When winter vacation rolled around, Hermione and Tom were two among the very few Slytherins staying. Hermione was sitting in the common room alone the second day when Tom walked into the common room. Bianca was also there, but decided to leave them alone and went upstairs.
"May I join you in doing nothing?" Tom asked Hermione, who was not really paying attention to anything.
"Hmmm? Sure. . ." she replied. She was reclining on a sofa with her feet stretched out so she took up most of the space. Tom walked over to her, picked her feet up of the sofa, and dropped them on the floor so he could sit.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" she yelled.
"Geez," Tom picked her feet back up and let her rest her feet on his lap. Hermione glared at him but then remembered what Lily had said to her and just turned her head away, so she did not have to look at him. Tom smiled a little then conjured up and book. He rested it on Hermione's legs and began reading.
"What. . . are. . . you. . . doing?"
"Reading," Tom said, never looking up from the book. He looked emotionless, but he was mentally smirking. Hermione remained calm, although she wanted to kick him off the couch. Tom opened his mouth to say something and paused before he said anything. "Um. . . how is the baby?" he asked, hoping she would not get mad for asking. To his surprise, she was a bit happy that he brought it up.
"Wonderful! We need to pick out a name for him, and buy him some clothes, and . . ." Hermione went rambling on and on about the baby. Tom must have been there for an hour listening to her nonstop chattering. By the time she was done speaking, he just wanted to leave and go to bed (AN - something I want to do right now. . . lol).
"Hermione, it's getting late," Tom began, "I'm going to bed. You should, too. Even though it is vacation, it would be best if you and the baby go to bed."
"I suppose you are right, but I'm not very tired," Hermione was about to say something else when she was cut off by Tom.
"Just go to bed, Hermione, please, for the baby!" Tom really wanted her to shut up so he could leave.
"Oh fine," Hermione said and sighed. "You know, you are not as bad as I thought you were," she smiled and walked off. Tom sat there for a few more seconds. Where did that come from? 'You are not as bad as I thought you were?' Tom sighed and then got up himself and walked to bed.