The Break-Up (Dramione)

Underneath the moonlight

As a treat, another chapter for the weekend! Enjoy! Let me know your thoughts :)

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Hermione's pov

The first week flies by.

People slowly started getting used to me being back at the dinner table. Fewer and fewer people are staring at me anymore and it seems like people have nearly forgotten why I was gone for so long in the first place.

Today is Tuesday and it's my first time doing rounds again with Malfoy.

I'm quite nervous.

His track record shows that he will not pass up this opportunity to nag me with questions.

After dinner I went to the library for some time to study. I also have no where else to hang out, so there's that.

I check the time and sigh. I should get going. Can't hold on the inevitable for too long.

I grab my stuff and make my way towards the great hall. Our usual meeting spot.

Malfoy is already waiting. Since the.... Incident.... He's always been the first one to show up. I don't know if it's his eagerness to see me miserable that makes him the first to arrive or my reluctance that makes me semi late and the last to arrive each time.

Who knows.

I make my way over to him and nod to him. I start walking to start the rounds.

This is how we have done it over the last few weeks. He is already waiting. I arrive, I nod, I move along, he follows me and trails behind as we make our way through the castle.

Today starts off no different.

We come across some students but they all seem to be heading towards their dorms anyways so we don't say anything.

I walk. He follows.

This goes on for about an hour. Curfew is now coming close and we're seeing fewer and fewer students. I remind them to get back to their rooms as soon as possible. They don't answer, but either nod or just stare at me silently.

Sigh.

After about another half hour of walking around I start to sense a presence walking more closely behind me. I twist my head a little and see that Malfoy is walking a bit closer to me.

I quicken my pace a little.

Sure enough, he does too.

I walk a bit faster again.

Again, I hear him moving faster again.

What is he doing?

I quickly come to halt and turn around. "What are you doing Malfoy?"

"You were the one who started to walk faster all of a sudden. What are you doing?" He replies.

"Don't be cute Malfoy, what do you want?"

At that he smirks. "I am always cute, thank you for noticing. As for what I want, I want this night to end."

I roll my eyes. "Well so do I. Let's go, we're almost done."

I start walking again, at a normal pace.

Malfoy is still walking close behind me, but I don't let it bother me.

We don't come across any more students, which is a relief.

After some time of walking in silence, I can feel that Malfoy is walking closer to me, again.