Ok thank you to all my reviewers. If I put your quote in here it will say the quote and then whatever you signed your review as. For example. "this is your quote" (this is your signature) Ok? cool.

cold1- Thank you for your constructive criticism. I really didn't think people paid that much attention to my story. lol. I just wanted to let you know that I'm not usually so sloppy and careless in my writing. I'm actually a big grammar freak. It's funny, usually I'm the one leaving reviews like this. I'll try to read through my story better, the problem is since it's my story I already know what it should say and I don't catch the mistakes very often. I guess I should get a beta.

Silent-Serpent- A teddy is like a sexy nightgown. If you want a visual go to google, images. Then type in 'silk teddy'. It should help for the most part.

BeAstY BoI - I have plans for blaise...

Thank you to the rest of my reviewers too. Love you all.

Ok, please turn off all cell phones during today's performance. Thank you and enjoy. Shhhh! No talking!

Sunday morning hermione woke up smiling. For what reason she didn't know. She stretched and tossed her covers off. She looked around her room for any sign of Crookshanks, but found none. Shrugging it of she gathered some clothes to take a shower.

When she got out she changed into a white t-shirt and black sweatpants. She felt...refreshed. She looked around the common room for Crookshanks but he could not be found. Where could he be? Her eyes traveled towards Malfoy's door. She looked at the clock, 10:00 he should be up by now. She walked towards his door, and opened it. Trying to be as quiet as possible. Yesterday's events still clear in her mind. She wasn't really ready to face him yet.

She closed the door behind her, and tiptoed over to his bed. She tripped over some shoes and cursed silently. He stirred. Immediately she stopped moving. "I never knew Snape would get drunk and run around Hogwarts, singing without any pants on." (Flair Verona) he mumbled in his sleep. What the..? Shaking her head she continued her search for Crookshanks.

Draco moved a little and there next to him was an orange bunch of fur. Crookshanks! There he was purring away like there was no tomorrow.

"Crookshanks." she whispered. The sleepy cat looked up at her.

"Crookshanks. Crookshanks come here!" she gestured for him to come to her. He simply stood up, stretched, turned around and plopped back down to go went to sleep. (I got this from the movie Cinderella, lol, my little cousins were watching it today and it just stuck in my head.)

She groaned. She walked over to the side of his bed. Slowly she lifted Crookshanks off the bed. She was just about to leave when...

"Good morning?" he sat up and looked at her. His hair was a mess and his eyes were half closed. For some reason it put her in a better mood.

"Good morning, Malfoy! How is my little bouncing ferret doing on this fine day?" (undyingsoul2159) she smiled at him.

"Why in gods name are you so cheery?" he asked throwing the covers off him. Sleepily he stretched and scratched his bare stomach. Hermione blushed and looked away. He was too tired to notice.

He walked into the bathroom leaving hermione in his room. Hermione walked slowly around his room. He had some pictures on the table by his bed. She picked up a picture of him when he was about seven. He was holding his mothers hand with one hand and was waving to the camera with the other. It was so weird to see draco like that. He was so cute! Gosh, what happened. She smiled as she set the picture own. Draco walked back into his room and plopped back down onto his bed, his face buried in his pillow.

"Why are you still in here?" he asked through the pillow.

"Why are you? It's almost ten o'clock and your still in bed."

"So? It's Sunday granger. If I want to sleep I'm gonna sleep." he pulled the covers over himself again.

"Oh come on malfoy, wake up." he grunted a 'no.'

"Then I just won't leave."

He rolled over onto his back and looked up at her.

"You're so annoying you know that right?" he asked.

"Yup." she sat down next to him on his bed. Crookshanks wriggled his way out of her arms and onto the bed as well. He walked up to draco, crawled onto his chest and went to sleep. Hermione couldn't help but smile.

Draco opened his eyes again and looked at the ginger cat, then at hermione. He lazily patted crookshanks on the head, before falling limp again.

"Okay, you win. I guess I'll just have to get the water." she sighed and got off his bed.

