Chapter 3- Malfoy drops by

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Hello again, well I'm having a good time writing this story and it is a lot less hard work writing something without all the dark stuff my other story contained. I'm trying to keep the Hogwarts inhabitants in character but I have twisted them a little so please don't be angry! Now on with the story!

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AN= authors notes

Disclaimer: If I was JK Rowling I would have had the fifth book out by now. Is it out? NO! Therefore I mustn't be her!

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Hermione looked between the two boys and burst out laughing. She couldn't help it the line had sounded exactly like something she had heard in a muggle movie once. Who did Ron think he was? Antonio Bendaras? All three boys looked at her like she had gone mad but now she had begun she was finding it rather difficult to stop guffawing hysterically into her dinner. Fortunately the noise she was making attracted the attention of Jeremy who stopped telling Harriet that her eyes were the colour of the mint jelly and marched down to their end of the table.

"You three, sit down!" he barked, "What's wrong with you, Hermione? You're acting quite ridiculously. Pull yourself together and finish your dinner." So saying he swept back to his seat only noticing afterwards that his sleeve had been sitting in the horse radish sauce. When he left he pulled the bowl over, tipping the contents into Hermione's lap. Draco, Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle laughed nastily as Hermione, with a small cry of surprise, jumped up and left the great hall dripping the nasty smelling stuff on the floor. Ron and Harry soon followed after passing Malfoy some spiteful comments along the lines of "We'll get you" just to make sure that the Slytherin knew that they weren't finished with him.

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Hermione peeled off her clothes, groaning in disgust as the sauce smeared onto her bare skin. She decided to have a shower and grabbing a fresh pair of jeans and a lilac turtle neck Hermione stormed into the bathroom. This was another bonus of having the dormitory all her to herself, she could have a shower or bath whenever she felt like it and not worry about any of the others complaining if she took too long. She wrapped a towel around herself and threw the window open to allow the steam to get out. Dropping the towel she entered the hot shower, giving herself a thorough scrub and washing her hair with her favourite apple smelling shampoo which always cheered her up. When she got out she wrapped a towel around her head and hips and put on her bra. She was reaching for her top when she heard a wolf whistle. Hermione whirled around and saw Draco grinning at her through the open window.* For a full 10 seconds they simply stared at each other, Hermione paralysed with shock. The spell was broken as Draco stopped staring and spoke:

"Definitely not a body that scares." He leered.

His words galvanised Hermione into action and she leapt towards the window, slamming it shut and closing the shutters with a bang. She turned and slid down the wall, her heart thumping.

'Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God' was all she could think for about five minutes until her fright gradually turned into anger. She pulled on the rest of her clothes and stormed down to the Gryffindor common room. Something had to be done about Draco Malfoy!

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Draco whizzed around the castle on his broomstick chuckling to himself. 'That was fun' he thought to himself as he relived the look on her face as she had seen him. 'Classic!' There had only been one thing that had spoiled the moment and that was his inability to tear his eyes away from her…, Draco gave a disgusted snort, …eyes!  There was a half naked girl with a gorgeous body and for some unknown reason he had been hooked by her eyes. After he had torn his gaze away from her eyes he became besotted with her slightly pouting mouth. What was wrong with him? He had been completely lost for words! Draco had never been lost for words before and it was a rather frightening experience, he hoped it would never happen again. Suddenly a new thought occurred to him. How dare Granger be angry that Draco had seen her! Any other girl would be honoured that he had seen them dressing, after all he was the hottest guy at Hogwarts. Sure there was Potter and Weasley but there was no mystery or sexual tension with those two. To put it another way, girls from 1st year to about 4th year had crushes on Harry or Ron by the time they had matured a little they realised they wanted Malfoy. Granger obviously hadn't matured enough to realise that he was the man she wanted even though from what he had seen in the bathroom she had matured plenty!

"Ugh!" he gave a little groan of disgust with himself and flew down towards the ground. He tried to convince himself that his rambling thoughts had been nonsensical and that he hadn't actually been attracted to the mudblood. Down in his hearts of hearts, though, he knew it wasn't true.

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Harry and Ron looked up from their homework as the third of their trio came storming into the common room.

"Uh oh" Ron murmured quietly to Harry, "Someone's in a temper."

Harry nodded and they both sat back waiting for Hermione to tell them why she was so angry. She paced up and down the length of the room pulling her brush through her wet hair so angrily that Ron and Harry winced imagining how much it must have hurt her. She didn't seem to notice it, however, and instead turned to them and said:

"He needs to be taught a lesson."

She seemed to be in such a temper that both the boys thought it prudent to just agree with her even though they had no idea what she was talking about.

"Absolutely" Harry said

"You're completely right!" Ron added

"Do you know what he did?" Hermione yelled standing in front of them with her hands on her hips.

Harry and Ron looked at each other in panic.

