Authors Note: WOW! So many reviewers! I love you all! It's so fun
getting reviews and so I thank you all.
Eizoku - you got me! Am I that predictable? Well I hope it lives up to expectations.
Laurel Elven - thanks for the tip, I hope I'm not rushing this too much, its just that I plan so far ahead I want to get it all down.
Tikina - thank you!
Aneerpotterexperience - I like to write shorter chapters and update regularly rather than writing long chapters that take ages to churn out, sorry :)
Ilive Elijah Wood - thanks! I write quite a lot and quite quickly so hopefully you will never have to wait long for me to update
Cestrel - thank you, hmmm I wonder what will happen? LoL
Magic Girl2 - I'm updating already!
Hpswimmer - sorry that its so wrong, but how else am I gonna get the comedy value?! LoL
Now guys I'm not exactly sure about this chapter.personally don't think this one is too great, but I was struggling a little, so cut me some slack. Keep reviewing, and I will keep updating. Working the next few days, so it may take a bit longer for the next chapter, but I promise to try and be quick. Take care love Fudgexxx
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The Great Hall
Hermione hadn't slept properly, she was aware that something must be wrong. Sometimes she felt she was too intelligent for her own good. She decided to go down to breakfast early and then take a quick visit to the library before lessons started.
The Great Hall had only a few people in. Hermione was surprised at how relieved she was about this. She had just helped herself to a plate of toast when her least favourite person in the world entered the Great Hall with his two cronies. She was amazed and annoyed when he didn't go over to the Slytherin table, but made straight for her.
"Morning Granger," Draco Malfoy drawled.
"What do you want Malfoy?" said Hermione tersely; she was in no mood for niceties.
"Now Granger, no need to be like that with me, I only came over here to see if you were OK after that dunderhead split potion over you yesterday," smirked Malfoy.
"Why do you care?" retorted Hermione.
"Hey Granger, calm down," he said holding up his hands in a truce, "I was only wondering if you were OK, I won't bother next time."
"Thank God," said Hermione angrily, turning her back on Malfoy.
"Oh Granger, you're so sexy when your mad."
Hermione caught off guard by this remark and having just taken a large gulp of orange juice, promptly showered it all over the table. Malfoy chuckled at her, and sauntered back over to join Crabbe and Goyle at the Slytherin table.
"What the hell was that about?" thought Hermione, "must have been a dare or something. Yes I'm sure that's all it is."
Hermione mopped up the puddle she had created on the table, and went back to her toast. She hadn't been sitting alone two minutes when Harry came running into up to her.
"Oh there you are," he panted, "we were so worried."
"Why were you worried? I only came to have breakfast, is there something wrong with that now?"
"No it's just you normally wait for Ron, and me and well, I dunno I was just worried," said Harry, his voice full of concern.
"I don't know why you think you need to worry about me Harry. I'm fine," said Hermione, concentrating on her toast especially hard.
"There's been something different about you lately," said Harry, giving Hermione a shy sideways glance.
Hermione almost laughed at him, but she looked at his face and saw something there that was out of place, giving him a quizzical look she said, "Different? How?"
"I'm not sure," said Harry puzzled himself; then he quickly added, "Ron noticed it too."
Hermione scowled into her orange juice. Was it really her that had the problem? She had thought it was everyone else. Excusing herself from Harry, she made her way to the library.
Hermione's philosophy was, if in doubt go to the library. If the solution to the problem wasn't in one of the books there, Hermione reasoned that there was no solution. She was busy browsing though a book called, 'Personality Defects and How to Solve Them', when she was interrupted by a noisy group of first year boys who were muttering and giggling at the table adjacent to hers. After several minutes of trying to ignore their childish noises, Hermione decided it was her duty as a prefect to sort them out. She stood up bristling, puffed out her chest, so that her prefect badge was in clear view, and stormed over to the table.
"What is all this noise about?" she demanded.
The group of boys just giggled. Hermione rolled her eyes, "how immature," she thought.
"Well?" said Hermione again, "this is a library, not a playground, so unless you are going to do some work quietly I suggest you leave."
The boys gave her a funny look, and then left. Sighing Hermione returned to her book, "is the whole world going insane or is it just me?" she thought.
