A/N: Sorry about the delay everyone!!! I've been sick lately, there's a bug going around the school, and I caught it, and I've been sick since I caught it. I'm hoping that I can get better and write some more chapters. I really am sorry about the delay. Thank you to "4" people that reviewed chapter 7...

LiLbLueangel1223: "Amour et haine" means love and hate. I thought it would be a good password for them, don't you think??

Disclaimer: I don't owe anything that belongs to J.K.R. Yadda yadda. ::Sniff::sniff:: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 8

Hermione walked through the portrait and stepped into a beautiful common room decorated in the house colors of the two. Hermione looked around and gasp.

A soft fire was lit and made the shadows danced around the room. A large sofa sat in between two small sofas in the center of the room. The large sofa was colored in the combination of the Gryffindor and Slytherin colors. Meanwhile the two small sofas were in Hermione and Draco's respective house colors. Her scarlet and gold, and his green and silver. A huge library wrapped itself around the common room stopping only at the staircases that lead up to the bedrooms. And in between the two staircases, a door was situated in the middle.

"That must be the bathroom," Hermione thought to herself.

Hermione immediately went over to the library and began scanning the books. Her eyes full of mirth and happiness as she picked out, "Hogwarts, a History." A story she had read more than enough to memorize it, but it was still her favorite. She went over to the little scarlet and gold sofa, and curled up to read the book. She relaxed into the sofa, and then finally realized that the sofa makes whoever sits in it relaxed and warm. Her cinnamon eyes roamed over the book, never noticing the pair of silver-blue eyes that followed her every move.

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Draco walked into the room behind Hermione and heard her gasp. He looked over her frame and had to admit that he actually like the room. He followed Hermione's gaze over the room, never taking his eyes off of her.

"I can't believe she changed so much over the summer," Draco thought.

Draco followed Hermione's eyes as she looked around the room which was encircled by the library. He saw her eyes immediately lighten with delight as her eyes roam the library and the stop at the stairs that probably lead up to the bedrooms. He saw a room in the middle.

"Probably the bathroom," Draco thought.

Draco saw Hermione move to the library and picked out a book. She opened the book and walked toward her sofa. She sat down, lifted her legs, and curled into the sofa still reading. Draco watched her eyes roam over the pages, without her noticing at all.

"Why do you read so much, Granger?" Draco drawled.

"Because I like to read Malfoy," Hermione answered without looking up or losing her place.

"Is that why you don't have much of a life?" Draco asked with a smirk.

"No, it's why I don't know so many people like you," Hermione answered still reading her book.

Draco was starting to get impatient with her because she won't look at him.

"That's why you don't have a boyfriend," Draco said, "Don't you like boys, Granger? Or do you go the other way?"

Hermione slowly looked up from her book and gazed at Draco without blinking. Draco almost started to fidget under her gaze before she looked down again.

"So you do," Draco said when she didn't reply.

Hermione gave a sigh before getting up and walking slowly over to Draco. Draco smirked, but inside he was a little scared about what she was about to do.

Hermione got close to Draco, and stared into his eyes. She took a deep breath, and caught Draco's scent.

"Mmm, he smells good," Hermione thought, "What?!? Hermione, stop thinking that!"

"I don't go the other way, I like boys just fine, but unless I actually find one that is worth any of my time, I won't be interested," Hermione replied calmly.

Draco steamed inward. Why can't he get a reaction out of her?

"She does smell good though," Draco thought as he caught a whiff of her roses and strawberry scent again.

"But how can you know anything about boys, Granger?" Draco tried again, "I mean all you do is hang around Potter and Weasly. Wait a minute, so you guys practice and experiment with each other, huh?"

Hermione's right hand connected with his right cheek so fast, he didn't have a chance to react. Hermione walked away from Draco furious. She picked up her book and climbed the stairs to her room.

Draco stood shock at what just happened in the same spot he has been since he came into the room. He looked after her retreating form up the stairs with astonishment clearly written on his face. He heard the door to her room slam shut with a loud bang.

"What bloody just happened?" Draco asked no one in particular, "Did I just get slapped by Granger again?"

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