The little snakes of Slytherin found that their prince returned to school at the end of the Christmas holiday, more silent and paler, and even the activities he was most passionate about before - Quidditch and giving to Potter They were looking for trouble, but he couldn't even arouse much interest.And even back in the Slytherin lounge, he often didn't say a word.

"Draco, did something happen at Malfoy Manor?" Pansy leaned over and asked cautiously under Blaise's hint.

"No, my mother is fine," Draco said lazily.

Once he returns to the Slytherin lounge in the basement, he will become like a little snake about to hibernate, lying on the sofa closest to the fireplace, closing his eyes, as if he is asleep, and asking him something again answer in time.

Pansy looked at Draco who was still lying on the sofa, feeling distressed, "If you need help with anything, please tell us."

Blaise said, "Yeah, Draco, we're not as smart as you, but we might be able to help."

Crabbe and Goyle nodded in agreement.

Draco opened his eyes, looked around, his friends from childhood to adulthood, and finally gave them a smile without hesitation.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, you guys..." He whispered, "Just protect yourself."

But anyone can see the tiredness in Draco's eyes.Of course, Harry and the others could also see it.

"I took out the Marauder's Map the other day, and wanted to see Jin... well, to see if there was anything unusual," Harry said with an unnatural expression.

Hermione recognized the word Harry swallowed back as "Ginny" and couldn't help thinking that the little redhead's crush was finally coming to an end.

"I found out that Malfoy disappeared from the map," Harry went on.

"What?" Hermione couldn't believe it.

"Yes, he disappeared. Then I deliberately looked for him again, and sometimes he is really not on the map." Harry confirmed again.

"Around when?" Hermione asked.

Harry took out the Marauder's Map, "The specific time is not fixed, there are morning, afternoon and evening."

"I solemnly swear that I have done nothing wrong"

"Shall we take a look now?" Harry suggested.

"Okay." Hermione and Ron also moved to the side of the Marauder's Map.

Hermione carefully looked at the names on the map, trying to find Draco's name, but couldn't. "Really do not have……"

"So, where did he go?" Ron said seriously, "I always think he didn't do anything good."

"No, Ron!" Hermione retorted, "You don't know him."

Ron and Harry looked at Hermione in surprise. When they doubted Draco, Hermione's first reaction was to defend Draco.

"Oh, then you know him well?" Ron unconsciously showed a sneer on his face, "You won't be fascinated by his face just because you two face each other day and night in the chairman's lounge right?"

Hermione blushed, "Ron, so I am this kind of person in your heart?" Hermione's eyes had already started to glisten with tears. "I have something that I can't tell you, and I will tell you when everything is over."

Ron stiffened his neck and raised his voice, "I didn't say how you are! I just think that you and Malfoy seem to have a secret that we can't let us know! What things can't let us know? I'm with Harry There is no secret in front of you! Have you forgotten how he humiliated you before? Or have you forgotten that we saw him with the Dark Mark! Didn't expect you to speak for him now, do you still regard us as friends?"

"Ron!" Harry hurriedly stopped Ron, who was already talking nonsense, and when he went to pull Hermione again, Hermione had already slammed the door and left.

"Ron! How can you say that about Hermione?" Harry said reproachfully.

"It was originally, Harry, think about it, if Hermione really has nothing to do with Malfoy, she should still be sitting here and explaining to us, instead of just leaving like this, isn't she acquiescing like this?" Ron explain.

"Why do you think so, Ron? You have been in a bad temper recently." Harry said worriedly, "I heard that you and Lavender also quarreled, didn't you? And the state of your Quidditch training recently is not good. very bad."

Ron snorted coldly, "It's all right, it's all my fault now!" He leaned over and picked up his book from the table, "Since you believe in Hermione, you should discuss it with her!"

After Ron finished speaking, he also left angrily.

Harry sat where he was, wondering how things could have turned out like this?Why was Ron so angry all of a sudden?

Hermione wiped her tears all the way back to the chairman's lounge.

"What's the matter, Miss Know-It-All, has anyone made you angry?" Draco was actually there, but he just took off his coat, he hung up the clothes, and when he turned around, he saw Hermione bursting into tears.

