Chapter 2
The Owlery
You have to do what with who? Ron said disgustedly in the Gryffindor common room. What is Professor McGonagall even thinking? It's a recipe for disaster." Harry remarked from across the room. I don't know. At least Malfoy will be around his type," Hermione said with a smiling face. Both boys laughed at this comment, knowing that Malfoy was a deep down dirty, evil, repulsive being. Just like the dung that Hermione was about to pick up manually, not magically. I better go, wish me luck." You're going to need more than luck," Ron muttered under his breath.
Meanwhile, Hermione was walking up to the owl post and with every step, more and more dread was entering her body. For some reason, she, in a way, was happy about the fact of serving a detention. Shut up Hermione. You're going mad." This was definitely going on her permanent record, she thought as she got closer to the tower holding the majestic owls. She looked up and realized she was at the door. She felt weak as she opened the door slowly and peeked into it. There he was, looking out at the stars. He almost looked, well, innocent. Hermione snapped back into reality and thought Draco Malfoy…innocent…stop…Stop…STOP!
Let's get this over with," Hermione said annoyingly. The mudblood has finally arrived," Draco said as he turned around. Yeah, let's get this over with," he finally replied. Hermione tossed Malfoy a trash bag and said Let's get to work." They were working in complete silence wondering what the other was thinking about. They worked for about an hour, until the stench had traveled to their clothes and stuck there. Hermione thought she had heard a scream and it also sounded like something had made a tree crack outside and as she ran to look out the humongous window, she slipped on some of the droppings and fell face first in a huge pile. She lifted herself out of the heap very slowly while Draco was laughing his face off and looked as though he was going to die from laughter. Shut up Malfoy," Hermione said as she used her now brown gloves to wipe off dung from her face. Now you really are a mudblood," Malfoy remarked with a grin. Hermione picked up a pile of dung, walked up to Malfoy, and spread it all over his face. She smiled at her wit. Now you are finally reunited with your kind," Hermione said with a smirk. What am I doing smiling at Draco Malfoy? What is my problem?" I kind of have to say that after all these years, I deserved that." You think, Malfoy? Years of torture from you, I think that was the highlight of my sixth year," Hermione remarked. I think that this was the highlight of mine," Draco replied.