Draco Potter?
Chapter 3: The Day After part 2
Harry, Ron and Hermione walked to the Dungeons. Harry was brooding again. "D'you think Fred and George would sell me one of their Skiving Snackboxes with a discount?" Ron asked hopefully, "I could really use one of them now. Or you know, every Monday".
Hermione laughed. "Maybe", she said, "Actually I need some too. The whole day with the Slytherins is just..."
"Are you feeling okay?" Ron asked in shock, "You wouldn't really use it would you? You were the one that said they were dangerous and stuff".
"I know, but if I could avoid a whole day with the Slytherins... Even I would do something like that", Hermione said.
They reached the Potions classroom. Most other students were already there. More students came. They bell rang. Neville came running to them. "Is Snape already here?" he asked Ron.
"No", Ron answered.
"But he's coming now", Hermione sighed as Snape walked towards them.
Everyone walked inside, Harry, Ron and Hermione sitting at their usual table at the back. Neville joined them. Snape walked to the front of the classroom. Hermione noticed that Malfoy wasn't sitting far from them. Malfoy was sitting with Crabbe and Goyle again. Snape started talking about a Legilimens Potion.
"Where are Skiving Snackboxes when you need them?" Hermione muttered. She didn't pay attention to Snape. Ron was just staring forwards with his eyes wide open, snoring softly. Neville was fighting not to fall asleep. Hermione glanced sideways at Harry and gasped.
"Harry?" she asked, sounding shocked, "What are you doing?"
"What?" he replied, "Oh, er... nothing".
"Were you", Hermione tried not to gasp again, "listening to Snape?"
Ron woke up with a start. Neville stared at Harry. "Er... no", Harry said, turning scarlet. Hermione's mouth fell open. "Yes", Harry muttered, "McGonagall said I need to get an E in Potions to become an Auror".
"Oh", Hermione said, "For a moment I thought you lost your mind".
"So, Granger, you think someone has to be insane to listen to me, do you?" Snape said loudly. Hermione turned as scarlet as Harry. They hadn't noticed Snape walking towards them. Every eye was on Hermione, some Slytherins laughing.
"No", she lied, looking at the floor.
"Let's see", Snape said, counting on his scary fingers, "20 points from Gryffindor for lying to a teacher, 10 from Gryffindor for saying that someone has to be insane to listen to me, 10 from Gryffindor for each of you for not having started with your potion, 10 from Gryffindor for sleeping in class", he shot a nasty look at Ron, "and 30 points for Gryffindor because Potter listened to me for once. That's a real shock to all of us". All the Slytherins laughed. "Maybe it would be better if you three didn't sit together. Granger change seats with Goyle, Crabbe you better come over here too and Potter go sit next to Parkinson. Weasley and Longbottom can stay here", Snape said with an evil look on his face. The Slytherins laughed even louder, except Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy.
Potter and Granger angrily stuffed all their stuff in their cauldrons and stood up. Crabbe and Goyle looked confused and were already walking towards them. Potter and Granger walked to where they were supposed to sit. Weasley looked angry as Crabbe and Goyle sat at either side of him. Granger angrily dumped her cauldron on the table where Draco was sitting and sat down next to him. Draco wasn't much happier than her. How can Snape put us at the same table? Draco thought.
"So that there are no other problems, you will sit exactly like this for the whole year", Snape said with a satisfied look on his ugly face. Draco opened his mouth in protest, but then closed it again. Every Monday, double potions, with Granger, Draco thought, this year just keeps getting better and better. He saw that Granger stood up angrily. Somehow his hand found its way to her arm to pull her back down. It was too late.
"WHAT? Granger yelled angrily, "WE DIDNT EVEN DO ANYTHING! THIS IS UNFAIR!"
Snape flew backwards and hit the wall. Most people began whispering with each other, some were staring at Snape with their mouths open and Granger gasped, putting her hand up to her mouth. Snape stood up.
"You", Snape pointed a long yellow finger at Malfoy, "Explain".
