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Chapter four: Infatuation
"Granger!" Hermione heard Draco shout from his room next door to hers.
"What?" Hermione snapped back, looking up from her three-foot Transfiguration essay she was working on.
"Get your bloody fur ball out of my room!" Draco yelled. Hermione glanced around her room… Crookshanks! She hurried out of her room and went over to Draco's room.
She saw Crookshanks curled up around Draco's ankle.
"What's it doing in here?" Draco demanded.
"I… it's just wandered in there." Hermione said, going over to retrieve her cat. "You didn't do anything to it, did you?"
"I wouldn't touch it even if you paid me a million Galleons." Draco said arrogantly, turning back to his textbooks.
"There, there, Crookshanks. Let's get you away from this scary person." Hermione cooed, trying to get Crookshanks uncurled around Draco's ankle without going too near to Draco.
Draco rolled his eyes.
"I hate to admit it, but your cat seems to like me a lot."
"Yeah, right, Malfoy." Hermione scoffed. "Crookshanks! Get away from him now." Hermione said bossily, feeling a little stupid using that tone on her cat.
Crookshanks just purred softly.
"Ha, see? Don't worry, Granger. I changed my mind. Since I'm that lovable to your cat, he can stay here… I won't hurt him." Draco replied, not taking his eyes off his textbooks. Then he looked back at Hermione, "On account that you kissed me." He said, smirking.
Hermione's mouth fell open. "Excuse me, Malfoy! It's a free country and that was just… a kiss of encouragement!" she said, flushing red.
"Ha!" Draco laughed evilly. "I've never gotten one before." He said mockingly.
"Whatever." Hermione said. "Feel better about your father." She snapped and left his room, slamming the door behind her.
She felt so angry. How could he laugh at her kiss? He wasn't her first kiss – there was Viktor – but she doesn't go round giving people kisses just like that.
Then, her heart almost stopped.
She couldn't. She wouldn't.
Falling for Malfoy was the last thing she ever wanted to do.
"Oi, Granger, you're not asleep, are you?" Draco banged on Hermione's door. "It's time for us to patrol the corridors."
Hermione swung open her room door, (Draco got a shock and jumped slightly) she was already in her robes. Her hair was in a slick long ponytail.
Draco stared at her ponytail. How come it wasn't that bushy anymore? It always looked like a wolf's tail.
"I was ready long ago." Hermione said coldly as she closed her room door behind her. "How come you're early for once?"
"I have never ever been once late." Draco said as he turned and went downstairs with Hermione following him.
"Well, I was thinking you would be asleep." Hermione said. "Oh Malfoy, just let me bribe you and please do something to get your Head Boy badge stripped off you."
"Dream on, Granger. That day will only arrive when you decide to get married as a lesbian." Draco scoffed, laughing so hard he snorted.
Hermione gritted her teeth. No way was she going to let this stupid ferret get to her.
They started on the second-floor corridor, telling (well, ordering in Draco's case) terrified first and second years to go back to their common rooms and not loiter around.
"Will you talk to them nicely?" Hermione snapped at Draco. "You've got to portray a good image for us Heads."
"Well, we've got to be firm or they won't listen." Draco said with mock seriousness.
Hermione laughed sarcastically. "I've got to go to the bathroom for a while." She said. "You continue on your own for a while."
"Didn't you go before we started on the patrol?"
"I can't control my bladder, can I?" Hermione hissed and went off to the nearest girls' bathroom.
When she was done, she went out to continue her patrol. Now that she had Draco Malfoy away from her…
"Mmm, Drakie baby, that's right… oh."
Hermione froze. What was that? She spun around and started off towards where the voice came from.
"Oh yes…," the girl giggled. "You've become so good at this now…"
Hermione rounded off the corner and found Pansy Parkinson and Draco Malfoy backed against a wall next to the boys' bathroom.
And Draco was sucking at Pansy's neck.
Hermione felt her blood boil. What exactly were they doing? That damned Head Boy was supposed to continue patrolling but here he was – having a hand under Pansy Parkinson's skirt!
And how bad could his taste get!
"Malfoy! What are you doing!" Hermione shrieked.
Draco and Pansy pulled away, shocked.
"Oh, it's just Granger, Drakie." Pansy said, smirking at Hermione. "Let's continue… shall we?"
"No, you won't!" Hermione yelled. "Leave him alone – he's supposed to be with me."
"Be with you?" Pansy squealed angrily. "Come on, Mudblood, Drakie's mine."
Hermione couldn't take it any longer. "Draco Malfoy, you were supposed to be on patrol and here you are, kissing her! What's wrong with you?"
"You have no right to say anything about me, Granger. What's your problem? It was just a few kisses." Draco said.
Hermione took a deep breath, ready to yell but suddenly, she stopped. How come she felt so angry seeing the both of them make out?
He was right. It was just a few kisses. It seemed normal for Malfoy.
She had seen him snog practically all the girls before but she didn't feel that angry at all.
Something's wrong with me.
No… you must be feeling angry cos that stupid Malfoy was supposed to continue patrolling but he didn't, Hermione told herself.
Yes that must be it.
"Well, you're just irresponsible and I can't stand it." Hermione said calmly. "And Parkinson should get detention for hanging out here at this hour." She added. "And you, Malfoy, I'll report you for joining her."
Draco and Pansy exchanged a glance, taking that into consideration.
"Well, then, Pansy, I'll see you tomorrow." Draco said.
Pansy nodded, shooting a glare at Hermione before turning at a corner and disappearing.
After she left, there was a few seconds of silence between Draco and Hermione. Hermione glared at Draco for a while. Then she turned on her heel and marched down the corridor.
"What's up with you, Granger? Throwing a big fuss like that." Draco said angrily behind her.
"I was not throwing a big fuss, Malfoy!"
"Yes you were. And you usually didn't seem to care."
"I do, I just don't say it." Hermione said. Then she stopped in her tracks. What was happening to her?
When she saw Draco kissing Pansy, she felt something else. Something other than anger.
"Jealousy?" She whispered out loud without knowing it.
"What jealousy?" Draco asked, giving Hermione a weird look. Something was seriously wrong with her today.
Hermione turned to look at Draco. He was staring at her with a weird expression on his face. Oh no. It was true.
It was damn well bloody true.
She was falling for Draco Malfoy.
Just after that kiss? But he was always so mean to her. Why had she? And WHY HIM?
No, it must be an infatuation. I can stop liking him if I force myself to.
"Nothing," Hermione said. "Can we continue now?"
Draco's weird expression turned into a disgusted one. "Granger, I find you so disgustingly weird." He said before strutting off.
Well, that's good then. Hermione thought to herself. Keep doing that, call me names… and then my infatuation with you will be over.
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