Chapter Two- Classes Begin.
Authors Note: Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up, you'll have to forgive my laziness *blush* but for those of you who have waited here is my next chapter
**Special thanks to**
monk surf, Riley 26, and darkmoon-on-dragon wings, for reviewing!
Hermione woke up feeling much better then she had in a long while. Why, she wasn't sure, but she did. She took a bath and got dressed. She brushed her hair and put on some light makeup. Grabbing her bag of books she went out the door. She entered the Great Hall and saw she was early. Only a few Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs were there. No Gryffindors and only Crabbe, Goyle and Draco were seated at the Slytherin table. Draco spotted her and waved her over. She smiled and walked over to him
"Hey sleep well Mya? You look nice." Draco said and Hermione blushed slightly.
She smiled "Yes I did and thank you for the compliment."
"Oh no here comes the bane of my existence." Draco groaned. Hermione looked up to see Pansy Parkinson walking toward the table. Glaring at Hermione she said rudely,
"What is she doing here Drakkie?"
"It's Draco and she is here at my request." Draco answered coldly. More students began pouring in and Hermione decided it was time to go.
"Hey I'll see you later Dray." Hermione said rising.
"It's Draco remember mudblood?" Pansy said sneering.
"Shut up Pansy you cow!" Draco growled. "Talk to you later Mya." He said pleasantly smiling. Hermione laughed and walked to the Gryffindor table. *She looks so pretty* He thought. He shook his head and turned his attention to his breakfast.
Hermione sat at the end of the table beside Parvarti. Parvarti smiled but didn't say anything She was too busy listening to Lavender ramble on about her trip to Sweden over the summer. Hermione listened half-heartedly. Her mind was drifting to places unknown, until Professor McGonagall started passing out schedules. Transfiguration with Ravenclaw, Herbology with Slytherin, Astronomy with Hufflepuffs and Care of Magical Creatures with Slytherin again**. *Hmmmm…* She thought, * At least I get to see Draco twice* She glanced at the rest of the schedule.
"Yuck Slytherin twice in one day and then Double Potions with Snape! Ugh, some great first day back!" Lavender griped. Hermione laughed shaking her head.
"Shut up Hermione, not al of us have boyfriends in Slytherin we care to see!" Lavender teased.
"He's not my boyfriend! We're just friends! Ask him!!" Hermione protested.
"No thanks! I'd rather not. Pansy might sit on me!" Lavender exclaimed.
"Care to repeat that brown?" Pansy said glowering. Lavender gulped.
"Not really, no." She said trying to act calm.
'That's what I thought. I'll let you go for now, but watch out I might not be so charitable next time." Pansy growled walking away. When she was out of earshot; Lavender, Parvarti and Hermione started laughing.
"Her be charitable?" Parvarti said between laughs.
"That'll be the day Hell freezes over!" Lavender gasped.
*This will definitely be a good year* Hermione thought.
Hermione was on her was from Transfiguration to Herbology, when she heard footsteps behind her, sure enough it was Draco.
"Are stalking me now?" She asked playfully.
"Oh yes, you caught me." He said holding his hands up. Hermione laughed.
"Where are Goyle and Crabbe?" She asked
"Probably raiding the kitchen before Herbology." He said shaking his head.
"Well, I suppose you can walk with me." She said faking arrogance
Draco arched an eyebrow. "Why are you in such a good mood? Yesterday you were all weepy and shit," He said.
"How eloquent." Hermione said. "I'm not sure why, but you know I am." She said shrugging.
"Come one let's go!" She said turning and Draco joined her by her side.
"So do you know when the first trip to Hogsmeade will be?" Draco asked.
"The second weekend in October I think." Hermione said.
"Cool." He said. They didn't get to talk much more when they reached Greenhouse 4 , because as soon as they entered they were instructed to put safety coats , gloves and goggles on.
"Now then class, today we will be working with spurting Snapdragons. As harmless as they seem they are quite dangerous. Their spit is extremely toxic, which is why I have given you charmed goggles to keep you all from going blind. Can anyone tell me another defense mechanism and what they are used for?" Professor Sprout asked.
