A/N: Sorry about changing POV's but I like them!
Chapter 4
Snape walked around the classroom. His robe was swishing about him and he kept running a hand through his hair. He was talking about a homework assignment that we had all turned in just then and was talking about how it would be graded. I lazily eyed the classroom with disgust, Potions was my least favorite class. Beside me, my best friend Ron Weasly was sucking on a sugar-quill and clearly not paying any attention.
I looked at Hermione, glad she was in front of us so she couldn't glare down our necks when we didn't focus. Surprisingly, Hermione wasn't paying attention at all. She was staring lazily toward the Slytherins clearly out of her mind. I nudged Ron in the ribs and pointed at Hermione. Ron just shrugged and went back to eating his quill. I glanced back at Hermione and noticed that her gaze wasn't just on the Slytherins it was on Malfoy. He glanced at her raising an eyebrow and she hurriedly turned away coloring slightly. I stared as Snape stopped talking.
Snape stared at Ron for a moment, who was clearly out to lunch.
"Mr. Weasly, I hope that you understand that writing is necessary for this assignment?" He asked arching his brow slightly. "Need I confiscate that quill so you don't eat the thing completely?" Ron stopped sucking the quill and shook his head fervently.
"No Sir!" Was his weak reply as Snape went to the front of the class.
"You will be put into pairs for this potion." Snape said, "This potion consists of many smaller ones all boiled together at the end. The potion will take about a month to complete. The potion is so strong that the ministry must ok ownership of any type of this potion. Does anyone know what it is?"
Hermione and Malfoy both put their hands into the air. Snape pointed towards the blond boy who stood and said.
"The potion is a truth potion called the hiddenized draught." Malfoy said lazily shooting a look at Hermione. She colored and looked at her cauldron. I blinked hoping that it had been my imagination.
"Good 10 points to Slytherin! Pairs are as follows." He smirked slightly and opened a roll of parchment.
"Malfoy and -" Harry waited for the fateful word that would bind him to his enemy for a whole month. Snape opened his mouth Harry sighed and waited for his name, "-Granger," Harry gasped as well ad half the dungeon. It was well known that Snape loved putting Harry and Malfoy together. Hermione had colored up again but silently gathered her stuff and moved to sit by Malfoy. Snape continued
"Potter and Weasly, Brown and Patil, Thomas and Finnegan, Crabbe and Goyle, Longbottom add to Potter's group."
The list went on and on Snape actually being nice with his pairings letting each group get together before zooming out pieces of paper to each group. Malfoy caught the piece of paper flying towards him and began to examine it. He began setting out ingredients and talking to Hermione. She occasionally nodded or laughed but always colored when he looked at her.
I felt my fists seize up and my knuckles crack threateningly until Ron stomped on my foot to get me to pay attention to the potion. I went back to work.
The bell rang and we all poured our potions into large vials to save them for next class. Snape collected each vial and magiced our names onto them before storing them on a large shelf in alphabetical order as we left the room. I found Hermione making her way towards the Great hall.
"What's going on between you and Malfoy?" I grabbed her arm and asked her without getting the tension out of my voice.
"Nothing!" Hermione said trembling slightly and flushing pink.
"Hermione you can tell me anything! I just want to help!"
"There's nothing going on okay?"
"Hermy, he's going to hurt you if anything happens,"
"There's nothing going on between us," A tear rolled down her face and she sniffed. "Harry," She said my name softly making my breath catch. She looked at the ground. "There is nothing going on between me and Draco I -" she paused a look of horror on her face.
"Draco?" I questioned.
Hermione wouldn't look at me. She stared at the floor tears freely streaming down her cheeks. What in the world was going on? Did Hermione like Malfoy? She couldn't it was impossible! I determined to find out the answer.
"Draco?" I repeated again this time more forcefully.
"I meant- I meant Malfoy" She blushed even harder than before and I wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Hermione I have to know what is going on her you're my best friend"
she tensed up at the words 'best friend' and looked at me with cold brown eyes.
"There is nothing going on so but out!" I held onto her arm.
"Yes there is! You blush when he looks at you. He made you laugh. This is Malfoy we're talking about, right?" I looked at her pleading for me to be wrong but she glared at me her eyes blazing.
"He said that I was beautiful and that he likes me! Got a problem? If so go talk to Ginny about it!" Hermione wrenched her arm from my grasp and stormed away. Turning away from the Great Hall and towards the Common Room.
"Hermione," I yelled, but she was already gone.
I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Malfoy was walking by me with his sluggish cronies. I cleared my throat and he turned a smirk towards me.
"Yes Potter what is it" he motioned for Crabbe and Goyle to leave and they did. I was alone with Malfoy.
"I don't know what you've done to Hermione but I want you to leave her alone. Ok? If you come near her again I'll hex you into oblivion, you hear?" Malfoy smirked at me and casually said,
"Granger does what she likes and talks to whom she pleases you're not her boyfriend so don't tell me what to do!" He stalked away towards the Great Hall leaving me there thinking.
