I walk down to breakfast drearily to meet Harry, Ron and Ginny. Harry and Ginny were holding hands. I thought of Draco. I mentally punched myself again. How stupid of me! Why would I have feelings for...Draco? 

"Hey Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed cheerfully 

"Hi Ginny," I said. i couldn't stop looking at her hand.

"How's Malfoy?" asked Harry

"What?" I replied a little too quickly

"Is he giving you trouble?"

"Oh. No. No. No."

"Um..."

"No he isn't. He...um... isn't given me any trouble at all," 

"Okay..." 

"So anyway," I said nervously trying to change the subject "What are you doing today?" 

"Oh yeah! That reminds me! Do you want to come down to Hogsmede with us?" Ginny smiled

"Yeah! I would love that!" I answered quickly

"OK. We'll meet you in the courtyard around 2:30"

I nodded my head and sat in my place. Ron ate a small breakfast and didn't join in with the conversation. After we had eaten and Ginny and Harry had left, I decided to confront him.

"Hey. Ron what's the matter?" 

"What? Nothing. Nothing's wrong"

"You sure?"

"Yes Hermione! I'm sure!"

And then he stopped off. Ronald is so annoying sometimes!

***

I met Harry, Ginny, Luna, Neville and Ron in the courtyard. We walked down to Honeydukes and bought some candy floss and chocolate frogs. Harry began to laugh "Remember that time in our 3rd year when I stole that lolly pop from you Neville?"

"Wait. That was you?!" Neville questioned eagerly.

A few minutes later, I said "By the way guys, if you ever want to visit me in the prefects common room, the password is 'sherbet lemon'."

"Sherbet Lemon?" laughed Neville.

"Yep!"

We popped into Zonko's for a while and Ron spent most of his money there. I was looking at some sugar quills when Luna said "How about we go look at the Shrieking Shack?" 

"The...shrieking shack?" asked Ron with a gulp. What harm could it do? 

"Okay! Lets go!" I said, trying to sound enthusiastic.

As we jostled down, Ron asked "Are you guys sure about this?"

"Of course we are Ron! What's the worst that could happen?" laughed Ginny. Ron shrugged as we continued walking.

When we finally reached the fence, we saw a figure. As I moved closer, I realised it was Draco.

"Malfoy," said Harry with a disgusted look. Draco turned around to face us. When he saw my company he sort of started to look scared. Even frightened.  "Oh," he said quietly "Um... sorry guys. I'll just um-"

"I don't know why they even made you head boy" smirked Ginny 

"Guys, come on" I interrupted, trying to keep calm. 

"Yeah," joined in Neville "What did you do to deserve that?"

"Please guys" I tried again but they wouldn't listen.

Ron gave Draco a disgusted look and it actually looked like that Ron was about to hit him. 

"Listen," Draco spoke up "Please. I really, really am sorry. I didn't mean for anything to happen!" 

"Yeah right" said Ron

"Would you guys just give him a break?" I shouted, a little too loudly.

"What so your on his side now?" asked Harry

"Side?" I replied 

"Nevermind"

Throughout this conversation, Luna had remained at the back of the group keeping quiet. Maybe she was on MY side? I could tell Draco had no idea what to do and so he did what I would have done: he ran. 

"Draco! Wait!" I called. He kept running. I looked back at the group. "Thanks a lot guys" and I ran after Draco.