Chapter 1: A Twinkle in His Eye
"Hermione, wake up! You're going to miss breakfast."
"Huh? Waaah…ooof! Oh, ok Ginny," said Hermione as she picked herself up off the floor, "I'll be right down."
"Okay, but hurry," said a chuckling Ginny.
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Hermione ran into the bathroom; took a quick shower, and threw on her school robes. She snuck a glance at her mirror and frowned. "Why am I so PLAIN, so BORING. Why do I have to be lame old bookworm Granger?"
Breakfast was not pleasant for Hermione. It was the usual eggs, sausages, and toast. "Again!" she exclaimed as she sat down.
"Yhp. S'noot buad" grumbled Ron.
She tried to ignore Ron as he tried to stuff as many sausages into his mouth as he could. "Honestly, how could Lavender put up with THAT?" she sighed. "He's just repulsive!" But, Lavender simply smiled at Ron, and started on her breakfast.
Noticing her sigh, Ron suddenly stopped and blurted, "Swwy M'ion" through a mouthful of food.
"Eeew! Ron, finish chewing BEFORE you talk!" shrieked Hermionie as bits of food splattered across her face. At this, Harry began laughing so hard that he choked on his eggs. Ginny just rolled her eyes at him. He could be so immature sometimes.
"UGH!" Hermione shouted as she got up and ran to the bathroom to clean up. She was grumbling curses all the way through the Great Hall. Little did she know that a pair of icy blue eyes trailed her as she sprinted away…
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"Hey, 'Mione! Wait up." called Ron.
"What, Ron." Hermione answered, but kept walking.
"Look," he said as he caught up to her. "I'm really sorry about breakfast. I didn't mean to spit food all over you."
Hermione knew that he really was sorry, and accepted his apology. He was, after all, one of her only friends.
"Ugh, double potions with the Slytherins again!" Ron moaned as he looked at his timetable. "Snape's gonna be in a right mood, after Gryffindor beat Slytherin in yesterday's quidditch match."
"You betcha!"
Hermione screamed. "Harry, you scared me!" She said, clutching her heart.
"Aww, sorry 'Mione." Chuckled Harry, "Remember that catch yesterday? I can't believe I caught the snitch upside down! Ahh…Malfoy's face was just priceless." Harry grinned as he recounted his tale.
"Really now Potter, you think so?" came a cold voice from behind them. "I seem to recall you screaming like a schoolgirl as you fell off your broom." The Slytherins nearby snickered at this. "It was lucky that the snitch was right underneath you. It would've been a shame if the famous Harry Potter made a fool of himself."
"Shut if Malfoy," growled Ron as they entered the classroom.
Snape ordered silence just in time. Ron was looking as if he was going to curse Malfoy. "Wands away. Turn to page three hundred twenty-six in your textbooks," he said in a bored voice.
Once again, Snape decided to pair up the students with their least favorite classmate. Harry with Blaise Zambini, Ron with Millicent Bulstrode, and Hermione with Draco Malfoy. The assignment proved to be an extremely difficult one. They were to create an antidote to some of the most deadly potions. The partners needed to work together, with perfect timing, to make the potion correctly. Hermione actually enjoyed the assignment. She managed to have a civilized conversation with Malfoy the entire time, and it seemed as if he had forgotten to call her Mudblood. When class was over, Hermione and Draco's antidote was bubbling the correct greenish colour, and they were both very pleased.
"Excellent. Full marks to Granger and Draco. Well done," congratulated Snape. "But…what do we have here Weasly? Orange? The potion was supposed to be GREEN. Oh well, zero. And Potter he doesn't seem to have done any better. Another zero I suppose." Snape sneered.
Harry and Ron were grumbling how much they hated Snape as they left the classroom.
"Hermione?" called Draco, "I had a really good time today. Thanks." And for the first time in her life, she saw Draco genuinely smile.
"Me too Draco. I'll see you later," Hermione smiled back. She couldn't help noticing his eyes. They sparkled a brilliant, deep blue. She felt like she could lose herself in them forever.
I'd like to thank my 1st reviewer, Arwen12323. I'll put up the next chapter tomorrow night, or maybe earlier if I get a couple of reviews. I'll start making my chapters longer if you guys want. Let me know.
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