A/N: I m back!! Here's the next chappie for your enjoyment. Enjoy! (that sounded gay. Hhhaahaaaaaa, sorry, im in a hi- po mood today).

Love or Hate?

Hermione's POV

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Hermione quietly sat down next to him. She was worried with what would happen in the end.

"Hermione, you listening to me?" asked Draco.

She shook her head. He sighed. "What did I say to you in potions?"

She sighed and tried to recall what he had said to her. Then she replied, "I asked you why you were so edgy and you said, ' I think I like you.' I was pretty shocked."

Draco said, "You toold me you liked me too, you know that?" He glanced at her. She looked at him and protested, "I did not!"

"Yes you did. I'll tell you 2 reasons how I know it's the truth. One: it was a truth potion and Two: You made it." replied Draco his voice rising with frustration.

"Okay, okay, okay." She said. She ran her hand through her hair. This is getting difficult, she thought. Then said, "So what you said to my is true too, isn't it?" She turned to look at him.

He turned away and blushed. "I guess it is," he mumbled.

She turned away as she said, "Then why are you so mean to me?" She felt a hand grab hers. She felt unusually comfortable. She shifted a bit.

Draco quickly said, "Well I'm sorry, okay? I'll make up for it. And there's no one who can control what I do now. Coz my dad's .... gone."

She turned and looked at him. His eyes were full of sadness. She knew what he meant. His father had been killed when Harry had defeated Voldemort last year.

She clutched his hand, trying to comfort him. He looked at her with a small smile. She raised her eye brows, this was the first time she had ever seen him smile a proper smile. She smiled back.

"Don't worry Hermione, I'm over it. Now that I think about it, I'm sort of glad he died," he paused as he saw the look of shock on his face, then said, "I guess you don't know why I'm glad, well because I was abused practically most of my childhood coz of him. He hurt my mother too. I guess that's why I was always so mean to you, I learnt it off him."

He looked into the fire, with glassy eyes, as if he was daydreaming. He sighed, "I'm really sorry, 'Mione, if I caused you any pain at all."

"Don't worry, I forgive you." Replied Hermione with a smile.

Draco turned and leaned towards her. She knew what was coming. She closed her eyes. She felt his lips against hers, they were softer than she expected. He let him deepen the kiss as she felt his tongue enter her mouth. She kissed him back gently. She felt a smile appear on his face as she kissed him back. This is better than our first kiss, thought Hermione.

He put his arms around her waist. She lifted her arms and placed them around his neck. He pushed forward and let her lie on her back on the couch and continued to kiss and kiss.

After what seemed like ages, they broke apart and looked into each others eyes. Why does he make me feel like jelly?!?! Thought Hermione. He leaned into kiss again. Hermione was only too happy to let him do so. But after a few seconds, she broke away.

She didn't know why but it sorta didn't feel right. She said to him, "I've gotta go." Looking at his hurt face, she kissed him on the cheek. She quickly walked out of the common room. She leaned on the stone wall, what had she done?!?!?!?

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Draco's POV

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Draco opened his eyes as he felt their lips break away. He hid the look of disappointment from his face. It was good while it lasted, he thought. She looked a bit flushed. All girls he kissed looked like that. He was used to it by now.

He leaned in to have another go. She didn't protest. It only lasted a few seconds though. He looked at her face. It seemed confused. She quickly said, "I've gotta go." He gave her a hurt face. She gently kissed him on the cheek and walked out of the common room.

As the door closed, he slumped back on the couch. What was going on???????? Feeling frustrated, he punched his fist into the couch. He had already confessed that he liked her, why was she running away? Did go to fast? Should he slow down? He wasn't sure where he went wrong.

He walked into his room and slumped onto his bed, arms spread out like a bird. He took out a bewitched CD Walkman. No body knew that he knew lots of things about muggles, he had made friends with a muggle born after his father died. His friend, Dom ( short for Dominic), had helped him get over his father.

Dom taught him all these things about muggle customs, and, funnily enough, Draco actually enjoyed it. Dom had shown him music CDs and Draco went practically psycho over music. Now a days, he wondered how he had lived with out it.

He turned on the CD player and put the headphones on. Music flowed into his ears. He calmed down a little. Good Charlotte always calmed him down. He was feeling sleepy now. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.

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Hermione's POV

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Hermione had fled to the Great Hall to eat a quick dinner and then to talk to Ginny. She needed to spill her guts right now. It was easier than keeping it herself. She gulped down her dinner, faster than ever before.

After having dinner, she ran to the Gryffindor common room. Then she remembered she didn't know the password. She groaned loudly. She'd have to wait. She leaned on the stone wall. Then she heard a voice say, "Hey, you lucky girl."

She turned to look at a red head. "Good, come on I gotta tell you something."