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The next day was hell for the trio. Everyone in the Gryffindor house heard the argument between the three last night. Once the Gryffindors had awoken they told all the other students from Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and even the some of the less important Slytherins; everyone was talking even teachers. People would come up to Hermione asking if she was in cahoots with Draco and cheating on him with Ron. They would also ask if Harry had really hit her, which wasn't true but Hogwarts is the biggest gossip and rumor starter. Facts were wrong and tears were shed. Ron was asked how it felt to be dumped by one of the best looking girls in their year, which was excruciating. Girls were giving Hermione high fives for smacking the insensitive Ron Weasley; boys were asking if they could go for Hermione since she was done with Harry and Ron, teachers were wondering if they could finally have a peaceful class without the three young ex-friends making a commotion. That was the grapevine called Hogwarts.

Ron, Harry, and Hermione had most of their classes together. Ron didn't even look up from his book in defense against the dark which was odd because he never really paid attention. The last class of the day was potions and they all sat together. Hermione knew she would be shunned by Harry and Ron. She scanned the classroom to find the first empty seat that wasn't at her normal table. She spotted one and sprinted to it; it was coincidentally a Slytherin table.

Crap.

"What the hell are you doing here Granger?" Blaise Zabini was too shocked that she had sat down with them to even insult her.

"I, Uh…" She couldn't think of anything clever to say. She couldn't tell the truth because then people would be talking even more than they are right now.

Thank goodness Draco had walked in when he did or she would've been eaten alive.

"What the-" Draco stopped dead in his tracks. He was just as dumbfounded as everyone else. "I, um, huh?" His words were getting tangled in his vocal chords. He couldn't say anything arrogant and cruel or else he would be hurting Hermione deeply and he couldn't say anything to defend her for he would be exiled by his friends. He glided over to his seat next to Blaise and sat down quietly.

"Well?!" Blaise threw his hands in the air surprised.

"Well what?" Draco answered coldly.

"Aren't you going to kick her out or something?" Blaise was talking about Hermione like she wasn't even there but glanced at her and gave her the death stare. All she could do was open her potions book and stare down at an indiscriminate page.

"No. I'm not going to do anything." Draco spoke so nonchalantly like nothing out of the ordinary was happening. Hermione glanced up and gave an inconspicuous smile.

At the other end of the room Harry and the rest of the Gryffindors were staring in astonishment at their Hermione Granger sitting with a bunch of spineless Slytherins.

"Harry, what is she doing over there?" Pavarti Patil asked intrigued by her roommate's decision

"She is getting friendly with the Slytherins." Harry looked at Hermione with abhorrence. Just the day before they had been friends and everything was fantastic. He kept repeating in his head: "How can this be happening? How could this happen?"

After potions Hermione shot out of there like a rocket on steroids she didn't even write down the homework. Draco took his time getting out of there as did Blaise who was hoping to get a word with his best friend.

"Hey! What the hell was that?!" Blaise caught up to Draco, who was walking rather fast, and put his hand on Draco's shoulder and violently spun him around.

"What was what?" Draco tried to sound like he had no idea what his buddy was talking about.

"You know bloody well what I'm talking about! You and that muggle–born trash!"

"Don't you dare say a word against Hermione!" He threw Blaise's hand of his shoulder and scrunched his face up in anger.

"Whoa. So the rumors are true. You have really fallen her huh? You have become a blood traitor just like the weasel!" His eyes were glowing with a demonic smirk growing slowly on his face.

"To hell I have! Don't ever compare myself with him!" Draco tongue tied once again couldn't think of anything witty to say.

"Do you know what could happen if anyone else found out? You risk exposing us all, and that I will never let happen! You are so close to our goal and now you're throwing it all away for, for that bitch?!" Blaise grinded his teeth and threw his arms back in disbelief and wanted to pull his wand out and hex him so hard that his house elves would feel the pain. "You worked hard for nothing! What if the dark lord were to find out or even your father? Then what?" His voice got softer so none of the pictures or ghost were to hear.

"They won't find out alright. I know I've worked hard but people change Blaise. We move on and we meet new people and along the way you grow to-"

"LOVE?! You can't be serious!?" This time Blaise put his hand inside his robes and placed his hand around his wand ready to whip it out at the next insane thing that came out of Draco's mouth.

"Well, maybe I don't know."

"How can you not know?!" He wanted to bring his wand out but couldn't.

Draco and Blaise looked at each other and didn't say anything for a long time.

"What if your father were to find out? What if I was to tell him?" Blaise had had his head down and then slowly looked up and when he asked Draco what he did he was ashamed of himself.

"You wouldn't." Draco was astonished. Would his friend turn on him like this?

"I will if I have to. I told you that you are risking the exposure of us all and I won't let it happen. Never."

"I would never let all of us get exposed! Surely you know that."

"You have to make a decision then."

"I have made that decision before and I couldn't stand it. You have no idea how hard it is."

"I don't. But everyone is counting on you and you will have the power. Don't you still want that?"

"Of course I want that but I need Hermione Granger." With that Draco turned and walked away to find Hermione.

Blaise wouldn't tell anyone about his friends secret, in fact, he would try and keep it for as long as he can. Even though he was a slytherin and also a born to be death eater he was loyal to his friend.

