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First Day of School
Draco's POV
Yawning, I got up out of my bed and went to take a long shower. I must have been in there a really long time because I heard someone banging on the door. Turning the shower off, I heard Hermione yell, "JEEZUS MALFOY!! HURRY UP!!! WE'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!" I dressed and walked out of the bathroom turning to face a very aggravated Hermione.
"What are you trying to do in there?? Use up all of London's water supply???"
"No, but I'm not the one paying the water bill." I said smirking as I walked down the stairs to the kitchen.
I got myself a cookie from the cookie jar, and a glass of milk. There was no more cereal because I ate it all for dinner two days ago. Nibbling on the cookie, I thought about what the new muggle school would be like.
I heard someone come into the kitchen. Hermione sat down in front of me and glanced at my cookie.
"You want breakfast? We're still a bit early." she asked me, probably finished smarting about all that time I took in the shower.
"I'm eating it."
"Fine, suit yourself."
She went up and cooked herself eggs and bacon. How she could eat all that fat and calorie loaded food without gaining a single pound, was way beyond me. I watched her as she ate her food. I was getting hungrier by the second. I grabbed one of her bacon strips and ate it in two bites.
"HEY!" she cried as I snatched it from her plate.
"I was getting hungry." I told her innocently.
"I ASKED you, but you said no."
I stuck my tongue out at her.
She looked taken aback, then recovered. "Oh yeah, that's mature." She said snidely.
I got up and put my empty glass in the sink. "Anyways, what's muggle school like?" She seemed deep in thought for a minute. "Actually I really have no idea. I haven't been in one of them since I was nine." She said. But then added, "Although, I should warn you. DO NOT talk to the murals on the walls, and DON'T ask for any wizard food of any sort, in the cafeteria." I looked at her strangely. " What's a cafeteria?" I asked.
"It's like the Great Hall where everybody eats dinner, except it's a bit smaller. I nodded, understanding. She glanced at her watch and jumped up, pulling my arm. "C'mon we have to go."
Hermione's POV
I parked in the school parking lot, and got out, waiting impatiently for Draco to follow. The building was an impressive sight. Towering over us, it made me feel miniscule. As we walked toward the entrance I remembered that we had to go to room 219. Finding our way to the classroom wasn't hard at all, considering we were used to the changing staircases and disappearing doors in Hogwarts.
I sat down in one of the seat of to the side, and Draco sat next to me. Girls were starting to stare. I followed their eyes, and found they were staring at Draco. I snorted inwardly. Magical and muggle, girls always fell for the hottest guy, even if he IS a pain in the ass.
Draco's POV
This place was strange. No moving pictures, no robes, no magic. "How could they stand it?" he asked himself. He felt people staring at him. He glanced up and saw that the owners of these admiring glances were all girls. He absolutely loved the attention. "What can I say, I'm hot. All these girls know it, except for one." He thought taking a side-glance at Hermione 's face. Suddenly, someone interrupted his train of thought. "Hey, cutie." He heard someone purr, and looked to the seat next to him. "I'm Brittany, and that's Courtney and Vanessa. She said motioning towards two people behind her. He surveyed her. Long, straight blonde hair, and blue eyes. "Not bad." He thought to himself. Then he glanced over her shoulder at her two sidekicks. Courtney had shoulder length blonde hair with hazel eyes, and Vanessa had long curly black hair and green eyes. He almost rolled his eyes. They suddenly reminded him of a certain trio, except two of the members were of the opposite gender. Ignoring this thought, he gave them his trademark smirk and said "My name's Draco."
Hermione's POV
"Well, I see Draco got himself situated." She thought glancing at the girls. She couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy, for some reason. Suddenly, a chair scraped the floor in front of her. Someone sat down in the chair and turned around. "Hi! My name's Anna. Are you new?" she asked. I looked at her. She had wavy red hair and hazel eyes. She reminded me of Ginny. "Yeah, I just moved here. My name's Hermione." I said. Anna smiled at me. "Well, do you want me to show you around at lunchtime?" I smiled back. Wow, she was really friendly. "Sure." I said.
Suddenly, the teacher came into the room, and everyone hurriedly got back into their seat. He had brown hair and a huge brown mustache that crept across his upper lip. "Now, introductions. My name is Mr. Boulevardier and I want no nonsense in this class when I am teaching. I have a reputation to maintain and I don't want any students ruining it." He said sharply. "Rules and regulations in this classroom are on the wall to the right. I don't waste time on these things when I have better things to teach. If you want to fill your empty brains with knowledge I suggest you pay attention in this class. Any hooligans in this class will be thrown out of this classroom for sure. Any questions?" He exclaimed.
Nobody raised their hand. Either because they were too shocked, or too afraid. "Good, here are your schedules." He said passing them out. "Okay, then, the bell will ring in thirty seconds, precisely." He said glancing at his watch.
