a/n Thank you to my reviewer; myboydraco06 and ice-mage2. Reviews make me want to write more. Sorry to leave you waiting on the reason why Hermione, Ron and Harry are fighting. I finally figured out a way for Draco to find out! I know it took me long enough, but you get the answers in this chapter.
Hermione stomped off to detention that night, mad at everyone. Including Snape, he was the reason why she was in detention. He was also the reason why she would have to spend it with Malfoy. But is that such a bad thing? That nagging voice in the back of her head piped up, sometimes she wished there was an off button. She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't realize that Malfoy had started walking right next to her. Hermione glared at him, but he just gave her a smile and continued down to the Potions class room, where they would be having detention.
She didn't look at him again until they entered the room. He held the door open for her. Hermione was taken aback, what exactly was Malfoy trying to do? There was something fishy going on and she was going to find out what. It turned out that they were early and had to wait for Snape. They didn't wait long before he came billowing in his black robes, he gave her a look that made her shiver. If looks could kill she would be dead right now, but thankfully they couldn't and she was there. Unfortunately for her this meant being in detention with Professor Snape and the one and only Draco Malfoy, who wasn't acting right. This was going to be a long night.
Draco ran his fingers through his hair distractedly. He had given her his winning smile that usually got people to smile back at him, but she hadn't even had a shadow of a smile. She was one of the puzzling people he had ever met. His head pounded like it had the night before; one thing was for sure she made him think too much.
Snape looked to be in a particular bad mood when he stormed into the room. This was not a good sign, he glared at Hermione malevolently. He had something up his sleeve and Draco knew he wasn't going to like it.
"You will be sorting through my store cupboard, clean it up and arrange everything in order." Snape sat down at his desk which was at the front of the room and began grading papers. Draco heard Hermione sigh and he grinned.
"Shall we get to work?" he asked her in fake cheeriness. She rolled her eyes and they headed to the closet, which was in the back of the room.
Hermione opened the door and looked into the room with disgust. It was a filthy mess, if they were going to finish it they would have to organize a list of jobs. She immediately broke up the different jobs and told Malfoy what to do. What surprised her was that he did them without a word. Hermione began to clear off a shelf of potions; this was going to take a while.
Draco began working on the shelves, he knew that it would all go by faster if he didn't complain and just worked. He started to clear off a shelf when he noticed a clear bottle of liquid on the shelf. He picked it up and read the label: Truth Potion. The real name was blurred and he couldn't read it, but he didn't have to. He had heard his father talk about it enough to know what it was. He pocketed it without thinking and continued cleaning up.
After a few hours they were done, Hermione leaned against the wall with a broom in hand. It was harder then it looked, she thought miserably. She ached all over and had lessons tomorrow. Malfoy smiled at her and went over to the corner she watched him, but he was covered by some bottles. He came back with two cups of water. Hermione didn't think twice about it, she took the water and swigged it down.
Draco didn't know how he got the idea. They were finished and he went over to get some water for him and Hermione. He had reached inside his pocket for his wand and his hand had brushed across the Veritaserum, he must have grabbed it for a reason. Then suddenly it hit him, the way he could find out what happened between Hermione, Potty and Weasel. He could give Hermione Veritaserum and then he would know everything. Of course he only had to use a drop; Snape wouldn't miss it if it was only a drop. Draco put a drop in Hermione's drink and went over to her. To his surprise and great pleasure she drank it without a second thought.
"Granger, what happened the day that Potter, Weasley and you got into a fight?" Draco asked, knowing that his question would be answered.
"It all started out like a normal day. We met on the train like we always do. Harry was telling us about the Dursleys and we were laughing. Then Ron said something about muggles." Her eyes flashed. "I got mad at him and started nagging on him and asking him to take it back. He wouldn't, and then Harry started to take his side. I started to yell at them and they said that the only reason I thought that way was because I was part muggle." Draco shook his head that must have got her really mad. "I started shouting at them that if I was half muggle then how come I got better grades then them. The told me that it didn't matter, that I was half-blood anyway. I couldn't believe that they said that and asked them if they thought that way then why were they friends with me. They told me that they only became friends with me to shut me up and that I was a stupid Mudblood." Draco just stared; they actually told Hermione Granger that she was a Mudblood.
"What happened after that?" He asked quickly.
"They told me that they were sorry and that it just slipped out." Her eyes flashed with anger again.
"What did you do?"
"I ignored them and told them that if they didn't mean it, then they wouldn't have said it. Also that it didn't matter because I was use to everyone calling me that already." She closed her eyes and Draco knew that the Veritaserum was wearing off. He quickly got up and left, leaving the recovering Hermione in the closet.
Hermione opened her eyes and groggily. She had a splitting headache; she looked up to see Professor Snape standing over her.
"Mr. Malfoy said that you fainted. Detention is over, go back to your room." She just nodded and went back to her room. She knew one thing, that Malfoy had done something. She just wouldn't faint like that she had fainted before, and it hadn't been like that.
Hermione was determined to find out the truth. This meant that she was going to have to get along with Draco Malfoy. She sighed, she had thought it was going to be a long day, and she was right, now she had a feeling that it was going to be a long year. For once in Hermione Granger's life she wished she was wrong.
a/n Hey, hoped you enjoyed it! I'm sorry it is a little short. So now you know what happened between Hermione, Harry and Ron. What is Draco going to do about it? I don't mind criticism as long as it is constructive. Please Review!