Chapter Three

Aboard The Hogwarts Express

Hermione sat opposite Harry and next to Ron, who were in a heated battle of Wizards Chess.

"So," said Harry, while Ron was deciding on a move, "what happened with Malfoy?" Ron looked up from the chessboard at Hermione.

"What? Oh nothing." she said. She was busy thinking about her argument with Malfoy. 'HE was the new Head Boy? I cant believe it! And I actually thought he was attractive! He is such an arse, him, Head Boy? Oh no…' Hermione had a look of utter terror on her face.

"Hermione what's wrong?" Harry asked.

"Malf-,… Head,… I,… me,… him" Hermione managed through short, exasperated breaths.

"Herms, calm down, breathe" Ron said, patting her on the back. "Say what you want, breathe." he said again.

"Well, you both know I'm the new Head Girl" Hermione managed. Harry and Ron both shook their heads, agreeing with her. "Well, Malfoy is the new Head Boy" Hermione said, waiting for Harry or Ron, one of them, to say something.

Finally, Harry managed to speak, "Well of course he is, Dumbledore had to choose someone! He didn't choose Ron because you're both in Gryffindor!"

"That's not the reason for why I'm freaking out though," she began, "Head Boy and Girl share a dormitory together!" That was when Harry and Ron got the message.

"WHAT?" they both yelled. "MALFOY'S GONNA HEX YOU THE FIRST CHANCE HE GETS!"

"Well," Hermione said, remembering his deep, silver eyes, "he can't be that bad, can he?" she said to herself, but audibly enough for them to hear. She clapped her hand over her mouth, looking up in horror at them.

"What do you me-" Ron began, but was cut off by, none other than Malfoy.

"Don't ask her what she means, when she clearly stated that she wouldn't mind being with me." Draco sneered from the threshold of their compartment.

In an instant, Hermione stood up, and pushed Malfoy out of the compartment, against the wall. Draco's face turned towards Hermione's and whispered something in her ear. He placed a hand on her lower back, arching her body against his. Hermione was listening to what he was saying, then looked up at him, and slapped him across the face.

"Don't you assume anything Malfoy." she spat at him. "You make me sick!"

Hermione walked back in the compartment and slid the door shut.

"Wow Hermione, I didn't know you had it in you!" exclaimed Ron who was happy to see Malfoy being slapped. He and Harry returned to their game, and Hermione sat back down, looking out of the dark window into the vast and empty landscape. She smiled to herself, thinking of how perfectly her body fit with his, 'Oh good lord Hermione, what are you thinking about?'

Draco walked out of his train compartment, towards the restrooms. "Be back in a sec-" He said to Blaise.

He was thinking of what happened on the platform with Hermione. She was completely different then the way she used to be, she was a new person. An attractive one at that. Draco walked towards the restrooms when he heard his name being shouted two compartments down.

"…-FOY'S GONNA HEX YOU THE FIRST CHANCE HE GETS!" two male voices yelled.

"Well, he cant be that bad, can he?" said a third voice, this time female. 'Hermione?' Draco thought. 'Was Hermione talking about me, she obviously told them about my being Head Boy, due to them shouting. And she said that I'm not that bad?' He thought about the way she looked on the platform, 'No Drake, don't go falling for any mudbloods'

Draco walked up, ready to ruin their experience on the train, as he always had.

"What do you me-"

"Don't ask her what she means, when she clearly stated that she wouldn't mind being with me." Draco said upon entering their compartment, sneering at Ron and Harry.

BAM! Draco was pushed against the wall. Hermione's beautiful eyes, 'No Ugly eyes' , looking up at him. Draco tilted his head and whispered "Wow Granger, I didn't know you liked it rough," He then put his hand on her back, pushing her towards him, "If you didn't stand up for me just now I never would have known how much you liked me, I would like to help you, but to bad you're a mudblood" He looked down at her, she was pulling her hand back, 'Oh Shit' Draco thought as Hermione slapped him as hard as she could. 'I'll admit I deserved that'

"Don't assume anything Malfoy, you make me sick!" she said. She gave him one last look then walked back into her compartment, closing the door.

'Hermione just slapped me,' Draco thought, his hand on the place where she hit him, 'And strangely, I liked it,…why am I all of a sudden thinking of Granger? What are you getting yourself into Drake?