A/n: I apologize for how long it took me to update. I had a huge paper to write! But now it's turned in so hopefully I can write faster. I hope you like the chapter.

Sundays were lazy and boring days for Ron, Hermione and Harry. They were also lazy days for the rest of the castle. It was full of talking and catching up on homework. This one was especially boring because it was raining. Hermione had been tired all day and had just wanted to lie around all day. She had finished her homework that Friday and was now just rereading her essays and helping Ron and Harry with theirs too. Even though Ron had forgiven Hermione he was giving her the cold shoulder. Hermione was used to Ron's moods and ignored this although it did hurt her to have him treat her like this. She hated it every time they fought.

"So, I think you'll see that I cut out these two paragraphs and written my own below them. Put that in and I'll work on it after that." She handed Ron's essay to him and waited for him to acknowledge her words, but he did not. Hermione brushed this off.

"There's nothing that I really could do for yours, Harry, just a few spelling mistakes." She smiled at him. Harry had actually forgiven her, she knew he was not happy to find out that she had been tutoring Malfoy, but had accepted it and moved on.

"Thanks Hermione." He returned her smile.

In a few moments Ginny came over and snuggled in next to Harry. He kissed her and turned back to Hermione. She pointed out the spelling errors and then turned back to Ron to see if he was done yet. He had not finished so she waited for him.

"Are you going to be all right for potions tomorrow?" Harry had leaned over and asked in her ear.

Hermione, who had been concentrating on Ron write, jumped and then laughed. He had surprised her.

"Harry, I am not pathetic. I'll be fine. With you and Ron there to back me up nothing could be better." She smiled at him. She turned back to Ron who was still writing.

"He'll get better Hermione. He's stubborn you know that." Harry whispered this in her ear and patted her on her back.

"Well I'm done. Harry how about a game of wizard's chess?" Ron looked over at Harry.

"Sounds great," Harry and Ron slid off the couch and began to set up the chess board. Ginny slid over next to Hermione.

"So you actually tutored Malfoy?" Ginny almost laughed in disbelief when these words came out of her mouth.

"I don't know what I was doing." Hermione pushed her hair out of her face. "It was dumb." Ginny clasped her shoulder.

"I don't approve, but I think Ron is freezing you out enough for the both of us." She grinned at her. "Everyone does dumb things. I dated Michael Corner and all he did was cry." She shrugged.

"Well, I won't make that mistake again."

Hermione looked back in her school bag and pulled out a book. She opened it and stuck her nose in the pages. Ginny understood this meant that Hermione did not want to talk about tutoring Draco anymore. So she slid off the couch, sat down next to Harry and lay her chin on his shoulder. Hermione read for a long time, trying to pay attention while Ron cursed and Harry took cheats from Ginny, until she felt like someone's eyes were on her. She peeked over her book and saw a small first year girl with jet black hair and large gray eyes staring unblinkingly at her.

"Do you need something?" Hermione asked sweetly.

"Um- Professor McGonagall wants to see you in her office right away." Her voice was high and squeaky.

"Did she say what she wanted to see me for?" Hermione was perplexed.

"No, just to go and see her as soon as you could," The girl continued to stare up at Hermione.

"Oh, thank you." Hermione smiled at the little girl to get her to stop staring. Once she had smiled the girl ran off as fast as she could. "I guess I have to go to McGonagall's office." She was still rather confused, but wanted to know what it was about. She picked up her bag and shoved the book she had been reading back into it. She stood up and looked at Ron, Harry and Ginny waiting for a goodbye.

"We'll see you later Hermione." Harry nodded to her while one of his chess pieces was getting smashed by one of Ron's. Ginny waved to Hermione as she left and then began to whisper moves in to his ear.

Hermione walked out of the common room and down her regular route to her transfiguration classroom that doubled as McGonagall's office. She mused over the next day and how bad potions was going to be tomorrow. She hoped that like she had told Harry everything would be okay. It was going to be awkward she knew that and Pansy was going to be looking daggers at her the entire class, but she would have to deal with it. It was going to be hard because she knew that she still had a crush on him and she was going to have to face that he was a jerk and would never change.

She reached McGonagall's office and knocked on the door softly. A voice from inside the room told her to enter. When she did she saw a bright blonde head sitting in front of Professor McGonagall's desk. Her first instinct was to turn around and leave the room. Why would Malfoy even be there? They were done tutoring she had taught him everything McGonagall had wanted her to teach him. The only reason they were going to continue on studying together was because they had enjoyed each other's company. She took a steadying breath and walked slowly down to her desk.

"Take a seat Miss Granger." She drew up a chair with her wand and then gestured towards it.

"What did you want to see me Professor?"

"All three of us need to talk."