A/N: Hey! I just wanted to let you know, that this is swimcutie, I just changed my pen name… This song in called Why Don't You and I by: Santana and Chad Kroeger/Alex Band. Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the song or the characters, so don't sue me!

^Means thoughts of a character^

Chapter Two: Why Don't You and I

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Since the moment I spotted you,
Like walking round with little wings on my shoes
My stomach's filled with the butterflies... ooo and it's alright
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never going to come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied
ooo

The new schedules floated down from the ceiling at breakfast that day. Slytherin would be having double potions with Gryfindor that day-mostly everybody loathed that pairing, but two 5th year perfects seemed to think otherwise.

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"Today, we will be making a very complicated potion similar to a truth potion, just a little less powerful," Professor Snape began, "and I don't want anybody's partner to hold them back," Professor Snape looked over at Neville Longbottom, "so I paired everybody up with their most equivalent match. These pairings are final so I don't want anybody complaining. At cauldron 1, Pansy and Harry; at cauldron 2, Ron and Millicent; at cauldron 3, Draco and Hermione," Snape looked up to see the reaction of his students. Everybody in the class looked stunned except the two affected students. "Okay at cauldron 4…"

Hermione and Draco gathered their stuff and moved it over to cauldron 3. Hermione gave Draco an innocent smile.

"Hey," Draco said in a voice a little too husky and quickly fake coughed to cover it up.

Hermione smiled. "You set up the cauldron, I'll go gather the ingredients."

Draco couldn't rely on his voice so he nodded his head. Draco watched as Hermione's hips swayed as she walked over to the supply room.

Hermione realized that she forgot her list, so she turned around and caught Draco's eyes.

Draco quickly looked away; a red streak appearing on his cheeks.

Hermione laughed to herself and went to go get the supplies again. She was walking back with her arms full when Goyle stuck his foot out. Hermione tripped and ingredients went everywhere.

"Goyle!" Draco yelled, "why the hell did you just do that?" Draco got up and went to help Hermione up.

"Thanks," she mumbled. As Draco was helping Hermione pick up the supplies, she looked up and caught his eyes. "I owe you one," she whispered.

"Make it up to me by meeting me in front of the cupid portrait tonight at midnight, okay?"

Hermione giggled, "Okay," she said seductively.


Every time I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out that everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right

The grandfather clock chimed 12 times. ^Where is she?^ Draco thought. Just as he thought that he heard the light sound of footsteps running down the hall. He turned his head and saw the smiling face of Hermione Granger-the person he least expected to be falling at a world record pace for.

"Hi," Hermione began as she caught her breath.

"Hey," Draco began unusually shyly.

"I have to thank you again for standing up for me today. It meant a lot. Especially coming from you."

"Why do you say coming from me?" Draco asked curiously.

"Well, you know, you're the," Hermione formed finger quotations around the words, "Slytherin Prince. I mean, why would you, Draco Malfoy, pureblood, stand up for me, Hermione Granger," she paused, "Mudblood?"

"Because what Goyle did to you was wrong. And because well, you're not so bad now that I am getting to know you."

Hermione blushed, "Thanks."

"So… the real reason I invited you down here tonight was because I, well, I was reading the paper this morning and it said there was going to be an awesome view of this rare comet called Amoré. I was wondering if you wanted to go up to the astronomy tower so I can look at you," Hermione raised her eyebrows and Draco quickly corrected himself, "I mean so I can watch the comet with you."

Hermione laughed, "I would love to watch the comet with you."

"Awesome."


So I'll say 'why don't you and I get together and take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again'
So I say 'why don't you and I hold each other and fly to the moon

and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never going to let me in'

Hermione went up to the rectangular window holding Draco's hand. Their breath fogged the window and Hermione reached out to wipe her hand over it.

"Why don't we open it? Maybe if we are lucky we can sit out on the roof to watch it," Draco suggested.

"Sit on the roof?" Hermione asked excitedly.

"Yeah, I used to do it all the time. It's flat, not slanted so we won't fall off."

Hermione nodded, smiling, and opened up the window.

"Let me go out first and then I'll help you out," Draco told Hermione as he began carefully climbing out the window. "Here, give me your hand," Draco said when he was out.

