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The Education Of Hermione Granger

Written by Alexaviera J Raven

Chapter Three: A Confession From The Heart

Pansy was met with a pair of Brown eyes as she turned to find Blaise Zabini looking at her. "Seems your losing your touch Pans" He muttered as she then laughed it off.

" Ptff Thats just a game that Draco likes to play with me.. All powerful Slytherin Prince and me submissive"

She really did not like that Blaise Zabini of all people had seen her humiliation. She then went past him determined to make her way to the Slytherin common room before she started crying again.

"I can help you"

Blaise said as she then turned and gave him a raised eyebrow. "And what is in it for you?" She asked as Blaise smirked. " Why Pansy I am shocked you would think such A thing! I mean can't a friend and fellow Slytherin help one that is in need?" He asked as she looked at him.

"You want Granger"

Blaise smirked. "Good girl Pans see your smarter than you look and thats not saying a hell of a lot but yes I have plans for Granger and Draco needs to be distracted and out of the way for this to work. "

Pansy looked at him as she then wondered what he had in mind. She decided if his plan was better than hers she might just use it.

"So tell me what you plan on doing to the Queen of the Mud-bloods" She then saw his grin get wider. " Let's just put it this way it's high time someone put Granger in her place and taught her who the superior race is. And i just happen to be the man who will do so. "

Draco found her in the Library in the restricted section and he came up behind her and he asked. " Would you mind some company?" She nodded not looking up from the book and just changed the page. He studied her a moment, She wasn't the most beautiful woman he had ever known but her knowledge and intellegence blew him away, She was sexy in her way of not trying too hard. He then replied. " I have a proposition for you Hermione" She then looked at him closing the book and gave him her full attention.

Draco noticed her raise an eyebrow a moment then he saw her mentally trying to figure him out. He smiled a real smile and her face softened a moment. He could see each of her emotions on her face so clearly.

" I was thinking that you have a small problem it's not your fault honestly."

He told her as she replied. " Go on" However her eyes had narrowed on his as she was wondering what he was getting at. was this another way for him to humiliate her? He continued.

" You want Ron Weasley to see you as a woman am I correct?" She for a moment sighed then shook her head no.

. " I want to be more than just the book worm, I just don't know how to get all excited about being superficial is all, I mean honestly, I don't want to trap a guy to liking me by acting like a ditz or changing everything that makes me different, And there is no way in hell I'm going to dumb myself down for a guy to notice me, In fact if they can't see me for who I am then it is their loss and I don't know if i would even entertain going for someone who looks at nothing but superficial things and who couldn't accept and see me as i am you know so very much I would like people to not judge me because I have messy bushy hair and because I enjoy learnning." She told him.

"Hermione I would never tell you to do something to do that, Ron Weasley is a git, He is a childish git if he cannot see and appreciate what is staring at him. I know that I think your a increadible woman, You have grown beautiful and you do hide it a bit admit it, And also you show it to the whole world when you laugh and smile,It radiates from you ,from inside you like a beacon on a dark cold night a warmth."

"I have also observed that you tend to not be able to take a compliment as well unless it is about some text in a book or the praise is from someone like Professor McGonagall. But then again you hide because you are afraid to let anyone know that you crave love as much as everyone else, That or you are here to learn and you feel like boys and things of that nature are a waste of your time,

Look Hermione you are the most intellegent witch if not woman I have ever met, I may not know you as well as Ron or Harry but I do know that I can see you clearly and I like what I see and know, It's not love because I don't know you and to love someone you should know them, But however I like you a great deal and respect you even."

He for a moment took her hand across the table. She looked at him. It felt like an electrical charge had hit her when she looked up into his ordinarily hard steel grey eyes and they were actually not at all hard, They actually shone with emotion she wasn't sure that he possesed. She watched him quietly as he then said honestly she could tell the words were genuine. However being Hermione Granger she had to ask him.

" Do you really mean that Draco?"

" I do mean it I do like you, Your a good person and you let your emotions, You express them I should say more readily than most. I know I don't even deserve your friendship because of the things I've said and done in the past.. I hope that we are both mature to work through that, I am sorry I hurt you in the past and that I was wrong."

