"Stay away from me mudblood! What the hell is wrong with you? Until they discover an antidote to mudblood infections, I don't want you near me!" A few Slytherins sniggered behind him; she had to think. Fast!
"But Draco, I- I…" she was stuttering, the whole of Slytherin was smirking at her, then it hit her, "I love you!" she said innocently, and smiled at the shocked faces around her. It took all her will power to stop herself from bursting into fits of laughter. Draco however was lost for words. He had turned deathly white, but he was trying to hide the happiness that was burning in his eyes, his happiness was scaring Hermione, why the hell was he so happy? She had just told him she loved him!
" I- you- we? Granger what the fuck? You- love- me?" He said, the cogs were still turning in his brain; a calculating expression had swept over his face. Suddenly she couldn't stop herself, she was bent over double laughing, tears pouring down her face, someone behind her snorted, apparently she wasn't the only person who found the situation comical,
" Malfoy you idiot-" she had to stop for breath, she was still laughing like a hyena, " You believed me! Ha ha, the look on your face!" She was still laughing, but noticed that Malfoy didn't find it quite as funny. He was angry, VERY angry, she noticed murder in his eyes, and decided to make a run for it, she started to walk away,
"Don't think for a minute that I believed you mudblood, but you're gonna pay anyway." Called an icy cold voice behind her.
"Goodbye lover!" She shouted and ran off towards- wait no, it hit her, she had no friends. She waited around the station to make sure everyone got off the train, only one person was left standing on the platform, she looked new, and about the same age as Hermione. The new girl had shoulder length glossy chestnut hair that flicked slightly at the bottom, her eyes were light blue, and she was wearing dark blue jeans and a red three quarter length shoulder top. Hermione approached her.
" Hey, I'm the head girl, are you new? I don't think I've seen you around." The girl looked at her, she looked pleased that someone had noticed her,
"Yeah, hi! I'm Rosie, but you can call me Eggbert!" Rosie said grinning, Hermione was confused, but her frown lifted and she smiled,
"Umm, why Eggbert?" Rosie laughed,
"Well I was stuck the entire journey with a couple of guys who spent most of the time talking about quidditch. I got so bored I started thinking of really weird things to say to people when I introduced myself. It was weird, but very amusing. Anyway these two guys stopped talking about quidditch towards the end of the journey and started talking a bit quieter, so naturally I listened," Hermione smiled knowingly, " So then they started talking about some girl named . . . umm, Harmony?"
"Hermione perhaps?" Asked Hermione, who, naturally, was getting quite interested in the boys' little conversation.
"Yeah probably, actually I think it was Hermione, anyway it started grossing me out when they started, well, how to put it, drooling, then to make things worse one of them started- fiddling." Hermione gulped,
"Which one?"
"Red hair." Hermione almost wretched, she liked Ron as a friend, not a fuck toy! "They started getting a bit graphic, so I got back to my thinking, I hope I never have to talk to those two again, it would be very awkward. Anyway, I forgot to ask, what's your named." Hermione put out her hand and inhaled deeply,
"I'm Hermione Granger." She said, Rosie almost gasped,
"Sorry, was I not meant to tell you all that stuff?"
"No, s'alright, quite funny actually. Anyway, unfortunately for you, you just spent a whole train journey with my two EX-best friends, Ronald Weasley, with the red hair, and Harry Potter, with the black hair."
"THE Harry Potter?" asked Rosie.
"Yup, the very same. Harry Potter who has defeated Lord Voldermort- I lose count- maybe six times now, unfortunately though, he's not all he's cracked up to be."
"So I see." The two girls grinned and made their way to the carriages, chatting all the way.
When they arrived in the great hall it was time for sorting. Hermione deliberately sat opposite Draco, blowing kisses at him every so often, causing him to blush slightly. She noticed Ron and Harry shifting slightly and had to cover her mouth to stop herself from laughing out loud. She looked over to the queue of first years and new students, and saw Rosie at the front. She grinned at Hermione who grinned back and held up her crossed fingers. Rosie sat in the seat and the hat was placed on her head.
"Hmm," the sorting hat said loudly, " Brains, lots of brains, and courage, plenty of it. Obviously you're brave, I can see that from memories," Rosie cringed and turned slightly red, " Ok, well I suppose it's going to have to be GRYFFINDOR!" The whole table roared and Rosie made her way over to where Hermione was sitting, both girls were grinning from ear to ear, they hugged then sat down and waited for the feast to begin.
