A/N: I just want to thank everyone for reviewing. This took longer then expected but I had some stuff to do for my classes. Here's the chapter

Chapter 4 The Dream Part I

Hermione reached the Room of Requirement early on Sunday. Draco wasn't even there yet. It was the first time that she was in there without him and she really got to look around the room. She had always been so nervous when she was in there with Draco that the only thing she knew for certain was where the exit was.

The room was no bigger then an average size living room. It was quite small and cozy. Hermione looked and noticed there were 3 sets of desks in the room. They were all lined up along the windows in sets of two directly across from the door. It only took about five or six steps to get there. One set of the desks had the two desks facing each other with one facing the windows and one facing the door. Another set had one desk facing the windows and another desk facing the side of the first desk. The last set of desks were sitting side by side facing the windows. To the right of the door, were two winged back chairs and a couch making a sort of box facing a fireplace where a fire was cheerfully crackling. Along the majority of the walls were books upon books. There were shelves that reached the ceiling full of books. There were two bean bag chairs to the left of the door where little piles of books were sitting. Hermione decided that by the end of the year she will have read all of these books.

She sat down on one of the bean bag chairs and grabbed the book off of the top of the pile next to her. The first book was New Theory of Numerology, which Hermione had already read. Next was Arithmancy Made Easy, Hermione put that one aside, she would read it but decided to wait until Draco got there.

"What are you doing, Granger?" Draco asked. He was leaning against the door frame looking at Hermione.

"Just looking at the books," Hermione answered. She was now standing because Draco had scared her so she jumped up. She held out Arithmancy Made Easy for Draco to see.

"I've already looked at them," he said taking the book from her and throwing it on the ground, "nothing worth reading."

"Maybe that's why you're not doing great in class, because you don't bother reading." Hermione grabbed the book off the ground. "I think if you read all the books in here you would be better at Arithmancy then me."

"As much as I would love to be better then you in class I think it's unlikely." Draco looked down at the ground. "And I want to thank you for helping me." He looked up and noticed it was Hermione who was now looking at the ground with a small smile and she was blushing slightly. "What? No come back?"

"What do you want me to say?" Hermione asked looking everywhere in the room except at Draco.

Draco took a step closer to Hermione. "Maybe comeback isn't the right word." He brushed some hair out of Hermione's face, he was very close to her now and Hermione finally looked at him.

"What are you doing?" She asked in a barely audible whisper. Hermione deep brown eyes looked deep into Draco's grey ones. She could not tell what emotions were in his eyes. She had never looked this close before and usually it was just deep hatred shining brightly. This time it was different. This time when she looked into his eyes her knees felt weak. It felt like at any moment she would melt onto the floor. Draco gently cupped Hermione's chin and tilted her face up towards his. "Draco…" Hermione tried to vocally resist what she knew was inevitability coming. However, as Draco brought her closer to him Hermione has not done anything physically to stop him.

Draco did stop mere inches from Hermione's face. He was staring at her lips, "I want to kiss you." He brushed his thumb over her lips while moving his gaze to her eyes. "I need to kiss you." Draco brought his face down to Hermione's. They locked lips and it was not what Hermione had expected. She figured Draco would be rough and domineering but as their lips touched it was only a soft delicate kiss. Hermione was so surprised by his gentleness that she dropped the book but as hit the floor it sounded more like braking glass.

Hermione sat up in bed really quickly. She looked around and noticed she was back in her room. She stuck her head out of the curtains of her four poster bed. Lavender was standing there staring down at the glass she had just dropped with a guilty look on her face. When she heard Hermione moving she looked at her bed. "Sorry," Lavender whispered, "I accidentally dropped it when I was trying to get a drink. I'll pick it up; you can go back to bed."

Hermione just shrugged her shoulders as she put on her slippers and dressing gown. "I can't sleep. I'm going to go downstairs." Hermione had a lot of things to think about after just waking up from that dream. There was no way she liked Dra- Malfoy that way. She was just helping him for the sake of helping him. How could she like anyone who had been mean and rotten to her since their first year at Hogwarts? Besides she was dating Harry now, even if it had only been about a week. Harry was the one she truly liked. She wouldn't go as far to say love but she did like him more then just a friend. Didn't she? They had been best friends since their first year and had experienced a lot of stuff together. They had always been there for each other whereas she and Dra- Malfoy had hated each other since they met. But Draco did seem different. He really cared about his grades now. He also didn't seem to like his father so much anymore. Maybe he changed.

A/N: I just want to thank one more person before I close this chapter. Here's a shout out to my little sister for giving me the idea to change things up a little in the story. The next chapter will be up pretty soon. Either today or tomorrow because it won't take me long to write at all. Stay tuned and Keep Smilin' 