Sleeping with Friend Or Foe- Story 2

Disclaimer: Characters, actions, words etc... taken from JKR's Harry Potter © and used in this fanfiction do not belong to me. Even though I'd love to have Draco Malfoy…..Yum LOL!!

Summary: Story one was smut ,smut and more smut with Hermione and her many lovers, but after so many men, she felt her real feelings with Draco, who she has been with for two months since Chapter 8: Finally. Now they must deal with the reality of being a real couple and all the fun and horrible things that come with it. STORY CAN GO IN MANY DIRECTIONS GIVE IT A CHANCE. SMUT WAS INTRO TO STORY TWO.

A/N: Hey guys. Hermione is getting stronger and something is soon to be stirring with her and someone and I brought in Blaise because I was reminded of him by one of my reviewers. Thanks for that. Enjoy it and R&R. XOXO Teddybeargurl

Chapter Recap……

And he had kept replaying Hermione's face and the way she had held her wand pointing at him today. What if she had been serious? Draco didn't want to believe that, she was his and she couldn't change that with some words.

Draco ended up falling asleep right where he had laid down. And when he woke up the next day, he got up and went straight to Hermione's room. But when he opened the door, he saw that her room was empty.

Hermione was already on her way to Hogsmeade by the time Draco had woken up and looked in her room. Draco needed to fix things, soon.

Chapter 8: A Flame

Hermione took a deep breath of fresh air as she walked down the path with her friends. It was amazing to feel so free. A couple of days ago, she couldn't feel this way, now she was joking and playing with her friends.

They all walked at an even pace, making their way to the small town and Hermione's eyes lit up as she got there. Excitement surged through her.

"So where are we going guys?" She asked. They all shrugged.

"There are no limits. We should go everywhere today." Harry said. Hermione nodded and then went over to him, linking arms with him. He grinned at her as they walked.

When they got to Hogsmeade, Hermione was like a kid in a candy shop. She hadn't been to Hogsmeade in so long that it felt like a breath of fresh air after being cooped up with Draco and his abuse.

The first place that they went was to Honeydukes. Hermione took out her money bag and bought tons of chocolate jewellery, which you could eat or wear, but not in very hot weather or it would melt. She also purchased super sticky toffees that took hours to finish eating. As Hermione took these sweets up to the counter to pay for she saw a small display with sugar rose buds, which if you planted in cotton candy would grow into a bush of candy roses of all different colors.

Hermione couldn't resist as she bought a small flower pot of one, with all her candies. When the rest of them had bought their candies as well they made their way through the town. They went into almost every place in Hogsmeade at her insistence. By the time they had to make their way back to school, they were all pink cheeked and tired. They went into the Three Broomsticks to get a cold drink before they began to make their way back to Hogwarts.

Hermione waited as Ron got the drinks and looked around the pub. A lot of other Hogwarts students were inside having cold drinks as well. It was loud and as Ron came back to the table, Hermione saw three people enter the pub. She looked over and saw that it was Draco with his two cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.

Hermione scowled and turned away, but Draco had already spotted her as he had entered. He walked over to their table with a smile and everyone other then Hermione smiled at him. She still hadn't told them about breaking up with Draco. She hadn't wanted to ruin a great day with that stupid news.

"Hey everyone." Draco said, acting just like his old self. Hello Dr. Jekyll, Hermione thought. She sipped her chilled pumpkin juice.

"I hope you don't mind if I borrow Hermione for a minute?" He asked. Draco was looking down at her beautiful brown hair, and could tell that she was ignoring him. He pursed his lips but held in his dislike of that.

"No we don't mind. We're almost done here anyway." Harry said. Hermione on the other hand had put down her pumpkin juice and turned to look right at Draco.

"Actually I mind. So whatever you have to speak to me about can wait until later. Right now I'm here with my friends and I'd appreciate it if you left." She said in a cold voice. Draco bristled all over, from the voice and look that Hermione was giving him. He stood there for a moment as the others watched awkwardly. Obviously Hermione and Draco were not on good terms with each other at the moment.

"Fine. Enjoy your drinks everyone." He said. He nodded and turned back to Crabbe and Goyle.

"C'mon. I have another idea." He said to them as they left the pub. Hermione took a deep breath and smiled at everyone.

"Sorry about that." Ginny looked around and then spoke up.

"What's going on with you two?" She asked. Hermione shrugged.

"I broke up with him."

"What? When?" Harry asked. Hermione shrugged.

"The day before yesterday." She said.

"Well why didn't you tell us? We are your best friends." Ron said.

"Well I didn't want to ruin the day with my 'news', so I kept quiet. I was going to tell you when we got back to the castle." She said as she tucked her bangs behind her ear.

