Just A Dream- Chapter 4

As soon as class ended, she went upstairs to drop off her book bag and to change into something more comfortable. She changed into some jeans, a long sleeve, and comfortable shoes and took a sweater with her since it was now starting to get colder at night and since she didn't know how long they would both be hanging out. She left the Gryffindor common room without running into any of her friends and hoped it stayed like that. She got to the courtyard and looked for Malfoy but didn't find him so she sat down and waited for him to come. She was getting tired of waiting so long and was about to leave when he finally showed up. "Sorry I'm late." He apologized to her. "It's fine, but what took you so long?" she asked him. They both started walking towards Hogsmeade and it was quiet before he spoke. "Just my mom telling me that my father won't be getting out of Azkaban anytime soon." He told her at last.

Hermione looked at him confused. "I thought he was going to be in Azkaban for life." She told him. As soon as the war was over, she had read the Daily Prophet to see who would be going into Azkaban for life and Malfoys dad was one of them. He shook his head. "That's what I thought too, but apparently from the owl I just got before I came to meet up with you, she told me that he might be released soon or not at all. He has to go trial and from there they'll decide what happens with him." He explained. Hermione shook her head and all she could say was, "Wow." They walked the rest of the way in silence and arrived at the Three Broomsticks to grab a butterbeer. They both got a butterbeer and looked for a table to sit at which they found all the way in the back of the pub.

"How was the rest of your day?" he asked her. Hermione shrugged. "It was ok. A bit less staring than yesterday, but a bit more whispering than yesterday." She told him. She wondered if the whispering could be about her and Malfoy and decided to ask him. "Do you think people are talking about seeing us together?" she asked him. "Probably. I actually wouldn't be surprised if they were." He told her as he took a drink of his butterbeer. Hermione took a drink from her butterbeer and was lost in her thoughts about her sixth year when he asked her a question. "Did you really think I wasn't going to show up?" he asked her. "Umm…kind of." She admitted. "I mean, you didn't show up for over half an hour and I thought you had changed your mind so I was about to leave when you showed up." She explained him.

"But I still showed up." He told her with a smile that melted her heart. She looked away and blushed a bit. "So where do you want to go now?" he asked her. They both got up and went outside while she thought about where to go. "Is it ok if we go to Tomes and Scrolls?" she asked him. Malfoy laughed and nodded. "Yeah, that's fine." He told her as they made their way to the bookstore. As soon as they were inside, Hermione disappeared into the bookshelves and Malfoy went to see if he found anything good. Hermione came out of the bookshelves a few minutes later with a few books and found Malfoy sitting on the ground reading a book.

"I never thought I would see the day when Draco Malfoy would be actually reading." She joked as she sat down next to him. Malfoy looked up at her and laughed. "More books?" he said as he looked down at the few books she was holding in her hands. Hermione rolled her eyes but smiled as she stood up. "I'm going to go and pay for these. Have you found anything you want?" she asked him before she left to go and pay. Malfoy shrugged. "Just this book on werewolves and vampires." He said as he closed the book and put it back on the shelf. Malfoy got up and went out of the bookshelf and went over to the next one while she was left alone. She grabbed the book that he was reading and thought that she would surprise him with it when he wasn't expecting it. She took the books over to the counter to pay for them and after she was done, she went over to look for Malfoy and when she didn't see him anywhere in the bookstore, she wondered if he had left without her noticing.

"Got what you wanted?" he asked her from behind. Hermione jumped and turned around to see him there as if he hadn't left her side. "You scared the crap out of me!" she said as she smacked him with her free hand. Malfoy laughed. "I'm sorry I scared you and before you start to question me, I was looking around at the other books that you're more into." He told her. Hermione looked at him in surprise. "I honestly can't picture you reading something like the stuff I read." She admitted. He rolled his eyes at her and pulled her out of the bookstore before she went and found more books to read. They decided to go into Honeydukes next and pushed their way inside since there were so many students inside.

Hermione ignored the looks that they were now getting as they looked around for things to buy. Well if they weren't talking about them before, they were sure going to talk now. Malfoy went over to the Chocolate Wands and she went get some Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. He came over to her a few minutes later with a few Chocolate Cauldrons and some Drooble's Best Blowing Gum. "Found anything good?" he asked her. She shook her head. "Not so much. I thought about getting some ice cream, but I'm not really hungry for some." She told him. They walked around the store a bit more and they each got some Pumpkin Pasties and then went to pay for their things. "Everyone keeps on staring." She whispered to him. He looked around at them and shrugged. "Not like I care." He told her without lowering his voice. Once they had paid for their things, they walked back to Hogwarts before dinner started.

"So are you going to tell your friends that we hung out?" he asked her curiously. She shrugged and looked at him. "Why are you asking?" she asked him. "I'm just curious." He told her. "I'll only tell them IF they ask." She told him as she opened a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. She made a face when she ate the first one and spit it out. "Which flavor did you get?" he asked her amused by the face she had made. "Ewww, earwax." She said as she picked out another one and put it into her mouth. She offered him some and he grabbed a small handful. She watched him as he put one in his face and laughed when he spit it out. "Pepper." He said as picked another one. They spent the rest of the walk back to school tasting the beans and spitting out the ones that tasted bad and ate the ones that tasted good. As soon as they arrived at the courtyard, they said goodbye and each went their separate way to their common rooms before dinner started.

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