Chapter 2

~*~Cupid's POV~*~

As I flew down to Hogwarts, I wondered how I could bring those two together. It won't be an easy task, especially with that fool Hermes foiling my plans.

I flew around the school, looking for Draco and Hermione. I finally saw them at their Potions class. Now, all I have to do was figure out how I could use this to my advantage.

I noticed that Hermes was already there, watching the class like a cat might watch a bird.

As usual, Hermione and Draco were sitting on opposite sides of the room. I noticed that Hermione wasn't sitting with Ron and Harry. I found out that they were sitting with their girlfriends, leaving Hermione all alone. Good. The lonelier Hermione is, the easier it is to bring her closer to Draco.

By this time, Hermes had grown bored and was amusing himself by hiding Neville's potion ingredients and making the poor boy run to the supply cupboard and back trying to replenish his ingredients.

As poor Neville got more and more flustered, Hermes grew amused. Professor Snape, on the other hand, didn't care a bit.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit me so hard I wondered if it was a message from the Muses themselves. I checked Hermione's potion supplies to see what she was running out of, and then I did the same with Draco. They were both running out of Mandrake root.

With a snap of my fingers, I mad their shares of the ingredient vanish.

Almost instantly, Hermione had to use it. Of course, since I made it vanish, she had to go to the cupboard.

A minute later, Draco had to make the same trip.

I think it would be pretty obvious what I did next.

As the door to the larder shut and locked it self 'accidentally' I saw that Hermes was already devising a plan on how to get them out.

I floated into the cupboard to see how the romance was coming along.

Inside, those two were bickering heatedly about something; I noticed that neither of them had found the ingredient.

Ah hah. Now they were moving around the larder, looking for the ingredient, each yelling something over their shoulder about how much it was the other's fault for getting them stuck in a small space with only the other for company.

As Hermione moved in Draco's direction, I had a sudden idea. If Hermione was to trip and land on Draco…

I quickly stuck my foot out in Hermione's way. As she fell down, Hermes suddenly appeared and yanked Draco out of Hermione's way, making her hit the floor with a loud 'smack!' Ouch.

I scowled at Hermes, who had perched himself on a high shelf and was grinning insanely. I sighed and unlocked the door just as Hermione and Draco decided two break the door down (they had 'conveniently' forgotten their wands). My timing was entirely by accident, of course.

Oh well, I wasn't able to bring them together on the first try, but there are plenty of opportunities. After all, Thebes wasn't built in a day you know. Although it would have if the Greeks had listened to me…

~*~End Chapter 2~*~

A/N: Tadaa! The second chapter!! You know, after giving the matter some thought, I've decided to post one chapter a week, if I get enough reviews, and if I have a chapter ready by then :P

Anyway, many thanks to ma Beta-reader, McG. *gives biiiig hug* you da bomb!!

And loads of thanks to ma friend, simsim, and to Munjid, who was the least person I'd have expected to like it!!

Oh ya, I'm looking for someone to illustrate this for me, anyone here interested??

Anyway (again! XD) gotta go! See you next week!!

Peace out!!

Micha.

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