a/n:: I just came back from cali, so thats why it took such a long time to type this one up. Oh yeah, Vincent is supposed to be Viktor's little brother, who transferred from Durmstrang to Hogwarts his fifth year. Yes, sorry if the first and second chapters say Viktor Krum, it is supposed to be Vincent, though ff.net was being a butt and not replacing them right.

Chapter four:

The next day Hermione thought about sitting at the Slytherin table, but that would set a bad example for the others. She sat at her table, next to Katie Bell.

All day, Hermione thought about what Draco said the night before. She was too smart to know it was not true. She wanted to talk about it with him more, but she would only see him in two classes that day.

Transfigurations class was next. Professor Mcgonagall was surprised when Hermione sat next to Draco. "I need to talk to you more, Draco" she whispered from the corner of her mouth.

" Can't resist me, Hermione?" he turned his head.

" Hermione?"

" I've changed my mind. I want to start calling you that so Potter will get jealous..." he said, pointing to Harry who was watching them, and Ron, also watching but infuriated.

" Of what?" she asked, slightly turning her head.

" This..." he transformed his extra quill into a huge, healthy rose with the softest petals and most beautiful fragrance.

Hermione gaped." It's lovely! I-"

" Mrs. Granger, Mr. Malfoy, is there something you'd like to share with the class?!" asked Mcgonagall. They both shook their heads in apology." I hate to do this because of Head students, but 5 points from Gryffindor and five from Slytherin. Lets hope it doesn't happen again." The class resumed and Hermione flaunted jer rose in in Harry's view.

Lunch came and Hermione sat with Ginny.

" Hermione, thats a bloody brilliant rose! Where'd you get it?"

" Draco Malfoy, during Transfigurations." Ginny was surprised.

" So you broke up with Harry because of that story and now you like Malfoy? That bastard? Draco, a Mal-Malfoy?!" retorted Ginny.

" Chill...yes him. He's not mean to me. He hasn't made a rude remark about your family in a year, those are just towards Ron anyways, and he's just changed. Besides, in case you didn't know, I'm VERY mad at your brother and Harry. Draco and you are my escape, I mean...Draco seems to put me at ease I hate to state..." she stopped when he came sitting next to her.

" Oh do I Hermione?" He teased. Ginny blushed because even his malicy couldn't contain his good looks.

" How long have you been there?"

" Long enough, Hermione, long enough. See you're flaunting that pathetic rose I made."

" Not pathetic. It's lovely Draco." his face turned pink.

" Do YOU think he likes me?" asled Hermione, fingering each petal on the rose later on that night.

" Hermione, clearly he does. Hah, everyone knows that, it's pretty obvious. Now people are even starting to think the same about you," answered Cho Chang.

" Well, Cho, I think I do...crazy as it may seem." They stopped the conversation when they saw him come in.

He saw them and walked towards them, sitting next to Hermione." Wow, still got that rose? I must be special" he smirked.

" Well, how often do you come across a rose like this, made by a guy like-" she stopped.' How could I say that?" she thought." How was your day Draco?" she changed the subject.

" Quite fine. Ran into Weasel and Potter. Said some crap to them to finish them off..."

Hermione's face went pale." W-What did y-you say?"

" Oh just how you absolutley love the rose and that-"

" What? Finish," she demanded.

" How well...by the way you kissed you'd be perfect to lay. Jeez that made them both mad, especially the Weasel-"

" YOU said THAT?! Draco! Thats flattering, but don't you go saying that! That's bloody embarrasing!" Hermione concluded, Cho laughed.

" Honestly Draco, no one would screw you unless you paid them ALOT of money...just facts..." teased Cho.

" Just wait, Cho, I bet Granger here will do me...just facts, wont you?" he asked Hermione. Her face was looking like she was going to blow up. Then she broke out laughing." Cho, if you need proof that I've got experience enough to get laid, watch." He grabbed Hermione and kissed. Once she got over the surprise, Hermione slipped her tongue. They started to go faster at each other when-

" A bit carried away are we?" asked Cho, arms folded and eyebrow raised. They both stopped at this and sat on opposite ends of the couch. Cho was in her same position when she bust up laughing. She managed to say between laughs," n-no....more....proof. Enough." She walked to her room.

Hermione and Draco sat on the couch rather silent. Hermione cleared her throat." S-so, you planning on going to the Winter Ball?"

" Huh? Oh that...yes, I'll eventually ask some Slytherin to go...If I must I'll go with Pansy," he replied, utterly disgusted." You?"

" Maybe. Had to go last year with Ron, that pervert....I guess, also, if I must I'll go with Vincent."

" Aren't all us little boys perverts?" he teased with an evil smile." Even innocent Potter has to be..." Hermione faced the ground. Tears glittered in her eyes.

She sniffled and looked up with a smile." Yes, he's well, wanted to wander on me" she laughed, choking back the tears. She stood up. " Best be off to bed!" she walked to her room, put on her pajamas and dozed off into her bed.

