Partners to Lovers

A Dramione Story by xAvatarLovex

Summary: Draco is assigned to be Hermione's potions partner. How will they get along? What will happen when Draco suddenly feels an unexplainable pull towards Hermione? Post-war and Dumbledore and Snape are still alive.

A/N: Heyy guys! This is my first ever Harry Potter fic so I may get a few details wrong. Feel free to correct me if you like, I don't mind criticism – after all, a writer needs it to improve. I have written 2 stories (both incomplete) for Avatar: The Last Airbender, so you can read those if you want. I may be a bit slow to update as I'm working on another story right now and I have school. In this chapter, I have altered the Felix Felicis potion as it normally takes 6 moths to brew but I have a story planned and I'm going to make it done in one day. Now on with the chapter.

Prologue – Potions

During Potions:

"We will be brewing the Felix Felicis Potion today. This is one of the hardest potions to brew and if brewed correctly can have extraordinary powers. However, if brewed incorrectly and consumed, the results may be fatal. Now, does anyone know what the Felix Felicis Potion does?"

Hermione's hand shot up.

"Oh, of course, Miss Granger?"

"The Felix Felicis is sometimes referred to as the 'liquid luck'. As the common name states, when brewed correctly and consumed it can give the consumer never-failing luck. A regular sized vial of Felix Felicis can give the consumer luck for 24 hours. However, when brewed incorrectly, if consumed can either cause immense bad-luck for triple the amount of time as it should cause good luck or can result in the consumer being sick for quite a while – which includes odd things having to the consumer's body."

"Ah, thank-you Miss Granger. Maybe you could take over the lesson?"

The Slytherin's all burst into laughter. "Alright, calm down. I will be pairing you up for this lesson and your partner will be permanent in all other partner activities. Anyone who makes a complaint about their partner will get a detention," Snape announced.

"Goyle and Longbottom. Crabbe and Weasley. Potter and Parkinson," Snape called. There were a few groans but nobody made a complaint as they did not want a detention. As more names were called and paired, Hermione realised that Draco Malfoy was the only one left. "Granger and Malfoy," Snape called. They groaned in unison.

Hermione made her way to Malfoy's desk and set down her things, not even acknowledging his presence. "Mudblood. I don't know what Snape was thinking when he paired me up with you but you better not ruin my grades or else," Draco fumed.

"Oh, ruin your grades? I don't think that's possible since mine are always so much better than yours. I should be asking you not to be ruining mine," she retorted.

"Granger, Malfoy, I hope I'm not interrupting something?" Snape called.

The class snickered. "No professor," Hermione replied, face flushed.

"Good. The Felix Felicis Potion recipe can be found on page 135 in your books. You will be brewing this potion together with your partner and the best one, if there is no perfect (he glanced at Hermione, issuing her a silent challenge), will be rewarded with a vial of Felix Felicis each and as Miss Granger stated, you may use it to give you luck. If you do get perfect, you still will not be able to keep the potion you brewed but will each receive one regular vial as well as a small vial which lasts for half a day. All ingredients needed can be found in the store cupboard."

Hermione quickly went over to the store cupboard, grabbed a basket and began collecting the list of ingredients. Draco, however, just sat there waiting for Hermione. As she got back, she began to chop up the ingredients that needed to be chopped, mashed the ingredients that needed to be mashed and set a medium fire over her cauldron.

"Are you just going to sit there?" Hermione asked.

"Oh, you seem fine without me…" Draco replied.

"I probably will be but when we win, I think it would be better if you actually took part in something. Oh the shame of the mighty, and cowardly, Draco Malfoy not being able to brew a potion that the Muggleborn Hermione Granger can. And as much as I like doing all the work, it's better if I get some help," Hermione teased.

"I am NOT cowardly, Mudblood. Oh, and I'm sure people will listen to me more than they would listen to you. Hmm, imagine 'I had to sit here and do all the work because the lowly Mudblood decided to not do anything!'" Draco retorted.

"Oh really? Well how about you sit there and NOT do anything then, huh? Who cares? It's not like Professor Snape isn't staring at us and can see YOU sitting there not even touching anything, can he? Oh, and of course the rest of our classmates can't just look over by some odd chance? I would think you, at least, would be smarter than that!" Hermione hissed as she felt Snape's eyes on her table.

"Wha-what? Snape? Looking at us?" he looked up, "Oh Merlin." He quickly picked up his knife and started chopping the one ingredient that Hermione hadn't. Then he picked up his wand, ready to mutter the incantation to make the potion perfect.

"No! I'll do it. After all, I'm better at spells," Hermione said.

"No way! You're the one who said I haven't done anything!" Draco replied.

"Uh! Fine, but I'm doing the next incantation on the next potion…although I hope there is none. You are just plain annoying!" Hermione muttered.

As the Slytherin Prince muttered the incantation, Snape walked over to their desk and peered into the cauldron they were working in. Just as his eyes met the potion, Hermione turned off the flame and the potion turned a molten gold colour and the droplets leaped like a goldfish on the edge of the cauldron.

"Perfect!" Snape exclaimed, "One of the best Felix Felicis Potions I've seen brewed and done by 2 of the smartest students in my class! There is no doubt that you both get the vials of Felix Felicis promised! Class dismissed."

Draco glanced at Hermione and touched her hand when picking up his text book which was situated next to hers. He felt a jolt and melted.

A/N: Read and Review! This is a very long prologue! Anyways, I don't know how long until I can get the next chapter up. Oh, and Hermione and Draco are Head Boy and Head Girl but they live apart. Their dorms are next to their house ones. More will be revealed later! Oh and I just had to leave you guys on a cliffy! How will Harry and Ron react after class now that Hermione is paired up with their arch-enemy? All will be revealed…later on! HAHAHA! I feel bad to leave you guys waiting but you will have to. To make me write faster, REVIEW! I update the stories first where I have the most reviews…so yeah! =)

-xAvatarLovex

P.S. I'm also a Dramione lover and Draco Malfoy Lover! 3