Woooow, so this has been a LONG time since I last updated. Almost a year. I hope this satisfies you guys, I'll probably be updating a lot this summer. I'm trying to get back into writing.

The entire school erupted into whispers as they watched Hermione walk right past the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall. Harry, Ron, and Ginny looked around to see what everyone was whispering about, but their view was obstructed as to who was walking in the doors.

"Hey Harry, whatever happened to that Jason kid you sent to find Hermione?" asked Ron.

"I'm not sure, but he never came back and I did not even see Hermione. Maybe she is not back yet, or maybe she got detained with Prefect duties."

"I suppose, but I have not even seen her in the Great Hall. I did not think she would want to miss the speech."

Meanwhile with Hermione

"So, Draco," Hermione drawled. "I hear you broke the engagement with Pansy. I do hope your parents are alright with this."

"Actually, they are the ones that suggested it, at the request of the Dark Lord."

"My, my, that is quite curious."

The entire time Hermione walked with Draco and Blaise to the table, the whole school would not shut up. Their conversation ended as they took a seat in the middle of the Slytherin table. As Dumbledore started his speech, Hermione tuned him out and turned to Draco again.

"You never got to talk much on the train, some half-witted first year stopped to actually try to—" She broke off mid-sentence as she glanced over at one of the other tables. "Why are Potter and Weasley starring at me as though I have three heads?"

He wished he could of told her that Voldemort was far more brilliant than they banked on, but Draco simply shrugged and replied, "I have no idea."

He turned to Blaise and whispered, "They better not try something stupid. It will ruin everything. We must keep Hermione away from them." Blaise only smirked and said, "Please, when do they not do something completely stupid?"

As the feast ended Theo, Hermione, Draco, and Blaise rose and left the Great Hall. As soon as they exited the giant doors Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley bombarded them.

"Hermione! What the hell are you doing? You know you sat the wrong table right?" Ron asked.

"And what the bloody hell are you doing with a bunch of Slytherins?" added Harry.

Theo looked nervously over at Blaise as Hermione approached the two. Draco beat her to it.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Potter and Weasley. Can't go two hours without starting some kind of riot, can you? What does it matter to you all of a sudden? Her business is none of yours. Now, move."

Harry and Ron stood their ground refusing to leave her to the vices of the Slytherin dungeons. "She's our friend, she belongs in the Gryffindor dormitory anyway." As they grabbed her arm, she stared at them icily and replied, "You better get your hands off me filth, I do not associate myself with the likes of a blood-traitor and The Boy Who Just Won't Die." She pushed them away and stalked off with the rest of her group.

Theodore and Blaise ran up to Draco after the encounter. "Draco, you know she can not talk to them. She's going to say something to them to make them go after Voldemort to reverse the curse."

"Don't worry Blaise, I'll handle this. With Dumbledore's memory messed up as well, it won't be so easy for them to stop us. Hermione 'knows' she's a follower of Voldemort and completely loyal to them. Dumbledore 'knows' she's a Slytherin and no friend to Harry Potter."

Yes, so short. But I think from what I've given so far you guys are well aware of what's going on… I hope. Just let me know if some things need to be clarified and I will do my best.