-1A/N: Hey everyone! This is Kai! As you all probably know, this fic is a Draco/Hermione one. LOVE that pair. (Draco/Ginny fics rock too!) This is my first ever fic so please read and review! I could really use all of your input!

Disclaimer: As much as I would like, I do NOT own Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling gets that pleasure. Nor do I own Draco's sister Aurora. She is from a fan fiction on this site, NOT made up by me. But I DID change what year Aurora is in, and something else, which you will all find out. Hee hee.

A Kiss can Change Everything

Chapter 1: A Swim in the Black Lake

Hermione sighed as she looked out over the black lake. A strong gust of wind blew towards her, shifting the water in the lake to splash against the rock she was perched on. Shuddering, she pulled her cloak close to her, cursing herself for wearing a skirt.

Blinking, Hermione pushed a strand of loose hair behind her ear. She was having a REALLY bad day and she needed some time to think about it all. The common room was a mess with people trying to relieve themselves of the first week back at school. They had made it until today, Friday, but they all needed some time for fun. Hermione could relate to that. Being Prefect was not as fun as she had first thought it would be.

First off on her bad day, Hermione had left her potions essay in her dorm due to a late night of studying for her Charms exam. Snape, being the evil git he was, would not let her go and retrieve it, honoring her a detention instead. To make matters worse, Malfoy thought it would be funny to drop a fish eye in her potion, making it explode in her face. 'Mione grabbed a strand of hair and looked at it. Some of the hairs were still burned. Her charm had hardly worked at all.

Clenching her fists, Hermione thought of what she could do to get back at him. Unfortunately, she wasn't very creative, even with all of the books she had read in the past few months. She would have to talk to Fred and George about that one. She was sure that they would come up with something exquisite for her.

After all, this was a rare occasion when she aloud them to do something possibly dangerous.

Giggling at the thought, Hermione stood up and stretched. She had been sitting there for almost an hour. Dark clouds were forming above the school, warning of the rain to come. This was a very good sign. Hermione always had good luck when it rained. Hopefully this storm would last a few days. It would be like Hermione had drunk a gallon of the lucky Felix potion. She closed her eyes as the wind ruffled her hair, blowing it around her face as if they were trapped in a never ending dance She sighed in the moment, enjoying the moment.

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Draco looked up at the sky, his hands shoved in his pocket while Blaise drawled on and on about his relationship with Pansy. 'How can he be so blind?' Draco thought sourly. 'Doesn't he know that Pansy is using him to make me jealous?' With a swift glance at Blaise, he knew that the thought had never crossed Zambini's mind. 'Stupid git.'

"And I think that she want's to get serious now," Blaise said in excitement, turning his head to look at Draco. "If you know what I mean," he wiggled his eyebrows. A swift feeling of annoyance swept through Draco. But not wanting to discourage his friend, at least for the moment, he went along with it, only nodding though.

They were heading towards the lake, Draco realized as Blaise started on again. But he could also see someone there. A girl by the looks of her. He could see a figure standing on the highest rock, but he couldn't make out who. Straining his vision, he tried to figure out who this was as he and Blaise came closer. A blush crept onto his face without him realizing. This girl looked beautiful with her hair whisking around her face, her eyes tightly shut, her Gryffindor cloak blowing in the wind… wait, Gryffindor?

With a jolt, he realized who this girl was. Instantly the blush faded away to be replaced by an undying hatred, one that would not soon, nor ever fade away. (Hee, we'll see about that! )

It was Granger.

His lips curled into a sneer and he instantly shushed Zambini. Blaise looked annoyed until Draco pointed at Granger. When he finally figured out what Draco was getting at, he too sneered. "What are we going to do to her this time?" He whispered as quietly as he could.

Draco took a silent step forward, then looked back over his shoulder. "YOUR not going to do anything," he said just as quietly. "I'M going to do something."

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'Mione opened her eyes, unaware that Malfoy was creeping up on her. She felt peaceful again. This was JUST the thing she needed from time to time. A nice, relaxing, getaway.

"Hey! Mudblood!"

A sudden shout from behind her quickly brought 'Mione back to the real world. She opened her eyes and, in complete shock, lost her balance. She tumbled forward with her arms flailing out, trying to grab something to stop the fall, but there was nothing to grab. She dropped into the ice cold water of the Black Lake.

A few moments later, Hermione resurfaced, gasping for breath. She silently cursed herself. She had never been a good swimmer, and it didn't help that she ad never taken swimming lessons when her cousin had offered them to her. "H…h…help!" She breathed, her teeth chattering as she clung to a rock. The freezing water was already soaking into her clothes, chilling her down to her very soul. "Help!"

Hermione could see someone climb onto the rock and lean over her. It was Malfoy. "Do you want me to help you, Granger?" He smirked, holding out his hand. She nodded and grabbed it. He started pulling her, but when she was halfway out of the water, he let her fall. He laughed when she splashed under the water once again.

"Malfoy!" That's how it would have sounded if her teeth hadn't been jittering like crazy. Instead it came out something like Maphroy. Her blue eyes met his stormy grey ones, reminding her much of the sky above. "Please!" She begged.

He held out his hand to take it, and this time Hermione gripped hard incase he wanted to try and let go again. If he attempted it, then he would be sent hurling down with her. He seemed to see this and dragged her out easily.

'Mione crouched over on the rock, breathing heavily as water spilled off of her. Malfoy and Zambini were

Laughing hysterically. If she hadn't been so weak, Hermione would have punched both of them in the face, but for now she had to settle on saying, "I'm going to get you back for that." She brushed past them, staggering, heading for the castle.

The walk was a long one. It seemed to talk forever. It was made even worse because of how wet her clothes were. 'Mione coughed into her dripping sleeve. She was obviously coming down with something thanks to Malfoy. Her vision was starting to fade. The doors, only inches ahead of her now, were coming blurry.

Using all of her remaining strength, Hermione pulled open the doors, entering the main hall. Many people who were coming out of the Great Hall stopped to look at her, but no one came forth to help, most likely in shock of how she looked. That is, no one except for Harry and Ron. They paused for only a moment when they first saw her before rushing to her side calling her name. When they reached her, she collapsed.

A/N: There! I'm done! How did you all like it? I'm SO proud of myself and I think that it turned out rather well, with it being the very first chapter of my VERY FIRST fanfic! Once again, PLEASE read and review! I will try and get the second chapter up soon but I need some feedback on you all first!