Chaaaaaaaaapter Nine! Yay. I'm not going to lie… I like this chapter. Like, a lot. I hope you do too… let me know. :-)
"Granger, for once will you keep your thoughts to yourself?" Draco said irritably in Potions class a few days later. Professor Snape had assigned the class a project and split them into groups, purposefully splitting up Hermione, Harry, and Ron.
Hermione glared at Draco. "Look you bloody asshole," she said quietly, hoping to avoid making a scene. "I'm angry enough that I even have to be in a group with you and Pansy, so please don't try my patience by making any more of your smart-ass remarks."
Pansy gave Hermione a fake smile and attached herself to Draco's arm. "Darling I know she's dreadfully annoying, but at least she's fairly smart," she said soothingly. "At least we aren't stuck with Weasley, he's dafter than a rock."
"You bitch," Hermione said, forgetting to keep her voice down. "Don't you ever say anything like that about Ron again, or I will hex you into oblivion."
"Miss Granger, that sort of talk is entirely inappropriate in my classroom," Snape said, standing over her shoulder. He seemed to have come out of nowhere, Hermione could have sworn he was across the room when she had begun to bitch out Pansy.
"My apologies professor," Hermione spat, staring up at him indignantly. "Perhaps you should rethink groups the next time you assign a class project. Then perhaps I won't find a need to use such language."
Snape glared at her, obviously, and justly, displeased. "Detention, I think, Miss Granger," he said slowly, as if trying to keep his own temper. "Tonight at eight… there's a rather messy room which I believe would do well with a bit of cleaning."
Hermione nodded curtly and turned away from him to stare at her book. Snape walked back over to Harry's table to observe his progress with Millicent Bulstrode and Crabbe.
"Granger if you're so brave, why don't we have ourselves a little wizards duel tonight after your detention?" Pansy suggested, staring at Hermione with eyes full of hatred. She remembered how Draco had ditched her for Hermione, and she was more than ready to get revenge on the bushy haired mudblood.
"Agreed," Hermione said, a smirk evident on her face. "In the room of requirements?"
Pansy nodded in agreement. Draco rolled his eyes. "This should be good," he muttered. "Mind if I show up to watch?"
"Wouldn't be a party without you," Hermione said sarcastically.
"Hermione this is not a good idea," Ron said when he found out about the duel. "Thanks for standing up for me, but a duel with Pansy? It's not a good idea."
"Why, you don't think I can win?" Hermione said, her face flushed.
"Of course I do, I just don't—"
"Don't what, don't trust me?" Hermione interrupted. "Honestly Ron, I try to do something nice for you and all you can do is ridicule me. I'm a big girl Ron, I can handle it. I'm the smartest girl at Hogwarts, I admit it, and I could beat Pansy even without a wand. It's my decision and I would appreciate it if you would back off."
"Wow, Hermione," Harry said, raising an eyebrow at her. "I thought I was the one who yelled all the time. What's the problem?"
"You try working with Pansy and Malfoy without being a bit stressed out," Hermione snapped. "And then to get detention on top of it… I am having the worst bloody day of my life."
Ron stared after her as she hurried away. When she was out of sight, he turned to Harry and mouthed wordlessly at him.
"Completely mental, yes I know Ron," Harry said with a grin.
"We're going to go with her tonight, aren't we?" Ron asked.
"Of course," Harry said. "She can take care of herself but there's no harm in us showing up just to make sure. Besides, she might need a hand cleaning up the mess she makes of Pansy."
"Well yes, that," Ron agreed, a mischievous smile appearing on his face. "Along with the fact that two girls fighting is damned good entertainment."
Hermione's detention was disgusting, but uneventful. She was simply to clean one of the rooms in the dungeons without magic. Hermione couldn't figure out what the point in cleaning the room was, it was completely empty except for the cleaning equipment that stood in the corner for her use.
She cleaned for hours, scrubbing every inch of the floors, and wiping down the walls until her arms felt like they were going to fall off. Snape came in at regular intervals to inspect her work, and he was never happy, continually pointing out places that she should scrub a bit harder, or harassing her for cleaning so slowly.
Finally he let her go, and she was feeling much less than prepared for her duel with Pansy. She wondered if Pansy had mentioned to duel to Snape to have him work her until she was exhausted. She ignored this idea, hoping that as a Hogwarts teacher he would be more responsible than to allow students to duel in the castle, especially if he had prior knowledge of the intention to duel.
She reached the Room of Requirement in record time, having walked quickly due to nervousness. Pansy and Draco were there, snogging on a couch when she walked in. She rolled her eyes at them and cleared her throat.
"Damn you Granger, you have the worst timing," Draco drawled, although he didn't honestly seem to be too upset about it.
"Oh yes, I'm terribly sorry," Hermione said emotionlessly. "But I promise you can have what's left of her as soon as we finish our duel."
"Oh that's rich," Pansy said, wrinkling her nose in disgust. "Don't get so cocky, Granger, it'll only make it worse for yourself when you have to admit defeat."
Harry and Ron walked in casually at that moment. "Oh, hello there mates, hope you don't mind us dropping in for a bit," Ron said, smiling wickedly at Draco and Pansy.
"Didn't want to miss the show, I see," Pansy said, smiling seductively at the two boys, and wiggling her hips for good measure. "Very well, let's get on with it then."
