Chapter 35

Hermione relaxed after a minute of crying and looked up at Draco. ‘You okay?’ He asked. She nodded and pushed herself away from him. ‘Why did you call me Mione?’ She asked. ‘I always call you Mione.’ Draco said. ‘Sure you do, I’m going inside.’ Hermione said. ‘I’ll walk with you.’ Draco said. ‘No I want to be alone.’ Hermione said. ‘What is the password of our entrance?’ Hermione asked. ‘Time Turner.’ Draco said. She turned around and started to walk away. Draco sighed and was left alone beside the Black Lake. After Hermione was out of sight he started to make his way back to the castle. In the corridor he walked into Ginny. ‘Have you found her?’ She asked. ‘Yes, she is already back to our common room.’ Draco said. ‘Gosh I was so worried.’ Ginny said. ‘Me too.’ Draco said. ‘What happened out there?’ Ginny asked. ‘Nothing much.’ Draco lied. ‘Okay, pity.’ Ginny said. Draco nodded. ‘But I’m going back to my common room, see you later.’ Draco said. Ginny nodded. ‘Speak to you later.’ Ginny said. Draco walked up the stairs to the seventh floor and said the password when he stopped in front of the portrait. He walked in and sat back down in his chair.

The next morning Draco woke up in the same chair as he had been sitting in the day before. Draco stood up and stretched himself. ‘Malfoy?’ He heard out of the sudden behind him. He turned around and saw Hermione standing in the dooropening of her room. ‘Yes?’ He said. ‘About yesterday….’ Hermione said. ‘What about it?’ He asked. ‘I’m sorry for acting that way.’ Hermione said. ‘Doesn’t matter.’ Draco said. ‘I was never planning to do such a thing with anyone nearby, certainly not you.’ She said. ‘Autch.’ Draco thought. ‘Just forget about yesterday, it was nothing.’ She said. ‘You okay?’ He asked. ‘Yes why wouldn’t I be okay? I was stupid to forget everything from the past school year, not Ron, I’m not mad or something.’ Hermione said. Draco nodded. ‘I’m going to the Great Hall.’ Hermione said. ‘Okay.’ Draco said and he walked to his room so he could get dressed. After he was fully dressed he walked to the Great Hall to get some breakfast, though he was not hungry at all. ‘Good morning.’ Blaise said as Draco sat down. ‘Morning.’ Draco said. ‘So how was your day yesterday? Haven’t seen you all day except with breakfast.’ Goyle said. ‘Great.’ Draco said and he got himself a green apple, as that was his favourite. ‘What are you going to do today?’ Blaise asked. ‘Nothing much.’ Draco said. ‘Come on, you’re just sitting in your common room all day.’ Blaise said. ‘There is nothing much to do.’ Draco said. ‘Of course there is, why don’t you hang out with us today?’ Goyle asked. ‘Because I’m busy.’ Draco said. ‘With what?’ Blaise asked. ‘Writing.’ Draco said. ‘Writing?’ Goyle asked. Draco nodded. ‘About what?’ Blaise asked. ‘I’m writing all the things down that happened from the beginning of the school year.’ Draco said. ‘Why?’ Blaise asked. ‘For you of course.’ Draco said. ‘Okay cool.’ Blaise said. ‘For Hermione of course, maybe she’ll remember then what happened.’ Draco said. ‘That’s a great idea!’ Goyle said.

Hermione was sitting in one of the chairs reading a book when the door to Draco’s door opened. Hermione turned around in the seat to look what it was, because she thought she was alone. Draco walked out of his room and Hermione jumped slightly. ‘Geez’ Malfoy you scared the hell out of me.’ Hermione said. ‘Why’s that?’ Draco asked sitting down in the other chair. ‘I thought I was all alone.’ Hermione said. ‘Well you’re taking the whole “acting as if the other is not even there” thing seriously.’ Draco said. Hermione rolled her eyes. ‘I just didn’t know you were here too.’ Hermione said. Draco chuckled. ‘What have you been doing in there all the time?’ Hermione asked. ‘Reading.’ Draco lied. ‘Oh by the way here is your book back, I really loved it.’ Draco said handing Hermione Romeo and Juliet. ‘How did you get this?’ Hermione asked as she took it from Draco. ‘You told me it was a great book and then you borrowed it to me.’ Draco said. ‘Did I?’ Hermione asked softly. ‘Yep.’ Draco said.

