Love Changes (Dramione)

[forty two]

"I warned you, I really did." Theo shrugged as he and Hermione stood over their groaning friends in the common room.

"Harry, Ron, McGonagall will really kill you if you don't make it to her test." Hermione sighed

"You don't think we know that?" Harry muttered, rubbing his eyes

"Can you please just shut up?" Elena groaned "Emphasis on please."

"Ronald, tell your girl to stop being rude." Celine huffed, struggling to sit up "And Theodore, no need to be so loud."

"We brewed everyone a hang-over potion. Have a glass before coming down." Theo sighed, handing Celine one

"Ron, wake up." Hermione sighed, shaking Ron's arm gently

"'Mione, no." He muttered

"Please."

"No."

Before Hermione could try shaking him again, Blaise had already whopped a pillow on Ron's head "Ow! Bloody hell!"

"You all are way too noisy for the morning." Blaise snapped, clearly unhappy to be woken.

"First of all, who decided to have a chugging challenge last night?" Hermione raised her brows "And whose pride couldn't take the blow of getting beaten? I'm looking at you, Parkinson."

"Shut up." Pansy groaned "The pounding of my head is loud enough without you adding to it."

"All of you just get up. If you're not in your respective classes, we're not making excuses." Theo rolled his eyes and grabbed his bag from the chair "We'll see you at breakfast...or not."

"I'm gonna go wash my hair." Celine cringed

Hermione and Theo gave their friends one last look of exasperation, before leaving their room to descend to the Great Hall for breakfast "Think they'll make it?"

"Honestly?" Theo asked "Yeah."

Hermione chuckled

The Great Hall was already busy when they got there. Theo decided to sit with Hermione on the Gryffindor table "So, Draco's coming back today?" He asked as he filled his plate with grilled cheese

"Yes, though I'm not sure what time." Hermione shrugged, doing the same. It made Theo smile. "So, erm, how are you and Celine? Any progress on that?" She cleared her throat

Theo slightly flinched, as if doused with cold water "We're navigating through things still. It's quite difficult to go from being best friends to something romantic."

"Difficult? I hope you're not forcing yourself to fancy her. Cel deserves more than that." Hermione looked at him pointedly

Theo shook his head "Of course not. I do, I fancy her, truly... It's just... Complicated isn't my thing, you know?"

"You're saying Cel is complicated?" Hermione raised a brow, now she felt protective over her girl friend

Theo shook his head again "Of course not! I meant... I just..." He sighed

Hermione glanced at her watch, then at Theo's distressed face "We have an hour until class. Tower?"

Theo looked up at her immediately "Tower?"

Hermione nodded

"You're not scared of flying?"

"I made it last time, didn't I?"

"Okay," Theo said "but we're bringing our food."

"Of course." Hermione grinned, summoning a doggy bag for both their sandwiches and a flask for their juice.