No!" screamed Draco as he awoke, reaching out for something in the darkness. Why am I still dreaming about that? He thought to himself. Glancing at his clock, he saw it was only 4:30. Since he knew he wasn't going to get back to sleep, the shirtless blonde got out of bed and walked into the common room. . Pausing in the door way, he saw that Hermione had fallen asleep on the couch again. He tip toed over to her, lifted the open book off her chest, and laid a blanket over her. After allowing himself one last gaze at her beautiful face, he walked into the bathroom.

Glancing in the mirror above the sink on his side of the huge bathroom, he realized how bad he looked. His face was flushed, with beads of sweat on his forehead. His hair was a mess, sticking out at odd angles, no doubt the product of tossing around in his sleep. Shedding his clothes, he stepped into the shower and let the hot water wash the sweat off his body.

After a while, Draco heard the bathroom door open. Peaking around the curtain, he saw a half asleep Hermione stumble over to the head girl's private W.C. As she stumbled out, she happened to glance towards the shower. Freezing, her eyes grew wide. Draco just stared back. Finally the brunette pulled her eyes away and rushed out of the bathroom.

Ten minutes later, Draco exited the bathroom, a towel around his waist. He saw Hermione sitting on the couch reading. He smirked and purposefully walked right in front of her on his way to his room. Closing the door behind his, he could still feel the head girl's gaze on his back,

He would never admit his feelings her Hermione out loud. Yes, they didn't bicker as much, but liking her was out of the question. She was still a mudblood, and nothing changed that.

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Out in the common room, Hermione was still staring at the door Draco had just shut behind him. She was having trouble getting the image of a soaking wet, naked Draco (although she had only seen from his waist up) out of her head.Hermione had noticed he had been nicer since school had started, but that didn't change the last 6 years. But MAN did he grow up nicely.

Trying to distract herself, she returned to her book. After a few pages, she was lost to the world

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