Chapter 6 – Puppet show, ay?

Hermione's POV

For the rest of the journey on the train, neither of us said much. I carried on reading my book, and I could have sworn I'd heard Draco snore, however when I looked at him over the top of my book, his eyes were in a fixed gaze out of the window.

After what seemed like an eternity, I realised that we'd soon be at the Station.

"We'll be arriving shortly, Malfoy" I said. He stopped looking out of the window, and looked up at me as I stood up and went to the door of the compartment. "I'm going to get changed now, "I said, and went to leave the compartment when I heard him speaking.

"You know, you can get changed in here." Pardon? He then smirked. "I won't complain." How dare he!

"Well, Malfoy, I'm sure you wouldn't but I'm not some puppet in a sick show of yours, waiting to entertain you!" I turned round sharply and left the compartment, slamming the door shut as I went.

Draco's POV

She stood up and went to the door of the compartment. What, is she not enjoying my company? Or am I too irresistible for her to handle?

"Well, I'm going to get changed now" she said, however she soon turned round to leave the compartment. Oh no, I'm not letting a good opportunity for a sight like this go to waste.

"You know, you can get changed in here." I then smirked at her. "I won't complain." Of course I wouldn't, I mean, who would? Sure she may be annoying as hell, but I do have to admit, she has a great body.

I looked at her, and saw she wasn't leaving just yet. Oh good, am I in store for a show then?

"Well Malfoy, I'm sure you wouldn't, but I'm not some puppet in a sick show of yours, waiting to entertain you!" Oh, well that's a shame, I was quite looking forward to that... But a puppet, ay? What a cute idea, having her tied up with strings. I might have to try that one day...

She left the compartment, and so I got changed quickly into my robes.

The train stopped soon after, and Granger came back to the compartment, in her school robes. If truth be told, the Gryffindor colours quite suited her, although her robes covered up so much of her, you couldn't see her perfect figure underneath. Oh great, now what am I going to stare at then?

"Come on Malfoy, we've got to show people where to go" she said. Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that.

I got up and followed her out of the compartment and off of the train onto the busy platform at Hogsmeade Station.

"Come on Malfoy" she said. However, there were so many students around, I was finding it hard to follow her. Ouch! Stupid first year, that was my foot! I was about to tell them off, give them a taste of what messing with a Malfoy's like, when suddenly out of the crowd, a hand garbbed mine, and began dragging me to the end of the platform, where the carriages were waiting. I soon realised it was Granger's hand. Wow, holding hands with a mudblood actually wasn't actually that bad. Although I'd much prefer to touch other parts of her...like that arse. God it was a good arse...

Hermione's POV

Ew, ew, ew, I'm touching Malfoy's hand. Although I guess it's not that bad... but as soon as we got out of the crown, I let go of his hand and carried on walking.

"Wow, Granger I never thought you'd actually willingly touch me" Malfoy said. Well I only did it because you were being so slow.

'Is that the only reason?'

What? Yes, yes, of course it was, I don't know what you're on about.

He then carried on talking. "If I'd have known you were going to do that, I would have put some gloves on, to stop me getting any mudblood germs." What a pig! Although it's Malfoy, I can't really expect him to suddenly be friendly, can I? I decided to ignore him, and started directing students where to go.

"That's it, 5 to a carriage, and quick quick, or you'll miss the sorting!" I said. It felt good helping others, and being in charge. I glanced over at Malfoy and tried to listen to what he was telling a second year.

"...how to get to get to the castle? You have to walk round the lake twice and then close your eyes for thirty seconds, and say-"

"Malfoy!"

He stopped looking at the second year, and glanced at me, a mischievous smile on his face.

"Well, you could say my name when your out by the lake if you want, Granger, although I'd much prefer it if you said it when we were in bed." He then smirked at me, and I felt myself blushing slightly. God, did he ever think about anything else other than sex?

"Erm, you just need to get in a carriage" I said to the second year, who I remembered was still there. I pointed out a carriage with some spare seats in it, and he ran and went and climbed into it.

Draco's POV

She pointed out a nearlly empty carriage to the second year, and he ran and climbed into it.

"God Granger" I said, walking slightly closer to her. "You sure do like the spoil the fun, don't you?"

"Well, at least everything I say isn't related to sex!" she shouted back at me.

I didn't say anything for the moment, but then I glanced at her, my eyes tracing her body up and down.

"Oh but Granger" I said, closing up the gap between us so that we were inches away from each other. I could even feel her breath on my neck, and you know, it felt quite nice... "Imagine how much fun we'd have if it was." I couldn't help but smirk once more at her, at the thought of what she'd be like if that did happen. God, it'd be too hot to handle.

