A/N So here is the next chapter, I've now finished all my college exams so I have free time to write! So expect a lot of updates in the upcoming three weeks (I'm off college) This chapter isn't full of much Dramione fluffiness, I'll be focussing more on friendships =P. I hope you like it, I've tried my best.
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Hermione woke early the following morning with a bemused expression, she glanced around confused trying to figure out where she was before her gaze fell to the sleeping snake beside her and she smiled softly before kissing him on the cheek softly. "Wake up sleepy head." She said softly, Draco stirred a little before opening his grey eyes. He smiled and lifted himself up to kiss her lightly. "Good morning." He said slowly. Hermione smiled to him. "Sleep well?"
"Better than usual." He smiled, he sat up and Hermione smiled at how cute he looked with his hair all messed up. Hermione looked to Draco slightly sadly, "I'll miss you this weekend." She said slowly.
"I'll miss you too sweetie." Draco sighed, kissing her softly. Hermione smiled slightly and lay back.
"I don't want to go to lessons today. I'm not in the mood for Umbridge." Hermione huffed. Draco chuckled softly.
"Well unfortunately sweetie, you need to do things you don't like. Why don't you keep your head down if she's in one of our lessons so she won't notice you so can't say anything." Draco said, trying to be helpful. Hermione shook her head.
"You know I can't do that." She murmured with a small smile.
"Then let's pray she's not in any of your lessons then." He smiled. Hermione rolled her eyes.
"I don't have a lesson with you until third today." Hermione sighed.
"Well, I hope third comes quickly then." He said, stroking her hair gently. Hermione smiled and sat up to kiss him softly again. Quietly she stood up out of bed and wandered over to the bathroom, picking up her shoulder bag as she did. Once in the bathroom she changed quickly, brushed her teeth and hair then applied a small amount of mascara before walking out to Draco who was dressed. He smiled to her then walked into the bathroom himself. Hermione settled herself on the bed and looked around boredly. "Morning princess." A hoarse voice said. Hermione jumped and looked around and saw Blaise watching her from his bed.
"Good morning Blaise." Hermione smiled.
"Morning Blaise." Draco said from the entrance to the bathroom.
"Morning Draco, now avert your eyes a sec princess, I need to get out of bed and into the bathroom." Hermione snickered but looked at the wall Draco's bed was against. There were a few minutes of movement and then a light curse from Blaise and laugh from Draco. "Okay, thanks princess." Blaise said. Hermione rolled her eyes and looked at Draco.
"Shall we?" She asked. Draco nodded and walked over to Hermione. He took her hand and pulled her up before the pair walked down to the common room.
"I'm going to go on ahead." Hermione said to Draco, "Harry, Ginny and Ron will want to know if I'm alive." Hermione said, rolling her eyes. Draco smirked but nodded, he gave her a sweetly passionate kiss which she returned greedily before she turned and hurried out of the common room and up the corridor. "I say, Miss Granger what are you doing here?" The familiar voice of Professor Slughorn said.
"Oh, um. . . I was just visiting Draco before lessons." Hermione lied feebly.
"Why couldn't you have done that at breakfast?" Hermione paused.
"Because. . . I wanted to be able to see him alone." Hermione smiled.
"Hm. . . Okay then. Hurry along Miss Granger." Slughorn said jovially.
"Goodbye professor." Hermione said before hurrying off.
Hermione made her way up to the Great Hall and walked in. She looked around and spotted Harry, Ginny, Ron and to Hermione's annoyance Lavender. Deciding she wasn't in the mood to endure Lavender let alone Umbridge she tried to catch Ginny's eye. Eventually Ginny noticed her and looked around. Hermione pointed to Ron and Lavender, shook her head then pointed to the Slytherin table. Praying Ginny understood what she was trying to say she hurried over towards the Slytherin table. She looked for a familiar, friendly face but was met only by the murderous gaze of Daphne. Hermione groaned loudly when she felt a hand on her shoulder, she spun around and saw it was Pansy. "You look a little lost Hermione, what's up?" Pansy asked curiously. Hermione sighed lightly.
"I don't want to put up with Ron and Lavender and was hoping I'd see someone to sit with at the Slytherin table but there was only Daphne and this time Draco isn't here to defend me." She laughed slightly as Pansy gave her an amused smile. "Well. . . I'm here now. Do you want to sit with me?" Pansy asked hesitantly. Hermione smiled to the Slytherin and nodded. Together they walked to the table and sat opposite Daphne. "Morning Daph." Pansy said slowly.
"Pansy." Daphne replied, giving Hermione a filthy look. Pansy rolled her eyes and looked to Hermione.
"You okay Hermione?" Pansy asked sincerely. Hermione, who had been looking over at the staff table and watching Umbridge closely started and looked to Pansy, nodding earnestly. "Did you have a good night?" Pansy asked lightly. A small smile graced Hermione's lips and she nodded.