Draco and Hermione exchanged glances and Hermione raised her hand.
"Does anyone else know?" Professor Sprout asked. Draco stifled a snort, but couldn't keep the smile off his face. Hermione hit his arm lightly with her free hand.
"Yes Ms. Granger.?" Sprout asked upon seeing no other hands go up.
"Spurting Snapdragons are used in part in potions. Their roots are used for relief from toothaches. Also they have six spiky teeth for ripping open their prey, making them carnivorous.." Hermione said.
"Wonderful! 15 points for Gryffindor. Now goggles and gloves on? Good, now we are going to be trimming the brown leaves off them and picking the bright red petals and repotting them, in that order. They might be a wee bit difficult to handle so have fun and be careful!" Sprout said cheerily unveiling the table to reveal angry, squirming snapdragons.
Hermione was the first to pick one up and begin trimming the leaves. Draco followed her lead and soon the whole class followed him. Neville's sank its fangs into his gloved hand making him scream and drop it. Hermione looked over and saw Neville dancing around trying to keep from getting his ankles bit. Soon the whole class was roaring with laughter. Harry finally took pity on him and picked up the squirming plant only to get sprayed. Harry handed Neville his plant back and wiped the toxin from his goggles. Hermione smiled and shook her head. The rest fo the class [passed without incident. Towards the end Professor Sprout announced she wanted an 8 inch report over Spurting Snapdragons. Everyone but Hermione groaned. Draco turned to Hermione,
"Do you want to meet after dinner and work on homework?" He asked.
"Sure. The library?" Hermione asked. Draco nodded
"That would be the best place I would think." He said cheekily. Hermione smiled.
"Okay sounds like a plan. See you in Care of Magical Creatures, or lunch probably." She said. Draco snorted
"Lunch probably since it comes first." He said laughing at her absent-mindedness.
"Shut up Drakkie1" Hermione teased. * Am I flirting? Yes!* Draco gave her a mock annoyed look.
"It's Draco and Mr. Malfoy to you!" He teased back.
"Whatever." Hermione said laughing. They finished putting everything away and headed to their next class.
Authors Note: Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up, you'll have to forgive my laziness *blush* but for those of you who have waited here is my next chapter
**Special thanks to**
monk surf, Riley 26, and darkmoon-on-dragon wings, for reviewing!
Hermione woke up feeling much better then she had in a long while. Why, she wasn't sure, but she did. She took a bath and got dressed. She brushed her hair and put on some light makeup. Grabbing her bag of books she went out the door. She entered the Great Hall and saw she was early. Only a few Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs were there. No Gryffindors and only Crabbe, Goyle and Draco were seated at the Slytherin table. Draco spotted her and waved her over. She smiled and walked over to him
"Hey sleep well Mya? You look nice." Draco said and Hermione blushed slightly.
She smiled "Yes I did and thank you for the compliment."
"Oh no here comes the bane of my existence." Draco groaned. Hermione looked up to see Pansy Parkinson walking toward the table. Glaring at Hermione she said rudely,
"What is she doing here Drakkie?"
"It's Draco and she is here at my request." Draco answered coldly. More students began pouring in and Hermione decided it was time to go.
"Hey I'll see you later Dray." Hermione said rising.
"It's Draco remember mudblood?" Pansy said sneering.
"Shut up Pansy you cow!" Draco growled. "Talk to you later Mya." He said pleasantly smiling. Hermione laughed and walked to the Gryffindor table. *She looks so pretty* He thought. He shook his head and turned his attention to his breakfast.
Hermione sat at the end of the table beside Parvarti. Parvarti smiled but didn't say anything She was too busy listening to Lavender ramble on about her trip to Sweden over the summer. Hermione listened half-heartedly. Her mind was drifting to places unknown, until Professor McGonagall started passing out schedules. Transfiguration with Ravenclaw, Herbology with Slytherin, Astronomy with Hufflepuffs and Care of Magical Creatures with Slytherin again**. *Hmmmm…* She thought, * At least I get to see Draco twice* She glanced at the rest of the schedule.
"Yuck Slytherin twice in one day and then Double Potions with Snape! Ugh, some great first day back!" Lavender griped. Hermione laughed shaking her head.
