My Next Door Neighbor
By TragicTealeaves
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Chapter 2
Draco
'I can't believe it! Granger of all people has to be the one to be my neighbor!' Draco thought getting angrier. For one thing, he was being forced to move into a MUGGLE neighborhood where he would most likely being only muggles. Second, Hermione was his neighbor and those two reasons alone were enough to frustrate Draco. Another thing he couldn't believe was that his mother was actually friends with a muggle. A muggle! He soon realized that he was still in the kitchen and his mother was still glaring at him.
"Draco Malfoy! From now on I don't ever want to hear you call anyone a 'mudblood'! Also, you better be nice to Hermione! She's a sweet girl. I also don't want you making fun of her or her friends, understand!" Mrs. Malfoy nearly yelled. 'SWEET? What are you talking about?' Draco thought.
"Yes mother", he replied.
"Good", his mother said as she walked to the door but before she left she turned around and added, "Tomorrow you will come with me to the Grangers house and befriend Hermione". She left the kitchen leaving a shocked Draco behind. 'I can't believe mother actually expects me to befriend that filthy mudblood! It will never happen' he thought to himself, furious. Even though his mother expected him to become friends with a mudblood, he still liked his mother better now that his father was dead. Normally a son would cry over his father's death but not Draco. Draco celebrated. He and his mother both had their freedom back.
That night Draco did not sleep peacefully. He couldn't help but think of Hermione and how much different she looked. Her hair was no longer frizzy. Instead her frizzy hair was replaced by soft curls. He also noticed how much her body had matured. He never really noticed her body that much but today he had and that's all he thought of. The next morning, his dream still stayed in his head. He was furious with himself for dreaming about Hermione. He went downstairs to find his mother ready. He realized slept in that morning till 11.
"Finally! Now hurry up", Mrs. Malfoy told Draco.
"I'm ready", He muttered. The two made their way across the street to the Granger's house.
"Narcissa! Come in. Hello Draco", Annie Granger said cheerfully before screaming, "Hermione!"
"Coming", came a yell from upstairs. After a few minutes, Hermione came downstairs completely ignoring the fact that her enemy was in her house. "Hello Mrs. Malfoy".
"Hello dear", was Mrs. Malfoy's reply before she gave Hermione a hug.
'Hermione, why don't you show Draco around", Mrs. Granger told her daughter.
"Sure", she replied knowing that even if she objected, she would end up showing him around anyway. "Come on Malfoy". Both teenagers left the house not exactly happy. Hermione showed him around, bored. Draco didn't find it interesting either. While they walked around the neighborhood, Draco stared at Hermione. For some reason he couldn't stop thinking about her. He mentally scolded himself for thinking about Hermione but continued anyway.
"Hermione! Your home", Draco heard a voice yell. Both he and Hermione turned around to see a blonde girl running towards them.
"Hey Riley! I got back yesterday", Hermione replied giving her best friend a hug.
"Who's this hottie?", Riley asked with a smile on her face. "Hermione, is he your boyfriend?"
"NO", Hermione screamed in disgust but Draco just smirked. "He's new here". Since Hermione didn't bother to introduce him, Draco decided to introduce himself.
"Hi, I'm Draco Malfoy", Draco smirked.
"I'm Riley Stats. I've heard the name Draco Malfoy before…where?" Riley asked herself thinking very hard. "Now I remember! Hermione, isn't he the kid that made your life hell in that boarding school you go to?"
"Yeah".
"Then why are you here with him?"
"Turns out our mothers are friends", Hermione sulked. Rileysnorted andHermione glared at her best friend.
"So what have you two been up to?" Riley asked, trying to change the subject.
"Nothing. Just finished showing Malfoy around the place and we were just getting ready to go back home", Hermione replied in a bored tone.
"You guys can come over my house! My parents are gone for the weekend anyway and then I can invite everyone else over. How does that sound?" Riley asked.
"Sure. Sounds fun. I still have to drop Malfoy home though", Hermione said. "Wanna come with us?"
"He can come too. I invited him too", Riley said. She leaned in and whispered in to Hermione's ear, "He's hot". Hermione sighed and went along with Riley. "So Draco, you can come. Do you want to?" Riley asked Draco.
"Sure…why not. It's not like I have anything better to do anyway", Draco replied bored. Riley grinned and the three began to walk to Riley's house which was only two blocks away. While walking, Hermione had a lot on her mind. She didn't like the fact that Riley thought Draco was hot and for some reason she couldn't help but feel jealous. Hermione also secretly liked Draco a little. 'Why do I feel jealous?' she asked herself. 'I shouldn't feel jealous'. Still Hermione continued to feel a little jealousy and hurt. She knew Draco would never like her. After all, Draco only saw her as a filthy mudblood. Then a voice pulled her out of her trance.
"HERMIONE!" Riley screamed.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"I've been trying to get your attention for the past couple of minutes", Riley said smirking.
"Sorry, I just have a lot on my mind", Hermione said. She walked in and Riley closed the door. She knew exactly what was on Hermione's mind. "I'll call the others", Riley said picking up the phone. "Carrie was going to come over in 15 minutes anyway". She called Mark, Damien, Marina, and Carrie. "They'll be here soon. We planned to meet tonight anyway", Riley said smiling. She noticed Draco standing and motioned him to sit. "Hermione's told me a lot about you. You sound like bully", Riley said.
"Whatever Granger said isn't true. She's a little bookworm. Honestly you should see her at school. 'Oooh I know I know! Me, me! Professor, I know the answer!'", he mimicked laughing. "Tell me, who could possible like an annoying little teachers pet and bookworm?" Draco smirked.