All the others were silent, not wanting to ask about what happened, because they knew it would be intrusive. Hermione sighed and tried to clear the air.

"Hey you guys forget it. I'm fine and everything is just going to get better from here. It's not something you guys should even worry about." Hermione said. They all smiled and nodded, and ended up sipping their drinks in silence.

When they left the Three Broomsticks, the fresh air helped them all regain their high spirits from before and it became a merry walk back to the castle. Neville went off with Dean and Seamus when he saw them and Ginny went off with a couple of her friends from her Herbology class. Ron, Hermione and Harry said their goodbyes to them, and Harry and Ron walked Hermione to her dormitory.

"Hermione, you know you can tell us anything right? That we're not going to judge you, no matter what it is?" Harry asked. Hermione glanced at him and saw that he was referring to her breaking up with Draco. She smiled and nodded.

"I know. I just felt like I needed to be alone in this for a while first before I really said anything. Plus I didn't want you guys worrying about me." She said. Ron put his arm around her shoulder.

"Hey, friends care about each other so they worry about each other. If they didn't something would be wrong. But maybe……" Ron sighed and Hermione looked at him.

"What?"

"Well maybe this was a good thing because you've been so down lately Mione. I don't know, it seemed like today you were so free." Ron said. Hermione was surprised that he'd noticed. She sighed knowing she hadn't been like herself in a long while, so that's probably why. She'd been alienating her friends and hiding, trying to keep everything bottled up. But now, she was on her guard and would not be taking anymore crap from anyone. Hermione smiled at Ron and then smiled at Harry.

"You're right. It is a good thing. I was going through some really serious issues with Draco. Issues that we're stressing me out and were getting in the way of my friendship with you guys. But that wasn't right and I'm sorry." She said. Harry took her hand and squeezed it lightly.

"Hey, don't be sorry. We all go through tough times. We're not angry or anything, we're just glad that you are back." He said. Hermione smiled and squeezed his hand back. They finally reached her dormitory and she hugged both Harry and Ron.

"If Draco gives you any trouble, just let us know." Ron said. Hermione nodded and smiled. She knew that she wouldn't need them because she would take care of Draco herself if need be. She had a debt to repay to him.

"Alright. I'll see you two at dinner." She said before she turned to the portrait. They both left afterward, slipping behind a tapestry in the middle of the hall as a shortcut to Gryffindor tower. As soon as Hermione stepped into the common room, she fingered her wand. She didn't want to get caught unawares by Draco.

But the common room was empty except for a very large bouquet of red and white roses that sat on the center table in the room. Hermione smiled, putting her things down on the table and smelling the roses. How beautiful, she thought. There was a small card on top of them and she quickly pulled it off and read it.

A bouquet of beautiful flowers that don't even match your beauty in my eyes. Please don't be angry at your ferret anymore.

Love Draco

Hermione bristled after she read that and forcefully pushed the card back into the roses, picking them up and making her way over to the fire. She plucked one of the red roses out of the bouquet and then threw the rest into the roaring fireplace.

Hermione watched in satisfaction as the roses burned and shriveled up in the fireplace. Then when they were nothing but a large pile of ash, she lit the last rose and watched it burn almost to a crisp in her hands, except she blew it out so it could keep its rose shape. But it was blackened beyond recognition and Hermione took it back to the table and laid it down where the bouquet had been.

She placed it there and then retrieved a small notepad and quil. She quickly wrote her reply and then left it beside the charred rose. Then Hermione, knowing that she didn't want to spend another moment in the dormitory, went and got her Transfiguration project. The class was supposed to be turning a watch into a whistle and have it sing you the time. The only problem that Hermione was having was she wasn't sure what type of whistle Professor McGonagall was most interested in.

Hermione dropped all her bought items from Hogsmede on her bed and then loosened her sleeves. She had been hot all day because of them. But when she saw the slightly purple mark around her wrist, she scowled.

She went into the bathroom and grabbed the bottle of salve. Since Hermione had been using it so liberally, it was nearly done. She smoothed a little of it on her wrist and then made sure her bruise was covered, even though her cuffs were loosened.

Then Hermione made her way out of the dormitory and into the hall. Hermione thought that she'd check the teacher's lounge first for Professor McGonagall and then her office if she wasn't there. If she still couldn't find her, Hermione resolved that she'd catch her after dinner tonight.

On Hermione's way down the hall, she spotted an old but familiar face. She smiled as he approached.

"Hey Blaise." Hermione said at the tall dark skinned boy. He grinned down at her in greeting.

"Hey Granger. Long time no see." He said.

"Where have you been hiding Blaise? It seems like I never see you around the castle." He shrugged.

"I've been here and there, but I've recently been doing a co-op with the Ministry of Magic, so I haven't been at school as much as I should." He said. Hermione smiled.

