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DracoHermione. I don't own anything.

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----- Chapter 7: Discussions Continued (lame title, i know.) ----- (Draco's POV)

I was trying to act serious, but didn't think Hermione was buying it. I stood up and yawned, stretching my arms in the air. She was watching me closely. I noticed then that bringing my arms up had caused my shirt to lift as well. Hmm. Granger was checking me out, "You checking me out, Granger?" (AN: Ahh, the subtleness of Malfoys .)

"Yes, in fact, I am."

I stared at her in horror. "What?!"

"You asked me if I was 'checking you out' and I was. Why would I lie? You don't look too bad."

"What?!"

"You-are-pleasing-to-my-eyes." She said this slowly, not losing eye contact, or even blushing for that matter.

"Of course I am! I'm Draco Malfoy," I replied, trying to play it 'smooth'. "So, let's get back to our chat. Ever kissed anyone?"

"Friendly or serious?"

"Seriously, of course."

"No one. I have yet to find someone I feel like that about... Well, no one hat returns the feelings, anyways."

I made a mental note of what she said, hoping to use it against her later. "Pansy's kissed me before, but I don't think that should count."

We talked a bit longer, sticking to simple, shallow topics. We had gone through all the cocoa and I was about to make some more when her cell phone rang from its place on her desk. I reached over to answer, but she slapped my hand out of the way.

"Hello?... Hey... What?!?... Dunno... Maybe..." Hermione started to talk to the person on the phone.

I noted that her voice changed at the 'Maybe...' part of her conversation. Maybe it was an old boyfriend, but she had said she'd never had one. Or... a friend she liked? Possibly a guy she was hoping to go out with. I listened to the rest of the conversation, trying to detect what they were talking about.

"...They kicked you out? ... Yeah... Who are you staying with? No! You'd better not... If you stay- What?! I don't care! You aren't staying-"

I missed the rest of the sentence, but she murmured something about 'never again' and 'you'd better watch it'.

She hung up, "Malfoy, I'm tired, so I'm going to go to bed. If you wanna stay and have some more cocoa, just close the door behind you when you leave."

With that, she simply climbed into her bed and extinguished the candles with her wand. The warm glow of the fire cast shadows dancing across her bed. She had already fallen asleep.

I looked at my watch. No wonder she was tired, it was already four in the morning. I decided to get more marshmallows for my drink and went over to the bag to get some.

I heard a key rattling in the door and quickly hid under Hermione's desk.

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