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Chapter 3
Potion's Class
The next day after the party Hermione woke up slightly excited to have a prefect's meeting after her classes. Then it came to her. Class meant potions, potions meant Draco. Hermione was still apprehensive about talking to Draco, and still quite confused as to why he ignored her during the rest of the party the previous night. After pushing the thought to the back of her mind Hermione made her way to the bathroom that was shared between her and the head boy. After a quick shower Hermione dried her hair and styled it with a quick charm, then applied some simple make-up but enough to feel pretty, also hoping that it wouldn't raise any suspicion among her friends. Hermione got dressed then headed down to breakfast.
"Hey Mione," Ginny greeted, "My, my, don't you look cute today."
"Yeah why is that?" Harry inquired. "I don't know why you bothered with make-up today since we have potions… Oh I get why now. Trying to impress a certain blonde Slytherin that we just happen to share that class with today?"
"What's wrong with wanting to look cute for the sake of looking cute?" She asked trying to sound convincing before taking a sip of her drink.
"Yeah ok…" Responded Harry not sounding at all convinced as he kissed Ginny goodbye. "Time to go, Mione, ready Ron?"
"Yeah, shure." Ron said finishing his toast waving bye to his sister.
The potion's dungeon was buzzing with discussions of the party from the night before, but quickly diminished as soon as Snape entered the room. Many students shuddered at the slam of the classroom, which was mainly do to the fact that the majority of them having a hang over from the night before.
"Today we are going to be pairing up. And these pairs will be set from today to the last day of class." Snape snarled before continuing, "Your tests as well as your final with depend on both the assignment as well as your partner and how you manage, if you even can," Snape looked pointedly at Neville, "work together."
Snape paused for a moment looking at the obvious pain that half his students and inwardly chuckled about the possibilities that could arise from the class today.
After slamming a potions book on his desk smirking at the students that jump at the abrupt noise before groaning at the pain it causes. "We'll start the pairing: Zabini/Potter, Malfoy/Granger, and Weasley/Parkinson…." Hermione groaned to herself wishing she had been dreaming before grabbing her bag and moving to the back of the room.
"Today's potion is on the board. Get going the sooner you're down the less point I take off the grade for wasting time." Snape snarled at the class of seventh years who were use to the snarling and the threats.
"At least I'm not far from Ron and Harry." Hermione said smiling lightly to herself.
"What's the matter Granger afraid of being away from the body guards or something?" Draco commented trying his best to make it sound as nothing more than a joke.
Hermione had missed the attempt of a joke and snapped back, "For your information I want them to be able to pass this god forsaken class at the same time as the rest of our year. And I'd appreciate it you didn't go off making unnecessary comments about situations you know nothing about." She finished in a slight huff.
"Calm down Granger." Draco started with his hands up so not to appear threatening, "I promise that was just a joke. I was trying to lighten the atmosphere a bit. Since you completely ignored after you did your little dance last night."
"I IGNORED YOU??" Hermione started in a pissed whisper, "You're the one that walked away from me after that dance and didn't come anywhere near me the rest of the night."
"Well I was hoping you would've come up to sit next to me or something since I kept watching you last night hoping you would have noticed that I was sitting by myself since your little performance."
"Yeah right." She said crossing her arms as she finished cutting up her half of the ingredients. "Every time I even glanced in your direction you either looked pissed I was looking at you or your attention was else where like the closest hoe within your reach."
"Is that so?" Draco started at he got closer to Hermione. "Yes it is," she finished as she walked up to get the remaining ingredients needed as well as a vial to put the finished potion in.
"What about during the games?" He asked taking the ingredients to cut up or soak in water.
"What about them."
"I saw how cramped that couch was. Didn't you notice my couch had only me on it?"
"I did, but I figured from the looks I got or didn't get I wasn't welcome to sit with you. Let's just finish this damn potion so we can get ready for the prefects meeting later." And with that they finished the potion in complete silence, except for the occasional asking for an ingredient or what to do next.
While over at Harry and Blaise's table the conversation was about the same subject.
"So why do you think those two are talking about?" Blaise asked casually as he and Harry started working on their potion.
"I don't know but Hermione is starting to get annoyed with whatever they're talking about."
"How can you tell?" Blaise inquired.
"She has this face that says, 'I'm annoyed leave me the fuck alone'." Harry answered trying to stifle a small laugh.
"I see, should I send Draco a warning or something, she kind of looks like she wants him dead." Blaise responded with a smile.
"Nah. Let them battle it out in a basement at the next Slytherin party."
"Check it out Harry. Looks like Ron and Pansy are getting cozy over there. Much like they were at the party last. I don't the Jaws of Life could've pulled those two apart."
"Well I guess we have two different developments we're going to have to watch and make sure nothing goes deadly with either of them." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
After the classes were over for the day the students went on their ways until 7pm. At 7pm was the prefects meeting that all the girls were looking for and the meeting that Hermione was ecstatic to have. The girls were relying on Hermione to get permission for a masquerade ball that they all were looking forward to. And Hermione was proud of herself to be able to keep that promise to her female prefects.
