The First of Many Lessons to Come
"Ah Draco, five minutes early. Now I don't want you and Ms. Granger fighting too much, I know why you wanted to do this." Snape turned around and packed a few potions items in his briefcase.
"Wanted, sir? It was you who asked me to come here."
"Well, your friend, Zambini, told me that you volunteered. Mr. Malfoy, don't try to lie and get out of it. For the next two weeks you will be tutoring Ms. Granger on the uses of Euphoria Elixir. Any questions?" Draco was not stupid enough to say any more. If it there was one person that he did not argue with, it was Snape.
"I have to leave you two unattended, there is a nasty case in the Great Hall. Apparently someone had thought it would be funny to completely engorge large spot on the Great Hall floor with pornography magazines that won't come off. They think it was done with some kind of potion, so want me to check on it..." As Snape kept rambling on Draco thought of many ways to murder/ torture Blaise.
Why would Blaise do such a horrendous, monstrous, deathly, disgusting thing and tell that lack of hygiene I wanted tutor that prissy Beaver? No… more importantly how the hell am I going to kill that Zambini. Hmm… Hell… fire... burning… Aha! I'm going to burn his skin, and when there's no more left, I'm going to add another layer of skin and when there's no more left of that, I'm going to add another layer...
Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, please don't make this any harder than it will be... or please let Snape be obliviated and forget about Extra-Potions... whichever is fine.
Hermione whispered a silent prayer before knocking on the professor's door.
"Come in." Erupted the monotonic voice that was Snape.
Come on Hermione, you have two choices. Walk in and slowly be killed by the minutes wasted, precious time were you could be studying or run away, away from Hogwarts and be free and study as much as you want...
Finding it hard to decide, Hermione just stood their, being anything but a brave Gryffindor. The door swung open and out stepped Snape.
"Ah Ms. Granger, I unfortunately forgot to put in my letter that Draco will be tutoring you." Snape pushed the door outwards more and she saw Malfoy in the back, poking his finger into some nasty-looking pickled animal.
I should have ran...
"Excuse me? Sir I do not think that Mal-"
"I think you heard me Ms. Granger. You - will - be- tutored - by - Malfoy." He spoke the words slow and mockingly, as if she were deaf, as he proceeded to walk forward. "And by all means, you will not sneak out of the room, or leave early. If I find out that you do, I will greatly extend the tutoring time. "
"Wer- were are you going?" Hermione stammered. She would rather not be in a room alone with Draco. The potions master pretended to not hear her as he strolled down the hall, a little giddier than he would have normally been. No doubt he was amused at the little dilemma Hermione was faced with.
God must be on vacation...
"He's selectively deaf, you know."
Ok, just ignore him, and maybe he'll go away, or be avada kedvra'd... either one would do...
She quietly put down her bag at the table were her and Harry sat normally, and took out her cauldron and potion ingredients.
"And apparently you are too."
Ignoring him, she lit a flame under her cauldron and began chopping ingredients.
"Hey! I'm the tutor and I didn't tell you to take out your cauldron yet."
The brunette gritted her teeth and with a wave of her wand her cauldron emptied and the flame went dead.
"Well you, little grasshopper, are a fast learner. Now you may take out your cauldron."
The nerve of that wizard.
Again she took out her cauldron and ingredients.
"Nah, just kidding. Put your cauldron away... Take it out... Put it away... Out... Away...Ou-;"
"SHUT UP!"
"No my young pupil, I'm the one who gives orders around here..."
"Ok fine Malfoy, you win, what do you want me to do?" She took deep breaths and tried to keep calm.
"Hmm. I don't know, how about… hop on one foot and bark like a dog?" She glared at him with the utmost loathing look she could muster up, which clearly stated that she would be doing nothing of the sort.
"Disobeying authority?" Draco's eyebrows shot up in mock surprise. "Well that's unexpected from you, teachers-pet."
"Malfoy, why don't we just make this easier on both of us and spend this time of ours, doing something else. You and I both know that I don't need this."
"No" he responded plainly, walking towards her table.
"And why not?"
"I have to disagree with everything you say, sorry it's in my blood."
"Oh ha-ha very funny...Malfoy did you just apologize to me?"
"What? No! Never."
"You said the word 'sorry'"
"That was just put in there to make my line sarcastically witty!"
"So you do practice those clever insults. I've wondered about that ever since I met you."
"Just... be quiet." His cheeks tinted pink as he realized he had been beaten at his own game.
"Yes, tutor." Hermione fake smiled at him and took out her Herbology textbook. The rest of the hour was spent in silence, with the occasional cough and sniffle. Hermione read her book and Draco feel asleep.
They both left without saying a word to each other
A/N: I know some of you are wondering about what happened to Luna and I promise you, you'll find out in about 3 chapters! Sorry, but it's the fastest way I could fit it in! But she does have a pretty big part near the end...
So... did you like it? Did you think it was horrible? Do tell!