Ron and Harry were walking out of the Gryffindor tent, as Draco reached the Quidditch Pitch. The rest of the team followed them. Each of them congratulating one another for a good practice as the team parted ways. One could tell that the Gryffindor team was pumped and ready for their upcoming match against Slytherin in the next few weeks.

Draco crossed his arms over his chest as he waited for Ron and Harry. When the two saw Draco, they waved at him. Draco just nodded at them, acknowledging them. Ron and Harry hurried, despite looking slightly worn out, to meet Draco.

"Hey Malfoy!" Ron shouted with a grin as he and Harry were closing in on Draco.

Draco gave a slight wave of his hand to the two. He couldn't imagine why Ron was smiling, and then Draco noticed some girls off to the side, giggling as if they were mad. Draco rolled his eyes.

I've created a bloody monster.

Draco shifted his weight as Ron and Harry reached him. For just being practice, Draco had to admit that, Ron and Harry looked rough. Harry was the Seeker for the team. Ron was the Keeper for the Gryffindor team.

"What's wrong with you, mate?" Ron asked, when he finally noticed Draco's tense mood. Ron had a bewildered look on his face.

The three stood there in silence for a few moments.

"Maybe…he might still be upset with you for the way you teased Granger last night, Ron," Harry finally broke the awkward tension, "Well, the way we teased her." A guilty look crossed Harry's face. Ron looked at Harry with a confused expression. Then, after a few seconds, Ron, looking as if someone had turned the light on, seemed to remember the incident.

"Oh, come on, mate!" Ron said as he playfully slapped Draco on the back. "I was only messing around, like we always do."

Ron looked over to Harry.

"Oh, yeah, you know how it is. We just wanted to see if she would play along…how playful Granger was" Harry said as he shifted his Firebolt from one shoulder to the other.

Draco hadn't thought of that. He knew that these two loved to play around with girls and pull pranks. He just never cared about it until it was Hermione, which he took very seriously. Suddenly, Draco felt rather silly. He felt bad for getting angry with his friends.

"Well…now you know she isn't like that," Draco finally said, "You two really upset her."

Ron had a look of concern on his face. Harry was staring at his feet, so Draco couldn't tell what his expression was.

"I'm so sorry, I had no idea." Ron said, his voice reflecting the apology that he just said. His eyes searched the ground, as if he was looking for something. "Is there…anything I could do, ya know, to make it up to her?"

Ron had one of the most serious expressions that Draco had ever seen the boy wear. Draco considered his answer for a moment. Then, he figured what would be the best thing for Ron and Harry to do.

"First things first, you both need to apologize to Hermione," Draco said, "Then…then see what she says you have to do to make it up."

Ron looked over at Harry, who gave him a quick nod back in return.

"Sounds fair enough." Ron said.

"Sounds reasonable." Harry chimed in.

Draco let out a relived sigh. He was a little worried how Ron and Harry would take having to apologize to a girl. He was glad that everything was going to be cleared up soon.

Suddenly, while Draco was lost in his thoughts, Ron moved his hand from Draco's back up to his head and messed up Draco's hair. One thing that irked Draco was for people to touch and mess up his hair. Draco removed Ron's hand and quickly flattened his hair back down, with Ron laughing all the while.

"Mates?" Ron asked, extending his hand to offer a handshake to Draco. After a few seconds of hesitation, Draco took the handshake.

"Mates," Draco replied, then with a mischievous look in his eyes, "But I will get you back for that." He was already considering the possibilities for payback.

"Well, if you two are done playing around, I would like to get to eat lunch sometime." Harry said, his arms crossed and his foot tapping.

"Oh! I'm starved!" Ron was putting on theatrics, grabbing his stomach.

The three boys laughed and talked as they climbed back up to the castle. Draco was thankful that he didn't have to be mad at his friends.

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