Summary: Harry Potter took the only thing Draco Malfoy asked him for. Now, Draco's taking it back.

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Chapter 3: Sticks and Stones...May Break My Bones, but Words Can Never Hurt Me

"What is taking him so long?" yelled Draco.

Hermione said nothing.

"You know Potter best Hermione, what would he be doing in a situation like this?"

Again Hermione said nothing. Draco looked at her.

"Now would be the appropriate time to speak Hermione. You know, when people actually want you to."

"Don't call me that." she said.

"Don't call you what? Your name?"

Hermione said nothing.



"Move it mudblood." said Draco.

"This is our common room and there's another table over there. Besides it's kind of hard to comply if the person asking for a favor is doing it rather rudely."

"Fine, will you please move mudblood?"

"Don't call me that." said Hermione again. She stood slowly, pulled out her wand, and pointed it at him. "Don't call me that ever again Malfoy. I am Head Girl and I have worked just as hard as you have to get this position. I can do magic just as well as you can, and if you want me to prove it I have no problem doing so."

Draco took about four steps forward to where Hermione's wand was pushing into his chest.

"I will call you Hermione, if you agree to call me Draco." Hermione gaped at him. "Goodnight ...Hermione." Draco said as he stomped up his dormroom steps.



"Call me whatever else you want but don't call me by my first name." Hermione said coldly.

"You don't mean that." Draco replied quietly.

"Oh but I do." Hermione scoffed.

Draco knelt beside her and whispered: "You mean to tell me that when I call you Hermione, you don't feel anything?" Hermione jerked her head away.

"Yes," she stated in a matter of fact tone. "And if you didn't call me Hermione it would remind me that you're the only person I never want to grace my presence ever again should this situation come to an end." Draco shook his head and gave her a small smile.

"Fine then Granger. But should this situation come to an end I am the one who will grace your presence for a long time."

Ignoring his last comment Hermione said bitterly: "Granger, why not mudblood?"

"Because when you changed me, you changed me for good. I am not going to revert to my old ways just to play your silly mind games."

Hermione just glared at him.

A/N: I know this chapter was kinda...eh, but keep reading the story does get better and more dramatic later on. And remember: Read, Review, Repeat!