Chapter One

Herman Granger sighed and rubbed his hand over his eyes.

He reached over and picked up his quill to continue his Potions essay, but he just couldn't concentrate. It seemed that more and more lately all he could think about was her; her long flowing golden hair, her mercurial grey eyes, and her beautifully feminine curves.

Draca Malfoy was his dream come to life.

But…unfortunately he was definitely not hers. All she ever did was sneer at him and talk down to him, calling him Bookworm Granger, and making fun of the fact that he was still a virgin.

He could literally kill Harry for that one.

No one would have been any the wiser if it hadn't been for Harry exclaiming loudly in the middle of the great hall, "MERLIN, HERMAN! YOU'RE STILL A VIRGIN?"

Herman groaned just thinking about it.

It had been horrifying.

There had been about three seconds of dead silence, followed by the entire student body laughing uproariously and pointing at him. All the while, Harry had been muttering apologies, but that didn't change the fact that now everyone at Hogwarts knew he was a virgin.

Criminy.

He just wanted to save it for someone special.

Someone who loved him as much as he loved them.

Someone like Draca Malfoy.

Except that she didn't.

Love him like he loved her that is.

In fact, he was fairly certain that she despised him. She may not come right out and say it, but actions speak louder than words, and her actions screamed that she despised him.

Well, that and all her sneering.

Herman threw his quill back down on the table and gave up. There was no way he would finish this essay tonight. He packed up his bag and exited the library heading for the Gryffindor common room. It was getting late anyway, and he would have plenty of time to finish his essay later. After all, it wasn't due until next week and he was almost finished as it was.

The corridors were mostly empty at this time of night. Only a few students were still out and about, and most of the ones that were out and about were prefects starting their nightly rounds.

As Head Boy he was required to help schedule the prefects for rounds, but, luckily, the Head Boy and Head Girl weren't required to assist in the completing of rounds, unless one of the other prefects called off for some reason.

Ugh.

There he was thinking of her again.

The Head Girl. Draca Malfoy.

He sighed again as he stopped in front of the Fat Lady Potrait.

"Password?"

"Guddyroot." Herman muttered, and the portrait swung open to reveal a mostly empty Gryffindor common room.

Only a few of the older students were still lingering about, including Harry and Ron, who had been waiting for him to return from the library before retiring for the night.

"You finish your essay yet, Herman? I need time to copy it before next Wednesday." Ron jokingly said as the three of them made their way towards the boy's dormitories.

Herman shook his head and lobed a punch at Ron's shoulder. "No copying this time Weasley." He said. "Snape threatened to make the whole class use only enchanted non-cheating quills for the rest of the quarter if he even suspected that anyone copied."

"Yeah. Yeah. I know. I was there." Ron groaned. "How am I supposed to write a 14 inch essay on stinking dreamless sleep potion without copying? I have to copy. Snape knows this. He's never said anything about it before!"

"That's probably why he's being so strict about it this time." Herman laughed. "He wants to see you squirm."

Harry patted Ron's back trying not to laugh. "I'm sure you'll think of something Ron old boy."

Ron grimaced and shook his head dejectedly.

"Yeah, Ron," Herman said as he reached the Head Boy's dormitory door. "You could always go grovel to Snape."

Ron lunged at Herman, but Herman slipped inside his door and slammed it in Ron's face before Ron could grab him.

"You're dead, Granger!" Ron yelled through the door. "You can't hide in there forever."

Herman laughed as he pulled on his pajamas and slipped into his bed.

Author's Note: Please review and let me know what you think of this idea. All reviews are welcome. Feel free to correct me on any mistakes that I may have made.