"I felt loved. A lot more than some people used to make me feel." Hermione said glaring pointedly at the Gryffindor table. She had forgiven Ron, but he still broke her heart and that was unforgivable. It was just lucky Draco had been able to mend it. Pansy followed her gaze. "Draco is like that when he's dating a girl. But he seems to be like that even more so with you." Pansy smiled to Hermione and she returned the smile easily.
"What are you wearing to the dance? Have you thought yet?" Daphne asked Pansy. Hermione looked to Pansy who shook her head.
"I'm going to go dress shopping next Hogsmeade trip." She said. "What about you Hermione?" Hermione looked at Pansy.
"I was thinking a green dress. I'm going to go dress shopping with Ginny when we go to Hogsmeade. Why don't you come with us?" Hermione suggested.
"Ooh releasing your inner Slytherin." Pansy teased. Hermione smiled innocently.
"Maybe, so do you want to come with us?" Hermione laughed. Pansy nodded.
"Sure, I'd like that. Will Ginny let me though?" Pansy asked a little hesitantly.
"She should do." Hermione replied easily.
"What are you going to wear?" Pansy asked Daphne.
"The hottest dress around. This in my case is any dress." Hermione rolled her eyes. "I'm going to get a green one seeing as I am an actual Slytherin and it's going to be low cut at the top and short at the bottom."
"So slutty." Hermione breathed. Daphne luckily didn't hear her.
"I'm going to look the best there and get every guys attention, including Draco's." Daphne said, smirking at Hermione. Hermione made to move but felt Pansy grab her leg, glancing to her left she saw Pansy shake her head briefly. Hermione sat back and bit her lip. "I think Draco would be preoccupied Daph." Pansy said in a friendly manner. Daphne scoffed, "Not for very long."
"I think you'd find I'd be preoccupied the entire night." A voice said coolly. Hermione and Pansy jumped and Hermione glanced behind her to see Draco with Blaise and Theodore. Draco smiled down at Hermione and bent forward to kiss her slightly. "I missed you." He breathed.
"I missed you too." Hermione smiled.
"It's been like five minutes!" Blaise laughed.
"A long five minutes." Hermione whined as Draco sat beside her and Blaise beside Pansy, leaving Theodore to sit with Daphne. Draco filled his plate with various foods to form a big breakfast. Hermione copied, but had a slightly smaller portion and the group began eating. "I have Ancient Runes first." Hermione said to Draco lightly.
"I have Divination." He rolled his eyes.
"I have Ancient Runes." Pansy said. "Want to go together Hermione?" Pansy asked. Hermione smiled.
"Sure, shall we set off after this?" She says. Pansy nodded and Hermione caught Draco sharing a surprised glance with Blaise and Theodore.
"Since when have you two been such good friends?" Blaise gasped.
"Since we decided to talk." Hermione and Pansy said with a laugh.
"Why can't you be like Pansy, Daph?" Theodore asked with a smirk. "And me and Blaise, we all accept Hermione and class her as a friend. Why can't you?"
"Do you really want an answer?" Daphne hissed. Hermione was surprised at what Theodore said.
"Do you really class me as a friend?" Hermione asked surprise.
"Of course we do your part of the family now since Draco fell for you." Blaise said with a smile. Hermione was surprised but appreciated the fact.
"Aw, thanks you guys." Hermione said standing to give Blaise a hug before leaning across the table to hug Theodore. The hugs were slightly awkward for each of them but they didn't complain. Draco looked to his friends brightly. Hermione finished her food and turned to Pansy who was just finishing her drink. "Shall we go?" Hermione said to Pansy who nodded. Hermione turned and kissed Draco before standing up.
"Daph, mum just sent you this, but I received it." A small voice said. Hermione looked to the new voice curiously and saw a small girl with curly brown her.
"Thanks Astoria. What is it?" Daphne asked.
"Just mum telling you to behave." Astoria said with a confused expression. Hermione exchanged a look with Pansy who was trying not to laugh.
"Let's go Hermione." Pansy said, together the two walked off.
The unlikely friends reached the Ancient Runes class and began chatting idly. "What was so funny then?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Daphne's mum was telling her to behave. I think McGonagall sent her mother a letter telling her what she did the other day." Pansy snickered. Hermione smiled and tried not to laugh.
"Let's hope she listens. I don't think Draco will be hesitant if she snaps at me again." Hermione murmured.
"No, I don't think he will either." Pansy giggled. As the two were talking Lavender approached and stopped beside them
"Hey Hermione." Lavender greeted with a false smile.
"What do you want?" Hermione asked venomously.
"Just to talk."
"About?" Hermione stepped closer to Pansy who was giving Lavender a disgusted look.
"Oh, nothing much. Just the fact Ron wanted to know why you weren't sitting with us." She replied, a hint of jealousy in her voice.
"Because you were there." Hermione replied dismissively
"Me? What have I ever done wrong?" Hermione's jaw dropped and she looked at Pansy.
