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A/N: For all of you LOVELY reviewers! I love you all! You rule! Thank you SO much for telling me to continue! Also, thanks to Hoku and Tara for your wonderful ideas!! They helped me SO much(Please STOP fighting now)!! Now...read and enjoy!
Chapter 2:
"What's the matter Granger? Are you scared of me?" Draco asked. He sounded quite amused at the whole situation. After all, he only had to put up with her in one class and he was basically guaranteed a good grade.
"No Draco. I'm not scared of you at all. I just can't stand being around you," said Hermione coolly. She as determined not to get upset over this arrangement. After all, she was a big girl. She could take care of herself and she could certainly deal with Draco Malfoy.
She looked up at Snape just in time to hear his speech end. He told them to start the potion and that he expected it done by the end of the class. He gave them no directions and told them no more.
Hermione began pounding her beetle eyes. After a few minutes she looked up at Draco who was doing nothing. She picked up some roots and handed them to Draco. He didn't take them.
"You don't seriously expect me to do all of your work for you. Do you?" she asked him.
"Yes." he answered simply.
"I don't think so! There's no way your getting my good grade!"
"And what are you going to do? Tell the teacher?" he asked looking amused.
Hermione knew just as well as Draco that Snape wouldn't care if she had to make the potion by herself but she said nothing. Instead, she put down the ingredients and sat just as Draco was.
"Oh that's good," he said no longer looking amused. "How are we supposed to finish if neither of us does anything?"
Hermione shrugged making Draco look very angry.
"Either we both do it or it doesn't get done." she said finally. "That's all there is to it."
Draco looked around at all of the other groups who were working on their potions, and at Snape who was writing something at his desk. He then turned to Hermione who was waiting patiently with a small grin on her face.
"So what do you say?" she asked when she got tired of waiting.
Draco heaved a great sigh and looked down at the roots in front of him. He picked up the knife and began chopping them.
"That's what I thought." Hermione said as she went back to crushing the beetle eyes.
"You think way too much." replied Draco.
"It makes up for your lack of thinking during times such as these," she said with a smile. This wasn't so bad really. He was at least stomachable. That was a good thing. Besides, it was only one class.
The two finished their potion with out any major difficulties. They cleaned up and left without a further word with one another. Out in the hallway Hermione was walking with Ron and Harry again on their way to the Gryffindor common room. Ron was the first to speak.
"How do you do it Mione?" he asked sounding extremely confused.
"Do what?" she asked equally confused.
"How do you spend an entire potions lesson with Malfoy and still be in such a good mood? Didn't you just want to smack him?"
"Actually...no. It wasn't as bad as I thought. All I had to do was not let him get to me and stay cool. He couldn't stand it!"
"Wow.... You never cease to amaze me," he said shaking his head.
"I know" she answered with a smile as they arrived at the portrait hole. "Candlestick."
The portrait of the Fat Lady swung open and Ron and Harry went up to their dorm while Hermione went up to her own. Five minutes later they met back in he common room. She still had one more class then them so she had to be off again.
"I'll see you guys at lunch! Why don't you start your homework?" she said as she walked away.
"Because it's the second day back!!" Ron said looking appalled.
Hermione shook her head. "You'll never get anywhere with that attitude!" And with that she disappeared through the portrait hole, Ron still shaking his head.
She walked down the stairways towards the Arithmancy classroom, which was almost on the other side of the castle. She took out her schedule and examined it as she walked.
"I have Arithmancy now and then lunch." she muttered to herself as she walked. "Then I go back with Ron and Harry double Herbology and then dinner and Astronomy at midnight...."
At this point she was cut off as her books fell all over the floor. She had just walked right into someone because she hadn't been watching where she was going.
"Oh my! I'm so sorry I...." she had started apologizing until she realized who it was. It was Draco Malfoy. She glared at him for a minute before stooping down to pick up her books. To her amazement Draco handed one of them to her when she stood back up.
"Er..Thank you." she said looking a bit, well a lot, puzzled by this sudden change in character. Then suddenly, as though he realized what he was doing, Draco looked annoyed.
"Are you going to take it or not? I'm tired of holding it!" he snapped suddenly.
"Oh. Oh yes." said Hermione. She snapped out of her short trance and took the book.
Then realizing she was about to be late for class she ran right passed Draco. She arrived just in time for Arithmancy. They spent the whole class going over some of last year's work but Hermione wasn't really listening. She couldn't get over that meeting. What was up with Draco?
A/N: I tried my best to keep them in character! I bet you all think you know what's up with him right? Well you're wrong! Hope you liked it anyway and PLEASE review! I hope this one was long enough!
