Obsession

When Hermione arrived at the Leaky Cauldron, she saw Harry and Ron already waiting for her at a table with three mugs of butterbeer. Ron saw her first.

"Finally Hermione! It's about bloody time you got here! I was going to drink your butterbeer!" Ron said as he stood up to give Hermione a tight hug. Harry stood up too and did the same.

"Ron was getting anxious. You really shouldn't make him worry like that," Harry joked, "You think that becoming an auror would toughen him up a bit!" Ron's face turned red. So red that hid face could have been another addition to the Weasley family. Luckily Hermione wasn't facing him.

"Well I had a little run in at Diagon Alley," she said as she sat down grabbing her butterbeer, "with someone that you won't believe has changed!"

"Who?" Harry and Ron said in unison completely intrigued. Being aurors now, any news was good information to them.

"Draco Malfoy,' she said as she took a big gulp of her butterbeer. She looked up and found Harry and Ron exchanging puzzled looks.

"What did he do to you? Did he hurt you? Did he-?" Hermione cut Harry's frantic ranting off. She explained her story of how they bumped into each other and how he was really nice to her. Ron snorted.

"Honestly," she said cooly, "didn't you hear what I just said? I said he completely changed." Ron snorted again.

"Yeah I heard you! I just assumed he fucking changed for the worst," she said with a sneer.

"Honestly," she repeated but this time louder,"if it was for the worst I wouldn't be here now would I?" The two guys stared blankly at her. They didn't say a word.

"He was really nice to be. He didn't call me mudblood or anything! He said I looked ... looked beautiful," she continued. They still haven't said a word. They were in shock. They wouldn't believe Draco would change into a nice guy.

"I don't like him. Never have, never fucking will," Ron said eventually after what seemed like 10 long minutes.

"Well too bad Ron."

"Why is that?"

"Because we're going out for dinner."

"Are you freakin' mad Hermione?" Ron shouted, "Just because he seems nice, doesn't mean he is!" Hermione slammed her mug ont he table.

"RON! You really have no faith in people do you? Did becoming an aurormake you heartless? There's no hard in giving him a try!" She shouted back. "Harry?! Don't you agree?"

Harry nearly choked on his drink. Ron and Hermione were both staring at him with eyes so demanding that it was hard to avoid them.

"Er .. well I kind of agree with Ron. I don't really trust Malfoy either ..." he said fearfully. Even after all these years Hermione can still be intimidating. Hermione scowled. "But ... I agree with you too Hermione!" he said saving himself, "I mean, there is no harm in giving him one dinner." Now Ron was giving him a dirty look. As Ron turned away Hermione gave Harry a hug of forgiveness.

"Thanks Harry," she said. She grabbed her mug and finished the rest of her butterbeer. She bitterly stared at Ron who still was avoiding her.

"Bye Ron," she said bitterly as she left. Ron turned around to say something but she was already out the door. Harry looked at him with a grin.

"Honestly Ron," he said mimicking Hermione, " if you keep pissing her off you two will never get together."

"Fuck off Harry," Ron said angrily not able to finish his butterbeer.