A/N- Omg, I'm so sorry that I took forever to update. I've had projects to do for school and family gatherings and it was just my birthday. I've been very busy. I'm sorry, I apologize. It's short because I haven't had much time but I promise I will try and make them longer! I should have more time now! Read and Enjoy!

Disclaimer- I do not own anything in this story except the plot.

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"What" the three said simultaneously.

"Um…..my partner is….." Hermione started to say.

"Who's your partner?" Ron asked anxiously.

"I don't think I can tell you" she replied.

"Come on you can tell us, it's okay" Ginny said soothingly.

"Okay, my partner is…………."

"….."

"Draco Malfoy" Hermione said the name with disgust. After these words were spoken silence followed.

"………" Finally someone spoke up.

"That was a good joke Hermione, real funny" Ron said.

"Who's your real partner?" Harry asked.

"Draco Malfoy and I'm not kidding, check the letter" Hermione spat out. 'How could they think I would joke about something like that?'

Ron slowly picked up the letter and quickly scanned it, while Harry and Ginny both did the same over his shoulder.

"WHAT" they all screamed at the same time.

The crowd gasped in shock as they realized it was true. As the shock wore off angry shouts began to be heard as to why a 'Gryffindor was paired with a Slytherin.'

Ron was angry "You can't be partners with that git, I won't allow it."

"I'm with Ron on this one 'Mione' you can't be partners with that scum" Harry tried to say calmly. Hermione could tell Harry was trying to stay calm.

"I understand why you guys are angry, but it's not your decision to make" Hermione stated.

"Well, we can go to Dumbledore, we can ask him to switch partners" Ron replied.

"No Ron, we are not going to Dumbledore. The partners were picked in a fair way and I'm sure there are no exceptions."

"You can't do this, you're a Gryffindor, and he's a Slytherin" they both yelled.

"Well I'm going to follow rules and that means I'm partners with Malfoy."

"No" they yelled once again angrily.

"I won't allow it" Ron spat out. Ron was angry; he didn't want Hermione near that git. 'Why would Dumbledore do this' he thought.

"She's right you guys" Ginny stated.

"You both can be so immature. I'm going to do this and you guys can't stop me, it's a school assignment, so deal with it" she stormed out of the common room.

Ginny just looked at them and shook her head.

"What" they both asked looking at her. She walked away thinking how immature and just how stupid they were. She didn't like that Malfoy was partnered with Hermione but she was and they'd just have to deal with it. It wasn't a big deal, it wasn't the end of the world.

She had stormed out of the common room and needed a place of refuge. She decided on the library and headed there. She made it to the library and took a seat at a table in the far back but not before choosing an interesting book. No one was around at the back, which she was grateful for as she cried silently. Hermione was interrupted ten minutes later by of course Malfoy.

"Well if it isn't…..Granger" he said in a mocking tone. He was careful not to say Mudblood.

"Go away" she mumbled.

"Well, I can't seeing as the circumstances-"

"Go away and leave me alone" she quietly mumbled once again interrupting him.

"Maybe you don't understand what I'm getting at" he said with his trademark smirk.

"You just don't understand, now leave me alone. You're being annoying." As she said this she lifted her head off the table and Draco saw the tears for the first time. The tears and her sad eyes wiped the smirk right off his face for some reason that was unknown to him. She didn't notice that detail. Hermione got up and walked towards the door. "Bye" she said in a low voice.

"Wait, Granger what's-", but she was already out the door. As she left the library he let the scene that just occurred, play over and over again in his mind. 'Why was she crying and so upset' he thought. 'Was it because we are partners' he continued to mull it over. 'No, that can't be it' he concluded. The way Granger had acted stayed on his mind the rest of the night and he didn't know why.

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A/N- Again I'm sorry for the shortness of it. I will try and make the chapters longer. Please Review! I love reading about what you think! Make sure you guys tell me who's your favourite character –Draco, Harry or Ron-.