Once again, these characters are not mine, I just own the story!
Hermione stopped cold in her tracks as soon as she realized her mistake.
"Malfoy, you idiot! You're such an ass!"
"Hey mudblood! Watch your filthy mouth! You're the one who jumped out at me. Besides, what is our most disgustingly gracious Head Girl doing roaming the castle at this hour? It's not nice to surprise someone like that. You're lucky I saw you coming or else I would have cursed you or something. I still might."
"It really isn't any of your business, but some of us are taking a little break and having a nice game of hide and seek."
"Hide and Seek? You mean to tell me that there are more of you idiots out in the corridors sneaking around? This is what Griffindors consider a stress relief? You lot are pathetic!"
Hermione could feel the anger boiling up inside of her. She didn't want to play this silly game in the first place and now she had run into Draco. Could this get any worse?
"Hey, wait a second. What are you doing in the halls yourself? I mean, you aren't supposed to be here either."
"What I'm doing here is not the question," he snarled.
Draco looked at her standing there in front of him. She had her usual smug look on her face mixed with hatred and loathing that he had come to recognize over the years, but suddenly he realized staring at her just now, that she really wasn't all that bad looking. Her bushy hair had calmed down some and she had filled out in all the right places. She had some curves to her now that accentuated the right parts of her body. It didn't matter if she was a muggle born, she looked hot.
Hermione cringed. She knew by the look on his disgusting face what he was thinking. She wasn't stupid. Hermione knew that she had a nice figure and that most of the boys around the school had finally started to notice. She got the occasional glance every now and then. The one boy she was sure hadn't noticed was the one she wished would. Is he ever going to realize that she could be more than just his friend?
She was jerked back into the present when Malfoy started to advance on her. You have got to be kidding me she thought.
Hermione whipped out her wand and stuck it in Draco's face.
"One more step and I will hex you into oblivion."
"What's wrong? Any girl in this school would love to trade places with you right now. Are you really going to tell me that you have never thought that you would like to have a nice snog with the best kisser in this school…me?
"Oh please, don't flatter yourself. Besides when did you consider a non pure blood to be worthy of the great Draco?" she laughed.
"I can over look it this one time. Come on Hermione. We're alone and no one is here. No one will ever know."
"I would." Hermione stated, "And that would be enough! You're sick. I would rather die than have your lips anywhere near mine."
Draco stepped back. He had come to his senses.
"That's right. I've forgotten. You would much rather have that Weasel's lips instead. He's more your style. You wouldn't be able to handle mine."
"You're right. I am more her style."
Both of them turned to see Ron coming up the corridor. They both could see the look of anger on his face as he passed the lit torches lining the walls.
"Speak of the filth. Here comes the weasel now."
Hermione was sensing that this was going to turn into a major row if she didn't stop it before it really got started.
"Ron," Hermione stepped in front of him. "He's not worth a fight. Draco knows that I would never ever be with him. He's just trying to get us angry and make us do something stupid. Don't give him that satisfaction."
"Come on red, show me what you've got!" Draco challenged.
"Ron, please?" Hermione begged. "If you care about me at all, then you will just leave him be."
Ron looked at Hermione, then to Malfoy, then back to Hermione. She was pleading him to stop. He could see it in her eyes. As much as he wanted to throw every curse he knew at Malfoy, he couldn't deny Hermione.
"Fine." Ron gritted through his teeth. "But if you ever approach her again, I will kill you. I assure you of that."
Malfoy smiled. "Whatever weasel. She probably wouldn't have been good anyways." With that he turned and walked the other way.
It took all the strength Hermione had to stop Ron from lunging after Draco. She had never seen Ron this angry before.
"What did you think you were doing with him alone out here?" Ron demanded. "You know what he could have done to you!"
"Oh please Ron, I was handling things fine. Besides, he never would have really touched me."
"Yes he would have. I could see it in his eyes when I was coming down the hall. He really wanted you."
"You were just imagining it. I'm lower than dirt to him. He was just trying to scare me."
"I don't know" Ron said as he looked to make sure that Malfoy was really gone.
"Aren't you supposed to be hiding Ron?" Hermione asked, "I'm it remember? I'm the one who is supposed to find you, not you find me."
"Yeah, well I was hiding. I ran into an empty classroom on the forth floor. I thought I was safe, and then Dean and Lavender came in. I guess they thought it was empty because, before I knew it, they were all over each other." Ron shuddered at the memory of it. "I snuck out before they could realize I was in there. I'm gonna have nightmares about that one."
Hermione laughed. "No wonder Lavender wanted to play this game. It was just an excuse to get him alone with her."
"Yeah, well whatever floats your boat." Ron chuckled.
"Thanks by the way." Hermione said as she looked back to Ron. "It was nice of you to defend me to him, again."
"You're welcome." Ron was shifting his feet uneasily. "I'll never stop defending you to anyone who tries to hurt you. You know that right?"
"I know", Hermione whispered. "I really hope that you never do".
"Ah, Hermione?" Ron took a step closer to her, "There is something I need to tell you…."
Meanwhile somewhere else in the castle…
Neville had been huddled in the broom closet for 40 minutes now. Hermione wasn't that stupid. She must have found someone by now. He kept looking at his coin. It still hadn't glowed yellow yet. Maybe it wasn't working he thought. I'm going to be stuck here by myself for a long time. He wanted some company, but then again, everyone was hiding by themselves. Little did Neville know, everyone else already had company…
A/N Did you like this one? Please R/R! Thanks!