Just A Dream- Chapter 7

The next following day was Halloween and classes weren't as long as usual. The teachers decided on letting classes end early so that they could enjoy Halloween and get ready for the Halloween feast at dinner. Hermione waited for Malfoy in the courtyard and was surprised when Fred and George Weasley came up to her. She was surprised to see them since they weren't students at Hogwarts anymore and were mostly busy with their shop over in Diagon Alley. "Hey, Hermione. We haven't seen you in ages. How's everything going?" asked George as he took a seat next to her. She shrugged and looked at them curiously. "I'm doing pretty well. Just concentrating on school and hanging out with Malfoy." She said as if that was obvious. "Oh yeah. We heard about that." Said Fred as he took a seat on her other side. "And let me guess. Now you're both going to try and tell me how much of a bad guy he is and that I shouldn't be hanging out with him, right?" she asked them sarcastically. They both shook their heads and she looked at them in surprise.

"True that we don't like the guy, but if he hurts you, we'll hurt him." Promised Fred. "But anyways, that's not the reason we came here." Said George after his twin was done. Now Hermione was really confused. What exactly could this be about? She thought to herself. "I don't know if Ron or Ginny told you, but our mother wants you to come over for Christmas. She really does miss you and asked us to tell you that you're always invited over to our house no matter what happens." Said George. Hermione looked at them in surprise. "Are you sure she wants me there? I mean, with everything that happened between Ron and I, won't that be weird, especially if he's going to bring his girlfriend over?" she asked them.

Fred shrugged before saying, "She really wants you there." Hermione smiled. "Ok then. Let your mother know I'll be there, but umm…Ron and Ginny haven't mentioned any of this to me." She told them, surprised that they didn't know. She explained to them what had happened and they shrugged it off. "They'll get over it and if they don't, you still have me and George by your side." George reminded her. "And also our parents, Bill and Charlie." Added Fred. She smiled and looked over her shoulder to see Malfoy coming towards them.

He didn't look mad or anything like that, just curious and wondered what the Weasley twins were doing here at Hogwarts. "Hey Fred, George." He greeted them once he stopped where the three of them were sitting. They looked at him surprised with how casual he greeted them, but then said hi to him as if they were old friends. "What are you guys doing back at Hogwarts?" he asked them curiously. "Oh, we came to visit Hermione and our siblings and to see which teachers stayed and which ones left." They said as if that was obvious. "Oh and before we leave," said George as he got up and turned around to look at Malfoy. "Try not to hurt her. She's like a sister to us and if you hurt her, we'll know." Fred got up and walked away with his twin and they left them alone. Hermione stood up and looked at him, wondering what he was thinking.

"Draco…are you ok?" she asked him. He turned to look at her and gave her a smile. "Yeah. I'm just surprised by what they said to me." He told as they walked over to Hogsmeade. Hermione laughed. "I didn't even see that last part coming." She told him as she pulled her coat tighter since it was windy. As soon as they got to Hogsmeade, they made their way into the Three Broomsticks and got a butterbeer and looked for an empty table to sit at. Once they found one, they sat down and drank their butterbeer in silence. She wondered what was going through his mind and wanted to ask him, but she was afraid that she might be too annoying. "Your friends really care about you." He said a while later. She looked up at him and smiled at that. "Yeah. They're like my family." She told him. He got up and suggested that they go over to Honeydukes and find something new to buy. She got up and followed him without saying a word, wondering what was really going through his mind.

"Are you upset about something?" she asked him once they were outside and walking over to Honeydukes. He shook his head and stopped a few feet outside of the little store. "I'm not upset or anything. Just thinking too much about a lot of things." He told her. She looked at him confused. "Mostly my family and other things." He said as he avoided looking at her. She grabbed his hand and he looked her in the eyes. "You know I'm here for you no matter what, right?" she told him. He smiled and nodded. "I know, Hermione." She waited for him to continue but when he didn't, she let it go and stayed quiet.

They walked into Honeydukes still holding hands and looked around to see what they could buy. She grabbed a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans since she was in the mood for them and also grabbed a few chocolate frogs and licorice wands. "Wow. Someone's hungry for candy. Don't eat so much because we still have the Halloween feast." He told her and she laughed. A few students looked over at them holding hands and started whispering, but they both didn't notice. Draco grabbed a few Chocolate Wands and some Jelly Slugs before they paid for their things and went back to Hogwarts for the Halloween feast. It was starting to get dark now and Hermione put her candy in her robes pockets so that she wouldn't walk around with them the whole time. "So do you want to meet after the Halloween feast?" he asked her. Hermione thought about it. "I'm not so sure. I have a bunch of homework and feel tired." She told him as she looked up to see the Great Hall come into view.

"Oh ok. Well are we still meeting up tomorrow morning?" he asked her. Hermione laughed and nodded. Draco smiled. "Alright then. I guess I'll see you tomorrow morning." He said as he gave her a hug before they each went to sit down with their tables. Hermione sat down next to Neville and away from Ginny, Ron, and Harry. She wasn't in the mood to have them ruin her day. "Did you have a good time with Draco?" asked Neville. "Yeah. It was fun even if we just hung out for a little while." She told him with a smile. Neville smiled back and then whispered to Hermione, "I'm not trying to ruin your day or anything I swear, but there's a rumor going around school that you two are going out."

Hermione rolled her eyes. "I think we've all heard of THAT rumor." She told him. Neville shook his head. "No it's not that one. Apparently a few people saw you guys holding hands and now everyone thinks that it's official with you two." He told her. She looked up and around her to see that people were whispering and looking either at her or Draco. She looked over at him who was talking to his friends about something and then over at her friends who were looking at her and then looked away. "Stupid rumors." She muttered to herself as the headmaster stood up and started the feast. A bunch of food and candy appeared on the table and everyone helped themselves to it. "Look, I know you and the others aren't on speaking terms but maybe you guys should all talk some time. I just thought you should know about these rumors before they told you and you thought they were just trying to ruin your day." He told her. Hermione smiled a bit and grabbed a caramel apple and took a bite and swallowing before saying, "Thanks Neville. It's nice to know that not all of my friends are going crazy about me and Draco hanging out." Neville shrugged and helped himself to some rice and chicken. "I'll admit that at first I wasn't so thrilled about you two talking, but like some people, I got over it. If he makes you happy, then I guess that's all that matters." He told her. She took another bite from her caramel apple and thought about what he said for a few minutes before asking how him and Luna were doing.

They talked throughout the rest of the feast and when it was over, she sat there alone for a few minutes and thought about what to do. She made up her mind and looked over at the Slytherin table to see that he was already getting up and walking with his friends. She quickly got up and caught up to him before he went to the dungeons and he was surprised to see her. "Can we talk?" she asked him before he could say anything and as she ignored the other Slytherins staring at her.

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