"Figures you're here Granger, can't spend two minutes away from a book." Hermione's eyes snapped open. A bright ray of sunlight filled the room and she looked around. Draco was standing near a book shelf looking at something.
" I was studying " she yawned.
"I can tell" Malfoy replied "Figures you have to be better than everyone else.
"Shut up Malfoy" she shot "Don't you have class or something?"
"No besides its only 7. And not only that but because of you saint I'm suspended as a prefect and I have a month and a half worth detention. "
"Join the club" Hermione said bitterly.
Draco laughed "YOU were suspended as a prefect? And I thought I'd never see the day when you got in that much trouble. Seems like your luck is running out."
She ignored his comment and closed her book. Finally after he sat for ten minutes waiting for a comment she walked over to the book shelf put her book up and then turned to him. She was so close to him that she could feel him breathing. She cocked her head to the side and whispered " if my luck is running out, I wouldn't have been able to knock out your girlfriends teeth" With that she turned and walked away leaving him speechless.

Instead of going to the common room Hermione decided to just head down to the Great Hall. She knew the boys would be there and Ron would have her schedule since he was the only one out of the three not in trouble.
He smiled when he saw her
"There's our juvenile delinquent" he said cheerfully. Hermione raise and eyebrow at him and then sat down. While helping herself to some toast she looked over at the Slytheirn table happy to see Pansy was sporting two black eyes and a fat lip. Hermione herself only had a bruise or two and a cut lip from the nights events. The three students chatted about schedules and classes and who the new defense against the dark arts teacher was but incidentally in the confusion Professor Dumbledore had forgotten to mention the new teachers , either that or he thought the first years, who had been traumatized enough just needed to get the sorting done and go to their common room.

"so" Ron said pushing his plate aside and leaning in "where were you last night? Late night rendezvous I suppose?"

Hermione also leaned in "I was with a boy and he was telling me of his adventures. "
"And who is this boy?" Ron asked. Harry stopped eating to listen.
"Huck…" she replied
"Huck who?"
Slowly she said his name in a velvet voice, "Huckleberry Fin"
Harry snorted.
"Huckleberry Fin, who the bloody hell is that ?" Ron ask sitting up straight
"1900's story by the writer Mark Twain" Harry replied taking a bite of food
"I don't get it " Ron said
"she was in the library, r e a d I n g" Harry sipped his juice
Hermione smiled and rolled her eyes.

"well i figured that Harry, but whos Huckleberry Fin?" Ron replied

"Just forget it Ron" Hermione said taking a bite of food. "So what do we have first?"

"Double Potion" Harry scowled and stabbed his omlete.
"It really isnt that bad" Hermione said eyeing the omlete which was now oozing cheese.
"Yeah isnt that bad when Snape doesnt completely loath you" Harry replied
"oh is poor Potter sad that he has to go to potions" a voice hissed at him.
"Draco go away "Harry spat.
"So did you guys hear Granger was suspended as a prefect" Draco announced to his friends loudly. Pansy started cackling and Crabbe grunted. Hermione stood up.
"I think you did too Malfoy and I think that Prof Mcgongall also said that you had to do a good amount of detentions with your favorite person, me" Hermione grinned.

"She never said that " Draco snarled.
"Sure. We'll see you later" Hermione smiled and summoned her friends and they left Draco looking quite dumbfounded.

The three students made their way quickly to Potions grabbing three seats in the back. The magically bell rang and the excited chatter dispersed. Snape came in slamming the door behind him.
"Ah Potter, Granger and Weasley you three will not be sitting together this year. we dont want any repeats of last year. Potter you sit next to Ms. Patil, Weasley you next to Dean and Granger you next to..." his eyes scanned the room for a open seat that wasnt near the other two "Draco". MAlfoy turned towards his friends and made a gagging mothion. There was a light snicker and Malfoy smirked turning towards Hermione. She smiled sweetly and slammed the book she was caring down on his hand. She gave him a look of shock and then sat down grinning.
While Snape talked Hermione absent mindly read some pages in the book.

"Miss Granger I'm talking to you!" Snape snapped at her.

"Huh" she replied looking up.

"If you arent going to pay attention get out." there was a collective gasp from the class as Hermione got up and left. The onlytime she had ever walked out on a teacher was Divination. Hermiones footsteps echoed as she walked down the empty stone hallway. She opened the door to the library and stepped inside.

"No students during class" a voice rang in her ears. She rolled her eyes adn turned and left.

Heading to the common room Hermione paused at the set of stairs to her right. She had never noticed them before regardless of walking past here everyday. Well you know what they say
Curiosity killed the cat...
Hermione looked around and darted up the stairs.
...Satisfaction brought it back.

There was a door at the top of the stairs a muffled noise like someone talking softly. She knocked on the door . no one answered but the muffled noise continued. She turned the knob and it gave a satisfying click. She pushed the door lightly and it swung open when she saw what was inside she screamed and didn't stop screaming.

She screamed relentlessly. Someone was leaning over her, shoving her. Hermione was laying in the middle of the corridor with no stairs insight a nice big group of kids standing around her.

"great another reason for everyone to think I've gone nuts" she muttered under her breath. She took the hand of the person next to her and they helped her up. She muttered her thanks and took off like her feet were on fire.

"Hermione wait up" a voice called. She shook her head and kept running. the person grabbed her around the waist and stopped her. She turned in their arms to see it was Harry. Her face strain and she broke down in his arms. He didn't talk he just held her.

Hermione didn't tell him what happened nor anyone else. She stayed quite and kept to herself for a few weeks before getting back to her normalness. She took her seat in potions next to Draco. He didn't talk to her and she ignored him.

"today you will be working in pairs." Snape announced. He counted how many students and paired them by table.

Hermione sat quietly and did her work. Draco watched absentmidnly and she turned and looked at him .

"Are you going to help?" she asked

"You seem to be doing just fine" he replied

She made a noise of annoyence and finished the potion they were supposed to be doing. Professor Snape came to their table.

"Well done Mr. Malfoy...and Miss Granger" he added her name with an ounce of disgust.

The magical bell rang and Hermione loaded her stuff in her bag and swung it over her shoulder. Harry and Ron waited for her at the door and she trotted off with them leaving Draco to clean up the mess.