Chapter Three

Hermione spent the morning with Harry. They kissed once in a while, but nothing more. She

still didn't know what to do about him and about Draco. She was confused between both. Harry

was sweet, gorgeous, caring and one of her best friends, most people would see him as the

perfect guy, but Draco was sexy, dangerous, and forbidden to her because of their rivalry the

previous years, and that attracted her to him. They both attracted her for completely different

reasons.

In the afternoon, she went to the library to get some material for one of her classes for

Monday. While she was reading, Neville showed up. "Hi, Hermione". She looked up, "Hi,

Neville. Can I help you with something?" "Umm, well, I was wondering if you could do me a

favor" he said. She closed the book she was reading and motioned for him to sit down. "Ok, tell"

"There's this…this girl I really like that I would like to go out with, but I'm not so close to her so I

don't know how to approach her" he said, blushing hard. "Ginny" said Hermione; it was a

statement instead of a question "Yeah, and I was wondering if you could help me get together

with her". Hermione smiled "I'll do what I can to help you Neville" He smiled, stood up, and

hugged her. "Thank you!" and with that he left. Hermione kept smiling and re-opened her book.

"You being affectionate with Longbottom? That's too much" said a male voice behind her. She

spun around; surprised "I wasn't being affectionate, he just asked me a favor" "Is that so,

Granger? What kind of favor?" said Draco, taking a seat across her "That's none of your

business, Malfoy!" she said "Oh, but it is. I overheard everything anyway. The thing is I can help

you help Longbottom to get who he wants" he said. Hermione raised her eyebrow "You can?"

"Of course. I'm VERY close to the girls in this school" he said while she blushed "and I can get

information out of them of what Ginny Weasley thinks about the guys here" "And why, Malfoy,

would you do this for me?" she asked suspiciously. He flashed a smile that left her breathless

"Lets just say I want to do you a favor, that's all". Oh, she knew he will eventually ask for

something in return, but she didn't want to ruin this opportunity "Thanks, Malfoy" she said.

At dinner, she ate quietly, thinking of how she could make Ginny fall for Neville. It was damn

hard to do that! "You ok, Hermione?" asked Harry, a bit worried "Of course, why?" "You

seemed deep in thought" "Oh, yeah, well I'm fine, Harry, don't worry" she said and gave him a

peck on the cheek. He smiled and returned the kiss. Ron saw this and grinned. He could tell

something was happening between these two. "Hermione, why don't you stay in the girls' dorm

tonight instead of the Head's dorm?" said Ron, winking at Harry. Harry gave him a grateful look.

"Oh, I can't. Sorry, Ron, but I…" she was stopped by Draco who said "She can't because

Heads are not allowed to stay in their former dorms, that's why they're given separate rooms

from the rest of the students". Hermione and Harry turned to find Draco standing behind

Hermione. "Granger, we have to finish the preparations for the first dance. Are you done eating?"

he said. "Yes" she said and turned to Harry and Ron "Sorry, guys. We have to finish planning the

decorations. I'll see you tomorrow" "Night, Mione" said Ron, giving Draco a cold glare. "Night"

said Harry and pulled her to him and gave her a kiss. It was brief, but deep. Hermione blushed

hard and Draco kept his face without expression.

They left the Great Hall and headed for their small apartment. Hermione kept glancing at Draco

to see what he was thinking but his face was blank. She was worried, for surely she messed up

her chances with Draco. Oh, Harry, why did you do that?, she thought. Once there, the only

words he spoke to her were concerning the dance. After they were done, he excused himself and

left her standing in the middle of their living room. She didn't know what to do. She wanted him,

wanted him so bad, but she didn't know what to say to repair the damage. But she was going to

try. She made her way to him room and instead of knocking on the door, she opened it slowly.

He was lying on his bed, shirtless, staring at the ceiling. She closed the door gently and made her

way to the bed. He sat up abruptly "What the fuck are you doing here? Haven't you heard of

knocking?" he yelled angrily. He stared at her while she kept approaching. She sat on his lap and

her arms encircled his neck. He froze. "Sorry" she said and made a sad face. "What are you

playing at, Granger? You're supposed to be in Potter's room, not mine" he said. "That's not true"

she said and pressed her lips against his. He responded instantly and his hands made their way to

her waist. After a couple of minutes, the parted to breathe. She stared at his eyes, smiled, and

stood up. Draco pulled her back to him "Don't go" he whispered and kissed her again, this time

more demanding. His hot and intense kiss made her moan and pull him harder against her. He

began unbuttoning her shirt and later placed one of his hands on her breast. He fondled it gently

and first, then he increased his pressure and she gave a small cry of pleasure. His hand went under

her cup and he rubbed her nipple until it was erect. He wanted to suck her so bad, but his mouth

wouldn't detach hers. She slowed down their kiss until she gently parted her mouth from his. "We

have to wake up early tomorrow to talk to the teachers about the decorations" she said while she

buttoned her shirt again. He sighed "You're right, I'll see you tomorrow" he said reluctantly as he

let her go. She kissed his cheek "Good night, Draco" "Good night, Hermione". She left his room

with a small smile on her lips. It wasn't hard at all to get him back, the problem was that now she

really wanted to keep them both, and for both to be alright with it. Better figure out something

before I lose one of them she thought and after that she entered her room and went straight to

bed.