AN: SOO Sorry about the delay guys! I went on a reading-HarryP-fanfic-spree and had NO time to type up my story. Although, the good news is that reading all those fanfics has inspired me, I hope you like this random new idea I just though of! Lol, R&R!

Chapter 2 – The Job is Pretty Much Done…

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Reader's POV

Hermione woke up with a start, she always found it strange how she could sleep through the loudest of noises, but a tiny purring (which is what woke her up) could keep her wide awake.

The moment she opened her eyes she was greeted with the gentle snoring of a young blonde Malfoy, his head was bowed down which let all his silky white-blonde hair fall on his eyes and nose. Suddenly, everything came back to her. The shouting, the crying, the comforting, the carrying to her dorm. Malfoy was the reason she had managed to sleep for…Hermione check her watch…TEN HOURS?!?!?! Hermione suddenly got very frantic.

OH GOD! I've missed most of my lessons! And, god! Our tests are coming up soon! How can I be so stupid and lazy at such an important stage in my life?! Hermione! You're such a retarded idiot! But then, for some reason, when Hermione glanced at Malfoy, her thoughts about how stupid and dumb she was were instantly washed away, she gazed thoughtfully at his closed eyelids, remembering how thoughtful and understanding they were when he was comforting her the other day. What is this Hermione? She asked herself. Are you seriously falling for a Malfoy?? Of all people?! My god, what has happened to you? Wait, I know, the break-up between you and Ron has scarred your mind and you are not thinking right. Malfoy is just the same old Malfoy… a different voice took over…only perfect… the negative thought came back: NO! This is probably just some stupid dare or something that Zabini gave him. Or something like that, he can't possibly have meant what he said in the morning. The second voice came back but what if he did? Mean it, I mean. What if he has really and truly changed? ...HA! Impossible! This is Malfoy we're talking about, not Narcissa Malfoy, not Lucius, but DRACO! The pathetic ferret who constantly calls you 'Mudblood' every other second of your school life. This is DEFINITELY a trick of some sort, or a set-up. The negative voice came back; this particular thought seemed very sure, at least, a lot more sure than the thought that believed in Draco, that thought was just guessing.

Hermione suddenly got very confused. She stared helplessly at her fat ginger cat, Crookshanks, who was lying and purring continuously on the floor a few paces away. He looked eagerly at her and hungry for information…Ha, hungry for information, I swear, sometimes that cat looks like he can actually understand what's going on. Ha, imagine that? Crookshanks knowing what's happening in my everyday life.

Hermione looked back at the young blond sitting uncomfortably close to her bed. She stared at him for a few seconds. She decided he was really tired, he probably stayed awake hours after she fell asleep, she tends to have that kind of affect. She always looks as if she's awake because her eyes flutter a lot, but she's actually in a deep sleep.

She found out about this when she was quite young, her Muggle parents used to read her stories and sing songs, she always fell asleep halfway through, but her mother told her she looked like she was wide awake and just resting her eyes.

Hermione stared at Malfoy for a little while longer, poor thing, he must be tired out of his wits, he probably stayed up for at least five hours after he put me in bed. Well, I might as well return the favour.

She stood up and was about to put her clothes on when she realised she fell asleep in her school robes, no wonder she was so hot. She smiled, she didn't know why, she just did.

She draped her right arm over Malfoy's shoulders and under his right arm. She picked him up gently and without much effort. She half-dragged and half-carried him to her bed, since the chair he was sleeping on and her bed were so close together, she didn't have to hold him for very long. Though some faraway thought wanted to hold onto him forever, she quickly washed it away and laid the sleeping blond lightly on her four-poster bed.

She thought to herself that since she had enlarged her bed in her fourth year, it was probably big enough for both of them. She wiped away the thought, even thinking of lying down in the same bed with a Slytherin, no, not just any Slytherin, Malfoy would not only make her nauseous but would probably sicken out her dorm-mates who were most definitely at dinner. They probably got enough of a shock seeing a male Slytherin in their dorm, let alone Malfoy.

She thought about how he did all that for her, you know, he comforted her and brought her to her dorm. Then had the decency not to sleep until he was sure she was asleep. Wow, he really has changed. Maybe I should give him a chance. Somewhere in her mind a voice kept saying she shouldn't trust him just yet, and to get to know him first, she effortlessly pushed away the thought. He has changed, I know it.

She couldn't be more wrong.

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He didn't know how long he waited for, he just knew it was more than half an hour. My Dark Lord, how long does it take for her go to sleep?! All she needs to do is close her eyes and think of her 'happy place', then bam, she's asleep. But no, not for her, she has to go and take forever to sleep! Huff, I have a report to make you know?! The world doesn't revolve around you, Granger, I've got a life too.

He thought deeply and intensely about why he was doing what he was doing. Simple: he was told to. Is that really a good enough reason? He thought to himself over and over again. Well of course! Another voice said…But you're hurting an innocent girl in the process, how can you live with that? A different more calm voice said. Innocent she may be, but still a mudblood…WHO CARES?! Come on Draco, you know you've always secretly liked her. Now's your chance! Ditch that stupid lunatic of a father and that idiotic nose-less pathetic dark-wizard. THIS IS LOVE!! People wait all their lives to find true love, you're one of the few and you just let it go? Sorry but that's not particularly smart…The first thought came back to him…Huff! Love? She's a mudblood for crying out loud! He's not allowed to love her! Draco decided to add in another voice, his voice…for once.