"I... I'm fine." Hermione whimpered.

"Oh my god, am I the only one who is so unlucky that you cry?" Draco took out a handkerchief again and handed it to Hermione, "Okay, miss, wipe your tears, I wonder if I'm lucky enough to know why you cry .”

Hermione took the handkerchief, blew her nose, "Thank you. I'll wash it and give it to you."

Draco looked at Hermione with distaste, "Uh, no need, you can hold it yourself. Do you think you don't need to pay attention to your image in front of me? You can even do things like blow your nose?"

Hermione looked up aggrievedly, crying, "I can't control it. I don't want you to see me in such a mess every time!"

"Okay, okay," Draco patted Hermione's head, "Don't cry, tell me what's unhappy to make me happy!"

Hermione glared at Draco with red and swollen eyes, "It's not Ron, he has become very strange recently, irritable, sensitive and suspicious, and even yelled at me and doubted me."

"Oh? What did he suspect of you?" Draco asked.

"They said you were a Death Eater. I said a word for you, and he suspected me and you..." Hermione suddenly came to her senses, stopping the words on her lips.

"Oh, Death Eater..." Draco chuckled, "He suspects you like me? Or am I with you? Isn't Weasley already with that Brown? What about the imaginary rival?"

Draco looked at Hermione, "If I really have something with you, do you still need him to guess? I'm going to be with someone, and the whole of Hogwarts will know the next day."

Although she knew that Draco was just ordinary, looking at herself and talking out of politeness, Hermione still had the illusion of "his eyes are affectionate".

"Okay, okay, I'm just wondering why Ron suddenly became like this." She changed the subject.

Draco's expression also became serious, "Perhaps, has he contacted anyone recently? You have to know that sometimes the Imperius Curse can achieve this effect."

When Hermione heard this, she also became serious, "Imperius Curse? I don't think so. He is either with Harry or Lavender. He hardly has time alone. But you give me Provides an idea, and I'll let Harry see if there's anything else that's different in Ron."

"Actually, I have a question for you, Draco," said Hermione.

"What? If I can answer, for the sake of your defense, if I can answer, I will know everything." Draco relaxed on the back of the sofa.

"Why did you disappear from Hogwarts? Where did you go?" Hermione twisted her fingers nervously.

Hermione could feel Draco's whole body tensing up after hearing this question.

"You really know how to ask, sorry, I can't answer this question for you."

"Is it related to... your mission?" Hermione asked cautiously.

Draco nodded, "I have to admit, you are really smart, but being smart doesn't mean being strong, the smarter you are, the more likely you are to get hurt."

"You have to protect yourself."

Hermione nodded.After talking with Draco before, she can probably guess Draco's current situation. This situation is like walking a tightrope on a cliff. Once there is any disturbance on either side, causing an imbalance, he will fall to pieces.

"You too," Hermione looked at Draco, "you have to protect yourself too, Draco."

"I will."

"I'm going to wash my face!" Hermione stood up and walked to her own stairs. "I also find it strange that I always embarrass myself in front of you!"

"However, I have one more question."

"what?"

"Did you carry a hundred handkerchiefs sprayed with Malford's perfume? Why can you always pull them out when you need them?"

Hermione looked back, her brows and eyes crooked with a smile.

"You!" Draco pulled out his wand, and gestured, "The front teeth match the big stick!"

"Ouch, oh, goodbye, I finally got my teeth back to normal!" Hermione clasped her hands together and begged for forgiveness.

"By the way, Hermione, thank you for trusting me."

"Don't you trust me too?"

*Hermione's Diary: I had an argument with Ron today, and Draco saw him crying again.In fact, Ron is right. Is there any way for Draco and I to tell their secrets, at least not now.But maybe the secret that can't be said has existed since two years ago, whether it was him grabbing my wrist and leading me to Ron in the panicked crowd, or dancing at the Yule Masquerade, it was me and Draco's secret.

I got another handkerchief embroidered with little snakes, and it smelled like the love potion I smelled in Professor Slughorn's class.Maybe Ron is right, Draco is really different in my heart, if he is not Malfoy, if he is not in Slytherin, maybe we can be different now.

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