His eyes snapped open and his hand shot out to grab her wrist. Crookshanks jumped off him as he shot up.

"I'm awake, I'm awake!" he shouted.

She started giggling uncontrollably.

"Not funny granger!" he snarled. Then he pouted. "I was sleeping."

"Oh, poor baby." she said still smiling. An idea popped up in draco's head. "I guess you'll have to make up for it." he said smirking. He pulled her by the waist until she was standing right in front of him. "Oh yeah, let me think...no" she said removing his hands.

"You're no fun." he said. "I know." she said walking into the common room. She turned around at his door, "Oh yeah, and take a shower, you smell." she smiled and walked away.

After lunch hermione decided to study in the library for a little while. She needed to study for a charms exam.

After about an hour of studying she decided it was time to get back to the common room. As she was walking through the hallways she saw blaise who seemed to be talking to the wall. He just keeps getting weirder and weirder...

When she got back to the portrait she saw draco impatiently tapping his foot. He looked pretty upset.

"Why are you standing out here?" she asked.

He pointed to the portrait. The empty portrait.

"Where's Kara?"

"Beats me." he said.

"Ugh! She's a portrait, she's supposed to stay at her picture!...How long have you been standing there?"

"Only about five minutes." he strolled over to her.

"Hmmm...Well I think I'm gonna go visit Harry and Ron, see you later Draco." she waved good-bye to him.

Hermione walked into the common room where she saw harry and ron playing chess by the window.

"Hey guys." she said.

They looked up immediately. "Hey hermione, we haven't seen you in forever." said harry.

"I know. It's just, the common room is so nice I spend most of my time there." she smiled.

"Even if malfoy is there?" asked Ron.

"Well, he's not that bad this year." she blushed.

"Are you serious?" asked harry.

"You do know that this is the same malfoy who's called you a mudblood since second year." said ron.

"I know, It's just... I don't know, now that we are living together he's been nicer to me."

"Well, I hope you know what your getting into." harry said with a sly smile.

Hermione looked at the two of them strangely.

"Um...do you two know something I don't know?"

"No...it's just...well ginny told us that--"

"GINNY!" hermione screamed cutting them off. She say a red blur out of the corner of her eye dash to the girls dormitories.

She ran after leaving a laughing harry and ron in her wake.

In the girls dormitory, she found ginny hiding behind lavender and parvarti on their bed.

"How could you tell them?" she asked.

"It's not like they're mad at you or anything." she said peeking over lavender's shoulder. (just take a minute and picture this. Its funny. sorry back to the story.)

"Ugh. How can I stay mad at you." Ginny gave her a bright smile.

"So how's it going with the Draco shagging." asked lavender.

"Non-existent." she replied stiffly.

"Oh come on Hermione! If you don't screw him I will!"(viki) said ginny.

"Really Hermione. This is a huge opportunity!" lavender shrieked.

"Maybe for you but I don't like him!" she said. "Gosh, What do you want me to say to him? 'You are the stupidest, sexiest, bouncing ferret in the world and I love you' (sexyslytherin27) hello not gonna happen."

"Why not?" asked ginny.

"Ugh!" she smacked her forehead with her hand. "I'm gonna...go...now." she walked out the door thinking, I have really bad judgment when it comes to friends.

Draco got tired or waiting for Kara to come back so he headed down to the Slytherin common room to talk to Blaise.

The common room was deserted to they sat on the couch to talk.

"Are you going out with her yet?"

"Merlin blaise give it a rest!" he shouted.

"Fine, but I have one question for you."

"Shoot." he said.

"When was the last time you had sex?"

Draco sat there looking at him. Absolutely stunned.

"Oh, I get it your not gonna tell me." said blaise.

"No I'm just trying to remember." he said.

"Exactly."

"I mean it's not that I don't like her, it's just...complicated. What would people say if the Slytherin Prince went out with the Gryffindor bookworm?"

"Probably something like, 'Wow, the Slytherin Prince is going out with the Gryffindor bookworm.'"

"Shut up Zabini."

"You so love her." he smirked.

