[B]Chapter 3[/B]

Hermione work up early and went down to breakfast not looking where she was going she had bumped into someone hard and fell back hitting the floor. The someone was none other than Draco Malfoy his blonde hair falling in his eyes as he turned around to look at her. He does look good thought Hermione shocked to what she had just thought Hermione just sat on the ground frozen stiff.

"Oh sorry Granger" Malfoy said holding an arm out for her to take.

Not noticing the gesture Hermione took his hand and he helped her up then. When she finally got her senses back and realised what she and Malfoy has done quickly pulled her hand away from Malfoy's and muttered a thanks and quickly hurried to the Great Hall.

'Oh my god what the hell just happened there! Did Malfoy just help me up and I must be dreaming. Why in the entire world would Malfoy first knock her over, apologise then help me up. The rumours were true he had change and dramatically fast. There was something not right as he couldn't be like that. He was always that obnoxious idiot who roamed the hall looking as if he owned the place. Teasing anyone who will stand in his way of glory and always flanked by his cronies yet they weren't seen with him very often anymore come to think of it where are they? ' thought Hermione very unconvincingly. She had to get a grip on her self thinking how could she fall for the Slytherin and his nice gesture as he was probably misleading her for a joke.

Draco sat at the Slytherin table barley touching his breakfast recounting on what had just happened. He had helped Hermione up and she was shocked by what he did and ran. Then the feel of her warm hand in his was so good and she had to pull away. Draco shook his head in disbelief in a matter of few week he a fallen for the muggle-born for some reason. If anyone found out he will be in so much trouble especially if it s his father. He didn't know why he had feeling toward the girl just every time he saw that beautiful face glow, smile he felt his heart beat faster. It was some sort of attraction that could not be broken by thought it was something more yet he still did not know. Stealing a glace toward her Draco saw that now Potter and Weasley had joined her in conversation. A sharp surge of jealously ran through him how come Hermione had so many men in her life?

A Week Later

Hermione sat in the library after lunch as it was a free period for her and excellent time to finish off her homework. She scanned thought thick volumes of dusty old books looking up the information on the establishment of the Ministry of Magic for History of Magic. Harry and Ron were no were to be seen as she did bug them into coming so they too can get their homework finished but they decided to have some quidditch practise instead.

Finding that there was barely anything in the book Hermione got up picked up the heavy books and went to return the book back to the selves. Not seeing a dark shadow slip something in her book of notes she slowly walked back to her table looking at other book as she read and sat down. When she went to get her note book she found a red rose placed between the pages. Shocked to see what she had received she lifted the rose up to have better look. I was a small yet beautiful red rose with no thorns and the petal of the flower were so delicate they look like they would crease if they were touched.

'Who would have given her this' she thought and quickly staring to look around the library for anyone suspicious. Odd there was no on there she could see as everyone else was in class or in their common room. Yet someone had to be around for her to receive the rose.

"Hello is there anyone there?" she asked around her table. No answer. Feeling a little creeped out Hermione gathered her book and headed for the common room. She was is such a hurry to get out of the library she didn't see the dark figure sweep out of the library with a grin on their face.

Ginny walked into the Gryffindor common room and up the girl dorms looking for Hermione. She thought Hermione was in the library but when she checked no one was in there except Madam Pince. When she got to Hermione's dorm Ginny knocked and heard a muffled 'come in' and gently pushed the door open.

"Hermione are you all right?" said Ginny quietly.

"Yeah I'm fine just tired" answered Hermione from her bed.

"Oh all right so I'll see you at dinner" Ginny said as she turned around something had caught her eye. There was a red rose sitting on top of Hermione's history books lying on top of her trunk. Out of curiosity she grabbed the rose and examined it.

"Uh, Hermione where did you get this rose? Ginny asked

"Huh", as Hermione all of a sudden became upright from her bed, "Oh that well the thing is I have no clue I just found it on my notes in the library after I went to get some books. There wasn't any note but just the rose."

"Hermione has got a secret admirer" Ginny teases in a sing song voice

"I do not" screeched Hermione horrified. "Don't make accusations when you have no proof!"

"Yeah right! Then how do you explain the rose? This isn't a normal rose, it's been enchanted to last forever until the person who gave it to you dies."

"Really how did you know that it just looked like an ordinary rose?" piped up Hermione

"Hermione of all people you wouldn't know it can be easily seen by the way the rose is presented itself as usually they with thorns but this isn't and plus the fact the rose looks fresh and the petal look delicate to touch." Ginny said in an air of disbelief. "I wonder you gave it to you it pretty advanced magic so you already have a clue that this person isn't stupid and know their plants, but who is it?"

"Wouldn't have a clue" replied Hermione sarcastically walking to the door. "I'm going to dinner you coming?"

"Yeah sure" as Ginny followed Hermione out of the dorm. Wondering who is this mysterious guy?