Chapter One: The Proposal
She sighed in frustration. She had been in the library for two hours and still was working on her Advanced Arithmancy homework. The library had been empty due to it being a Saturday and a quiddich game going on between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Meaning the boys were watching and checking out the competition for this year's cup. She knew 6th year would be tough but she didn't expect the work to be this hard. As she wrote down what she thought to be the answer, she heard the floor creak behind her.
"You know you did that wrong, right?" Someone had said. She turned around and who else did she come across… it was none other then the bouncing ferret himself. Draco Malfoy.
"And who are you to tell me, Mr. Second in class?" She replied turning back around towards her work.
"Well second I may be, but what are the two classes you seem to always trail behind me in?" he asked
She took a deep breathe trying to gain control on the anger that was overwhelming her. "Potions and Arithmancy" She looked towards him again, trying to see what he was getting at, "what's your point Malfoy, come here just to gloat?"
"No, even though I would enjoy that, I'm here with a proposal"
"Oh really and what is it you propose?" She asked
"Oh just something that will benefit the both of us in our studies…I help you in Arithmancy and you help me in Transfiguration." He finished and all was quiet "So what do you say?"
The silence was broken by her laughter "You cannot be serious! You want me to help you, so you can help me? Are you insane man? When have we ever gotten along long enough to not want to kill each other?"
"Granger I don't think your seeing this through… I need the help other wise I'll never hear the end of it with my father, and you need the help other wise you'll be here all day and still not be done with that homework, and pretty soon the teachers will think twice about making you Head Girl for next year." He paused so she could soak in all the information "So again I ask… what do you say?"
She didn't respond right away. Deep down she knew she should say yes, especially if it meant getting help on something she would still be doing tomorrow to finish. She also knew that Malfoy had problems with transfiguration, hearing from some Ravenclaws that had class with him.
"Can I get back to you with my answer tomorrow?" She asked.
" I guess, although don't do it while others are around… I wouldn't want them to know I've stooped so low as to ask you for help." And with that he turned and walked out of the library.
"How can I say no to a statement like that?" She said to herself and with that returned back to her homework to check if she indeed had put the wrong answer down as Malfoy had said she did.