Eizoku - you got me! Am I that predictable? Well I hope it lives up to expectations.
Laurel Elven - thanks for the tip, I hope I'm not rushing this too much, its just that I plan so far ahead I want to get it all down.
Tikina - thank you!
Aneerpotterexperience - I like to write shorter chapters and update regularly rather than writing long chapters that take ages to churn out, sorry :)
Ilive Elijah Wood - thanks! I write quite a lot and quite quickly so hopefully you will never have to wait long for me to update
Cestrel - thank you, hmmm I wonder what will happen? LoL
Magic Girl2 - I'm updating already!
Hpswimmer - sorry that its so wrong, but how else am I gonna get the comedy value?! LoL
Now guys I'm not exactly sure about this chapter.personally don't think this one is too great, but I was struggling a little, so cut me some slack. Keep reviewing, and I will keep updating. Working the next few days, so it may take a bit longer for the next chapter, but I promise to try and be quick. Take care love Fudgexxx
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The Great Hall
Hermione hadn't slept properly, she was aware that something must be wrong. Sometimes she felt she was too intelligent for her own good. She decided to go down to breakfast early and then take a quick visit to the library before lessons started.
The Great Hall had only a few people in. Hermione was surprised at how relieved she was about this. She had just helped herself to a plate of toast when her least favourite person in the world entered the Great Hall with his two cronies. She was amazed and annoyed when he didn't go over to the Slytherin table, but made straight for her.
"Morning Granger," Draco Malfoy drawled.
"What do you want Malfoy?" said Hermione tersely; she was in no mood for niceties.
"Now Granger, no need to be like that with me, I only came over here to see if you were OK after that dunderhead split potion over you yesterday," smirked Malfoy.
"Why do you care?" retorted Hermione.
"Hey Granger, calm down," he said holding up his hands in a truce, "I was only wondering if you were OK, I won't bother next time."
"Thank God," said Hermione angrily, turning her back on Malfoy.
"Oh Granger, you're so sexy when your mad."
Hermione caught off guard by this remark and having just taken a large gulp of orange juice, promptly showered it all over the table. Malfoy chuckled at her, and sauntered back over to join Crabbe and Goyle at the Slytherin table.
"What the hell was that about?" thought Hermione, "must have been a dare or something. Yes I'm sure that's all it is."
Hermione mopped up the puddle she had created on the table, and went back to her toast. She hadn't been sitting alone two minutes when Harry came running into up to her.
"Oh there you are," he panted, "we were so worried."
"Why were you worried? I only came to have breakfast, is there something wrong with that now?"
"No it's just you normally wait for Ron, and me and well, I dunno I was just worried," said Harry, his voice full of concern.
"I don't know why you think you need to worry about me Harry. I'm fine," said Hermione, concentrating on her toast especially hard.
"There's been something different about you lately," said Harry, giving Hermione a shy sideways glance.
Hermione almost laughed at him, but she looked at his face and saw something there that was out of place, giving him a quizzical look she said, "Different? How?"
"I'm not sure," said Harry puzzled himself; then he quickly added, "Ron noticed it too."
Hermione scowled into her orange juice. Was it really her that had the problem? She had thought it was everyone else. Excusing herself from Harry, she made her way to the library.
Hermione's philosophy was, if in doubt go to the library. If the solution to the problem wasn't in one of the books there, Hermione reasoned that there was no solution. She was busy browsing though a book called, 'Personality Defects and How to Solve Them', when she was interrupted by a noisy group of first year boys who were muttering and giggling at the table adjacent to hers. After several minutes of trying to ignore their childish noises, Hermione decided it was her duty as a prefect to sort them out. She stood up bristling, puffed out her chest, so that her prefect badge was in clear view, and stormed over to the table.
"What is all this noise about?" she demanded.
The group of boys just giggled. Hermione rolled her eyes, "how immature," she thought.
"Well?" said Hermione again, "this is a library, not a playground, so unless you are going to do some work quietly I suggest you leave."
The boys gave her a funny look, and then left. Sighing Hermione returned to her book, "is the whole world going insane or is it just me?" she thought.