I woke up the next morning in my huge room. I didn't want to admit it last night to Malfoy, but my room was much smaller than this. It was great having lots of room, it was so spacious.
I heard the sound of the shower from the bathroom, which told me that Malfoy was in there. I didn't know he woke up so early. I sighed, and walked back into my room so I could wait till he was finished.
After about 10 minutes, Malfoy finally walked out of the bathroom. I rushed out of my bedroom and dashed through the bathroom door, and started showering. Malfoy was not going to make me late for… breakfast. I guess it wouldn't be too bad if I were late.
So for the first time in my life, I took my time. It was relaxing, not as stressful as normally. I finally got out of the shower, and walked out with only a towel around my body. I was drying my hair with another towel, not really used to living with any guys, just girls, so when I strode out without any clothes on, Malfoy was sitting on the couch with Blaise Zabini.
"Granger, put some clothes on you idiot!" snapped Malfoy. Boy, he sure snapped heaps. I don't think I've ever heard him speak nicely to anyone. Not even his friends. Yeesh.
I looked down, noticed I only had on a towel as clothes, and then I screamed. Both Zabini and Malfoy covered their ears, and I'm pretty sure my face was as red as a tomato as I ran to my room and slammed the door.
From inside my room, I could hear Zabini and Malfoy laughing at me in the lounge room. My face was flaming. Damn, I'm such an idiot…
I changed, and packed my books ready to go. I was wearing what I normally wore, my sweatshirt and long pants, and my two-sizes-too-big Gryffindor robes that I would never grow into.
I walked downstairs, where Malfoy and Zabini were climbing out of the portrait door. I headed there too, when Malfoy stopped me.
"Granger, wait here for a second." I listened, of course, since I do listen to ANYBODY. He walked off, leaving me wondering what he was going to say. He walked with Zabini about 10 metres, and then yelled back at me, "You can go now!"
"What did you want?" I asked him. He turned around, still walking.
"I just didn't want people to see me walking with a mudblood!" he yelled. I heard Zabini laughing, and I yelled.
"Shut up Zabini!" and he did, though he turned and glared at me first. As they walked 15 metres ahead of me, I could see girls coming from all directions towards Malfoy, and I rolled my eyes.
I reached the Great Hall, which was difficult, considering the crowd of fans that had gathered near Malfoy along the way. I pushed through, and found Ron, Harry and Ginny in the middle of the Gryffindor table.
Today was a Saturday, which meant there were no classes, to my disappointment. But it was okay, I had something to keep me occupied, my new job at this restaurant that had just opened up in Hogsmeade, 'Wicked'. It was kind of muggle-like, but all the better for me!
Breakfast went quickly, with this lecture from Ron and Harry about if Malfoy ever hurt me, he would die, and all this funny crap. I had received this talk many times before, every time I had to go with Malfoy for a project or anything like that. I was used to it, really, so I wasn't listening.
I finished breakfast, and spent half the day playing in the new fun Quidditch Club for girls, since most of the girls at Hogwarts hadn't gotten into the Interhouse teams. Sure, I was scared of heights, but Ginny thought that she would bring me along to get rid of my fear, even though she was already in the Quidditch team.
There was also a new Quidditch cheer squad, which had a mixture of different girls from different houses. This was for the new Interschool team, which consisted of Harry, Malfoy, Ginny, Zabini, Justin Finch-Fletchey, Goyle, and Crabbe. I seriously, didn't know how so many Slytherins got into the team, and Ginny was the only girl in there, but I guess because Goyle and Crabbe were just so big, they could be awesome beaters.
In the afternoon, I headed over to my job. It was extremely boring, until the night shift. It was definitely the most interesting day since I started working here, besides, it took forever to get here when I was back at home, and it was so much more convenient to get here from Hogwarts.
Draco Malfoy walked through the door, with Cho Chang clinging onto his arm. She looked ecstatic, not believing that she was going out with Malfoy, probably.
My boss walked up to me, and pointed at the two.
"I need you to look after that couple, we're really busy tonight," she said. I was about to protest, but I didn't want to get fired, so I kept quiet.
I walked up to them, and led them to a table. I tried to pretend that I didn't know them, and it seemed like that was what Malfoy was doing too. He just kept his eyes on Cho, and I just stood there waiting to order.
"May I get you anything?" I asked them. Cho looked like she was about to say something, when Malfoy interrupted.