Chapter 4
Snape walked around the classroom. His robe was swishing about him and he kept running a hand through his hair. He was talking about a homework assignment that we had all turned in just then and was talking about how it would be graded. I lazily eyed the classroom with disgust, Potions was my least favorite class. Beside me, my best friend Ron Weasly was sucking on a sugar-quill and clearly not paying any attention.
I looked at Hermione, glad she was in front of us so she couldn't glare down our necks when we didn't focus. Surprisingly, Hermione wasn't paying attention at all. She was staring lazily toward the Slytherins clearly out of her mind. I nudged Ron in the ribs and pointed at Hermione. Ron just shrugged and went back to eating his quill. I glanced back at Hermione and noticed that her gaze wasn't just on the Slytherins it was on Malfoy. He glanced at her raising an eyebrow and she hurriedly turned away coloring slightly. I stared as Snape stopped talking.
Snape stared at Ron for a moment, who was clearly out to lunch.
"Mr. Weasly, I hope that you understand that writing is necessary for this assignment?" He asked arching his brow slightly. "Need I confiscate that quill so you don't eat the thing completely?" Ron stopped sucking the quill and shook his head fervently.
"No Sir!" Was his weak reply as Snape went to the front of the class.
"You will be put into pairs for this potion." Snape said, "This potion consists of many smaller ones all boiled together at the end. The potion will take about a month to complete. The potion is so strong that the ministry must ok ownership of any type of this potion. Does anyone know what it is?"
Hermione and Malfoy both put their hands into the air. Snape pointed towards the blond boy who stood and said.
"The potion is a truth potion called the hiddenized draught." Malfoy said lazily shooting a look at Hermione. She colored and looked at her cauldron. I blinked hoping that it had been my imagination.
"Good 10 points to Slytherin! Pairs are as follows." He smirked slightly and opened a roll of parchment.
"Malfoy and -" Harry waited for the fateful word that would bind him to his enemy for a whole month. Snape opened his mouth Harry sighed and waited for his name, "-Granger," Harry gasped as well ad half the dungeon. It was well known that Snape loved putting Harry and Malfoy together. Hermione had colored up again but silently gathered her stuff and moved to sit by Malfoy. Snape continued
"Potter and Weasly, Brown and Patil, Thomas and Finnegan, Crabbe and Goyle, Longbottom add to Potter's group."
The list went on and on Snape actually being nice with his pairings letting each group get together before zooming out pieces of paper to each group. Malfoy caught the piece of paper flying towards him and began to examine it. He began setting out ingredients and talking to Hermione. She occasionally nodded or laughed but always colored when he looked at her.
I felt my fists seize up and my knuckles crack threateningly until Ron stomped on my foot to get me to pay attention to the potion. I went back to work.
The bell rang and we all poured our potions into large vials to save them for next class. Snape collected each vial and magiced our names onto them before storing them on a large shelf in alphabetical order as we left the room. I found Hermione making her way towards the Great hall.
"What's going on between you and Malfoy?" I grabbed her arm and asked her without getting the tension out of my voice.
"Nothing!" Hermione said trembling slightly and flushing pink.
"Hermione you can tell me anything! I just want to help!"
"There's nothing going on okay?"
"Hermy, he's going to hurt you if anything happens,"
"There's nothing going on between us," A tear rolled down her face and she sniffed. "Harry," She said my name softly making my breath catch. She looked at the ground. "There is nothing going on between me and Draco I -" she paused a look of horror on her face.
"Draco?" I questioned.
Hermione wouldn't look at me. She stared at the floor tears freely streaming down her cheeks. What in the world was going on? Did Hermione like Malfoy? She couldn't it was impossible! I determined to find out the answer.
"Draco?" I repeated again this time more forcefully.
"I meant- I meant Malfoy" She blushed even harder than before and I wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Hermione I have to know what is going on her you're my best friend"
she tensed up at the words 'best friend' and looked at me with cold brown eyes.
"There is nothing going on so but out!" I held onto her arm.
"Yes there is! You blush when he looks at you. He made you laugh. This is Malfoy we're talking about, right?" I looked at her pleading for me to be wrong but she glared at me her eyes blazing.
"He said that I was beautiful and that he likes me! Got a problem? If so go talk to Ginny about it!" Hermione wrenched her arm from my grasp and stormed away. Turning away from the Great Hall and towards the Common Room.
"Hermione," I yelled, but she was already gone.
I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Malfoy was walking by me with his sluggish cronies. I cleared my throat and he turned a smirk towards me.
"Yes Potter what is it" he motioned for Crabbe and Goyle to leave and they did. I was alone with Malfoy.
"I don't know what you've done to Hermione but I want you to leave her alone. Ok? If you come near her again I'll hex you into oblivion, you hear?" Malfoy smirked at me and casually said,
"Granger does what she likes and talks to whom she pleases you're not her boyfriend so don't tell me what to do!" He stalked away towards the Great Hall leaving me there thinking.