Hermione continued to scowl at him for a moment before shoving past him, her gaze fixed on Lily and Remus who sat in the long grass in companionable silence.
Lily played with a piece of grass idly as Remus reached into his robe and pulled out a book.
"Crime and Punishment" she read the title off the cover. "Interesting choice of muggle literature there Remus" she whispered, giving him an knowing look.
He gave her an amused sidelong glance before returning his attention to the book.
Leaning forward to look past her friend, she rolled her eyes as she watched the playful banter of James and Sirius as they boxed each other's ears.
"Boys" she chuckled, before lying back in the grass, staring up at the cloudless Scottish sky.
She closed her eyes and soaked up the sun.
Sensing the shadow that fell over her, she opened her eyes and was surprised to see Peter and not James standing over her.
"Hey Lil'" he said, smiling shyly at her.
"Hey Peter" she replied, a broad grin across her face. "Sit down! You're blocking the sun!" she said, pulling gently at his robe.
Crossing his legs under him, he sat down with his friends and took in the view across the lake sighing.
Draco watched as the greasy haired boy slowly made his way back up to the Castle. He knew who the boy was, and he noted with a sense of irony that seemingly nothing changed. He was destined to be a loner but now Draco felt a sense of understanding as to why that was. He had always held a certain level of bitter resentment towards Saint Potter; having witnessed the treatment of his mentor by the elder Potter as they watched the events play out. Now his feelings were magnified and he wasn't sure how to suppress the emotions he felt.
Catching up to Hermione, who was now a little ahead on the shoreline, he put a hand gently on her shoulder. She shrugged off his touch.
"It's hard you know, not seeing the man in the boy...or the boy in the man…" confusion was evident across his face. "I'm not quite sure how to explain it, this time-travel stuff is hurting my brain. I'm confused. This is the past, we're from the future, but for us right now this is the present…" she turned to him, her eyes widening as she tried to process his ramblings.
"I can't even work out what you're on about Malfoy, so if that's the sort of muddled incoherent cerebration that passes for whatever it is that goes on in your head, no wonder you're confused" she smirked.
He wasn't sure if she was insulting him at first and his face started to contort into a sneer as he formulated a response, but seeing the amusement flash in her eyes, he softened his features into a look to match hers.
She turned back to the little group in front of her and watched as James and Sirius, tired from their play-scuffling approached the three who were huddled in hushed conversation. Sirius playfully cuffed Peter's ears before slouching down on his side to face the amiable clique.
Lily was now perusing the cover of Remus' book and James approached her, pulling her auburn locks away from her right shoulder to give her a kiss. She moved away mockingly, keeping her attention fixed on the critique that she was reading. James decided to play at her own game of mock ignorance, and settled himself behind her, his back pressed to hers, facing the opposite direction. Remus leaned back to throw James a questioning look, wondering what his friend was playing at. James just grinned, pulled a book out of his robe, and lifted it up in answer. Remus shook his head, grinning back before righting his posture.
Behind Hermione, Draco stood watching the little production over her head. He idly picked up a curl and twirled it in his fingers, hoping she didn't notice the action. Her hair was soft from her conditioner and felt like liquid gold in his fingers.
He idly thought he could play with her hair endlessly.