Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the ideas or characters that go with it…all I own is Marlaina, Larissa(lol.) and Carnigan.
A/N: Thanks to all of the reviewers! I'm glad you like this and as promised…here's the update! I hope you enjoy! I'm sorry this is starting to get a little predictable now that it's coming to an end. I still have a few more chapters to write and it will be complete so please R&R and tell me what you think! Thanks!
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Last time on The Hell I Live In!…
"What surprised Granger can take care of herself?" Hermione asked with a playful smirk.
Draco smiled.
"No, I knew you could handle yourself from the time you punched me in third year." Draco said touching his jaw as if the pain were still there.
Hermione blushed.
"I just didn't think you'd seem so…evil. Especially to Potter and Weasley." Draco explained.
Hermione smiled.
"There's a lot you wouldn't expect." She whispered.
Now on The Hell I Live In!…
Marlaina spent hours in her office looking for the right potion that Hermione must of used. She was getting tired but knew she had to find out what was going on.
She turned the page and began to read.
Switches bodies…loves true kiss…turns to a frog?
"Not quite." She thought with a sigh.
She turned the page and began to read again.
She gasped.
"This is it!" She said happily reading it over again and nodding.
She thought about what she had read and looked worried.
Marlaina snapped her fingers and the book went poof and landed back in Snapes classroom.
She stood up and left her classroom to go to the Slytherin Common Room.
When she arrived she told the password and walked in.
Since she had been reading for awhile she figured Draco would be back in common room by now.
Draco and Hermione finished eating and stood up to leave.
They walked out of the Great Hall and began talking.
"So, how do we get back at Devon?" Draco asked glancing at Hermione as he walked.
She frowned.
"You know, maybe we should forget it. I'm just going to be stuck like this. Maybe I should just start getting used to it." Hermione mumbled.
Draco stopped.
Hermione looked at him.
"She just stood you up. You still had a date…" She began.
"It's not that…" Malfoy stopped to look her in the eyes.
Larissa's green eyes stared at him as though they were searching.
"She stole your life." Draco said turning away.
Hermione smiled lightly.
"You never would of seen me more than a mudblood if she hadn't." Hermione pointed out as she continued walking.
Draco nodded sadly.
They arrived back at the Slytherin common room.
Shortly after sitting on the couch Marlaina walked in.
"What are you doing here?" Draco asked out of shock.
"I'd like a word." Marlaina said.
"I'll be back." Draco said to Hermione.
He stood up and followed Marlaina out into the hallway.
Marlaina turned to Hermione and smiled as though she were understanding something.
"What do you want?" Draco asked.
Marlaina just gave him a knowing smile.
"Nothing? Ok, good. I'll talk to you later then." He said about to leave.
"Draco. I know she's the one." Marlaina said.
Draco stopped.
"What do you mean?" Draco asked.
Marlaina sighed.
"You love her." She said.
Draco turned back around to see a cheerful smile on Marlaina's pretty features.
His mouth opened to protest.
"Why don't we skip the part where you deny it hopelessly and move on?" She asked.
Draco's mouth just hung open as he stared at her.
"Is it that obvious?" He thought desperately.
"Don't worry, noone even suspects." She said as if reading his thoughts.
He gave her a look of fright.
"Try giving her that old Malfoy charm that I hear mom telling me about." Marlaina said.
Draco gave her a confused look but blushed.
"You know what I'm talking about so don't even deny it. Good luck bro." She said walking away.
"Wait! Marlaina!" Draco finally got his voice back.
She turned back around.
"Why…" He began.
Marlaina smiled.
"You'll know in time. I promise." She said once again leaving.
Malfoy smiled lightly.
"Women." He thought with a laugh as he went back into the common room.
"What are we going to do?" Ron asked.
"She won't listen." He continued as if it were the end of the world.
"Ron, calm down. She'll fall in love eventually." Larissa said.
"Yeah, but I don't want to be a happily married man when that happens." Ron said panic stricken.
Larissa blushed at the thought of being married to Ron.
"Don't worry so much. We'll find out who Hermione loves. It must be obvious enough." Ginny said.
Everyone nodded.
"Maybe there's a potion to find out!" Harry said.
"I think we've had enough with potions don't you?" Larissa asked exasperatedly.
"Then how do you plan we find out?" Harry asked crossing his arms.
"Simple. We keep a close eye on her. She's bound to show signs of love towards someone. Frankly in the days we were planning to switch she showed more sign towards Malfoy." Larissa said as though it were nothing.
"Malfoy? How do you figure?" Ron asked curiously.
"Yeah, and we're her friends, how come we didn't notice?" Harry asked.
"I can only assume that you were too busy chasing after Ginny and Ron here was too busy fending off the dates coming his way to notice." Larissa said apologetically towards Ron.
"That would explain it. But Malfoy?" Ron asked still not believing his ears.
Larissa nodded.
"Why else would she help me?" Larissa pointed out with a smile.
Ron opened his mouth to speak but stopped.