"You ruined her relationship with Weasley." Pansy snapped defensively.
"Not my fault he chose me over her." Lavender said.
"Well I'm glad I did. He may not see the real you but I do. And I'm glad you're with Ron now, because I know someday you'll break his heart and you'll be begging for another chance and he'll be begging me to forgive him and I can just look at you two cheats and just say I told you so whilst I'm in a steady relationship with Draco, because karma will get you soon enough." Hermione hissed. "And Draco is a boy you will never get." Hermione said, "Let's go Panse." The two girls turned and walked into the classroom leaving a shocked Lavender alone. Pansy gave Hermione a piercing stare.
"You're still jealous aren't you. Or hurting at least." Pansy said knowingly. Hermione looked to Pansy.
"It's not that I'm jealous, I just can't stand her, and yes I am hurting. I thought Ron cared for me. Turns out he didn't." Pansy hugged Hermione lightly.
"At least you have Draco now, and if I know him as well as I think I do, he would never do that to anyone. Ever." Pansy said reassuringly. Hermione smiled at Pansy.
"I know he won't. It would kill me if he ever did anything like that though. I love him so much." Hermione sighed. Pansy smiled gently.
"And trust me, Draco adores you. He has done for quite a while now. He just could never admit it because of his father." Pansy said gently.
"He liked you in year six. Harry told me he saw you with Draco's head on your lap." Hermione said. To her surprise Pansy laughed.
"No, Draco never liked me; it's just something we did as friends. Blaise and Theo would do it too. Apparently my lap is very comfortable." Pansy replied. Hermione giggled and looked to the front of the class.
"I wish Daphne would back off." Hermione said.
"Don't we all. Thing is with Daphne, she's always got what she wanted when growing up. And she doesn't like the fact the one thing she wants more than anything doesn't even acknowledge that. Draco has always seen her as just a friend and tried to ignore any attempts she's pushed towards him. She'll learn eventually." Pansy replied.
"You think?" Hermione asked curiously. Pansy nodded.
"I know." She said. "Trust me." She continued. Hermione smiled and looked to Lavender who was currently crying to Ron who was patting her back soothingly whilst watching Hermione. Hermione tilted her head and Ron smiled to her. Hermione gave him a small smile in return before sitting back.
"Daphne will get what's coming soon enough." Hermione muttered. Pansy nodded in agreement as the Professor began speaking and the two girls turned their attention to the front.
The day dragged on and luckily for Hermione she didn't have a single lesson being 'monitored' by Umbridge. Come dinnertime, she met Draco outside his class, History of Magic, and the pair walked towards the Great Hall, where they were met by Ginny. "Hey Draco, I'm taking your girlfriend for tonight." Ginny said and Hermione knew she was in trouble for something. Hermione gave Draco a quick kiss, said a quick "Love you." And was soon being dragged to the Gryffindor table by Ginny.
"What's going on?" Ginny demanded once they sat down.
"What?" Hermione said confused.
"You've been all pally with Pansy Parkinson today, according to Ron you even sat with her in Ancient Runes."
"She's been nice to me, defending me when Daphne makes a dig at me."
"Why didn't you sit with us at breakfast."
"Lavender." Hermione replied harshly.
"Explains it, you could have told me and Harry though."
"I tried too." Hermione replied defensively. Ginny watched her for a few seconds.
"Fine. Next question, what did you say to Lavender earlier?" Ginny seemed amused then.
"She was acting all jealous about Ron mentioning me and she started on me and I told her what for." Hermione shrugged easily. Ginny giggled lightly.
"Okay, final question. What happened last night?" Hermione groaned.
"Nothing, I just sat and got to know Blaise, Theo and Panse and then we went to bed and cuddled." Hermione said a dreamy expression crossing her face.
"Aww. So cute." Ginny smiled. Hermione smiled to her best friend.
"I love him so much." Hermione said with a satisfied smile.
"I can tell. You're just glowing!" Hermione's red headed friend grinned. Hermione smiled and the pair began to eat together.
"By the way Ginny. . ." Hermione hesitated slightly.
"Yes?"
"I kind of invited Pansy to come dress shopping with us, is that okay? She's not like any of the other Slytherin's and she would have to either dress shop alone or with Daphne if she couldn't." Ginny was quiet for a moment.
"I don't see why not. . ." Ginny smiled at her friend and Hermione hugged her tightly.
"Thank you! I'll tell her when I see her tomorrow." Hermione grinned. Ginny smiled as they finished their meal. "Where's Harry?" Hermione asked suddenly. Ginny giggled.
"In detention." She replied.
"Why?"
"Called Umbridge a few names. . ." Hermione's jaw dropped and she burst out laughing.
"Well worth the detention." Hermione giggled.
"I think Harry would agree with that too." Ginny nodded with a smile. "Anyway, shall we head to the common room?" Ginny asked, Hermione nodded and the two stood up. Ginny linked with Hermione and the two friends walked out together.