Refresh your memory slightly...
"Draco, please, just leave me alone, please." Hermione was now sobbing.
"Well since you asked so nicely, NO!"
He sat down in front of Hermione and just stared at her the rest of the way to Hogwarts with his evil smirk that would have even Voldemorte questioning his own power.
Hermione just tried to pretend he was not there, even though she could feel Draco's smirk even if she could not see it whilst she looked out the window.
Ok now for the next chapter...
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The train finally came to a stopping point and Hermione rushed from the compartment only to stop immediately. Something was holding up the line to get off the train; most likely a first year who did not have a clue. So Hermione just stood there behind three girls, when she heard her name.
"Yeah, I've heard she has two kids and used some kind of spell to hide it from us all!"
"Well I've heard she has been dating this really old guy and waiting for him to die so she can get his money!"
"Oh. Well, that's nothing! Did you hear about her and Ron going out a few years back? Lets just say they had a very 'physical' relationship!"
"Do you think Ron might be the father to one of her kids!"
"Most likely!"
That's all they have been saying about me? Could they not do better? Hermione thought to herself.
"Two kids, Mudblood?" came Draco's sneering whisper to Hermione's ear. Hermione just glared at him and the line finally began to move and they were off the train.
Hermione seemed to vanish in thin air (which in the wizarding world is possible..but you apparate within Hogwarts grounds). Draco was rather disappointed because he wanted to torment her some more but decided he would just wait until they were into the Great Hall and he would shoot nasty sneers her way.
Hermione was not in the Great Hall either though.
Hermione asked Professor McGonagall, "Professor, I am not feeling quite myself. Would it be alright if I just went on to bed so I am ready for classes in the morning?"
"Are you sure you want to miss the start of school feast, Miss Granger?" McGonagall asked.
"Yes, I am sure."
"Very well then. Welcome back to Hogwarts, and good-night." the professor then was off to the feast.
Hermione went to her room (and it was a private accommodation since she was a head girl this year) and fell on her bed. She almost immediately fell asleep.
Hermione awoke early the next morning. She seemed to be the only one at hogwarts that was awake, except for the professors, of course, who seemed to never sleep. She prepared herself for the day. (Getting dressed, brushing teethe, the whole "morning" ritual.) She rushed to the Great Hall to grab a quick breakfast before anyone else would walk in (she thought it would be easier to not be around too many people) and as people slowly began to lunge into the Great Hall she got up and left and started towards her first class of the year, Potions with Professor Snape.
Snape was rather surprised by how early she was to his class. "May I ask what you are doing here 1 hour and 30 minutes early, Miss Granger?" he asked in his usual drawling voice.
"I, um, wanted to get an early start, Professor!" she said not knowing it was THAT much too early, "is there anything you would like me to help you with, Professor, while waiting for class to start?" she was slightly wondering why Snape was not at breakfast.
"No" was all he said so she just took a seat in the back of the room, and started reading the text book and taking notes, even though nothing had been assigned yet. (Everyone knows how Hermione is!) Snape stared at her for a moment then went back to writing something on some parchment on his desk.
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At exactly 8:00 (when class was suppose to start) everyone piled in so not to be late. No one, unsurprisingly, sat next to Hermione until Draco came into the room with his I-know-everything strut. Draco caught site of Hermione and decided to make her year miserable by sitting next to her.
"Hi, Granger! I haven't seen you since the train. Mind if I sit here? Thanks!" He didn't await an answer.
"Actually I do mind, Malfoy." Hermione said wishing he would just go away.
"Well that hurts, that really hurts, but since your nothing but a filthy little Mudblood I don't care what mind or don't mind." He smirked.
Snape began class, "Turn to page 1..and begin copying."
Neville raised his hand and asked, "When do we stop copying?"
And Snape gave a simple response, "You don't." there were a few groans but Snape gave a you-complain-you-fail look and everyone quickly began.
Hermione was rather pleased that she had started copying the book because now she was ahead and whenever Snape wanted to start something else she would surely have enough done to begin whatever it was. Draco saw that Hermione was on page 45 and grabbed her paper from her hands. "Bloody hell, Granger! How did you get all of this so fast?"