"What a promotion. Anyway where are you headed?" She asked.

"To the Slytherin common room, for a little snooze before dinner. You?"

"To the teacher's lounge to find Professor McGonagall." Hermione answered. He nodded. When they got to the stairwell that led to the dungeons, he hugged Hermione quickly.

"It was good seeing you Granger. We gotta catch up some time. And I think you know what kind of catching up I mean." He said with a grin. Hermione laughed and pushed him away.

"Whatever, get going. Bye." She said. He laughed and waved as she went down the corridor and he went down the stairs. Hermione moved quietly through the hall and then got to the door of the teacher's lounge. She knocked briskly but lightly. The door opened and Severus Snape stood in the gap. He had a red apple in his hand. He was at first scowling but quickly changed his look to that of neutrality when he saw it was Hermione.

"Yes Miss. Granger?" He asked. Before Hermione could speak, she could feel the place where he'd kissed the back of her hand tingling again. She took a deep breath and began.

"Is Professor McGonagall in there sir? I needed to ask her some questions about our Transfiguration project." She said. He shook his head.

"No, unfortunately she is not. I'm the only one here. But if she comes in then I'll let her know your intentions." He said. Hermione smiled and nodded.

"Thank you Professor."

"Is that all?" He asked. Hermione nodded curtly and then turned to go but then stopped. She remembered she was almost out of salve and she needed some more just for the fresh bruises she had. She turned back as Snape was closing the door.

"Actually sir, there is something." She said quickly. He stopped and opened the door again.

"Yes?"

"I was wondering if……if I could have some more of the healing salve."

A peculiar look came into Snape's dark eyes as he stared at Hermione. She didn't know what to make of it. But Snape himself was thinking about why she'd need more. Anger bubbled up inside of him, even though he held it in check. She needed more because Draco had hurt her again.

He looked at her closely this time, inspecting her face and hands. He caught sight of something purple and blue under the cuff of her shirt sleeve. He stared at it and realized it was a new bruise. He's bruised her again, he thought.

"Professor?" Hermione asked as he stared at a point below her face. She looked down and noticed that her bruised wrist was showing. She quickly moved her hand behind her back but Snape caught it and held her arm up for his inspection.

Hermione bit her lip as he smoothed back her sleeve, getting a full look at the purple bruise encircling her wrist. Then his sharp eyes caught sight of more bruises trailing up her arm. Snape pursed his lips and then pulled Hermione into the room. He shut the door behind him and looked at her in the bright light.

"Miss. Granger you may have more of the salve, and I will make it more powerful for you, if you tell me the truth of how you received those bruises." He said. Hermione took a deep breath and opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. She couldn't tell him what Draco had done, but she was sure he'd guessed that much. Hermione just stared at the red apple in his hand. Snape pinched the bridge of his nose and then looked back at her.

"Was it Draco? Just nod or shake your head if you can't answer." Hermione hesitated and then nodded and Snape took a deep breath.

"Alright. And has he injured you worse then now?"

Hermione shook her head and Snape nodded. He led Hermione to a chair and sat in one across from hers. He placed his apple on the table, a book open to where he had been reading lay open beside him.

"Miss. Granger this can't continue. I'm afraid I'll have to say something to the Headmaster about this-" At this point, Hermione found her voice.

"No! Please don't. I've already handled things. I've broken up with him and I'm always ready to fight him if need be. I can kill him if I so chose, but I'm not as evil as that." She said. He stared into her hazel, almost honey toned eyes and sighed.

"Well I do know that you could kill him, having once been under the attack of your deadly wand." He said with a grin. Hermione smiled back and sighed.

"But let me see the full extent of your injuries, if they are in acceptable places." He said. She sighed and then rolled up both her sleeves to the shoulder and then pulled up her bangs.

Snape's eyes followed the trail of hand prints and finger prints on her Hermione's upper arms and wrist. He also took in the bandage on her forehead. He reached out gingerly and took her free hand, his fingers trailing over the bruises gently and lightly.

Hermione watched how softly he touched her and she couldn't help but lean into his touch lightly. He let go and then looked at Hermione as she placed her hands in her lap and rolled down her sleeves.

"Well Miss. Granger, I will certainly make you a strong salve. Those bruises will be gone in a couple of days after you use them. But I hope that I don't see that you need more." He said. Hermione stood up and so did Snape. She smiled at him and walked toward the door. He followed behind her.

"Alright, thank you Profess-" Hermione tripped lightly on the rug by the door and before she could hit the ground, felt a pair of strong large hands around her waist. She looked over her shoulder and saw Snape's face just beside her own as he set her upright. His hands lingered on her waist for a moment and then they were gone.

Hermione at the moment, could not turn around so she cleared her throat and then walked to the door.

