Hermione felt restless. She constantly had the urge to move and jump up and down or run through the classroom, but she couldn't do that! It would be highly inappropriate for an older student to do that, all the pupils were looking up to her! Well, maybe not all the pupils… There was this Draco Malfoy who wasn't looking up to her at all and he just happened to be the only person in the library.

She didn't have to behave well around Malfoy, so she started to run laps around the bookshelves.

'Granger, what the hell are you doing?!' Malfoy asked, slightly annoyed with a hint of amusement through his voice.

'I'm running through the library. Why would you care?' Hermione shot back.

'I don't, I just don't think Pince-' talk of the devil and (s)he is sure to appear.

'What in Merlin's name do you two think you're doing?!' madam Pince yelled, she was furious.

'Well, actually, I –' Malfoy tried.

'Shut up!' madam Pince cut him off.

'No, really, he-' Hermione began.

'I don't want to hear it! Out of my library, both of you!' She gave them a furious look and they decided it would be bad for their health to stay.

They walked together out of the library and walked to the Black Lake. Hermione was surprisingly calm.

'Not on high sugar anymore?' Malfoy sneered.

'No, I'm no longer bouncy. I'm sorry for getting you kicked out of the library.' Hermione said, looking guilty.

'Never mind, the look on her face was priceless when she saw you running and jumping through the library…' Draco started laughing and Hermione joined him soon.

'How did you get bouncy like that?' Draco wondered.

'I don't know, Ron or the twins must've slipped me some kind of potion…' Hermione responded while trying to remember what she'd drunk.

'They should do that more often, I haven't laughed like this in a long time!' Draco said and immediately started laughing again. Hermione started laughing too and they were soon lying on their back in the grass and couldn't stop.

When they stopped laughing, they looked each other in the eyes.

'Do you want to hang out with me more often? I could really use a real friend…' Draco asked.

'Of course, but I have one condition.' Hermione waited for a second and then continued. 'If you call me Hermione.'

'I could get used to that, Hermione.' Draco responded, emphasizing "Hermione". That was enough to make them laugh again.