" Class, no foolish tricks," said the monotonous tone of Snape's voice." Today, we will be learning how to make a potion, that, will, let you, face your....fears...." sounds of kids gasping every so often filled the air, Neville was one of them." Mrs. Granger! Stupid girl....have you started to think you're too smart for this class, that you don't need to listen?! Now what seems to be the problem!?" he spat at Hermione, who was whispering to Draco.

" Professor," Draco said." Nothing seems to be the problem. She was just stating to me that HER greatest fear is, mountain troll..." If anyone else would have said this, the Slytherins would've been cracking up. But this was Draco.

Snape, rather bug eyed at the moment, opened his moth as though he were going to take ten points from Gryffindor. But he shut his mouth, knowing his most favored student was talking." Very well, Mr. Malfoy..." he then assigned kids to take out the ingredients and pass them out.

Of course, Snape placed rivals or students who hated each other the most together. Hermione was with Draco; Harry was with Crabbe; Ron with Goyle; Lavender with Pansy and then some. Blaise and Parvati were chosen to demonstrate step by step.

Halfway into the class, someone threw a folded piece of parchment to Draco when Snapes back was turned. Draco looked around and saw Goyle gesturing at himself to let Draco know he threw the note. He opened it without letting Hermione see, and it read:

'What are you doing?! Everyone's saying that you're hitting on that Mudblood! Is it true?'

Draco wrote back:

'Of course. She's becoming one foxy bitch...I believe she's still too prude though...'

To which was responded with:

'Yeah, I've noticed her becoming saucy. What are you planning to do to her?'

To Draco, the reply took no thought:

'Heh, I plan to kind of fool around.'

Goyle took awhile to respond then threw it back to Draco.

' Hey, is it alright with you if I ask her to the Winter Ball if you're not, that is?'

Draco mentally laughed at the thought of Goyle asking Hermione and the sort of response he would get from her, or any girl at that.

' Don't even THINK about it! Hermione's as good as mine!' he threw the note back to Goyle, but was caught in mid-air by Snape. He kept a look of frustration on his face and slammed the note in front of Goyle.

" Mr. Malfoy, there'll be no object throwing in this class..." and he let it go.

During lunch, Hermione sat with Ginny, though was only two seats from Harry, Ron, Lavender, and Parvati. There was an empty seat next to Hermione, and sure enough, Draco surprised her and went to stay awhile in that chair. Ron glared at him every so often.

" Oy, Harry. Having fun?" snickered Draco, which was followed by a weak forced laugh of Hermione's. He turned to Hermione," How about you, Hermione?"

" Quite fine...what do you want? I was in the middle of telling a story..."

Draco gave her a straight face." Remember? Today. During Extra-Curricular class..." he stopped there when she understood. Everyone else around them gave a curious look. Especially Harry, who supposedly still liked Hermione-alot.

At four pm, was Hermione and Draco's extra curricular class, required for Head students and Prefects. The other kids were off for the rest fo the day.

Hermione had her "Head really hurts" excuse and Draco had his "Fell off broomstick during practice" excuse. They knew that Snape would be in Hogwarts at that hour, so they chose his classroom.

" Hello Draco. Hope you're ready! I've sacraficed class for this..." she teased. Draco laughed and sat in a chair right next to hers. Hermione made the first moved and kissed Draco, and they continued.

They were snogging like nobodies business when an hour flew by, they found Snape standing next to them, with a disgusted face. Hermione and Draco stopped and looked up at him." Ten points from Gryffindor, Ms. Granger, for snogging in my class..." He looked at Draco." As for you, Mr. Malfoy, five from Slyth-"

" Oh come on, Professor. Is it REALLY nessecary to take points away from both houses?" pleaded Draco in a convincing tone. A smile ran across his face," Do YOU remember when you snogged with your girlfriend here?"

Snape forced a tiny smile and cut it off with his sour face." Very well, you guys are off the hook. Only because I don't feel like writing up my house, thoug I would have to if I wrote up Gryffindor..." he went to cabinets and rearranged potions while the two sat, dumbstruck." What are you waiting for?!" he snapped." Get out!" they scrambled out.

" That was close Draco. If you hadn't opened you big mouth-"

" Don't thank me...thats one thing I hate, when people thank me for silly things..." he kept on walking.

They reached their entrance with the portrait of the four founders, arguing as usual. Then they saw Vincent, standing off to the side of the entrance." I must speak with you, Hermione. Alone. In your room if you want..."he said.

" Sure," she replied. She knew she would kick his ass if he tried anything.

'Shit no! What he asks her to the ball! Okay, Draco, stay calm' he thought as he opened the entrance, watching Hermione and Vincent go to her room.


A/N:: how'd you like it? R/R pweez. I've been going Journal-Icon crazy like for the past 2 days, thats another reason why I've slacked on writing.