Draco sat down next to her and he took her hand in his and looked into her eyes. " I think if you want to get a man's attention the first thing you should do is to learn to take a compliment and not analyse it so much. I know right now your wondering if I'm genuine. Yes I am being honest. "

" Men we like women who seem to care about their appearance, I myself am guilty of that all men are a pretty head turns ours. But when I look at you I see more than your outer appearance, I guess part of it was in the beginning I was trying to get to know my enemy, Then I realized your not my enemy, I don't feel that way if I ever really did, Though to be honest i wanted to at one point but couldn't i mean you broke my bloody nose you know, But still i couldn't hate you in fact the way you stood up for your friends that day it made me respect you and made me see that there is more to you then a book worm or Potters gal pal"

He told her. He then took a deep breath. " I find you sexy as hell Hermione, Because your smart and I think your beautiful you are to me." He told her. She was as he then looked at her. "This is where you either tell me to piss off or give me a chance to show you I'm changing but it's up to you" He told her as she then looked up at him at his words.

" I don't know but I will keep it in mind, Can you give me a few hours and I'll tell you my decision when we meet up later?" She asked as he then nodded. He was happy that she still wanted to meet up with him. "Draco" She started as he nodded listening. " I Like you Draco I do." She then looked at the table. " What will our friends say and your parents if we started seeing each other?" She asked him as she was always sensible and he for a moment was quiet.

" I don't care they can disown me it doesn't matter as long I have you, as for your friends well I know I don't care as long as they don't hurt you, I know that I never want them to hurt you ever. as it was it was difficult for me not to walk over to Weasley earlier and knock out his daylights."

That was what he had been waiting to tell her for three years and she looked up at him sharply tears filled her eyes. " Hermione, Please.. I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you cry" He said thinking she was crying in pain wondering what he said to hurt her. She shook her head and pulled him to her. As she did she kissed him and she just held him to her as she did. He leaned in kissing her back and caressing her face. She pulled back slowly looking at him.

" Hermione will you be my girlfriend?"

He asked as she smiled and nodded. He then sighed in relief. She slowly moved so she could place her head against his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist. He stiffened then relaxed at the contact

. "Ginny knows,Well that i like you and that your a good kisser"

She told him as he then lifted her chin to look into his eyes, They were full of then nodded. "Yes I am aware considering she helped me out a few minutes ago and believe me i have no intention of pissing Ginny Weasley off ever if i can help it. She's right scary."

Draco then explained all that had happened and he looked at Hermione taking her hand and bringing it to his lips a moment.

"Do you want me to sit with you when you tell Potter and Weasley?" He asked her as she then nodded. " I won't let them Hex you and you should know Ginny won't hesitate to hex Ron if he freaks out" She then laughed. "She has a very wicked Bat Bogie Hex "

Draco groaned as he kissed her. " Let me walk you to class?" He asked her as he took her hand and linked his fingers with hers and smiled. She gathered up her books and he took her bag and he placed it over his shoulder like his own and she smiled .

"So we are going to be public about this then Draco?

She asked him as they were walking along the corridor to Arithmancy for her and Transfiguration across the hall for him, He leaned over and kissed her gently. A few people stopped and gaped. Draco just smiled as he then whispered. "Yes and see you soon beautiful " He then handed her her book bag and he kissed her again this time a little bolder and she smiled as they broke apart.

Hermione entered her class smiling as she sat down and saw a few people staring at her. "What?" She said as she prepared to take notes for her class. A pair of brown eyes watched her and Draco kiss and he felt the burn of jealousy rip through him, Draco malfoy was after his mudblood and in all honesty she looked like a tasty morsel for him. He wondered a moment what dear old Daddy would say to this new development. He grinned despite the distaste that observing Draco kissing what was going to be his, He smirked knowing he was going to have such fun making her realize that and punishing her for kissing another man.

Pansy had walked by Draco and she sat down and for a moment she ran her fingers through his platnium blonde locks and he stopped her hand and pushed her away.

" Piss off Parkinson, Hermione's my girl, Don't touch me."

She replied. " You had something there Draco, Mud doesn't become you darling." She then pocketed the strands and knew that phase one was completed.