A/N: You will find that this does not always stick to the books or the movies. Any hate in the comments will be blocked.

Disclaimer: As much as I would love to, I do not own any of the characters or anything that comes from the story.

This is a possible Dramione Fanfiction.

As I said previously, I am writing these next few chapters back to back. However, I am reading all of your comments and reviews so feel free to suggest things.

I also changed Hermione's birthday to fit in better with my story's plot.

This story is rated M. You are welcome to leave feedback, review or request.

Enjoy!

CHAPTER 6. POTIONS

Tuesday, September 9th

Harry, Ron, and Hermione left greenhouse 3 and made their way to the great hall.

"Studying grown mandrakes is just fascinating," exclaimed Hermione beaming. "This reminds me of us studying them in our second year," Harry groaned.

"Not to mention the basilisk trying to kill me," he muttered.

"And the fact that Ginny nearly died," added Ron. He turned to Hermione. "And you were petrified," he noted.

"I know," Hermione replied, rolling her eyes. "I'm just saying that we were studying baby mandrakes at the start of the year," she explained.

"Oh yeah, Neville fainted," snickered Ron. Harry chuckled. Hermione scowled at both of them.

"Honestly Ron, you are so rude sometimes," she hissed at him. Ron looked at Harry for help but he just shrugged. The three of them sat down in the great hall.

"Let's hope Snape isn't in a bad mood, like he was with Ginny's class, and set us an essay," said Ron between mouthfuls.

"That's true," replied Harry with a grimace. Hermione smiled.

"I think you need extra homework Ronald," said Hermione grinning. "You aren't taking this year seriously," she added, mocking him. Ron's eyes widened.

"You've got to be joking," Ron cried out, staring at her in disbelief. He looked at Harry. "She's joking right?" he asked him. Harry grinned.

"I don't know Ronald," he answered, making fun of him. Ron shoved Harry playfully.

"You two are impossible," he sighed grinning. Harry grinned back and Hermione giggled.

They finished eating and went back to the Gryffindor common room.

"Hey Harry, Ron!" called Seamus walking over to them. "Dean, Neville and I were thinking about going swimming after transfiguration as it's going to be a warm afternoon," Seamus explained. "You two want to join us?" he asked grinning. "You can join too, Hermione, if you want," he added. Hermione grimaced.

"I think I'll pass," she said. "The water is probably cold," she admitted. Harry and Ron looked at each other and grinned.

"We'd love to Seamus but we have quidditch practice at 5:00 pm" explained Harry, sighing.

"Oh come on, just for a short while," said Dean, walking over grinning. "It'll be fun," he added, grinning.

"We could for about an hour," admitted Ron. The four boys grinned. Ron turned to Hermione. "You really should come," he added. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"I already said no," she said, crossing her arms but smiling a bit.

"Come on, 'Mione," said Ron, nudging her and grinning.

"You can invite Ginny, Lavender and the other dorm girls too," suggested Harry. Hermione gave in.

"Fine," she said smiling. "I'll go talk to them," she added. She headed up to her dorm room. She opened the door and found all four of them there. Lucie was looking out the window, Fay was reading a book and Lavender and Parvati were looking through Lavender's clothes.

"Hey girls," said Hermione.

"Hey" replied the girls. Hermione sat on her bed. "I've been sent up by the boys," she admitted.

"Oh what do they want?" asked Parvati, turning around.

"They want us to join them and go swimming after transfiguration class," she explained.

"Ooh, I love swimming," cried Lucie excitedly, clapping her hands.

"It's perfect weather to swim," said Fay, shutting her book.

"And an ideal time to tan," added Lavender. She and Parvati squealed. Just then Ginny burst in.

"Ron told me about swimming and I am SO excited!" she exclaimed giggling. Hermione sighed and rolled her eyes.

"I guess we're going swimming," Hermione exclaimed, smiling a little. Hermione took off her jumper and went into the bathroom. She fixed her tie and undid her braid to redo it. Ginny walked into the bathroom.

"Why don't you leave your hair down for once?" she asked, smiling at her. Hermione shrugged.

"Why not," she answered. She looked at herself in the mirror. Grey skirt, grey socks, white shirt, red and gold tie, and black shoes; accessorized with her watch and her silver bracelet and silver feather necklace.

"Are you going to come back up before going swimming or are you going to go straight to the lake?" asked Ginny. Hermione frowned.

"I don't know," she replied. The two girls walked out of the bathroom. "Are you guys going to come back up before swimming?" Hermione asked the other Gryffindor girls.

