A/N I finished college at 2:45 today instead of 6 so I've had time to write this new chapter, enjoy, until the next chapter ^_^
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Hermione woke the next morning to see Ginny peering down at her, she screamed and sat up. "Ginny!" Hermione yelled.
"Sorry, sorry." Ginny replied, "I just came to wake you up to see if you wanted to go get breakfast?" Hermione sat up and yawned before nodding lightly. "Why not." She murmured rubbing her eyes. "Give me a minute to get dressed." Hermione yawned. Ginny nodded and walked out the room. Hermione changed quickly and was soon stood in the common room with Ginny waiting for Harry to get ready. Eventually a sleepy Harry approached them. "Ready?" He asked, the girls nodded and walked off, "Where's Ron?" Ginny asked cautiously.
"Still in bed, I said I would wake him, but he woke me when he came in at stupid o clock in the morning so I decided not to." Harry explained with a crooked smile. Hermione snickered a little before speaking. "I wonder why he came in so late." Hermione wondered aloud.
"Three guesses." Ginny and Harry muttered.
"Ah." Hermione replied, rolling her eyes. "Stupid Lavender." She grumbled. Harry and Ginny nodded and the three entered the great hall. Hermione couldn't help but glance over to the Slytherin table and smile a little when she saw Malfoy engrossed in a conversation. The three walked over to the Gryffindor table and Hermione waved to Luna who smiled and waved back before turning to her friends. Hermione took a bowl of porridge and began eating; she looked at her timetable and smiled. She had Ancient Runes after breakfast then a free, then double potions then she was finished for the day. "Hermione, are you sitting with me in potions?" Harry asked as if reading Hermione's thoughts. She shook her head with a smile. "Nope, too near Ron and I think he was pretty annoyed when he saw me sat with Malfoy so y'know. . ." She grinned. Ginny smirked and finished her bacon sandwich. "Well I have Defence Against the Dark Arts, not that we need it." She said flashing a smile to Harry. Harry nodded and kissed his girlfriend goodbye. "What have you got now Hermione?" Harry asked when the two were alone.
"Ancient Runes." Hermione replied.
"Well I have Charms, shall we?" Harry asked, Hermione nodded and stood up, together the two friends walked out.
"Harry! You were supposed to wake me!" A furious voice shouted as they reached the marble staircase and the two turned around to see a very angry and red faced Ron. Hermione tittered and looked to her left as she saw Malfoy walking out with his friends. "What you staring at mudblood?" Draco asked his voice not insulting more with a sense of obligation. "Nothing nice snake." She replied, without the coldness she would usually reply with. "Get out of here Malfoy." Harry hissed. Malfoy looked at Harry then Hermione and a slightly disappointed expression formed, "See you in a bit Potter, Granger."
"Ferret." Hermione replied. She watched him walk off with a slight frown, had he wanted to call her a mudblood then? "I best get to my lesson, see you in a bit Harry." Hermione smiled and deliberately hugged Hermione. "Why did you let her do that?" She heard Ron demanded. "Because she's my friend and hugging her isn't cheating." Harry replied snidely. Hermione grinned and made her way to her class.
When she arrived she saw Malfoy already lounging against the wall. "Sorry about calling you a mudblood Granger." He murmured. Hermione looked at him incredulously. He had just apologised to her? "I didn't want to call you that but I'm obligated to." He said in disgust. Hermione nodded, "Forgiven." She replied. Draco nodded and smiled.
"I see you're talking to Potter and the female weasel." Draco drawled boredly, attempting to make conversation. Hermione nodded to Malfoy and approached him cautiously. She stopped a few metres away and laid her back on the opposite wall. "Yeah, forgive and forget." Hermione replied shrugging. Draco nodded still watching Hermione. "What about the weasel king?"
"He can burn in hell." Hermione replied sharply. Draco smirked.
"I'm impressed, someone's feeling bitchy." He said amused. Hermione nodded.
"Won-won, are we doing the same tonight?" A sickly sweet voice said. Hermione rolled her eyes and Draco snickered. "Don't worry Granger; I've got your back." Hermione looked at Malfoy in surprise; he had really changed in her eyes since the war. Hermione nodded and smiled appreciatively. "Oh look, its Granger." Lavender said boredly as she and Ron approached. Hermione rolled her eyes and edged closer to Malfoy. "Isn't he an amazing kisser?" Lavender exclaimed sneering at Hermione.
"I've had kisses from better guys." Hermione replied boredly. Ron looked at Hermione in surprise.
"Hi, Hermione." He murmured quietly. "Lavender stop trying to wind her up."
"No! It's much more fun annoying her." Lavender giggled. Hermione rolled her eyes.
"I advise you to listen to your weasel." Draco said his voice scarily soft. Lavender, Hermione and Ron looked to Draco. "Don't you talk to her. It's bad enough you calling Hermione mudblood." Ron growled. Malfoy scoffed. "Obviously you don't notice the difference between when someone wants to hurt another and when someone doesn't want to hurt another." Malfoy continued in his tranquil tone. Ron glared at Malfoy. "I also don't like a cheating blood traitor like yourself telling me what to do." Ron recoiled in surprise and Hermione grinned brightly. "Enter, enter." The teacher, professor Babbling said. Malfoy glared at Ron and Lavender a minute longer before turning and entering the class. Hermione shot them a smug grin and followed the blonde easily. "Thanks Malfoy." Hermione smiled walking over to the table Malfoy was sat at. "No problem, I'm trying to turn over a new leaf and make it known." He replied lightly. Hermione smiled and the pair sat together.
"I want to rip Lavender apart." Hermione huffed. Malfoy chuckled.
"I'm not stopping you, I think you should." Hermione giggled and began playing with her hair as the lesson began. "I think I will, eventually." Hermione smiled, Malfoy smirked and winked.
"Go for it Hermione." He said. Hermione looked at him in surprise that was another new thing; he had called her by her name. She watched the snake quietly before poking him playfully. "Help me?" She said playfully. Draco laughed. "Maybe I will." He turned to face the professor and Hermione copied him easily