What do you mean 'I'm not allowed to love her'? I can love whoever I bloody want! He felt proud of himself. He is finally taking charge of his life. But then…Of course you can't! You're a MALFOY!! You'd be a disgrace to you pure-blood line FOREVER!! Do you really want that? You'd not only humiliate yourself but your family as well! How could you do that?! Now Draco was really annoyed, one voice was saying he should go for what was right and travel the path his heart chose…the other was saying to stay to walk the rocky road his mind chose, it would lead him to a successful and happy life…but what's a life without love? That's the way to think, m'boy. It was then that Draco realised he practically talking to himself, only…not actually saying anything. What retard have I become?!

After a few more minutes of thinking to himself, he finally decided that the sleeping girl in front of him was in fact asleep; he stood up from his hard wooden chair and walked to the door. He looked around and found Hermione's cat staring at him suspiciously, he looked as if he knew where he was going. He decided not to take nay chances.

He bent down and said softly, "This is between us, right? No one gets to know, especially not her," He gestured to Hermione. He smirked slightly, he added "Or you're going to find yourself um…hairless, next winter, or the next day, you never know. This might actually last that long, Hermione's a smart girl, she'll figure out that I'm only using her." He stood up, I think I've made myself pretty clear. Satisfied, he apparated to the Malfoy Manor where someone with particularly long white-blond hair was awaiting his arrival. (AN: I know people can't apparate on Hogwarts grounds, but I really couldn't be bothered to make him go down and outside the grounds. Lol, I know, I'm lazy…)

Crookshanks decided he might as well follow him and find out what he meant by 'I'm using her', he knew something was horribly wrong…an yes, he can apparate too…he had no idea just how horrible Draco really was, or at least his father…

Draco approached the tall man hidden by the shadows.

"Well, finally, it's about time. I thought you didn't go on with the plan and that you had simply ignored your true calling. How did it go? Did she buy it, well of course she did, you have always been seductive, it runs in the Malfoy line. How much trust have you gained from her? HURRY UP AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS!!"

"Father, slow down, I did go out with the plan. I've succeeded quite well, she thinks I've changed, she let me take her up to her dorm, and put her to sleep. I think I've got her, and I'm not going to let go, I promise."

"Okay, I'm quite pleased with your success, I'm sure the Dark Lord will be too, just don't get too close to her. I don't feel too comfortable with you covered in mudblood germs, now–"

"HEY! DAD! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SPEAK LIKE THAT! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SHE'S ACTUALLY LIKE! HOW DARE YOU SAY SUCH A THING?!!!!?" Draco didn't know where that sudden outburst came from…but it felt pretty damn good.

"DRACO MALFOY!! YOU DARE PSEAK LIKE THAT?!?!" Draco moment of glory was wiped away rather rapidly; his dad was mad now, really really mad…

"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE YOU'RE PLACE IS?! YOU ARE NEVER TO SPEAK LIKE THAT AGAIN! THE CONSEQUENCESS WILL BE FATAL!! As a matter of fact, just to show you how serious I am about how you speak you to your elders, meaning me…you are to show true affection for the mudblood from now on, I need you to fully gain her trust before we carry out the master plan. I mean, you can't go straight up and ask her what the Order of the Phoenix's plans are, now can you? That the whole reason you're doing this! Now, only after at least a week are you to ask her about the Order…those insolent traitors…" He trailed off murmuring to himself. "Anyway, to fully gain her trust you must actually show that you've changed, when you've obviously not…I want you…in a matter of hours…to kiss her…" His evil smirk turned into a satisfied smile. That oughta teach him… Only, he didn't know his son was more than happy to carry out his orders…

"Fine, I'll report to you the day after tomorrow." He tried to sound annoyed and bugged, he suceceeded.

"Why not tomorrow night?"

"Because then I'll be too busy making my move on her."

This was a lie of course, he was going to take every chance possible to connect lips with her, he just didn't want his father to spoil it, he was going to rant on about how his true calling is on the dark side…he was most definitely going to be dazzled by her charm and beauty, his father was sure to piece it all together. I mean, he didn't make that much of an argument when Lucius told him he had to kiss a mudblood…if that wasn't enough proof he was in love with her…I don't know what is!

"Oh fine, just don't screw it up. Make it long and passionate, preferably do it at least three times between now and day-after tomorrow…got it?"

"I'll make sure I don't screw up our first kiss, I promise…" His face broke into a wide grin. He just hoped his father didn't notice…

Before his father could respond though, he apparated back to Hermione's dorm. He noticed that Crookshanks wasn't where he had left him…he didn't care…but he should've.

He stared at Hermione for a few minutes, planning on how he was going to make his move on her, when he had a plan fool-proof; he sat back down on his brown hard chair. He looked at her for a bit longer; he just loved the way her lips were a warm cosy red, his cold pale lips would soon attach to those.

The last thing he saw was her closed eyelids and perfectly formed freckled nose…then he drifted off into a deep slumber, a quite eventful one…

AN: Okay, I know it's not perfect and I could improve the apparating bits and all, please don't include that…but can u tell me whether Crookshanks is a male/female…but please R&R!!

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