Chapter 2

Okay sorry that it took awhile to update, my computer got a virus and the internet stopped working for a few days! So it might be a little longer to post the 3rd chapter. Any ways...Thanks for all the reviews! To the story...

Chapter 2

By the time the train arrived at the station, the moon was directly above the lake casting blue-ish shadows on the moist grass below. Several lanterns were lit and hanging on posts in random spots around the train. You could hear Hagrids booming voice over all the chattering and yells of the Hogwarts students. The tradition was the first years glided over the lake while others found a carriage. Hermione and Harry stepped out of the train dodging around groups of people discussing what they did over the summer.

Once in an opening Harry said "I'd ride with you but I've got to ride in the prefect carriage. Maybe you could find Ginny."

Hermione nodded and the both of them set off in different directions. After a few moments she spotted Ginny's red hair and hastily ran over to her.

"I didn't see you on the train" Hermione whispered in to Ginny's ear causing her to jump.

"Don't do that!" she yelled, turning on her heel to see Hermione. "By the way I think you did see me." she paused for a second taking in the confused look on Hermione's face.

"And maybe Malfoy did too"

Hermione looked like she'd been slapped in the face "No way! You pushed him!"

"Well I could have... I just can't put my finger on it" she said tapping a finger on her chin. "Besides you should be thanking me, I saved your hand from being crushed!"

"My Hand! My Hand! What about me! Do you really think I liked having him topple over and land on top of me, then crush me!" Hermione bellowed

"Oh is that what happened?" Giggled a voice from a dimly carriage behind Ginny. Lavender was peeking her head around the corner, beaming.

Not wanting to sit with Ginny or anyone who was giggling anymore, Hermione put on a fake smile and said as calmly as she could "See you in the dormitory." then stormed off in the other direction. Not watching were she was going, she climbed into a random carriage hoping no one was in it. She sat down and propped her feet up on the seat across from her, closed her eyes and huffed loudly. She felt the carriage give a jolt of movement before heading up to Hogwarts. Slowly she opened both her eyes and glanced around the carriage.

"What are you looking at Granger?" spat the voice of Malfoy.

She felt her insides groan. Not him again!

"From the looks of it, a troll" she hissed. Suddenly remembering what he said on the train about Harry and Ron, she couldn't help her self but to ask ..."So where's your two pet gorillas?"

"Expelled" he said without blinking.

Hermione quickly forced herself to look outside. She could feel Malfoy's eyes roll over her body like ice cubes.

A few minutes later she felt him touching her left arm with something. She shot her eyes on to her arm, it wasn't Malfoy at all, it was an eight legged black harry spider. It was half way in-between her wrist and elbow when.. It bit her. She gasped swiping it off her arm and standing up so fast, she hit her head on the ceiling, She could hear Malfoy roaring with laughter as she threw both her hands on the top of her head clutching her eyes shut.

"Ahhh!" she moaned as she felt herself getting dizzy. Before she knew it, she felt the cushion seat below her and the laughing had ceased.

Did I pass out? How long? oh no! What if the feast is all ready over! What if no one knows I'm here! Her mind couldn't stop thinking. She cautiously opened her eyes peering around the carriage, which Malfoy was no longer in.

"Hello" whispered a voice in her left ear. She jumped looking to where the voice had came. It was Malfoy and she was sitting on him.. Her arms, which were still clutching her head, fell carelessly to her lap as she gazed at his face. She was staring at his hair which was smooth and sleek, she only could imagine what it would feel like to run her fingers through it. Then she stared at his skin. It was as pale as the moon but as warm as a flame. Then his lips. They looked soft and warm. She felt herself longing to press her lips against his. Then his eyes, oh his eyes! They were an empty shade of gray but a comforting shade of blue. To her, he was damn right sexy. Seconds seemed to pass like hours. Hermione was dumb struck of what to say or do.

The carriage door swung open revealing Harry with his eyebrows raised.

Hermione blushed standing up and pretending like she was fixing her shirt.

"The carriages arrived ten minutes ago, why aren't you walking up to the great hall?" Harry said helping Hermione down from the carriage.

"I... I Er.." She paused trying to think of an excuse "I got a little side tracked." she said with more confident.

Malfoy brushed by hitting his shoulder against Harry's.

"Do I want to know?" He said watching Malfoy walk away.

"I don't think so." Hermione said, also watching Malfoy.

The feast

The sorting of the new first years caused laughter to echo though out the great hall when a first year fell off the stool right on top of Professor Mcgonagall. Then after being sorted into Gryfindor he tripped on the stone steps landing on top of several first years, who were waiting to be sorted. After the sorting Dumbledore gave his usual announcements and the feast began. All the Gryfindors were joking on how they nicknamed the first year that fell, Lil'Neville. Hermione kept finding herself gazing over to the Slytherin table looking for Malfoy, who she spotted for the fifteenth time.

"Come on Ron we need to go" Harry said tapping his prefect badge impatiently.

"Oh-fey" Ron managed to say with a mouth full of potatoes.

Both of them got up and headed to the front of the table where most first years sat. Soon enough the hall was filled with yells from the house prefects directing the first years to the dormitory.

Not wanting to go into a dorm full of chattering first years Hermione decided to wander the halls. One last time she glanced over to the Slytherin table but found that Malfoy was no longer in the hall.

Her foot steps echoed off the walls as she found herself in the empty library. She glanced at her watch before heading towards a small oak table, she had 45 minutes before she needed to get back to the dormitory. Flopping down in a chair she took out Standard book of spells Grade 7 and began to read. Slowly her eyes got heavy and soon enough she fell asleep.

Before she knew it someone was shaking her.

"Go away" she muttered trying to swat the person away.

"THUNK" Someone ripped the book out from underneath her so her head hit the hard oak table.

"Ow" she moaned. Finally she opened her eyes trying to spot the person attacking her.

It was...

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He! he! he! A real nice cliff hanger for you!I guess you have to read the next chapter to find out! You might also find Hermione and Malfoy in another Awkward moment!