"Um, no." Ron held his breath waiting to see how she would take it. He was relieved to see her flop down onto the couch and begin plaiting her hair calmly. After about a minute of silence Harry ventured:

"Who has done what, Hermione?"

She looked up and they were surprised to see trepidation in her eyes.

"If tell you," she began slowly, "will you promise not to do anything rash?"

"Well it depends what it is." Ron said alarmed just as Harry said:

"Yes, of course."

She laughed slightly "Well I guess I'll have to tell you because I need your help." Harry and Ron looked a little worried about this and went over to the couch sitting down on either side of her.

"Hey what's up Hermione?" Harry asked gently.

"It's Malfoy," instantly Harry and Ron's faces darkened, "he, uh, he…saw me getting changed." Hermione mumbled, thoroughly embarrassed.

"HE WHAT?!" Harry and Ron screamed in unison. Ron jumped and followed in Hermione's footsteps, pacing up and down the room.

"The little…" he muttered to himself, "you wait until I see him next I'll…I'll…I'll…", silently the portrait door swung open and a face appeared, Ron hadn't noticed and walked right up to the open entrance screaming, "I'LL RIP HIS HEAD OFF!"

There was a squeak and Neville toppled backwards out of sight. There was a loud thump and Harry, Ron and Hermione exchanged quick worried glances before hurrying over and looking out into the corridor…it was not a pretty sight.

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* Hmm, I'm sensing a pattern, in my first story Draco saw Hermione in her bra in the first chapter. I think there must be something wrong with me!

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Poor Neville. It's about time he appeared! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and is proud of how fast I got it up (*whooooooosh*). Thankyou to the following people:

Sucker For Romance: Well thankyou very much for saying so!

Mione G: Hermione is certainly going to be spunkier in this fic! And thankyou I will keep writing it.

Sailor Earth: I hope this story will have a plot but I hope there will be plenty of fluffiness too. Thankyou so much for reviewing and I have uploaded pretty fast. (can't you just see my head swelling?!)

Kristina D: I don't know how you mean describing, do you mean as in her looks or her personality? I'll answer your question at the end so other people can read it too! Thankyou so much for your review and input it was really nice of you.

Glimmermaid: I'm so glad you like my story, it was so cool of you to review! I think there is going to be a lot of Ron/Harry/Draco fights so I hope you like!

Gaille: what does a ferrety smile look like?! I'm so very happy you like this story too it means a lot to me! Thanks!

Roquesiren: I'm so glad you like the friendship I wanted the story to be about the three of them as much as Draco/Hermione. I'm still not entirely sure whether there will be a rectangle. We'll just have to wait and see! Thankyou for your review!

Waiting: don't worry there is no way they are suddenly going to like each other, there will be plenty of love/hate which equals plenty of chapters! Thankyou for reviewing.

Ally: Wow your review was so lovely and long! You said so many nice things but I think it will have to stay Draco/Hermione as I want Ron to be her friend more then a boyfriend. However I was thinking after I have finished this one I might write a Hermione/Ron. What do you think? Thanks again for saying such wonderful things!

 Damia: No fighting in this chapter but don't despair I think there will be some in future chappies! So you are barracking for Draco to win, huh? Me too! Thankyou for reviewing with your input!

Fire goddess: There will be so much tension that you will be gagging on it. Imagine…they sit opposite each other at the table. What endless opportunities for tension! Thankyou for all the fantastic things you wrote and the length of your review and I'm so happy you liked my other story as well. It certainly doesn't seem like a Draco/Hermione yet but be assured by the end it will!

IMPORTANT-PLEASE READ!

Okay this is for Kristina D who asked for a bigger description of Hermione. I thought since I've introduced 6 new characters I should write a bit about each and how they are connected to the infamous trio, Harry, Ron and Hermione. Also I haven't mentioned previously why everyone is staying so it will explain that too. For a more accurate description of JK Rowling's characters I suggest you read the books and don't get cross at me if I've got some facts wrong, if I have please tell me.

Jeremy Sharp: 17 years old, light brown hair, brown eyes, glasses, very bossy but a good guy at heart (somewhat like Percy). Dating Harriet Bishop for about 6 months, quite likes Hermione but thinks that Harry and Ron are atrocious rule breakers (which they are!) staying at Hogwarts for Christmas because he thinks it is his duty as head boy.

Harriet Bishop: 17 years old, orange hair, green eyes, sweet and caring, always mothering all the younger years, very popular, her best friend is Cho Chang, she adores Jeremy. She likes Ron best out of our heroes because his hair is like hers. Has stayed because Jeremy has.

Cho Chang: 17 years old, black hair, dark brown eyes, quite short and pretty. Withdrawn into herself since the death of Cedric Diggory two years before, best friend Harriet, quite shy and quiet, still popular. Quite likes Harry though every time she sees him she thinks of Cedric, doesn't really know Ron or Hermione. Has stayed because she wanted to spend her last Hogwarts Christmas at Hogwarts!

