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Draco watched Hermione walk away from the dungeons and towards the library, he started to follow her before he heard a sharp 'HEY' from behind him. He turned and saw Harry and Ron.

"Yes? Can I help you potter" he spat. Just because he might love Hermione Doesn't mean he had to like Famous Harry Potter and sidekick Ron Weasly. He might not be just like his father but he still had his own personal grudge.

They advanced on him, wands out, sneers on their faces.

"Yeah Malfoy, you can help me, just stay the hell away from Hermione and we'll be just fine." Growled Harry.

"That goes for me to you evil prat" added Ron

"What makes you think I have any interest in Granger what so ever weasly, and IF I did what business is it of yours? It seems that you've been doing nothing but bothering her by becoming her own personal stalker, just when I thought you couldn't get any more pathetic…"

Harry grabbed the back of Ron's robes as he snarled and started swiping at Draco muttering profanity and the occasional spell that would bounce off the dungeon floors from the awkward position that Ron was holding his wand.

"Oh please" Draco spat "I don't need this right now" he muttered under his breath.

While Harry was restraining Ron, Draco backed slowly away and around the corridor after Hermione. Before he could turn around he felt himself back into someone. He stopped and turned around slowly, thinking that it was Hermione or a teacher that he had run into. But it wasn't, it was Pansy.

"Pansy, what are you doing here?" Draco demanded

"I was looking for you Draco" she responded seductively

"Well you found me, do you mind telling me what you wanted, I have some business to attend to about now" he replied glancing around her down the corridor.

Pansy reached into her robes and pulled out a vile filled with glowing red potion.

Draco saw her do this and took a step back. "What are you doing Pansy?" Draco asked feeling worry rise in his stomach. Just because he wouldn't go out with her again she was about to curse him with something painful looking, harsh!?.

"Ohh Draco! I miss my bad little boy. You're so uptight these days, you need to relax. This is just a little nudge back into the bad boy ways you left behind" purred Pansy as she removed the cap of the potion and threw the contents onto Draco's face.

"Pansy NO!" Draco called, just before he felt the scorching potion hit his face.

A moment later the potion had been absorbed into his skin and he straightened up again, this time with a sly smirk on crossing his features.

"Draco?" Pansy asked tentatively

Draco pushed his way past pansy and said "Thanks for that doll face" before walking briskly towards the great hall, knowing he would find Hermione there.

"Draco!?" Pansy called again after him 'Shit, that didn't go the way I hoped it would' she thought.

Hermione looked up just as Draco strut into the great hall with more ease than she had seen in him in weeks. What was up with him? As she continued to stare he met her gaze full on and winked at her while running a hand through his silvery hair.

'Ok' Hermione thought to herself looking away, feeling flushed from the intensity of his gaze.

She looked up once more and saw him take a seat opposite her across the room at the Slytherin table. Their eyes met again and he smirked at her and ran his tongue seductively over his lips. She raised and eyebrow at this gesture, refusing to let him win their little staring contest. He nodded his head towards the door to the great hall and winked at her again. Her eyebrows shot up once again and she shifted nervously in her seat.

'Why is he affecting me this much?' Hermione thought to herself 'I don't like Draco Malfoy, I-I cant! Its un-natural!' But there was something inside her that was arguing right back.
'He is good looking and he did say he loved me.
'MIGHT, he said he might love me…
'well if you don't act on something soon your going to loose that might!
What if I don't care?' asked herself
'Oh you care, and you know it. You may have been hiding it from everyone else that you have feelings for Malfoy, but you cant hide it from yourself'.
Just as she was about to nod a reply to Draco, the charms sounded for the end of lunch. She was required in transfiguration, as was Draco.

'Damn' Draco thought to himself as he heard the bell for next class. The potion that Pansy had given him had restored his confidence and smug attitude. 'I'm Draco Malfoy' he told himself 'And Draco Malfoy always gets what he wants' the brat deep down had resurfaced, and although he was still himself, he was just more… persuasive, daring… naughty.

He rose from his seat at Slytherin table and headed confidently to Transfiguration.

Hermione took her seat with the other students filling the classroom, she hadn't waited for Harry and Ron to finish their lunch and so she expected them to get to class any minute. As if on queue the seat next to her was pulled out and someone sat down. She turned to look, expecting to see Harry or Ron, and was greeted by theDangerous silvereyes of Draco Malfoy.

"Wha…" she started, then shut her mouth quickly, not wanting to give Draco the satisfaction of knowing he startled her.

"Hello pet" he purred at her as she blinked confusedly. He wanted Hermione, and he would get her, or his name wasn't Draco Malfoy.

Hermione started to respond but was stopped short by Professor McGonagall signaling the start of class. Just then Harry and Ron burst into the classroom panting and mumbling excuses for their late arrival. Ron gave Hermione a look of utmost confusion when he saw her sitting next to Draco. Harry raised his eyebrows to her and opened his mouth as if to speak. But Hermione shrugged at them with a helpless expression on her face and turned around once more to face McGonagall.

As the Lecture started Hermione let her quill take notes for her as her thoughts drifted to the book she left upstairs on her bed. She was suddenly brought right back down to Transfiguration as she felt a hot breath on her neck and a husky voice in her ear.

"I'm wearing leather pants for you" the Husky voice purred.

Hermione's mouth dropped open and she felt a warm tingle travel up her back. She turned to look at Draco sitting next to her and found his face very close to hers. She didn't move… neither did he. He simply smirked his lazy smirk and inclined his head briefly. Her mouth dropped open even more and she suddenly found herself thinking rather naughty thoughts about the tall slytherin sitting beside her.

Draco grinned to himself and observed the affect he was having on Hermione's thoughts. Enough of waiting for her to come to me, he thought. I told her how I feel and I know she feels the same way. I just know it. Draco tore off a small piece of parchment and scribbled

North tower. Tonight. 7pm

Draco folded the parchment and pushed it towards Hermione. She picked it up and read it, hesitating briefly before replying. She folded it once more and pushed it back towards Draco, he picked it up and opened it eagerly, not thinking twice that she would refuse him

Ok

He grinned openly. Allowing a sly smile to form on his lips just as the bell signaled the end of the lesson. Hermione jumped up and left quickly along with the rest of the class. Draco took his time and strolled confidently out of the class the smirk still on his face.

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draco malfoy in leather pants... for me?? oh you shouldnt have... actually... i take that back.