A/N: Hi! It's my first fic so I got really excited with a review... anyway thanks Kais Devil and I did write in paragraphs just that it came out in one piece in the preview but I thought it would change on the site. Well ill try to fix it. Here's the next chapter:
Days went by, and Hermione hadn't noticed that someone was watching closely every step she took.
"Potter! 5 points off gryffindor for chattering in class!" as usual, Snape took advantage of every opportunity for taking points from Harry, making up silly rules.
Hermione was so fed up of it, being a gryffindor really blows your chances at being any good to Snape, and she wanted to give an end to the situation"
"Professor Snape, as you divided us into pairs for the potions, Harry had to speak with Neville so he would know what he was doing and the potion won't go wrong. Surely you wouldn't expect Neville to read his mind!", "As I am the teacher in this class, I have every right to expect what ever I want from my students, Ms. Granger, 5 points from gryffindor for acting rude and another 5 for doubting my position. And now- silence!"
All the Slytherins sneered at Hermione, and she was surprised to find that Draco wasn't. He just glared at her in amusement.
"What are you looking so hungry at, Granger?" "Just your ass darling, it makes me drool" Hermione said sarcastically, but a twitching feeling inside told her it was a bit true...
When class ended, everyone was relieved and went to prepare for dinner. Hermione wanted to check something in the library first, so she told Harry and Ron to wait for her in the common room. "All right, but don't take too long!" the said.
While she was buried in a book, Hermione felt someone tap on her back. She watched up, and saw no one was there, so she kept on reading.
After a moment, there was another tap. "Oh bug off, will you?" "I still owe you an explanation, and I'm sure you wouldn't miss another drooling look at my butt"
"You're so full of yourself! But, whatever, tell me the reason of you coming after me the other day."
"Well Granger, I must say you have changed over the years, especially over this summer. You are much more... Feminine" He said while raising his head up but lowering his gaze, so he could catch a glimpse of her cleavage without looking suspicious.
"What are you saying Draco? That you are interested in me because I'm hotter?"
"No...you are more mature and a bit less of the know-it-all you were, but I don't really know you, and... I would like to "
"Well at least this is progress, we are finally having a civilized conversation without having the word "mudblood" pop in. By the way, I noticed you haven't said it for a long time"
"Are you missing it? I can thread it in once I a while if you want me to, mudblood!"
Hermione laughed and she was surprised that he was actually being funny with her.
"This is so unmalfoyish of you", "Why? You think I can't be nice just because I was mean to you? I do have friends, you know"
Hermione looked at him with a funny expression on her face and he knew exactly what she was thinking, "You don't know my friends at all so don't judge them! Maybe they are not sophisticated enough for you, as your friends are the peak of intelligence.
"I didn't say anything! And don't you dare mock Harry and Ron! We maybe have managed a pleasant chat, but we aren't friends yet!" Hermione said angrily, and stormed out of the library.
"Damn her!" Draco said, and when everyone raised his or her heads to look at him, he noticed he had said it aloud. "What'r you all staring at?!"
He said, and stormed out as well.
"Finally! Hermione, you took ages!" "Sorry guys, I guess I lost myself in the book" she didn't want to get into details because she knew that Harry and Ron will get all protective and it annoyed her.
"O.k. let's go to dinner, I'm famished!" Hermione said, and they all made out for the great hall.
When the golden trio entered, Hermione quickly caught gaze of Draco, who looked back at her with a blank expression.
She didn't know if he was angry with her or not, but she wanted to apologize. They had started nice and it would be a much more pleasant year if they will be on good terms, so she decided to send a note later, asking him for a walk by the lake to straighten things out again.
"Hermione, are you alright? You look disturbed" Harry asked. "Oh no, I was just thinking about the potions essay we have to do for next week" "relax Hermione, you've got loads of time to finish it". Hermione didn't answer him and kept on munching on her roast.
Draco watched her all night and thought- 'she's in for a surprise'
After dinner, Hermione strolled along after Harry and Ron who were talking about quidditch, and suddenly she felt a hand grab her by the waist and pull her to a dark corner.