The bell rung and everybody grabbed their stuff and walked out of the door. Draco walked up to my side and fell in step with me. "What do we do now?"
"Go to the next class."
"Where?"
I grabbed his schedule and saw that he had English next in room 113. "Go to room 113." I told him. He looked at me confusedly and asked, "Where?" again.
I sighed and tried to decide what to do. I had Science next on the fourth floor. There was no way I was gonna make it on time if I had to escort Draco to the first floor and come back up. Then, Anna, my hero in jeans and a t-shirt came to my rescue. She walked up to us and said, "I couldn't help but hear about your dilemma, but I have English on the first floor too, so maybe I can escort him there." I was so relieved. "Thanks a lot Anna." I said graciously. She waved goodbye as she walked to the staircase closely followed by clueless Draco.
Draco's POV
I sat in this "English" class, and almost dozed off to sleep. Hermione's friend, Anna watched me amusedly. I decided to be nice to her, since she WAS the one that showed me where the classroom was, although she reminded me of the Weasleys. "Don't fall asleep, yet." She whispered to me. "We still have 177 more days of school to go." I jolted upright, catching the attention of some of the students around me. "What?" I whispered back, quite loudly. I quietly groaned as I tried to figure out how I was going to survive all this boredom.
Hermione's POV
I was sitting at one of the lunch tables trying to spot Anna or Draco. Suddenly I saw a flash of red hair closely followed by silver blonde coming towards me. Anna sat down beside me as Draco flopped into the chair opposite of me with a scowl on his face. "He hasn't had a very good day, has he?" I asked Anna. She smiled. "He just doesn't like the prospect of having to come here every day." She said laughing. I joined in, while Draco just scowled even more. "Are you getting lunch?" she asked me. I shook my head and told her that I had a really big breakfast, which was true. She looked at Draco and shook his head also. She left to get on line for lunch.
"Well, how do you like it?" I asked him.
"It's horrible. Not even the least bit interesting. I bet even Arithmancy was better than this."
"HEY! I like Arithmancy!"
"You like every subject, Hermione. And anyways, who's the Anna girl, she's a bit too perky for my taste."
"Your taste is dark and moody, like that girl over there." She said pointing over his shoulder to a gothic chick dressed in all black including the black lipstick.
He looked revolted. I laughed at his reaction. Pretty soon he cracked a smile. Not a smirk, but a genuine smile. Suddenly, I realized that Anna came back from the lunch line and was sitting down. "Watcha laughing about?" she asked me. "Nothing, really." I told her. She nodded and said, "Well, before I forget do you still want to take that tour of the school?" she asked me. I nodded, and turned to Draco to see if he wanted to come along, but he was already talking about something with what's-her-name with the long blonde hair.
Draco's POV
I glanced at her skimpy red and white cheerleader skirt. Brittany was droning on and on about the social structure of Velerios High School or something. "Ooh, Draco." Brittany suddenly said. "Let me show you around the school." Then dragged me out of the lunchroom before I could say anything else.
"Really, Draco. You should try out for the football team." She said bossily. I glanced at her, "Was she crazy????" I thought. "I saw this 'football' on TV and I mean, it's fun to watch, but seriously, do you think I want to be carried away on a stretcher at the end of every game???"
"Well, you obviously KNOW I don't want to give you this ridiculous tour around the school." She said.
"Then, what did you drag me out here for?" I asked confusedly.
"Obviously to get to know you better." She said in a simpering voice, very similar to Pansy's.
"So. do you have any girlfriends?" she smiled sweetly at me.
"No." But a picture of Hermione flashed in my head, for some reason.
"Great." she said as she wrapped her arms around my neck.
I got nervous and glanced around hoping that some teacher would come walking around the corner. Just my luck. The hall deserted.
"Draaaacooo." She said in a singsong voice, dragging the 'A' out.
I was disgusted. And to think that less than an hour ago, I thought she was one of the hottest girls I met. And trust me. I met A LOT of girls. I pushed her away glaring at her. Once again, my Malfoy demeanor was back. She stepped back, surprised.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" she cried.
"Pushing you away." I said bluntly.
"BUT NO ONE PUSHES BRITTANY CARLTON AWAY!!" she shrieked.
"Welcome to the real world."
"EXCUSE ME?? Many, many guys would give up their pride to get their tongue in my mouth!! HOW COME YOU WON'T????" She said glaring at me.
"You disgust me."
Suddenly she smiled, a knowing smile. Like realization had just dawned on her, or something. "I know what your doing, your playing hard to get!" She said. "Well, you won't be that hard to get after I've got you hooked." She said
"How exactly do you plan to that?" I said with a sneer on my face.
"I have my ways." She said mysteriously as she flipped her hair and walked away, before I could even get a word in.
