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Note: Ok people, So a small interruption before you start! This is a small chapter. I know, and I'm sorry! But I will make it up in the next chapter! :) because I am a kind individual! :P
So chapter 4 is in progress! I might put it up by the weekend! I can't promise! but I can assure you, I won't disappear for months on end! I wouldn't torture my readers now would I?

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Chapter 3

Don't worry there's therapy for that. ~Josiah Hunter (a friend)

Hermione was in shock. Draco Malfoy the epitome of evil, ok well not evil, but bad things, had just helped her. He had just pointed out to her one of the most obvious truth in the world, the one Hermione had always disregarded as rubbish. She just had to ask for help. That was something new for her. Just ask. It was easier said than done, well, for Hermione of course.

God, not only did he help her, he helped the girl who had punched him in the face in their third year. The same guy who had called her a mudblood countless times was being nice to her. Something was wrong, and Hermione didn't understand why. After all, Draco had changed. Right before the battle at Hogwarts, Draco had showed his allegiance to Hogwarts and Dumbledore.

But that still didn't explain why he would be nice to Hermione.

So with these thoughts Hermione put away her things and went upstairs to get some sleep.

**

The next morning, Hermione woke up and dressed quickly. It was a Friday, the end of the week, and a minimum day due to the Quidditch match between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Today wouldn't be so tough on her. At least, that's what she hoped.

She sat at the Gryffindor table, playing with the porridge in her bowl. As she was pouring herself a glass of orange juice, the post arrived. A bunch of owls swooped down low, to drop letters and packages to the people who were sitting around her. She looked around until she saw a school barn owl soar through the air and landing gently in front of her. Hermione took the letter from his beak and gave him a piece of toast. The owl hooted appreciatively and flew away.

Hermione impatiently tore the letter and saw that it was addressed to her from Professor Vector. This was practically judgment day for her. Who would that person be, the one she was going to be paired up with? She read through the letter, over and over again, just to make sure that what she was reading was true and not some sick trick her mind was playing on her.

Dear Ms Granger,

I know you must have been waiting impatiently for this letter and I apologize for the long wait.

I used several different techniques to judge which individual would be right for the job. Keeping all types of considerations in my mind I have come up with my decision.

Please do not feel that I have chosen this individual unjustly. I am sure he will help you improve your performance in Arithmancy and I have full faith in you to do so. Besides, your schedule allows you to confront each other on a daily basis so I thought it would help you both to assign your study dates.

The young man who will be tutoring you is Draco Malfoy. I have sent him a similar letter, stating his duty to tutor you. If either of you have problems, apart from the pairing of course, feel free to come to me. (Just so you know, I will NOT be changing the pairs so that's a moot point.)

Have fun!!!

Professor Vector

Hermione was in full mood to go and strangle that darned professor but then she realized, SHE SENT MALFOY A LETTER TOO?

She looked over to the Slytherin table and saw Malfoy reading the letter incredulously.

Great, that's exactly what she needed; more misery, scorn, and worst of all Malfoy gloating about him being better than her at something. Today was going to be a fine and dandy day, she grumbled to herself.

Hermione grabbed her bag and strode off down the hall. She made sure she didn't catch anybody's eye. She was out of the Great hall and was almost home free when she heard someone calling her name. She didn't need to guess who that would be. She turned around defensively and was about to open her mouth to say some sharp retort when Malfoy broke in before she got a chance to say anything.

"Hey Hermione, I got the letter. So are you, um, are you ok with it?"

At that moment, Hermione was struggling to comprehend that he had just called her by her first name, and not only that but he was being, civil.

Well, she thought, I guess its crazy day today. She looked at him and blurted out, "You called me Hermione."

"Yeah well, that's your name isn't it? Besides, if we're going to be working together like that then we better get used to each other's first names. So call me Draco."

Hermione tested the name in her mind. It sounded funny. She was so used to calling him Malfoy. This was going to be very hard.

"...so I thought the first time we could kind of make this schedule thing. That way we'll know and will be able to do whatever else we have around that time."

Hermione just nodded, not really hearing him. He was so into it. She could finally see what it was that made all the girls at Hogwarts fall for him. He was really handsome. Once you got over the whole I-hate-you-because-we-thought-you-evil thing. He nodded and said seriously, "Well, I'm glad we have everything settled. Professor Vector said I would get extra credit for agreeing to this."

That snapped Hermione out of her bubble.

"She did WHAT?"

Draco looked taken aback. "I said she would give me extra credit for tutoring you," he said uncertainly.

So that was what that old hag was playing at. She was black-mailing the git standing in front of her.

Hermione sniffed and walked off.

Draco stared after her. What did he do now?

"Idiot, you just told her that you were doing this because you were offered extra credit. That's like you're being blackmailed and you're accepting it. "

"Oh shut-up."

"I'm just telling you; after all, you did ask what you had done .Oh and before I forget, well done on using her first name. It wasn't too hard was it?"

Draco grumbled something and ignored the voice that kept chattering in his head. As he walked off in the opposite direction. He needed to discuss something with a certain Professor of his.

Dun dun dunnn! What happens next! Stay tuned! :)

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