A/n: Thanx for all the Reviews. And now it's time for some Draco/ Hermione interactions, I hope you like it. 2 Chappies in 2 days! I really missed my computer, this chappie may seem short because of the dialogue, and I hope you like it.

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Chapter 11 Conversation, Interaction, Hidden Truths, and the Inevitable

It's time for me to spend my web of lies once more, a bit sooner than I had expected but it's still all good. I saw them come in from the outside. I thought my eyes were deceiving me, who would have thought that I would have Granger once again in my company? I waved over to her to come sit down, which is when I noticed that she was with the Weasley brat. I saw Hermione turn to her to say something, and they parted their separate ways. Hermione came over and sat down next to me on the love seat.

"Malfoy, it's a surprise seeing you here," She said turning to me. "May I ask why?"

"Well see, my father has been becoming a bit unbearable lately," I stated. "I mean he threatens me with disinheritance every chance he gets."

"Oh really," She said, flickering her eyes upon mine, "Since when is money everything?"

"Since Malfoy became my surname." I replied, taking a sip of my tall mug of cappuccino.

"Haven't you realize that you can be happy without all the money?" She asked, smiling. "I mean, Harry, Ron, nor I have as much money as you but we are truly happy."

"What is this, a moral lesson?" I said smiling. "Let Draco learn that there are better things in life than money. I don't think so."

"Well there are better things than money." She said waving at a waitress.

"Like what, oh don't tell me … love?" I drawled out sarcastically.

"That's exactly what I am saying," She said smiling at me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"I wanted to show Ginny the campus, plus I had to get some books from the library." She replied pushing a strain of her now wavy hair behind her ear.

"I'm surprised Saint Potter let you out this late." I said smirking.

"Well if you haven't noticed, I do not belong to him let alone anyone else." She replied reaching for her cup of coffee that the waitress had placed on the small table that was next to her.

"I've always wondered, was he a good shag?" I was having fun; truly, torturing her is the most fun I have ever had.

"What, do you want to shag him?" She replied unnerved. "Because I will tell him if you want me too."

"I just was asking a simple question." I said innocently. "And let me tell you something else," I moved closer to her, pushed back her hair and whispered, "I am a way better shag than he is."

"Oh really?" She asked raising her eyebrows. "May I ask you something?" I just looked at her. Her hazel brown eyes twinkling with happiness, her lips were turned into a playful smile. "Why are you always attempting to get in my knickers?"

"Maybe because you're so easy to seduce," I replied smirking.

"Oh really Malfoy, you'd shag anything with legs." She replied laughing.

"Actually, I am pretty selective."

"And Pansy Parkinson was a 'selective choice'?" She asked saucily, after taking another sip.

"Look, Pansy would try to jump on me any chance she got, that's not my fault." I replied, trying to defend my standards. "And another thing, it's a compliment if a Malfoy is hitting on you, as I told you my standards are pretty high."

"Oh bugger off." She replied. She took another sip of her coffee and turned her body towards mine, She curled her legs under her so that I had to give her my unwavering attention. Her smell was beginning to cloud over my senses once more. It was like she had a rope and was slowly pulling me in.

"Enough talk about shagging, what do you think of classes so far?" I asked.

She launched into an explanation of how her classes were and how she was anticipating the healers class, which we found out that we also had together.

"Why so interested in healing?" I asked, only mildly interested. To be truthful I was more interested in the way her lips moved.

"Why are you asking so many questions? Why are you so interested?" She said with a look of disbelief in her eyes. "You hated me in School, why should I trust you? Why should I be even talking to you?"

I did not like the way that this conversation was heading.

"Look, Granger, I thought it would be nice to see a face that is so much more familiar than I am accustomed to at this big university. Not only that but I knew I was stupid in school, I shouldn't have called you half of the things I called you, and for that I am sorry. Maybe the reason why you want to talk to me is the simple fact that you want to prove your conscience and your friends wrong." I replied with an apologetic face.

"Sorry I blew up like that, I should have… wait," She said turning her eyes on my icy ones, "Did you just apologize?"

"Yes." I said turning back to my tepid drink.

"A Malfoy apologizing?" She said smiling. "I thought I would never see the day, and to think I thought you were a heartless pile of dung."

"Now that I have proved your suspicions wrong, we can return to our date." I said smirking.

"Malfoy, I don't even like you in that way, so why would you think this would be a date?" She said smiling.

"Well you did kiss me earlier if I do recall." I replied.

"I only kissed you because you put that chinnechi charm around us, and you made me do it." She replied.

"Well, that was just a minor thing, just a way to encourage you to realize that you have always wanted me." She looked at me incredulously.

