"He was WHAT?" Ginny asked Hermione and Pansy. "He was stalking me." Hermione said calmly. "How come your aren't freaked out 'Mione?" Pansy asked and opened the Great Hall doors for dinner. "Haven't you noticed?" Hermione asked shocked now one knew by now. When the two other girls shook their heads no Hermione sighed and said. "Malfoy likes me." Pansy dropped her bag. "He said WHAT?" She said nostrils flared as she leaned down to get her black leather bag. "Malfoy didn't say anything it was clear he was stalking me." Hermione said a little annoyed that they were being slow. "But he /knows/ were dating 'Mione!" Pansy said pouting as she strightened her robes. Sounding more worried now Pansy asked. "Doesn't he?" "Of course he does!" Ginny said rolling her eyes playfully. "He's seen you walking around snogging!" "Well it's not like you don't do it." Hermione said tipping her head at Ginny. "With, you know...Dean." Ginny frowned sat down and crossed her arms and legs. "WELL." Ginny said loudly over Pansy's laughter. "Dean and I have been fighting a bit and..." Ginny paused and then stuck out her chin. "SO THERE!"
"Ooo!" Pansy said after she stopped laughing. "So are you and Potter..." She started making kissy faces and got a punch in the stomach. "No. We. Are. Not." Ginny said blushing darker than her hair. Pansy shrugged and whispered to Hermione. "It was worth it to she her face mad like that." "I CAN HEAR YOU!" Ginny half yelled/whispered. She got up grabbing a bit of toast and going over to sit with her brothers(who were looking at the new Zonko’s protects they had bought.). "Pansy!" Hermione scolded but she was grinning. "Try not to get ride of my only friend." Pansy put her arm around Hermione and said. "I /am/ your friend!" and kissed her on the top of Hermione's head. Blushing Hermione returned the favor by kissing Pansy on the nose.
*That night Hermione's common room*
"So..." Harry thought for a minute. "Ginny and Dean..." "Yes." Ron interrupted. "But that's not the /point/ Harry." Ron turned to Hermione. "Malfoy likes you." he pointed at Hermione and she nodded. "Well that makes sense now!" Ron said and smiled. "Blaise is always saying how Malfoy is staring at you from their table."
"Doesn't that worry you?" Harry asked not to Hermione but to Ron. "That Blasie knows what Malfoy's...feelings...are?" Ron's eyes widened. "I-I didn't think about that." he croaked. "I'm sure it's just because Malfoy sits with you to at meal times." Hermione said reassuringly and Ron nodded. "Ok back to the /point/" Harry said, frowning. "Malfoy knows you two are together yes?" Hermione nodded and Harry continued. "How do you know he likes you." "Well," Hermione said, rolling her eyes. "He's only been staring at me for a year and he was stalking me today and it's not 'like' he loves me and it's gross." Pansy glared at Draco from across the room witch was something she never did and said crossing her arms. "Well then. He should know that you don't like him." "And how do I tell him that?" it was Pansy's turn to roll her eyes. "Just /tell/ him. Walk up and tell him." then Pansy smirked. "Or do it my way." "And what is 'your way' Pansy?" Hermione was silently hoping it wasn't something that would get her in trouble but also wanted to show Malfoy that she was Pansy's not his. "My way is dropping hits about how much you love me and I love you and loads of kisses. On the cheek of course." Pansy added in a rush. She knew Hermione wasn't ready for snogging yet and didn't want her to feel uncomfortable. "On the cheek." Hermione said nodding. Pansy and Hermione looked at Draco and saw him staring at them. Hermione smiled lend forward and kissed Pansy on the cheek. Draco's eyes widened and he looked away quickly. "Ha." Pansy muttered, blushing. She still blushed whenever Hermione kissed her.