Riddle Me This

Chapter 55

Catherine's POV

Lunch was interesting. I sat down, and as soon as I did, I was swarmed by my Gryffindor and Slytherin friends, including Ginny and Luna, and it was like Gryffindor and Slytherin vs RavenClaw and HufflePuff. I'm sure the staff did not expect it. Nor did the rest of the school. Seeing Gryffindors and Slytherins so close together without throwing hexes at each other.

"So I didn't know we'd be so up for house unity on the first day back." I said as I watched Hermione talk to Pansy.

"Oh, we just have an understanding." Hermione said with a small smile.

"She hexed that Hufflepuff from potions as soon as you left." Pansy said, nodding to Hermoine. I turned to her with wide eyes.

"Hermione!" I said, completely shocked.

"What they did was uncalled for." She said firmly, crossing her arms. "Especially what they said to Draco." I smiled softly as I leaned against Draco.

"Kinda sad when you need two girls to stand up to you, especially when one's your girlfriend." Ron said.

"Kinda sad when your girlfriend saves your arse more than once, isn't it Ron?" I said back, not looking away from Draco.

"She hasn't-"

"First year, Devil's snare." Hermione said simply.

"Second year, that parchment that said what was in the chamber of secrets AND how it was moving through the castle." Harry added.

"Fifth year she just kicked your ass." Seamus said.

"You were a prick to her fourth and sixth year." Ginny said. I turned to Hermione.

"Sixth year?" I asked. She kept her mouth shut. "Hermione." I asked again.

"He started going out with Lavender Brown." Dean answered. I didn't say anything, instead, I gave a sympathetic smile.

"Looks like we both had boy troubles sixth year." I said, reaching across and taking her hand.

"You had boy troubles?" She asked. Pansy groaned.

"Draco ignored her almost all year. She didn't leave the room, cried every night. It was torment." Pansy said.

"Not to mention that as soon as we had her out and happy, Draco would show up, walk by like she didn't exist, and ruin it all." Blaise added.

"And when the rumors started that they had a nasty break up." Pansy continued.

"And everyone was asking if they could tap that." Blaise said while nodding to me.

"Or wanted to ask Draco out, and would discuss it in front of Cat." Pansy groaned again. "And don't get me started on the one time I told her to just let Draco go." Blaise shivered.

"I thought she was going to literally just hex you to death just for suggesting it." Blaise confirmed.

"I know! But she was questioning if he even loved her. I was just trying to be a good friend since Daphne turned tail and ditched her when Cat was hurting the most." Pansy said. I felt Draco shift.

"It's all good now, Draco." I said, nuzzling into him. "You came back to me, and that's all that matters now."

"It still shouldn't have happened." Draco mumbled.

"And you all thought I was bad sixth year." Ron said. Hermione turned to him.

"You were no better last year Ron. You literally left." She said, and my head snapped up.