A/n: Thanks reviewers. Here's another chapter. I've been trying to improve my writing. '
Hate's just a wordChapter THREE: The Potions' Project
Snape sat in his class, wondering whom to torture next. The children were fixing their potions up. He had a nice big potions project planned and was wondering who to pair together. It had to mean as much torture for the Gryffindors as possible. Potter and Malfoy was his first thought. But no, they were friends now. Damn that potter. Weasley and Malfoy. No, there was something holding him back from making that pairing. In the end, he decided---
"Caldwell and...Malfoy."
Lindsay's jaw dropped from shock. "WHAT?"
She actually had enough nerve to shout at Snape. He was astounded.
"I mean, come on. You paired us up the other time. Why not give Malfoy a break? Pair him up with Potter?"
"And I suppose you'd want to go with Weasely?"
"I don't care who I'm with...as long as it's not him."
"You WILL do what I say you will do. That is final. 10 points from Gryffindor for questioning my decisions."
Lindsay sighed. She would be stuck once again with Malfoy on a potions project, and if she wanted to pass. She would have to cooperate with him... She glanced over at him, who was looking very satisfied. He'd have another person to torture.
Snape was just pure evil. Lindsay ever regretted thinking he was decent. He was evil! Draco sent her another 'love' note. She opened it, reluctantly.
Isn't this lucky, my love? We're paired together again. Thank god, it wasn't that mudblood or that Weasel. I'm glad it was you. Now we can stay up all night doing it the dirty way. Want to get an A, don't we?
With love,
Draco
Lindsay tore up the note and started to write her own.
To Malfoy.
Lucky is not the word. Unfortunate doesn't even describe it. You're a stupid loser. Don't you have better things to do like organize your junior death eaters meeting or try to learn some dark arts? Plus, I thought you were a virgin. Waiting until marriage, are we? How sweet.
Fuck off,
Lindsay.
She sent it over. Draco read it and glared at her. He remembered glaring only satisfied her. He needed to smile. He forced a smile on his face although it was certainly not what he was feeling. He had urges to get revenge. But this project was the perfect chance. Vengeance was sweet. With this project, he would have an excuse to annoy her everyday, and she wouldn't be able to do anything about it, or she would get a bad grade. He knew for a fact, that she was smart and always got top marks. She didn't really like Granger, because she could never beat her. At least they had one thing in common. But this was a good opportunity and Draco was going to take advantage of it, totally and completely.
Snape gave them their assignment. A 5-roll essay and a sample of the potion they were researching if possible. If not, then most of the ingredients available. Snape began to 'teach' and he left the project to be done after classes. That meant that Lindsay would have to actually talk to Draco outside of class. She wasn't looking forward to that. This was going to be hell. She secretly cursed Snape the whole class. And then class ended. She met up with Ron at the door, all teary-eyed.
"I don't want to work with him…" She said, quietly.
"Nobody does," Ron said. "I understand, but don't let him see you like this…It'll just satisfy him more. That bastard…"
Lindsay nodded and quickly wiped her eyes. Must not cry. Draco walked by and looked back at both Ron and Linds.
"How about the library tonight?" He said, to Lins. "About seven?"
"Fuck off, Malfoy," Ron yelled.
"Well, I don't know about you Weasley, but I've got to get my project done. Right partner?" His voice was just taunting enough that you could tell.
"You're enjoying this aren't you?" She asked. She put her books on top of Ron's books and advanced closer to Malfoy.
"Yeah," He admitted, with a smirk. The other kids coming out of potions noticed the possible showdown and decided to watch.
"I've got two words for you," She said to him.
"Yeah, and what would those be?"
"Fuck you," She said. She jumped on him, making him go to the floor with a big thud. She started to punch him. Some kids cheered, others jeered. Draco got angry and grabbed her fists. Her face was directly above his. There was only one thing Draco could do. He leaned up and kissed her. She was totally taken by surprise. She rose up, pulling away. No one else had seen it. She took out her wand and threw it at Ron. She was going to Avada-kedavra him. Draco smirked, quite satisfied with her expression. She put her arms around his neck and proceeded to choke him. His eyes widened as he struggled with her.
Just moments later, Harry and Seamus had to pull her off. Draco grabbed his neck and remembered the beauty of breathing.
"You tried to kill me!" Draco yelled, as he pointed at her. She nodded and made Harry and Seamus release her. She took her books from Ron and started to walk away.
"Wait, your wand!" Ron said, following after her. She was walking pretty fast, but Ron reached her. "Lins."
