Welcome to my new story. 'Witch Way To Go.' I know, I know...I have another story going right now but, this one just wouldn't give it a rest in my head. I promise 'Endless Affinity' will still be updated and finished. But for today I am working on a fun Dramione story, aiming for romance and humor with a bit of oh so fun suspense trickled in!

Rated M for language and smut

Summary: Draco and Hermione are thrown together as Auror Partners and neither is much too happy, but as the quips keep on coming so does the tension between them. Will they learn to work together? Or was Hermione right and this was all a grave mistake.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter just this plot ;) I will not make any profit off of this story.

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"No pain, No gain." ~Jane Fonda

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"You're insufferable!" Ooaf...They both grunted as their bodies collided once again.

"Me!" He huffed, ducking her fist again. "That's rich coming from a frumpy witch," her foot landed square on his big toe. "Agh!" He hobbled backwards narrowly missing her knee kick. "Who thinks she knows everything." He spat through clenched teeth as the heat crawled up his neck, settling on the tips of his ears.

He moved forward seeing the fire that danced behind her chocolate eyes. It sent a thrill through him and he wasn't even sure why.

"Is that your best insult? I have to say I'm almost disappointed."

He stopped mid-attack. "I'm sure it's a feeling you're quite used to, besides if I had to wake up to the likes of a bushy haired know it all-" WHAM. Her first connected directly where his cheek met his jawline. Sending him stumbling backwards.

"Fuck it all Granger! We are training not trying to kill each other!" He whipped the drizzle of blood that spilled from his mouth.

"Oh, terribly sorry." She smirked. "Know it all perfectionist here, wanting to really get the true feel of an attack." Her tone dripped with sarcasm.

Draco winced from the pain as he rubbed his throbbing face.

"Careful. Witches pay good money to go out with this face."

"Do they?" Hermione laughed. Sauntering forward with her wand in hand. With a flick of her wrist the pain reduced to nothing.

She pushed her wand back into her thigh holster and repositioned herself. "Ready for round two?"

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Hermione Granger was securely content with her life as she filled out the first report of the morning at her desk. Well with her work life...ok maybe that wasn't exactly true either if she was being completely honest with herself. She was extremely happy with being an Auror up until the powers at be announced yesterday that they decided to shove her and a platinum, arrogant, and all around git together as partners starting today. Why? She had no idea and she definitely made her aversions to the pairing known to Head Auror Taylor. Still, no luck, apparently the two were equally matched in intelligence and skill so as though that meant their fate was sealed. She tapped her quill against her pursed lips, how could the girl who always had everything mapped out miss that her life wasn't as perfect and planned as she thought. She argued inwardly with herself, mostly she felt silly for ignoring her plummeting happiness.

Sadly, Hermione's love life wasn't fairing much better it seemed. The break she so desperately wanted from Ron to solidify that they were really meant to be sorely backfired in her face. She found life went on without Ronald, in fact, she reluctantly enjoyed not having to act as mother to the redhead. Though she loved him dearly, it broke her heart that she just wasn't in love with him like everyone else deemed she was. Even if she was lacking in the relationship department she didn't need a partner to fulfill her and this kink in her work life would surely just needed to be worked out. Besides, Malfoy was an adult, surely he had grown out of his snide, ferret tendencies.

The brunette dropped her quill, rubbing circular motions on her temples. Her throat was achingly dry and she needed to get her bearings about her before Malfoy made his appearance in this office. Hermione pushed away from her desk on a mission to go retrieve water in the common area. 'The first day is always the worst.' She repeated that mantra to herself. She could do this, spend eight hours a day with someone who thought she was lower than the dirt scraped off his designer shoes.

She heavily sighed as she retrieved her cup of water, lost in her dreaded thoughts. What did a girl have to do to get out of working with Malfoy besides save the whole wizarding world from impending doom?

She quickly turned on her heel to head back to her office when a solid mass of muscle slammed into her, causing the cup of water she had to crunch between them, sending water down the front of both her and the brick wall of a man she had just collided with.

"I'm terribly sorry-"

"What in the bloody hell Granger!"

It didn't take any more confirmation than his rich irritated voice to conclude that she had just literally ran into her worst nightmare.

"Watch where you are going, I know it must be hard with that frizzy curtain you call hair."

"Excuse me? You ran into me and made me wet!" She ground out, her skin felt hot even though she was drenched in water.

"Count yourself lucky Granger, I'm sure it is one of the few times you've experienced the feeling of being wet." The attractive blonde growled, folding his arms over his lean form. Not that it mattered to her of his appearance.

"You arrogant piece of-"

"Auror Granger, Auror Malfoy." The head Auror called in an eerily chipper tone. "My office please." He looked them both in the eye before he turned and started for his office. "Oh, and please do dry off before coming in." He called over his shoulder.

His steel gray eyes were shooting daggers, and they were aimed directly at her. 'So much for a mature version of Malfoy.' She sourly thought. Without saying a word she headed for her office. She felt him following and spun around to glare at his advancing form.

"Where do you think you are going?"

"My office." He rolled his eyes like it bored him to state what should be obvious.

"This is my office, or can you not read?" Hermione smirked as she pointed to the lettering that clung to the door. "I forget you were behind me at school." She retreated through the donor but not before hearing Malfoy mutter 'you wish.'

She almost collapsed against the wall after she drew the blinds shut. It would just be like the pompous git to exceed her horrid expectations of him. 'This is going to be a long and painful partnership.'

Please feel free to leave your thoughts! Updates to come soon loves. ~Enchanted21