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“But you knew Harry—”

“Yes I knew Harry liked him, Merlin knows I walked in on them kissing before, but that’s not liking—what I saw down there.” Ron sighed. “I just never thought anything real would come of it.”

“Do you trust Harry’s judgment?” Hermione whispered.

“I trust Harry. I don’t trust Malfoy. If it were anyone else but Malfoy, I’d be happy for him!”

Hermione smiled. “I’m sure there are some people you’d have a problem with, Ron.”

Despite himself, Ron grinned. “Yeah, I’d have a problem if it were Voldemort…or Snape…But that still doesn’t change the fact that I just don’t like this…commitment they’re getting into.”

Hermione thought for a moment, staring into the fireplace and rocking Ron back and forth slowly. “Well, if you trust Harry to make the right decision about what his heart wants, then I think what you have to do is talk to Malfoy before you talk to Harry. You…we know Harry. We know that he’s true to what he feels. We don’t know Malfoy the way we know Harry. I think…before you make a decision on how to act about this, if they really aren’t breaking off the engagement, you have to talk to Malfoy.”

Draco almost ignored Medusa when she informed him that there was someone to see him on the other side of the portrait. He was almost finished with the last of the work he needed to do to catch up in his classes. But he put down his quill and walked over to the portrait-door anyway.

Ronald Weasley was the one who had been waiting.

“Harry’s not here right now.” Draco moved to close the portrait but Ron stopped him.

“I know. He’s with Hermione. I want to talk to you.”

Draco’s lip curled. “And you assume that I want to talk to you. You are mistaken.”

Ron visibly held back whatever retort wanted to come out of his mouth. “I need to talk to you about Harry.”

Harry frowned slightly. Something was strange with Draco. He wasn’t in danger but still…the bond was acting up.

“I have to go Hermione.”

The girl looked startled. “Why?”

Harry smiled sheepishly. “I forgot my Potions book. I’ll be right back.”

As Harry escaped into the hallway, Hermione looked over at the books he’d brought with him.