She paused for a second. She looked at Ron. Her eyes were full of tears, but she looked so angry. Her breathing was heavy and her face was red.
"He's a fucking bastard," Ron said, realizing how much he really did affect her. "Let's go."
They walked back to the Gryffindor common room. It was pretty empty. Ron sat her down in a chair. He put her books aside, and handed her wand. She wiped her eyes, and took deep breaths.
"Thanks," She said to him. She looked at her wand. "I would have tried to Avada-Kedavra him."
"I wouldn't blame you," Ron said. "He's a fucking git. He doesn't deserve to live."
"Yet, he's Harry's new best friend… It doesn't make sense," Lins said.
"I know it!" Ron said. "I don't know what Harry sees in that git."
"I'll find out," Lins said. Ron gave her a strange look. "Well, I do have to work with him. I'll find out what he's up to…"
Ron continued to stare.
"I might as well make use of the time I have with him, right?" Lins said.
"I guess you're right," Ron said.
"Plus, I learn a thing or two about patience. And maybe I'll bash his face in. You never know," She said, grinning. Ron grinned back.
"I hope so," Ron said, laughing. Lins laughed as well.
At seven o clock, she originally had detention, but she explained to Hagrid and McGonagall about the project and they let her use her time to do that. At seven o clock, she walked into the library and looked around for Malfoy. He was actually there, sitting at a table. With much reluctance, she walked over to him. She was determined to keep her patience, but she was still angry at him. That kiss… Why did he do it? Did he do it to annoy her, because it worked well. But, she couldn't get the feeling out her head. The taste of his warm, tender lips. She spent the day thinking about how much she hated it and how much she didn't hate it. Why did he have to be so attractive?
"Alright, I'm here," Lins said, standing there with one hand on her hip. Draco turned around.
"I'm surprised you showed," He said. She made a face.
"Whatever. Let's get this done," She said. "What potion are we doing?"
"The Polyjuice Potion," Malfoy said. Lins made a groaning noise.
"Wonderful," She muttered sarcastically. "All information about that one is probably in the forbidden section."
"Which is why I got a note from Snape granting us special permission…" Draco said, with a smirk. Lins gave him a fake smile. Draco was enjoying this. They got their books and sat down at the table, opposite from each other and started to do some reading. They were silent for a while.
"You're still thinking about earlier, aren't you?" Draco asked, suddenly. Lins looked at him, with narrowed eyes.
"Of course," She said. "I'm wondering why I didn't bash your skull in."
Draco made a face. "Heh, funny," He muttered sarcastically. "I meant the—"
"I mean," She said, loudly, cutting him off, obviously aware of what he was going to say. "Why didn't I do it? You deserve it. You're a stupid git."
Draco frowned. "Fine, you can call me a git, but I'm a sexy one, aren't I?" He asked with a smirk. Lins rolled her eyes. He'd never let that one go.
"Yes, you're a sexy virgin," She said with a smirk. He frowned at that comment. "Let's just get on with the reading, okay?"
"Fine," He muttered. They were silent once more. The silence was very uncomfortable. Lins was having a hard time concentrating knowing that Malfoy was sitting there with her. His presence was annoying her. This whole situation was annoying. And he was going to ask about that stupid kiss. It was terrible. Thankfully, she changed it so they didn't have to talk about that. It seemed that Draco wouldn't bring it up again. They read for a while longer, but Lins was getting tired and had other homework to do.
"Okay," She said. Draco looked up. "I have to finish some other things. We'll take our books and do some reading. Tomorrow, we'll meet back here, same time. Okay?"
"Yeah. I love it when you take control," He said with a smirk. "You should do that more often when we're together."
"Shut it, Malfoy," Lins said, in her warning voice. He just continued smirking. "Arh, whatever."
She left the library carrying her books.
"See you love!" Malfoy called after her. She refused to respond. Instead, she carried on, with a deep hate for him. She hated Snape for pairing them together. She headed back to the Gryffindor Tower and into her room. She quickly did her homework and went to sleep that night, still with the unsettling feeling about Malfoy. Every time she talked to him, she was afraid to look at his lips, just in case. Plus, he was the world's biggest sodding git. Thinking back, she only had one person to blame for this problem. Harry Potter. If he hadn't become friends with Malfoy, then she wouldn't have befriended Ron, and she wouldn't have gotten involved at all with Malfoy. They wouldn't have had their hatred. They would go on pretending the other didn't exist. It was true that he didn't bother with her existence ever because she showed no interest in him, but she got herself involved and now there was nothing she could do about it.
"This sucks," She muttered to herself, before falling asleep.