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~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER NINE: DETENTION
"I can't believe the future Head girl got detention!" Harry said jokingly. Hermione was absolutely mortified. Detention was something Hermione had never known and the mere thought of it brought shivers up and down her spine. Especially spending it in the freezing dungeons.
"Ugh I don't want to talk about it." Hermione said frustrated.
"But it wasn't even your fault Hermione!" Ron stated. "The pureblood left the potion boiling on an open flame! I mean, c'mon, even Goyle wasn't that thick!"
But in a way, it was Hermione's fault. He was trying to comfort her and she distracted him from the potion. "Yea I guess," she said. He had been so genuine, so sweet and caring. God Hermione, try to remember that this is Malfoy. She thought as they walked in the Great Hall for dinner.
"Hey Hermione!" Ginny said eagerly.
"Hello Ginny!" Hermione replied as she sat down next to the redhead.
"How are you?" Ginny asked, quite happily.
"I'm fine, though I got detention from Snape for tonight" Hermione said making a face. Hermione giggled as she saw the expression on Ginny's face. Her eyes were wide and her mouth was wide open staring at Hermione like she had seen a ghost "Ginny, you look like a nutter like that. Close your mouth."
"Sorry 'Mione but.wow!" Ginny said as she laughed.
After the meal, and a round or two of laughter, the clock struck 7.
"Ugh its 7 o'clock. I'll see you all later." Hermione said to her fellow Gryffindors as she got up and made her way down to the dungeons, thoughts on her friends and the fun they had had that evening. She didn't notice the footsteps behind her.
"Hey" Draco said catching up to Hermione, making her jump and put her hand on her heart.
"You scared me, I didn't hear you coming"
"Sorry"
"Its alright" They walked the rest of the way to potions without a word. Professor Snape was waiting for them.
"Four minutes late" Snape said cruelly, checking his watch.
"I'm sorry Professor" Hermione said.
"Well anyway, you two will be cleaning the classroom."
"Sir don't the house elves do that?" Draco asked. Hermione stiffened. Though she had long stopped SPEW after her fourth year that didn't mean she still approved with the system.
"They do the very basics. They do not scrub the floor, or dust, or polish and that is what you two will be doing. Without magic though of course. Now if you'll excuse me I have papers to grade. You may leave at 9 o'clock and no earlier. I've put a charm on the room not to let you out until that time." Snape said. And with that, He swished his cloak and was gone leaving Draco and Hermione.
"Well I guess we better get started" Draco said. Hermione was astonished, she knew as well as him that he had never cleaned by hand before, and here he was offering to help. See? It's this new Malfoy I can't get over. What changed? She thought. "You going to help or not Granger?" Draco said jokingly.
"Of course" she replied. Draco didn't move though, he only stared at the bucket and mop in the corner. Hermione laughed as Draco looked up.
"What is so funny" he asked
"Its you." She said, "You don't know how to mop a floor do you?"
Draco hung his head ashamed. "Uh.I was hoping you could show me"
Hermione laughed lightly "really its quite simple. You dip the mop into the water and wipe the floor"
"That's it?"
"Yup"
"Alright...uhh...like this?" Draco asked, dipping the mop into the soapy water and wiping the floor with it.
"Yes, see? Quite simple" She responded.
"Thanks." Draco said as if she'd taught him to perform a miracle. Hermione just laughed.
"Anytime." She said as she grabbed a rag.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or setting mentioned in this chapter. Now onto the story.
~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER NINE: DETENTION
"I can't believe the future Head girl got detention!" Harry said jokingly. Hermione was absolutely mortified. Detention was something Hermione had never known and the mere thought of it brought shivers up and down her spine. Especially spending it in the freezing dungeons.
"Ugh I don't want to talk about it." Hermione said frustrated.
"But it wasn't even your fault Hermione!" Ron stated. "The pureblood left the potion boiling on an open flame! I mean, c'mon, even Goyle wasn't that thick!"
But in a way, it was Hermione's fault. He was trying to comfort her and she distracted him from the potion. "Yea I guess," she said. He had been so genuine, so sweet and caring. God Hermione, try to remember that this is Malfoy. She thought as they walked in the Great Hall for dinner.
"Hey Hermione!" Ginny said eagerly.
"Hello Ginny!" Hermione replied as she sat down next to the redhead.
"How are you?" Ginny asked, quite happily.
"I'm fine, though I got detention from Snape for tonight" Hermione said making a face. Hermione giggled as she saw the expression on Ginny's face. Her eyes were wide and her mouth was wide open staring at Hermione like she had seen a ghost "Ginny, you look like a nutter like that. Close your mouth."
"Sorry 'Mione but.wow!" Ginny said as she laughed.
After the meal, and a round or two of laughter, the clock struck 7.
"Ugh its 7 o'clock. I'll see you all later." Hermione said to her fellow Gryffindors as she got up and made her way down to the dungeons, thoughts on her friends and the fun they had had that evening. She didn't notice the footsteps behind her.
"Hey" Draco said catching up to Hermione, making her jump and put her hand on her heart.
"You scared me, I didn't hear you coming"
"Sorry"
"Its alright" They walked the rest of the way to potions without a word. Professor Snape was waiting for them.
"Four minutes late" Snape said cruelly, checking his watch.
"I'm sorry Professor" Hermione said.
"Well anyway, you two will be cleaning the classroom."
"Sir don't the house elves do that?" Draco asked. Hermione stiffened. Though she had long stopped SPEW after her fourth year that didn't mean she still approved with the system.
"They do the very basics. They do not scrub the floor, or dust, or polish and that is what you two will be doing. Without magic though of course. Now if you'll excuse me I have papers to grade. You may leave at 9 o'clock and no earlier. I've put a charm on the room not to let you out until that time." Snape said. And with that, He swished his cloak and was gone leaving Draco and Hermione.
"Well I guess we better get started" Draco said. Hermione was astonished, she knew as well as him that he had never cleaned by hand before, and here he was offering to help. See? It's this new Malfoy I can't get over. What changed? She thought. "You going to help or not Granger?" Draco said jokingly.
"Of course" she replied. Draco didn't move though, he only stared at the bucket and mop in the corner. Hermione laughed as Draco looked up.
"What is so funny" he asked
"Its you." She said, "You don't know how to mop a floor do you?"
Draco hung his head ashamed. "Uh.I was hoping you could show me"
Hermione laughed lightly "really its quite simple. You dip the mop into the water and wipe the floor"
"That's it?"
"Yup"
"Alright...uhh...like this?" Draco asked, dipping the mop into the soapy water and wiping the floor with it.
"Yes, see? Quite simple" She responded.
"Thanks." Draco said as if she'd taught him to perform a miracle. Hermione just laughed.
"Anytime." She said as she grabbed a rag.