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Molly's Future Mishaps Chapter 22: Cool Jacket

They had found themselves in the library, working in silence, at the back of the room, where they both knew no one would disturb them. Hermione sometimes glanced at Tom to find him skimming through several books. She also knew he did the same. She had stopped working for a second and just took the sight of him, unconsciously playing with his ring. 

“I can feel it sometimes,” she said. Tom rose his head and looked at her. “The darkness pouring out of it.” He understood she meant the ring so he stopped. 

“Does it bother you ?” He asked. 

“Not like it used to,” she honestly replied. Back when she had to wear the necklace for several hours, she would feel almost sick in the end. Now it was different though. Hermione didn’t exactly know why. 

“In how many pieces are you going to split it ?” Hermione knew exactly how many, but she wanted to hear him say it, hear him try to explain it. 

“Seven." He didn’t even think about it, it was obvious. "Six through objects plus still one part within me.” 

“Why seven ?” 

Tom closed his books and leaned back into his chair to mirror her position. He had just understood this conversation was about to become interesting. He put his elbows on the armrests and looked at her. Hermione knew he was thinking about how he could explain. She knew seven was no coincidence. 

“It is a lucky number,” he opted on answering, cheekily. 

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