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Chapter Three

Hermione awoke to the morning rays of the sun shining through the painted glass window. She rubbed her eyes sleepily and got up from her queen-sized bed. Glancing at her clock, it was 7.30am.

Still early, she thought as she walked over to her dresser and ran her comb through her silky brown hair. She felt horrible as she had been up all night reading up on her school books. Thank God the Head Boy and Girl don't have to go to the Great Hall for breakfast. She slipped on a jacket over her shirt faded shirt and changed into track pants and headed to the common room for breakfast.

Hermione yawned as she came out of her portrait hole, surprised to see someone with platinum blonde hair already sitting in the kitchen.

"Morning, Granger," Draco drawled, giving her a smirk.

"What are you doing up so early?" Hermione whispered.

"Eating breakfast," he said simply as he chewed on his piece of toast.

Hermione sat down next to him at the counter and magicked herself a bowl of cereal and started to eat.

Draco stared at her from the corner of his eye and realized, for the millionth time, how stunningly beautiful she was. The morning sunlight caught her hair, making it the colour of burning amber.

As soon as Hermione and Draco finished their breakfast, they went to their rooms to change into their school uniform. Hermione glanced at her timetable and realized with a sinking feeling that she had Potions first thing in the morning.

At least it's with Draco..., she though, immediately mentally slapping herself. Shame on you Hermione! He's the guy who's been teasing you since first year!

Hermione shook her head and brushed whatever thoughts she had of Draco aside as she exited the dormitory.

As she came out of the portrait hole, she was surprised to see Ron and Harry waiting for her.

"Mione! Did Malfoy do anything to you? If he did, I'm gonna punch him in the face, kick him in the guts- -"Ron began.

"Ron! He didn't do anything to me! Trust me!"

"Hermione are you sure? You know you can tell us anything," Harry said with concern.

Hermione nodded and assured them for the umpteenth time that Malfoy didn't do anything to her. Finally convinced, the golden trio headed to the dungeons for Potions.

As the three Gryffindors entered the dungeons and took their seats, Hermione looked over at Draco, who was staring right at her. Hermione shuddered at the coldness in Draco's eyes.

The banging of the dungeons doors and the slamming of the windows announced Snape's arrival. He stormed in, his black robes swirling at his feet. Then, he whisked around to face his class of Slytherins and Gryffindors.

"Class!" he said in a booming voice that echoed throughout the dungeon, "Please turn to page four hundred and twenty-six." Then, he began his lesson on how to make the Wiggenweld Potion, occasionally docking points off Gryffindor for no big reason.

"He's so unfair! I mean, he barely even touches the Slytherins' points!" Harry whispered angrily to Ron, and unfortunately, Professor Snape had heard.

"Mr Potter! I heard that!" Snape snarled, swooping down on Harry and glaring at him from the edge of his hooked nose. His greasy black hair covered part of his face, making him seem even more menacing than ever. "Mr Potter, you should know better that I am very fair and have always been very fair! Twenty point off Gryffindor and you will serve detention tonight!" he snapped before continuing his lesson with a sneer at Harry.

"Oh Great, detention again," Harry said with mock sarcasm as he, Hermione and Ron walked to the Greenhouse for their Herbology lesson.

"Well, well, if it isn't Potty, Weasel and Granger now!" a cold voice drawled from behind them. They turned around to find Draco with Crabbe and Goyle.

"What do you want Malfoy," Ron snapped.

"Can't I talk to my best friends in school?" Draco, Crabbe and Goyle sniggered before walking away.

"That idiot never learns does he now," Hermione said, shaking her head disapprovingly.

A/N: Please review and thanks to my wonderful reviewers, no time to thank them in detail, one by one, but you guys rock! Right now, it's one in the morning, and I have school tomorrow, so I'm going to sleep now.... Yawn!!!