Chapter 7
ENEMIES
Hermione woke up the next morning, glad that morning had arrived and
that class would be starting soon. She got up at once and got changed.
She didn't want to miss a second.
After she had, she grabbed her time table which on her table and looked
at it. "Good" said Hermione smiling. "Transfiguration is the first period".
Transfiguration was one of her best subjects.
She grabbed her books and put them in her book bag and ran down to
the great hall to have her breakfast.
When she reached the great hall, she saw Harry and Ron waiting for her.
She ran up to them and sat next to Ron.
"What do we have this morning?" asked Ron yawning.
"Are you sleepy?" asked Hermione looking at Ron weirdly.
"Can you answer my question first before I answer yours?" replied Ron.
"Okay, whatever. We have Transfiguration, Charms, Portions………" Hermione
couldn't finish
"Do you actually remember all that stuff?" asked Ron
"Yes" replied Hermione
"Oh yeah I forgot" said Ron laughing "You are Hermione". Harry laughed
at this too.
"Very funny" snapped Hermione. But she couldn't say any more as the
food appeared and everybody started eating.
After Hermione had finished her food, she grabbed her book bag and ran
to the Transfiguration class. She didn't want to wait Harry
and Ron. They were just too mean.
When she reached the class room she sat on the table which was right
in front of the class. She wanted to make sure that she heard everything
clearly. Almost everybody was there except a few other children. "Couldn't
they have come a bit earlier?" muttered Hermione to herself.
When everybody had come, Professor McGonagall their Transfiguration
teacher came into the class, not smiling but looking sternly. She sat at
her table and looked at everybody one by one. Then she turned to her book,
looked at something and then started talking "Good Morning" she started
"As now you all are in your last and final year, I have decided that you'll
do a project this year". She still continued "This is no ordinary one.
This project will determine your grade for this year, so I hope you'll
do your best. As this is very important and hard, I have decided that I'll
put you in groups of two". Hermione gulped. All she hoped that she wasn't
working with Draco.
'Okay so here are your groups" continued Professor McGonagall "Potter&
Brown, Weasly & Clomen (Mina), Malfoy & Granger……………………" Hermione
didn't hear the rest. So okay she had to work with Malfoy which was BAD.
Why did she have to work with that idiot? Why did she?
She slowly turned and looked at Draco. He also stared back at her angrily.
After Professor McGonagall had finished she said "Now get together with
your partner". Hermione went over to Draco's table seeing Mina go over
to Ron's.
When she had sat down, Professor McGonagall started talking again.
"Each of you, have to write report on what you have learned about Transfiguration
these past 6 years, in detail. I want it nicely done and no slip-shot work
please. Now get started and remember this is your grade, so do well".
"Why me?" muttered Hermione "death is even better that this". Both
Hermione and Draco sat there, without doing anything for awhile. How in
the world could they work together?
After awhile Draco asked "Hey Mudblood aren't you doing anything?"
Hermione felt herself grow. How in the world would she ever be able to
work with a beast like him?
After awhile Hermione decided that she would try being a bit more calm.
"Look Draco. WE are supposed to be working together. I know we have
to marry and stuff but let's just forget that and try working. Besides
we are head girl and boy" said Hermione trying to calm down. Draco started
at her for a second and said "So what is your plan?" asked Draco
"We have to go the library during Study hall or something and get some
information on Transfiguration" replied Hermione
"Okay, so when?" asked Draco sighing. Hermione knew he was annoyed
but she was glad that he was at least listening to her.
"On Friday, because that's when we have Study hall" said Hermione checking
her Time- table.
"Sorry, I have a date" replied Draco
"Saturday?" asked Hermione
"Sorry"
"Sunday?" tried Hermione again
"Sorry" replied Draco again. Hermione felt herself getting hot and
angry. When didn't he have a date?
"So then WHEN are you free?" asked Hermione really angrily.
"Friday, next week" replied Draco. Okay so now they had to wait for
next week to start their project. Maybe she would just go alone and check
out something. "This would be so easy if I worked with some one else" muttered
Hermione.
"Okay then" replied Hermione "You and your dates"
"Look Mudblood, it is not my fault that you don't have a date" smirked
Draco. Hermione felt herself blush. That was true. She didn't really have
a date. Harry went out with Ginny and Ron went out with Lavender but she
never went out with anyone. To change the subject Hermione said "I have
a name okay and stop calling me that" said Hermione. But before Draco could
answer the bell rang. Hermione was glad that class was over. They hadn't
really done anything but at least they were going to the library. That
was a start.