"What do you want me to say, 'Merlin, thank you for sending me this bookworm. I love her.'?" (sexyslytherin27)

"yeah."

All he could do was shake his head.

Draco and Hermione met each other back at the portrait later that night. Some time around nine.

"She's still not back?" asked an enraged hermione.

"Guess not."

"Where could a portrait go?"

"Where would a portrait go." stated draco.

"I'm tired!" she complained.

Draco sat down under the portrait and made himself comfortable. Hermione just stood there.

"I'm going to sleep in the Gryffindor tower tonight." she watched as he nodded slowly, as in deep thought.

He just sat there. She felt a little bad for him. She didn't really want to just leave him all alone in the middle of the corridor. After all she didn't want to spend the night with lavender, parvarti and ginny...again. She had two options. One: spend the night talking about draco, or two: spend the night with draco. She kind of liked that idea. A small smile spread across her lips as she thought of spending the night with draco...in a not so innocent way. She mentally kicked herself for thinking such things, and about draco.

Before she could stop herself she found her feet taking her back to where draco sat.

"I thought you were leaving." he said.

"Well, I was but...aren't you going to go to the Slytherin common room?"

"No, I would rather spend my night here than with pansy. Not to mention Crabbe and Goyle. Their snoring always keeps me up." she smiled.

"Well I can't just leave you here all alone." she sat down next to him.

"You don't have to stay if you don't want to." he said.

"Nonsense, I'll stay with you. If you want me to of course."

"Yeah, you can stay."

"ok." she whispered.

They both leaned up against the portrait and settled in for the night. Hermione drifted off to sleep in no time, but Draco had no such luck. He watched her for a little while. She had her cloak over her like a blanket. She looked a little cold. Draco scooted closer to her and, feeling his presence, she put her head on his shoulder. Draco moved slightly and wrapped his arm around her shoulder to keep her warm. She moaned a little and turned her body so she was right up against him. She moved her head to the base of his neck. Her breath sent shivers down his spine and caused goosebumps to form all over his skin. He had a nagging feeling in the back of his head that he wasn't going to be getting much sleep tonight.

A couple hours later Draco had fallen into a light sleep when he was awoken by a small voice. It was kara.

"Oh, you're awake." she said. "I'm so sorry I wasn't here. I came back and there was nobody here so I thought you two were in the common room."

Draco looked down to find hermione still fast asleep in his arms.

Draco said the password and maneuvered hermione gently so he could lift her. He stepped into the portrait and headed to her bedroom. She stirred slightly but instead of waking up she snuggled into his chest. He opened her door and gently set her on her bed. He covered her up and turned out her lamp.

"draco." she whispered as he reached the door.

He walked back to her bed and leaned over her. "yeah." he whispered.

"good night." she smiled at him. He smiled back.

"good night hermione."

The next morning draco lay on his bed. Thinking. He hadn't gotten much sleep that night, but he still felt awake enough. His mind as swirling with thoughts. Most being about hermione. Of course. She was all he thought about lately. Blaise was right. He hadn't slept with anyone in a while because of her. Not that he really cared, he could go a little while without sex. It's not like he was a man whore or anything. He just wasn't a prude either. Even if he did date hermione, he knew he still wouldn't get anything for a while. And surprisingly, he didn't really care. He was yanked from his thoughts by a scream coming from hermione's room.

(If I stopped it here how mad would you be at me? It's a good thing I'm so nice and will keep going. All of you had better tell me how nice I am in your reviews. Just kidding.)

Draco shot up from his bed, nearly tripping over his blankets. He rushed through the bathroom and through open hermione's door. She was standing on her bed and was pointing at something on the floor. That's when he saw what the something was. Shit. He thought.

"What the hell is that thing and where did it come from?"(HarryPotterLover242) screeched hermione.

Draco picked up the small black and green snake. It was about the length of his arm, and about as thick as a banana. It wrapped around his wrist.

"This is Rain, she's my...well she's my snake." he explained awkwardly.

"Why do you have a bloody snake?" she yelled.