"I could", Riley said with an angry look. Even though she thought this guy was hot, she was not going to sit there and listen to him insult her best friend. Draco continued smirking and ignored whatever Riley said. "Hermione, can I talk to you, in the kitchen?" "Sure..", Hermione got up and followed Riley into the kitchen.
"Do you think I have a chance with him?" Riley asked.
"You like him?" Hermione nearly yelled.
"Shh…of course. He's gorgeous!" Riley replied. "I'm surprised you know him and haven't gone out with him yet". Hermione secretly like Draco and she knew she would never have a chance with him. To him she was just a "mudblood". She didn't know what to tell Riley. Draco hated mudbloods and hated muggles as well. She sighed and just went along with Riley. 'She probably won't like him for long anyway', she thought. Before she could reply, Malfoy called them.
"YO, GRANGER AND RILEY", Draco yelled. Both girls went out to find Mark, Damien, Marina, and Carrie.
"Hermione!" the two girls squealed. Hermione gave each a hug including Mark and Damien.
"Hey guys", Hermione replied.
"Everyone, meet Draco Malfoy. He goes to the same school with Hermione", Riley introduced.
"Hey". Draco said.
"Hiya" Marina replied.
"You and Hermione friends?" Damien asked sitting down and pulling Carrie down on his lap.
"Nope", Draco said. "Our mothers are friends".
"We hate each other", Hermione replied. 'Truth is, you hate me', Hermione said in her mind.
"Oh", Mark said.
"When did you get home?" Carrie asked.
"The day before yesterday", Hermione said.
"Where does Draco live?" Marina asked.
"He lives in front of my house", Hermione replied. She badly wanted to get off this topic. She didn't want to talk about Draco. She liked him and she knew he'd never like her. That thought made her upset. Now she was going to spend the summer with him since their mothers were good friends. "I should call my mom. Just to let her know I'm here. Malfoy, are you staying?" "Of course he's staying!" Riley exclaimed. Hermione called her mom and let her know that Draco and she probably won't be home till late since they were at Riley's.
"How was school this year?" Marina asked.
"Okay. Only one more year!" Hermione said happily.
"We missed you so much. I still don't know why you just won't go to a public school here", Carrie said. Hermione smiled.
"I missed you guys too. I like the school I'm going to and besides, my parents prefer that I go to that school", Hermione replied. She looked at Carrie and Damien and realized something.
"You two are going out?" Hermione asked smiling.
"Yeah. For about a month now", Damien said.
"Finally!" Hermione said. Carrie and Damien obviously like each other but weren't ready to admit it. 'Now if only Mark and Marina would admit they like each other', Hermione thought grinning.
"So how come you and Draco don't like each other?", Mark asked.
"Who could like a nosey book-worm?" Draco smirked.
"Who could like ferret-boy who also happens to be a cruel and spoiled git who runs to his daddy whenever he needs something or wants something", Hermione retorted glaring at Draco.
"That's NOT true", Draco said.
"Sure…", Hermione said.
"It isn't. Why don't you go read a book or something since you have nothing else to do. Who could like you? I bet these kids are only talking to you cause they pity you and your ugliness and they pity the fact that you have no friends!" Draco yelled angrily. 'I hate her so much', Draco thought to himself.
"Malfoy, shut up! I have real friends unlike you", Hermione yelled. By now both teenagers were standing and only inches apart.
"Make me", Draco replied.
"Why are you even living here?" Hermione asked irritated.
"What does that have to do with anything?" Draco asked.
"Well if you hadn't showed up here, I would've had a peaceful summer. Now it's ruined because of a certain spoiled git. So just shut up Ferret-Boy!" Hermione screamed.
"Make me, mudblood", Draco yelled back.
"Ferret-Boy".
"Bookworm Granger".
"Conceited prat!".
"Know-it-all bitch!".
"Daddy's boy!".
Carrie, Mark, Riley, Damien, and Marina sat there watching those two fight, entertained. 'Hermione likes him', Carrie thought. Marina was also thinking the same thing. 'He likes her', the two boys thought. Those five sat on the couch smirking watching the two who were screaming by now.
"I wonder how long they could keep up like this", Damien whispered to Carrie causing her smirk to turn into a laugh.
"You'd think they would be tired by now, huh?" Mark asked Marina.
"Yeah. I wonder if they do this in school too", Marina said.
"Opposites attract", Carrie whispered. The others tried really hard not to laugh. The others continued watching Hermione and Draco fight and argue. Finally after about 10 minutes when the two teenagers showed no sign of quitting Riley got up and stopped them. 'They were getting way too close anyway', Riley thought.
"Alright. You two need to stop", Riley screamed. Hermione and Draco realized exactly how close they were to each other and stepped away. Both sat on the couch opposite of the other and glared at the other.
"You two didn't come here to fight!" Carrie said.
"Though it was entertaining", Mark said laughing. Damien grinned. Draco smirked and continued to stare at Hermione who now looked like she was about to kill him any minute.
"How about we do something fun?" Marina asked. "That way those two don't fight", she whispered to Riley. Just then, Marina got an evil idea. 'Opposites attract..hmmm', she thought mentally grinning evilly. "How about we play…Truth or Dare?"
Disclaimer- I do not own Harry Potter.
Okay…well that was chapter 2. REVIEW.
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Please review and tell me if you like it or not! This is my first attempt to write a Harry Potter fanfiction.
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REVIEW…I'll try and update soon..for those who like Harry Potter and Series of Unfortunate Events, you should read my other fan fiction When Two Worlds Collide. A combination of Harry Potter and Series of Unfortunate Events.
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