A/N: Here is the next wonderful chapter. I checked my spelling and everything though I don't normally do it. I don't like bashing please. I love writing help but don't be mean about it or tell me what I did wrong. This is my fiction and I write it my way. And for the person who posted the review about my fiction being inspired by Buffy... no it wasn't because I know nothing about Buffy. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy. I will try to post a new chapter each day so keep a look out.

Hermione walked through the halls heading to one of her classes. It had been a few days ago when Ron had found her coming in late at night. Things where back to normal and everything seemed to be going fine. She still managed to keep her secret from Ron and Harry though it was temping to tell them.

"Well, well, the mudbloods got the courage to walk around all alone," Draco's cold voice came from behind the shadows making Hermione stop and look over at him. "Where's your Weasel boyfriend? Did he get fed up with his mudblood or something?"

Hermione growled in fury as she looked at Draco. "Ron isn't my boyfriend! Now back off Ferret Boy!"

"That nickname has no effect on me anymore you stupid mudblood," Draco told her as he walked out from the shadows and getting a better look at her before starting to walk around her. "Well Weasel should be your boyfriend, and then he can dump a stupid mudblood like you. I will laugh my head off if that happened."

"Shut up Malfoy!" Hermione snapped as her eyes watched Draco pace around her over and over again. "Ron doesn't like me that way! We are friends! He'd never do such a thing to me!"

"No but you never know. I could make him with a simple spell or two," Draco told her as he paced around her and every time he went past her ear he would whisper mean things to her. "And the thing is it will be pure entertainment to me."

Hermione clenched her fists with each nasty word he whispered into her ear. He was asking for a fight it seemed like to her but she was going to hold herself back. "You wouldn't dare do anything to Ron!"

"Is that a treat there mudblood? What makes you think you can stop me from doing such a thing?" Draco asked and whispering the nastiest thing he could thing to call her.

Hermione finally lost it and punched Draco in the nose and then in his weak spot. "Shut up!! Stop calling me such nasty things that I am not and stop tormenting me like this!" she snapped as she was ready to punch him again.

Draco was shocked; he'd never expected this stuff to come from Hermione. He stood there in pain not being able to move from being kicked in the weak spot. "Why you! I am going to kill you for this!" he growled at her.

"What is going on here?" A familiar voice came and when Hermione turned around she saw Lupin standing there. He had become the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher once again and she was happy about that.

"Draco was calling me nasty names and so I finally lost it," Hermione admitted as Draco was now laying on the floor groaning in pain.

"Ms. Granger, Mr. Malfoy, sorry to say you'll both have to follow me to McGonagall's office," Lupin said sincerely and going over and grabbing Draco before taking Hermione's arm.

"Professor, I was just trying to defend myself was all," Hermione said softly as she looked down at the ground since Draco was too busy groaning in pain still. She didn't think she had kicked him that hard, not to make the pain last so long at least.

"I understand Ms. Granger but I have to take you to McGonagall either way, I am sorry," Lupin said softly and then leading the two into McGonagall's office where Ron and Harry where meeting with her. "Sorry to interrupt McGonagall but I found these two in the halls about ready to kill each other."

"I would have succeeded too if I had the chance to with all the things he was calling me," Hermione mumbled to herself as she glanced over to Draco groaning in pain and simply rolled her eyes.

McGonagall let out the sigh as Ron and Harry exchanged glances of confusion. "Alright, I talk with Hermione about it. In the mean time take Draco to the hospital wing," she said and Lupin obeyed letting Hermione go and taking Draco out. "Ms. Granger, please join us."

Hermione moaned as she walked over to the last empty seat and took a seat. "I should start explaining now, shouldn't I?"

"Yes if you don't mind," McGonagall said softly.

Ron and Harry exchanged another confused glance before looking at Hermione. "Tell us what happened Hermione, we won't get mad," Ron said softly as he gave her a weak smile, just trying to make her less nervous.

Hermione looked down at her lap and then let out a sigh. "I was just minding my own business when Draco came out and started saying things to me about me being a mudblood and why I wasn't with Ron. He was talking about all this crap about Ron getting fed up with me when we weren't even together. He was telling me he'd put a spell on Ron to go out with me then dump me just for entertainment. And while that was going on he was calling me nasty names in my ear," she said softly as she tried to stay calm.

"I lost it after he called me a… I can't even say it, it was so nasty and mean and we'll leave it at that. I just lost it and kicked him in the area and punched him in the nose. I was just trying to defend myself," she said softly as she finished and looked up at McGonagall. "You have to believe I would never start a fight, he was just making me so mad."

Ron was shocked when Hermione said all this to them. He would never do such a thing as dumping Hermione if he got the chance to be with her. He would be the happiest person on earth if he went out with her and had her as a girlfriend.

"I trust you, Hermione but this isn't expel Draco material I am sorry to say," McGonagall said softly as she gave Hermione a smile to let her know everything was alright. "Now you all may go and Hermione, I will see you later tonight where we will talk about this a bit more."

Hermione nodded her head slowly and then got up with Harry and Ron. "Yes McGonagall, I will see you later tonight," she said softly and then walking out with Ron and Harry.

"Hermione, I hope you know I would never do anything like that to you," Ron told her softly as they made it out of McGonagall's office.

"I know," Hermione said softly as she looked at Ron and Harry. "I am just sorry that little incident ruined your meeting with McGonagall."

"Actually, we just finished when you guys came in," Ron said softly as he looked at Hermione and giving her a smile. "Everything is alright Hermione."

Hermione nodded softly and then let out a sigh. "I need to go guys, I'll talk with you later defiantly Ron," she said softly and then running off to her last class.

Harry and Ron shrugged simply before walking off to their class since they had all their classes together a few with Hermione.