An Unlikely Love
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Chapter Ten
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Draco's Mistake
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Hermione woke with a start. An awful buzzing was keeping her from sleeping longer.
Reaching over to turn off the alarm clock, she realized, there was no off button. She groaned and rolled over pulling her pillow over her head.
"Alright, alright," she moaned standing up groggily.
The alarm suddenly ceased and she smiled. Is that all I had to do? She let herself fall back in bed she pulled the covers up and got comfortable. With in seconds the buzzing had started again.
She rolled her eyes. Of course, a magical alarm clock, why didn't I think of that?
She stood from bed again and the alarm died. The silence bugged her. Turning the radio on the clock she began getting ready for her first day of classes. She straightened her room and made her bed. Leaving less for the house elf's to do.
She entered the bathroom to brush her teeth and brush her hair. Coming out of the bathroom with her hair pulled back tightly, she dressed quickly. Wanting to be comfortable, she pulled on a pink tank top and a pair of grey sweat pants rolled down at the waist under her black school robe. She pulled on her white sneakers and stuffed her books into her backpack. Throwing her bag over one shoulder she left her room to find the common room empty.
"Where is he?" She asked herself.
She looked to the table and found it empty. Confused, she looked around the room; finally she found a white piece of paper lying on the coffee table. She stomped over to Draco's room and pounded on the door. No one answered. She opened the door a crack and peeked inside. The room was empty. Letting the door swing open she entered his room. The bed was unmade and clothes were everywhere, on the floor draped across his bed and desk. He has no respect for those poor house elves, she fumed.
Seeing his bathroom door open, she inspected it. It as well was empty.
How dare he leave without me! We are supposed to be working together! Not doing our own thing. That lousy good for nothing…
She stormed out of his room forgetting to shut his door behind her. She quickly read the note Dumbledore left for them.
"Dear Head boy and girl,
Your responsibilities for here on out are listed below. Please read this quickly and get to the Great Hall.
Patrol the halls between each class
At breakfast and lunch eat quickly then patrol the Great hall (Dinner you will not be needed to patrol)
After Dinner, you are needed to patrol the halls every 2 hours. After lights out you are needed to walk the halls one last time before you may sleep.
You are both needed to cooperate and work together to make this work.
Have a great first day,
Professor Dumbledore
I knew it! He should have waited for me. Well, it's his head, not mine.
She left through the portrait hole and walked briskly down the hall ignore the wild lady's yells at her back about being woken for a second time. Walking into the Great hall, Hermione found it nearly empty. Draco sat at the head of the Slytherin table with Crabbe and Goyle.
Just as Hermione was finished eating, students began to pure into the Great hall. Some kids were still grinding the sleepy out of their eyes and had bed head and others were more composed and already decent.
Walking along the table's Hermione spotted Ginny and Ron eating at the Gryffindor table. She made her way to her friends and sat with them for a moment.
"So," Ginny said with a mouth full of food. "How is it living with the enemy?"
Ron stopped eating and lifted his head to see Hermione's face when she answered.
"It's horrible! You should have heard what he said to me!" She started but stopped. She knew how Ron would react if he heard about the panty incident.
"What happened?" Harry said sitting next to Ginny.
"Oh it's…nothing," Hermione stood. "I really must be going. See you guys in Potions."
She bounced off before anyone could say anything.
"Did anyone get the feeling that she just dodged the question there?" Harry asked.
Ron grunted.
Draco had double potions for his first class of the day. He walked along the hall with Crabbe and Goyle on either side of him.
"Come on, tell us already," Crabbe said elbowing Draco in the ribs.
"There's nothing to tell. I'm living with a know-it all mudblood. What's there to tell?" Draco was slightly bored with this conversation. I wish I could diss these two clowns and make some real friends, maybe then I wouldn't be so dead to the world. If only I could break free from my father. Then I would be able to be the real me, and not just some puppet on a string waiting for my fate. Death for a man I want nothing to do with.
They walked into their potions classroom. Everyone was already seated and waiting for their professor.
Not far away from his seat, Draco saw Hermione sitting with Harry and Ron. She sat off to the side. Harry and Ron seemed to be talking to her, but she looked lost in thought.
Just than, the door slammed open and Professor Snape strolled into the dungeon whipping his robe behind him as he turned sharply to face the room. Everyone grew quit.
"This year you are doing book work first. At the end of each chapter you will answer the questions and hand in your work at the end of the class. Turn to page one," he said in his lazy tone. He waited as everyone pulled their books out. "Read the first two chapters. If I am not back by the time you are done start on your homework, chapters three and four. I will be back," Professor Snape said marching out of the room leaving everyone to do their work.
Ten minutes till the end of class, Draco had finished his work and was bored. His homework could wait. After placing his work on the teacher's desk, Draco stopped next to Hermione, Ron, and Harry.
"Hey Weasel," Draco said waiting for Ron and Harry to turn to look at him. Feeling Hermione's eyes on him, he felt bad about what he was about to say. "How's your sister doing? I hear Ginny has really growing up. I'd tap that."
Draco heard Crabbe and Goyle snicker from their seats. If he would have thought before speaking, he would have figured what would happen next, but he just had to open his fat mouth. Draco watched Ron and Harry jump from their seats and Hermione trying to pull them both back. Instantly he knew he had made a mistake. I shouldn't have done that.
Hermione being smaller than both boys couldn't hold both back. Ron got out of her grasp and he marched up to Draco. Ron pulled back and punched Draco in the stomach.
Draco's doubled over in pain. He felt something hard connect with his face and his head was thrown backwards, Draco fell on his back. Ron had kneed him in the face.
"What do we have here?" everyone turned to see Professor Snape standing in the back of the room. "Weasley detention, my office every Saturday for two months," He said as the bell rang. "Oh and, 50 points from Gryffindor," he added before anyone left.
"Draco," Professor Snape said after everyone had left. "See to Madam Pomfrey, you should bee looked at."