"My girlfriend will get a steamed red emperor with white sauce, and I'll get the same," he said politely. I was surprised. Who thought that Malfoy could be polite to ANYONE? I took it down, and looked at Cho. She was looking dreamily at Malfoy.
"I love it when you do that," she said to him. He smirked, and brought her face closer to his and they engaged in a lip lock. I frowned, and moved to the kitchen to place the order.
I was really surprised, actually. I thought he was just a player, not settling down with anybody. I guess I was wrong. They were a pretty good couple, anyway. They were both at the same social status in school, and they just seemed right for each other.
An hour later, Malfoy and Cho left, and I went to serve other people. About 10 minutes later, Malfoy walked in again. This time though, he was with Lavender Brown from Gryffindor. I couldn't take my eyes off them. What was Malfoy doing?
Not like I would care. So he has two girlfriends. So what? I walked over to serve them, boss's orders, and Malfoy glared at me for a second before pulling out Lavender's chair for her. Lavender looked at me, as though she recognised me. Well, she should, we used to live in the same GODDAMN BUILDING!
"Ohhh, you're Hermione Granger, aren't you?" she asked me.
I nodded, and replied, "Yeah, you should remember me, I'm best friends with Ron Weasley, you know, the guy you used to date?"
She looked shocked at this. She looked furious actually, but she wasn't doing very well in hiding it.
"Haha, I'm not used to people bring it up," she said fiercely. Malfoy looked as though he was about to crack up laughing. Obviously he didn't know about it.
Malfoy just looked at me. "Just bring over some lobster," he said. I nodded, and left the table to place their order.
After about half an hour they had left. I sighed, and went to the cashier to wait for the next people to come. Nobody was coming in now; it was getting late, so I sat down and looked around the restaurant. The business was good, well at least for now.
Around about 15 minutes later, I saw Malfoy again. What was wrong with him? This time he was with Pansy Parkinson. I stared at him, and he glared back. He was rude…
I had to serve them again. Just my luck. I walked up to the table, and chose not to say anything to Malfoy. Pansy looked at me as though I was a piece of trash, and ignored me. I walked away, and came back after 5 minutes.
Pansy and Malfoy were just sitting there pashing non-stop.
"Can I get you anything?" I asked. They didn't seem to hear me, and just kept on kissing. I tried again.
"Can I get you anything?" No response. I sighed, and left. Turns out they barely did any eating, just fed each other dessert and flirted with each other. God…
They left, and I was just about to finish my shift when he walked in again. Okay, this is just unacceptable now. This time he was with Padma Patil from Hufflepuff. I knew her sister from Gryffindor, but I don't think she knew who I was.
I walked up to their table. "Player!" I coughed under my breath. Malfoy glared at me for the umpteenth time for that night, and I looked at Padma.
"What would you like to order?" I asked. She ordered, then Malfoy did. I went to place their orders for the fourth time that night, and hoped they wouldn't be anymore times.
They ate, and left. I was so bored by that time; my shift was meant to end about an hour ago. I was tired, and angry, I'm not sure why, but I was.
I began walking back to Hogwarts and I saw Malfoy and Padma walking ahead of me. I tried to listen in to their conversation, see what he acted like on a date. Not for any reason, just for future reference? I really don't know…
"I really like you, and I don't want to lose you to anyone else," I heard Padma say. Obviously, I mean, he's Draco Malfoy! Not that I like him or anything, but he's like the most WANTED guy in Hogwarts!
"Awww, you know that you're the only one for me," he replied, embracing her. I had to suppress a laugh. What an idiot, Padma I mean, for believing him!
I let out a giggle, and Malfoy spun around. When he saw it was me, his face turned into one of rage.
"May we help you, mudblood?" He tried to say politely. It came out kind of constipated sounding, which made me laugh even more.
"SHUT UP!" he yelled. Padma looked kind of scared, and she just tugged on his sleeve.
"Come on, let's just go," she said. She glared at me, huffed, and strode away with Malfoy.
I reached Hogwarts, and went into the Head's Dorm. Malfoy was already inside, sitting there on the couch looking at the fire. When he saw me come in through the door, he got up and walked up to me.
Boy, did he look angry. Okay, so he doesn't look that angry. He actually looks kind of pathetic. Okay, now that he's walking closer, let's make that angry.
"If you tell them, I'll kill you," he said. Wow, not what I was expecting.
A/N: ok… should draco and Hermione end up together, or not? Just wondering… coz in the movie she doesn't end up with him and I don't know if she should or not… review anyway
