A/N MY SECOND FIC. I LOVE THESE TWO TOGETHER, ENJOY :)

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JUST THE BEGINNING

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Hermione turned around to face Draco with a glare that could kill. Her cheeks were flushed from anger, her nostrils were flaring and Harry and Ron were behind her.

"What did you call me?" she hissed

Draco Malfoy walked up to her until he was merely inches from her face. "I called you a fifthly, insufferable, goodie-two-shoes, mud-blood of a know it all, whore," he repeated smirking at her until she flung her right hand up which came in contact with his cheek. Draco's eyes seemed to stay the same and his Slytherin-smirk never disappeared.

"You're going to pay for that mudblood," he growled as several students were now watching them.

"Go to hell Ferret!" Hermione screamed and flung herself at him, which sent them both flying to the floor as she sat on him and began to swing her fists at him.

"MISS GRANGER!" Professor Snape came down the corridor with his cloak billowing behind him.

Hermione's head never turned as if she had not heard her teacher, the corridor was silent in shock and she could feel her hands were wet with something. It wasent until Severus snape pulled her off his favorite student did she notice it was actually Malfoys blood.

"Both of you. My office. now!" Snape snarled as both students walked down to the dungeons without looking at each other. Severus shut the door and turned on the two students as they both stood at either sides of the room. "Would you care to explain what that lovely performance was all about?" Snape said as he stood with his arms crossed in the middle of the room.

Enough was enough seven years of torment, of name-calling, Hermione Granger had had enough, and she was putting her foot down. The Gryffindor turned her head stubbornly to look out of the window that made Draco smirk despite being covered in blood.

Why does he find this funny?

"I only asked her if she wouldn't stare at me during class's everyday, I know im incredibly talented and ridiculously handsome but I have a reputation sir," Draco said as he watched Hermione's head spin around to glare at him,

"Liar!" she yelled then tried to lunge at him again but ended up being glued to the spot up against the wall.

"You will not touch him again Miss Granger," Snape said "Or I will make you regret it," he snarled.

"He is a lying, stuck up Slytherin asshole!" she spat at her teacher who raised his eyebrows at her change of behavior.

"Sixty points from Gryffindor," Snape answered. "Obviously you have some stress issues," Snape said as Hermione looked at him with disbelief "Therefore you shall spend two months cleaning Slytherin house Quidditch brooms, without magic,"

Hermione felt sick, this was that evil little brats fault and she was being blamed, if McGonagall were here she would be punishing Malfoy too. Where was she?

"You start tomorrow; maybe you would like to apologize to Mr Malfoy before you go?" Snape said as his black eyes narrowed on her.

Hermione walked up to her teacher finding she could move again and then looked at Malfoy who was still smirking.

'Honestly does that boy ever stop looking at people like that? Stupid Slytherin smirk.'

"I would rather chew a wasp," she said venomously and walked out of the door after she shot Malfoy one last look of pure hatred.

The afternoon air was cold and her coat did not seem to be helping much. Hermione sat on the grass of the Quidditch pitch with a broom service kit that Snape had handed her in front of the whole potions class, it had taken her three hours already and she still had at least four to go. Another hour and the rest were done. Hermione knew nothing about Quidditch but she did know how many players were on a team and if she was counting correctly there was one broom missing…

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"I hate you Granger, why don't you just die already?" Draco spat at Hermione as she walked into the Great hall for some much-deserved dinner.

Hermione looked up at the bastard who had landed her in this mess in the first place, it was because of him her fingers felt like ice popsicles and she could not feel her nose. "Why don't you?" she spat back then slammed her hands on the table and stood up.

"Because im better than you Granger and you will do as I say." he growled.

Hermione laughed bitterly "I don't think so Malfoy, your thugs might do as you say because they are afraid of you cursing them, but I shall not," she said stubbornly.

"You filthy little bitch," he hissed and heared Harry and Ron pushed the bench back as they too stood up and looked ready to lunge at him.

"Watch your mouth Malfoy." Harry growled as Ron's hand's formed into fists.

Ignoring them Draco's eyes hardened and the venomous words slipped off his tounge. "You might know spells Granger, you might be here at Hogwarts. You might be friends with Harry potter, you might have gotten me kicked off the Slytherin Quidditch team, but you will never be a witch!" he said and kept his glare on her a moment more than necessary then turned and exited the hall leaving Hermione to sit back down and enjoy her dinner in peace as a smile erupted on her face. She would have to thank McGonagall.

