Cheery-O

Chapter 2

Hermione stumbled into the potions dungeon just five seconds before Professor Snape. She wearily sat down in between Harry and Ron and unpacked her things. Her favorite quill, some parchment, and her special ink. She sighed as the Professor started to talk about the latest project.

It would consist of three days preparing a potion as well as getting ready in her other classes, and one student out of each pairing would be changed from the current seventeen year old situation, to a three year old child for one week.

Hermione was staring off into space thinking about the project when Draco approached her. Her head snapped up when her view of professor Snape's desk was blocked by Draco's crotch. He smirked down upon her. She looked up at him curious as to why he was there. Gods he's tall...he's so perfect, and his hair looks so silky, oooh so does his skin. Oh gods his eyes, his eyes!

Hermione's thoughts were cut off when Draco stooped down to come face to face with her.

"What?"

Draco smirked.

"Were you not listening? You're my partner for our child transformation project,"

Hermione looked around. Harry was sitting with Parvati, they were discussing something already. Ron was sitting back to back with Pansy Parkinson, obviously they were partners.

She looked back at Draco.

"Ok then, lets start. You go get the ingredients,"

Draco nodded.

Parvati nudged Harry.

"Look," she whispered, "Draco Malfoy and Hermione are acting...nice to each other!"

At this Harry's head snapped toward the two students, his emerald eyes thinning as he saw Malfoy smirk and Hermione smile.

"There seems to be something going on..." Parvati giggled, "Oh how romantic!"

Lavender, who was conveniently sitting right behind Parvati, spun around, obviously recognizing the word "romantic" and realizing that this was probably important gossip she should know about. Especially since her best friend, Patil, was saying this.

"What?" This was something she really needed to know.

"Look at Hermione...and ...Draco Malfoy!" At this breathless declaration by Parvati, Lavender gasped. Quickly scanning the room, Lavender's eyes came upon the form of the two merrily chatting students.

"Heart throb Malfoy, and Bookworm Granger?!"

"I know! Oh its so romantic. Think about it!" with that Parvati went into a detailed hypothesis of Hermione and Draco's love history.

"Malfoy being the heart throb he is, is walking around one day in Hogwarts, when he comes upon a rare beauty, none other than Hermione. He immediately falls in love with her. Draco has a sudden urge to hold and kiss her, all the while Hermione is still clueless to the love sick puppy Draco is being. One night Draco loses control and kisses her while calling out 'oh my goddess!!!' Hermione feels the sudden passion erupting in her stomach from Draco's kiss, and falls in love as well. Unable to wait any longer Draco and Hermione make wild Passionate love of the head common floor (at this point, Harry started to choke loudly) and from them on they couldn't keep their hands off each other!"

Parvati finished her story with a sigh, which was accompanied by Lavenders, and a few other gryffindor girls who had gathered around the table.

Harry was shocked. Surly Parvati and Lavender were just fantasizing. Hermione and Draco would never do such a thing as that! He sent a glance toward the Slytherin boy and his best friend unintentionally dropping the taproot into the cauldron, he swore loudly.

"Umm ok so which one of us will drink the potion?" Draco thought for a minute.

"How bout you?" Hermione visibly paled.

"How bout not?" Draco smirked.

"Why? Embarrassed perhaps?" He chuckled softly as Hermione blushed.

"Its ok, I'll do it," Hermione looked at him with an amazed expression on her face. Draco's smirk widened, turning into an adorable grin, making Hermione giggle.

Suddenly he heard something sounding vaguely familiar to a series of sighs coming from the other end of the room. He scanned the room trying to find the source but failed, only seeing potter and a group of girls talking in hushed voices, Pansy, batting her eyelashes at him, and Ron who was looking at Pansy with a amused expression. He turned back to Hermione who was looking at him with a curious expression, and smiled.

Her heart skipped a beat when he smiled, his angelic features warming. His silver eyes softly penetrating her with, what was it? Perhaps care? Maybe fondness? She felt so happy at the moment, that she was sure the world would probably explode in irony. Her mortal enemy, was now smiling at her, a real genuine smile, something she was sure he would never show.

By the second day, Hermione and Draco had already finished their potion, and all Hermione had to do was prepare Draco's needed supplies as a child. She quickly made her way to Marge Botski's Children wear dragging Draco along with her. She looked around the second they stepped into the store and Draco blanched. He was in a children's clothing store with mudblood granger! What could be more humiliating? He heard Hermione squeal in delight and spun around. She had a small black cloak in her hand, it looked sort of like the miniature version of his own. She went up to the counter and payed for it.

