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I've just gone and fixed up this chapter. It's prettyful now!


Library (October 20) Continued

Hermione busted out laughing at that comment." Yeah okay, you could have just said you weren't going to answer my question."

Draco looked confused for a second.' Oh great, she doesn't believe me. Well, I'm going to have to make her then.'

"I did answer your question Hermione."

"The jokes over," She crossed her hands over her chest and stood up to leave." I just asked you a simple question. If you didn't want to answer it, you could have just said so."

Before she got past the first bookshelf he grabbed her arms and turned her around to face him." I wasn't joking Hermione, for the past few days I haven't been able to get you off my mind. Then you went and ruined everything by kissing me yesterday. I couldn't stop the feeling anymore, and I just want to be with you."

Hermione just stared at him in shock, not knowing whether she should believe him or not. She wanted to move, to get away from him, but at the same time she wanted to say there with him. Have him hold her...

'No, I can't have these thoughts! I like Ron, not Draco! But do I really feel nothing for him. I'm so confused, what am I supposed to do?'

Draco grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her to him.

"Ouch..." Hermione tried to rub her arm, where Malfoy had pulled, but his hand was still there.

"I'm sorry Hermione." His eyes went sad, and then they changed.

Hermione couldn't explain it; she'd never seen him look at her like that before. At first it scared her, but then she looked closer. It was something else, the way he was looking at her.

'What is he planning on doing?' She cocked her head to the side and watched him. Amused slightly at everything that was going on.

"Draco Malfoy, my previous archenemy is staring at me like that. I knew this was a dream."

"What?" He looked at her perplexed, and laughed a little at the shocked look on her face." I'm guessing you didn't mean to say that out loud."

She shook her head and again he stared into her eyes. So captivating, he couldn't help himself. He needed to feel her touch, just once more at least.

"Screw the consequences!" He shouted and again pulled Hermione to him and kissed her.

After a short period of time Hermione pulled away, stared at Draco for a few minutes, neither of them talked. Then she grabbed her backpack and ran out of the library.

'Oh God, he kissed me...and I enjoyed it. They're going to kill me! Wait, why do I care what Ron and Harry thinks of me? What am I saying? They're my best friends. Oh God...my brain isn't working now. I'm just going up to my room.' And with that she left the library, Draco watching her, half confused, half amused.
Great Hall (October 21)

'I wonder where Hermione is. I haven't seen her since the library yesterday. I shouldn't have come on to her like that should I have?' Draco sat at the Slytherin table at a section by himself with his face buried in his hands. 'I hope I didn't scar her for life.'

Hermione walked into the room and noticed Draco's posture and that nobody was sitting by him.

'I'm just going to talk to him. Get this whole thing situated. That's all! Then I'll leave, and go sit with Ron...because that's who I like, Ron!'

She walked over to Draco and tapped him on the shoulder, causing him to jump, which caused a smile to form on her lips.

"Sorry Draco just needed to talk." She sat down next to him and ignored all the looks she received from the people around the room.

"It's about yesterday isn't it?" He sighed and looked at her, restraining himself from touching her, her face, hair, any part of her.

"Yeah, about that..." Hermione looked down at her feet and her face went slightly red.

"I'm just going to say this now. I know I've said it already, but I feel like I should again. Hermione, I like you. I really like you, not just you, but YOU!"

She looked very confused with that last comment, "Please explain..."

"Well, you know you're beautiful, right?" He moved a little closer to her, but not enough for anyone that was not them to notice anything.

"Um... Vicktor Krum, you know the famous Quidditch seeker, said I was a few times. Other than that, nobody has really ever said anything to me." Her blushing turned a little brighter red and she shifted uncomfortably in the seat.

"I was saying that not only are you beautiful Hermione, which you are, but you are highly intelligent. You are smarted than me at most subjects, which I cannot say for most people. You, Hermione Granger, are just an amazing person."

"Um... thanks. I'm going to go to the other table, with the other people... bye!" But she didn't get up, didn't even make an attempt to move.

'Great, now I'm turning into mush in front of him. This is not a good thing!'

"Hermione, can I ask you a question?" He again moved closer to her, they were less than an inch apart, and she could feel his breath on her neck." Am I that bad of a kisser?"

Hermione snorted at that comment, and quickly covered her mouth praying that he did not hear that.

"So, is that a yes?"

Hermione shook her head, she couldn't talk. She tried to talk, she tried to move, but nothing was happening. She couldn't even look at him; her blushing was almost as bad as Ron's was.

"So, I am a good kisser?"

Hermione nodded, still not looking at Draco and he beamed." Thought so... you are too."

If at all possible, she became even redder then she already was.

"One more question then you can leave."

She nodded and finally looked at him.' Man, he is really good looking. I wonder why I never noticed before... Probably because of Ron and Harry.' The red drained from her face, the stiffness fell away, and she readied herself for the next question.

"Would you ever, you know, be my girlfriend?"

"Are you asking me to be?"

"I might be. But, if I was, would you?"

"If you were, I probably would."

He sighed and smiled." Okay then... Hermione, will you be my girlfriend?"

"No!"

He stared at her in shock, "But I thought you..."

"I'm joking with you! I had to get you back for the library yesterday. Yeah, I'll be your girlfriend."