Hermione Pov

"This is horrible, I didn't actually expect to have potions again!" groaned Ron.

"Honestly Ron, it's not that bad. We have potions every year" I answered trying not to hit him with my textbook. He has been complaining for the last half hour, and it was starting to annoy both Harry, and I.

Harry sighed loudly, and looked over at Ron. "Ron maybe this year won't be so bad. I mean Snape could cut us some slack, and not be the annoying git he usually is"

I flashed a glare at Harry. He was not helping, if anything he was making it worse.

I heard the door slam closed and immediately straightened up, turning to the front of the classroom, and folding my hands on my desk.

Snape walked to the front of the classroom, and immediately and stared at us, his eyes landing on the Gryffindors and as if it was automatic he sneered, and turned back to the Slytherins.

"Good Afternoon" he said.

"Good Afternoon" the class mumbled.

"You will start working on a potion today, it is extremely difficult to make, and to go with it I want a 16 inch essay" The entire class groaned and I heard ron mutter something under his breath.

"The potion is Felix Felicies, and you will be working with partners" he said, I heard everyone start whispering about who they would partner with. Neville turned to me. "Hey Hermione want to-"

"Who I will choose for you" Snape added.

The entire room went quiet .

Snape was picking partners for the entire class. He would probably pair us all up with Slytherins, and watch us bicker for the entire time.

"Your partners are as follows.. Weasley, Potter." I looked up to see Harry and Ron smiling. "Longbottom,Pavarti" again two Gryffindors maybe he would pair us up with people we like after all.

And the list went on, and on, and I kept waiting to hear my name be called. I was waiting and listening so hard I did not notice all the Gryffindors were paired up, but me.

"Granger, Malfoy"

My head shot up, and sound of my name, and Malfoy's together.

This had to be a joke, me and Malfoy to work together. This way crazy. There was no way. We both hated each other with a passion.

If Snape expected me to actually work with him he was insane.

I looked up at Malfoy to see him walking over to me, with his all mighty smirk plastered on his face.

I turned my head not wanting to look at him, me and Malfoy. Granger and Malfoy. Snape must have made a mistake, I looked up to see Snape smirking.

No he had done this on purpose, to see me suffer.

"Can't believe I got paired up with you eh Granger?" sneered Malfoy as he sat down.

"So let me get this straight me and you have to work to together for the next 3 weeks on this potion,and write an essay on it" I finally said.

"Come on Granger, I thought you were supposed to be smart. Yes that is what Snape just said can we just work on the essay or something" he smirked.

"Fine" but just as the word had left my lips the bell rang.

"Meet me in the library at 8 the sooner I am done with this" he gestured to the potion with his hand "the better, I have plans Granger, and you are not in them" he stated before walking away.

"Sorry Mione" mumbled Ron.

"Yea we did not expect you to have to work with Malfoy" added Harry.

"It's fine" I answered.

But it so so was not