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ON TO THE STORY!
Chapter 34 – The New Student
"That's really horrible." Hermione said, looking up from the packet about sex, which she had been quietly filling out. "What you did to Neville."
Draco had just walked in, and paused at the door. "What are you going on about this time?" He asked in an exasperated tone.
"You were laughing at him. It's not his fault he didn't know what a clitoris is!"
"Oh come ON!" He said, plopping down on the couch beside her. "Don't even tell me you didn't think it was funny."
"I didn't." She said stiffly.
He rolled his eyes and changed the subject. "Want to help me on this stupid packet?"
"Not really."
"Please?"
"No, Draco."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"Fine!"
"I knew you'd come around." He said brightly, scooting over next to her. "Okay, so what part are you on?"
"The questionnaire. So I cant really help you with that."
"Why not?" He asked, skimming the page.
"Because! First of all, you are supposed to answer according to your own circumstance, and secondly because you are a boy and I am a girl, so we have different questions."
"Oh." He said. "Well then maybe we can fill it our together… and I can learn a thing or two about you." He smiled mischievously.
"I prefer to fill it out by myself, thanks." She said, never looking up.
He raised an eyebrow at her. "Why the pissy mood? Run out of your favorite book at the library?" He smiled.
She shot him an annoyed glance and went back to her work.
"Okay fine. I get the point." He said, looking down at the first question: 'Are you male or female?' He took his quill and circled 'Male.' On to the next question. 'Are you sexually active?' "Well that's an easy one." He said out loud, circling the 'yes.'
"Would you mind being quiet? I'm trying to get some work done."
"Oh come on, Granger, lighten up. Is this about Longbottom? I'm SORRY that I laughed at him, okay?" He said dismissively.
"Listen… Dra-" She paused. "Malfoy. Listen, Malfoy, the thought that you and I could ever even date was my stupidest idea yet. You and I could never go anywhere. You know that, I know that. You are just in for the sex, and don't give me that innocent look, because you know I'm right. We are completely different. I like to help people, where as you simply like to laugh and make fun of them. Now I want to go back to how it was before this all happened. You can leave me completely alone, and fuck Pansy as many times as you like. And as far as I'm concerned, we can just go back to being enemies. So if you'll excuse me, I'm heading back to my room, and you can head back to yours." She gathered up her books, tossing them into her bag, and walked briskly into her room, slamming the door behind her.
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When Hermione reached her room she immediately sunk into her bead and placed her head in her hands. What had she done? Was that right? Technically it was… but then why did it feel so damn wrong? Yes, he was an ass sometimes, she knew that. But wasn't everyone? But what she had said was true… he was just in it for the sex. Or at least that's what it seemed like. She didn't want it to just be sex. She didn't even want it to just be dating! She wanted to be with him… and she knew it all to well, despite her efforts to deny it. When had she strayed so far from herself? To like a Malfoy in the way that she did… especially the Malfoy that had tormented her for so many long years. It was wrong… at she was better off without it. But she had to ask herself… If it were just for the sex, then why was he still with her? They hadn't don't anything like that… she had made it very clear that she wasn't ready. She shook her head, trying to shake the thoughts right out, and lay down, trying in vain to reach a peaceful sleep… but she couldn't be peaceful. Not when she felt so torn… so incomplete. If this was the right thing to do, then why did she feel as if her heart was breaking?
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Hermione awoke to humming. She sat up, looking around her room, and realized just exactly what was making the noise. A girl was sitting on the chair at the far corner of her room, humming softly, and playing with the ends of her bright blonde hair.
"Jessica!" She shrieked, forgetting about how tired she had been moments before. "What are you doing here?"
The girl looked up, her bright blue eyes meeting Hermione's brown ones, and beamed heartily. "Do I have to have a reason for visiting?"
Hermione smiled, hopping up and hugging her friend. "Wow… I had forgotten how short you were!" Hermione exclaimed, looking down at her.
"Hey! I resent that… I'm only like an inch shorter than you!"
"Still… an inch is something! Usually I'm the shortest one… feels good to be tall. Anyway, seriously, why are you here? There must be some reason… besides the overwhelming urge to see me of course." Hermione joked.
"Of course. Well… there is another reason actually." She said, pausing for a dramatic effect.
"And that would be…?" Hermione coaxed.
"Because I'm transferring to Hogwarts!" Jessica yelled happily, not being able to contain it any longer.
"Oh my god!" Hermione said, jumping up and down. "Are you serious? As in you are coming here to stay? Forever?"
Jessica nodded. "Well that's generally what transferring means…"
"This is so great! Why are you transferring? I thought you loved Merlin's!"
She shrugged. "I dunno… guess I needed a change. Plus, I have you and Harry here… and you know how much work Merlin's is. All the time that's not spent in class is spent doing homework."
"Yeah… I remember how it was." Hermione said. "But I kind of liked it…"
Jessica grinned. "Well at least you haven't changed!"
Hermione grinned back at her. "Not a bit."
