Okay, so now we will find out why Malfoy is there. Bet you are excited!

Not a lot of people reviewed for my last chapter. I hope you aren't getting bored of my story already. Well, anyway, thanks to all of you who have reviewed, hogwartsgirl52 and robotic-heart for both nice reviewsandthanks to mugglegirl07 for your interesting ideas..although you didn't mention one possibility...

From last time:

"You never told me why you came here tonight," she said quietly.

"Didn't I?" Malfoy replied, raising one of his pale blond eyebrows, if Hermione remembered correctly it was the left one.

This Spank Business
"No, you didn't." Hermione answered,

narrowing her eyes, she certainly wasn't about to trust Malfoy's intentions.

"I'm here on SPANK business." Malfoy said, drawing himself up importantly in that annoying way of his.

"Excuse me?" Hermione said, "Spank? What is that supposed to mean?"

Malfoy didn't know why he was being so open with Granger, Granger the mud blood know it all, Potter's best friend.

"It's a secret Slytherin society. Its not spank, its S-P-A-N-K" Malfoy said, sighing,

" For someone who's meant to be smart you're not very good at it."

Hermione opened her mouth indignantly,

"And before you ask, its Slytherin Pureblood Association Night Keepers, my dad was a member when he was at school."

"That still doesn't explain why you are in my common room." Hermione said, trying not to become exasperated, Malfoy could be so frustratingly … frustrating.

Ugh--he was even starting to affect her vocabulary.

"Well, the night keepers are in charge of pranks…" Malfoy said turning around and appraising the fireplace, "which reminds, I still I have to get to work."

"Oh no, you don't."

Hermione said, jumping between Malfoy and the fireplace, which seemed to be the object of his interest.

"You aren't doing anything to our fireplace."

Hermione stood with her arms crossed with her chin tilted up towards Malfoy, he was a head taller than she was, her eyes narrowed defiantly.

"Well, Granger you aren't really in any position to stop me."

"Oh, really?" Hermione said, fighting the urge to laugh, who did this guy think he was anyway?

"Well, Malfoy, if you think I am just going to let a smarmy jerk like you do something stupid, and most probably, against the rules, you've got another thing coming."

"Let me through Granger as much as I would like to hurt a mudblood prat like you, it would waste so much of my precious time."

Malfoy took another step forward but Hermione steadied herself in front of him stubbornly.

"Fine, have it your way." he said casually.

Malfoy tried to get past Hermione on her left but she jumped in front of him and pushed him back, then he swerved right and quickly made for the left in an attempt to trick her but she was too fast, surprisingly, annoyingly fast, Malfoy thought.

Malfoy pushed against Hermione but she refused to yield, he was much stronger than her though and he ended up pushing her towards the fireplace with his body.

They were about a yard from the fireplace when Malfoy tripped over the upturned corner of the carpet.

He fell heavily onto Hermione.

She opened her mouth in surprise.

"Get off!"

Malfoy felt her warm body squirming beneath him and, for god knows what reason, leaned in and kissed her.

SLAP

Hermione had managed to free her right hand and had hit Malfoy hard across the face.

"You--"

But Hermione hadn't didn't let him finish. She started pushing on him to get off and for a girl, she was pretty strong, then again, she was also quite determined.

Hermione lifted her head up quickly and it crashed into Malfoy's.

"Ouch!" Malfoy said rubbing his forehead in the same place Hermione was rubbing hers.

They both stopped moving and then, for some reason beyond her comprehension…

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