Draco's Point of View

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         I felt so rested that night, even though I didn't fall asleep until 2:30 in the morning. I couldn't help it, I watched Hermione, the way she was breathing the way her hair spilled over the pillow all of it was perfect. I knew in the back of my mind what my father would say about me falling for her, and that was why I couldn't sleep. I was also thinking about Luna and what she had said, "I'll tell you tomorrow," the way she made it sound made whatever was bothering her sound ominous. The last thing that had kept me up all of last night was hoping that Luna would get to tell us what was bothering her, I had this bad feeling that she was next and soon we all knew she was next to get taken, if we weren't there to stop 'they' that is. I wouldn't leave her side unless I had to or she was going to another class with someone else. We were all supposed to take care of one another and I would, for Hermione and to get a fresh start, but mostly for Hermione. 

         I rolled over and saw that Hermione was still asleep, I can't blame her it was Sunday, but if she wasn't up soon we'd miss breakfast, I would go down by myself but we we are all supposed to go down together or let the others know that they we were not going with them. I had to let them know, I would wait a few minutes and then go down and let them go down by themselves, if she wasn't up by 7:30, that was the deadline that we had set for when we would go down to breakfast. As if she had read my mind she woke up. She groaned and rolled over and saw that I was still laying there looking at her. "I know why you're up," she said simply, I nodded to let her know to keep talking, she rolled her eyes and said, "because you were awake in my dream, so you're up now. Also Draco it's not nice to stare at a sleeping woman," I snorted and said, "I was awake in your dream? Also Hermione, I know that it's rude to stare at a sleeping woman, unless said woman is your fiance." She giggled and rolled her eyes, "You're claiming me now?" Also you were awake in my dream." I nodded and said, "Yes I am. Why shouldn't I? But we need to get moving because the deadline for breakfast is in two minutes." She nodded and said, "Ok you should, and we are witches and wizards we can wave our wands and get ready." I nodded at her logic and said, "I'd rather get dressed normally but I suppose I can change that way but only today, on the count of three we wave our wands. One, two, three." We were ready. 

                We walked down to the common room hand in hand. As we rounded the corner I heard Potter say, "About time, we need to get going, we were about to leave you, but Luna and Neville wouldn't let us leave without you, until you told us to of course." Potter headed to the door and we all fell into our regular formation for going to eat. With Luna in the middle, which would always be the next person 'they' was going to to take, this time it just happened to be Luna. We got down to the Great Hall and breakfast was just starting, I was about to go to the Slytherin table when Hermione said, "One second guys, I'll be right to the table," Harry interrupted, "Without us," "Yes," Hermione said, "You can see me from the table," they were all sitting at the same table but I wasn't invited. The rest all walked away and I almost did until she said, "Draco wait," I turned and said, "You shouldn't associate yourself with me in the Great Hall, mudblood, go back to your friends I'll see you in the common room, or maybe when you and your stupid friends call me into the formation to protect Luna, I'll see you later Granger. Mudblood before you walk away, don't call me Draco again." Hermione turned and walked back towards her friends with tears in her eyes. I knew I shouldn't have said what I did but I did. I was mad at Potter and the rest of them had made me mad because they didn't invite me to sit with them, I was pretty sure that she was about to invite me to sit with them but I didn't give her the chance. 

             I walked miserably to the Slytherin table and sat down at the very end of it, without all of my old friends. I stared at Potter and the rest of my new friends especially Hermione but when I turned away I saw my old friends, my ex-friends, and thought about my new ex-friends. Thinking of them made me think that maybe Hermione might ask to be put with a different person, one of the boys that got excluded from the Sorting because none of the girls got put with them. I was sure she probably would. I saw her stand up and shout something I couldn't hear at Potter, she walked away from them quickly they watched her go, I thought she was coming to talk to me, but instead she walked out of the Great Hall and headed towards the common room. I knew that I had to go after her, she left because of me and 'they' was out there. 'They' might take Hermione instead of Luna, none of her friends seemed to think of this so I stood up and raced out of the hall after her.