Just A Dream- Chapter 9

The next following morning, Hermione woke up and sat in bed thinking of what had happened yesterday. Apparently her friends were now ok with her and Draco hanging out, but before they had come, he had almost kissed her. She rubbed her eyes and then put her face into her hands. No, no, no. she thought to herself. You're not supposed to think about these kinds of things, she reminded herself. She got out of bed quietly since some people were still asleep and got dressed to go and meet up with Draco for breakfast when Ginny woke up. "Hey." Said Hermione, surprised to see her wake up. "Are you going already?" she asked Hermione. "Uhhh, yeah, I am." She said as she picked up her school bag and put on her shoes. They were quiet for a few minutes and then Ginny said, "I'm really sorry for not saying what I had to say in front of him." She told her quietly. Hermione shrugged. "It's fine. I guess it wasn't easy if we were both there so I guess I can see why you decided to talk to me first." She told her. Ginny looked down and then lay back down on her bed. "I'll see you later then." She said before she went back to sleep.

Hermione walked out of the girl's dormitory and out of the common room to go and meet Draco for breakfast. She quickly reached the Great Hall in no time and was surprised to see that he was waiting for her just outside of it. "Morning." She said with a smile. "Someone's in a good mood today." He noted as he grabbed her into a hug. She kissed his cheek and enjoyed how his arms felt around her as he hugged her. "Yeah, but I'm not going to tell you why." She said as he pulled away to look at his face. He pretended to be sad as he said, "That's no fair, Hermione." She laughed and he pulled her into a hug again. "Tell me or we're not going anywhere." He said with a grin that she knew was there. She shook her head and said, "It's ok. I can stay like this the whole day. Not like I have to be somewhere." She told him.

"That's a lie. How about we go and get some breakfast and you can tell me why you're in such a good mood?" he suggested. Hermione nodded and they both left to go and sit at the Gryffindor table for breakfast together. Draco grabbed a muffin and picked at it while Hermione grabbed some pumpkin juice and some toast. "Now tell me what the good news is." He said when she didn't say anything. Hermione rolled her eyes and smiled as she said, "My friends are FINALLY ok with us hanging out." Draco remained quiet for a while and she wondered why he didn't say anything. "So I guess you'll be hanging out with them?" he asked her at last. She shook her head. "No, not really. I prefer spending time with you instead of them." she admitted as she slowly reached out and touched his hand but then pulled it back.

He grabbed her hand and held it, not caring what people thought or saw. "Does it matter if people see us like this?" he asked her as he lifted up their hands in front of her face which were together. She was quiet for a few seconds and then shook her head. "Hey Draco!" yelled someone from the Slytherin table. He looked up and over his shoulder to see some of his friends calling him over. He looked back at Hermione and sighed. "I'll be right back. Probably just something to do with Potions homework or something." He said as he let go of her hand and stood up. "Wait for me?" he asked her. Hermione nodded and watched as he walked over to his house table. She turned back around and saw that Harry was walking towards her. "Hey…" she said cautiously as he sat down on her other free side since Draco's stuff occupied the other one.

"Sleep well?" he asked her. Hermione shrugged. "I guess so. And you?" she asked him. Harry shrugged and they were quiet for a few minutes. He grabbed some food and ate before asking, "How much do you really like him?" She looked at him confused. "What are you talking about?" Harry gave her a you-have-to-be-kidding-me kind of look. "I don't like him that way Harry." She said as she grabbed a muffin to avoid looking at him. She turned back to see him shaking his head. "You don't have to lie to me, Hermione. If you like him, you can tell me. I'm not going to tell anyone like Ginny or Ron, if that's what you're worried about." He promised her. She turned to look over at the Slytherin table where he had sat down next to his friends and was helping them with what looked like homework. Draco looked up and gave her a small smile before going back to help his friends and she turned to look at Harry who was waiting for an answer.

"Can we not talk about this now?" she asked him quietly, not sure when he would be back. Harry nodded as if he understood. They both went on to talk about the upcoming Quidditch game in a week and she helped him with some homework to pass the time. Draco came back a while later before breakfast finished and sat down next to Hermione. Harry looked up and cautiously said hi to Draco who answered back to him as if they were friends the whole time. Hermione looked up to see Ron and Ginny walking towards them and decided to leave. "Umm we have to go…so we'll see you guys later." She said once they arrived and had sat down. Draco stood up and followed Hermione out of the Great Hall without saying a word to them.

"I thought they were ok with us talking and all that kind of stuff." He said once they were outside. They walked up the stairs to the library on the second floor and she nodded. "They are…I just don't really feel like talking to them right now. I kind of have to do some homework before it's due and I thought we'd hang out before class started." She told him. Draco picked a table at the back of the library and they sat down together. They were both quiet for a bit and he surprised her by saying, "My friends said that they're ok with us…like dating…"

She looked at him and wondered where this was all coming from and what it meant. "I thought they hated that idea." She told him. He shrugged before saying, "I guess they changed their minds." She lay her head on her arms on the table and sighed. First Harry and then Draco's friends. It was all so…weird. The bell rang and it was time for them to go to class. "Soo…Hogsmeade later after classes are done?" he asked her as he walked her to her first class. Hermione pushed aside the thoughts she was thinking of and looked at him. "Yeah, that sounds like fun." She told him when they stopped outside of her class. Draco smiled and then gave her a hug. "I have to get to class or else I'll be late. I'll see you later today." He said as he pulled away. Hermione nodded and watched him leave and then walked into her class before class started.

[I might change this chapter a bit, but I'm not sure yet so let me know what you guys think of it ok :) Leave a review please!]