Chapter 3:Detention
Hermione hurried off to the library because she did not want to be late. When she got there she saw that Malfoy was already there. Hermione tried to avoid Malfoy's eyes until Madam Pince came but she could tell that he glanced at her every now and then. They waited about 10 min. when finally Madam Pince came.
"Your are to clean the bathrooms." said Madam Pince with a devious smile, "Muggle style. If I catch you using magic, it will be another week of detention. I shall come and dismiss you later."
Draco and Hermione followed Madam Pince to the prefects' bathroom. Madam Pince left. The bathroom was a mess. Madam Pince had requested from Dumbledore for no house elves to clean here. Towels were everywhere, the toilets were clogged, and the floor was muddy and wet. The showers were left on and the room was really hot and steamy.
Hermione started by turning off the showers while still avoiding Malfoy's gaze. Malfoy on the other hand, had conjured a chair and started to read. He had brought with himself a Hogwarts: A History book.
Hermione, who had her hair in a bandana and was wearing overalls, was picking up the towels. Then, when she could not stand it any longer she turned to Draco and said, "What do you think your doing? We're supposed to be in detention!"
"I don't think that's any of your business, mudblood. Besides that's servants work!" replied Malfoy in a calm voice.
"Actually it is my business! We're in detention together because of you, remember?! What were you doing anyway?" Hermione asked heatedly.
Draco turned red. He hoped that she would not ask. He did the first thing that came to his mind. Lie. "I was trying to get on your nerves, Granger. Apparently, I was a bit louder than I planned."
Hermione rolled her eyes and continued to clean. After a while there was only the floor left to mop. She was really dirty now. And as she started to mop, she heard Malfoy's cruel voice again, "I just can't understand what you see in this book!
"Well Malfoy, it's not my fault that um.. your sort of stupid!"
Malfoy glared at her and turned back to the book. Finally when Hermione finished, she also conjured a chair and sat down. She was exhausted. Malfoy saw the exhausted look on her face and felt a little guilty. It was him after all, who had gotten her into this.
Hermione yet again tried to avoid Draco's eyes. A little later Madam Pince came and was just in shock at how the bathroom was sparkling. She then said, "Very well Draco and Hermione. You are dismissed." and she left the bathroom. Hermione was very mad at Madam Pince for acknowledging Draco for nothing. So she started to storm out of the bathroom. But Draco jumped from his chair and ran to Hermione. They were almost at the door when Draco called Hermione's name. By now Hermione was really annoyed, and was about to turn around and say "now what?" But before she had the chance to say anything, Draco spun her around, his hands on her waist, and gave her a steamy kiss. Hermione got this wonderful feeling in her that she had never felt, not even with Ron when they were going out. And then she snapped back to herself and thought, " Hermione!!! How could you be thinking this? This is the boy who has been calling you a mudblood ever since the second year!! But then again. what was that feeling that she had gotten??" And as she thought these thoughts, she left with a smile on her face.
Hermione hurried off to the library because she did not want to be late. When she got there she saw that Malfoy was already there. Hermione tried to avoid Malfoy's eyes until Madam Pince came but she could tell that he glanced at her every now and then. They waited about 10 min. when finally Madam Pince came.
"Your are to clean the bathrooms." said Madam Pince with a devious smile, "Muggle style. If I catch you using magic, it will be another week of detention. I shall come and dismiss you later."
Draco and Hermione followed Madam Pince to the prefects' bathroom. Madam Pince left. The bathroom was a mess. Madam Pince had requested from Dumbledore for no house elves to clean here. Towels were everywhere, the toilets were clogged, and the floor was muddy and wet. The showers were left on and the room was really hot and steamy.
Hermione started by turning off the showers while still avoiding Malfoy's gaze. Malfoy on the other hand, had conjured a chair and started to read. He had brought with himself a Hogwarts: A History book.
Hermione, who had her hair in a bandana and was wearing overalls, was picking up the towels. Then, when she could not stand it any longer she turned to Draco and said, "What do you think your doing? We're supposed to be in detention!"
"I don't think that's any of your business, mudblood. Besides that's servants work!" replied Malfoy in a calm voice.
"Actually it is my business! We're in detention together because of you, remember?! What were you doing anyway?" Hermione asked heatedly.
Draco turned red. He hoped that she would not ask. He did the first thing that came to his mind. Lie. "I was trying to get on your nerves, Granger. Apparently, I was a bit louder than I planned."
Hermione rolled her eyes and continued to clean. After a while there was only the floor left to mop. She was really dirty now. And as she started to mop, she heard Malfoy's cruel voice again, "I just can't understand what you see in this book!
"Well Malfoy, it's not my fault that um.. your sort of stupid!"
Malfoy glared at her and turned back to the book. Finally when Hermione finished, she also conjured a chair and sat down. She was exhausted. Malfoy saw the exhausted look on her face and felt a little guilty. It was him after all, who had gotten her into this.
Hermione yet again tried to avoid Draco's eyes. A little later Madam Pince came and was just in shock at how the bathroom was sparkling. She then said, "Very well Draco and Hermione. You are dismissed." and she left the bathroom. Hermione was very mad at Madam Pince for acknowledging Draco for nothing. So she started to storm out of the bathroom. But Draco jumped from his chair and ran to Hermione. They were almost at the door when Draco called Hermione's name. By now Hermione was really annoyed, and was about to turn around and say "now what?" But before she had the chance to say anything, Draco spun her around, his hands on her waist, and gave her a steamy kiss. Hermione got this wonderful feeling in her that she had never felt, not even with Ron when they were going out. And then she snapped back to herself and thought, " Hermione!!! How could you be thinking this? This is the boy who has been calling you a mudblood ever since the second year!! But then again. what was that feeling that she had gotten??" And as she thought these thoughts, she left with a smile on her face.