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"You're kidding, right?" Malfoy asked. "You want me to get that Mudblood to fall in love with me?"
"That's the plan!" Pansy replied, all smiles. "Of course, if you aren't up to it, I win by default."
Draco gaped at her, his mouth open. "I will NOT even pretend to love Granger. Just thinking about it makes me sick."
Pansy just shook her head, the grin still plastered on her face. "It's a bet, Draco darling. If you don't get her to fall for you, we'll become an item. Of course, I don't care if you back out now, actually, I'd be rather pleased. But...what will everyone think? I mean you, Draco Malfoy, not willing to make a girl love you and then break her heart? Everyone will be so sad..."
"What about my father? He has devoted 'spies' everywhere and even if I DON'T love Granger, but I pretend to, he'll kill me. Malfoys avoid Mudbloods at all costs!"
"How disappointing!" Pansy said, pretending to look sad. "Guess you'll just have to go out with me..."
"Wait a minute," Draco said, thinking. "I'll try to get Granger to fall in love with me."
Pansy looked at in mock pity. "Draco, all I can say is, I hope when you try, you succeed."
*
Harry and Ron headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast, wondering where Hermione is.
"I haven't seen her since yesterday..." Ron said worriedly.
"She was pretty ticked at Snape, I bet she just slept in...not like it matters, it's Saturday! No classes!" Harry hurriedly replied, not wanting Ron to worry.
The two boys sat at the Gryffindor table, but didn't grab any food. Both of them kept glancing at the doors, waiting for Hermione to arrive.
"Come on Ron, have a spot of breakfast..." Harry said, shoving a plate of bacon infront of him. Ron picked up the bacon and chewed it slowly, his eyes full of worry.
The duo ate in silence, waiting for Hermione to come to breakfast. After they finished, there was no Hermione to be seen, which made them both worry even more.
Harry and Ron headed toward the Gryffindor common room, still glancing around for a head of bushy hair.
"Ron!" Harry whispered harshly. "Look ahead!"
Ron looked straight ahead and was astounded to see Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger talking to each other!
"Let's move closer so we can hear what they're saying," Ron said softly, moving close to the two.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Hermione asked bitterly. "I'm in a hurry..."
"Grang - Hermione. I just wanted to...," Draco said uncomfortably. "Just wanted to..."
"Yes?" Hermione said impatiently.
"I just wanted to apologize. For yesterday in Potions. It was - cruel - of me to call you a Mudblood. I should have helped you with the potion."
Hermione glared at him suspiciously. Since when did Draco Malfoy apologize for anything?
"Fine, whatever," Hermione snapped. And with that, she stalked away, leaving Malfoy alone.
"That went well!" said a happy female voice. Pansy Parkinson had just jumped out from behind a wall and was grinning from ear to ear.
"Shut up." Draco sneered.
"You have such a way with words, Draco," Pansy said sarcastically. "Hermione is going to fall head over heels for you."
"You chose her on purpose! You knew she hated me, and that makes it extra hard..."
"Shut up!" Pansy screeched. "Someone could be listening, and the last thing YOU want is someone interfering with your plans."
Draco glared at her and walked away. Pansy remained for a little while, smiling, and then she started to run after Draco.
Harry and Ron looked at each other, utterly confused.
"Why is that slimeball being nice to Hermione?" Ron asked Harry, worried.
"No idea," Harry said shrugging. "And what plans was that Pansy talking about?"
"You don't think they're going to do anything to hurt Hermione, do you?" Ron questioned in a hushed voice.
"No! No, of course not..." Harry assured Ron. But he couldn't shake off the feeling that Draco Malfoy was up to no good.
*
"Hey you guys!" Hermione said brightly when Harry and Ron arrived in the Gryffindor common room.
Harry and Ron glanced at each other, wondering if Hermione knew what was up.
"Hermione, we happened to see you talking to Draco early," Harry said gently. Hermione's face suddenly hardened.
"What about it?" she asked.
"We want to know what's going on between you two!" Ron blurted out. He instantly blushed and turned away.
Hermione burst into a fit of laughter. "Something going on - between Malfoy and I?" she said in-between giggles.
When she saw that the two weren't kidding, she stopped laughing. "Look," she said softly. "I don't know what's up with Malfoy. He's just being odd. Don't worry about it."