‘Since when do you read mugglebooks?’ Hermione asked. ‘Since you told me they were great.’ Draco said. ‘Hmm.’ Hermione said. ‘Would love to take you back in time and show it to you, but unfortunately I don’t have a time machine.’ Draco said. That made Hermione chuckle, but she fast stopped. ‘I’m going to bed.’ Hermione said and she stood up. ‘Okay good night.’ Draco said. Hermione walked to her room and closed the door behind her. ‘What the heck just happened?’ Hermione thought. ‘First yesterday and now this?’ Hermione thought. ‘What did I miss?’ She thought and then she started to change into pj’s.

*a week later*

Hermione woke up and she took a shower right away when she came out of bed, she was singing softly and thinking about everything she had heard the past few days. ‘Malfoy did become really, really mad.’ Hermione thought as she packed her shampoo. ‘He’s nuts.’ She thought.

‘Where is my ring?’ Draco thought after he had touched his right ring finger and he didn’t felt his ring sitting there. Then Draco remembered that he left his ring on his sink, he sighed and walked towards the bathroom door and knocked on it, but he got no answer. He tried to open it, but it was locked. Draco sighed, he was so tired of everything that had been going on, why couldn’t she just remember that she loved him, why did this need to happen to him? He loved her to dead and he missed her in his arms. He walked to his bed and grabbed his wand. He walked back to the door and stood still. ‘Alohomora.’ He said and the door unlocked. He opened the door and walked in then someone screamed.

Hermione just stepped out of the shower when she heard the door opening. She screamed and she fast packed the first towel she could reach and held it in front of her. ‘MALFOY FOR GOD SAKE ARE YOU BLOODY NUTS I AM NAKED!’ Hermione yelled. Draco looked up at her after she screamed and smirked. ‘Good morning Hermione.’ Draco said smirking. ‘WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? LET’S WALK IN ON HER WHILE SHE’S TAKING A SHOWER?’ Hermione yelled. ‘No, I didn’t even know you were taking a shower.’ Draco said calmly, trying to keep his laughter in. ‘YOU DIDN’T EVEN ASK!’ Hermione yelled furiously. ‘I did! I just didn’t get an answer, so I didn’t know you were in here.’ Draco said. ‘WHY DID YOU THINK THE DOOR WAS LOCKED?’ Hermione asked. ‘I don’t know, didn’t really think about it.’ Draco said. ‘GO AWAY!’ Hermione said. ‘No I came to get my ring.’ Draco said smirking. Hermione gave him a deadly glare. ‘Couldn’t you just leave that horrible ring there after I was done?’ She snapped. ‘Nope, because I didn’t know you were in here, I thought you were in your room reading or something.’ Draco said. Draco walked to his sink and put his ring on his ringfinger. ‘Oh and green suits you great!’ Draco said. ‘What the heck are you talking about?’ Hermione asked. Draco looked down at her body and Hermione followed his eyes, she looked down and saw she had packed one of Draco’s green Slytherin towels. ‘Shoot.’ Hermione said softly to herself. ‘You know that if you would’ve come in a second earlier I was still naked you ferret!’ Hermione said looking back up. ‘I wish.’ Draco said smirking and he walked out of the bathroom leaving Hermione confused behind.

‘I’m sick of all of this, I want to know every single thing you haven’t told me yet.’ Hermione said as she sat down to get breakfast. Ginny, Harry and Ron looked up from their breakfast. ‘Good morning to you too.’ Ron said. ‘I’m not joking, tell. me. everything.’ Hermione said. ‘Hermione, are you okay? What happened this morning?’ Ginny asked. ‘Nothing happened.’ Hermione said. ‘Sure.’ Ginny said. ‘And that hasn’t anything to do with this.’ Hermione said. ‘So something DID happen.’ Harry concluded. ‘You guys are unbelievable!’ Hermione said and she stormed out of the Great Hall again. ‘I need to know what has happened the past year, Malfoy is acting weird, but I’ve got a feeling he knows more, no I know for sure he knows more, but I’m not gonna ask him, no definitely not.’ Hermione thought as she walked through the corridors.