“Why don’t you revise, Malfoy!” A cruel voice cackled.

“Shut up.” Draco said.

“What did you say?” The same voice said.

“I said shut up.” Draco lifted his head, and saw a Gryffindor. “Cormac McLaggen” Draco thought.

“Don’t shut up me, Malfoy! You nasty ferret.”

“Stop it McLaggen. You don’t know what you’re talking about. Leave me alone!”

“Oh, I’m scared! What are you going to do talk to your Voldemort friends! Or to your family in Azkaban?” He made a nasty grin.

“That is enough, McLaggen! Shut up.” Draco started walking away from him, and the crowd of students around him, saying “he got what he deserved”, “Malfoy’s such a coward”.

“Stay calm, stay calm. Stay calm!” Draco madly said in his head.

“Where do you think you’re going, Malfoy? I think you forgot your snake friends”

“Oh yeah? Well I think you forgot your friends, McLaggen. You are a coward, and a brat.” He had lost his patience.

He stopped walking away. His face angry.

”Expelliarmus!”

Draco felt his wand fell into the ground.

He slowly turned around, angrier than ever. This was enough! Enough! He was going to do something terrible to McLaggen, when someone arrived.

“McLaggen! What do you think you’re doing!? You can’t cast spells in the corridor, much less if it’s with a student. You have no grace, he turned his back!”

Draco finally turned. Hermione Granger the Head Girl, amazing girl, Muggle-Born (not that mattered), was here. She arrived from the back, and toke 40 points from Gryffindor for the spell.

After sending everyone to their common rooms, he approached Draco.

He wasn’t his favorite person, she disliked him, but she was Head Girl.

“Are you okay.” She sternly asked, while she gave him his wand.

“I am, thank you.”

“You sure?” He was acting strange. He was humbler, he didn’t call her names, he said thank you. What was going on? Her voice retuned to normal gradually.

“Yeah, thank you Hermione.” Now this was strange, Hermione Granger worrying about him. What was going on?

“Well, you are just acting unusual.”

“Oh.” Draco was stunned no one had noticed his change of behavior so much to tell him about it, but Hermione Granger had.
“Yeah, I’m trying to be a better person after all the terrible things I’ve done. And Hermione... um... I’m so sorry for all the awful things I’ve told you. I’m really sorry, you never deserved that. I was so dumb, and selfish, and just so horrible with everyone especially you. I’m truly so sorry. I was jealous that you were so smart, and kind, and all the qualities you have. I’m really sorry. And after everything I’ve done, you still help me...”

“Oh” Hermione was breathless. What...

“Hermione! What are you doing we are supposed to study for Herbology, remember? Don’t just leave your best friend hanging.” Ron Weasley said, as he approached them. A smile in his face.

“Sorry Ron! I was doing Head Girl things. Coming!” She quickly left Draco alone in the corridor, and followed Ron.