"And if you find anything out..." Harry said.
"You'll be the first to know," Hermione answered, smiling reassuringly.
"So...what do you all want to do?" Harry inquired.
Ron mumbled something about taking a walk, and Hermione said that she was heading to the library.
"I'm working on S.P.E.W.," she said when Harry looked confused. She bade them both farewell and trotted off to the library.
*
When Hermione entered the library, she groaned. Malfoy was sitting at a table looking around for someone.
"Great!" Hermione mumbled to herself. "I come to get some things done, and Malfoy has to show up. Of all the times and of all the places..."
Malfoy smirked seeing Hermione's disgruntled face. He had been right to just head to the library and wait for the bookworm to make an appearance.
Hermione threw him a dark look and sat down at a table. She opened a book and began to read.
"Surprised to see me here?" a voice whispered in her ear.
"Get away from me Malfoy!" Hermione said harshly.
"No." Draco said, dropped into the seat on Hermione's right. "I think I'll stay."
Hermione let out an exasperated sigh, but continued with her work, ignoring Malfoy.
"Look Granger, I think we started out all wrong."
"Is that what you think?" Hermione snapped, glaring at Draco.
"Yeah, that's what I think," he said calmly, his steel gray eyes meeting Hermione's brown ones.
"I'm not really a bad person."
Hermione laughed humorlessly. "Really? You could have fooled me!"
Draco smiled at her, shaking his head. "Don't be like that Granger," he said in a sexy voice. "Give me another chance."
"You, Draco Malfoy, are a disgusting pig!" Hermione shouted. She left the library leaving Malfoy behind.
"This is harder than I thought," Malfoy muttered to himself, running a hand through his silky, blonde hair.
*
"Back from the library so soon?" Harry asked as Hermione stormed through the portrait.
"There was an unexpected guest waiting for me at the library," Hermione said flatly, not wanting Harry to get involved. "Nothing you need to worry about."
Harry jumped up, looking alarmed. "It was Malfoy, wasn't it?"
"Yes." Hermione said softly, looking at her feet.
Harry cursed under his breath, pacing in the common room. "Why do you reckon he's following you?"
"He - err - wants to get to know me better," Hermione confessed.
"WHAT?!" Harry shouted.
"Really Harry!" Hermione said. "There is no need to shout!"
"Hermione, Malfoy is being nice to you. Something is up!"
"Whatever it is, I can handle it. I'm not as helpless as you think," Hermione said. And with that said, she walked up to the girls' dormitory.
Harry collapsed onto a couch, thinking hard. Malfoy was up to something, and it wasn't good.
"Harry?" Ron asked.
"Yeah, what?" Harry replied.
Ron sat on the couch next to Harry, looking concerned. "What's up, mate? You look stressed."
"Malfoy is following around Hermione."
"WHAT?!"
Harry chucked. "That's exactly how I reacted. I just can't see why Malfoy is being nice to Hermione.
"You and me both!" Ron said. "Maybe he needs help with homework! Or..."
"Malfoy's family could easily hire a tutor is he was struggling with his classes. They aren't exactly low on funds."
"You're right," Ron nodded. "Maybe he just wants to be nice to Hermione. She's a really great person."
"I guess," Harry said. "All we can do is wait."
*
Draco sat down on a chair, rubbing his temples. He had been racking his brain for ideas on how to get that Mudblood to love him.
"Harder than you thought?" Pansy whispered seductively in Draco's ear.
"You have no idea," Draco mumbled. "I can't even talk to the girl without her running off."
"Too bad!" Pansy said, plopping down next to Draco.
Pansy lay her head on Draco's shoulder when he suddenly jumped up.
"I shouldn't be wasting my time hear! I'm got to get that cursed Mudblood to love me!"
"You've got your work cut out for you, Draco Malfoy." Pansy said, smiling.
A/N: Haha, I've ended both chapters with a sentence spoken by the evil, Pansy Parkinson! Hooray! But anyway. Another day, another chapter. I'm going to start right away on the next one...but you know, I could probably write faster if I got some more encouragement! *coughreviewcough* I notice that I have thrown in some more Hermione x Ron, so I'm not sure how Ron is going to react when Hermione falls for Draco (if she does). Anyway, keep reviewing!
