A/n: I hope you guys enjoy this start. I just had this idea and wanted to get it out.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
"So go ahead, find a partner who's not in your own house."
Hermione was in a state of dread. She looked around the room, hoping to catch Ernie's eye but he was already with Liliana. Harry was with Yvette. Ron was with Bryan. Almost everyone had partners. Taking in a deep sigh she raised her hand.
"Yes Hermione?" Professor Slughorn smiled.
"I…I don't have a partner." She said a bit unwillingly.
He rose his eyebrows and looked around the room. "Neither does young Malfoy, you two pair up." He smiled and made his way to the front of the room.
Hermione looked back to Malfoy who was staring at his desk, unaware of what had just happened. Taking in a deep breath she gathered her things and made her way to the back. She could feel everyone's eyes on her as she did so. She shot a look at Ron and Harry who were both glaring at Malfoy. She set her things down and slowly slid into the seat. Malfoy looked to her bag, furrowed his brow then looked to her.
"What in bloody hell is this?" He said loudly.
Hermione heard some students laugh. "Professor has placed us in a group, since we were the only two without partners."
He scoffed. "Professor I…"
"You will work with Miss Granger." Slughorn said as he pulled out some parchment.
Hermione noticed Malfoy slump down in his chair and she felt something near panic in her stomach. As the professor handed out the papers she quickly scanned over hers. Aging Potion Blood replenishing potion and Wide-eye Potion. She handed the paper to Malfoy and he took it carefully like it would burn him or snap at him. She sighed as she turned to the professor who was talking about the project.
"These will be your partners for the rest of the year." There were some loud groans. "These three potions will be the ones you must brew, you each have different ones. I expect one of the three done within a month, which should give you plenty of time to perfect it and have it ready. Along with an essay on the uses and history of the potion. Class dismissed."
Hermione picked up the paper as Malfoy hurriedly shoved his things into his bag and nearly ran out of the room. Sighing she grabbed her things and darted out after him.
"Malfoy." She yelled as she practically sprinted to keep up with him. She'd never noticed how long his legs were. "Malfoy." She repeated, was he ignoring her?
As he turned the corner she grabbed his sleeve. "Didn't you hear me?"
"I did unfortunately, as did everyone else. What do you want?" He hissed.
She held up the paper. "Our assignment. We need to discuss it."
"Why?"
Hermione rolled her eyes. "If you make this difficult we'll have to spend more time with each other than necessary."
"Or, I can make the potion, you write the essay. Problem solved." He turned to walk away but she grabbed him again.
Yanking his arm he narrowed his eyes. "Don't touch me."
"Well stop running away!" She held the paper up again. "I will not just do half the work, I want to help."
Draco glared at her. "Nobody wants it."
"Well too bad, meet me tomorrow at the library and we'll discuss this." She turned and made her way down the hall.
As Hermione sat on her bed she looked over the potions. She decided they'd start with the wide-eyed potion. They'd need six snake fangs, four measure of standard ingredient, six dried billywig stings and two sprigs of wolfsbane. Maybe instead of meeting in the library they should just go collect the items. She bit her lip as she felt someone climb on her bed. Looking up she smiled, "Ginny."
"Is it true?"
"What?" Hermione asked, knowing already where this was going.
"Malfoy's your partner?"
"Yes, in potions." Hermione said placing the parchment inside her bag.
"You're ok with this?" She asked a bit shocked.
Hermione shrugged. "I mean in the real world you have to work with people you don't like. This isn't any different. "
"Except its Malfoy, I'm sure Slughorn would understand."
Hermione nodded. "Yes, but I want to show I can be the bigger person."
She'd been sitting here for three hours now. She looked around, where was he? Hermione bit her lip, sure she hadn't actually mentioned a time for them to meet she just assumed he'd know she meant midday since that's when they're potions class was and Slughorn had given them a day off to get things together. Letting out a frustrated sigh she gathered her things, she'd just have to hunt him down.
Dinner had rolled around by the time she'd find him. He was sitting between Pansy and some blonde girl she was unfamiliar with.
"These potions are rubbish."
Hermione turned at the sound of Ron's voice. "What?"
"These potions." He said putting his head on the table. "We've got a love one and she's all crazy about it. IT's frightening."
Hermione smiled.
"How's it going with Malfoy?" Harry asked looking over his shoulder.
"It's not. He never came to the meeting I planned and I couldn't find him all day." She said scooping some mashed yams onto her plate.
"Need some help cornering him?" Ron asked as he took a healthy bite from his chicken.
Shaking her head she sipped her tea. "No, I've got it." She had decided she would corner him after dinner.
"Malfoy."
He was walking with Pansy and Theo, he didn't even stop. Pansy glared at her and Theo rose an eyebrow.
"Malfoy." She said again running to get in front of him. "Are you deaf?" She asked as he stopped before crashing into her.