Hermione, after potions, went straight up to the common room to get away from all of the talk. She could never get away though, Pavarti Patil and Lavender Brown caught with her.

"Hermione!" Pavarti ran to Hermione out of breath. "Harry wanted me to tell you, well, um actually I'm not sure what he said. Something about you having a decision to make."

"Well you can tell him to shove it up his big fat arse! He had a decision to make and he made it when he turned around and walked away last night." She tried to control herself and not to take out her anger on her roommate. She tried to end the conversation right there and walk away but Lavender had to make the moment even more unpleasent.

"Oh and Hermione! Ron and I are together! Isn't that just wonderful! He is just so handsome and sweet and kind and-" Lavender was getting a little too jubilant for Hermione's taste. So much that Hermione cut her off.

"You know what Lavender, that is just brilliant. I can't even explain how I'm feeling in words." It was true Hermione felt angry, hurt, miserable, and happy all at the same. Lavender gave a look of accomplishment. Lavender wanted Hermione to be jelous and she felt that she was. Hermione wasn't. Hermione's rommates left to the great hall for supper. Finally she was alone. No one was usually in the gryffindor common room after classes they all had better things to do.

She knew Ron deserved to be happy and if Lavender did the job then that was just great.

Harry was a different story. Hermione felt that what he was asking her to do was just too much. Now he is getting other people to do it for him.

"What a pathetic prick!"

Hermione's thoughts were interrupted by terrible shouting and some cursing coming from outside the common room.

"You must let me in! You have no idea how important it is!"

Hermione knew who it was right away. It was Draco Malfoy. His voice was so soft and smooth even when he was yelling like a complete nutter.

"For goodness sake please!"

"What is the password?!" The fat lady portrait was getting angry herself. She hated being heckled by students trying to get in.

"I don't know! I just need to get in and speak to Hermione! Hermione Granger!" Draco's hands were in the air in thight fists.

"She's not here." The fat lady became calm in the hope that he would leave her alone but he didn't.

Hermione loved hearing him struggle just to see her and only her.

"I know she is in there!"

The portrait swung open and Hermione jumped out and hugged Draco tightly.

"Finally! I knew you were in there but this fat lady lied to me and wouldn't let me in!" He wasn't as angry as before becaus ehe saw Hermione's face. He was still a little flustered though.

"You need a password." She said cooly and smiled a very smug smile as she took her arms, hanging from his neck, down

"Thank you for the information." He wanted to get mad at her for that remark but he just couldn't.

"Well?"

"Ugh! No more well's okay? I've had too much of that for my entire life." He looked at her and she put down her head like she had done something wrong. "Oh, well what?" She smiled

"What are you doing here?"

"To see you. And to ask you what are you going to do tonight?" He grabbed her hands and moved closer to her.

"Nothing. My life has been gone since late last night." She took her hands away from Draco's and turned away and paced back and forth in front of him.

"What do you mean?"

"Harry, Ron, and I are no longer friends. Harry and Ron told me that people are starting to talk about us. So we had an arguement and they know." Hermione spoke so fast she had to stop to pant heavily.

"Whoa! Slow down and start from the beginning. I want to know it all." Draco grabbed her and hugged her tight.

"Okay but we should talk in here" She flicked her head toward the common room. "Everyone is down in the great hall and won't be back for about two hours. They both entered the through the portrait hole and sat by the fire that was always burning. Hermione started at the beginning and told him about how Ron and Harry approached her. Told about how Ron kissed her and they way they both left her stunned and without her best friends. And how Ron and Lavender are a couple.

Draco was now laying on the carpet next to Hermione. He couldn't find words to say. Well, he could but all he could think of were insults aimed towards Hermione. He still had a lot of work to do.

"It's hard and I know." Draco finally broke the silence with all he could think of.

"And how would you know? You have tons of friends."

"No, they aren't my friends just my possy. I've never really had a human conversation with any of them except for Blaise and that was once. Today." He closed his eyes for a minute and opened them to see Hermione in front of his face. He loved looking into her dark brown eyes. Now he had someone to talk to.

"Well now you have me." She smiled her amazing smile and put her arms around him in a strong embrace.

"Yes now I have you." He laughed and put his arms around her to.

No one said a thing for a long time Hermione laid on her side just watching Draco breathe. Harry was right. How could someone so clueless about girls be so smart about love.

Draco just liked to hear her breathe. Now that he thought about it he had never loved hearing another girl's breathe. There were so many other girlfriends he's had and he had never just laid down beside her and just sat and listened.

ding ding ding ding ding ding ding.

Seven dings meant seven o'clock and dinner was ending.

"You better go." Hermione sat up and looked at Draco with loving eyes.

"Yes, even though I really don't want to." He smiled, got up and put out his hand for her to take.

"And I don't want you to. I wish every night would be like this."

"Me too." They both got up from their spot and walked to the portrait hole.

Draco and Hermione said goodnight repeatedly.

As Draco was leaving he turned around suddenly and grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her.

It was the best kiss they both have ever had. It lasted about three minutes; it would've been longer if there wasn't rustling coming from outside. It was gryffindors coming back from dinner.

"Oh no! You have to hide! Now!" Hermione broke from him scared that they were going to get caught.

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