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-Chapter 4-

' Please explain Harry.' Professor Dumbledore said quietly.

Harry squirmed under the headmaster's disappointed gaze while Draco simply sat there gazing at Fawkes with a bored expression.

' Let me, Headmaster. Potter here, foolishly accepted the Dark Lord's…..wish…for him to be his heir.' Professor Snape said flatly.

Harry glared at his hooked-nose potions master as Dumbledore stood up and paced the room furiously.

' Why would you do something like that Harry? Voldermort is a very dangerous man. This is not the way to stop him.' Dumbledore said gravely.

' I can handle Voldermort.' Harry piped up from his seat. Dumbledore stopped pacing and towered above Harry, his blue eyes cold as ice. Harry gulped nervously.

' This is not a game Harry. If we lose you, all is lost.' He said, barely hiding his anger.

' I disagree, sir. Harry, being the Dark Lord's heir is possibly the best way for Harry to kill him.' Draco said, finally tearing his gaze from the bird.

'Just what do you think the boy can do? Expelliarmus the Dark Lord?' Professor Snape said to his godson with a laugh.

'Hey!' Harry said indignantly.

The two Slytherin's gazes were finally torn away as the headmaster cleared his throat, loudly.

' It is too late for us to turn back now.' Dumbledore said with a sigh. ' We should then use this as an advantage for us. Harry, please do not do anything like this without running it through with me again. For the time being, you will stay with Professor Snape.'

' Why do I have to stay with Snape!'

'Professor Snape, Harry.' Dumbledore calmly said with a sigh as he sat back down once again on his chair.

'I mean, Professor Snape, sir. I'm perfectly capable to take care of myself..., sir.'

' You just proved you weren't, Potter.' Professor Snape sneered.

' Harry, please. Professor Snape is the most trustworthy wizard here. He will also be by your side when you meet up with Voldermort . He is the best person for you to lean on at times as these.' Dumbledore said tiredly.

' Yes, sir.' Harry said grudgingly and left the headmaster's office with Professor Snape. ' I so do not need you to lean on.' Harry muttered under his breath glaring at his potion master's back.

' What are you exactly planning Draco?' Dumbledore said to the blonde who was feeding Fawkes when the other two left the room.

' Something that would actually work.'

' And you would gain nothing from it?' the headmaster eyes followed the young wizard's movements as Draco walked towards the door, dusting his hands on his robes.

'Or perhaps in Slytherin,You'll make your real friends,Those cunning folk use any means,To achieve their ends.' Draco quoted from the Sorting Hat as he opened the door with a smirk. ' Oh I do plan to gain something Headmaster, don't you worry.' Draco said as the door slammed behind him.

Dumbledore looked at Fawkes and with a sigh he said, ' Children nowdays, always rushing into things. I do hope Draco knows what he's doing. For his sake and the wizarding community.'

…

Hermione Jean Granger was rather pissed off that morning. Blaise had been hinting the whole month about how great Draco Malfoy was while she was doing her charms homework. And today was about Draco Malfoy's Quidditch talents.

' Blaise! What on earth is wrong with you? I do not need a whole essay about Malfoy.' Hermione snapped at the Italian. Yet for some reason Blaise actually looked pleased he had to stop talking about his best friend.

' Just, eh, sharing?' Blaise finished lamely.

' Seriously. Go play with Ginny. I don't have time for you.' she said as she glared at him.

' Right. Cheerio.' Blaise said as he dashed out of the room.

Hermione groaned as she fell onto the sofa of the common room, hiding her face with a pillow.

' That's a nice way to greet someone.' A smooth voice drawled out.

Hermione's head shot up only to groan again as her eyes met stormy grey eyes of a certain Draco Malfoy.

' Speak of the devil and he shall appear? How rather fitting.'

Draco gave a smirk as he sat on the chair opposite hers.

'If you're looking for Blaise, he just left.' Hermione snapped at him still annoyed with Blaise antics.

'I know. But I'm not looking for him.' Draco said as he picked up a book from the table beside him.

' What do you want Malfoy? I don't have time for you today.' She crossly said. ' As you can see, I'm busy.' as she turn to look at the pile of papers on her table with a sigh.

' Then make time tomorrow. You're going on a date with me in Hogsmeade.'

' Why would I want do that?' Hermione laughed.

Draco shrugged as he stood up and walked towards the door of the head prefect common room, he said ' To get to know each other better. After all soon we'll be spending much more time together. So, at the first floor hallway after lunch? Brilliant.'

' Wait. Malfoy you can't possibly be-..' she stopped at mid sentence as the doors slammed to her face. ' What just happened?'

…

' You're late Granger.' Draco said as he fell into step with Hermione.

Hermione whipped around with a gasp to the blonde and almost tripped over her own feet. ' Don't pop out of nowhere! Sheesh. And for your information Malfoy, I'm not late as I did not accept... whatever this is because one, i will never go out with you and two, just because you lost in a dare does not mean you have to do stuff that you hate so much.' she said in her best bossiest voice.

' Did I look like I was playing out a dare?' Draco said with an impatient look.

' Please, the Slytherin prince asking a muggle born out for a date? It's definitely a dare. And it's rather silly of you to accept it. Anyways, I made plans with Harry and Ron in Hogsmeade.' She said triumphantly.

' I never lose a bet. Cancel it. I told you to make today open.' He said shortly as they reached Hogsmeade.

' I just can't cancel!' she said furiously as she struggled to keep in pace with Draco. ' I promised them! I don't know how you Slytherins treat your friends but that's certainly not the way we Gryffridors act!'

' Well it looks to me, they don't mind if you canceled it actually.' He calmly replied as he looked at Harry and Ron being surrounded by third and fourth years asking for their pictures and autographs. Harry looked very uncomfortable with the girls pushing forward trying to get his attention while Ron looked quite happy with it all.

' Harry? Ron?' Hermione shouted to the boys over all the shouting the other girls and boys were making.

' Hermione? Hold on we'll be right with yo-!' Harry yelled over the excited girls before he was swamped with presents and flashes from their cameras.

Draco watched with amusement as Hermione marched towards the boys and kicked their shins before huffing back towards him. The ring of admirers glared at the bushy haired girl before once again trying to gain the attention of their idols.

'...I would like cupcakes.' she finally mumbled as they walked away from the two boys.

' There's actually a new bakery down the street. Pansy told me girls were into it.' Draco mused.

' Just so you know, this is not a date.' Hermione muttered darkly. ' I just need my caffeine and chocolate and I'll be out of here.'

'Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better.' Draco said with a smirk as he led Hermione down Hogsmeade.

' Oh it will... Hey, what did you mean by us spending much more time together?' she said quizzically to him.

Expelliarmus : Disarming Charm

Sorry for a day late on chapter 4. I have many siblings and one computer between us so... it's like war when we all want to use it. So sorry! . But thanks anyway for reading. Hope you've enjoyed it!

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