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Bane of My Existence

Chapter 5: Late Night Conversations

By: Dizixete

Hermione Granger usually doesn't have a hard time sleeping at night, considering the loads of work she had to get through everyday. But unfortunately, this particular night isn't one of those nights. She's been lying on her bed wide awake for almost an hour and is nowhere near sleeping.

She decided just to wander in the Common Room first and try to tire herself out. As she steps out of her room, she could still smell the fire burning in the fireplace and a silhouette on the marble walls near the fireplace. Him.

Well, at least, that's someone who can tire her out and maybe lure her to sleep. And not the way you are thinking about right now. Their word- sparring always leaves her restless. And that's the thing she needs right now, be restless.

She sat at the burgundy chair opposite him near the fire.

"You're not too fond at sleeping, are you?" she tauntingly said.

He just looked at her for a few seconds, and then returns his gaze at the fire.

She expects a rather witty comeback, but none came.

"What, no taunts for me tonight?" she again tried to test whether he's going to answer her or not.

He glared at her in response. An uncomfortable silence fell between them.

Hermione again tried to get him talk.

"You know, about the night, where I got drunk and did stupid things. Well I've just got to say—", but her sentence was cut off by Draco.

"Look Granger, what happened that night was only a one-time thing, so can you please stop pondering about it aNd just let it rest."

"Well maybe to you it is, but to me –-" again, she was cut off by Draco.

"What? You want to do it again?" he asked.

"Huh? What? No!" Hermione almost shouted as Draco began to stand up and advance towards her.

For all the stupid-ness that happened, he chose to do the most immoral thing; he sat back to his chair and laughed at her.

A laugh that even though without words sounded more irritating than his remarks.

"Funny", she sarcastically said, "Wait until everyone hears that you slept with me, a muggleborn".

"I doubt you'll ever do that", he said in between laughs.

"And why's that?"

"As if you'll ever jeopardize your friendship with Potty and Weasel just to ruin me."

"Well, that's a good trade.", then she continued, "Why did you do it anyways?"

"Did What?"

"Slept with me, as Far as I am concerned you're not supposed to be civilized with me or merely tolerate my existence", she answered.

"You know what they call you? 'The ultimate prude', if ever I got the chance of spreading the word around, it can't do any harm to my reputation, it will only just booze it up more.

"Prejudice was long forgotten since the defeat of the Dark Lord; I thought of all the people in this world, you'll be the first to know that."

"Why didn't you spread the word around? Why didn't you tell the whole world that I slept with you?"

But the answer to that question, she never found out. He decided to change the subject and avoid that particular subject.

She stayed up longer than she intended and talked to Malfoy for another two hours.

The next day, she was off to dreamland during their History of Magic Class along with the rest of the class.

A/N: So, what do you think? I know it is short but bear it with me please! And please, please, just keep those reviews coming. Well that's it!

Adios Fellas!

Love Lots,

Dizixete