"No." He said moving around her.
"We need to discuss this project."
Malfoy waved his hand and Pansy huffed as she made her way down to the dungeons. Theo looked quizzically at Malfoy before he followed Pansy.
"We don't need to do anything." He said crossing his arms.
Hermione narrowed her eyes. "I want to pass this class, you may not care, but I do and I will not let you bring me down."
"Then do it yourself." He said with a shrug.
"Are you serious?" She asked stepping back in front of him.
He let out a sigh. "Does it look like I'm joking Mudblood?"
She flinched at the word but held her ground. "You can't do this! This is your grade as well, don't you care?"
"No, not anymore." He pushed her to the side and started his way down.
She let out a frustrated sigh and made her way up to the tower.
As the weekend rolled around she felt deflated. Malfoy wouldn't help her, her friends were all off to Hogsmeade and she was stuck in the castle since she'd completely forgotten to get her slip signed. Hermione waved after her friends and watched them disappear, sighing she decided she should use this time to study.
She was sitting at her usual table when she heard a noise. It made her jump, she was the only one in library as far as she knew. Getting up, wand in hand, she made her way towards the noise. Hermione stopped. Slumped against the wall was Malfoy. Her heart jumped at first, thinking he was hurt, but then she realized he was drunk. He had a bottle of firewhiskey near him and he was slightly smiling. She sighed and shoved her wand into her pocket.
"Malfoy."
He looked up at her.
"Are you alright?"
"Why." He hissed trying to stand. "You going to turn me in?"
"No." She said helping him.
Pulling away from her he glared. "Don't touch me."
"You can't steady yourself." She said moving in. "Let me help."
"I don't need a mudblood's help." He growled as he slipped and fell onto her.
She let out a strangled noise as they both crashed onto the floor. "Get off." She yelled at him as he rested his head in the crook of her neck. She pushed at him when he made no effort to move. "Malfoy." She hissed again. This time she felt his hand run up her side. She wormed away and that only made it so he was more on top of her.
"You smell nice." He said letting his hand grasp onto her hip.
Hermione took in a breath at how hard he was holding her. She felt him lift himself up and stare down at her. The way his eyes blazed made her want to curl up inside herself and hide. "You…you should get off." She said silently.
He nodded but never took his steel grey eyes off her. She watched as his head dipped down and his lips crashed onto hers. He tasted like Firewhiskey and toothpaste. Hermione felt her eyes close as his hands roamed her body. She moved her head to the side and he latched onto her neck causing her to moan. His breath made her skin tingle and she felt his knee pushing apart her legs. "Malfoy." She said pushing at him.
He kept kissing her neck as his other hand crawled under her shirt and making her skin burn. "Yes?" He said against her lips. She looked up at him and grabbed him by the hair, pulling him back into a kiss. She felt his tongue parting her lips and she allowed him. She felt his hand pulling at her pants and she allowed this too. Her hands flew to his shirt and yanked it off him as he let out a strangled moan. HE bent his head to kiss her again. IT hurt. Hermione never thought she would like to have her lips bitten, or a tongue in her mouth. She turned her head to the side for some air and she felt him snake down her body. "M-Malfoy." She said as he pushed up her shirt to reveal her breasts. He looked up at her then back to her nipples. Hermione's back arched as she felt his fingers manipulating them. She'd never knew her body could feel this way. Hermione's eyes flashed open as she felt his warm mouth attach to one and his hand kept playing with the other. She placed her hands in his hair and slightly tugged, how did he know how to do this? How did he knew what she liked? She hadn't even known.
"Can I?" He asked softly against her neck.
She wasn't sure what was happening, "Yes."
She felt him rip off her underwear and push her legs up and apart. Hermione blushed as he looked at her. He looked to be in awe, "Don't." She said trying to push her legs back down.
He shook his head and kept her in place. Malfoy placed himself against her and Hermione nearly lost it when the first bit of him barely went into her. She could feel Malfoy stop and stiffen a bit.
"Are you…"
Hermione nodded. He let go of her legs and went to hover over Hermione, he was between her legs. "Take a deep breath." He said as she nodded.
She felt him push into her and she saw white hot pain she dug her nails in his back and he bit down, hard, on her neck. The pain in her neck caused her to forget about what he was doing and by the time she registered anything he was thrusting into her, slowly. Hermione felt her legs spreading further and her nails digging into his back. She heard him take a sharp intake of breath as he picked up his pace. Hermione let her read roll back and her legs wrap around his waist. She heard him curse as he slammed into her hard, causing Hermione to slide up on the carpet. She felt him trying to push her legs off of him but she tightened her grip.
"I'm going to…I can't inside you." He huffed as he kept his pace while trying to push her legs off him.
"Just..." She never finished her sentence. She felt a wave of pleasure take over her body. Her back arched and her body sucked him in deeper, causing him to moan and curse her.