"You're kidding, right?" Malfoy asked. "You want me to get that Mudblood to fall in love with me?"
"That's the plan!" Pansy replied, all smiles. "Of course, if you aren't up to it, I win by default."
Draco gaped at her, his mouth open. "I will NOT even pretend to love Granger. Just thinking about it makes me sick."
Pansy just shook her head, the grin still plastered on her face. "It's a bet, Draco darling. If you don't get her to fall for you, we'll become an item. Of course, I don't care if you back out now, actually, I'd be rather pleased. But...what will everyone think? I mean you, Draco Malfoy, not willing to make a girl love you and then break her heart? Everyone will be so sad..."
"What about my father? He has devoted 'spies' everywhere and even if I DON'T love Granger, but I pretend to, he'll kill me. Malfoys avoid Mudbloods at all costs!"
"How disappointing!" Pansy said, pretending to look sad. "Guess you'll just have to go out with me..."
"Wait a minute," Draco said, thinking. "I'll try to get Granger to fall in love with me."
Pansy looked at in mock pity. "Draco, all I can say is, I hope when you try, you succeed."
*
Harry and Ron headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast, wondering where Hermione is.
"I haven't seen her since yesterday..." Ron said worriedly.
"She was pretty ticked at Snape, I bet she just slept in...not like it matters, it's Saturday! No classes!" Harry hurriedly replied, not wanting Ron to worry.
The two boys sat at the Gryffindor table, but didn't grab any food. Both of them kept glancing at the doors, waiting for Hermione to arrive.
"Come on Ron, have a spot of breakfast..." Harry said, shoving a plate of bacon infront of him. Ron picked up the bacon and chewed it slowly, his eyes full of worry.
The duo ate in silence, waiting for Hermione to come to breakfast. After they finished, there was no Hermione to be seen, which made them both worry even more.
Harry and Ron headed toward the Gryffindor common room, still glancing around for a head of bushy hair.
"Ron!" Harry whispered harshly. "Look ahead!"
Ron looked straight ahead and was astounded to see Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger talking to each other!
"Let's move closer so we can hear what they're saying," Ron said softly, moving close to the two.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Hermione asked bitterly. "I'm in a hurry..."
"Grang - Hermione. I just wanted to...," Draco said uncomfortably. "Just wanted to..."
"Yes?" Hermione said impatiently.
"I just wanted to apologize. For yesterday in Potions. It was - cruel - of me to call you a Mudblood. I should have helped you with the potion."
Hermione glared at him suspiciously. Since when did Draco Malfoy apologize for anything?
"Fine, whatever," Hermione snapped. And with that, she stalked away, leaving Malfoy alone.
"That went well!" said a happy female voice. Pansy Parkinson had just jumped out from behind a wall and was grinning from ear to ear.
"Shut up." Draco sneered.
"You have such a way with words, Draco," Pansy said sarcastically. "Hermione is going to fall head over heels for you."
"You chose her on purpose! You knew she hated me, and that makes it extra hard..."
"Shut up!" Pansy screeched. "Someone could be listening, and the last thing YOU want is someone interfering with your plans."
Draco glared at her and walked away. Pansy remained for a little while, smiling, and then she started to run after Draco.
Harry and Ron looked at each other, utterly confused.
"Why is that slimeball being nice to Hermione?" Ron asked Harry, worried.
"No idea," Harry said shrugging. "And what plans was that Pansy talking about?"
"You don't think they're going to do anything to hurt Hermione, do you?" Ron questioned in a hushed voice.
"No! No, of course not..." Harry assured Ron. But he couldn't shake off the feeling that Draco Malfoy was up to no good.
*
"Hey you guys!" Hermione said brightly when Harry and Ron arrived in the Gryffindor common room.
Harry and Ron glanced at each other, wondering if Hermione knew what was up.
"Hermione, we happened to see you talking to Draco early," Harry said gently. Hermione's face suddenly hardened.
"What about it?" she asked.
"We want to know what's going on between you two!" Ron blurted out. He instantly blushed and turned away.
Hermione burst into a fit of laughter. "Something going on - between Malfoy and I?" she said in-between giggles.
When she saw that the two weren't kidding, she stopped laughing. "Look," she said softly. "I don't know what's up with Malfoy. He's just being odd. Don't worry about it."