First Day of School
Draco's POV
Yawning, I got up out of my bed and went to take a long shower. I must have been in there a really long time because I heard someone banging on the door. Turning the shower off, I heard Hermione yell, "JEEZUS MALFOY!! HURRY UP!!! WE'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!" I dressed and walked out of the bathroom turning to face a very aggravated Hermione.
"What are you trying to do in there?? Use up all of London's water supply???"
"No, but I'm not the one paying the water bill." I said smirking as I walked down the stairs to the kitchen.
I got myself a cookie from the cookie jar, and a glass of milk. There was no more cereal because I ate it all for dinner two days ago. Nibbling on the cookie, I thought about what the new muggle school would be like.
I heard someone come into the kitchen. Hermione sat down in front of me and glanced at my cookie.
"You want breakfast? We're still a bit early." she asked me, probably finished smarting about all that time I took in the shower.
"I'm eating it."
"Fine, suit yourself."
She went up and cooked herself eggs and bacon. How she could eat all that fat and calorie loaded food without gaining a single pound, was way beyond me. I watched her as she ate her food. I was getting hungrier by the second. I grabbed one of her bacon strips and ate it in two bites.
"HEY!" she cried as I snatched it from her plate.
"I was getting hungry." I told her innocently.
"I ASKED you, but you said no."
I stuck my tongue out at her.
She looked taken aback, then recovered. "Oh yeah, that's mature." She said snidely.
I got up and put my empty glass in the sink. "Anyways, what's muggle school like?" She seemed deep in thought for a minute. "Actually I really have no idea. I haven't been in one of them since I was nine." She said. But then added, "Although, I should warn you. DO NOT talk to the murals on the walls, and DON'T ask for any wizard food of any sort, in the cafeteria." I looked at her strangely. " What's a cafeteria?" I asked.
"It's like the Great Hall where everybody eats dinner, except it's a bit smaller. I nodded, understanding. She glanced at her watch and jumped up, pulling my arm. "C'mon we have to go."
Hermione's POV
I parked in the school parking lot, and got out, waiting impatiently for Draco to follow. The building was an impressive sight. Towering over us, it made me feel miniscule. As we walked toward the entrance I remembered that we had to go to room 219. Finding our way to the classroom wasn't hard at all, considering we were used to the changing staircases and disappearing doors in Hogwarts.
I sat down in one of the seat of to the side, and Draco sat next to me. Girls were starting to stare. I followed their eyes, and found they were staring at Draco. I snorted inwardly. Magical and muggle, girls always fell for the hottest guy, even if he IS a pain in the ass.
Draco's POV
This place was strange. No moving pictures, no robes, no magic. "How could they stand it?" he asked himself. He felt people staring at him. He glanced up and saw that the owners of these admiring glances were all girls. He absolutely loved the attention. "What can I say, I'm hot. All these girls know it, except for one." He thought taking a side-glance at Hermione 's face. Suddenly, someone interrupted his train of thought. "Hey, cutie." He heard someone purr, and looked to the seat next to him. "I'm Brittany, and that's Courtney and Vanessa. She said motioning towards two people behind her. He surveyed her. Long, straight blonde hair, and blue eyes. "Not bad." He thought to himself. Then he glanced over her shoulder at her two sidekicks. Courtney had shoulder length blonde hair with hazel eyes, and Vanessa had long curly black hair and green eyes. He almost rolled his eyes. They suddenly reminded him of a certain trio, except two of the members were of the opposite gender. Ignoring this thought, he gave them his trademark smirk and said "My name's Draco."
Hermione's POV
"Well, I see Draco got himself situated." She thought glancing at the girls. She couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy, for some reason. Suddenly, a chair scraped the floor in front of her. Someone sat down in the chair and turned around. "Hi! My name's Anna. Are you new?" she asked. I looked at her. She had wavy red hair and hazel eyes. She reminded me of Ginny. "Yeah, I just moved here. My name's Hermione." I said. Anna smiled at me. "Well, do you want me to show you around at lunchtime?" I smiled back. Wow, she was really friendly. "Sure." I said.
Suddenly, the teacher came into the room, and everyone hurriedly got back into their seat. He had brown hair and a huge brown mustache that crept across his upper lip. "Now, introductions. My name is Mr. Boulevardier and I want no nonsense in this class when I am teaching. I have a reputation to maintain and I don't want any students ruining it." He said sharply. "Rules and regulations in this classroom are on the wall to the right. I don't waste time on these things when I have better things to teach. If you want to fill your empty brains with knowledge I suggest you pay attention in this class. Any hooligans in this class will be thrown out of this classroom for sure. Any questions?" He exclaimed.
Nobody raised their hand. Either because they were too shocked, or too afraid. "Good, here are your schedules." He said passing them out. "Okay, then, the bell will ring in thirty seconds, precisely." He said glancing at his watch.