"Shut up Hermione, not al of us have boyfriends in Slytherin we care to see!" Lavender teased.
"He's not my boyfriend! We're just friends! Ask him!!" Hermione protested.
"No thanks! I'd rather not. Pansy might sit on me!" Lavender exclaimed.
"Care to repeat that brown?" Pansy said glowering. Lavender gulped.
"Not really, no." She said trying to act calm.
'That's what I thought. I'll let you go for now, but watch out I might not be so charitable next time." Pansy growled walking away. When she was out of earshot; Lavender, Parvarti and Hermione started laughing.
"Her be charitable?" Parvarti said between laughs.
"That'll be the day Hell freezes over!" Lavender gasped.
*This will definitely be a good year* Hermione thought.
Hermione was on her was from Transfiguration to Herbology, when she heard footsteps behind her, sure enough it was Draco.
"Are stalking me now?" She asked playfully.
"Oh yes, you caught me." He said holding his hands up. Hermione laughed.
"Where are Goyle and Crabbe?" She asked
"Probably raiding the kitchen before Herbology." He said shaking his head.
"Well, I suppose you can walk with me." She said faking arrogance
Draco arched an eyebrow. "Why are you in such a good mood? Yesterday you were all weepy and shit," He said.
"How eloquent." Hermione said. "I'm not sure why, but you know I am." She said shrugging.
"Come one let's go!" She said turning and Draco joined her by her side.
"So do you know when the first trip to Hogsmeade will be?" Draco asked.
"The second weekend in October I think." Hermione said.
"Cool." He said. They didn't get to talk much more when they reached Greenhouse 4 , because as soon as they entered they were instructed to put safety coats , gloves and goggles on.
"Now then class, today we will be working with spurting Snapdragons. As harmless as they seem they are quite dangerous. Their spit is extremely toxic, which is why I have given you charmed goggles to keep you all from going blind. Can anyone tell me another defense mechanism and what they are used for?" Professor Sprout asked.
Draco and Hermione exchanged glances and Hermione raised her hand.
"Does anyone else know?" Professor Sprout asked. Draco stifled a snort, but couldn't keep the smile off his face. Hermione hit his arm lightly with her free hand.
"Yes Ms. Granger.?" Sprout asked upon seeing no other hands go up.
"Spurting Snapdragons are used in part in potions. Their roots are used for relief from toothaches. Also they have six spiky teeth for ripping open their prey, making them carnivorous.." Hermione said.
"Wonderful! 15 points for Gryffindor. Now goggles and gloves on? Good, now we are going to be trimming the brown leaves off them and picking the bright red petals and repotting them, in that order. They might be a wee bit difficult to handle so have fun and be careful!" Sprout said cheerily unveiling the table to reveal angry, squirming snapdragons.
Hermione was the first to pick one up and begin trimming the leaves. Draco followed her lead and soon the whole class followed him. Neville's sank its fangs into his gloved hand making him scream and drop it. Hermione looked over and saw Neville dancing around trying to keep from getting his ankles bit. Soon the whole class was roaring with laughter. Harry finally took pity on him and picked up the squirming plant only to get sprayed. Harry handed Neville his plant back and wiped the toxin from his goggles. Hermione smiled and shook her head. The rest fo the class [passed without incident. Towards the end Professor Sprout announced she wanted an 8 inch report over Spurting Snapdragons. Everyone but Hermione groaned. Draco turned to Hermione,
"Do you want to meet after dinner and work on homework?" He asked.
"Sure. The library?" Hermione asked. Draco nodded
"That would be the best place I would think." He said cheekily. Hermione smiled.
"Okay sounds like a plan. See you in Care of Magical Creatures, or lunch probably." She said. Draco snorted
"Lunch probably since it comes first." He said laughing at her absent-mindedness.
"Shut up Drakkie1" Hermione teased. * Am I flirting? Yes!* Draco gave her a mock annoyed look.
"It's Draco and Mr. Malfoy to you!" He teased back.
"Whatever." Hermione said laughing. They finished putting everything away and headed to their next class.