Chapter 2: Curious
Hermione and Draco barely managed to get to class on time. They burst through the doors just as Professor Lupin began to split the class into pairs. As punishment they were paired together. Of course, it wasn't punishment to them, but to the rest of the class it was horrible.
Harry and Ron watched in silence as the pair walked to their seats. When they sat down without a fuss, Harry and Ron turned and gaped at each other for a moment. They couldn't believe that Malfoy didn't protest or call Hermione names or anything. He just sat down by Hermione and got ready for class.
Professor Lupin began his lecture on werewolves. Throughout the class, Hermione and Draco, who were sitting in the back of the classroom, stole quick glances at one another. No one noticed though.
After class, they split up to go to lunch with their own houses. They were always careful to sit where they could see each other, but not be noticed by their friends. They were really in love and both were ready to shout it across the room so everyone would know how happy they were.
But they couldn't. And they both knew it. The others wouldn't understand. Harry and Ron would probably diown Hermione. She constantly worried about what they would say if they found out. She knew Draco worried about it as well. Crabbe and Goyle, his best friends, would just sit there and accept it. They couldn't do anything for themselves. Draco's father, Lucius, would definately disown him. Lucius hated Muggles and hated Muggle-born witches and wizards even more. So Hermione was in trouble because she was a Muggle-born witch. Draco had accepted it, but his family never would.
They both left the hall with their own friends to go to their next class. Somehow Griffyndor and Slytherin had been placed in most of the same classes. So now they were in Herbology. Draco and Hermione stood across from each other with their friends flanking them on either side. Harry, Ron, and Draco kept exchanging rude remarks as Crabbe, Goyle, and Hermione stood silently and watched. When class started, professor Sprout quieted them and went on with the next lesson.
During the next break, Hermione went alone to her room in Griffyndor Tower and Draco went to his room in Slytherin. Harry and Ron had gone to the library supposedly to look up something for a class.
Hermione and Draco barely managed to get to class on time. They burst through the doors just as Professor Lupin began to split the class into pairs. As punishment they were paired together. Of course, it wasn't punishment to them, but to the rest of the class it was horrible.
Harry and Ron watched in silence as the pair walked to their seats. When they sat down without a fuss, Harry and Ron turned and gaped at each other for a moment. They couldn't believe that Malfoy didn't protest or call Hermione names or anything. He just sat down by Hermione and got ready for class.
Professor Lupin began his lecture on werewolves. Throughout the class, Hermione and Draco, who were sitting in the back of the classroom, stole quick glances at one another. No one noticed though.
After class, they split up to go to lunch with their own houses. They were always careful to sit where they could see each other, but not be noticed by their friends. They were really in love and both were ready to shout it across the room so everyone would know how happy they were.
But they couldn't. And they both knew it. The others wouldn't understand. Harry and Ron would probably diown Hermione. She constantly worried about what they would say if they found out. She knew Draco worried about it as well. Crabbe and Goyle, his best friends, would just sit there and accept it. They couldn't do anything for themselves. Draco's father, Lucius, would definately disown him. Lucius hated Muggles and hated Muggle-born witches and wizards even more. So Hermione was in trouble because she was a Muggle-born witch. Draco had accepted it, but his family never would.
They both left the hall with their own friends to go to their next class. Somehow Griffyndor and Slytherin had been placed in most of the same classes. So now they were in Herbology. Draco and Hermione stood across from each other with their friends flanking them on either side. Harry, Ron, and Draco kept exchanging rude remarks as Crabbe, Goyle, and Hermione stood silently and watched. When class started, professor Sprout quieted them and went on with the next lesson.
During the next break, Hermione went alone to her room in Griffyndor Tower and Draco went to his room in Slytherin. Harry and Ron had gone to the library supposedly to look up something for a class.