The bell rung and everybody grabbed their stuff and walked out of the door. Draco walked up to my side and fell in step with me. "What do we do now?"
"Go to the next class."
"Where?"
I grabbed his schedule and saw that he had English next in room 113. "Go to room 113." I told him. He looked at me confusedly and asked, "Where?" again.
I sighed and tried to decide what to do. I had Science next on the fourth floor. There was no way I was gonna make it on time if I had to escort Draco to the first floor and come back up. Then, Anna, my hero in jeans and a t-shirt came to my rescue. She walked up to us and said, "I couldn't help but hear about your dilemma, but I have English on the first floor too, so maybe I can escort him there." I was so relieved. "Thanks a lot Anna." I said graciously. She waved goodbye as she walked to the staircase closely followed by clueless Draco.
Draco's POV
I sat in this "English" class, and almost dozed off to sleep. Hermione's friend, Anna watched me amusedly. I decided to be nice to her, since she WAS the one that showed me where the classroom was, although she reminded me of the Weasleys. "Don't fall asleep, yet." She whispered to me. "We still have 177 more days of school to go." I jolted upright, catching the attention of some of the students around me. "What?" I whispered back, quite loudly. I quietly groaned as I tried to figure out how I was going to survive all this boredom.
Hermione's POV
I was sitting at one of the lunch tables trying to spot Anna or Draco. Suddenly I saw a flash of red hair closely followed by silver blonde coming towards me. Anna sat down beside me as Draco flopped into the chair opposite of me with a scowl on his face. "He hasn't had a very good day, has he?" I asked Anna. She smiled. "He just doesn't like the prospect of having to come here every day." She said laughing. I joined in, while Draco just scowled even more. "Are you getting lunch?" she asked me. I shook my head and told her that I had a really big breakfast, which was true. She looked at Draco and shook his head also. She left to get on line for lunch.
"Well, how do you like it?" I asked him.
"It's horrible. Not even the least bit interesting. I bet even Arithmancy was better than this."
"HEY! I like Arithmancy!"
"You like every subject, Hermione. And anyways, who's the Anna girl, she's a bit too perky for my taste."
"Your taste is dark and moody, like that girl over there." She said pointing over his shoulder to a gothic chick dressed in all black including the black lipstick.
He looked revolted. I laughed at his reaction. Pretty soon he cracked a smile. Not a smirk, but a genuine smile. Suddenly, I realized that Anna came back from the lunch line and was sitting down. "Watcha laughing about?" she asked me. "Nothing, really." I told her. She nodded and said, "Well, before I forget do you still want to take that tour of the school?" she asked me. I nodded, and turned to Draco to see if he wanted to come along, but he was already talking about something with what's-her-name with the long blonde hair.
Draco's POV
I glanced at her skimpy red and white cheerleader skirt. Brittany was droning on and on about the social structure of Velerios High School or something. "Ooh, Draco." Brittany suddenly said. "Let me show you around the school." Then dragged me out of the lunchroom before I could say anything else.
"Really, Draco. You should try out for the football team." She said bossily. I glanced at her, "Was she crazy????" I thought. "I saw this 'football' on TV and I mean, it's fun to watch, but seriously, do you think I want to be carried away on a stretcher at the end of every game???"
"Well, you obviously KNOW I don't want to give you this ridiculous tour around the school." She said.
"Then, what did you drag me out here for?" I asked confusedly.
"Obviously to get to know you better." She said in a simpering voice, very similar to Pansy's.
"So. do you have any girlfriends?" she smiled sweetly at me.
"No." But a picture of Hermione flashed in my head, for some reason.
"Great." she said as she wrapped her arms around my neck.
I got nervous and glanced around hoping that some teacher would come walking around the corner. Just my luck. The hall deserted.
"Draaaacooo." She said in a singsong voice, dragging the 'A' out.
I was disgusted. And to think that less than an hour ago, I thought she was one of the hottest girls I met. And trust me. I met A LOT of girls. I pushed her away glaring at her. Once again, my Malfoy demeanor was back. She stepped back, surprised.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" she cried.
"Pushing you away." I said bluntly.
"BUT NO ONE PUSHES BRITTANY CARLTON AWAY!!" she shrieked.
"Welcome to the real world."
"EXCUSE ME?? Many, many guys would give up their pride to get their tongue in my mouth!! HOW COME YOU WON'T????" She said glaring at me.
"You disgust me."
Suddenly she smiled, a knowing smile. Like realization had just dawned on her, or something. "I know what your doing, your playing hard to get!" She said. "Well, you won't be that hard to get after I've got you hooked." She said
"How exactly do you plan to that?" I said with a sneer on my face.
"I have my ways." She said mysteriously as she flipped her hair and walked away, before I could even get a word in.