Author's Note : Yay! Another chapter! Being the Draco/Hermione fan that I am, I like it better when they're not getting along XD

On the side note, sorry if the chapter is short.

Shippings in this chapter: Draco/Hermione, Harry/Hermione

Classes started that September and everybody was either excited to go back to school and see their friends or excited to go back to bed and count the long days until summer. Obviously, Hermione was one of those who were ready to, shall we say, "hit the books." The first few days went along nicely yet horribly for Hermione. Since she was Head Girl, there was obviously a Head Boy. He was no other than Draco Malfoy.

The moment they set their eyes on each other for the first time in months (the embarrassing encounter at Diagon Alley does not count), they did nothing but fight, disagree, and embarrass themselves in front of their Heads. They also embarrassed themselves in front of their school Headmaster, Dumbledore, by glaring at each other so much after a heated argument, that they both ended up yelling "WHAT?" to him when he was trying to get their attention. This ended up loosing house points for being disrespectful and a detention with McGonagall that night.

"Why you foul, loathsome, thick-headed---" Hermione started. "Filthy, little, stuck-up---" Draco started at the same time. After glaring at each other for a few seconds, Draco and Hermione both stomped up to their rooms and slammed their doors as loudly as possible.

"Ferret!" Hermione opened her door and gave it another loud slam.

"Mudblood!" Draco yelled loudly from his bed, though it did not really sound as powerful because you would only hear a muffled shout from the common room.

Hermione sighed in frustration and she fell on the bed. It wasn't rare to see them fighting so heatedly these days. In fact, Hermione thought that she and Draco have been fighting more these past few days than all of the times that they fought in the past six years. So if you would have been passing by their portrait and hearing muffled shouts, threats, and curses, you would have thought "Here they go again…"

Hermione smiled, and the next she knew she was fast asleep with thoughts of feeding Draco Malfoy to a gigantic Blast-Ended Skrewt in her head.

Hermione was reading a good book under the tree by the lake. With the weather being so nice with clear skies, a small breeze, and the sun out, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to go outside. Being so consumed in her book, she didn't realize that someone sat next to her. The person sat next to her and didn't do anything. Feeling the person's gaze on her, Hermione sighed softly and turned to see who interrupted her "reading time."

"Hello, Harry," Hermione said, a little surprised. Harry was supposed to be at Quidditch practice with Ron right now. They left her to go to practice only twenty minutes ago. Was it her, or did time fly by really fast when you're having fun?

"Hello, Hermione," Harry greeted her with a smile, which made Hermione smile as well. Hermione bookmarked the page in her book and set it on her lap.

"Why aren't you at practice?" Hermione said, realizing that they have been staring at each other. Trying not to blush, Hermione cleared her throat because Harry was still staring at her with his bright green eyes. Harry seemed to snap out of his trance by the way his eyes blinked and a little shake of his head.

"Oh, uhm…it was good," Harry finished lamely. Hermione, to his surprise, started laughing at him. Her laugh was rich and nice to the ears, unlike Ron's laughing snorts which were very loud and sometimes obnoxious.

"Harry, that wasn't the question, you know." Hermione's brown eyes twinkled in amusement. "I said: Why. Aren't. You. At. Practice?" Hermione annunciated each word, as if talking to a two year old.

"Oh, because…it's over?" Harry answered the question with a question.

"Really?" Hermione asked in disbelief.

"Yeah…we've been practicing for two hours now, Hermione. What did you want us to do, practice the whole afternoon when we have better things to do?" Harry said. That last part sounded a little too much, Harry thought. What if she gets the idea that he likes her? What would happen to her and Ron's relationship which only started a few months ago? Harry hoped that Hermione didn't really listen to what he said, because Hermione usually had the tendency to think someone's words over.

Luckily, only three words were etched on Hermione's mind: yeah, two, and hours. To answer her earlier question, it was obviously yes. Time really did fly by when you were having fun. For instance, right now. Hermione was content talking to her best friend for many years. It really has been a long time since she has talked to Harry alone; just the two of them. Ever since she and Ron started going out, it was usually just Ron and her or Harry, Ron and her or Harry and Ron…well, you get the idea.

"Two hours?" Hermione gasped. "So that means…" Hermione got up quickly, patted her bottom to take out the grass and dirt that attached to her skirt, and started to run towards the castle in a quick jog.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Harry stood up, wanting to follow her but not really moving.

"I'm sorry, Harry," Hermione turned around, though she still kept on walking, "I forgot. I have a Head meeting with the Prefects…in ten minutes!" Hermione turned around again and started to jog faster, leaving Harry leaning against the tree alone.

Author's Note : For "leaving Harry leaning against the tree alone," I was going to put the word "again" but I don't think any of you would understand what that would mean. "Again" because...it explain it in the last few sentences in the paragraph above it : )

Draco/Hermione supporters : professionaldooropener, Heraco, SuperKawaiiLamb, and mustard-seb818
Ron/Hermione supporters : none (?)
Harry/Hermione supporters: ThalGalaxia

SuperKawaiiLamb - Don't ask me why, but every time I see your name, I think of Gwen Stefani's song Harajuku Girls XD

mustard-seb818 - I love Harry/Ginny! They're my next favorite (first is obviously Draco/Hermione) pairing! I agree that they should be together forever, but I wanted to try something new and challenging : )

ThalGalaxia - Even though you were only the Harry/Hermione supporter, I still put in your Harry/Hermione on your part (by the way, thanks for your super awesome review!)

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