"Malfoy your full of it, I really mean it." She replied.

"Ok if I am so full of it as you say," I turned my gaze back to her, "Look me in the eye and tell me if you never thought about me and you having this great fantastic shag."

She looked at me for a moment and then she turned her eyes away. I thought she was going to tell me that she never thought of me that way, I thought she was going to hex me and then stomp off with Ginny in tow. I was surprised, very surprised.

"Oho, so you did think about it?" I said smirking. "What can I say, I'm charming, debonair, and sexy."

"Oh get off yourself." She said smiling, and she punched me playfully on the arm. "Malfoy we're not even friends, let alone acquaintances, and you think we're on a date."

"Hey you're the one that has fantasies about me." I replied.

"Ok," She moved closer over to me so that her warm cheek was touching mine. The same cheek that she had slapped four years earlier, "So you have never thought about giving me a real good shag, to set me straight, you never wanted to shag my brains out? You know to teach me, a dirty mudblood, a lesson." She whispered softly.

"Of course I have, I am a part of the male species, if you haven't noticed." I replied. As soon as the words flew from my mouth I was already regretting them.

"Should have known, you only think of me as another prospect, a dirty little mudblood you can teach a lesson to." She replied slamming her cup down angrily on the small table.

"Hey you said it, I didn't." I replied.

"Malfoy I just knew that you could never change, of course you can't why did I spend time coming over here, why do I even bother? The money that has been in your family has been corrupting you not only your father and I can't even imagine how you would treat your own …"

I had to shut her up somehow. I needed for her to understand that I wasn't like my father because he was totally nutters, but I do have some father like tendencies but she needn't know that. That's when I did it I kissed her full on the lips interrupting her little speech. Her initial reaction was surprised, but then to my surprise she began kissing me back. I was surprised because of course she was just yelling at me and now here she was kissing me. She broke off the kiss, and then she looked at me angrily.

"I am not that easy," She replied getting off the couch. "Don't touch me ever again, I am a filthy mudblood remember." She stomped off too the bathroom.

Why does he always have to do that? Why? He is so infuriating. He thinks he can get away with anything with a few lines and a kiss on the lips. I wiped my lips with the back of my hand. Ginny came in the bathroom a short while later.

"I saw you stomping off what happened?" She asked.

"Well me and Malfoy were talking," I started.

"More like flirting." Ginny said smiling.

"Words were exchanged, mostly mine, and then he kissed me."

"How was it?" She asked smiling.

"That's not the point," I said leaning upon one of the ceramic sinks. "The point is how am I supposed to do this when he is so infuriating?"

"Grin and bear it, just act mad, since your already doing a good job of that and let him come to you." She replied smiling.

"Oh come off it, what is that supposed to mean?" I asked her.

"Well you do a pretty job of acting. That wasn't a kiss that was a full blown snog session if I say so myself." She replied laughing. "Come on it's getting late, we should be getting back."

We left the restroom and the café, after paying for the drinks. We were walking through the quad and Ginny was telling me all about the college boys she talked to. She showed me a handful of dorm numbers. I was laughing at the small stack when I heard footsteps behind me.

"Oi Granger, wait up." Yelled a drawled voice. I stopped and told Ginny to go on but slowly so that she was still in sight.

I turned around to see him walking fast to catch up to me. I waited impatiently.

"What do you want now?" I asked annoyed.

"I don't want you walking around late at night without an escort." He said looping his arm through mine. He turned me around and we began following Ginny to the apparition point.

"Look Granger, I don't see why your getting upset over a snog," He said glancing over at me, "Unless you truly liked it."

"Oh bugger off." I said keeping my face resolutely ahead.

"And since you haven't hexed me yet I can see that it's a possibility that you did like it." He replied smirking.

"Look Malfoy," I started, "I can make it to the apparition point myself I don't need you tagging along. The second thing is that I couldn't possibly like you, or even fathom the thought of it because it's not ever going to happen. Thirdly, can't you just leave me alone?"

"Now why would I do that?" He said smirking. "I just found out that you have been dreaming of me shagging you properly, why don't I just make your dreams come true, no strings attached, a bad itch that needs to get scratched?"

"Goodbye, Malfoy." I replied coldly, turning out of his grip.

"I'm not leaving, I can be the gentleman and walk you to the apparition point." He replied linking my arm once again.

So I walked next to him in stoic silence, he glanced at me from time to time. I just can't get rid of him, maybe that is a good thing, I need to be in his company at all times so I must act like I hate him being around all of the time. He turned to me when we were a short distance away from Ginny, which stopped me all together.

