Just a Day

Just a day, just 24 hours. Can't change much, right? Wrong, if it's a day with bad-boy hottie Draco Malfoy.

Chapter One

"I'm open, I'm open! Pass me the quaffle!"

"Watch out! Bludger!"

"Shut up guys!" Hermione screamed.

Ron ducked the 'bludger' (Hermione's arithmacy textbook) and Harry threw Ron the 'quaffle' (Harry's shoe).

"How am I supposed to do my homework with you two carrying on like that?" Hermione demanded.

"Uh…"

"I dunno."

"How about not doing it?" Ron suggested, earning an annoyed look from Hermione.

"Argh!" Hermione slammed her book shut and shoved everything into her bag.

"Where are you going Hermione?"

"Somewhere with some quiet," she replied, leaving through the portrait hole.

"Library," Harry muttered.

"Watch it!" Ron shouted, pegging the textbook bludger at Harry who, caught of guard, was hit on the side of the head.

Hermione stormed down the corridor.

"Guys," she muttered to herself, "So selfish."

She stopped in front of a suit of armor.

"Hungarian horntail," she said, and a door materialized next to the suit of armor. Hermione had accidentally discovered this secret room a few days ago.

She spread her books out on the desk in the room, and took a sip of a clear potion she had invented. It would allow her to keep awake for longer than usual, and she could just take a bit more when she started feeling sleepy but needed to keep awake. Finally she'd be able to get her work done.

***

"Party! All welcome! Drinks and much more!" Malfoy yelled, standing on Crabbe's shoulders.

"Where?"

"I'll show you where it is. First, I have to go set up," Malfoy jumped down and headed out the portrait hole.

Not long after, he arrived in front of a suit of armor.

"Ah, Mr Malfoy," the suit of armor greeted him.

"I'm having a party, so I will need this room secured for the night. Oh, yeah, Hungarian horntail," Malfoy said and stepped into the room.

He placed the bottles of butterbeer on the floor as the door shut behind him. There was a shuffling of papers and her looked up.

"Ahhh!"

"Ahhh!"

"Malfoy!"

"Granger?!"

"What are you doing in here?"

"What are YOU doing in here?"

"I'm doing homework! What are YOU doing?" Hermione glanced at the butterbeer.

"Party, so get lost."

"Fine Malfoy, whatever." Annoyed that she was being kicked out of her quiet place, she once again packed her bag and headed for the exit.

"Well, why aren't you leaving Granger?" Malfoy said.

Hermione struggled with the door.

"It's not letting me out!"

"Don't be stupid," Malfoy pushed the door. It didn't budge. "Shit! Oh, hey, armor, open up!" he called through the door.

"Sorry Mr Malfoy, I can't, you told me to secure this place," the suit of armor's voice came through the door.

"Ii didn't mean now!" Malfoy yelled.

"You didn't specify when though. I'm sorry, but it's not going to open, I have ordered it not to," the voice replied calmly.

"Oh great, just great," Hermione said, dropping her bag.

"Shit," Malfoy swore again. He reached for the bottle on the desk and took a gulp to calm himself.

"Malfoy!"

"What now?"

"You just drank my potion!"

"So go have a cry," Malfoy said.

"No, it's not that. The potion you just drank was the one I invented to keep me awake for longer."

"What would you make that for?"

"So that I can stay up and work."

Malfoy threw Hermione a look of disgust. Suddenly he made choking noises.

"Malfoy, are you ok?"

"Ok? Of course not! I just drank from something you drank from! Please don't come to my funeral."

Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Ugh, you invented the potion. Knowing your potion making skills, I'm probably doubly poisoned now… You don't backwash do you?"

"Oh, yeah, all the time," Hermione said sarcastically.

Malfoy slid down the wall and made choking noises again.

"Shut up, I'm going to do my homework," Hermione unpacked her stuff while Malfoy moaned as though he was about to die.

"Don't be immature," she scolded him. It was going to be a long few hours before they got out.

***

AN: New fic. Hope you liked the beginning. I think each chapter will have a timeframe of about 2 hours. So, it should be like around 12 chapters long. Anyway, reviews would be much appreciated.