"Is that all your getting?" Hermione nodded. She had already borrowed muggle toddler clothes from her cousin. And on top of that, she found the outfits highly fashionable and stylish. Draco sulked at the small toddler cloak in Hermione's bag and pouted in protest. He should have never said he would go through with this. But the look on Hermione's face made him want to die. She looked so happy and innocent when he said he would. He wouldn't be able to take care of Hermione as a toddler anyway. And Hermione had experience. She did something called, Baby sitting.

When Hermione and Draco had returned to their dorm, Hermione had immediately dragged him into the small kitchen and started to put things in the pantry. Things Draco first thought were muggle toys, like some sort of building block, but soon realized they were some kind of food. He curiously watched as Hermione opened the box and began to munch on the food. The small golden "O's".

The day of the transformation had finally arrived, all of the seventh year students were bustling with excitement, anticipation and a small amount of fear. Hermione had dragged Draco into the potions room full of flustered excitement and curiosity glowing through her body. When Professor Snape entered the Dungeons, Draco had immediately tensed. He was going to change first, being head boy.

Hermione was more than eager to see Draco's little form, she wanted to know weather he was as cute when he was little. She had pulled Draco to the front of the room so they could start the transformation. She handed the little vile to Draco, who looked at the potion for a couple of seconds before gulping it down. The room became silent, every body was watching with amazement as the transformation began. There was a blinding flash of light which quickly consumed Draco, and after the light had ebbed away, Hermione gasped as the most adorable child stood there.

The small blonde boy was looking curiously at the people in the class he had on his shrunken robe, and his cloak. His eyes were bright and shone with curiosity, unlike the older Draco, who masked his emotions constantly. Half of the class squealed in delight(all of whom were girls...and Neville) at the little boy. Draco turned slightly to look up at the woman who was watching him with excitement shining in her eyes. Draco recognized her immediately as Hermione.

"Hi Herm-ione!"

Hermione smiled.

"Hi,"

Draco found himself being led to a table in the front of the class. The class watched as he climbed onto the chair and began to play with Hermione's quill. Hermione screeched as fibers of the feather were tugged out by Draco's prying hands. That was her favorite quill!

Soon after the quill was wretched out of his hands, despite his adorable little protests, Draco began to study the people in the room. They stopped when they landed on one advancing Pansy. Fear welling up in his system, burying his face into Hermione's robes. Shocked, Hermione looked curiously down at him, wondering why Draco had panicked all of a sudden. Pulling him onto her lap, she looked around only to see Pansy quickly approaching her. She looked down at Draco who looked back up at her with a horrified expression on his face.

"Mudblood,"

Hermione looked up at Pansy who was now leaning over the table.

"What is it?" Hermione shot back.

Pansy looked at Draco, who in return, buried his face further into Hermione's robes.

Hermione burst out laughing. The whole potions class turned to Hermione in shock at the sudden outburst, forgetting about Ron who was currently transforming.

"Haha Pansy he's scared of you!"

Pansy glared back.

"No Draco is Not scared of me, come on Draco, let go of the Mudblood, come with me,"

Hermione laughed harder when Draco pressed his face further into her robes.

"Draco, its alright, its just Pansy,"

Draco's fear stricken face, finally emerged from inside of her robes, she smiled warmly at him. He shot a withering look at Pansy before loosening his grip on Hermione. Much to everybody's amusement, he refused to leave Hermione's lap.

Hermione couldn't believe how cute Draco was, he was so little and unlike his older self. Even as a little child he was a heart throb. Finally potions came to an end, and Hermione carried Draco out of the dungeons. Halfway through charms, (which happened to be Hermione's second class) Draco became extremely bored. Letting out whimpers of frustration, along with a series of agitated squeals, Draco climbed off of his chair, and began to run around the room. Much to the shock of the whole class, consisting of Slytherin and Gryffindor seventh year, all of the transfigured children soon followed after Draco, causing pure, exotic, and absolutely wonderful.....

...Chaos.

Hermione cried out in panic before managing to capture Draco in her arms and pulling him onto her lap, while he giggled non-stop. Sighing, Hermione picked Draco up as the bell rang, running out of the torn room, before the professor could punish her. She went up to the Head Girl and Head Boy dorm, and said the password, (grease flavored burty botts, much to her disgust) and clambered into the dorm.

"I'm hungry,"

Hermione set down a pouting Draco, before shoving her hand down a box of Cheerio's and gave Draco a hand full.

Draco studied the food carefully before putting it in his mouth. Hermione smiled softly and turned away to look out the vast window.

When she looked back, Draco was done.