**Thanks for the reviews everyone. Also, thanks a bunch for the advices, I'm improving! Haha, at least I hope so. Sorry it's taken so long. I had to do a whole bunch of homework, play at my school concert, and I was sick. I still kind of am. Well enough of my chattering. Hope you like this next chapter!**
Disclaimer: I do not own anything of Harry Potter...except this fic!
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~He pointed to the front
row of the Gryffindor side.
Draco looked in that direction.
"Doesn't she have the
most angelic voice?" The
only girl talking at that
table was...Hermione.~
Draco just stared. He was in total shock. If Snape had paid more attention to him, he would've thought that Draco had fainted with his eyes and mouth open. Even the thought of a Slytherin and a Gryffindor being nice to each other made Draco nauseous. The experience of a Slytherin liking a Gryffindor was too much to handle, and not just any Gryffindor, but Hermione Granger, the Gryffindor Mudblood.
Professor Snape announced the end of Potions class. Everyone, except for Draco, quickly ran out the door. Draco was still sitting and staring at Hermione's now empty seat.
"Mr. Malfoy," Snape called. Draco was still staring into oblivion. "Mr. Malfoy!"
Draco slowly faded out of his shocked state and regained conscience. "H-huh? What? PUH-P-PROFESSOR!" Snape was examining Draco's expression very closely. Professor Snape stepped back.
"Are you alright, Mr. Malfoy?" Professor Snape asked. "You've been staring at this empty classroom for a while now."
"Huh? Oh...I'm fine," Draco lied. "It's nothing, really."
"Are you sure?" Snape asked concerned. "I would hate to have one of my best students having unknown difficulties."
"I'm fine," Draco replied. Snape gave him an I-don't-believe-you look. Draco might've been shocked and confused, but all this nonsense over Crabbe's little crush was starting to piss him off. "Seriously professor I'm fine, so will you stop bugging me about it?"
"Alright, alright," Snape replied, giving in with reluctancy in his voice.
Draco abruptly stood up and walked out the door. Snape was left staring in suspicion after Draco's shadow.
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Crabbe needed to speak to Draco in private. Crabbe and Draco's conversation was held in the last place that you would expect them to be, in the library. There were rows and rows of shelves full of new, fashioned and old, dusty books. They sat at a table near the back of the library where the windows rarely shone any light. Crabbe was light-hearted for his new-found love towards Hermione. Draco was still in disbelief.
"What...how...why..." Draco didn't know what to say. "Okay, what did you need to talk to me about that was so secret that we ended up meeting in the library? You hate the library."
"Well...I need help," said Crabbe nervously. He stared at his twiddling thumbs. "It's this whole Hermione issue."
"Great! I'd be glad to help you," Draco said, relieved. "Let's see...what's the best way to get you over Granger..."
"No, no!" Crabbe exclaimed. "You totally missed my point! I don't want to get over her, I-I want her. I need help...because...well you've been out on a lot of dates with different girls..."
There was a pause and the air seemed to stay still.
"What's your point?" Draco asked impatiently after what seemed like an hour.
"Well you've had experience with all this dating stuff. I was wondering if..." Crabbe paused and took in a deep breath. "I was wondering if you could...hang out with her...you know, be friends with her. Put in a good impression for me."
"WHAT??" Draco jumped out of his chair. "Me and that Mudblood be friends? You have completely lost it Crabbe."
"Please? Please?!" Crabbe begged. He tried to put on puppy-dog eyes but to Draco, he Crabbe looked like a puffer-fish with (A/N: you know those fish that can suck in air and be triple it's size) its eyes sticking out. "Well just put in a good impression for me. That's all I ask."
"All your asking is bullshit," Draco said. He turned his back on Crabbe, preparing to go back to the Slytherin dorm. Crabbe grabbed onto Draco's leg. Draco tried to kick him off but Crabbe held on tight. (A/N: I know this is all really weird hehe.)
"UGH! What the hell are you doing?? Let go of my leg!!" Draco said with disgust.
"Please!" Crabbe begged. "A little favor for a friend!"
"NO! HELL NO!!" Draco yelled. This aroused many shh's from all around the library.