"Listen- no one storms out on me!" Draco said firmly to Hermione while
pinning her to the wall. "Wanna watch me do it again, Malfoy?" she said
angrily, "No, I don't, but I wanna do this" and he pulled her in for a deep
kiss.
Hermione didn't know what to do, but when she felt his warm tongue on her lips trying to get into her mouth, they parted almost instinctively. As he was swirling inside her mouth she decided to dare and stuck her tongue in his mouth as well.
His taste was so sweet and she couldn't get enough of it, but at last Draco broke apart from her and said "It's late, I have to go" Hermione was a little surprised, but before she managed to say anything he was gone.
When Hermione reached the common room, Ron was frowning, and he said: "Hermione! Where the hell have you been?! The moment we got to the common room we realized you disappeared!" Ron said almost shouting. "Umm... I had to go to the library. Anyways, what's it to you??" "I, I mean, we were worrying" He said, "You shouldn't just go wandering about without telling us!"
"Well I think I have the right to decide for myself if I may wander about! Good night Harry I'm going to bed" said Hermione and rushed up the stairs to the girls' dorms.
After she left, Harry and Ron continued to talk about her: "I don't know what to do with her mate, she's just distancing from us and every time I ask her something she flips out! She's keeping secrets from us too, I'm sure of it", "Ron, I don't know what's going on with her, but I don't think being suspicious and questioning her all the time will solve it. It can only get worse that way, so maybe she just needs some time alone" Harry said, patting Ron's back. "I think I'm going to bed too, are you coming?" "No, I need to think a little", "Good night, then" Harry said, "Night" Ron answered grumpily.
At night, Hermione decided she was totally fed up with Ron, and wasn't going to talk to him anymore. She had a very disturbed sleep, and when she woke up the next morning, she didn't have the strength to get out of bed.
"Oh get up, you lazy rat! You'll miss breakfast Hermione!" Parvati shouted. "It's o.k. I'm coming in a minute" Hermione answered her sleepily, and got up with a groan. She didn't bother to get dressed properly or fix her hair, so she hoped not to bump into Draco.
In the meanwhile, Draco was doing entirely the opposite and prepared himself especially for another meeting and, hopefully, a kiss with Hermione.
When he got to the Slytherin common room he heard a familiar and bothering voice talking to him: "Oooh Dracipoo, Have you pampered yourself up all for me??" Pansy said, playing with a curl in her hair.
"I'm dearly sorry Honey, but I would never 'pamper myself up' all for you" He sneered at her. Pansy answered with a threatening but wheezy voice, "You'll see! Some day I will become Mrs. Draco Malfoy and you can't do anything to prevent it!" Draco lost his temper and said, "You can shove that Mrs. Draco Malfoy of yours wherever you want! I just don't give a damn!!" then, he left quickly, pushing things and letting them drop purposely on his way.
He was so angry he didn't watch where he was going, and suddenly he bumped into something, witch turned out to be someone. It was Hermione.
"Ouch!" "Watch where you're going! Granger?? What are you doing here?" "Going to breakfast! I suppose you are too" "Well, yes, I am but, actually I'm not so hungry anymore..." there was an awkward silence suddenly, they both knew what they wanted to do, but neither of them had the guts.
"Well, I suppose I'll see you then..." Hermione said lowering her look to the floor. "Wait! Granger, I mean, Hermione" Hermione was shocked. He said her name! She glared at him with surprise and at once she felt cheered up.
"Then...do you propose we take a walk by the lake?" she asked, now that he said her name she close to him, and she planned to get much closer in their walk..."All right. Let's go then"
While they walked Hermione told Draco about Ron from the summer until now, and that she had come to a conclusion that she doesn't want to be in contact with someone who hurt her like he did.
"I think you are right and you shouldn't keep letting him play you" He said, and smiled at her. His perfect mouth and lazy eyes made her want to melt on the spot, and she couldn't take it any more.
She gazed into his eyes and got closer to his face without saying a word, listening to his heavy breathing and scenting him, and then she drew him into a kiss. It was the best kiss in her life; she closed her eyes and groaned as she felt his warm tongue touching hers.
After a while of kissing, they decided to get back to the school and on the way they met Harry, Ron and Ginny.