Chapter 1
Hermione left potions that day with such elation. By far, it had been the best class of the year. Professor Snape had assigned a 12 inch essay about the Properties of Elm Leaves! She decided to skip lunch and head straight to the library. Fortunately, there appeared to be no one in the library today except herself and Madam Pince. She smiled a hello and hurried of to the Herbology shelves. There she found a small selection of books on Elm trees. She went to the Potions section as well, and found a few more books. Hermione sad down in a straight back chair and began to read- jotting down notes as she went. She was so immersed in the stack of books she didn't even notice him walk up behind her.
Suddenly, her quil was plucked out of her hand and the book in front of her softly closed. "I know, just give me one more minute Ronal-" she stopped short. It was not Ron behind her, but Draco Malfoy! It was Draco Malfoy who had taken her precious quill. He leaned against the bookshelves, staring at her with a certain arrogance only he could pull off.
"Draco what do you want? And give me back my quill!" He threw it down beside her, still staring.
"I have a proposition to make, Granger," he said, "I am working on a special project, shall we say, and I require assistance."
"Why don't you just get one of your cronies to do it?" Hermione retorted.
"Because," Draco replied, with the air of speaking with a small child, "I need someone who has a conscious mind, you're the only one I can think of." Hermione was astounded. Only a week ago, it seemed Draco had hated her, now he was asking for her help? He continued, "All you need to do is meet me in the corridor by the Room of Requirement in an hour."
"But I have class, Herbolo-" she was cut off yet again.
"Herbology can wait. Please, be there?" her Hermione was so taken aback she just nodded as he left the library. As his footsteps drifted away, she swore she felt something very hand-like brush against her shoulder.
Sorry for the short chapter, I'm almost done with Chapter 2! Coming soon!