DISCLAIMER : I do not own the characters. Please see JK Rowling if you want the details man, I'm just a fan.

Summary :
Most of the story takes place in their seventh year with Hermione as Head Girl and Draco as Head Boy of course. This story is just something I decided that I needed to write because I'm a huge D/Hr shipper, and it disappointed me with JKR said that D/Hr will not get together at all while at Hogwarts. She didn't say anything about after that, but who knows if there will be more books after 7. But I wanted them to get together at Hogwarts. It's much harder to sneak around, don't you think. Well this is how I think it should happen. Care to find out? Please read, and then review :D

Authors Note : Thanks to those of you who reviewed. I love you :D

Chapter 3
"The Following"
Written on August 25th

Hermione Granger glanced over at the Slytherin table in the Great Hall. It was one of the very many times she had done it in the past few weeks.

Since their conversation, Draco and Hermione had pretty much avoided each other, except for at Heads meetings, and they had only had one since school started. They seemed to have come to a mutual, silent agreement. The two of them would not speak of the conversation at the lake, Draco could go on insulting the "Golden Trio", and Hermione would live her life, trying to keep Harry out of the spotlight.

"Hermione? Pass the buns." said Ron, trying to get her attention from where he was sitting at her right.

"What? Oh. Sorry." said Hermione, reaching over and grabbing a bun, handing it to Ron.

"Thanks." he said, beginning to butter it. Hermione turned her attention back to the blonde Slytherin when she noticed that he was staring back at her. Startling her, Hermione gasped and quickly stood up.

"What is it 'Mione?" asked Harry. Hermione shook her head.

"Nothing. Nothing at all. I just forgot something back at my dorm. I'll meet you at class." she said, grabbing her bookbag and dashing out of the hall, not noticing the blonde Slytherin who stood up and followed her out of the hall.

Hermione scurried down the hall towards her dorm, her breath catching in her throat. Stopping in the abandoned third floor corridor, Hermione leaned against the wall to catch her breath when she felt a hand on her arm. Opening her mouth to scream, Hermione found she could not because a hand was placed over her mouth. The hand on her arm moved from her arm and wrapped around her and Hermione was dragged into an empty classroom.

"You've been looking at me." said Draco Malfoy as he threw her back against the desks. Hermione hit the desks and fell to the floor, trying to catch her breath.

"So?" Hermione replied, trying but failing to get up. "Could you?" she asked Draco. "If I stand up, my knickers will show." Hermiones cheeks went a shade of red when she said this.

"It's not like I haven't seen women's knickers before." said Draco as he walked over to her and held his hand out to help her out. Hermione lifted her hand up and Draco grasped it in his, amazed at how small her hands were.

"So why are you watching me?" Draco asked her, as she dusted off her uniform.

"You intrigue me." she replied, licking her dry lips.

"I intrigue you?" asked Draco, shocked at how straight up she was. Hermione nodded.

"You're so cool with all that has happened. I think I just want to be your friend." she said, leaning back against the desks casually.

"Ever get the hint that I just want to live my life?" replied Draco, a cold smirk on his face.

"Ever get the hint that I don't care?" Hermione grinned. "I've approached you twice in the past few months. Maybe I want answers."

"Maybe there isn't any." Hermione stood up straight, dusted herself off again and walked up to him.

"Well one day, you're going to have to come up with something." said Hermione proudly, and pushed past him, picked up her bag and walked out of the room. Draco Malfoy stood in the middle of the room, wondering where Hermione got the courage to stand up for herself like that.

Hermione leaned against the wall a few hallways away and took a deep breath. She had no idea what she had just been doing. Standing up to Draco Malfoy like that was a brave thing for her to do. I guess there was a lot of Gryffindor in her. Hearing someone call her name, she looked down the hall and saw Harry and Ron walking towards her.

"Hey guys." she said as they got nearer.

"We thought we'd see if we could find you before class." said Harry. Hermione smiled and Ron Nodded.

"Thanks guys. I got what I needed. And then Peeves was being mean and I ran here." Hermione lied smoothly and the boys smiled.

"Ready to go then?" said Harry, picking Hermione's bag off the floor and holding it out to her. Hermione nodded and reached out for her bag, swinging it over her shoulder.

"Let's go." she said, standing inbetween them and linking arms. "To Transfiguration."

Hermione sat in a chair at the desk in the Heads Common Room, working on her Potions homework that was due in a few weeks. Why wouldn't Malfoy just give in and let her in. She wanted to be his friend, find out how he was so cool with what has happened. She tapped her quill in her hand on the table, her other hand's fingers drumming on the table.

"Why is he so complicated?" she muttered to herself.

"Why are you so eager?" a voice replied, and Hermione gasped, sat up straight and twirled around to face a tall, blonde Slytherin.

Draco sat in his room, his mind going over the events that had happened in the past few months. Voldemort was gone, his life was gone. And now he was simply Draco Malfoy. Life was so different now, especially with Granger trying to dig into his life. Deep down, he wanted to let her in.

But he wouldn't, letting someone in would make him weak. He wouldn't be weak. He didn't need anyone. Stretching his arms back over his head, he leaned back on his chair and glanced at his homework.

"Good enough." he muttered, and with a wave of his wand, his homework was in his school bag, reading for the next day. His room was so quiet, that he could hear a slight tapping sound coming from the common room. Standing up, he stuck his wand in his pocket and left his room, heading to the common room.

He entered the common room to see Granger sitting at her desk, tapping away with her quill, her fingers drumming on the table.

"Why is he so complicated?" he heard her mutter, and he decided to freak her out by talking back.

"Why are you so eager?" he replied, and he could have laughed at the scared and shocked look on her face when she turned around.

Authors Note : Enjoy it? Good.

Coming up on Comfortable

"I'm sorry. I should'nt have done that."
"You can't just kiss me and act like nothing happened!"
"Maybe this is the way things were supposed to be."
"All my life I've wanted love. But I never thought it would be so complicated."
"If I can't be with you, I'll be alone."
"Choose. You can't live two lives."