Disclaimer: Hey JKR! She's a genius! She owns everything except the plot of course…

Hey ummm…. One of my friends (swim team. Hi cheska!) Started reading my fan fic so I promised that I would update it ASAP. She's a hardened Draco/Hermione shipper like me. Hehe…

Anyway… for better or for worse I think I will finish this story… (Or at least a few more chapters before I either makes a new story or retire…) I have to get a good nights rest because I have a soccer competition the whole week so don't expect much updating till about the 9th.

While Hermione was on her way down to the Great Hall for breakfast, she passed by Malfoy and a gaggle of girls that were draping themselves onto him.

How pathetic scoffed Hermione.

Draco's gaze followed her until she was out of sight.

"What's the matter Drakey?" Pansy questioned imploringly.

"Huh? What? Uh…. Nothing" He answered not really listening to what Pansy had said.

Once Hermione entered the Great Hall, she sat in her usual seat next to Ginny and Harry.

Ginny and she had gotten a lot closer last year when she spent half her summer at the burrow. They had a special bond that Ron and Harry would not understand because they were guys.

"Well, how is your new dorm?" Ginny questioned

"Great except for the fact that stupid Malfoy put a charm on the bathroom door, hence making me late for breakfast." She replied out of breath.

"What! I'll kill him! That bloody prick has no right to do that to you! I mean….."

Hermione interrupted him, "It's ok Harry, I will get back at him." With that she sneered.

Their conversation was cut short because of the bell that signaled start of classes in 5 minutes.

The golden trio's first class was Defense against the Dark Arts which they were all eager to get to because this was the first time their professor had stayed longer than a year.

The second ring sounded

Their first class for the last year had officially started.

"Good morning students," greeted Prof. Swan Deneb (The star Deneb is part of Cygnus the Swan), "since I can see that not many of you are up to learning, I will let you copy a few notes then you may do what you wish."

With that, Gryffindor sighed a breath of relief.

Hermione, Harry and Rod had coincidentally brought their magic quills with them.

They prepared their paper and ink, and then turned around to talk to each other.

Hermione decided not to participate mainly because Harry and Ron were having, yet again, another debate about none other than Quidditch.

She decided that she was going to come up with a few ideas for the unity event so that she would have to spend less time with Malfoy.

Most classes followed the suit of Defense against the Dark Arts with the exception, of course, of potions and transfiguration.

For some reason all the teachers seemed to be tired in some way or another. Hermione realized this by 3rd period but decided to dismiss her observation.

Since Harry had Quidditch practice, Ron was pursuing his new love interest and Ginny was swamped with Homework, Hermione decided that she would go back to her dorm to get her Homework out of the way.

Hermione stood in front of the tassel with the school emblem on it and whispered their password to the Lion on the picture. she pushed the door open and walked in to find Draco sitting on the sofa reading a book.

Once Draco heard the common room door open, his head whipped around to find a surprised Hermione staring at him.

"What?" Draco questioned defensively

"Nothing."

"Then why were you starting?"

"I wasn't!" She retorted

"Yes you were."

"I just didn't know you read. That's all."

"Of course I read! What? You thought my father paid for my grades?"

"Well yeah….."

"Well he doesn't. I worked for my grades."

"Oh."

As Hermione was about to head off to her dorm room, she felt Draco's hand grab her wrist.

"What!"

"Hermione I'm, I'm …." Draco stuttered.

"Well? Spit it out."

"I'm uuhhh… sorry. I shouldn't have put that charm on the bathroom this morning."

Damn Draco! What the hell is wrong with you! Why am I going soft for the stupid mudblood!

"Uh, ok." answered a shocked Hermione. She had never in her 7 years of Hogwarts heard Draco Malfoy apologize to anybody. She left him standing there and closed the room to her dorm.

After she had finished all here homework (which isn't a lot might I add), she knocked on Draco's door to see if he wanted to work on the unity project.

"Yes?" he asked accusingly

"Do you want to work on that unity project since Dumbledore would like to see a rough draft soon?"

"Uh. Okay then." He said while he shut the door to his room.

They sat on the sofa talking about what they should do.

HPOV

Damn he's so fit! Wait what am I thinking? But he's being so nice to me now. I wonder why… I mean he's never nice to me. maybe it's because i'm not with Harry and Ron. But what difference does that make? God what's wrong with me? why should I care about him! I mean for Pete's sake he's DRACO MALFOY. My arch nemesis. The boy who hated my friends and I since our first ever train ride. Why does it seem like he changed his attitude towards me?

DPOV

What the hell is wrong with me! why am I being civilized to Granger? because she's an attractive, smart vivacious young woman that challenges me. That's why. She really is one in a million isn't she? I'm going to find a way to break her. Wait. What am I saying! Gees I don't know what wrong with me anymore. I have to stop thinking on these lines and get back to work.

It took the duo took longer than expected and before they knew it, it was time for dinner.

They decided that they would run their ideas by Dumbledore tomorrow before the start of class.

Draco knew he had to ask Hermione about that kiss pretty soon or else it would be awkward to ask later but yet he still couldn't bring himself to do it.

He knew he had lost his chance on asking her today but he made up his mind. He decided that he would ask her tomorrow and that was that.

Well im glad you guys approve. This one i posted especially for Ate Cheska. hehe... kaw cse! i wasn't suppose to post this till tomorrow. I woke up early for you k?