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Chapter 2 : Detention

The next day…

The whole day, Draco and Hermione completely ignored each other.

Not one petty insult, no jinxes nor hexes were exchanged.

But unknown to others, though they were cold on the outside, they were both very embarrassed by the incident, and furious at themselves.

This though, caused them to vent their anger on unsuspecting classmates…

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"Hey Hermione, about the homework…" Ron asked.

"Stop bothering me you irritating fly!" Hermione shrieked as her palm landed on his cheek. "Homework this, homework that, can't you just do your own?"

"Miss Granger!" Professor McGonagall said, horrified. "Detention in the transfiguration classroom tonight! This is very disappointing, I should have expected better of you."

Later,

Aiming between his broad shoulders, Draco let loose a curse.

Hannah Abbott let a high-pitched shriek as a tail and fur sprouted on her body.

"Mr Malfoy! Detention tonight for hexing a classmate! You are to clean the transfiguration classroom with another student," a passing Professor McGonagall said sternly.

"Fine," Draco drawled.

"Now, I'd better get Miss Abbott up to Madam Pomfrey," the anxious professor muttered.

That night…

"Now Miss Granger, you are to clean the transfiguration classroom without magic. Another student will also be coming to do his detention. Kindly brief him on what to do," Professor McGonagall told Hermione, before proceeding to the staffroom.

"Yes Professor," Hermione replied.

As Hermione picked up the bucket placed at the doorway, Draco entered the classroom.

Hermione gasped, as her heart started beating faster.

'What's he doing here? Don't tell me… detention? Oh no!' Hermione thought.

Calming herself, she said, "Here for detention? Get a bucket and start cleaning. No magic."

"What luck," Draco muttered under his breath. "Having to do detention with a mudblood."

The moment Hermione heard this, she quickly moved over to the other side of the classroom and started cleaning, as her face reddened from anger.

They cleaned in silence, continuing their cold war, and before no time, they had finished.

"Done!" Hermione declared as she spun around.

Coincidentally, Draco had also turned around at that moment.

Their lips met as their bodies lightly brushed against each other.

Time was frozen for that short but sweet moment.

When Hermione regained her senses, she pulled away and dashed out of the classroom.

Draco remained in the classroom stunned.

He raised his fingers to his lips, taking in a deep breath to calm his furiously beating heart, which had surprisingly increased its pace in that short, intimate moment.

Hermione however, had run off, her hair flailing in front of her face, heading towards Gryffindor Tower.

As she burst into the common room, she cried out, "Ginny!"

Panting, she continued, "Where are you? I really need to talk."

"Yeah, Hermione? What is it?" Ginny asked.

"Could we go up to your room? It's something private," Hermione said as she hurried Ginny up to the girl's dormitory.

The moment both of them sat down on the bed, Hermione started pouring out her troubles to Ginny; the truth about her feelings for Draco, their kissing incidents, all that had happened since the start of term.

After her outburst, sparkilng teardrops slid down Hermione's cheek.

"'Mione, just take it easy," Ginny whispered comfortingly. "Don't get so stressed. Just relax, maybe you could call a truce, then you wouldn't feel so bad. But, he's not worth your worry 'Mione."

Ginny continued consoling and advising Hermione for the next few minutes.

Hermione looked up at her friend, her eyes filled with gratitude.

"Thanks Gin."

"No problem, you are my friend you know. You can just come to me when you have troubles."

"Yeah, I know…"

Hermione then retired to her bed, tired but relieved.

She then drifted off into a peaceful and dreamless sleep, her first since the start of the holidays.


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