Ron came over to where everyone was sitting and Lavender kissed him on the lips before she went to sit with her friends. Everyone stared at Ron as he sat down and waited for dinner to begin. "So you're back together with Lavender." Said Dean to break the silence. Neville came just in time to hear what had just been said and sat down next to Ginny. "I though you didn't like her." He told Ron. "Yeah well, that was in our sixth year, when things we different." He said as he avoided looking at Hermione and Ginny but looked around at everyone else. It was quiet for a bit and then dinner started. Hermione helped herself to some carrots, peas, and lamb chops. She looked over towards where Lavender was sitting with the Patil twins and saw her talking and laughing to her friends. Ginny grabbed some shepherd's pie and poured herself some pumpkin juice while Hermione picked at her food.

"Hey," she whispered to her. "Don't let this bother you. It's not like you really liked him." She reminded her. Hermione nodded. "I know, I know. From now on, I'm just going to concentrate on my schoolwork and not get involved with anyone else." She told Ginny. Harry and Ron both ate and talked about their classes but avoided talking about Lavender in front of Hermione and Ginny. Dean and Neville talked to Seamus about the Quidditch season coming up and as soon as Hermione was done eating, she left the Great Hall and went upstairs to the library. She could feel people's eyes watching her but she did her best to avoid looking at them. As soon as she left the Great Hall, she arrived at the library in no time and went to the bookshelves to look for a book to read later before she went to bed. The last time she had checked, it was after eight o'clock and the library would close soon.

She was so busy looking for a book to read that she didn't hear someone walk up to her until they cleared their throat. Hermione jumped when she heard the sound and dropped the book that she was looking at to see that Draco Malfoy was standing right next to her. "What are you doing here?" she asked him, confused. She couldn't believe that Malfoy, of all people, was standing right there next to her. "I saw what happened in the Great Hall before dinner started." He told her. Hermione rolled her eyes and looked away. Of course he had seen that. Who hadn't? She looked back at the book she had in her hands and put it back on the shelf to look for another book that seemed more interesting.

"Are you ok?" he asked her. Hermione found another book and grabbed it before she finally looked at him. "I'm not so sure right now." She admitted. She walked over to find an empty table and sat down. Malfoy sat down across from her and she put the book on the table, not sure what to say to him. They had both been enemies all these years and he had also been a Death Eater, so she wasn't sure how much to say to him. "Look, I'm not gonna pressure you to tell me what happened. It's up to you and if you want me to leave right now, I will." He told her. Hermione looked at him in surprise and said quickly, "No it's fine. Don't go." Hermione sighed and told him about when she and Ron had gone out and how awkward it had been since they had broken up. It was quiet for a few minutes and then Madam Pince told them that the library would be closing in ten minutes. Hermione looked over at the small clock on the wall and saw that it was almost nine o'clock. She grabbed her book and took it to check out while Malfoy walked out of the library.

She thought that he had left to the dungeons, but was surprised to see that he was outside waiting for her. "Either he really wants to get you jealous or he's already moved on." He told her as soon as she came out of the library. Hermione shrugged. "I don't know." She replied uncertainly. "I mean, I really don't like him that way at all, but I guess I was just surprised at how fast he moved on since he told me how much had liked me all this time." She told him. Malfoy grabbed the book from her and skimmed through it. "Maybe he wanted someone to be with so he wouldn't feel lonely, but whatever the reason is, just leave him alone." He told her. She looked at Malfoy and decided to head over to the Gryffindor dormitory to do some reading before it was time to sleep. "Thanks for talking to me about what happened earlier." She told him. Malfoy shrugged and handed her the book he had taken from her.

"It was nothing. I mean, these things will be forgotten…unlike some other things." He told her. She knew what he was talking about and felt bad for him. He turned towards the stairs and was about to leave when she told him to wait. He turned to look at her and waited to hear what she had to say. "I'm sorry about you and your family…especially your father." She told him after a few minutes. Malfoy shook his head. "No its fine. I mean, it does suck what happened, but I honestly don't feel bad for my father." He admitted to her. Hermione's eyes widened in surprise. "Why? He's your father. I thought you would care about what happened to him." She told him.

Malfoy laughed when he heard that. "Granger, please. He didn't care about me and my mother. He wouldn't let me make my own choices and he volunteered me to do the Dark Lord's work. Do you honestly think I would give a shit about him?" he said at last. Hermione shouldn't have been surprised by what he said, but she was. "Well when you put it that way, it makes sense." She told him. "I'll see you in class." He told her before walking downstairs to his dormitory. Hermione walked upstairs to her dormitory and decided to go to sleep instead of reading. She was way too tired to do anything else and thought that some sleep would help her feel better.

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