"I was here an hour and 30 minutes early, now please give me back my paper."
"Sure, when I'm done with it." and he placed his wand on the paper, muttered a few words and then placed his wand on his paper and everything Hermione had done was copied to his own paper (but in his own hand writing). "here, Mudblood!"
Hermione sighed. She really didn't care. They were all doing the same thing, but it just annoyed her slightly.
10 minutes later Snape said "Stop. Close books. You should have copied to page 25, if you did not complete this assignment then you have failed your first class grade." There were shocked looks and everyone looked around the room to see if anyone had gotten past page 6, it was A LOT to copy. The only faces that looked satisfied with themselves were those of Hermione and Draco who had gotten to page 52. "Has anyone succeeded?" Hermione and Draco both raised their hands and snape stared for a moment, checked to see if they were lying, and then marked their grades. "Now you may begin on the potion you have been writing information down about. Page 25. If you did not finish copying the pages down I want to see them before lunch or it is a detention. You still get a zero. Hope your teachers are ok with you working in their class." He smirked. "Work with the person sitting next to you."
"Well, Granger, mix up the potion." Draco is such a pig.
"He said we work together, Malfoy. Clean out your ears!"
"Don't go getting your panties into a twist, Mudblood. I was only half-way joking."
Annoyed, Hermione said, "Whatever, go get the ingredients!"
"I don't take orders kindly, Mudblood! Beg"
"What!"
"I said, BEG! Who needs to clear out her ears now?"
"Whatever, I'll get them..."
"No, you won't. You're going to beg me to get them." Hermione found herself glued to the chair.
"Malfoy...stop."
"Beg me, Mudblood!" he seemed to be getting extremely angry to the point he might become irrational if he wasn't already.
"Draco, please stop..." he gave her a look that was quite frightening and his eyes seemed to be on fire. "Draco, please get the ingredients..."
"You need to work on your begging skills, Mudblood. Next time a simple 'please' will not work." and he went to get the ingredients.
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"Please, stop! No!" Hermione was crying and pleading for this horrid man to just go away.
"You want me stop, do you!"
"Yes, please!" she was crying hysterically. The monster grabbed her hair and spat in her face. She winced.
"Beg, Mudblood, beg!"
"Please...please stop..."
The beast pushed her across the room and walked towards her, unbuttoning his pants.
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When Draco returned with the supplies he saw several tear drops trickling down Hermione's face.
"Did I actually upset you?" He questioned her.
"W-what? No.." She wiped her face and started the potion.
Maybe I will...apologize...after class... when no one is around of course! Draco thought.
At the end of class Draco waited outside the room for Hermione and when she stepped out Draco pulled her towards the wall, into the shadows.
Startled and thinking Draco was going to pull something.. She said "Draco...what?..."
"I wanted to apologize for earlier. I can be a real prick sometimes. Well, all the time, and I love it..." he smirked.
"I..it wasn't because of you..entirely..." her voice trailed off.
"Well then what is the matter with you?"
"Where have u been staying the past year and a half or so?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well you have not been with your parents.."
"How did you know that! No one knows that! I have been with my aunt! My parents are going through..um..a hard time right now... Don't change the subject, though!"
"It's just..you know how im living in a foster home?"
"Yeah...?"
"It's your parents, Draco. They are my foster parents..." Draco stared at her and just walked away backing up slowly then turning around and rushing to go somewhere..anywhere..but there.
The beast is Lucius Malfoy.
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AN: ok...chapter two..TA DA! Hope you enjoyed it..im not sure how long (or short) this story will be..I might update tomorrow but if I don't then possibly this coming weekend..but if I don't update this following weekend then definitely the following! Yay... I am hoping this story gives everythign I want..I want to be able to sit back after I type the last sentence and say Eureka! Haha..well yeah..happy new year everyone! Im not sure if it says I wrote this the first of January or not..so im telling u..lol...R&R!