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ME?! Suffering?! Nah…

All was peaceful in the school of Hogwarts, students hustled in classrooms and teachers got on with their lessons. Sweet harmony was in the air, at least, only if you stayed away from a certain two Gryffindors… very far away…

"Look, Ron, stop being so immature and just tell me what's wrong!" Hermione said, exasperated.

"Nothing's wrong! Everything's just bloody wonderful! Happy, happy! We're all so freakin' HAPPY!" he shouted, his face burning with anger.

"Urgh! You are such a… a… baby!"

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am NOT!"

"Fine! When you're ready to stop acting like a 3 year old, THAT'S when we start talking," she said, storming off, leaving Ron "freakin' happy".

After an endless week of fighting, Hermione was dying of frustration. She was stressed out enough what with the January exams coming up, and now her supposedly stable life was falling apart. She was in a forbidden romance with her ex-most-hated enemy, her best friend was being a complete baby and the exams were on the horizon. All hope was lost… Finally, the weekend had arrived and Hermione plopped onto her divan, exhausted, and slept until her heart's content. Hours later, she groggily woke up and slouched out of bed. Hermione took Hogwarts: A History and sat on the couch, reading it for the millionth time. She was at peace in that moment… at least until…

"You don't have a life, do you?" drawled Draco, standing with his arms folded, staring at Hermione.

"Even in the morning you can be such an arrogant bastard. Did you have to practice hard?" sarcastically asked Hermione, while rolling her eyes.

"Alas, I am one of the few talented people who possess that skill. Try not to be jealous, Granger," he said, while looking sympathetic as he walked over and sat down next to her.

"As if! I don't even know why I even bother talking to y- MALFOY GIVE IT BACK!" she shrieked as he snatched the book out of her hands and held it threateningly over the windowsill.

"Sweet revenge. Shall I throw it out, Hermione?" he smirked watching her eyes widen in horror.

"You wouldn't dare," she challenged, still staring at the book.

"I wouldn't? Whoops!" he grinned as he threw the book outside, Hermione shocked beyond reason.

"You- you – you… I'm GONNA KILL YOU!" she screamed as she tackled him to the ground, fists pounding.

Draco smiled at how easily he could taunt and aggravate her, seeing how pretty she looked when she was mad. We have GOT to have more conversations like these… They wrestled each other, obviously Draco having the upper hand since he was much stronger than her thanks to his Quidditch practices but that didn't stop Hermione.

"You arrogant, selfish, spoilt, ignorant little-"she said, her eyes narrowing into slits as Draco rolled on top of her so that she was beneath him. However, she was stopped in mid-sentence as they heard the door open and someone walk in.

"I am sorry to interrupt Miss Granger, Mr Malfoy, but I came to inform you of our next Head meeting and the plans for the upcoming balls and trips. We will continue this discussion in the meeting as I can see you are… heavily occupied. Until then," Professor Dumbledore said as he parted, smiling as he spoke the last words.

As soon as he left, Hermione pushed Draco of her and let out a sigh of exasperation.

"Great! That was so embarrassing! Now he thinks that me and you were…" she said, unable to finish her sentence.

"That's a BAD thing? God, Granger, your standards are low," Draco smirked, as he got up and sat on the couch, pulling Hermione by the waist down onto his lap.

"MY standards are low?! Excuse me, but I didn't spend half of last year getting harassed by Parkinson,"

"That's not funny. I could have gone blind, you know," he said, suddenly serious.

"I'm still angry at you," she said, as she jabbed her index finger into his chest.

"What else is new?" he sighed, as he held her closer, giving her a small kiss on the lips before he carried her to her room, bridal style… then dropping her onto the floor, claiming he wanted to prove that gravity DOES exist…

On Monday, the first Quidditch match was being held between Gryffindor and Slytherin. Everyone was excited and teachers surveyed the pitch with interest. The commentary was to be held by Lee Jordan for the last time as he was to leave the school at the end of the year.

"Welcome to the first match of the season! Gryffindor versus Slytherin! Introducing the new captain of the Gryffindor team, HARRY POTTER! The new Slytherin captain, DRACO MALFOY!" his voice boomed, the crowd cheering ecstatically.