Draco knew Snape expected him to say something that would bring Granger in trouble, which he was going to do. He would love to see Granger in detention. But instead Draco said something that surprised everyone, even him. "My potion exploded, sir".
Everyone stared at him, including Granger. Draco never took the blame for something, especially not for a Gryffindor.
"What did you say?" Snape asked hoping that he had understood Draco wrong.
"My potion exploded. And I obviously didn't make it right", Draco lied.
"There isn't any spilled potion anywhere", Snape said, clearly begging Draco to blame Granger.
"Somehow it became transparent. I told you I didn't make it right", Draco couldn't help it. He just opened his mouth and words came out of it, lying to his favorite teacher. He wanted to say that it was all Grangers fault, that she jinxed Snape or something, but everytime he tried, he said totally different things.
"Fine. 2 points from Slytherin", Snape almost couldn't say the last part. He never took points from his own house.
Granger sat back down. The rest of the students were still staring at Snape, Granger and Malfoy.
"Get back to your potions", Snape barked. The rest quickly returned to their potions.
Snape walked back to the front of the classroom and sat down at his desk, glaring at Granger out of the corner of his eye.
"Thanks", Granger spat at Draco, not looking at him. She pretended that she was working on her potion. Draco was surprised, but didn't say anything. Granger threw the ingredients she was pretending to measure on the table and, now looking at Draco, asked: "Why?"
"Be careful Granger", Draco spat. "Someone might see a Mudblood talking to me". Wrong move. Granger's eyes were filled with anger, she became scarlet and made a fist. She already lifted her hand to hit him, but he grabbed her arm. He felt something cut his face real deep even though Granger hadn't touched him.
"Will you stop that!" Draco hissed, "Someone might actually see you". He looked out of the corner of his eye to make sure that nobody was looking.
The look in Grangers eyes softened. "You're bleeding", she whispered. It didn't matter how much she hated someone she always cared if someone was hurt.
"Well, sometimes that happens when someone scratches me", Draco said sarcastic. His face was stinging. He felt blood dripping down his face.
"You should go to the Hospital Wing", Granger whispered.
"I'm fine", Draco lied. More blood fell on his robes. The cut felt deep. How could she do that without touching him? "And you were the one that scratched me".
"It was your fault", Granger spat, "You called me a Mudblood".
"You are a Mudblood", Draco sneered, " And if you didn't give Snape a reason to punish you, you wouldn't even have to sit here".
"What!" Granger almost yelled, "I didn't even do anything. He was just looking for an excuse to put me here!"
"Then you shouldn't give him an excuse!" Draco sneered back.
"I didn't!" Granger yelled and stood up.
"Then what do you call lying and making fun of a teacher who is standing right in front of you!" Draco yelled and stood up too. The rest of the students started watching them, ignoring Snape and the potions they were supposed to make.
"I didn't lie or make fun of that stupid, greasy-!" Granger yelled.
"Granger, Malfoy, calm down!" Snape yelled at them, from across the classroom. All the students were watching them now.
They both ignored him. Draco was still bleeding. "You're right", Draco said calmly, "You insulted him!" he yelled. That was too far for Granger. She hit him and he flew backwards against the wall. He stood up. "You want to fight now?" he said, "Bring it on". Granger ran at him and started hitting him everywhere she could reach. This time Draco fought back. He tried hitting her back but she ducked and he fell again.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" the rest of the students chanted and formed a circle around them. Snape didn't bother to stop them, he just stood in the circle cheering Draco on. Potter and Weasley didn't bother to stop them either, they just chanted along. They obviously thought Draco deserved it.
Granger sat on top of Draco so he couldn't move and hit him, everywhere she could reach. Draco threw her off of him. Granger fell on the floor. "Is that all you got!" Draco yelled at her.
"Oh, I'm just getting started", Granger stood up and walked towards him. They hit each other real hard at the same time and they both fell. Neither of them stood up this time, they rolled over the floor, hitting and kicking each other as much as possible.
Potter stopped chanting for a moment and whispered to Weasley: "Do you think we should stop them?"
