Chapter 2
See disclaimer for chapter 1. It applies to all chapters. Here you go, chapter 2!
Hermione sank down on her bed and drew the curtains closed, exhausted. She was very proud of her scheme against Draco. He would be even more utterly humiliated tomorrow when a copy of the video 'accidentally' got sent to the editors of the Daily Prophet, Quibbler, and HootTube. Sometimes, she wondered why she hated Draco so. She supposed it was because he was so mean to Harry.
Ever since she had run into Harry on the train, she had been in love. She always had wondered if he returned her affections. But while Hermione was strong-willed, she wasn't brazen enough to actually ASK Harry. She could picture the conversation. "Hey, Harry, do you like me?" Replied to with a "WHAT THE...?"
Hermione had finally perfected a charm, though, that would analyze a person and tell you the name(s) and show you the face(s) of who they might be crushing on. She was so tired from all-night problem solving sprees, but eventually Hermione had prevailed and now she could finally see if her spell worked. A nasty thought crossed her mind though. Hermione was up for a little more anti-Draco action. "Locato Lucre Draco Malfoy," Hermione whispered, flicking her wand up twice and then drawing a circle counterclockwise on the air. A voice suddenly echoed through her skull.
"Say rain to activate the crush feed. Otherwise, think 'Go away' and the feed will be disrupted."
Hermione was very proud of this feature- it was interactive and played on the rhyme 'Rain, Rain Go Away'. Cautiously, she spoke, "Rain". In her mind she was suddenly plopped down into a plush seat in an Imax theatre. On the screen appeared, dramatically and in black and white, the title, "The Many Loves of Draco Malfoy". Hermione grew nervous as the screen faded out, even though all features were working perfectly. As it faded back in, she saw HER name and picture. She screamed, effectively disabling the charm for the moment. The entire house of Gryffindor woke up, grumbling. Parvati and Lavender turned to her expectantly.
"Well?" they asked in unison. Hermione shakily drew a breath, tremors rocking through her body at the horrific sight she had just seen.
"I had a dream where DRACO MALFOY had a crush on me. It was probably affected by an old whom-likes-whom spell I found in a book," Hermione explained, carefully lying about the most important parts. She was confident Lavender would tell everyone Hermione had a bad nightmare, in exchange for some Potions tutoring. Hermione gave Lav and Parvati the look. They knew it well. They knew to keep shut, keep her secret a secret. I mean, roommate's honor, right? Or at least that's what Hermione had installed into the two malleable girls. As the girls exited their dorm, Hermione caught Harry staring at her strangely. That reminded her. She hadn't checked out Harry's crush list!
Sighing, she walked back into her dorm once the scream had been explained and opened up her laptop. She was glad she took Ancient Runes instead of Divination. One, because Trelawney was a jerk, and two- magical hacking was so much easier when you could decipher the code you had to hack. By 6:00 am, her target audiences had received but Hermione wasn't done. As an afterthought, she sent it to YouTube and the entire Hogwarts student body, including Malfoy himself. This was no mean feat as she had started only at 5:15 am.
Happily, Hermione drifted off for two more hours of sleep. She woke up restless and realized she'd forgotten to find out who Harry liked. Grrr! Was fate trying to protect her or something?
A/N: I know it's wicked short, but I think that my story will be a bunch of short chapters. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! Thank you :) msceila7
