in a hundred words.

Today, he walked in to the library in time to see her sigh, push her book away and rest her head on the table. She sighed again as Draco’s eyes widened. He never thought he’d see the day Granger willingly pushed a book away.

He stayed rooted on the spot when an unfamiliar feeling crept up on him. Was it compassion? He shook his head.

Making a decision, he strode over to her table and put down his bookbag on the opposite end with a soft thump.

 “Granger,” Draco said, nodding. There was no malice in his voice, no taunts, no sign of an impending insult.