Chapter 3: The Potion Room

Hermione sat in the library soaking up information about Draco and hers project. Profess Snape had told her earlier that day that they were going to be behind because Draco could not be in class. She had decided to come to the library to try and catch up, because Hermione Granger does not get behind in schoolwork. She had opened a book about potions and was deeply involved in it when she heard footsteps.

"Who's there?"

She continued to look around and then turned back to her book. She turned the page and started writing down notes. She slumped down into her seat and closed her eyes as she began to run through her day. Her classes had been of no enjoyment and she skipped lunch to go check on Draco. Madam Pomfrey informed her that Draco had been released and Hermione was definitely not going into the Slytherin common room to check on him.

Hermione yawned and then stood up to gather her things. She put her books in her bag, and then out of no where a hand covered her mouth. She screamed but no one heard it because there was no one around.

"Don't fight me." The voice sounded ragged.

'I know that voice...' Hermione thought.

"I'm going to blindfold you, just please don't scream."

Hermione did what she was told and then she was blindfolded. The mystery figure led her into a little room off in the corner of the library. It whispered a password and it carried Hermione inside. Hermione's blindfold was lifted but it was still dark in the room. The figure moved to the wall and flipped on the light.

"DRACO! WHAT IN THE HELL..."

"Shhhh. Shush Granger. Bloody hell, I try and do something nice and you try getting us expelled."

"Expelled? EXPELLED? We could get expelled for being here?"

"No, oh no. Just shut up."

Hermione looked at him wide eyed, "So then what exactly are we doing here Malfoy."

"Oh well I used to use this room to study, I call it the potion room. I figured we could come here after hours and work on our Potions project, I know that were behind with me being out and all. I know it would help if you got some brownie points with Snape for finished early too. I thought I was being nice."

"Well if you wanted to be nice you could have just asked me to come with instead of making me feel like I was being KIDNAPPED."

"Granger, good lord, your louder than I ever imagined. If you don't quite down were going to get caught. Well I just wanted to show you this. Meet me here tomorrow after dinner. We can start working on our project."

"Oh, all right. If it will get me close to being on Snape's good side."

"Night Granger."

Draco turned and left the room. Hermione walked around the small room; there were two chairs and a desk beside the fireplace and one couch by the window that overlooked the Quidditch Pitch. Hermione shook her head and left the room.

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Draco's day was as boring as any other. The only class that he did enjoy, Potions, was not on the schedule for today. He was ready to hit Professor Trelawney because of all her Divination bull crap. After Divination Draco walked to dinner with Pansy and his two goons, Crabbe and Goyle. They walked in and sat in their regular seats at the Slytherin table. Professor Dumbledore got up and started to make his dinner announcement.

"Good evening students. I hope that all of you have had a good week. As you know we are approaching the end of another school term. The seventh years will be having a dance next weekend, so there will be a Hogsmeade trip this weekend. Only seventh years are allowed to attend the Graduation Ball unless you have been invited by a seventh year. I hope you all enjoy your dinner, Thank you."

The students' dinner appeared before them and they all ate very fast. Draco looked up and spotted Hermione at the Gryffindor table. She got up from her dinner and said something to Harry and Ron. She turned around and looked at him and then left the Great Hall. Draco continued to eat his chicken until it was all gone and then exited the Great Hall.

Draco headed up to his room and grabbed the cauldron that contained Hermione and his Potions project. He had already set up the ingredients in the room before dinner. He carefully carried the potion down to the library and whispered the password. He took the note that was on the portrait off and walked in the door. Hermione was sleeping quietly on the couch. There was a book on her chest and Draco thought she looked so peaceful. 'I did not just think Granger looked peaceful, did I? Snap out of it Malfoy she's a Mudblood.'

Draco set the cauldron down on the table and went over to Hermione. He leaned over her and took in her sleeping figure. She was lying on her side with her mouth partly opened. He leaned close to her ear and whispered her name, "Hermione." She moaned slightly and swatted at his face. "Hermione," Draco said a little louder, "HERMIONE."

"Huh what?"

"We can start working on out potion now Granger."

"Oh all right."

Draco and Hermione walked over to the table and started adding ingredients and stirring the potion. Hermione looked up at a very concentrated Draco.

"You said my name."

"What?"

"When you woke me up, you were saying Hermione."

"Oh I guess I slipped up then Granger." He smirked that dangerously sexy Draco Malfoy smirk and Hermione almost melted right there before him.

They started working again and caught up with the class. They didn't stop though. Much to Hermione's surprise Draco was very committed to his schoolwork. He wanted to keep working until they were ahead of the class. Hermione just smile at him, she had never known someone to share the same academic drive that she had. Hermione then went to take another ingredient off the table and her hand collided with Draco's. They looked at each other as their hands sat there and then suddenly he jerked away.

"All right Granger, I'm going to bed. I think it's best if you did too. We don't need to get too tired."

"Oh, of course. I'll see you tomorrow Draco."

Draco turned and left the room. When the portrait closed behind him he leaned on it and whispered, "Sweet Dreams Hermione."

A/N: Well there ya go. Chapter 3. I hope it was okay, I know it didn't really have that much going on but I needed to get something going. You know what I mean.

Thanks to my second Reviewer Abriana Amati...I hope you enjoyed this story. Thanks for reading!