Draco was at the opposite end of the room staring at the two happy girls at the gryffindor table. He sighed and shuffled in his seat so he could reach the turkey in the middle of the table, but someone blocked his reach and straddled his lap,
" Drakie darling your not looking too good baby. Do you want me to give you some special treatment?" She said in her most seductive voice, which sounded more like a strangled cat and she 'accidentally' brushed her fingers over his lower regions. She was shocked when it did nothing to him.
"Like the 'special treatment' Crabbe and Goyle were getting earlier, Pansy?" He said sarcastically and shoved her hard off his lap. Pansy squealed loudly and ran away, but everyone had turned to look at Draco who had turned into ice features once again, and no one wanted to get on the wrong side of him.
"Draco Malfoy, head boy, I have to live with him for the rest of the year." Hermione whispered to Rosie as she blew more kisses in his direction. Rosie giggled,
"He's not too bad!" said Rosie eying him up.
"Wait till you meet him." Muttered Hermione and they continued eating.
"Wow!" Hermione gasped as she entered the common room, "It's amazing."
"S'alright I spose" muttered Draco. Hermione rolled her eyes and ran to her room to dump her bags, then walked through the portrait of a lion's family, which led straight into the gryffindor common room.
"Hey Harmony!"
"Hi Rosie Ru! Ready to go 'splorin?" Asked Hermione grinning,
"Yes m'am!" was Rosie's reply. They were just about to climb back through the portrait to the heads' dorms when someone called from behind them,
"Mione wait up!" Hermione turned around to see Ron looking a bit flushed,
"What is it Ronald, we don't have all day."
"Well Harry and I just came to apologise and-"
"Do you think I'm stupid? Don't butter me up young man! My FRIEND and I are leaving now Ron, bye!" She spun round and was just about to walk back through the portrait when someone caught her wrist,
"Friend? What friend?"
"Don't you dare start that again Ron, last time you said I had no friends you nearly got me killed by a bloody cave troll! I do believe you've met Rosie?" Hermione stepped aside and revealed a smirking Rosie, who had made it through the portrait hole despite the desperate attacks of the love sick adolescent.
"Oh" said Ron quietly. His face was a deep crimson and he was shuffling his feet, then he turned to run,
"Ron!" Hermione barked
"Yes?" whispered Ron, who looked on the verge of tears,
"You've still got my wrist you bloody idiot!"
"Yes, I know, no wait, I don't, do I? Oh, sorry!" And he turned and ran. Hermione and Rosie stumbled through to Hermione's new bedroom and laughed until they cried, and they both got very thirsty so they made their ways into the kitchen which was next to the common room, it was open plan space so it wasn't hard to find. It was getting late, so Hermione made them both a mug of cocoa and they headed over to the couches,
"Hey baby, where's mine?" Came a silky voice from behind them,
"Since when have I been your baby Malfoy?"
"Since I became your lover Granger!" Hermione rolled her eyes and got back to Rosie who was smiling to herself,
"What?" Hermione asked suspiciously,
"Oh, nothing." Replied Rosie who was still smiling. The two of them chatted for a while, then Draco joined them on the other couch. Hermione almost choked on her cocoa, she had never seen Draco looking so, good. He was wearing black jeans and a white t shirt, and his hair was all messy. Rosie sat up and drank down the last of her cocoa.
"Right well then, I'm off. You two love birds have fun!" And she left smiling, with Hermione glaring at her and Draco smirking.
"Well I might as well get to bed too." Hermione stood up and headed for her door,
"Aww don't I get a good night kiss from my lover?" Said Draco, looking very innocent and angelic. Hermione had to resist all urges to run over there and suck the lips off his face.
"Mr Malfoy, I know how much it hurts you to hear it but I did not mean it earlier, I do not love you." She said slowly and clearly, she was a good liar obviously, his face regained its normal smirk, but his eyes were saddened,
"Such a shame, 'cause I love you so much." He said sarcastically, but she could see the sincerity in his eyes." He stood up and sauntered towards her, she stood frozen. Suddenly his face was inches from hers, "Night baby." He whispered, she felt his hot breath against her lips; it made her shiver. He leaned in, his cheek brushed against hers, "Sweet dreams" He whispered into her ear, then turned and walked away. She watched him go then ran into her room and jumped onto the bed. She climbed in and was just about to turn out the light when she caught sight of a note on her bedside table from Rosie.
Found a secret passage! We can talk about it tomorrow anyway. By the way you two make such a cute couple, I don't see why you don't like him, but we'll soon find out eh? Thanks for making me feel so welcome by the way, you really are great you know! What would I have done without you? Not a lot obviously! Anyway, night Harmony xox
'Harmony; such a meaningful word, so undervalued.' Thought Hermione as she drifted off.