She looked away from me, and said: "Yeah, whatever Malfoy. Whatever." Aw, didn't she like the idea? Well I certainly did.

She then began walking up to an empty carriage, and got in. Oh thanks, so don't tell me that you're going up to the castle why don't you.

I went and got in the same carriage as her, and sat opposite her, so that I could look at her without being questioned.

The carriage soon began to move, and we made our way to the castle.

Hermione's POV

I went and got in the nearest empty carriage, and did it so quickly that I hoped the carriage would start moving without Malfoy in it, however he soon climbed into it, and t my dismay, took the seat opposite me. I could have sworn he was looking at me, but each time I looked up, he was looking out the window. Oh well, maybe I'm just paranoid.

We soon reach the castle, and wasting no time at all, I got out of the carriage and walked into the Entrance Hall of the castle. I looked round to see if Malfoy had followed, but I couldn't see him behind me. Oh what a relief, I thought, sighing. When I turned back round though, he was standing in front of me, blocking my way.

"Malfoy, out of my way, I need to get to the Headmasters office" I said, trying to push him aside, however he gripped my arm with both hands, and wouldn't let me move.

"No Granger, you don't need to go, we do." Oh yeah, I'd forgotten to include him.

"Well then" I said. "If we need to go, why are you still holding my arm?" For a second, he tightened his grip, and then suddenly let go of me.

"Let's go, Granger" he said. He started walking, so I followed.

After a few minutes, we reached the Headmaster's office, and Malfoy walked up to the gargoyles, but then stopped and looked at me.

"What was the password again?" he asked.

"Um, Honeydukes" I said. The gargoyles sprang to life and moved aside, revealing a large marble staircase. Malfoy held his arm out, gesturing for me to go first.

"ladies first" he said to me. Wow, I never knew he could be quite the gentleman...

I walked up the stairs, and soon found myself in a room outside Dumbledore's office. I went and opened the large oak door in front of me and walked through, Draco following me.

"Ah yes, Mr Malfoy, Miss Granger, I'm glad to see you made it safely" a voice said. I looked behind the desk, and perched happily on the chair sat Albus Dumbledore.

"Thank you Headmaster" I said. "What was it you needed to say to us?" I asked, knowing that if we didn't hurry up we'd miss the sorting.

"Ah yes, well I wanted to inform you on the password to your shared common room, and-"

WHAT? Shared?

"Pardon? Shared common room? I thought that was just a rumour that went round the lower school, sir!" I mean, I...I can't share a common room with that pig!

Malfoy, standing next to me, whispered in my ear: "Aw, what's wrong with sharing a common room with me? I would have thought that anyone who would heard that they were sharing a common room with me would have been more than happy. And not only a common room, but a bathroom too." Bathroom? Oh great, this just keeps getting worse and worse...

"Ah yes, well I have the joy of confirming that that rumour is quite true, Miss Granger. Head Boy and Head Girl have a large amount of duties to undertake, and being around disturbances that you find within your own Houses common Rooms would not be very practical, would it not? So Head Boy and Head Girl have their own common room. The password to your common room is 'Fireflies', and the entrance is on the second floor, just past the stairs leading up to the Astronomy Tower. I'm sure you'll find it easily enough" he said, smiling, looking at us over the top of his half moon spectacles.

"Now, I'm aware that the sorting is about to take place, so let's not waste any more time and make our way down to the Great hall."

He rose out of his chair, and exited out of the door, and down the marble staircase. Malfoy and I followed behind him.

Sharing a common room, with Draco Malfoy? God this is going to be a difficult year...

'You mean an interesting year' the voice said.

Difficult, interesting, whatever. Either way it's not going to be fun.

'And how are you so sure of that?'

Because I'm sharing a common room and bathroom with Malfoy! What could be worse than that?

'Well I can think of a lot of things...'

Oh whatever. I glanced over at Draco, and suddenly he caught me looking at him, and he smirked. Oh god, he didn't think that I was interested in him, did he?

I looked away, and then looked at Dumbledore walking in front. His hair was so long it was nearly touching the ground, quite funny really... I wonder if Draco's looking at him.

Oh God, I'm looking at him again, and he's looking back at me. Why did I have to look again?

Suddenly, we had reached the Great hall, and Malfoy and I parted to go sit at our separate tables. As he went and took a place in between Pansy and Goyle, I couldn't help but let my eyes follow him as he sat down.

I spotted a seat next to Harry, and quickly went and sat down, as Professor McGonogall came into the Great Hall, with two lines of first years behind her.

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