HERMIONE POV
"Why are you even keeping up this stupid lie Draco. I know, Haily knows. Your just kidding yourself and making it look like we don't know a thing about magic! Its a bit insulting actually" Hell I was mad now!
"Merlin Hermione! Keep it down! There are people in this room who aren't nearly as clever as you ladies now will you stop screeching like a banshee?"
"You know, you could live a thousand lifetimes and still not deserve her!" I said in a dangerous whisper.
And to my utter surprise, what does this boy do? He grabs my hand and drags me over to one of the chairs over in the alcove by the stairs. He talks in a voice thats really very rough as if hes been beating himself up from the inside.
"Hermione, I know that. She's altogether kinder, nicer sweeter, better than I can ever possibly be." That threw me off. Why is he even trying to get her if he knows he can't even amount to her? I guess I must have worn a look on my face that said just that because he throws his hands up in the air and starts turning bright pink like he's about to explode.
"I know, I know. You don't think it can every possibly work. It might not! I know I am in way over my head. I know-", His voice breaks and that shocks me. This is Draco for magic's sake! Draco, who never cried, never seemed upset, and, now that I think about it, never showed much emotion at all.
"I think we both know that... that I can't possibly do this myself. Cedric Diggory is going to ask her to the Sixth Year's Ball if I don't get a move on. I need your help Hermione." What the hell do I say to that? Haily's my best friend and there's no way in hell that I'm going to jeopardize that friendship.
"I am going to say this as delicately as I can. Haily is more important to me than you, no offense of course, and there's no way I'm going to hurt her. You're just going to have to do this by yourself, or not at all."
He just kind of looked at me with sad, grey, beautiful eyes and turned and walked up to the boys dorms.
I heard Ron telling Dean at dinner that Draco was ill or something because he wouldn't leave or talk. Just sleep and write.
Did I make a mistake?