"Nah, looks like she's got it under control", Weasley answered. "Kick his arse!" he yelled at Granger. Potter and Weasley both started chanting again.
The fight became more furious. Draco still had the deep cut and some other ones, a blue eye, a swollen lip and several bruises. Granger had two blue eyes and a lot of bruises. Both of their robes were torn at some places.
"Professor Snape!"
Everyone fell silent. Draco and Granger stopped fighting, Draco had a fistful of Grangers robes and his fist stuck in the air, on top of Granger, who was in mid-scratch, both were bleeding. Nobody had noticed McGonagall come in.
"Professor Snape!" McGonagall yelled again, her eyes flashing dangerously, "You're a teacher! How can you allow students fighting in your classroom! I could hear you upstairs! When Dumbledore-- 50 points from each of them! And they both have two months detention together!" She looked at Draco and Granger. "Mrs. Granger, I am ashamed of you! How can you—'' Lucky that the bell rang, otherwise she could have gone on for hours. McGonagall shot an angry look at them before walking out of the classroom and slamming the door.
"Er.. right!" Snape sneered, "Both of you to the Hospital Wing! And don't come back today!"
Still glaring at each other, they slowly stood up and walked out of the classroom. Snape looked furious, but Draco could have sworn that Snape hissed at him "Good fight".
Hermione walked out of the dungeons, glaring at Malfoy out of the corner of her eye. He glared back. This is the first day of classes, Hermione thought, and it's the second time he made me so angry that-- Hang on, I didn't use my powers this time. If I did he'd be unconscious or dead. Why didn't I use my powers?
They walked in silence to the Hospital Wing, both glaring at each other, almost daring each other to start a fight again. When they were finally there, Madam Pomfrey shrieked: "What happened?"
Hermione mumbled something. Malfoy didn't reply at all.
"You didn't fight on the first day of school, did you?" Madam Pomfrey's eyes narrowed.
Neither of them said anything. Madam Pomfrey led Hermione to the end of the Hospital Wing in a corner and Malfoy to the other end. She walked away to get some healing potions. Hermione sat on her bed, leaning against the wall with her arms folded. Madam Pomfrey came back and walked to Hermione. She put some of the potion on her wounds and on her face. She took her wand and muttered: "Reparo". Hermione's robes were whole again.
"You have to stay here for about an hour, until you're fully healed", Madam Pomfrey said.
"But I'm not-", Hermione began.
"You have to stay here for an hour", Madam Pomfrey said firmly. She walked to Malfoy to treat him.
Hermione wondered why she had to stay so long, neither of them was seriously injured, just a few bruises and scratches, but Malfoy did have that deep cut across his face. Maybe Madam Pomfrey was just overprotective or something.
Hermione looked at Malfoy. They've never really fought before. Stupid git, she thought angrily, he is just so-. The look on her face softened. How could I even fight with him, she thought, He is so goddamn hot. She sighed dreamily.
Hermione!, the voice in the back of her head yelled, he is Malfoy! He is disgusting, he is a stupid git, he is-
I know, Hermione thought, we already had this talk, SHUT UP! Even if he is Malfoy, even you can't deny that he is hot.
He is not!, the angry voice yelled.
Yes he is!, Hermione thought.
He is not! He is not, he is NOT!, the angry voice yelled again.
Yes he is, infinity, Hermione thought, ha! I won! Why am I even arguing with you? You're just a voice in my head.
Hermione looked at Malfoy again. She saw that Madam Pomfrey had left the room. Great, Hermione thought, now I'm in the Hospital Wing. Alone. With Malfoy.
Part of her felt glad, the other part annoyed. But she didn't know that Malfoy felt the same.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, blah, blah, blah. Except my brilliant plot of course. And stuff like Hermione's powers, Draco's adoption, Rebecca, Michael etc.
Authors Note: Sorry it took so long, but there was some virus at the phone company so I couldn't go on the net for a while. Isn't this fic cool? But don't blame me for the bad grammar, which I'm working on. I'm just a 12 (when I wrote this, now I'm 13. Time flies.) year old girl from Suriname.