"Look let's start all over," he said gazing at me intently. "My name is Draco, Draco Malfoy."

"What is the point," I said. "The past overshadows the present."

"Just do it," He replied holding out his hand.

"Hermione, Hermione Granger." I said reluctantly taking his hand. He yanked me forward, his lips pressed on to my ear.

"The offer will always be on the table." He began nibbling on my ear. I got out of his grip. I started walking over to Ginny. I looked back at him.

"See you in advanced potions." He called out to me. I grabbed Ginny's hand and we apparated to my backyard once more.

The rest of the week went by without a hitch. It was Friday and I was sitting in potions, of course Malfoy was next to me, talking as usual like he did in the healers lesson that we had the day before. I knew there was no shaking him; it was inevitable, so I accepted the fact that he was now my acquaintance. At the end of the potions lesson, my professor said that for one major part of our practical we had to try to invent a new potion that would help out mankind, or at least a moderation or an improvement to another potion. She said that she had already paired everyone up, and that the lists would be posted on the black board. She waved her wand, and a list of names appeared on the black board. I began packing up; I didn't even bother to look up at the board. I looked up to see Malfoy grinning.

"We're partners." He said. I looked up at the board and found my name, which was right next to Draco's name.

"You've got to be kidding me." I said. "Alright, when can you come over so that we can work on the project?"

"How about around eight, I have to meet with my father." He replied.

I tore a piece of parchment off and gave him my address. He then asked me to lunch, but I declined, I wanted to start working on this project right away. We bid our farewells, I apparated home, and Harry was waiting for me.

We talked for a little while and I decided that I needed to start packing up some things of my parents. I haven't stepped into my parents' room at all since I have first arrived and I didn't plan to but I knew I had to do it. So that was what we did all afternoon, talking and packing, soon seven o'clock rolled around, and I told Harry about Malfoy coming over. He reminded me to be safe and be suspicious.

I made myself some dinner, and Ginny flooed over, joining me. I told her that Malfoy was coming over, she only really wanted to come over to watch the television, and so she would be out of my way.

I was waiting for Malfoy when 8 arrived. I then thought that maybe he was running late from meeting with his father. 8:30 rolled by, then 9:00. I went to the dining room table and began pulling out some of the books. I decided to start working by myself. 9:30 and 10:00 came and went. I knew he would do something like this. He was so very infuriating; I knew I could never trust him. Ginny decided to sleep over once more and she flooed home to get some clothes. She came back with another bag and curled up on the couch watching what looked like to be cartoons. At quarter of eleven there was a faint knock on my door.

I went to the door, no one would be calling at this hour. I opened the door to see a panting, bruised, bloodied, Malfoy standing on my porch. He was holding his left side, which seemed to be bleeding as well.

"What happened?" I cried out.

"My Father…" His eyes rolled in the back of his head and I caught him before he fell onto the floor.

"Ginny, Ginny!" I called out. "Come help me!"

A/n: Here's another chappie I hoped you guys liked it. I loved writing this chappie and I loved all of your review. Thanks so much for reading my story guys, as always please R&R and drop me a dime. Is that enough Malfoy/Hermione interaction for you guys… there can never be enough!

Maddudewalking: Thanx for reviewing, I hoped you like the chappie! The whole Cho/lucius situation wasn't going to be put in the story at all. But seeing everyone's reactions to the ss/hrm hook up I just had to do it. LOL! Thanx for the compliments, I really really do appreciate it! As for your spelling errors don't worry. I am going to be a sophomore in college and I still can't spell… LOL … I would die if it wasn't for spell checker! LOL! And I hope this chappie is satisfactory for your carnal craving for hrm/dr. As for you peculiar question…. clears throat and shifts eyes… "I have no idea on what your going on about"… LOL until next time… please R&R

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Soccerpixie: Actually me and my beta ride the short bus and we have this fascination with asses and ass pads (don't ask!) LOL! Your reaction was just like everyone else's, except for me and my beta who actually think that Snape and lucius are sexy. I feel privileged that you gave me the longest review you have ever written… YAY!….. well I hope this post was soon enough for you! LOL!

Special thanx to my friend and lover of snape and lucius my beta, the one the only, Draco's Sexy Bitch, who is totally awesome in everyway. I think we could be sisters! Shes just a blonder, whiter version of me! LOL!

Ok so lemme say this right now before all of you come knocking down my door, or like my beta who already took a bazooka at my door. I am not going to kill Malfoy off… why wld I… if I did that would be the suckiest dr/hrm fanfic ever! Not only that I would have to run away from all the rocks/fruit/bullets/unforgivable curses that would be thrown at me….

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