Hermione walked onto the pitch, giving Harry a hug and Draco a good luck kiss on the cheek. She blushed as she sprinted back to the stands, Draco grinning at her. Harry smiled at the two, amused at how such enemies fell in love, seeing the warmth in each other's eyes. The two captains walked forward, both holding eye contact.

"Malfoy," Harry said as he held out his hand.

"Potter," Draco replied as he shook it, mounting his broom.

The game began as the players passed the Quaffle here and there, trying to score a goal while Lee Jordan's voice bellowed in the background.

"There goes Angelina with Quaffle… damn that girl has some nice curves- ouch! Sorry Professor, just giving a little background info… and she shoots… SHE SCORES! TEN –NIL TO GRYFFINDOR!"

Harry was busy searching for the Snitch, but kept a wary eye as this was turning out to be one of the most brutal matches he had ever played. Bludgers were shooting in all directions while the players fought over the Quaffle. Ron had improved over the summer but still had an air of insecurity. However, he seemed to be spurred on by his hatred of Malfoy. Well, at least he plays better… sighed Harry as he glanced at his best friend.

Draco was also looking for the Snitch but spent most of his time dodging Bludgers. Even with Bludgers its animal attraction… He smirked as he surveyed the crowds recognizing a familiar face at the front, eyes gleaming. Hermione…

"Both teams have suffered multiple injuries, looks like this is gonna be one heck of a match, folks! 15 minutes into the game and the Snitch is nowhere to be seen! Wait a minute… Seeker Draco Malfoy is diving fast… IS THAT THE SNITCH?" shouted Lee, the crowds cheering uncontrollably.

Draco lay flat on his broom, hand outstretched. Harry was not far back, gaining on him. Soon they were neck and neck, both reaching for victory…

"There goes the Seekers, this is going to be a close one… Come on, Harry! Oh, and Malfoy… They're nearly there… closer, closer, closer… YES! HE'S GOT IT! Wait a minute, CAN THIS BE? DRACO MALFOY HAS GOTTEN THE SNITCH! 150 -60 TO SLYTHERIN!" shouted Lee, barely managing to be heard over the crowds cries.

Draco's hand shot into the air in triumph, holding the gleaming Snitch. Hermione was thrilled but was sympathetic to Harry's loss. She was cheering, smiling at Draco who was diving back down… her smile turned into confusion and shock as he sped towards her, scooping her off the stands and onto his broom and into his arms.

"Draco! What are you doing? Put me back down!"

"WHAT?! I'm-only-hearing-every-other-word!" he shouted, making no sense as he was right next to her.

"Yeah, right! Put me down, I hate flying!" she screamed, looking down nervously.

"I know," he grinned mischievously as her eyes narrowed down, taking this perfect opportunity to perform dive. They flew around the pitch, Hermione screaming in the background. Draco inwardly laughed at how fragile she was and yet how she could burn with fury. It amazed him at how she could be so innocent… something I know nothing of, he smirked. They landed on the ground, welcomed by the cheering of the aroused crowd.

"Good game, Malfoy," Harry said, as he walked up to Draco and shook his hand.

"The Harry Potter giving me a compliment? What an honour!" he replied sarcastically, but was grinning.

"Strange, isn't it? I think I've taken a Bludger to the head," he laughed.

"Potter, that's your life in a nutshell," Draco said, patting Harry on the arm sympathetically.

After Hermione congratulated Harry and the Gryffindor team, she and Draco flew off into the abyss, Hermione shutting her eyes as Draco dived, swerved, twirled and practically performed every trick in the book. Hermione's heart beat faster as she held him close, inhaling his musky scent. Then, dropping back into reality, she prepared for another dive…

"DRACO LUCIUS MALFOY!"

"Now, you can't say THAT wasn't fun," Draco stated, as he got of his broom then helping Hermione off. She stepped onto the ground, hair askew, robes array, fingers trembling. Hermione slowly turned around, facing Draco…

"Watch me,"

A/N: Hope you guyz liked this chappie!!! I spent 4EVER editing cuz I ended up hating every version I wrote and had to re-do it AGAIN!!! PLUS I had the WORST case of writer's block!!! My lucky day, huh? LOL Newayz, thnx again to all my awesome reviewers (YOU GUYZ ROCK )!!! NOTE: "divan" is another word 4 bed (thesaurus really helps…hehe)!!! I realli hope the story goin smoothly, bt any critique/suggestions are welcome!!! Ciao!!!

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