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“Four..” he said looking down.
“For what?” Hermione asked turning around to bid her friend farewell.
“There will be four of us at dinner.” He felt the chill come through the open doorway.
“Oh! Who else?” She asked focusing on tightening her scarf around herself. If Hermione had paid closer attention she would have noticed that Neville had been nervous for the entirety of their lunch.
If Hermione had paid attention she would have noticed Neville had been hinting at this particular event for the last few hangouts they’d had. If Hermione had paid attention she would know exactly why Neville had made it seem like he was asking her for her firstborn when he asked her to come tonight. But she hadn't been paying attention, she didn’t feel the need to be hyper-observant around her friends. So it was all the more devastating when she connected the dots too late. Her eyes found Neville’s as he saw the moment it clicked.
They both knew but neither said anything, the wind behind her blowing her curls around her head as she stared.
“Who Neville?” she asked.
He had the good grace to grimace again.
“Draco. Draco Malfoy.”