"Fine. If you do it, I'll do your homework for the rest of the month," Crabbe whispered hoarsely with plea. Draco hated homework. It was a waste of time for him and for some ironic reason, the teachers would assign piles of homework everyday. Draco always had to find a bored Slytherin geek to do it for him. He had been waiting for an opportunity like this. Not to mention, Crabbe actually did okay in his classes.
"ALL of my homework?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, ALL!" Crabbe replied. "From today until the end of the month."
"No way," Draco said shaking his head. "There's only a couple of weeks until the end of this month."
"So...? I don't see anything wrong with that."
Draco glared at him. Crabbe sighed.
"Fine, until the end of..."
"The school year," Draco finished with a smirk.
"No!" Crabbe detested.
"Spring vacation," Draco offered.
Crabbe's eyebrows twitched.
"Okay, until...New Years Day," Draco said.
"That is way too long," Crabbe exclaimed.
"What do you expect?" Draco replied in the same tone. "I'm supposed to be friends with Granger. I'll be suffering more than you."
"Still, no. How's about from today," Crabbe said, "until the last day of November?"
"New Years."
"December."
"New Years Day or I won't help."
"FINE..." Crabbe said. "Okay, here's the plan..."
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This is unthinkable, Draco thought. He glanced over at the Gryffindor table to see Ron whispering into Hermione's ear. She threw her head back and laughed. He could see a little of how Crabbe would have a thing for her. Hermione's brown bush of a hair was now straighter and glistened under the light. She used a spell to shrink her buck teeth and had a beautiful smile. Her amber eyes sparkled when she was happy, blazed when she was angry, and darkened when she was upset.
She's not beautiful, Draco thought to himself. A voice in the back of his head added: although she isn't ugly either.
Draco watched as Hermione stood up and walked towards the door. Crabbe nudged him.
"Go!" He whispered, soft but loud enough for only Draco to hear.
Draco sighed. I might as well get this shit over with, he thought. Draco stood up miserably and kicked his chair out of the way. He trudged out of the Great Hall. Draco looked around, but could not see anyone in the empty hallways. Where would Granger go...he thought.
"Maybe the library," he said to himself.
He walked down the corridors and opened the door to the unpopulated library. He walked down the many long aisles of bookcases. He found Hermione in the back of the library. She held an open book in her hands and was reading the book with much interest. Draco took in a deep breath and walked towards her.
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Hermione hummed softly as she looked for a book. She needed a book to read before she went to sleep or else she would be up all night. She walked from the front of the library to the back, searching for the right book.
"Ah hah!" she exclaimed. She held onto a book called 'Magical Myths'. She heard a lot of comments about the book and was actually surprised to find one on the shelf. Everyone who read it liked it. She opened the book and started reading.
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Draco walked up to Hermione. She was so caught up in the book that she didn't notice his presence. He tapped her shoulder. Hermione put her finger on the page and turned to face him.
"Ye-" Hermione stopped. There standing in front of her was her enemy, Draco Malfoy.
She now said with hatred, "What do you want? I'm trying to read here."
"Hey Granger," Draco said smoothly. "what do you say about us putting our differences and arguments behind us?"
"Wah-what do you mean?" Hermione asked confused.
"You know like we start over," Draco said. Think homework, Draco, homework, he said to himself. He leaned on the shelf. "Maybe be...friends?"
Draco smiled. Now Hermione was really puzzled. Why's he acting so weird, she wondered.
"Are you okay?" Hermione asked. "Did you get hit in the head by a bludger?"
Let's see, he thought. I have to be so nice as to being your friend until next year. Am I okay? What do you think??
"I'm fine. Think about it and give me an answer okay?" Draco winked at her. Hermione looked at him in shock and confusion. He smiled at her, turned, and walked away.
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Draco stepped out of the library and sighed. He frowned. How pathetic can my life be? This was going to be a long year, he thought.
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Hermione was very confused. What was going on? she wondered. Hermione put a bookmark into her book and walked back to the Gryffindor common room.