He looked at Harry and Ginny who were just as surprised.
"You mean, Hermione has been in love with Malfoy this whole time and not even she knows it?" Harry asked.
Larissa nodded.
"That's great. They would look really cute together." Ginny said happily.
Harry and Ron both looked at her discustingly.
"What? I'm just saying…" Ginny began.
"We're saying it's Malfoy! Do you not remember? The son of Lucious, death eater, Malfoy! The jerk that's been bothering us since we started at Hogwarts!" Ron said dramatically.
Ginny rolled her eyes.
"Of course I know who you're talking about but really if you think about it. Malfoy never had anything against Hermione…" Ginny began.
"Except that she's a…well, you know." Ron pointed out.
"Yes, but it seems he's gotten over that by the way he took her arm as they left to the Great Hall after our encounter today." Ginny said smartly.
"She has a point guys." Larissa said with a smile.
"So, how to set them up?" Larissa asked Ginny excitedly.
"I still can't believe this." Ron said.
"I know but if it'll get them back as themselves. I guess it's the only choice we have." Harry said with a shrug.
"Will you guys stop worrying and just help us?" Ginny asked.
"Fine. But only for Hermione." They both said and began to brainstorm.
"What was that all about?" Hermione asked.
She sat on the couch now in pajamas.
"Nothing, sisters…" Draco said sitting down tiredly.
He sighed as he sat there looking into the flames of the fire.
Hermione smiled at him without realizing it.
He turned to look at her and saw her smiling at him. He smiled back.
They sat there for a few moments just smiling at one another.
Hermione was the first to come out of her gaze and shook her head in shock.
"I WAS STARING AT HIM!" She yelled at herself.
Draco then looked away.
"SHIT!" He thought.
"So, what do you want to do?" Draco asked after the silence was too much to bear.
"Um…I'm getting kind of tired. Good-night Draco." She said.
Draco nodded and leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Good-night…Hermione." Hermione stopped momentarily when she heard her name come out of his mouth.
It was the first time he hadn't called her Granger or his prefered favorite 'mudblood'.
She quickly realized he was leaning in for another kiss and stood up.
"Good-night." She said running up the stairs.
"Malfoy charm…" Draco said exasperatedly.
The next morning Hermione headed down to the common room to wait for Draco.
He got up and they headed out the door.
They walked down the hallway in silence until Draco finally stopped.
"Hermione…" Draco began.
She turned around.
"Why are you suddenly calling me that? People are going to find out." She said.
"Sorry DEVON." Draco said rolling his eyes.
"What is it then Malfoy?" Hermione asked.
"I'd prefer if you called me Draco." He said with a playful smile.
Hermione couldn't help but smile at that.
"Ok, Draco." She said softly.
"Thank you Devon, as for what I was about to say…" Draco continued but was suddenly interupted.
"Hermione." It was Larissa.
"You mean, she's GRANGER!?!" Draco put a hand to his chest dramatically and looked at Hermione as though he'd seen a ghost.
She walked up to him and hit him playfully.
"Will you stop goofing off." She said with a small laugh.
Larissa noticed how playful they acted and the smile that tinted both their faces.
"What do you want?" The mood was instantly shattered as Hermione turned to Larissa.
"I found out how the potion wears off." Larissa said.
Hermione didn't know what to say.
She smiled but then thought about Draco.
"He won't like you as much. It'll be weird between you. He expects you to stay in the Devon family where you've become a pureblood." A voice told her.
"I…" Hermione began.
She looked at Draco who was trying to listen to what they were saying.
She took Larissa's arm and brought her to a corner.
"I don't want to change back." She said slowly.
She looked at Draco and felt more confident.
"But…" Larissa began.
"You wouldn't understand all the progress I've made…I can't give up…not yet at least." She said.
"By the other day I take it you told Ron, Harry and Ginny." Hermione said more than asked.
Larissa nodded.
"You have a very large conscience. Makes things hard to ignore." Larissa said.
Hermione nodded.
"How are they doing?" Hermione asked.
"You'd be able to ask them youself if you'd just listen…" Larissa said.
Hermione sighed.
"Does it take a long time?" Hermione asked curiously.
Larissa smiled and nodded.
"It could take years. You need to find your true love and kiss them. Then we'll switch." Larissa said.
"What? So, I could be on the day of my wedding to the love of my life and then change!?!" Hermione asked.
Larissa nodded.
"That's why, I suggest if you care so much about Malfoy…" Larissa began.
"Have you kissed Ron?" Hermione asked.
Larissa blushed and nodded.
Hermione looked at Draco who was now talking with another Hogwarts student.
"Ok." She said.
"But, you can't tell Draco or he'll end up hating me and we'll never switch." Hermione said forcefully.
Larissa nodded.
Is this chapter good? R&R! Sorry it's winding down and more predictable. Hope you like it all the same! I'll try to update tomorrow but I can't promise anything…4th of July and all. Ttyl! Have a great Holiday!
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