Hermione enjoyed her first week of school, everything except for Potions and Draco Malfoy. Unfortunately she had to deal with both at the same time as well as Draco by himself of a night time, and as if that wasn't enough? They had been placed as potion-partners by Snape. It was as if this year she couldn't escape the insulting Draco Malfoy and she hated it.

Hermione was sitting in their overly large common room when Draco came sauntering in through the portrait.

"Do you ever stop reading?" He enquired rudely.

"Stupid question" Hermione retorted equally as rude.

"Where's Potty and Weasel?"

"In the Gryffindor common room" Hermione replied sweetly, "Stupid"

"Ohhhh, that is so offensive" Draco taunted, "I think I might go and cry in my bed"

He then crossed the common room to his bedroom and when he got to the door he paused for a moment before slamming it just for effect.

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Why does she infuriate me so much?

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Why does he infuriate me so much?

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When Hermione entered the Great Hall the next day for breakfast she tiredly walked over to the Gryffindor table before sitting down huffily next to Ron.

"Malfoy?", Inquired Ron.

"Yep, he infuriates me so much I spent all night fuming about him.

"Oh Granger that's so sweet" Said Draco mockingly, he had been walking past the Gryffindor table and had overheard her conversation with the Weasel and couldn't pass up the chance to mock her. It was simply just for show but he couldn't let anyone know that, nor could anyone know that he had spent the night fuming about her. So he was just as tired as she was.

Hermione just scowled at him and turned back to her plate of food, but simply pushed it away.

"'Mi, you have to eat" commented Ron

"I'm not hungry" Said Hermione rudely.

Ron turned back to his food, ignoring her; there was simply no way to have a conversation with Hermione Granger when she was in one of her moods.

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"Granger, you better not screw up this potion" Draco sneered at her, while preparing ingredients for a complicated depression cure.

"Don't worry Malfoy, I intend to do well this year in potions" Hermione sneered back.

"Oh and how will you manage that?" Said Draco, who was laughing because Professor Snape had just taken ten points away from Gryffindor because Hermione talking excessively.

"That's bull," Hermione cursed under her breath, "I said one sentence"

"Well you can't expect Snape to be fair, can you?" Draco replied honestly.

"Apparently not" Hermione replied looking curiously at him, "So you agree that he is unfair?"

"You'd have to be blind, deaf and stupid not to think so" Was all Draco said.

They finished the potion in silence before corking a flask filled with the bright blue watery substance. They were both pleased with the result as they had been extremely careful and precise with the measurements, they were sure that they would receive an O for the potion. They could have been very much mistaken but they were sure that Snape had put the two of them together to ensure that Draco would receive full marks for the year. Draco was extremely good at Potions but by pairing him with Hermione, it was a certainty that he would achieve at least an E for his potion works in his N.E.W.T exams.

The bell went and Draco was first out of the classroom. Hermione waited for Harry and Ron to pack their things up. When they eventually crossed the room to where she was waiting she was getting rather annoyed.

"Do you two have to take so long, honesty" She said rudely

They looked at each other before following her out of the classroom and up to the Great Hall for lunch.

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Draco was watching Hermione reading a large book on the armchair opposite his own, when he saw that she wasn't reading anymore. Her brow was creased in concentration but her eyes weren't moving.

"Was there something you wanted?" She asked, finally looking up.

"Oh no" He said but continued to stare at her long after she had started reading again.

"Excuse me" Said the old Lady from the portrait, "But there are two young gentlemen and one young lady outside asking for Hermione"

"Oh, Let them in" Hermione said quickly.

"I don't want to be here" Said Draco, getting up and going into his bedroom.

Hermione watched him leave before turning her attention to her guests. They were walking the distance to the couch when Hermione noticed that Harry and Ginny were looking extremely happy, but Ron was eyeing them suspiciously. It was then that Hermione noticed Harry and Ginny holding hands.

Harry noticed and commented, "I asked her out half an hour ago"

Hermione squealed and ran over to them and hugged them both in turn commented how happy she was for them.

"I was talking to Ron and he was saying how he though she had a crush on me again, and I had been thinking the other night how I actually might have a crush on her and now the rest is history" Harry said extremely fast.

"Err... okay?" Said Hermione.

"Yeah and we have more news" Said Ron

"What's that?"

"Me and Harry, are s'pose to do training for old Voldy's attack, Dumbledore thinks it's gonna be soon" Ron said.