Hermione saw the trap he was laying for her with ease, her problem was now whether or not he already knew something - or did she continue to lie and hope he was just trying to bait her. If she wasn't already sweating from all the manual labour he may see just how uncomfortable that question had made her but she decided to stand her ground, sick of being walked all over by Slytherins.  "Alright you caught me, I'm infatuated with the thought of soul bonds and until Slughorn's class I had never really studied the term. Just a bit of light reading is all it is, I hate hearing a term I don’t fully understand during class - however, I’m also conscious of how it could be perceived by others.." She turned around to face him with her hands on her hips defensively, darting her eyes over to the group of giggling Gryffindor females who were all checking out Blaise Zabini’s backside.