained. "So... w-well... I asked him for advice... t-that's all."

"What did he say?" Ginny and I said in unison.

"He said I should just be me," Luna shrugged. "But who would like a person like... me?"

Ginny and I both raised our hands.

"Blaise likes you, doesn't he?" Ginny chirped. Luna and I both stared at her.

"You're wrong!" the two of us laughed.

"And you know better?"

I nodded, "He likes Pansy."

As soon as I said Pansy, Ginny pretended to puke.

"Urgh!" she yelled. I calmed her down by telling her it was just a guess.

"Thank goodness!" she sighed with relief. "He's handsome, and he doesn't deserve a stupid prat like her."

"What did you say?" I whispered.

"I said he's handsome!" Ginny replied. She put her hands over her face. "Compared to Dean, who's as pretty as a grey rock."

Luna and I smirked at each other.

"You've got me!" Ginny sighed. She hugged both of us, which was a good sign. She then looked at Luna.

"So, did Hermione tell you yet?"

"Tell me what?" she asked, looking at me.

"About me and Draco," I replied. "We... snogged. Yeah. That's it. Only for a couple of seconds. And it was my fault anyway."

Luna grinned from ear to ear, "I expected that. The Wrackspurts told me."

Ginny and I just stared at her.

Luna shrugged her shoulders.

This is Edinburgh Waverley station. Camera Obscura is a nearby attraction.

"This is where we get off," I said.

Ginny and Luna ran off the train as I trailed off behind them, thinking of Draco.

[Draco]
"Oh God!" Crabbe yelled. "It's King Olav The Sec-cond!"

"Calm down!" Blaise muttered, shaking Crabbe. "We're not kids!"

"But," Goyle whispered. "He's the most AWESOME penguin EVER!"

Blaise nodded. He watched me stare at the sky.

"There's something wrong," Blaise whispered.

"Nothing," I replied, smirking.

"Aren't you Bill Sikes?" Blaise replied, quoting English Literature.

I raised an eyebrow. Bill Sikes? I thought. I'm not that terrible. Am I?

"I know I'm terrible," I mumbled. "Blame Hermione!"

Blaise knowingly smiled.

"At least the person you like considers you a friend," Blaise sighed, wandering into space.

"I thought you liked Pansy!" I whispered.

"No," he replied, holding my shoulder. "She's totally not my type. I like Weasley's little sister, remember? I told you that yesterday! Very pretty. Heard she's dating Thomas though. What a pity."

I rolled my eyes. He's so badly informed, I thought.

"You wanna go somewhere else?" I asked him. "I think I'm going to die if I have to stay here one minute longer."

"Me too," he smirked, heading for the entrance gate.

I walked behind him, chuckling as I saw Crabbe and Goyle being bitten to death by the penguins.