"Yes," said Lucy.

"Definitely," said Lavender and Parvati.

"Most probably," said Fay. Hermione smiled and turned to Ginny.

"I'll probably come back up," she concluded. Ginny smiled.

"Alright, I'll go get my things ready," she said brightly. She made her way out of the dorm room but stopped and turned. "Can I invite Luna?" she asked.

"Oh for sure," replied Hermione, grinning. Ginny smiled back at her.

"Thanks" she replied and left.

"Oh, can I invite Padma then?" asked Parvati. Hermione grinned at her.

"Of course, the more we are the merrier," she replied. Parvati grinned at her and left the room. Hermione opened her closet and took out her dark green bikini and put it on her bed. She then took one of her red towels and put it next to her bikini. She then made her way back down to the common room.

"You took ages," mocked Ron, grinning. Hermione rolled her eyes but smiled. She looked at her watch. 12:54 pm.

"We should head down to potions class," suggested Hermione. The trio grabbed their bags and made their way to class.

Hermione checked her watch. 1:12 pm.

"This is odd," Hermione said to Harry and Ron. Their class had been waiting outside potions class for nearly 15 minutes.

"Who cares, it just means less class," muttered Ron grinning. Harry grinned too. Hermione smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Snape is always so punctual," she hissed. Just then, Lavender bounced up to the trio.

"Apparently Lupin is in there talking to Snape about something important," she whispered excitedly. Hermione frowned. Ron hugged Lavender and kissed her cheek.

"Calm down Lav-Lav," he said grinning.

"Wha-," Before Hermione could ask her question the door banged open.

"In," snarled Snape. Hermione could tell he was in a foul mood. "And be quiet," he added in a cool voice. The students filed into the classroom in silence. Inside, Professor Lupin was there.

"You must be wondering why I am here," Lupin started in a quiet and calm voice. "For reasons that I cannot yet explain, I have a few questions to ask some of the students here," he continued. A murmur travelled across the classroom but faded quickly after Snape cleared his throat. The room fell silent again. "Now, can all the girls please follow me," finished Lupin. He walked out of the room. Confused, Hermione and the other female students rose and left the classroom. Professor Lupin led them all to an empty classroom. "Wait out here and I shall call you one by one," he said. The girls filed in a line and in turn, one girl went in after another. Soon enough it was Hermione's turn. Gingerly she walked into the classroom. "Sit Hermione," said Lupin in a soft voice. Hermione sat. "So I have a couple of questions to ask you, is that alright with you?" Lupin asked. Hermione nodded.

"Yes, Professor," Hermione answered in a small voice. Lupin smiled.

"Don't worry Hermione, there are no right or wrong answers to these questions," he said reassuringly. Hermione smiled and relaxed a little. "So Hermione," started Lupin. "When is your birthday?" he asked. Hermione stared at him.

"Oh, um, August 24th," she replied. Hermione watched Lupin write it down.

"So you turned 17 not so long ago" he noted. Hermione smiled and nodded.

"Yes Professor," she replied. Lupin smiled at her.

"And where were you born, Hermione?" Lupin asked her. Hermione shifted in her seat and looked uncomfortable. Lupin frowned. "Is something bothering you Hermione?" he asked. She cleared her throat.

"No, no it's fine," she answered in a quiet voice. She paused. "It's just, I don't know where I was born," she admitted looking down. Lupin raised his eyebrows.

"You don't know?" Lupin asked intrigued. Hermione shook her head. "How come?" he asked.

"I was actually adopted," Hermione admitted in a small voice.

"Oh?" replied Lupin frowning. "I'm sorry I didn't know," he added in a soft voice. Hermione shrugged.

"It's fine, I just haven't really told anyone," Hermione explained with a weak smile. She watched Lupin write something else down on the piece of paper.

"Adoption is completely normal Hermione, don't you worry about it," Lupin said reassuring Hermione. She smiled weakly. "Don't feel ashamed of it, Hermione," added Lupin.

"Thank you," replied Hermione, smiling. Professor Lupin folded the piece of paper and handed it to Hermione.

"Will you give this to Severus please?" Lupin asked her. Hermione smiled.

"Of course," she answered, smiling.

"You can go now," said Lupin. Hermione got up and headed towards the door. "And Hermione," called Lupin, making Hermione stop in her tracks and turn around. "If you ever need to talk you can come and see me," he added smiling. Hermione smiled back at him.

