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Waking up next morning, Hermione felt good, and fresh, she got dressed and fixed herself then went down to breakfast. She had never felt so hungry, sitting down at the table filled with glorious food, she started filling her plate with bacon, toast and eggs. Helping herself to juice she didn't realise that someone sat down next to her.
"Nice to see you Hermione" the stranger next to her said, jumping from the voice she turned around and tried giving the person a smile.
" Morning Harry, nice to see you too" Turning back round, picking up her book she started reading as she ate to avoid any conversation. She noticed that Ron and Ginny had sat down at the table. Ron filling his mouth with food as always and Ginny beckoning Harry to sit next to her while giving Hermione dirty looks. Once again after a few bites Hermione lost appetite and drank the rest of her juice and got ready to leave to class. As she started walking out the hall Draco walked in, looking tired and rough but still dressed smart and clean. His face brightened up as he saw her walking towards the doors.
" Morning Hermione" Giving her a charming smile.
" Morning Draco" Feeling relieved that there was someone giving her an honest smile.
" You're late today, but I won't hold it against you, we have rounds tonight don't forget" giving him a smile back.
With that she walked to class, sitting at the classroom alone, she wasn't surprised that she was first to arrive, she was ahead of her time scheduele. Getting her things out ready Draco had came in and sat next to her.
" Didn't you just go down to breakfast?" Hermione said as she was getting her books out, she didn't have to look but already know it was him, she could smell his colone as he sat down, it smelt so comfortable and she felt nothing but wanting to just lean into him, but restraining herself she fiddled with her belongings.
" I wasn't that hungry anyway, thought you might like the company since it's not time to start class yet" He started getting his books out and leaned back onto his chair.
" You don't mind me sitting here right? " As he started getting comfortable.
" Nah, I don't think anyone was going to sit there anyway." She neve noticed how polite he was until now, well she never really noticed anything apart from the horrible words that usually come out the mouth.
" What isit?" Draco suddenly said making his voice snap Hermione out of her own thoughts.
" What?" Hermione blinked as if she just came back intot he light, looking blankly at Draco.
" You were staring, is there something on my face or something?" He said as he started feeling his skin, feeling a bit of panic rise as he started to wonder if there was marks he left on his face or if there was food sticking to it from when he rushed his food down so he could join her.
" Oh, no no, its nothing, I wasn't staring at you...I...was just looking at the bookcase on the other side of you." Hermione blushed and looked away quickly, started fiddling with pages in the book.
Draco turned round to see the bookcase and noticed that it was so far back that he couldn't see the writing on the books, if Draco can't see them then Hermione wouldn't beable to. Smiling to himself when he realised that she was staring at him, it made him feel funny inside.
As they sat in silence the classroom started to fill with people, hearing some shock ' ooOOoooOo' from some girls and gasping noises from the others, seeing that Draco was sitting next to Hermione. At last Harry and Ron had walked in and noticed the classroom was filled with chatter, wondering what the big gossip was. They sat at their table on the other side of the room, and Harry started scanning the room looking for Hermione, as he came pass a slim looking figure and wavey hair, he was about to call out to her when he noticed she was smiling at someone, he turned to look at who this person was, he gave a big gasp. Startling Ron, he turned round to see what was wrong with Harry.
" Harry, what isit?" But before Harry could say anything Snape had just walked into class.
Snape started to conjure ingredients on the table at the front of the classroom, as everyone was watching quietly, Snape looked around the room to see the pairings and noticed a very unusual pairing.
" This is a very difficult potion to make, this healing potion is mainly used for when the person is battling, as this potion will heal all minor wounds that you would have and also gives you the ability to block any hex's for 20 minutes. This is the goldpretunas potion. You will be partners with who you are sitting next to this lesson, DON'T chatter loudly, whisper to your partner if you need to, you may begin" He waved his wand and the instructions appeared on the board. Walking round the room, staring at some pupils seeing if they had weighed the ingredients correctly, snape continued to stroll around the classroom.
Hermione got off the stool and started getting ingredients and Draco went to get the couldren and weighing scales, they didn't need to whisper as they worked together, not saying anything and giving each other little smiles and then quickly looking away. As Hermione weighed the ingredients, Draco has put them into the couldren and carefully stiring it, when the final ingredient was put in Hermione started cleaning up. Draco stood there still stiring, stiring it was probably the part he had to concentrate most, had to stir it left twice then right twice, and he had to stir it 20 times.
When it was ready he sat back down and Hermione had just finished cleaning, sitting herself down and putting her head up to look at the couldren, checking if it was the right colour, then smiling and giving a relieve sigh as it looked correct. As Snape walked pass their couldren, he saw that they seem to have done a good job.
" Finished already Miss Granger and Mr.Draco? " He peered into the couldren, sniffing it slighting then standing back up.
" Yes Professor" They both replied.
" Good, put the potion in the bottle and leave it on my desk, you may then go. For Homework write me an essay 3 parchments long on why you have to stir it left twice and right way twice, that it for everybody" He looked around the room, hearing a few moans and groans. Students carried on with their potions as Hermione and Draco finished off and then walking pass them. As Hermione walked pass Harry and Ron, Ron had put his foot out. Hermione felt the tug on her foot and started falling when a strong pair of arms held onto her, with his face leaning on her shoulders and picking her back up. Draco helped Hermione pick up her belongings off the floor as everyone had started to talk and whisper, ' why did he help her?' . Hermione patted the dust off her and turned to thank Draco, he gave her the books back and flashed Ron a angry stare, Ron stared back with the same angry stare and watched as they both left the classroom.
Walking silently along the corridors together, Draco finally spoke.
" Why didn't you say anything to him? "
" To who? " Hermione looked at him.
" Weasel, he tripped you up on purpose, the floor isn't exactly made of cushions, you could have cracked your head open if you hit head first." getting slighty angry as his voice grew a bit louder.
" I don't want to argue with them, and especially in Snapes class, that'll be like detention for a month and I can't risk that being Head." Hermione said as she stared straight forward.
With Draco sighing giving up on talking about the incident they walked in silence until they reached the end of the corridor.
" I have transfiguration, so I'm going this way, what do you have now? " Hermione started walking to the right corridor.
" I have transfiguration too, so I guess we'll be in the same class again"
" Great, so I won't be alone" Hermione smiled and started walking, Draco could feel himself smiling as he walked next to her, he felt glad that it would be him thats sitting next to her and not someone else.
Sorry this chapter is alot shorter, Jet lag got to me, next chapter will be better hopefully. :)