"Thank you for your help Professor. Goodbye." She said as she opened the door and left. Snape watched her for a moment and then closed the door. He was slightly glad that she hadn't turned around, because he knew the flame that had been burning in his eyes when he'd touched her lithe and supple body could possibly have consumed them both if she'd looked into it. He hoped beyond hope that the smart girl hadn't been lying to him about Draco, he didn't want to see anything happen to her.

As Hermione took a shaking breath, she made her way to Professor McGonagall's office to see if she was there. By this time, Draco had made his way back to the dormitory and had walked in to see nothing left of his beautiful bouquet except a very charred rose and a note, which Draco picked up and read.

Oh Dr. Jekyll, you confound me with your sentiments. But do not think that I am gullible enough to fall for it. Mr. Hyde is lurking beneath the surface just waiting to pounce, and when he does I will be ready to destroy him as I destroyed your roses. If that flame that I use to burn him consumes you too, so be it, but you must understand that you will die and I will be left standing. So do NOT, try to butter me up again.

H.G.

Draco crumpled the note in his hand and picked up the rose which fell into ashes at his touch. He looked at it and saw what he had done. Everything I touch turns to ashes, he thought. He didn't completely understand the note or who Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were, but he understood the gist of her note. Do not bother me again or I'll be forced to hurt you. He sighed and then went into his room to put down his bag and get down to dinner. Hopefully he would be able to talk to her there, where there would be witnesses and she wouldn't be able to try something.

Draco left his room, cleaning up the ashes off the table and leaving the common room. He made his way to the Great Hall, catching sights of students on his way. And then he heard her voice and he turned to see her coming around a corner, across the corridor with Professor McGonagall.

"….so the simplest one we can do is a pea whistle but the more complicated it is, the higher marks we will receive?" She asked as she strode beside Professor McGonagall.

"Yes, the difficulty level will be marked as well as your actual whistle and its ability." Professor McGonagall said. Hermione smiled.

"Thank you Professor. That makes it so much clearers."

"Anytime Miss. Granger, now I have to speak to the Headmaster for a moment. You have a good dinner." She said. With that, she made her way into the Great Hall. Hermione followed slower, stuffing her pocket watch, which she would use for her project, into her pocket.

When she looked up, she could see Draco coming toward her. Hermione immediately pulled out her wand, but could not really curse him right here, without a legitimate reason. She pursed her lips as he approached.

"What do you want Malfoy?" She asked with clenched teeth as he reached her. He had no wand, but she held hers slightly pointed toward him, but it was slightly lowered.

"I just want to talk Mione." He said.

"Do not call me that. That name is reserved for people I like and who are considered my friends." She said. He took a deep breath.

"Alright, but…..don't you think this getting to far out of hand? I miss you Hermione, I want us to be back together-" But as he spoke Hermione had turned her back on him and was walking into the hall. He ran after her, not daring to touch her.

"Who's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?" He asked. Hermione stopped and then turned back to him.

"They're characters in a muggle book. Dr. Jekyll was a scientist, a very good man. But one day he created a potion that he tested on himself, that changed him into an evil murderous man named Mr. Hyde. In the beginning, Dr. Jekyll could only transform with the use of the potion, but soon Mr. Hyde became strong enough that he didn't need the potion and would transform at will." She said. Draco blinked thinking about that. Did she really think of him that way? He looked up to say something more, but she was gone. He sighed and then made his way into the hall where he could see Hermione at the Gryffindor table. He glanced at the teacher's table and saw that Snape was not there. Hmm…..strange. But Draco was too conflicted to really care too much.

Dinner was wonderful and Hermione felt happy and carefree with her friends. It seemed that she'd missed a lot of the gossip and was just being caught up now. Hermione didn't once notice the sullen grey eyes that studied her from across the room.

When dinner was over and Hermione had eaten her fill, she made her way back to the dormitory and locked herself magically in her room. As she took out her watch and began to transfigure it into a train driver's whistle, a large crack wet the air, causing Hermione to jump and turn her gold watch, purple. She sighed and then turned to see Dobby standing in the middle of the room.

"Miss. Hermione, I have been sent here to deliver this to you." He said as he rushed over to the bed and placed a larger blue vial and a single white lily on the bed with a note. Hermione looked up to speak to Dobby, but he just smiled and then Disapparted away. She sighed and then picked up the vial.

It was full of healing salve and Hermione smiled. Then she picked up the lily and smelled it. It was incredibly sweet smelling and as Hermione put it down, she picked up the note and read it.

May this heal all your wounds.

S

Hermione smiled to herself and then shook her head. She put the lily in a vase on her dresser and the salve in the bathroom. Then she went back to changing her watch into a whistle, unknowingly being thought of, by the sender of that lily.