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**Whew! Second chapter finally finished. Again, thanks for your reviews. I know it's taken awhile for this chapter to be posted up. Please r/r. The library part was a little strange, I know.**
*~~~Draco-n-Hermione-4ever~~~*
Disclaimer: I do not own anything of Harry Potter...except this fic!
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~He pointed to the front
row of the Gryffindor side.
Draco looked in that direction.
"Doesn't she have the
most angelic voice?" The
only girl talking at that
table was...Hermione.~
Draco just stared. He was in total shock. If Snape had paid more attention to him, he would've thought that Draco had fainted with his eyes and mouth open. Even the thought of a Slytherin and a Gryffindor being nice to each other made Draco nauseous. The experience of a Slytherin liking a Gryffindor was too much to handle, and not just any Gryffindor, but Hermione Granger, the Gryffindor Mudblood.
Professor Snape announced the end of Potions class. Everyone, except for Draco, quickly ran out the door. Draco was still sitting and staring at Hermione's now empty seat.
"Mr. Malfoy," Snape called. Draco was still staring into oblivion. "Mr. Malfoy!"
Draco slowly faded out of his shocked state and regained conscience. "H-huh? What? PUH-P-PROFESSOR!" Snape was examining Draco's expression very closely. Professor Snape stepped back.
"Are you alright, Mr. Malfoy?" Professor Snape asked. "You've been staring at this empty classroom for a while now."
"Huh? Oh...I'm fine," Draco lied. "It's nothing, really."
"Are you sure?" Snape asked concerned. "I would hate to have one of my best students having unknown difficulties."
"I'm fine," Draco replied. Snape gave him an I-don't-believe-you look. Draco might've been shocked and confused, but all this nonsense over Crabbe's little crush was starting to piss him off. "Seriously professor I'm fine, so will you stop bugging me about it?"
"Alright, alright," Snape replied, giving in with reluctancy in his voice.
Draco abruptly stood up and walked out the door. Snape was left staring in suspicion after Draco's shadow.
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Crabbe needed to speak to Draco in private. Crabbe and Draco's conversation was held in the last place that you would expect them to be, in the library. There were rows and rows of shelves full of new, fashioned and old, dusty books. They sat at a table near the back of the library where the windows rarely shone any light. Crabbe was light-hearted for his new-found love towards Hermione. Draco was still in disbelief.
"What...how...why..." Draco didn't know what to say. "Okay, what did you need to talk to me about that was so secret that we ended up meeting in the library? You hate the library."
"Well...I need help," said Crabbe nervously. He stared at his twiddling thumbs. "It's this whole Hermione issue."
"Great! I'd be glad to help you," Draco said, relieved. "Let's see...what's the best way to get you over Granger..."
"No, no!" Crabbe exclaimed. "You totally missed my point! I don't want to get over her, I-I want her. I need help...because...well you've been out on a lot of dates with different girls..."
There was a pause and the air seemed to stay still.
"What's your point?" Draco asked impatiently after what seemed like an hour.
"Well you've had experience with all this dating stuff. I was wondering if..." Crabbe paused and took in a deep breath. "I was wondering if you could...hang out with her...you know, be friends with her. Put in a good impression for me."
"WHAT??" Draco jumped out of his chair. "Me and that Mudblood be friends? You have completely lost it Crabbe."
"Please? Please?!" Crabbe begged. He tried to put on puppy-dog eyes but to Draco, he Crabbe looked like a puffer-fish with (A/N: you know those fish that can suck in air and be triple it's size) its eyes sticking out. "Well just put in a good impression for me. That's all I ask."
"All your asking is bullshit," Draco said. He turned his back on Crabbe, preparing to go back to the Slytherin dorm. Crabbe grabbed onto Draco's leg. Draco tried to kick him off but Crabbe held on tight. (A/N: I know this is all really weird hehe.)
"UGH! What the hell are you doing?? Let go of my leg!!" Draco said with disgust.
"Please!" Crabbe begged. "A little favor for a friend!"
"NO! HELL NO!!" Draco yelled. This aroused many shh's from all around the library.
