A/N – I know, it's been a while. But here's chapter 4…and oh, I should probably put disclaimers in my stories huh?

So…Disclaimer: It all belongs to JKR, except the plot which is mine xD.

Hermione woke up the next morning hearing Malfoy's alarm going off in his room. She got up and went to her room to get a fresh set of robes, then went to the bathroom for a shower. Not five minutes later she heard Malfoy on the other side of his door. "Mud blood! Get out, I need a shower!"

"Should've gotten here first!" she yelled back and continued to wash her hair. Then she heard him slam the door and go into the common room. She finished her shower and went back to her room. "I'm finished." She said poking her head out her door.

"About bloody time." He mumbled. Hermione closed her door and got dressed. When she heard the water turn on, she went back into the bathroom and magically dried and braided her hair, then went back to her room, grabbed her book bag, and went to breakfast.

"Good morning." she said to Harry and Ron.

"Morning." They replied tiredly.

"Well, I have to share a common room with Malfoy. And the Bathroom joins our rooms together." She said as she put some eggs and bacon onto her plate.

"What are you going to do?" Harry asked.

"Ignore him unless it's necessary for us to speak. Of course."

"You should punch him again." Ron said.

"No, Ronald! That'll just cause more problems! And the fewer problems I have this year, the better." Hermione just about kicked him in the shin, but refrained.

"Ms. Granger." Hermione looked up at Professor McGonagall who was passing out schedules. She took hers and looked down at it.

"What do you have first?" Ron asked after he and Harry had gotten theirs.

"Care of Magical Creatures. You?" she answered.

"Same." They said together.

"With the bloody Slytherins too." Harry continued.

"I wonder what crazy creatures Hagrid's going to bring out this year." Ron said.

"Can't be any worse than those bloody Blast-Ended Skrewts." Harry answered.

"Harry! Ronald!" Hermione yelled, actually kicking them both in the shins this time, "Hagrid's our friend, don't be so rude!"

They mumbled a small 'ow' and rubbed their shins and Ron said, "Just because we're friends, doesn't mean we have to be nearly killed every class."

"Some of his classes are very useful!" Hermione yelled. She dropped her fork and went out to the grounds to Hagrid's hut. She got about halfway there when she looked at her watch. "Eight. Classes don't start until nine." She whispered to herself. She dropped her book bag and plopped down on a nearby rock. The area was peaceful. She could hear water running behind her and decided to find out where it was coming from. She stood up and wandered through the trees into the forest. She took about fifteen steps when she saw a small river in the distance. She walked towards it and found herself in an open area, there was the river with fish swimming happily. She heard squirrels rustling the leaves in the trees. There was a small patch of flowers to her left and other small flowers scattered throughout the area. Then there was a fallen log on her right with flowers scattered around that also. "Wow." She whispered. She sat on the log and just took in the beauty for a moment before looking at her watch again. It read 8:45. She got up and ran back to her bag, then to Hagrid's hut. Harry and Ron, and pretty much everyone else, was already there.

"Where were you, 'Mione? We thought you'd be here." Harry asked.

"I…uuhh…got a little sidetracked. Sorry." She replied.

Hagrid then came out of the forest and yelled, "Follow me, please!" everyone followed him into a small open area where he stopped.

It's nowhere near as beautiful. Hermione thought.

"We'll be learning about unicorns today. Who can tell me anything about unicorns?" Hagrid asked. Hermione's hand shot up in the air. "Hermione!" Hagrid said looking pleased as he pointed to her.

"A unicorn's blood is silver, and drinking it can heal anything. But by killing on, you will be cursed with bad luck for life." God, I sound like an encyclopedia. She was almost disgusted with herself for sounding like a book, but she was still very pleased, so she let it go.

"Excellent!" Hagrid went deeper into the forest and came out a moment later with a unicorn.

"Wow." Everyone said at once.

"Would you like to come pet 'er, Hermione?" Hagrid asked. She hesitated, but slowly stepped forward. "Stop and put your hand out." Hagrid said. She did as she was told and waited. The unicorn looked at her a moment before coming forward and adjusting its nose so her hand was rested on top. Hermione relaxed a little bit and began to rub the horse's nose. "Excellent!" Hagrid yelled, making her jump. She had completely forgotten everyone was there. She turned around and started back toward Harry and Ron, but stopped when she felt her cloak being pulled off. Everyone started laughing. Hermione reached for it but the unicorn tossed it. She watched it fly through the air and land on Malfoy. "She wants to play." Hagrid said. She looked at the unicorn and put her hands on her hips.

"That was mean." She said. It nayed and trotted back into the forest. She turned to Malfoy and walked toward him. "I'd like my cloak back please." He gave it to her and turned to walk away without a word. Hermione went back to Harry and Ron and they all went to Potions, which she realized when they got there, was also with the Slytherins. She sat down in between the two boys and waited for class to begin. Snape walked in and immediately started talking.

"This month we will be making Verituserum. I will give you a partner. These are NOT to be used on another student. If I find out they have been, you will be serving two months detention with me." Then he started partnering people up, saving Hermione, Ron, and Harry for last. Finally, he said, "Weasley and Crabbe. Potter and Goyle. Granger and Malfoy." Her, Harry, and Ron sat there a moment, both the boys looking at her, worried. She smiled at them and went to sit next to Malfoy as they went to their partners.

Why do I think he'll use it on me, even with the threat of two months detention? Hermione asked herself as she sat down. As she gathered her supplies, she realized she would much rather be in the clearing she'd found earlier, reading a book, than making a potion. And that was saying a lot for her. But surprisingly, Malfoy didn't say a single word to her all class, making her feel extremely awkward. That never happened, not with Malfoy. She started to think there was something on his mind. Wait, why should I care?

Dinner ended that night and she went up to her dorm early to write in her notebook. She went into her room and lifted her pillow. It wasn't there. Then she remembered she fell asleep on the couch the previous night without putting it away. She ran back to the common room and flipped the pillows on the couch. It wasn't there either. Where could it be! She screamed in her head while flipping all the cushions. She looked everywhere around the couch, but it was nowhere to be found. Finally, she just sat down on the floor and cried into her hands. She heard the door open and Malfoy walked in.

"What the bloody hell is your problem?" he asked. She stood up and looked at him without bothering to wipe her eyes. He saw me crying. What's the point?

"I lost something of mine." She said and turned to walk away.

"Judging by the look of the couch, I'm going to guess it's that notebook I found there this morning." He smirked as she rounded on him.

"Where did you put it?" she asked, not too nicely.

"I have it." He replied, nonchalantly.

"Did you read it!"

"Of course I did."

"Give it to me!"

"Fine. I finished reading it a while ago anyway." He reached into his book bag and pulled out a red notebook with writing all over it and gave it to her. "Maybe it was all the 'private', 'hands off', and 'personal' on it that forced me to read it. That just peaks the curiosity, I hope you know." With that, he went into his room and shut the door. She stared at the spot he'd been standing in, thinking. That's written on all my notebooks. Has anyone ever read them before? OH MY GOD! HE READ MY NOTEBOOK! It only just hit her that he read it, and she didn't like it. Maybe that's why he ignored me today. She couldn't believe someone actually knew about her poetry. Especially since it was so private and she had been successful in keeping it a secret since she had started them when she saw five and first learned how to write.

She ran into her room and fell down on her bed. She cried into her pillow until she fell asleep from exhaustion an hour later.

A/N – There's chapter 4! Lots of reviews please! They're greatly appreciated xD.