This is not only my first fanfic ever but also my first proper story ever. So please read kindly. It's 11:30 right now and I just created this account even though I am supposed to be doing homework haha. AH! I just love Dramione so I don't know...I guess I am excited to see how this will go down. *fingers crossed you guys think its a good start so far* Okay okay I'll stop babbling. Enjoy!

Oh and people always say this so here we go: *THIS CARRIES ON FOR ALL CHAPTERS: I DO NOT OWN THE CHARACTERS THEY BELONG TO THIS LOVELY LADY NAMED J.K ROWLING*

Chapter 1

Hermione's POV

Hermione picked at her nail beds. What had Parvati meant when she said they would look nice with a manicure? Parvati had Hermione's best interests in heart, she really did, but Hermione couldn't help but feel slightly hurt.

"Oh stop. You're nails are fine and you are fierce" exclaimed Ginny, looking over at Hermione. Since when did Hermione, lover of books and strong supporter of not judging one by its cover, care about trivial things like the perfect french tip?

Hermione blushed at the fact Ginny had noticed. Lately Ginny and her had become really close friends but it was weird sometimes to have someone observe you so closely. Having two guy best friends, she wasn't used to being subject to this kind of scrutiny.

"Welcome to 7th year potions! The class will be as follows: each one of you will be paired up with a partner, with whom you will do all your assignments, projects, studying, and learning together"

Hermione looked to Harry. Harry however, was looking at Ron who winked back at Harry. Hermione sighed, looking to Ginny. Ginny smiled back.

"Perfect" thought Hermione. It was nice that Ginny had been allowed to take NEWTS potions in her sixth year.

As professor Slughorn droned on and on, Hermione's gaze traveled around the room. She spied Neville trying to pay rapt attention and smiled to herself. He was adorable sometimes. She looked past him and saw Seamus stick some gum under the desk. Gross! Then her eyes swiveled over to Parvati, who was doodling hearts on her paper. Hermione sighed. Parvati was such a hopeless romantic sometimes. At least it was better than Pansy though, who sat opposite Parvati and was currently picking her nose. Hermione snorted. Yes, that was some genuine Parkinson pure-blood class right there.

Suddenly she felt someone's gaze on her after she let that small noise slip. She peered over at Malfoy, the pale, begrudgingly handsome slytherin brat, who was sitting diagonally behind her. However, she turned back around immediately. He had already been looking at her intensely, boring into her with his steel eyes so much in fact, that Hermione didn't think she could match his gaze without blushing.

Whoa. Hermione couldn't believe this. Not only was Malfoy a git, a bigot, and stuck up jerk capable of making her frustrated to the point of no return...but now he could make her blush too? She was giving that slimy blond way too much power over her. Especially since potions seemed to be Malfoy's best class. He and Hermione were neck and neck for the position of top student.

She quickly shifted her focus back to the front of the class and pulled out some parchment to jot down any notes.

Draco's POV

Blaise Zabini, self proclaimed Italian god, was poking Draco with his quill once Slughorn had succeeded in making the potions class the most boring lecture of their entire second day back at Hogwarts.

"What do you want you wank?" hissed Draco.

Blaise grinned. "I'm bored. Lets play rate them."

Draco smirked.

Rate them was a game Draco and Blaise had made up since third year, and it was their go-to in class whenever they were bored. Now, they knew it was objectifying, immature, and all that. But hey-that's what made it so fun. Draco never said that he wasn't a terrible person.

"Fine, you start then Bliazy boy"

"First, never call me that again unless you want me to hex your balls off. And second, Lavender Brown, solid 7, reasoning being that she has smooth skin, a cute ass, but that disgusting gryffindor pride."

Draco looked over and contemplated Lavender. Yeah, Blaise was about right.

"Okay, umm...Parvati, 9, because shes just hot", he replied.

This went on for a while.

"Pansy, 5"

"Weasley, 9"

"Longbottom, 2, so sexy". They both snickered. Then they heard someone snort.

Oh crap was someone listening?

Draco looked over to where he heard the sound from. Blaise followed his gaze.

"Ohhh Granger, eh? You know what, red and gold aside, I say 10. Look at those fine legs"

Draco blanched. Granger? Was Blaise crazy? She was like a 1, in his opinion. A bookworm who had terrible taste in friends and was always overshadowing his intelligence.

"She has that whole sexy librarian thing going for her you know?"

Honestly, what was Blaise talking about? He looked back at Granger and examined her closely. He only really could see her head and hands from this angle. Her hair was like a frikin bush. Surely Blaise could see that? He looked to her hands next. Ahh well her nails were kind of nice and her fingers weren't deformed or anything, but he would hardly say that counted for something, if for anything at all.

Suddenly she turned around in her seat and Draco almost panicked when her big inquisitive brown eyes met his. He thought quickly of a way to get a rise out of her to squelch any thoughts she had forming in that overactive brain of hers. He settled on a saucy wink, but he realized he was too late as she had already turned around.

"So don't forget" Slughorn's voice carried over the dungeon as the clock approached the end of class, "Potter with Ginny Weasley, Ron Weasley with Parkinson, Malfoy with Granger, Longbottom with Brown..."

He looked over to Granger again, very alarmed. This time when her eyes met his, they were angry. And he was sure that his face betrayed the same emotion.

This was definitely going to be one special kind of hell.

"Oh and Mister Malfoy and Miss Granger? Please also report to Dumbledore's office immediately after this class. That is all. Good day to you all!"

Hermione and Draco groaned. What now?

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