Jonathon Pilkington: 17 years old, blonde hair, blue eyes, shy and quiet, dreamy, reads a lot, writes a lot, dating Mory Hague for a year, tall (about Ron's height), is quite good friends with Hermione as they sit together in Arithmency, doesn't know Ron or Harry well. Staying because Mory is.

Mory Hague: 17 years old, light brown hair, light green eyes, sweet and caring, rather stupid at her lessons, doesn't understand why her boyfriend likes reading so much, had a crush on Harry in her second and third years but got over him as soon as she got to know Jonathon. Doesn't like Hermione because she is jealous of her intelligence, doesn't know Ron. Has stayed on for Christmas because her parents have gone on holiday.

Casey Hopkins:  16 years old but in 7th year, bobbed blonde hair, blue/grey eyes, boisterous and loud. Always ready for a game, prank or anything fun. Best friends with Ronan Tompkins since first year and they are like brother and sister. She quite likes Ron because she worshiped the Weasley twins when they were at Hogwarts, doesn't really know Hermoine or Harry. Stayed for Christmas because she has a family which doesn't like that she is a witch.

Ronan Tomkins: 17 years old, dark brown hair, blue eyes, always trying to keep Casey out of trouble and ends up getting in trouble himself. Kind of shy and keeps to himself as he often gets teased for having a girl as a best friend. Has always had a crush on Hermione but has never said anything, jealous of Harry and Ron. Stayed because he wanted to be with Casey and because he wants to finally admit his feelings for Hermione.

Crabbe and Goyle: 16 years old, fairly self explanatory, Malfoys hulks, laugh stupidly when told to, pudgy with nondescript faces. Brown eyes, brown hair, hate Harry, Ron and Hermione though they don't have anything personal against them. Staying because Malfoy is.

Neville Longbottom: 16 years old, brown hair, brown eyes, has grown out of his chubbiness and is quite good looking except that he is still ridiculously clumsy. Has become better friends with Seamus and Dean and is in awe of Hermione, Ron and Harry. Also has had a crush on Casey Hopkins since she saved his toad from some Slytherin first years in fourth year. Has stayed for Christmas because his grandmother is ill and they don't want him to catch whatever it is she has.

Pansy Parkinson:  16 years old, dyed blonde hair, grey eyes hates everyone except a few Slytherins. Thinks she is very attractive and in a slutty way is, always trying to get Draco's attention but he couldn't care less, hates Harry and Ron but not as much as she hates Hermione. Very unpopular with Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Gryffindor students. Staying because Malfoy is.

Draco Malfoy: 16 years old, messy blonde hair, grey/blue eyes, hates everyone especially Harry, Ron and Hermione. Is frustrated with having to deal with imbeciles all the time but enjoys being the smartest so he is always in charge, admires the Gryffindors and Ravenclaws a little but can't stand anyone from Hufflepuff. One of his favourite hobbies is getting a rise out of Ron usually by insulting Hermione, has a whole bad boy attitude thing going on which a lot of girls find very attractive. Very, very good looking! At Hogwarts for Christmas because his father is doing dark experiments over the break and it was safer for him to stay.

Ron Weasley: 16 years old, red hair which is gradually turning darker, blue eyes, quick temper, faithful friend, extremely tall, has a slight crush on Harriet which he hasn't told anyone about but Harry and Hermione know anyway. Got on the Gryffindor team as the keeper in his fifth year and loves it to pieces. Always trying to protect Hermione and his little sister Ginny. Staying because Harry is.

Harry Potter: 16 years old, black hair, green eyes, a little more relaxed because nothing dark happened in their fifth year and so far nothing in his sixth either. Has gotten over his crush on Cho and feels responsible for her misery due to Cedrics death. Still Gryffindor seeker and very good at his lessons now he hasn't worried about Voldemort so often. Always thankful that he has such good friends as Ron and Hermione. Stayed because the Durselys aren't ever welcoming!

Hermione Granger: 16 years old, brown hair tinged with gold, brown eyes also flecked with gold. A little more relaxed over school work but still an amazingly diligent student, used to have a crush on Jonathon but has since decided that he isn't the one. Completely oblivious to the fact that nearly every guy in Hogwarts thinks she is the most beautiful girl around and also oblivious to how the other girls hate that fact! Sweet and kind but still with a temper to match Ron's, there is nothing more important in the world to her then Harry and Ron.  Staying at Hogwarts because Harry is.

Whew! Well I hope that has just about covered everything and I hope it all makes sense. If not you know what you have to do…TELL ME! I love reviews a lot and I would really love everybody's feedback on how I'm doing so far and what they think of my characters, I don't think there will only be one romance in this story…!

Ciao!

Jess

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