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Draco propped himself into a sitting position on his bed, setting a squishy pillow behind his lower back. He had tried in vain for quite a while now to not care about the break-up between him and Granger, and it still wasn't working. But was it even a break-up? They hadn't really been going out... and they certainly weren't girlfriend and boyfriend. But there had been one date... He shook his head, trying to get these stupid thoughts out of his head. He was Draco Malfoy, Slytherin sex god, he did not need a filthy, good for nothing mud blood to complete him. Why had he even bothered with her? He only wanted a good lay, and she hadn't even put out. The whole thing was rather pointless. But a piercing sensation in his gut was telling him otherwise. When had he become such a weakling? This was crazy and wrong. He already missed their make out sessions... and more than that, although he wouldn't admit it for anything, he missed the way they talked, joked, teased each other. The thought of being deprived of that had been tossing around inside him for the whole day, twisting his insides into one mangled mess. He didn't love her... he didn't even really like her. But in another perspective, he liked her a lot. Too much. It didn't make sense even to him. And as he turned himself onto a laying position and flicked off the light, he wished more than anything that Hermione Granger didn't exist, and that he could just go back to fucking every girl he got his hands on. But he didn't want every girl... He wanted her.
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"Who's that?" Asked Parvati dumbly, pointing at Jessica as if she hadn't been sitting in the same spot throughout the entire breakfast.
Lavender, who was on speaking terms with Parvati since the Sex Ed. partnership leaned over to her, cupping a hand over her mouth and whispering in Parvati's ear, "That's that one girl that Harry took to the Halloween Ball." She exchanged a significant look with Parvati, eyebrows raised.
Jessica, not so forgiving and dismissive as Hermione, looked a bit annoyed at the gossip queens, and clenched her fists. Hermione leaned over in a similar fashion as Lavender had seconds before, and whispered into Jessica's ear, "There's never a second chance to make a first impression."
Jessica looked at her, but finally unclenched her fists and put on a very fake smile. "Jessica. Nice to meet you." She stretched a hand across the table and offered it to Parvati who looked down at it disapprovingly. They had never liked new students... especially ones who were going out with one of the hottest boy's in the school.
"Its rude to reach, you know." She said snottily.
Jessica retracted her hand and went back to clenching.
Hermione changed the subject. "Well... we better get going. Have to show you where your classes are." She said, looking over at Jessica.
"Right." Jessica said, finally tearing her eyes off Parvati and Lavender, whose eyes bore into her with an equal amount of dislike. She stood, then accidentally tripped, and landed sharply on her butt with an "Oof!"
Parvati and Lavender cackled their approval in high pitched laughter, and Jessica slowly rose to her feet, brushing off the back of her robes and glaring at the two. "I sure wouldn't be laughing if I strongly resembled a rat." She muttered to them sharply, turning on her heel and walking away.
Their faces fell and they immediately grew silent, looking at her in shock. No one had dared to tell them off, although nearly everyone had had an urge to at one point or another. Hermione smiled. She loved how blunt Jessica was.
Jessica turned to her. "Well are you coming or not?"
Hermione joined her friend, and they walked out of the great hall.
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"Drakie?" Pansy asked, looking up at him. "Drakie, are you okay?" She looked concerned.
"Hm? No." He said coldly, continuing to pick at his full plate of foot with a fork.
"Well why aren't you eating then?"
"What are you, my mother?" He asked, slamming his fork down onto his plate.
Her eyes grew wide. "N-no…" She said meekly, then, regaining her confidence, took a deep breath and smiled seductively. "Would your mother do this?" She asked, moving her lips to his neck and laying kisses up it.
He pushed her away. "Stop is Pansy… you're making a fool out of me. We are in the middle of the great hall."
Her bottom lip quivered. "But… Drakie, you haven't wanted to do anything with me lately! The last time we went out was to the Halloween ball, and you made an excuse to leave that right away! We didn't even have sex!"
The first thing that popped into his mind was 'I don't fuck pug dog's.' But he decided that this sounded a bit harsh. Why shouldn't he fuck Pansy? It's not like he was going out with anyone… especially not Granger. And he wasn't tied to granger in any way.
"On second though, Pansy, I think your right. We haven't done anything sexual in a while now…"
She beamed at him. "Great! Meet me in that deserted classroom by McGonagall's room at eleven then?"
He paused, then gave a curt nod. "Sounds like a plan."
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A/N: BLAHHHHHHHHHH! Sorry I haven't updated in such a long time, but as you can probably tell from this chapter, I am having a severe case of writers block. The thing is, I have so many idea's for what I want to happen in the later chapters of this story… but I can't seem to get any fantastic ideas for this current part! Anyway, after a couple days of mulling it over, I think I have a pretty good idea for the next chapter, and this chappie introduces it. So leave at least 7 reviews and the next chapter will be up in a jiffy! I promise! I will go start it right now!
P.S. This chapter may not have been the best I've ever written… but at least Jessica transferred! And now perhaps I can fit in some Harry/Jessica? Who knows!
-Miranda