Hermione hesitated briefly before giving Draco her hand.

"It's okay, I won't let you slip," Draco told her, sensing her nervousness.

"I know," Hermione said more reassured.

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"Oh my Merlin, Isn't this beautiful?" Hermione asked snuggling closer to Draco.

Draco felt Hermione shiver, "You're cold," Draco said, more as a statement than a question, "hear, take my cloak."

"Thanks," Hermione reached for it.

"Let me," Draco got up and wrapped his cloak around her.

Hermione smiled to herself. ^How did I end up being so lucky? Why me?^

"Look Draco! There it is!" Hermione whispered and pointed to the north.

"I see it! Was this worth coming down here with me?" Draco asked.

"Definitely. I wouldn't have had it any better." Hermione took Draco's hand, "You're cold too now. I have an idea."

Hermione got up and sat between Draco's legs, leaning against his stomach. She took off her cloak and wrapped it around Draco and herself. "Perfect."

"Hmm…" Draco said, inhaling the sweet scent of her hair.

They didn't talk for a while, just sat there in silence, enjoying each other's company.

Hermione was the first to break the serenity, "I wish I could be a star. You know, floating around in a blanket of darkness. Or maybe if I could live on a cloud…" Hermione's voice trailed off.

"You would be an angel," Draco said, wrapping his arms tightly around her.

Hermione visibly relaxed under his touch, "What do they call male angels?"

"Umm… I think they still call them angels."

"Oh." Hermione paused for a few seconds, "then you would be my angel. Forever."

"I could never be your angel. I'm too 'bad'". Draco whispered, seriously.

"No, that's just what everybody perceives you as. What you did to me today wasn't bad," Hermione turned around and straddled Draco, so they were face to face, "you are the first guy who as ever treated me like that, not from a brotherly aspect, like Harry and Ron. I really appreciate that."

Color spread into Draco's cheeks.

"You're blushing!" Hermione whispered loudly.

"No I'm not," Draco said, with even more color spreading among his cheeks.

"Yes you are!" Hermione said, as she tackled down, which ended up in a their first kiss.

When's this fever going to break?
I think I've handled more than any man can take
I'm like a love-sick puppy chasing you around
ooo and it's alright
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never going to come down
If said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied

Back in his dorm room, Draco lay down on his bed, reminiscing. Pictures of Hermione's face flashed in his mind. He walked into the bathroom and turned on the sink. He splashed the cold water on his face. He patted it dry with a towel and looked into the mirror. Instead of the reflection he was accustomed to seeing, he saw Hermione's face. He jumped and turned around. Nothing. He looked back in the mirror and saw his own face. He sighed. He knew he was in love.

He walked back into his room and decided to go to the gardens and get a rose for Hermione.

Draco practically ran down the hall, skipping. (A/N: yeah, skipping… hehe Draco's happy, what can you expect?) He even twirled around the statue of Sir Edward. "Yes!" he yelled down the hall.

A small Hufflepuff ran against the wall as Draco passed, afraid of being squashed by this obviously excited Slytherin. Draco didn't care about the strange looks he was receiving. He was in love. Never before had Draco been in love, and he relished the feeling. He never thought that Hermione Granger would be the one to melt his heart. Never.

And slowly I begin to realize this is never gonna end
Right about the same you walk by
And I say 'Oh here we go again, oh'

He was almost out the doors again when he saw Hermione walk by with Ron and Harry. Hermione saw Draco and waved. Draco was so star-struck that he ran right into the door. Embarrassed, he turned around and waved back to Hermione who smiled and walked into the Library.

A/N: Wow. There's song number 2. Yeah! I would have had this posted sooner, but my laptop all of the sudden went black… TWICE! And I had forgot to save it! Amazingly only a couple paragraphs were erased, but hey it's better than the whole thing. I have to thank my friend Catie, for helping me think of this song, and the song for the next chapter. (She's my source for all the music I listen too… thank you Catie! I owe you hun!) Okay.. well please review… and if you don't want to review my fic, review other peoples, it makes them happy! Thanks to all my other reviewers: Courtney11989, Ariana Athena Evergreen, Lady Mistress, SS, Emeraldgray2003, SwimGoddess, PolishPrincess you guys rock!

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