"Because, I ...well...I found her this summer...in the rain actually that's...well that's why I ..um...call her rain."

"Get it out of here!"

"Why granger, you afraid of snakes?" he asked.

"No shit Sherlock!" (babyraccoon2) she said climbing off the bed.

"Why it's not gonna bite you, she's perfectly harmless."

He was about to hand her the snake but thought differently when she gave him a look that clearly meant 'back off.'

Potions class that day was going to be fun. After all she was going to try out the Veritiserum on malfoy. Then again he was going to try it on her too.

She entered the class room and sat down in her seat. She only had to wait a few minutes until draco came and sat down next to her.

"Sorry about this morning." he said.

"No problem just keep your snake in your room."

"I honestly don't know how it got in your room anyway." he chuckled. "But your face was kind of funny." She shot him a glare that shut him up.

In a matter of minutes Snape came in and started the class.

"As you all know today we will be testing the Veritiserum." Hermione looked at draco nervously. I wonder what he'll ask me...

Snape handed out two vials of their potion to each pair.

"You may begin whenever." he said and walked up to his desk to grade papers.

"Ladies first." he said.

Hesitantly she opened the vile and drank its contents. At first she felt nothing but then she started to feel a warm, fuzzy feeling in her stomach that spread throughout her body.

"Ok, what should my first question be? How about...Do you like me?" he smiled.

"Yes." she answered instantly. People's laughs echoed around the room as they asked embarrassing question to their partners.

"Do you think I'm attractive?" he asked.

"Yes." she said.

"What do you want...right now?"

What do I want right now? How am I suppose to know. I kind of want to kiss him...

"I want you to kiss me." (aimee) she said. He smiled.

"We can do that later." he said.

"You bastard!" she said.

"Oh, must have worn off." he chuckled. "My turn." He drank the potion and soon experienced the same feeling as hermione did.

"Now" she mocked. "What should I ask?"

"Do you like me?" she asked curiously.

He smiled and said, "yes."

"Do you...think I'm pretty?"

"No." her smiled faded. "I think...your...beautiful."

Her smiled grew again, and a slight redness appeared on her cheeks.

"Thanks, I think." she laughed.

After class hermione went to visit ginny until her next class.

They started talking about how Kara hadn't been at her portrait the previous night.

"That's strange." she said. "So did you sleep with him?" (dracoisahottie)

"Well, yeah I had to."(dracoisahottie) she said. Ginny's eyes went wide.

"Not like that ginny. It was weird actually, I fell asleep and when Kara came back, draco carried me to my room." she smiled.

"That's so romantic."

"Maybe, just a little." they both laughed.

The day came and went in the blink of an eye.

After dinner Hermione went back to her common room. Draco was sitting on the couch doing homework.

"Hey." he said.

"Hey."

"Umm, do you think you could help me with my Transfiguration?"

"Sure." she walked over and sat next to him on the couch.

They did both their Transfiguration homework in record time. Along with a few laughs.

Hermione got up to go to bed when draco stopped her.

"What?" she asked.

"I owe you a kiss, remember?" she bit her lip as she remembered what she said under the veritiserum.

She sat back down next to him and he instantly wrapped his arms around her waist. She felt comforted by it. His lips met hers and she couldn't help but smile into the kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and played with the hairs on the back of his neck. She pulled away suddenly leaving him with a frown.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I'm just tired. I think I'm gonna go to bed. It's been a long day."

"Don't I get a good-night kiss?" he asked.

"I thought that was your good-night kiss."

"No. This is." he captured her lips again. She pulled away again and with a chuckle said her good-nights and went to her room.

Ok well I finally updated, and I think it was worth it because this chapter is really long. (just like you asked Neveah888) Soooo sorry if I didn't use your quote. Some I'll probably use in the future. Now you have a different challenge. I need a conflict. Not necessarily between Draco and Hermione. Preferably between Harry/Ron and Hermione. But I don't want it to be over her liking draco. I can't think of anything so I need some help. Leave a review before you leave. I love them. I'll update as fast as I can.