"Thank you, Professor," she answered and walked out. She hurried back to class. She couldn't seem to ignore the pit that had formed in her stomach since she mentioned her adoption. Hermione never spoke about it. In fact, she hadn't even told her best friends about it. She opened the door to the Potions classroom and walked in gingerly. She walked up to Professor Snape's desk and handed him the paper. He unfolded it, read it and raised his eyebrows.

"Oh?" he breathed. He looked up at Hermione and looked back at the paper frowning. He cleared his throat, folded the paper and looked at her. "Go work with Malfoy," He said in a cool voice. Hermione froze in shock. She could feel everyone looking at her. She blinked and walked over to Draco. She could sense everyone looking at her. Draco and Hermione met each other's gaze and she could see he was just as shocked as her. Hermione sat down gingerly next to him. Draco raised his eyebrows and cleared his throat.

"We're making veritaserum," he said in a cool voice. Hermione nodded and rolled up her sleeves. The two of them worked in absolute silence.

Hermione and Draco finished the potion with 15 minutes to spare. Hermione sat back and glanced over at Draco. His sleeves were rolled up, the top buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned and his tie was loose.

"He could almost be attractive if he wasn't so rude," Hermione thought to herself. She shook her head and pushed the thought out of her mind. She ran her fingers through her hair. "I should have tied my hair up," she thought. Hermione put her right hand down absentmindedly on the desk and looked over at Harry and Ron struggling to make veritaserum. She smiled at herself.

"What's the bracelet?" asked Draco in a low voice. Hermione turned to look at him. Why was he talking to her?

"It has my birthday and my name on it," she replied in a low voice.

"It's silver," he noted. Hermione shrugged.

"Silver suits my skin tone better," she explained. Draco snickered. Hermione raised her eyebrows.

"Should have been a Slytherin then," he said, smirking.

"Or Ravenclaw," she added. Draco rolled his eyes. Hermione looked at him. A silver glint caught her eye. "You have a bracelet?" she asked.

"Yes," he replied indignantly. Hermione raised her eyebrows. "It's a wizard thing," he added coolly. "That's why I'm surprised your parents bought you one," he added.

"Because I'm muggle-born," she said. The two of them were silent for a second. "And my parents didn't buy it for me," she added. Why was she telling him this? Draco looked confused.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Muggles have gold bracelets," Hermione explained. Draco raised his eyebrows in confusion. "I have a gold one too, that my parents bought," she finished.

"Then how-," started Draco

"Times up," called Snape. "Everyone, bring a flask of your veritaserum and then you can go." Hermione poured a sample of hers and Draco's veritaserum and gave it to Professor Snape. When she got back to her desk, Draco was gone. Hermione rolled her eyes. She put her things away quickly and joined Harry and Ron.

Hermione was sunbathing with Ginny and watching the boys jump into the lake.

"This is such fun," said Ginny grinning. Hermione smiled back.

"It sure is," Hermione replied. She let out a small sigh. She couldn't get rid of the strange feeling she had due to potions class.

"Are you ok?" Ginny asked, frowning. Hermione shrugged.

"Potions," she answered. Ginny frowned.

"What happened?" she asked. "I heard you had to work with Malfoy," she added with a grimace. Hermione smiled weakly.

"What's the matter?" Ginny asked in a soft voice. Just then Harry and Ron came over.

"Want to come for a swim?" Ron asked, grinning. Ginny glared at him.

"Not now Ron," she hissed. Harry looked concerned. He sat down next to Hermione.

"Hermione, are you ok?" he asked. Hermione felt like she was going to cry.

"There's something I have to tell you," she said in a small voice. Ron sat down too, looking concerned. The four of them were silent. Hermione took a deep breath. "I'm adopted," she said quietly. Ron stared at her.

"Really?" Ginny asked. Hermione nodded. Ginny took her hand and squeezed it.

"Why didn't you tell us before?" Harry asked. Hermione shrugged.

"I never told anyone really," said Hermione quietly. Harry put an arm around her.

"Thank you for telling us," said Ginny, smiling at her reassuringly.

"You should have told us before," said Ron grinning. Hermione smiled at him. "My two best friends are adopted," said Ron chuckling. Harry and Hermione grinned.

"Do you know anything about your parents?" Harry asked. Hermione shook her head.

"No, nothing," she replied. Harry smiled at her.

"Come swim with us," said Harry cheerfully. Ginny grabbed Hermione's hand.

"Thanks for telling us, Hermione," said Ginny grinning.

"I feel better now," said Hermione, smiling. The four of them ran into the lake, splashing and laughing.