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A Strange Romance

Chapter 2

The Bets

Hermione woke up the next morning and immediately remembered last night. I simply can't believe he didn't even knock! she thought. Then she got up out of her bed and picked out the robes she would wear today. She decided that instead of risking exposure to that ass-hole Malfoy she cast a spell on the door.

"colloportus!" she said as her door sealed shut with that oh-so-familiar odd squelching noise. She got dressed and headed down to the bathroom where she would take a bath. Then she filled the bathtub with her favorite green foam that smelled of lilacs.

"colloportus!" She sealed the door shut again.

After Hermione had taken her bath she made her way to the common room, there she would pick out a book to readShe kneeled down by the bookshelf and picked out spells: the forgotten and the known and sat down on the gold couch and began to read.

Hermione soon read all the day and decided to meet Harry and Ron, she hadn't talked to them since the day on the train. Hermione got up of the couch and put the book away. Then she made her way to the Gryffindor common room. When she got there she realized she didn't know the password. So she headed to the Quidditch stadium, hoping that Harry and Ron where practicing. There she found them.

"Harry! Ron!" She called, cupping her hands around her mouth

"Hey, Hermione!" called Ron after making a save.

"When will practice be over?!"

"When Harry wants it to be over!" Ron Said, Harry was appointed Quidditch Captain last year.

"Harry!"

"Hey, Hermione Hi!" called Harry.

"Is Quidditch practice over yet?"

"yep"

"good"

Harry and Ron touched down next to her. And together the trio made there way to the locker rooms. Hermione waited outside for Ron and Harry to come out.

"So what did you want, Hermione?"asked Ron as he and Harry emerged from the locker rooms.

"To know the password into the common room so I can talk to you guys"

"Are you allowed to?" asked Harry.

"Obviously" She said, smiling at him.

"Okay the password is 'newt tail'" said Harry.

"Thanks" Hermione said.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione had talked themselves into complete silence in the common room. (A/N: lol)

"Who wants to make the night interesting?" asked Ron.

"I'm fine" said Harry quickly from the floor, he knew what Ron was going to do.

"Sure," Hermione said "what do you have in mind?"

"A Bet" Said Ron.

"OK"

"I Bet you couldn't...er...hmm...Oh! I bet you couldn't make Malfoy fall in love with you!" said Ron.

"WHAT!" said Hermione, jumping up from her chair.

"yes" he said, a grin spreading across is face "it would be pretty easy as you two share a common room and have to do it because you said you would! HA!"

"What do I have to do if I don't do it?" said Hermione sitting back down.

"erm... you have to kiss Harry" He said, his grin turning evil "on the lips"

"Ron!" Harry called from the floor.

"In front of me" he said.

"why" said Hermione weakly.

"yeah, why do you always find a way to add me to your bets" said Harry, standing up.

"Well, I figure it would be better then kissing Malfoy more then once"

"Well I'm not going to kiss my best friend so I have to do the bet" she said.

"Thanks, Hermione, I admire you. you always try to make your friends happy" said Harry.

"Thanks, Harry remind me not to be kind to Ron in the future though"

"I can do that" he smiled.

"Well I'll see you two tomorrow" she said as she headed for the portrait hole.

"See you" Harry and Ron said at the same time.(A/N: R&R! lol)

MEANWHILE:

IN THE SLYHTERIN COMMON ROOM WITH DRACO, CRABBE, GOYLE, AND BLAISE.

"I'm bored" said Malfoy.

"me too" said Crabbe and Goyle.

"Want to do something crazy?" Blaise said.

"Okay" Draco said. Crabbe and Goyle remained silent.

"you have to do this" Blaise said.

"I bet you can't make Granger fall in love with you" He said before Draco could open his mouth to say he wouldn't.

"And what if I don't" he asked.

"you have to kiss Pansy"

"I'll make her fall in love with me"

"I thought you would say that. you also have to make sure she stays thinking that you like her the whole year"

"ok I'll do it. I have to go to the common room to see her and tell her that I 'like her'" he made quotations with his fingers as he stood.

maybe I'll be able to hurt her at the end of the year he thought as he made his way to the common room after all, that is one of the reasons that I took this bet. and so I don't make a fool of myself with the Slytherins he came to the empty wall the door is here the door melted into view. Hermione was sitting at the table in the corner reading the Standard Book of Spells, Grade 7. ok here we go she thought. Amazingly, Draco sat next to her at the table.

"Granger, er, Hermione" he said. Startled, Hermione dropped her book.

"Hermione," He said again, looking uncomfortable "I have something to tell you."

"I do to" Hermione said.

"I..I.."he said.

"I love you" they said at the same time, looking at each other in amazement.

"Whoa!" said Hermione, standing up.

"Hermione," He said gently, standing up to this is going to be so easy, she likes me! " it's true" he took her hands in his.

"Wait," She said "I need some time to think about this" she took off up the staircase. In her room she got out a scrap of parchment and a quill and wrote a note:

Harry and Ron,

Draco loves ME. I don't know if I can go through with this. I don't want to hurt him. what should I do? don't tell anyone. meet me at the lake right now.

Hermione

Hermione copied the note onto another piece of parchment and went to the common room, Draco was in his room. the Head Boy and Girl had private owls but Hermione had two notes and only one owl. So she borrowed Draco's owl.

"Hurry!" she whispered to the owls as she let them go from her balcony.

Hermione hurried to the lake. She was glad to see that Ron and Harry where already there. Ron looked astonished, Harry looked quit content.

"What should I do?" she asked as soon as she got to them.

"I think you should give him a try" Harry said.

"You still have to do the bet though" said Ron.

"Ok fine, but I don't know if I truly like him." Said Hermione.

"It might come to you in time or you might decide you don't like him." Harry said.

"ok thanks, you guys are lifsavers" said Hermione.

"no problem" said Harry.

"but, please, don't tell anyone" Hermione said.

"we won't" said Harry.(A/N:R&R! lol)

Hermione lay on the couch, eyes wide open staring at the page she was trying to read but her mind was on Draco. does he really like me? is he playing me? is it a bet? a dare? Her mind was full of questions. Then she heard a door open, she quickly pretended to be asleep, just to see what Draco would do.

Draco was looking for Hermione, she wasn't in her room, so he assumed she was in the common room. Then he spotted her on the couch, sleeping. for a second he thought he should just leave her there, then he remembered the bet. So he picked her up in his strong arms and carried her into her room. He layed her down in her bed and gently lay the covers over her and, even though it disgusted him so, kissed her cheek. Thinking, she might be faking just to see what I might do. Then he retreated and closed the door behind him. Hermione lay there for a minute just to make sure he didn't come back. Then she heard the squelching noise of the lock charm. She opened her eyes and touched her cheek where he kissed it. He likes me, He truly likes me she realized. Outside the door Draco whiped his mouth gross! he thought I just kissed a mudblood! Then he returned to his room and went to bed.

Well hope you guys like it andI'll be out with the third chapter not so soon becouse I go back to school tomorrow, I was out becouse I got braces.I'm so behind on schoolwork and note to all the ppl who are riting storys hurry up and rite more chapters! espcially you Dracolover666 and laussica I already read your storys and hurry! and remember R&R!

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