Another Chance

Chapter 14

Hermione looked at Ginny confused. Pansy started to laugh and nodded in agreement. Pansy had noticed that that Blaise was very shy around Hermione. He was not his out baring self. Ginny know that the Slytherin boy was not himself.

"I have no idea what you are talking about." Hermione said confused.

"Oh really, Pansy do you know what I'm talking about?" Ginny said with a giggle.

"Yes I do. But if Hermione here can't see it I don't think she needs to know." Pansy said with an evil grin.

Ginny started to laugh. Pansy may have changed for good but she still had a little evil in her. The girls had become really good friends. Pansy then started to tell them about the guy she is dating. He was a muggle and at first they did not see eye to eye but after more than one run in. He asked her out, ever since then they have been together. He even knows about her being a witch.

"Well what is this guy's name?" Hermione asked.

"His name is Dudley Dursley." Pansy said with a smile.

Hermione and Ginny were both shocked to say the least. They did not expect that to happen. Of any person in the world, the person that fell for Pansy was Harry's cousin. Hermione wondered if she knows that was Harry's cousin and that the Dursley's hates magic.

"Pansy, do you know that Dudley Dursley is..." Hermione was about to say.

"Harry's cousin, I know. He told me. That is how he knows I was a witch. And for his family, they don't know that we are together. His parents are not that fond of magic. Right now we must keep it a secret. He had not even told Harry yet. If you could keep it a secret for now, that would be great." Pansy pleaded.

Hermione and Ginny agreed to keep Pansy's secret. Hermione thought it was rather romantic. It reminded her of Romeo and Juliet. They found out that Draco and her Slytherins friends don't even know the guys name. They only know that she is dating someone.

The next morning Hermione woke up early and headed downstairs. As she got to the bottom she smelt coffee being made. When she turned the corner to see the kitchen. There stood Draco with a cup of coffee in his hand. Hermione was surprised to see him awake this early in the morning.

"I thought I was the only one awake in the castle at this time of the morning." Hermione said grabbing a cup.

"No, I'm always awake at this time." Draco stated.

Hermione grinned as she went to sit on the couch. Draco followed her and sat down with her. They sat there it the silence enjoying their coffee. Hermione looked out the window to watch the sun rise. She could feel someone watching her, as Hermione turned around to see that Draco was staring at her. Hermione grinned at Draco. He blushed when he noticed that she caught him staring. They sat there in more silence until they heard footsteps coming down from upstairs. Hermione turned to look at the stairs and she saw that Pansy and Ginny were both coming down.

"Morning you two. Hope I didn't wake you up." Hermione said with a grin.

"No, I smell coffee. Where can I get some?" Ginny asked.

Hermione got up and got two more cups out for Ginny and Pansy. The three girls came back to the couches and Pansy said,

"Morning Draco. How did you sleep?"

"Good. How about you three?" Draco asked with a grin.

He knew that they were up most of the night talking and giggling. He could hear the muffles from his room. He thought it was funny how Pansy could be so girl when she wanted to be. She mostly hung out with Blaise, Theo, and himself. She never had any real girlfriends until now.

"It was fine." Pansy stated with a little giggle.

"What is so funny?" Draco asked smirking.

"Oh nothing. We should head down to the great hall for breakfast." Pansy said getting up.

Hermione and Ginny followed her and left Draco in the common room all by himself. He was now wondering what was so funny between those three. Draco just shrugged it off and went left for the Great Hall as well. As they got into the Great Hall, the girls all sat at the Gryffindor's table. Was that a shocker for everyone when they saw Pansy sitting there? Draco just smirked and went toward the Slytherin's table to talk to Blaise and Theo. Hermione was having an interesting conversation with Pansy about Ancient Runes until Ron stormed up to them and said,

"What is a slimy worm doing here? Don't you belong at the Slytherin's table?"

"Ron, stop it! Pansy is my friend and she is allowed to sit here with us. She is no worm." Hermione said standing up for her new Slytherin friend.

Ron was shocked to say the least. He never thought he would see the day where Hermione, his best friend stand up for a Slytherin. He looked toward his little sister and said,

"And you are okay with your best friend talking to it?"

"First off, she is not an it! Secondly, she has a name and it is Pansy. Thirdly, Pansy here is my friend too." Ginny stated.

Ron looked at Ginny not sure what to say. Was his sister going insane? He could not believe that this was happening. Then he was Harry coming into the Great Hall and he ran up to him and said,

"Thank god you are here. Please talk some sense into these two. They think it is okay to be friends with Slytherins."

"What is wrong with that?" Harry asked confused. He said hi to Pansy before sitting down. Hermione just shook her head in disapproval.

"Have everyone in this school gone mad?" Ron screamed it to the whole school looking confused.

"Ron, no one in this school has gone mad. Well except for you. This is a new era and I think you need to open your eyes up and see that it is time to unite the houses as one. You should have known that it was going to happen sooner or later." Hermione said looking at her friend concerned.

She didn't think Ron was going to take all this changes too hard. Hermione thought that Ron was being a little over dramatic. He should have known by now that after the war there was going to be change. Hermione was just disappointed by her friend and she hoped that he would come around.