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Hermione sat at the back of the class sneezing as Professor Flitwick began to explain their homework. The weather was getting to her, spending all her free time in the freezing cold polishing the enemy's brooms so they could place their pompous arses on them.

"ACHOOO!" Hermione sneezed hard into her hand and blew her nose with the fourteenth tissue.

"Miss Granger will you please go to the Hospital wing," he repeated as Hermione smiled weakly and shook her head "I can go later, I don't want to miss the homework," she said weakly as she felt herself shiver.

"I will give it to Harry, now go." the man said happily but in a stern voice.

Hermione nodded glumly as she heard the Slytherin's snicker, she grabbed her bag and exited the classroom.

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"It's just a cold," Hermione said as she sat on a bed in the Hospital Wing sipping at a blue goopy mixture.

"My, my miss Granger, I thought you were smarter than that," Madam Pomfrey said. "You need to stop staying out in the cold for so long, the weather seems to have a big impact on you," she said "I shall have a word with Professor Snape," she said kindly "On the account that you drink that," she said smiling at the potion.

Hermione smiled gratefully as she began to guzzle the liquid.

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Hermione recovered from the cold and things were looking up as Malfoy was still banned from the team and she had time to study rather than waste her energy slaving over the Slytherins brooms. Malfoy held his tongue (Most of the time) while around her, Harry and Ron refused to leave her side and the nights in the library couldn't have been more peaceful.

"Hermione can you please help me?" Ron begged as the trio sat in the Gryffindor common room by the fire.

"No Ronald, I helped you last time." she replied

"Oh please…last time I promise," he begged.

"You said that too," she said laughing as she held out her hand and Ron smiled as he passed her his parchment and quill.

"If im ever rude to you again…"

"Ill know your back to normal." she sighed as she began to scribble down notes.

Ron sighed and glanced at Harry who had the Marauders map in front of him and was frowning. "What's up mate?"

Harry looked up almost startled. "Nothing, just watching Malfoy," she sighed and folded up the paper and pocked it.

"He hasn't said anything to you lately has he?" Ron asked Hermione who surprisingly had already finished his homework and had laid it in front of him.

"Not yet," she replied "I just snapped, i'm sick of the name calling, and i'm sick of being accused of having a relationship with you two," she said "Not that I don't love you both, just not in that way…"

"No, i'm glad you did," Harry said, "Someone needed to put Malfoy in his place, I tell you the first chance I get to rip his guts out I will take it,"

Hermione smiled "At least you have a good chance of winning the Quidditch house cup, I mean if Slytherin doesn't have a seeker doesn't that mean they can't play?"

"No, they can play, they just have a substitute, but your right, Smith isn't as good," Harry agreed.

"Yeah well if he does start again, you only have to say..." Ron said as he punched his left palm with his right fist.

Hermione smiled gratefully as Harry nodded. "Thanks, but im a big girl now, I can look after myself."

"We know," Harry said, his emerald eyes sparkling behind his glasses. "But we worry,"

"And we would do anything to keep you safe." Ron added.

Hermione yawned, she was exhausted "I love you two." she smiled as she crawled over to each of them and kissed them on the cheek. "I don't know what I would do without you," she yawned again, as she got up off the floor "But I have to turn in or I won't be able to get up in the morning," she smiled as she walked towards the steps to the girl's dorms "Night Harry, night Ron."

Both boy's cheeks turned slightly crimsion "Night 'Mione," they replied as she disappeared from sight.

Malfoy might have Snape on his side, he might have his two cronies, his pug-faced girlfriend, his deatheater dad, and his good looks… but he would never have what Hermione had. She had friends who loved her for who she was, teachers who liked her because she worked hard, not because she was related and parents who loved her for who she was.

Besides, the biggest thing that all Slytherin's lacked. A heart.

Draco Malfoy will be on his own one day…I wonder what he will do then…

Hermione fell asleep dreaming about Malfoy, and how one day she would make him pay and apologize for being such a prick to her and her friends. Prehaps he would see the error of his ways on his own...One-day maybe…but not in this life…that was just... impossible.

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