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Chapter 2

Draco's POV

A couple of days after the lake incident, I was partnered up with Hermione to in Potions. We had to make a love potion, and, if it was made correctly, then we were to try it on one another. At first, I thought the potion was a default, but then I realized the reason why it wasn't working was because I already had feelings for her. This made me curious as to know if the potion had worked on her so I asked her.

"Not that it would matter any, because I already know I am drop-dead gorgeous, but has the potion had an affect on you?" I asked, trying to ask as snobby as humanly possible.

"Umm…. no, it hasn't and it should have already. I am going to look in the book again and see if we missed anything." She began skimming through the pages, again, trying to find something that would let her know if she did something wrong. Apparently she found nothing because once she was done, she went up to Professor Snape, who was yelling at Neville Longbottom, and asked him what she might have done wrong. He came over and asked us a few questions, such as, did we have any feelings as to touch each other, and at that moment I wanted to yell out, " I HAVE HAD FEELINGS FOR HER FOR YEARS!" but I thought better of it.

After he finished interrogating us, he went to the front of the classroom, and was listing off the groups who would be getting points for correctly making their potions. The next thing he said made me want to drop out of school.

"As for the two love birds back in the corner, Malfoy and Granger, they will be receiving no points for either house due to the fact that they are already in love."

All eyes were averted on us and I looked over at Hermione, to see how she was reacting. Her face was so red that I thought she might blow up right there next to me.

After class, I lagged behind hoping to be able to talk to Hermione, but she was the first one gone. I felt a mix of hate towards Snape, and, of course, love and sympathy towards Hermione. We both had different ways of handling public humiliation. Mine was ignoring it and acting like it never happened or making a joke about it, hers, as I witnessed a few minutes later: crying.

I was walking to my next class, when I passed a bathroom that I knew from Pansy that no girls went into. I heard someone crying in there, which, I thought at first, was Moaning Myrtle, the ghost that haunted that bathroom. But these crying were quieter and meant to not be heard. Being the great guy that I am, I went in to see who it was, and, sitting on the floor near the sinks, was Hermione Granger.

When she saw me, she tried to cover up her tears, probably thinking that I had come to torment her, but then, she saw look on my face (sympathy), and started to cry, again.

"Potions…was the most…degrading thing…I have ever witnessed." After this she sobbed some more. At this point I was on the floor next to her, letting her cry on my shoulder. Suddenly, the crying stopped and she pulled her head up, showing an evil glare.

"There is some one around the corner isn't there?" She jumped up so suddenly that I almost fell over, thinking she was going to hit me, but instead, she peaked around every corner, trying to find some invisible person. She supposedly didn't find one, because she turned around and stared at me, as if she were looking into my soul, trying to find the hidden meaning of why I was here. Since she saw none, she asked me why I was here.

"I just heard someone crying and thought I should come in here and see if I could help. Why are you crying?"

She ignored my first question and replied, " This is a girls restroom, are you nuts? No wait, don't answer that I already know w the answer."

"I was just trying to be kind and see if there was something I could do to ease your pain, but apparently, you don't need it, so I will be leaving now. Good day to you." After this comment I stood up and walked past her getting ready to face my next class, and sadly, Pansy Parkinson.

"No, Draco, wait." I paused at this. That is the first time she has ever called me by my first name when isn't insulting me, I thought, that will be the last, too.

I looked into her beautiful eyes and saw deep regret for what she had said. And, in a split second, that regret turned to anger and she said, "You need to mind your own damn business!"

I slowly moved towards her….

Hermione's POV

In Potions, Professor Snape made me partner up with Draco to make a love potion. I thought I was going to die from excitement. I don't think I hid it very well, because when we made the potion, and drank it, nothing happened. I immediately knew why. It was because I was already in love with him.

He asked me if the potion had worked on me and the only thing I could think up to say was, "No, it hasn't and it should have already. I am going to look in the book and see if we missed anything." We sadly didn't, so I had to go ask Professor Snape for some help. He asked me a few questions, then asked Draco. After that, he went up to the front of the classroom and was reading out who got points and who didn't.

When he got to Draco, and me I thought I was going to die all over again, this time from embarrassment. " As for the two love birds in the corner, Malfoy and Granger, they will be receiving no points for either house due to the fact that they are already in love."

The first person I looked at was Draco, and, by the look of his face, it looked like he was about to curse the teacher. Then I looked at Harry and Ron, thinking that they were probably going to kill me the next time we had a chance to talk. The only look I got from them was a look of bewilderment. So I decided to look back up at the teacher, who was smirking at how embarrassed he made us.

As soon as he dismissed us, I headed straight for the bathroom closest to my next class, so then I knew I would be late. When I got in the bathroom, my face was as red that I looked like a human beet. This made me burst into tears, which I was not expecting and so I let them come out, thinking that no one would hear me. Distressingly, I was wrong.

I thought I heard someone come in, so I looked up to see who it was. It was Draco! The one person I didn't want to see at that moment just happened to walk in on me crying. I figured, since he already saw me, I might as well keep crying, and to my surprise, he lent me his shoulder to cry on. Then a thought popped into my head. There must be someone watching me and laughing. I'm not sure if I said it out loud or not, but I immediately jumped up, making Draco almost fall over. I took a quick look in his direction. He actually thinks I am going to hurt him.

I searched the entire bathroom, finding nothing. So instead I turned to him and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I heard someone crying and I thought I should see if I could come and help. Why were you crying?"

I ignored the question and said," This is a girls restroom, are you nuts? No wait, don't answer that, I already know the answer."

He looked deeply hurt by this comment and said, "I was just trying to be kind and see if there was something I could do to ease your pain, but apparently, you don't need it, so I will be leaving now. Good day to you."

All I could think up to say was, "No, Draco, wait." That's the first time he's ever heard me call him by his first name without insulting him.

He turned to me and slowly started walking towards me. My heart started racing…

I'm tired of rumors starting

I'm sick of being followed

I'm tired of people lying

Saying what they want about me

Why can't they back up off me

Why can't they let me live

I'm gonna do it my way

Take this for just what it is

So what did you think? I like how I left it as a cliffhanger! See ya!

-amanda