A/N: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters except Stanton.
Hermione Granger walked along the hallways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She had been going out with the famous Harry Potter for a month now and they were very happy.
"Herm!" Harry's voice carried to Hermione.
Hermione stopped and waited for Harry to catch up.
"Herm!" Harry said again, this time right behind her.
"Yes?" Hermione asked.
"I need to talk to you. Can you meet me in the common room after your last class?" Harry asked.
"Sure!" Hermione told him.
"Great." Harry smiled.
He leaned over and gave her a peck on the cheek. Hermione smiled as he walked away.
"Aww… so touching. The mudblood is once again receiving pity." A cold voice said behind Hermione.
A whole bunch of laughter was heard.
"Go away Malfoy." Hermione said angrily.
"Why should I? Let me offer some advice. Get a new boyfriend. Potty is so-"
Draco was cut off by a fellow Slytherin, "Let's go Draco."
"Why Stanton? I was just starting to have some fun." Draco replied.
"Because. OK. Just because. Besides, I'm hungry. I need to eat lunch." Stanton said.
Crabbe and Goyle's grunts were heard in the crowd of Slytherins.
"You two are always hungry!" Draco told Crabbe and Goyle.
They shrugged and headed toward the great hall. Hermione took this chance to sneak away. Just as Hermione left, she could have sworn she saw Stanton smile at her.
"What was that all about?" Hermione wondered out loud.
"What was what all about Hermi?" Ginny asked.
"Oh, nothing." Hermione answered.
"C'mon. Whenever you say 'nothing,' it means that something happened." Ginny said as she played with her red hair.
"All right. Malfoy was picking on me and a fellow Slytherin told him to stop." Hermione explained.
"Which one?" Ginny asked.
"That one sitting next to Pansy. The one with the brown hair." Hermione pointed out the boy.
"Wow. He's gorgeous." Ginny commented.
"Who's gorgeous?" Ron asked leaning over toward the girls.
"No one." They both answered.
"Sure." Ron said smiling. He leaned back over to Harry and resumed their talk about quidditch.
After lunch, Hermione went to her next class. It was Ancient Runes. She sat down at a desk near the front. Before the class started a boy walked up to her.
"Hello." He said smiling, "I don't believe we have been introduced."
Hermione then recognized him. He was that kid that stopped Malfoy's teasing.
"No, I don't believe so." Hermione told him, "My name is Hermione Granger."
"My name is Stanton Saratoga."
"Oh, by the way, thank you for stopping Malfoy today." Hermione told him.
"No need to thank me. Its kind of a pain in the butt hearing him go on about purebloods and
mudbloods all the time." Stanton said.
"Oi! Stanton! Over here!" Draco's voice carried over to Stanton.
"Got to go." Stanton told her waving.
Hermione waved back.
'Ginny is right! He is gorgeous.' Hermione thought, 'His beautiful brown eyes. Once you look into them, it's like you never want to look away. Like Draco's. Draco's beautiful eyes match his hair. I love the way it falls into his face. I feel the sudden urge to tuck it back behind Draco's ears. Wait! I just called him Draco! What's wrong with me? I think I fancy a Slytherin.'
"The only problem is which one?" Hermione whispered to herself as the teacher called for attention.
Hermione Granger walked along the hallways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She had been going out with the famous Harry Potter for a month now and they were very happy.
"Herm!" Harry's voice carried to Hermione.
Hermione stopped and waited for Harry to catch up.
"Herm!" Harry said again, this time right behind her.
"Yes?" Hermione asked.
"I need to talk to you. Can you meet me in the common room after your last class?" Harry asked.
"Sure!" Hermione told him.
"Great." Harry smiled.
He leaned over and gave her a peck on the cheek. Hermione smiled as he walked away.
"Aww… so touching. The mudblood is once again receiving pity." A cold voice said behind Hermione.
A whole bunch of laughter was heard.
"Go away Malfoy." Hermione said angrily.
"Why should I? Let me offer some advice. Get a new boyfriend. Potty is so-"
Draco was cut off by a fellow Slytherin, "Let's go Draco."
"Why Stanton? I was just starting to have some fun." Draco replied.
"Because. OK. Just because. Besides, I'm hungry. I need to eat lunch." Stanton said.
Crabbe and Goyle's grunts were heard in the crowd of Slytherins.
"You two are always hungry!" Draco told Crabbe and Goyle.
They shrugged and headed toward the great hall. Hermione took this chance to sneak away. Just as Hermione left, she could have sworn she saw Stanton smile at her.
"What was that all about?" Hermione wondered out loud.
"What was what all about Hermi?" Ginny asked.
"Oh, nothing." Hermione answered.
"C'mon. Whenever you say 'nothing,' it means that something happened." Ginny said as she played with her red hair.
"All right. Malfoy was picking on me and a fellow Slytherin told him to stop." Hermione explained.
"Which one?" Ginny asked.
"That one sitting next to Pansy. The one with the brown hair." Hermione pointed out the boy.
"Wow. He's gorgeous." Ginny commented.
"Who's gorgeous?" Ron asked leaning over toward the girls.
"No one." They both answered.
"Sure." Ron said smiling. He leaned back over to Harry and resumed their talk about quidditch.
After lunch, Hermione went to her next class. It was Ancient Runes. She sat down at a desk near the front. Before the class started a boy walked up to her.
"Hello." He said smiling, "I don't believe we have been introduced."
Hermione then recognized him. He was that kid that stopped Malfoy's teasing.
"No, I don't believe so." Hermione told him, "My name is Hermione Granger."
"My name is Stanton Saratoga."
"Oh, by the way, thank you for stopping Malfoy today." Hermione told him.
"No need to thank me. Its kind of a pain in the butt hearing him go on about purebloods and
mudbloods all the time." Stanton said.
"Oi! Stanton! Over here!" Draco's voice carried over to Stanton.
"Got to go." Stanton told her waving.
Hermione waved back.
'Ginny is right! He is gorgeous.' Hermione thought, 'His beautiful brown eyes. Once you look into them, it's like you never want to look away. Like Draco's. Draco's beautiful eyes match his hair. I love the way it falls into his face. I feel the sudden urge to tuck it back behind Draco's ears. Wait! I just called him Draco! What's wrong with me? I think I fancy a Slytherin.'
"The only problem is which one?" Hermione whispered to herself as the teacher called for attention.