I hope they'll be excited.
'Why the hell wouldn't they be? They've been asking for almost a month now.'
I know that I was just trying to pump myself up.
'Have some caffeine and get going then you want to pump yourself up.'
You know you're not nice. I need to stop talking to you before people start to think there's something is wrong with me.
'Too late for that'
Shut up.
"Hey Granger. Lost in thought about something?" Draco called out coming down the stairs from his room.
"Oh. No I was just thinking about the meeting tonight. Was getting together some stuff and ideas. That way the girls and I can get a jump start on the decorations. Thank you by the way."
"For what?" Draco looked at her quizzically.
"For agreeing to let them have their Halloween ball that they wanted." Hermione answered with a smile.
"Not a problem. You held up your end of the bargain. So I held to my end. I knew Dumbledore was going to let you have it if you had answered soon enough. And since you're planning on tell the girls about the ball tonight then I'm assuming you went to see him this morning."
"Wow aren't you just smart. Either that or you have good deduction skills." Hermione answered with a smile playing on her lips. "So how about we get going to the meeting. What do you say?"
"Yeah we might as well. Before you go mad with those plans over there and decide to do everything by yourself and not letting the other girls have a say in anything that you decide to do." Draco said with a smirk. Though it wasn't his usual 'I'm better than you' smirk.
Hold up, that wasn't the cocky smirk that I meant to give her.
'Nope you dumbass it sure wasn't'
Shit.
Hermione looked at Draco and wondered why he appeared to be so deep in thought. Still kind of puzzled as to why he didn't flash his normal arrogant smirk that seemed to be his trade mark along with the 'Malfoy Glare' that had all the first and second years afraid to cross his path.
"Lost in thought there Malfoy?"
"Nothing that would concern you." He responded getting the smirk right that time.
"Sorry I asked" Hermione muttered to herself.
Draco immediately felt sorry for the way he responded, though he had no idea why.
'Hey stupid?!?!? Earth o stupid.'
WHAT?
'Why on earth would you feel bad for being the way you always have been?'
How the hell should I know. I don't understand it either.
'Wow sucks to be you today.'
"Ready to go to the meeting or not Granger?
"Yeah I'm ready whenever you are."
"Ok, now that everyone is here I have a surprise that ya'll have been waiting for. We have gotten permission to have a masquerade ball for Halloween." Hermione started the meeting with a wide and happy grin.
"NO WAY!" several girls shouted in complete surprise.
"How are we going to get decorations?"
"How are we going to have time to decorate?"
"Are we going to have a weekend to go get our dresses?"
"Maybe there should be a classic dance that we could perform."
"Oh that's an awesome idea Lavender!"
"Ok everyone calm down!" Draco had to nearly shout. "You all should know by now that our head girl would have planned many things to get this ball rolling and if you could please calm down and ask your questions one at a time and in an orderly fashion I'm sure this meeting will go along much smoother and with less headaches. They're all yours Granger."
"Thank you Malfoy." Hermione said with a quizzical look. "Now I have worked something out with a party shop in Hogsmeade that we'll be able to get the decorations that we may need that would go perfectly with the theme of our ball." Hermione took a pause to get a sip of water watching the prefects as they became more excited. "As for the question of acquiring the gowns and suits needed for this dance we have a Hogsmeade weekend coming up this weekend that I'm sure everyone can get what they need." She ended not quite sure if she was forgetting something or not and sat back down. "Any other questions?"
"Granger it appears that you are forgetting something that was suggested."
"And what would that be Malfoy?" Hermione said feeling very slightly overwhelmed taking on the planning of the ball.
"I do believe that one suggestion was the possibility of a dance that could be done in a type of a performance."
"How about I let you make the call on that one?"
"Well if it something our little committee wants why not let them have it?"
" In that case if you're so willing to let them have their dance then I see no harm in letting you take charge of putting together said dance." Hermione suggested with a sly smile.
"If I'm in charge of putting together a performance dance then it appears that I'm in a need of a partner." Malfoy responded with his own sly smirk. "Those who think they have what it takes to dance in front of people I'll be having a small audition. And don't audition unless you have actual dancing experience, and dancing in front of your mirror doesn't count. It's for 5th years and up. Also the faces of those auditioning will be charmed so I won't know who it is auditioning."
And with that Hermione decided she was going to audition.
This ought to be good.
'Go get 'em girl'
"Ok." Draco started to bring the meeting to an end so that Hermione could have a break. "How about we meet first thing on Saturday morning before the trip to Hogsmeade to talk about the type of decorations and maybe we can head down there early and pick out the decorations we need. That way you all still have time to pick out whatever you may need from town."
After the meeting Hermione and Draco got their stuff together and left, walking back to the rooms in complete silence.
Ok everyone I know this isn't the original chapter 3. I didn't like the way I ended the first one so I rewrote the ending. Please don't be mad and tell me what you think. As always review and ideas are welcome. Oorah! sorry had to be a loyal future Marine wife. Even if they're thinking of deploying my fiancé. Quite depressing.