"And if you find anything out..." Harry said.
"You'll be the first to know," Hermione answered, smiling reassuringly.
"So...what do you all want to do?" Harry inquired.
Ron mumbled something about taking a walk, and Hermione said that she was heading to the library.
"I'm working on S.P.E.W.," she said when Harry looked confused. She bade them both farewell and trotted off to the library.
*
When Hermione entered the library, she groaned. Malfoy was sitting at a table looking around for someone.
"Great!" Hermione mumbled to herself. "I come to get some things done, and Malfoy has to show up. Of all the times and of all the places..."
Malfoy smirked seeing Hermione's disgruntled face. He had been right to just head to the library and wait for the bookworm to make an appearance.
Hermione threw him a dark look and sat down at a table. She opened a book and began to read.
"Surprised to see me here?" a voice whispered in her ear.
"Get away from me Malfoy!" Hermione said harshly.
"No." Draco said, dropped into the seat on Hermione's right. "I think I'll stay."
Hermione let out an exasperated sigh, but continued with her work, ignoring Malfoy.
"Look Granger, I think we started out all wrong."
"Is that what you think?" Hermione snapped, glaring at Draco.
"Yeah, that's what I think," he said calmly, his steel gray eyes meeting Hermione's brown ones.
"I'm not really a bad person."
Hermione laughed humorlessly. "Really? You could have fooled me!"
Draco smiled at her, shaking his head. "Don't be like that Granger," he said in a sexy voice. "Give me another chance."
"You, Draco Malfoy, are a disgusting pig!" Hermione shouted. She left the library leaving Malfoy behind.
"This is harder than I thought," Malfoy muttered to himself, running a hand through his silky, blonde hair.
*
"Back from the library so soon?" Harry asked as Hermione stormed through the portrait.
"There was an unexpected guest waiting for me at the library," Hermione said flatly, not wanting Harry to get involved. "Nothing you need to worry about."
Harry jumped up, looking alarmed. "It was Malfoy, wasn't it?"
"Yes." Hermione said softly, looking at her feet.
Harry cursed under his breath, pacing in the common room. "Why do you reckon he's following you?"
"He - err - wants to get to know me better," Hermione confessed.
"WHAT?!" Harry shouted.
"Really Harry!" Hermione said. "There is no need to shout!"
"Hermione, Malfoy is being nice to you. Something is up!"
"Whatever it is, I can handle it. I'm not as helpless as you think," Hermione said. And with that said, she walked up to the girls' dormitory.
Harry collapsed onto a couch, thinking hard. Malfoy was up to something, and it wasn't good.
"Harry?" Ron asked.
"Yeah, what?" Harry replied.
Ron sat on the couch next to Harry, looking concerned. "What's up, mate? You look stressed."
"Malfoy is following around Hermione."
"WHAT?!"
Harry chucked. "That's exactly how I reacted. I just can't see why Malfoy is being nice to Hermione.
"You and me both!" Ron said. "Maybe he needs help with homework! Or..."
"Malfoy's family could easily hire a tutor is he was struggling with his classes. They aren't exactly low on funds."
"You're right," Ron nodded. "Maybe he just wants to be nice to Hermione. She's a really great person."
"I guess," Harry said. "All we can do is wait."
*
Draco sat down on a chair, rubbing his temples. He had been racking his brain for ideas on how to get that Mudblood to love him.
"Harder than you thought?" Pansy whispered seductively in Draco's ear.
"You have no idea," Draco mumbled. "I can't even talk to the girl without her running off."
"Too bad!" Pansy said, plopping down next to Draco.
Pansy lay her head on Draco's shoulder when he suddenly jumped up.
"I shouldn't be wasting my time hear! I'm got to get that cursed Mudblood to love me!"
"You've got your work cut out for you, Draco Malfoy." Pansy said, smiling.
A/N: Haha, I've ended both chapters with a sentence spoken by the evil, Pansy Parkinson! Hooray! But anyway. Another day, another chapter. I'm going to start right away on the next one...but you know, I could probably write faster if I got some more encouragement! *coughreviewcough* I notice that I have thrown in some more Hermione x Ron, so I'm not sure how Ron is going to react when Hermione falls for Draco (if she does). Anyway, keep reviewing!