Chapter4

Change is good

Disclaimer: J.K. may own Malfoy's character but, I own da guy dat plays Malfoy. Isn't dat right, Tom Felton?

Tom (Malfoy): Yeah! Dats my gurl! Woot woot! Gotta luv her.

A/N: Ya, had 2 here from my guy. Anyways, read n review on ur way out k? Have fun!

After Hermione finally fell asleep, she had to wake up two hours later. She lazily rolled out of bed and rubbed her temples. She couldn't sleep with Malfoy being on her mind so much. She left her room and walked down the steps to the head common room. She brought her hair brush and a change of school robes with her so that she could change in the head co-ed bathroom. Since her and Malfoy were the only ones there anyway, Dumbledore let them share a bathroom.

She looked in the mirror and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She turned on the shower, the water must have been hot because the mirror she was looking in was steamy. She reached for the towel next to the one with the initials D.M. on it. She thought it was too fancy for it's own good.

Then she ran the sink water and dipped the towel in. Hermione applied the towel to her face a couple of times then looked back in the mirror. 'I wonder if Draco came out of his faint yet.' She thought she'd heard something but figured it was just Peeves playing around in the halls again. She jumped when she looked a second time, seeing Draco's smiling face behind her. She spun around and began to scold him.

"What are you doing here?" she yelled.

"I am head boy you know. You should really respect that I have to share the same bathroom with you. After all, it is an honor to be around me."

"Well can't you knock? I could've very well been naked for all you knew!"

"Oh, should I just go out the door and come in a few minutes to witness this?"

"Draco!"

"Ha! You do like me! You called me by my first name." Hermione put her hand over her mouth.. 'Maybe he's changed back already.'

"Now, would you like me to press your robes for you? It's only fair for a beautiful girl like you to have things done for you, and not by you." Hermione thought for a moment. 'Nope, he hasn't changed back yet. He's still a little too nice. Well, guess it's time for me to pretend to give in.'

"Uh, sure, Malfoy. You just go and do that." 'I did it again! I called him by his last name. I really have to get used to this if I want him to change. Do I really want him to change though? He is a better person now...'

"Please, call me Draco. Or Dray. Or anything you'd like." he quickly commented as he went to the common room to press out her clothing.

Breakfast:

Hermione sat at the Gryfindor table in between Harry and Ron.

"Hello Hermione." they both said at the same time. She was exhausted. She attempted to say hi but it came out as more of a grunt.

"Okay..." Ron looked at her.

"Are you feeling alright today?" he asked.

"Sure, never felt better." she lied as her head almost nodded into the porridge looking mixture that had just appeared in front of her. Malfoy walked past her and glided his hand across her shoulder as he did. She jumped at his touch and turned her head to see him walking away. He didn't look back. She was now awake.

"What has Malfoy been doing to you for the past two days? It's like I don't even know you anymore. You've been acting strange." Harry commented, neither of them noticing what Draco had just did.

"I've been acting strange? You really think I've been acting strange? I think you're the one who's been acting strange!" she stood up and made a scene.

"I'm not the one who was caught snogging Ginny in the astronomy tower by Malfoy!" The whole mess hall gasped and the Slytherins began to laugh.

"You snogged my sister?" Ron yelled getting up also.

"No, Ron it's not like that..." Harry stood up and Ron punched him in the face. Ron has never felt so brave. Everyone but the Gryfindors began to laugh until Dumbledore stood up and silenced everyone.

Hermione became angry when she thought about what Draco had said about finding Harry and Ginny snogging during one of his rounds. She was able to sneak out so she stormed out of the mess hall, not hungry anymore. Draco witnessed this and followed her. She didn't notice him though.

'That stupid Harry. I thought he loved me. Not Ginny. I can't believe I didn't confront him about this when Malfoy first told me. I knew I should've went with Ron when he asked me out. But no, what did I say? "I think it would mess up our friendship between me you and Harry." Friendship my butt.'

She recited the password to the head portrait. It was a picture of a woman in a red ball gown, and a man in a green suit. They were dancing. She thought they looked familiar, kind of like, her and Draco. 'I guess this is just Dumbledore's way of saying get along or no more head boy/head girl.'

"Double-header." the portrait opened and she stepped through. After she paced around the common room continuously, she stomped up the stairs to her room and slammed her door. Draco looked at the portrait before he walked in also.

'Hermione. She's hurt, by Harry. I should do something. He wouldn't stand a chance against me. I hate the way he treats her.'

"Double-header." He also stepped through, but was disappointed when he didn't see Hermione sitting on one of the velvet love seats that looked so inviting. He thought for a moment, then he went upstairs. He was about to go into his room until he heard crying coming from Hermione's cracked door. He gingerly knocked on the door.

"Hermione, can I come in?"

"Go away! I'm just fine!" she tried to sniff back the rest of the tears. Draco opened the door a little bit more.

"Oh, Mione, you don't need Harry. You can do much better than that." he said in a comforting voice. His face was in a sympathetic phase for a moment until he finally decided to walk over to her and sit beside her on the bed.

"No I can't. Ron is totally mad at him, and me for not telling him sooner. And if I go with Ron, Harry will be pissed. So I just can't win with those two." she sniffled and began to wail even more.

"I wasn't talking about Ron. I was talking about myself. Don't you want to date a handsome, strong, sexy boy like me?" Hermione stopped crying for a moment just to look at his face. She wanted to say '#1 I hate you, #2 You hate me, #3 We hate each other!. But she didn't. When she looked into his eyes she saw something she thought she could never expect from a Slytherin. Love, passion, honesty. But she knew it wasn't the true him, which made her cry more. Wishing she could have him.

He held her hand and she finally gave in. For real this time. She actually liked him now. She laid her head on his chest and listened to his heart beat. It calmed her down and she soon fell asleep. Draco, not knowing what to do, laid her down on her bed and wiped some tears off of her cheek. The real Draco would've at least took a lusty dare to touch her, but he didn't. He held back. He didn't want her to know that he was changed back. If only he could hide forever.

He bent down slowly to kiss her on the cheek. It was short and sweet but he would've much more preferred on the lips. Hermione awoke to the warm sensation on her cheek and looked back up at a blushing Malfoy. Her eyes were still teary.

'Forget Ron, and Harry. I have Malfoy, well for now at least. I can make Ron so Jealous.'

"Do you want me to walk you to class?" he asked

"Well, we still have 15 min, but sure, why not." She took his arm and they left her room.

A/N: Cliffies! Gotta luv em! Plz review! It took me 2 days 2 write dis chap. MAJOR writer's block. I couldn't decide if i wanted Malfoy 2 change bac while he was kissing her on the lips, or if he changed bac before he was supposed 2. I did it the second way cuz that way, da summary will actually fit the story later on. OH THERE WILL BE MORE DRAMA LATER! Plz review, k! Luv u guys!