She and Hermione faced each other, wands raised. Draco was selected to give the signal for the duel to begin, and as he did so, Hermione was of course the first to react.
"Expelliarmus!" she shouted, and Pansy's wand was thrown from her hand where it came to rest in Hermione's. Hermione smiled to herself, knowing the duel was over, as Pansy was now weaponless. Pansy was not through with her, however.
The attractive young Slytherin, clad in only a miniskirt and low cut blouse, threw herself bodily onto Hermione, who was completely shocked by this sudden action. The two girls rolled on the floor pulling at each others hair and trying to hit the other wherever possible.
"Oh, shit," Ron said, gaping at the sight before him. The three boys exchanged glances. "I told you this was going to be good…"
Finally Hermione landed a blow to Pansy's stomach, which allowed her to get to her feet. She stood over Pansy, pushing her hair out of her face, her cheeks flushed and eyes blazing, and all three of the boys watching agreed silently to themselves that Hermione, as beautiful as she always was, had never been so attractive and fantasy-inducing as she was at that moment.
"You're a fucking whore, Pansy," Hermione said, spitting on the floor in front of Pansy's face. "That's all you'll ever be."
Confident that Pansy was in too much pain to move from her current position, she turned to face Harry, Ron, and Draco and smirked at them. She walked up to Draco, swaying her hips seductively as she did so.
"Like what you see, Malfoy?" she purred, pressing her body close to his, and feeling the proof that he was indeed enjoying the sight before him. She ran her hands up his chest, delighting in the power she seemed to have over him at that moment. She leaned into him, causing him to lean forward to catch her lips in a kiss, but as she felt his breath against her mouth she pulled back slightly and kneed him in his most sensitive spot. He fell to the floor, gasping for breath, and looking up at her in a mixture of horror and fury. Hermione bent over so that her face was level with his.
"Don't you ever use me like you did," she murmured into his ear. "I am not your plaything, Draco Malfoy, and if you ever treat me as such again, the pain you are feeling now will be nothing compared to the pain I will inflict on you then."
She turned on her heel and walked out of the room, feeling incredibly (and understandably) confident in herself.
Go Hermione! Haha sorry, I think it might be a bit OOC for her to be so badass, but I really wanted her to kick his ass because he's been pissing me off lately with how he's treating her… I think he deserved a little beat down. :-) Don't worry, Hermione is still her sweet self, he just pissed her off one too many times. :-)
OHHH and I'm totally sorry, I know I said this chapter would have a nice little steamy scene in it, and there's really not much… but I promise there will be more soon, I just had this sudden flash of "BOOM- do this" and… I had no choice but to put it off for another chapter. But soon! I really do promise, very very soon! She just had to kick his ass first:-D ducks tomatoes thrown by angry fans
mysteriouscharm: Oh good, I'm glad you liked the drinking talk. :-) I was afraid I might have overplayed that part a bit… I just get so lonely when I don't have a party to drink at. :-) Darn strict parents… one and a half more months! Haha sorry. But seriously, I'm glad you thought it was funny. :-) I did have a good time writing that part… hehe. :-)
Poetic-Flo16: hahaha I love the British accent, it was perfect:-) Well, I'm sure it would have been if I had actually heard it… either way. :-) That's awesome, thank you so much for sending me the lyrics, I'm going to start that at soon as I finish this one! I really think that'll be a good story! Thanks so much:-)
gothicpagan: oh yes, I absolutely know what you mean about the handcuffs! Honestly I put that in there because that is something I would very much enjoy… hehe… don't worry, the handcuffs will most definitely be making a comeback. :-) Ohhh it's definitely possible to be a dirty little slut and still be a virgin! I'm right there with ya! I'm not quite sure how we pull it off, but… somehow… It works. :-) But yes… more handcuffs on the way. :-) :-) hehehe…. My not-so-evil attempt at an evil laugh. :-)
cena101: awww I'm glad you love it! I promise I'll try and throw in steamy scenes… I'm definitely thinking next chapter… that's the plan but sometimes I divert by accident. I will do my best though! I definitely enjoy writing those scenes, so it shouldn't be a problem. :-) Thanks so much for reviewing:-)
Moon Doll: I totally think our new one is going to be awesome! I'm going to go start working on my chapter now, and hopefully have it up in the next day or two… I don't want to rush it, because if I do I'll just screw up… and that would be sad… but hopefully soon. It's going to be soooo great we make such a good team:-)
foreverandever: Oh no! Draco sends his most sincere apologies for being such a total prick… he blames the people who were calling him OOC, so he felt the need to try and please them as well… I've told him over and over that he can't please everyone, but he still insists on trying. Really, he's quite a sweetheart, you and I know that… :-) He also would like to let you know (in strictest confidence of course ;-)) that the handcuffs will most definitely be making a reappearance in one of the next few chapters. :-) He definitely enjoyed that, and plans to make good on it very soon. :-) hehehe sorry, I just sort of… go off… sometimes… :-) But seriously, don't worry… handcuffs will make a recurrence, and although Draco must continue to be a jackass for a bit, as that is how he was made, and why we love him (hehe), he does still care for Hermione, he just really sucks at showing it. :-) Thanks for reviewing! I hope you don't hate him or me too much:-)
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