"Fine. If you do it, I'll do your homework for the rest of the month," Crabbe whispered hoarsely with plea. Draco hated homework. It was a waste of time for him and for some ironic reason, the teachers would assign piles of homework everyday. Draco always had to find a bored Slytherin geek to do it for him. He had been waiting for an opportunity like this. Not to mention, Crabbe actually did okay in his classes.
"ALL of my homework?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, ALL!" Crabbe replied. "From today until the end of the month."
"No way," Draco said shaking his head. "There's only a couple of weeks until the end of this month."
"So...? I don't see anything wrong with that."
Draco glared at him. Crabbe sighed.
"Fine, until the end of..."
"The school year," Draco finished with a smirk.
"No!" Crabbe detested.
"Spring vacation," Draco offered.
Crabbe's eyebrows twitched.
"Okay, until...New Years Day," Draco said.
"That is way too long," Crabbe exclaimed.
"What do you expect?" Draco replied in the same tone. "I'm supposed to be friends with Granger. I'll be suffering more than you."
"Still, no. How's about from today," Crabbe said, "until the last day of November?"
"New Years."
"December."
"New Years Day or I won't help."
"FINE..." Crabbe said. "Okay, here's the plan..."
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This is unthinkable, Draco thought. He glanced over at the Gryffindor table to see Ron whispering into Hermione's ear. She threw her head back and laughed. He could see a little of how Crabbe would have a thing for her. Hermione's brown bush of a hair was now straighter and glistened under the light. She used a spell to shrink her buck teeth and had a beautiful smile. Her amber eyes sparkled when she was happy, blazed when she was angry, and darkened when she was upset.
She's not beautiful, Draco thought to himself. A voice in the back of his head added: although she isn't ugly either.
Draco watched as Hermione stood up and walked towards the door. Crabbe nudged him.
"Go!" He whispered, soft but loud enough for only Draco to hear.
Draco sighed. I might as well get this shit over with, he thought. Draco stood up miserably and kicked his chair out of the way. He trudged out of the Great Hall. Draco looked around, but could not see anyone in the empty hallways. Where would Granger go...he thought.
"Maybe the library," he said to himself.
He walked down the corridors and opened the door to the unpopulated library. He walked down the many long aisles of bookcases. He found Hermione in the back of the library. She held an open book in her hands and was reading the book with much interest. Draco took in a deep breath and walked towards her.
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
Hermione hummed softly as she looked for a book. She needed a book to read before she went to sleep or else she would be up all night. She walked from the front of the library to the back, searching for the right book.
"Ah hah!" she exclaimed. She held onto a book called 'Magical Myths'. She heard a lot of comments about the book and was actually surprised to find one on the shelf. Everyone who read it liked it. She opened the book and started reading.
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Draco walked up to Hermione. She was so caught up in the book that she didn't notice his presence. He tapped her shoulder. Hermione put her finger on the page and turned to face him.
"Ye-" Hermione stopped. There standing in front of her was her enemy, Draco Malfoy.
She now said with hatred, "What do you want? I'm trying to read here."
"Hey Granger," Draco said smoothly. "what do you say about us putting our differences and arguments behind us?"
"Wah-what do you mean?" Hermione asked confused.
"You know like we start over," Draco said. Think homework, Draco, homework, he said to himself. He leaned on the shelf. "Maybe be...friends?"
Draco smiled. Now Hermione was really puzzled. Why's he acting so weird, she wondered.
"Are you okay?" Hermione asked. "Did you get hit in the head by a bludger?"
Let's see, he thought. I have to be so nice as to being your friend until next year. Am I okay? What do you think??
"I'm fine. Think about it and give me an answer okay?" Draco winked at her. Hermione looked at him in shock and confusion. He smiled at her, turned, and walked away.
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Draco stepped out of the library and sighed. He frowned. How pathetic can my life be? This was going to be a long year, he thought.
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Hermione was very confused. What was going on? she wondered. Hermione put a bookmark into her book and walked back to the Gryffindor common room.
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**Whew! Second chapter finally finished. Again, thanks for your reviews. I know it's taken awhile for this chapter to be posted up. Please r/r. The library part was a little strange, I know.**
*~~~Draco-n-Hermione-4ever~~~*