Her best friend, not her!
Chapter one: The Bet
"Come on, Draco! I have a challenge for you!!" Blaise Zabini whined from his current residence- Draco Malfoy's bed in his private room.
"No." the other boy replied, not moving his stormy gray eyes from the book he was currently reading.
"Puh-leeze!" Blaise pouted his cherry lips in the direction of the blond… well blond wasn't really accurate since his hair had a silver tint to it.
"No," came the automatic response.
"Look, Draco, you got the fame, you got the Head Boy badge, and you got the playboy image. All I want is a little fun, why can't you grant me that one wish?" the Slytherin decided to go with the guilt trip.
Surprisingly enough it had some effect upon the King-of-Ice. He actually turned around to stare at his best mate, annoyance etched across his sharp features, "Merlin, Blaise, you can be such a lady! Fine! Give me your stupid challenge!"
"Hey! I resent that! I am not a lady!" as if to prove this fact the boy jumped up, dread locked hair flying around his square-y face, and flexed his arms body-builder style. Beater position for three years sure did the body good. RAWR!
Draco just rolled his eyes, "Get on with it, Drama Queen."
"Ok!" the boy grinned and flopped his six-feet-two-inches-long body back onto the comfortable bed, completely messing up the olive green silk throw-over. The Head Boy's scowl went unnoticed by his happy-go-lucky friend.
"El challenge izz to bed..." Mr. Beater drummed his hands on his tights for dramatic effect, "…Hermione Granger!!"
"Are you serious?" the Malfoy boy asked after a minute of silence, "She is a mud blood. She is ugly and there is no fucking way I could bed her."
"Oh come on! All you have to do is make her see you in a different light. The war is over; she can't blame you for following a dead man! Plus, she might be a good lay."
"No." the silvery-blond said in a finalizing tone.
"Pussy." Blaise murmured loud enough for his friend to hear. The two boys had known each other for far too long to be healthy so they knew exactly which button to push to get their way.
"What are the bets?" Dray asked after a tense silence and a frustrated growl on his part.
Success! Blaise though triumphantly while grinning wider than a Cheshire cat, "If you don't bed her you'll switch rooms with me…"
"And if I do you'll never challenge me like this again." Mr. Head Boy cut the other boy off.
"Deal," Zabini extended his olive skinned arm towards his mate who shook it and repeated the same word in turn.
Draco Lucius Malfoy was frustrated. He had been watching that stupid Granger chit through all of the classes Gryffindors and Slytherins had together, he has sat behind her at Potions, he had even pulled the corners of his mouth a bit –which was the closest he would came to actually smile in public- for her! He'd done all the things that made other girls blush or smile or even giggle but all it got from her were irrediculous looks and scowls. What was wrong with that woman!? There was an unbelievably sexy man starring at her all day long and she didn't even react properly. That's what you get for hanging out with morons like Potty and Weasel all day! He though angrily at supper where he continued to stare at her. After getting angry, on the inside of course- the King of Ice never showed emotions, at the girl for not reacting, at Blaise for giving him the stupid challenge and finally at himself for accepting it, Draco decided to visit his only close girl friend for advice.
"Pansy?" he asked while knocking on the mahogany door of his friend's dorm.
"Come on in, lover boy!" the too familiar voice came from the other side.
"I need a girl's advice," Draco cut to the point as he flopped down onto the bed closest to the door, next to his friend.
Pansy Parkinson had passed her pug-faced phase and was now a beautiful young woman. Her slender, tall frame of five feet and six inches was completed by long shapely legs, firm behind, flat stomach, a nice bust and pale creamy skin. Her straight, ebony colored hair was set into an inverted bob, the longest strands reaching her shoulders. Her dark blue eyes gazed into Draco's as she awaited his question.
"How do I get a girl who hates me to see me in a different light?" he asked after a while.
"Normally, you befriend a close friend of hers that will have some influence on her and tell them you like that girl, and ask the friend to put in a good word for you. Who did Blaise challenge you to do?" the girl added in her cut-the-embarrassing-crap-Pansy-style tone.
"I- Hermione Granger." He admitted in defeat, his head hanging down. Pansy shuddered at the news, looking at him pitifully. The down side of Slytherin families was that the kids knew each other from a very young age and got to know the other's weak points. Pansy's woman intuition only helped her to see through people.
"If I were you, I'd befriend the Weasley girl. She's the least prejudiced of them all, as surprising as it can be. She even stood up for Theodore once. Plus, she is close with the little book-worm." The girl advised him.
"Nice idea, Pans. Thanks for the help." With that Draco got up and gave her one last good-night hug before heading to his own Head Boy chambers.
Even though Pansy and Draco had been an item in their fourth year they had managed to stay good friends after the break up. It had been awkward at first since they had already slept together, but it got better with time. When Draco asked her why she had wanted his to be her first she had said that she preferred to give him, a good friend, her virginity than a random bloke at some party or a future boyfriend that only wanted her for her body. It had made sense and strengthened their bond in a way.
"Alright, Draco," he said to himself once he was safely in his room, "Plan of action- 1) Befriend Ginny Weasley; 2) tell her you like the mud blood and ask her to put in a good word for you; and 3) bed the ugly book-worm to get Blaise off your case. Alrighty then!" with those words he got up to write his Transfiguration homework.
Little did he know that point one would be the hardest to fulfill…
So what do you think guys? I've had this idea for a long time and just got around to write it. I hope this will have around the twenty chapters, because I really want to have one long story on my profile lol.
Just to clarify: I hate Hermione/Draco yet I find it a very good idea for him to have to bed her and not the cliché Ginny. And yes this will be a Draco/Ginny story, but with a twist. No there won't be many Dramione moments and yes there will probably be one lemon, max.
Ok that's it for now, I'll try to update once a week [which will be very difficult for me cuz I'm just too damn lazy XD] if I get… say… 5 reviews per chapter? Ok love you people and I hope you enjoyed the 1st chapter.
Please review to let me know what I should work on to improve my skills!!
Deliya