Disclaimer: Sorry, but I don't own Harry Potter or anything involved with Harry Potter. If I could buy Draco, I would.
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Hermione walked sulkily away from the Three Broomsticks. She couldn't believe what had just happened. He was Draco Malfoy for heavens sake! They had no business together. She wasn't even sure that she liked him! They were better off this way.
Hermione entered the deserted Common Room, and walked up the stairs to the room she shared with the other Sixth Year girls, collapsed in her bed, and fell into a restless sleep.
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On the other side of the castle, Draco also lay restlessly in his bed. How dare she reject him? He was Draco Malfoy for heavens sake?
'How stupid am I,' he thought to himself. 'I should have known better than to have feelings for a muggle.'
For once Draco thought that her father was right: feelings were a nuisance. They only made you weak and vulnerable. They left you like a sitting duck.
'I'll show her,' he plotted. 'She'll regret she ever said no to me!'
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The next day appeared to be a normal Sunday. Harry, Ron, Seamus, and Neville, held their usual Sunday festivities, while the girls headed to the library to do their homework.
"Can you believe those boys?" asked Ginny.
"Oh, I know! How disgusting! I heard it was Seamus's idea to have Men's Day. Men's Day! A whole day dedicated to scratch themselves!"
The girl's hearty laughter at Lavender's response was interrupted by a gang of Slytherins walking past the library.
"Oops," said Draco sarcastically as he purposely bumped Hermione.
The Slytherins shared a hearty laugh as they walked away.
"That stupid prat! Look at what he did!" said Ginny, looking at all of the items that had fallen out of Hermione's bag.
"Here, Hermione, let me help you," said Lavender bending down to help Hermione pick up her belongings.
"Thanks," replied Hermione half-heartedly.
What was Draco's problem anyway?
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After a long day of studying, the girls headed to the Great Hall for lunch. Seeing that the boys had saved seats for them, they proceeded to walk towards Gryffindor Table until Hermione heard her name.
"Hey, Granger!" she heard Malfoy shout.
"What is it now, Malfoy?"
"So you're the one that walked into the boys bathroom by mistake!"
"What--where did you hear that, Malfoy?"
"Why, it's written write hear...in your journal!"
"How did you get that, Ferret?"
"Simple, Granger: I picked it up after it fell out of your bag this morning when I bumped you."
"GIVE IT BACK RIGHT NOW, MALFOY, OR I'LL HEX YOU YO NEXT WEEK!"
"There's no need for that, Granger...I'm just enjoying some...literature!"
And with that the rest of the Slytherins exploded in an enormous burst of laughter.
"Ah, now where was I...ah, yes...June 7,..."
Hermione shuddered. She remembered that entry all too well.
"Dear Journal: I had a dream about him again last night. He was..."
Hermione watched as Draco read ahead silently, and a look of shock spread across his face.
He knew her secret.
All Draco could do was stare as Hermione ran out of the Great Hall with tears running down her cheeks.