A/N: Another revised chapter for you and I hope you like it.

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Chapter 3

Hermione awoke earlier than normal the next day. She did her best to forget the dream she had last night involving Malfoy. She dressed quickly and left her dorm before she saw Draco. She quietly walked through the corridors taking in the peacefulness of the castle. It was her last first day at Hogwarts. She couldn't believe it was almost over. She felt sad on the inside and didn't want to leave. She felt at home here. But everything has to end sometime. With the impending war she needed to enjoy it as much as she could.

She traveled down almost every corridor. Once it was time for breakfast, Hermione went down to the Great Hall. She located her friends at the Gryffindor table and sat next to Ginny and filled her plate full of food.

"Can you believe this is our last year?" Harry said.

"I can't believe I made it." Ron said in mid chew.

"We both wouldn't have done it without you, Hermione." Harry said smiling over at Hermione.

"Maybe I should have let you suffer on your own." she replied with a smile.

"I would have." Ginny added.

"Hey, that's not nice." Harry wined.

Hermione and Ginny rolled their eyes.

Soon, McGonagall walked around the Hall handing out schedules. She tapped the parchment and handed one to Hermione. She glanced over it as her friends received theirs.

"Hermione, can I see yours?" Harry asked.

Hermione handed it over to him and he compared them.

"So we have a couple of classes together and breaks too." he said as he handed it back to her. "Wonderful, we can get together and have study sessions during the day to prepare for the exams at the end of the year", Hermione said as folded the parchment and stuck it into her robes.

"Classes haven't even begun and you're already planning study sessions?" Harry asked.

"What do you expect?" Hermione replied.

When she was finished eating, Hermione said bye to her friends and went up to her room to gather her books for her classes that day. She hadn't seen Draco all morning which she was thankful for. She didn't see him until she walked into Potions class before lunch. He was the first one in there which surprised her. Hermione sat on the other side of the class room and ignored his presence. Soon Hermione was joined by her friends. Once everyone was in their seats, Slughorn stood and cleared his throat.

"Welcome to your last and hardest Potions class here at Hogwarts. I expect a lot out of all you this year. The potions we will make this year will test of the skills you have acquired over the past six years. I am going to put you into pairs and you will work together for the rest of the year."

Slughorn picked up a clipboard and read off the pairs. It was a small class so it didn't take too long to go through. Harry and Ron were paired together which left Hermione on her own. She sat there patiently waiting to know her partner.

"And the last pair will be Granger and Malfoy. Ok, everyone move to into your group."

Hermione glanced at Harry as she reluctantly rose from her stool and walked across the room to the table Malfoy was seated at. She felt the entire class starring at her as she walked. She sat down next to him but didn't look at him. Draco kept his eyes straight forward and pretended Hermione wasn't there.

'This is going to be a long year', Hermione thought.

Slughorn tapped the board and the potion instructions appeared on the board. Hermione was the first to stand and go over to the supply cabinet and gathered the ingredients she needed. When she returned to her seat, Draco was starring out into space. Hermione rolled her eyes and began work. The potion was designed for two people to work together on because of the complexity and was difficult for one person to accomplish. Hermione was good but she needed to grow an extra arm in order to complete the task. Slughorn ventured around the class, examining the potions, and making comments. He frowned when he came to Hermione and Draco's table. "This is unacceptable", he said, "I expected more out of you two."

When class was finished, Slughorn instructed them to place a sample of the potion into a vile and leave it on his desk to grade. "If I said your potion was unacceptable, you must write an essay on why it went wrong."

Hermione was unhappy. She had to write an essay due to Draco not doing anything. It wasn't her fault the potion unacceptable. Couldn't Slughorn see Draco not helping to anything? Draco was the first person to leave the classroom, leaving Hermione to clean everything up. Harry stayed to help so she wasn't alone, which she was grateful for.

Hermione's mood improved during lunch since she was away from Malfoy but came crashing back down as soon as she stepped into Defense Against the Dark Arts. Draco was already there sitting in the front. Hermione sat in the back and glared at him. Her mood only became worse when it was announced she and Draco had to be partners yet again. She cursed Snape in her mind as walked down the aisle to the front of the classroom and she sat down at the desk with Draco. Snape instructed them to open their books and read the first chapter then answer questions for homework. Hermione was thankful she didn't have to do anything with Draco but she knew they wouldn't do book work every day.

Hermione walked into her room after dinner and threw her books on the floor. She flopped down on her bed. It was bad enough she had to share living space with Draco and the two classes they had together, she was paired with him. There was no way he was going to mess up her grades. She punched her pillows in frustration. Her last year of school was supposed to be fun, not torture! She decided to talk to Slughorn and Snape and see if she can have a new partner. She was not going to put up with it.

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A/N: I can't believe all the little mistakes I made. I really need to do a better job of editing. Hoped you enjoyed this one and I hope for reviews on this.