Hidden Love

Authors Note: Hey everyone. Before you read what I've written, I have to inform you guys that I love Dramione fluff. So yer. Also, this is my first Fic, so please review. And if possible, no flames please! I'd love some ideas as well. Thanks!

Summary: Hermione and Draco have a giant crush on each other, and they're going out in secret. Keyword: secret. They can't let anyone know their feelings, so they have to act like they still hate each other.

Chapter One – Aboard the Hogwarts Express

Hermione woke with a jolt, momentarily forgetting where she was. As she rubbed her eyes, it all came flooding back to her.

She realized that she was back on the train, heading to Hogwarts. She grinned with joy when she remembered the holidays were over, and she would get to see her two best friends again.

She stood up slowly, allowing the feeling to come back to her feet. Her vision still a bit blurry from her long slumber, Hermione slumped her way towards the sliding glass door.

Once free of the small, cluttered compartments, she stretched herself. Yawning, Hermione suddenly felt an emotion other than joy – loneliness. There was no one to sit with on the train. She plodded down the aisle in the middle, dragging her feet and looking for the tea lady. While she was glancing around hopefully, she spotted Draco Malfoy. Had it not been for the fact that he was with Pansy Parkinson, Hermione would have flung herself on top of him.

Draco slid open the door to his compartment, and strutted towards her with Pansy trailing behind him, supposedly searching for more of his Slytherin allies.

"That Parkinson is such a leech," Hermione thought with hate "she goes wherever he does. Sticks to him like glue."

Hermione absent – mindedly continued down the aisle, not noticing how close she was to bumping Draco.

"Watch it, Granger. Don't want anyone to get hurt now, do we?" Draco sneered in a sarcastic tone. "Oh and by the way, if you're so stupid that you need you're mum to help you walk, I might call her for you. Dontcha think?" Even though this statement was utterly rude and lame, Pansy giggled uncontrollably. It was obvious that even though Draco found Pansy Parkinson extremely annoying, he enjoyed her attention.

Catching on immediately, Hermione desperately searched her brain for a good comeback.

"Oh well, if it isn't the hypocrite," Hermione shot back at him. Glaring at each other, they stomped off in the opposite directions. Reluctantly of course, but not showing it.

Hermione heard the tea lady before she saw her. She shook her head and sighed. A sudden wave of pain in her head caused her knees to buckle.

"Ahhhh! What's happening to me? The pain!"

Hermione stumbled on towards the tea lady, every step she took was agony. When she realized that the lady with the trolley full of candies and medicine was walking away from her, she gritted her teeth and summed up all the strength she could muster, to take those last steps…

"P-p-pans-sy! L-l-le-ave H-hermione a-alone!" The pain suddenly disappeared, and Hermione took the chance to spin around.

"Neville!" Hermione hurried to her Gryffindor mate, while Pansy Parkinson stared at Neville with disgust. It was pretty clear that Parkinson was the one who hexed Neville. It was also obvious that Parkinson was the one causing the pain in Hermione's head… with a spell. Doors were opened, as witches and wizards stuck their heads out of the compartment doors to find out what the noise was about.

Hermione glanced up at Pansy, still glued to Draco. Pansy just smirked at her, but her smugness vanished pretty quickly when Draco stepped away from her. He stared at Hermione in such a loving way, that she felt herself blushing. When she saw the unmistakable pain in Draco's eyes, she realized that their loving relationship could never last if it had to be kept silent.

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Yer, I know it's a bit short, but if you guys reading this leave comments and stuff, I might continue. Please tell me what you think!

Thanks, Stoned Llama