Chapter II

Hermione was struggling against the weight of eight heavy books. N.E.W.T.s will take place only in the next year, but she decided to start studying. She was going back to Gryffindor common room, when one of the books just fell down. She had to kneel to catch it. She was holding it when somebody pushed her. She fell against the stairs and her face got a few scratches. She turned to see who had done that to her. "Malfoy!"
"Hello, mudblood!"
"I shall tell to Professor Snape what you did. You might be a prefect, but I am too" Hermione said.
"Oh, you'll tell to Professor Snape, won't you? I'm scared!"
Hermione got up to her feet. The books were lying on the stairs. "In fact, Malfoy, I think it will be a waste of time. I should deal with you by myself."
Malfoy laughed. "Oh, yeah? So you will not call any Professor? Or your two beloved best friends?"
Hermione started to walk towards Malfoy. "No, I won't."
Malfoy didn't understand, but pretended he didn't notice what Hermione was doing. "So what will you do?" She was really closer now, less than three inches from him. Draco started to get nervous. "So what will you do?"
Hermione smiled. "Call me 'mudblood' again."
"What?" He didn't want to sound surprised, but the word came out of his mouth before he was thinking about it.
Hermione laughed. "Would you? Please?"
Draco recovered from the shock. Now his answer was full of disdain. "So, at last, you accepted your condition." She was too close. He could feel her breath. "Filthy mudblood."
Hermione smiled again. "Thanks, Malfoy."
"For what? For telling you what you are? Don't mention it."
"No. I just notice that I don't care anymore if you call me a mudblood. In fact, you sound more like a broken disc to me. You'd better find another thing to call me now." She said, turning her back at him.
Malfoy grabbed her arm and made her turn around. He pulled her to him. They were face to face. Without saying a word, Draco kissed her. A slight kiss, but a kiss. Hermione was out of action. Her face was pale, but suddenly her cheeks started to get pink. Malfoy laughed. She then passed her right arm against her mouth. "Why you did that?"
"Just curiosity. Suddenly I wanted to know how mudblood lips should taste." He answered, looking Hermione in the eyes.
"You must be crazy. How dare."
"Poor mudblood! You should be delighted. You've been kissed by a Malfoy, and it's more than you deserve."
She grabbed her books from the ground and started to go upstairs, but then looked at him again. Her eyes were full of anger.
Draco laughed again. "I know you enjoyed it, but don't think I liked that. Anyway, it was really funny to see your face. Good night, Granger. I hope you have a lot of dreams. with me." He blinked, and then turned his back at her, leaving to Slytherin common room.
"You shouldn't. damn!" Hermione went upstairs.

Ron saw when Draco kissed Hermione. He was at the entrance of the common room when he saw Hermione and Draco speaking to each other. He decided to go downstairs to help her, but then she got closer to Malfoy, for no known reason and he kissed her! "How can that be?" he thought. Understanding nothing, when Hermione went towards the common room, he decided he'd better go inside and wait for her in front of the fireplace.