THIS IS A SEQUEL TO MY STORY MISTLETOE: A DRAMIONE CHRISTMAS STORY. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ IT, THEN I RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ IT BEFORE THIS, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE REALLY CONFUSED. I WILL TRY TO UPDATE THIS STORY AS OFTEN AS I CAN. I HATE TO DO THIS BUT TO MAKE THE STORY WORK, I'M GOING TO PRETEND THAT HERMIONE DID NOT TURN INTO A CAT DURING THE POLYJUICE POTION PART. THIS TAKES PLACE THE DAY CLASSES START UP AGAIN AFTER CHRISTMAS BREAK. 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

Chapter 1: Mudblood

Hermione woke up early on the first day back from Christmas. She knew she would see Draco today. They couldn't talk over Christmas because Draco had to go home for an emergency. She hoped Draco would be back today. She jumped out of bed to hurry into the shower. After she got out, she took as long as possible to make herself presentable. She had dried her hair and had found a spell so it wasn't so bushy. She put on a bit of mascara and lip gloss. Hermione wasn't the type of girl to use makeup that often, but when a special occasion came up, she would wear a little.

Hermione and Draco hadn't talked about the kiss they shared under the mistletoe... or the one in the library. But, Hermione had spent all of Christmas break thinking about it, and him, and how it just felt right when they kissed. After they had kissed in the library, they spent the rest of the evening talking about themselves and their lives outside of school. They had shared a few more kisses in that mix. But, alas, all good things must come to an end. They eventually had to leave the library or get caught after curfew and Draco had left early the next morning. Draco had sent Hermione a quick note so she wouldn't worry. Promising to talk when he got back.

After Hermione was done, she walked down the The Great Hall for breakfast. Walking to the Gryffindor table, she sneaked a peek at the Slytherin table and saw Draco sitting there. He noticed her glance and smiled at her briefly. Not smirked, but full on smiled. All during breakfast, Hermione was one happy girl. She sat there in her own world, thinking about Draco. She didn't even scold Ron for chewing with his mouth open. If Harry and Ron noticed anything about her behavior, they didn't say anything.

After breakfast, they had double potions with Slytherins. Normally, the trio walked as slow as possible to the dungeons, but today Hermione hurried them along, saying she didn't want to be late. When they got there, it was just Hermione, Ron, Harry, Goyle, Crabbe, and Draco. Even Snape wasn't there yet.

"Well, if it isn't mudblood and her two boyfriends, Weasley and Scarhead." Draco said. Hermione's heart took a major blow. Mudblood. I thought I meant more to him than that. Hermione thought to herself. Then a reality check came in. Hermione was just a one time thing to Draco. He didn't care about her. He was just bored and was having fun playing with her emotions. Hermione quickly blinked to get the tears that threatened to escape.

"Shut up Malfoy." Ron said before sitting down in the middle of their table. Hermione sat on his right side. Harry sat on the other edge, next to the wall. Soon the classroom was filled with students talking about their winter break. Once the lesson started, everything went back to normal. Hermione answered all the questions but lacked any emotion in her voice, but yet no one seemed to notice. After Snape had released them, they had double Transfiguration with the Slytherins again. Just like normal, Hermione answered all the questions, still with no emotion. No one seemed to notice except Professor McGonagall. After class was dismissed, McGonagall asked Hermione to stay.

"Hermione, do you feel okay? You don't seem like yourself." the professor asked.

"I guess I'm just a little tired and I have a small headache." Hermione confessed. It was true, all this thinking about Draco and what he had done to her had given her a pounding headache.

"Well, why don't you take the rest of the day off. Go to Madame Pomfrey and ask for a potion for headaches. After that, you can go back to Gryffindor tower." Professor said, then turned back to her work on her desk, leaving no room for discussion.

"Yes Professor." Hermione quickly walked to the hospital wing and got the potion for her headache. After she went back to her dorm and spent the rest of the day sleeping, then waking up, then going back to sleep till after supper. McGonagall ordered a tray be brought to her room at lunch and dinner so Hermione didn't leave her room. Harry and Ron brought her the homework for the day. She started it but needed some research from the library, so she finally left the safety of her bedroom to head down to the library.

She greeted Madame Pince politely and walked towards the Herbology section of the library for research on her essay about mandrakes. She was looking at titles when a voice disturbed her thoughts.

"You are really good at hiding. I've been looking for you all day." Draco Malfoy said, a boyish grin on his face. Hermione gave him a look full of hate before looking back to the books.

"Hermione, what's wrong?" Draco asked, putting his hand on her shoulder, before she pushed it away.

"Oh, so it's Hermione now. Whatever happened to Mudblood?" Hermione said, her voice dripping venom.

"Wait, are you talking about what happened this morning at potions. That...that was nothing." Draco stuttered.

"Clearly you don't know what the word Mudblood implies." Before Draco could answer, Hermione continued on.

"It means that you think I'm scum. That I don't deserve to be here. That I'm not even worth one galleon. Is that what you think of me? I know that's what your family thinks of me." Hermione finished.

"Of course I don't think that." Draco said.

"Then why did you call me that?" Hermione was doing everything not to scream at Draco.

"You think that just because we kissed, the whole world would change. My parents would kill me for even looking at a muggle born. If any Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, or Ravenclaws even heard you talking to me, you would be shunned by all three houses and my house would disown me, not to mention my parents. People are not going to look at us and see that we are happy together. They will just think that what we are doing is a dishonor to our houses and we are disgusting people. Your best friends would desert you." Draco said.

"They would not." Hermione said even though she knew that Harry and Ron, especially Ron, would never understand.

"I know they would, you know they would." Draco said.

"Well, if you don't want to be seen in public with me, then why bother even talking to me. It's not like this relationship is going anywhere but this library." Hermione said, attempting to walk away. But Draco grabbed her shoulders and turned her around.

"Hermione, when are you going to get this through your smart little brain of yours. I like you. I don't care if we never go into public together. I just want to be with you." Draco said, holding her face in his palms.

"Really?" Hermione asked, her beautiful brown eyes wide in wonder.

"Really." Draco said before leaning down and giving Hermione a quick kiss.

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THIS IS THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THIS STORY OF ONE-SHOTS. THE NEXT ONE SHOULD BE UP LATER THIS WEEK.

HAVE A NICE WEEK.

~Bunnybookgirl