This chapter is longer than the previous ones, yay!:DThere are some thoughts mixed with the dialoges but i don't think that it is confusing. If it is , i apologise.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, i wish i did.

"Hello Miss. Granger." said Snape "Since you were too busy to join the class this evening, you will now be cleaning these potion cauldrons, no magic allowed of course." He smirked. Was it just her imagination or did all the Slytherins have a trademark smirk? One that definitely had one came to mind. Damn him!

Snape had now started talking again, indicating the caldrons which were nothing but disgusting. Hermione had seen this coming. Professor Snape was known for coming up with the less pleasant detention chores for his students, so she had brought protective gloves along with her.

The next couple of hours went by slowly for Hermione, with Snape commenting on her cleaning skills every few minutes. By the end of detention she had finished cleaning twelve caldrons and her hands were aching from the rubbing. Eventually, he had to let her go, since it was pretty late and way past the student's curfew.

Hermione's nerves were not in a good condition and all she wanted was to go to bed but was not nearly as lucky. Moments after she had excited the Potions Professor's office, she came face to face with, who else, the Slytherin prince himself. Malfoy appeared to be somewhat amused.

"Had fun in detention Granger?" he asked in a mocking voice.

"Back off, Malfoy .That is none of your business." "Why are you here anyway? It is past curfew." replied Hermione.

She was really tired and really not in the mood for an argument with him but he seemed to think different.

"Oh, come on Granger! As a little know-it-all that you are, you should know that the Slytherin common room is in the dungeons, so I was obviously heading there before I came across your ever so annoying face!" he said , his eyes glittering, he loved a good fight. It was on.

"Jerk"

"Nerd"

"Pratt!"

"Potter's puppy!"

"Take that back! I am not anyone's puppy!" he was so irritating!

"It doesn't seem like it." He kept on calm.

"Well, I am not!" she replied, a little louder that necessary. His expression changed to one of thinking for a split second.

"I should hope so" his voice calm again, serious.

"Excuse me?" she was confused. What was up with him?

"Nothing." he continued like the argument had never stopped. "Just go run behind Potter and Weasley and do their homework, or something. It is what you do best after all!" his voice dripping with venom.

"Harry and Ron are my friends, you wouldn't know anything about that of course!" she yelled at his face.

"You don't know a thing about me!" he snapped. Who did she think she is anyway?

"I know all I need or want to know on that matter!" Lies, Hermione, and you know it.

"Fine!" he yelled.

"Fine!" she yelled even louder.

She gave him a piercing glare and turned her back at him, continuing her way. She had not even entered the common room when Ron ran up to her. She tried to make the thoughts about a certain blonde Slytherin disappeare and focused on what her friend was saying.

"Hermione, here you are!" he was grinning. There, someone who wouldn't make her mad or sad. "I need your help with something!"

"Sure" she said eagerly "What is it?"

"Can you do my Charms assignment for me? I just can't do it!"

Hermione sighed, of course, she thought. That it what she does best. Malfoy's words ringing inside her head.

"Ron! You need to do it yourself!" she complained

"Oh, come on Hermione! Pretty please!" he pleaded with puppy dog eyes but Hermione was not falling for that.

"No, Ron! I have already done three of your assignments these past two weeks all by myself!"

"It is not like you need help!"

"The fact that I don't need it, doesn't mean that I don't want it!" Ron looked confused for a second before going on pleading.

"Come on, Hermione…"

"Why should I do it?" she asked, her hands folded in frond of her chest.

"Because I am your friend!" he replied as if it was extremely obvious.

"That only works once a week and you already used it this Tuesday."

"Why can't you just do it?" he was now irritated on top of it all. "You always do my homework!" This was just ridiculous. "It is what you do best!" Oh, he didn't!

The words hurt, as if someone had just stabbed her. It was the second time she had heard that phrase in the past two hours and this time it was coming from one of the people she would have never thought that would actually say it in her face. Malfoy was right. Wow! The words "right" and "Malfoy" in the same sentence were just wrong. This needed to stop.

"What did you just say?" she demanded her voice threatening and her hand twitching towards her wand.

Ron took a few steps back but his expression did not change much.

"You know what I mean…." he tried to defend himself, no use. Hermione hated it when people saw her as an open encyclopedia and not as a person and he knew it. He was screwed.

"No, I don't! Enlighten me!" she yelled.

"I just…you know…." he stammered.

"No, I most certainly do not Ronald!" Full names, this was bad. "The only thing I know is that I am done doing chores, for you or anyone else! I have better things to do!"

Ron's face flushed red once again "Like what? Read more books?" he yelled. "Excuse me for not realizing how interesting your life is!" he really did have anger management issues.

"Stop it now Weasley, before it is too late!" she yelled.

"You stop it!" he yelled back "Mudblood!" as soon as the word left his mouth he regretted it. He looked towards Hermione's direction but she was already at the girl dormitories room slamming the door shut.

It was too late.

Wow, a lot of fighting!The scene with Ron was not meant to go that far but i just couldn't help it!:p

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