DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING HARRY POTTER (ALTHOUGH I WOULD LOVE TO OWN MALFOY!!! ;)) JK does and I am just borrowing her characters and her magical world so my story can make sense. ________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 5: Poor Hermione

He saw Hermione sitting in her bed with lots and lots of pictures. But she was looking at one in particular. It was one of Harry, Ron, Ginny and herself that was taken the year before, exiting the train. On the picture, Harry was holding Hermione around the waist, with a big smile... He didn't remember taking that picture... sadly. He tried to talk to her, but she just got up and ran as fast as her body would let her. After exiting the tower, she started wandering around the castle, to forget what had just happened. Obviously, when she wasn't looking where she was going, she bumped in to someone. She looked up at who it is, and it was Draco Malfoy. She excused herself before leaving as fast as she could to go outside by the lake. A few moments later, she heard footsteps coming closer and closer to her. She started to get up to walk away, but the man's hand put itself on her shoulder to make her stay where she was.

She slowly turned around to reveal the person that was standing beside her. It was Malfoy!!! She couldn't believe that he had followed her up to here!!!

- "What are you doing following me like this???"

- "When you bumped into me earlier, in the castle, I could sense
something wasn't right. And I was wondering if you wanted to talk
about it..."

She was surprised!!! The same person that called her a mudblood in their second year wanted to help her...

- "Uh... I'm not sure... Why do you want to help me exactly???"

- "I know I haven't always been the nicest person with you, Granger, but
I can't stand seeing one of my worst enemies in a bad mood if it's not
because of me."

- "Yeah... ok... whatever..."

Before Hermione could finish her phrase, Malfoy pulled in on her and started kissing her as if there was no tomorrow. She wanted to pull back, but she couldn't. Malfoy was holding her so tightly against himself that she could actually feel his heart beat. She was ecstatic!!!

- "So, Granger. Did you like that???" said Malfoy, with a grin.

- "Uh... Yes, no, I don't know" she answered, still under the shock of
what just happened. Both Malfoy and she knew that she had liked it, so
she could not lie. "But why did you do it???"

- "I did it because I love you Granger. I do not show it, but it is
true. I have extreme feelings for you and every time I see you, I go
crazy inside."

She was going to kiss him again, but all of a sudden...

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A/N: AH HA!!! GOTCHA ALL!!! I felt like making it a little more exciting by putting a little cliff hanger right here and not telling you what happens!!! You guys will need to blow me lots and lots of kisses if you want to find out what happens to Hermione and Malfoy. (She is sooooo lucky!!! I am extremely jealous of her!!! ::wink::) Anyways, got to go write another chapter!!!

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