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CHAPTER 16

Hermione woke to the sound of chatting and Ginny’s voice.

“OK, Hermione’s finally woken from the dead! Hazar!”

Hermione opened her eyes properly and sat bolt upright. It was morning and most of the Gryffindor students had come down.

“Nice sleep, Hermione?” Ron teased.

“Nothing happened!” She protested, rubbing her eyes. She was curled up on Draco’s lap, her hand still clutching one of his and his other on her waist.

“Sure, Hermione. Whatever you say.” Harry said grinning.

“U’all Hermione!” Katie Bell asked mockingly, sitting herself down next to Hermione.

Ginny laughed, “The whole Common Room knows. Draco woke up way before you did.”

Hermione glanced up. Draco was already awake, his grey eyes a great deal more alive then they had been the previous morning.

“And,” Ginny added, “No one thinks Draco’s out to get you any more.”

“Yeah, everyone voted this morning.” Harry said.

“Quite funny really.” Ginny commented, “The only person who swore black was blue that he was conning you was…”

“Me!” Serissa Sharvader had just come back down from the Dormitories.

Hermione groaned.

“Fancy that. Death Eater Draco and his little Mudblood Hermione kipping out in the Common Room together, wait till Pansy hears!” Serissa continued, smirking.

“I don’t give a **** what Pansy thinks, Serissa.” Draco glared at her, “And as for Death Eater Draco, imagine what he could do with the Dark Arts all on his side…”

Serissa’s face dropped. She scowled once more before sweeping out of the Common Room, her blonde curtain of hair bouncing on her shoulders.

Ginny started to laugh, breaking the following silence.

“Stupid cow.”

“Yeah,” Vicky Morris, a third yearer, said, wandering over, “I mean, yesterday on the train was a bit scary but…”

“At least he’s got the common sense not to brag about things like that.” One of her friends had also come over.

“Pansy Parkinson was talking about it that Theodora yesterday at the feast.” Vicky continued, shrugging.

“How d’you know?” Ron asked suddenly.

Vicky and her friend smirked, “Your brothers joke shop is very good.”