A/N1: Heyas! I'm back. I love all of my reviewers!!! It's because of you guys that this story is still going!!! And b/c of Karyn, my luverly plot-holes finder/inspiration person!!

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XXXXXHermioneXXXXX (During Breakfast)

Hermione went to the Great Hall, and sat between Harry and Ron and across from Ginny, in her normal spot.

"Hey guys!" Ron and Harry mumbled hellos through mouthfuls of food, and Ginny smiled brightly at Hermione after rolling her eyes at the boys.

"Morning Hermione!!" That was the extent of the conversation during breakfast; at least until the owls came through delivering post. A big and very regal looking bird dropped a note in Hermione's bowl of fruit before flying out of the Great Hall. She opened it curiously, not knowing who it was from; so it came as a big surprise for her to see the elegant penmanship written in green ink, signature and all.

Granger,

Meet me in the library at the back table as soon as you can. It's urgent.

DM

Her eyes widened and she quickly shoved the note in her pocket, hoping that her sudden motion wasn't noticed. To her chagrin, it was noticed; and not only by Ginny, but by Harry and Ron, who had narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the note.

"What'd that note say, 'Mione?" Ron pried.

"Oh it didn't say anything." She paused. "I've gotta go, um, I need to…" she searched her mind frantically for an excuse. "Do some research in the library! I'll see you two at Potions, and Ginny, I'll see you at lunch. Bye!" Hermione shouldered her bag and rushed off to the library. On a whim, she turned back to look at Ginny, and saw her friend mouth 'Girl's Night.' Hermione nodded and continued on her path out of the Great Hall and towards the library.

When she reached the back table, it occurred to her that she had no idea what Malfoy wanted. Urgent he says. Well it might be a hoax. He could be sitting at the Slytherin table laughing his arse off at me. She slapped a hand to her forehead. Damn. I didn't check if he was actually at the Slytherin table. Oh well, if it does turn out to be a joke, I'll still end up staying here and reading more about the 'soul mates' enchantment out of my book.

Hermione sat down and waited patiently for the next 5 minutes. He should have been here already. After all, he's the one who sent the note! If he doesn't come soon, I'm just going to leave because Potions starts in 10 minutes, and Snape will take points off Gryffindor if I'm late. Hermione sighed. I should have known that it was a hoax. Deciding, as she thought she would, to stay here anyway until Potions, she reached for her bag and rummaged through it to find her copy of Magical Enchantments on Extremely Powerfully Magical Objects, only to find it missing. A sound from in front of her made her look up, and to her surprise, it was Malfoy, with her book in his hands.

"Looking for this?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact I am." Hermione's eyes narrowed, "Why do you have my book??" Malfoy laughed derisively at her.

"Your book? I believe that this is the library's book; or at least an illegal copy of it." Her face paled with surprise, and she lowered her voice so Madam Pince wouldn't hear her.

"How did you know that?"

"I have my ways." He said smugly. After that remark there was a slightly awkward silence that stretched until Hermione finally said something.

"So can I have my book back?"

Malfoy, choosing to be stubborn just to frustrate her replied, "No. I don't think so. You don't need it for any classes. I have all of them with you, so I think I'll just keep it." He waited to see if Hermione would jump to the bait.

"No, please!!! I need it!!!" Hook line and sinker.

"That depends. What do you need it for?" Her eyes shifted nervously.

"I need it for some research."

"On…?"

"Soul mate bonding." She admitted reluctantly. On the outside, Malfoy's face didn't change expressions, but internally he screamed in horror. His suspicions had been confirmed, Granger was in fact his soul mate. But for the sake of entertainment, he decided to keep pestering her until she told him exactly what he already knew.

"Why would you want to research that?"

"Because," Hermione started hesitantly, "I think that we're soul mates." Hmm, that took less time for her to admit it than I thought it would.

Out of instinct, she drew her wand and waited for Malfoy to hex her, to yell at her, or do something other than just stand there, with no expression on his face whatsoever.

"Damn. I was hoping that it was a prank you set up or something. But I should have known better; Gryffindors are too chicken to actually play decent pranks."

Hermione stored the prank comment in her mind to use against him later, and pretended like she didn't hear that. "You knew? You knew all along and you still made me tell you??"

"Yeah, so?" She threw her hands up in exasperation. "You are absolutely infuriating!!!" He simply smirked at her, "I realize that, and I also realize that Gryffindors like you---hey look there's an owl approaching our table!!" She rolled her eyes, at his pathetic attempt to change the subject,

"Malfoy that was the most pathetic excuse for a subject change I have ever heard…and I hang out with Ron." I shouldn't have said that. Now it's going to be an insult-Ron party.

"What else is the Weasel pathetic at? Turning you on when you two have your little midnight rendezvous in the Astronomy Tower?? I'll bet I could do a better job of that; not that it'd be that difficult, you probably would get hot looking at a gorilla." Hermione's face turned red from trying to hold in her laughter and her various curses.

"Enough Malfoy; I don't know where people are getting this crap that I feel anything more than platonic friendship towards Ron, and that we are having 'midnight rendezvous,' but I can tell you that that is far from the truth. I will hex the person that started that rumor so much that they won't even be recognizable…" At that point an owl (So Malfoy really did see an owl coming, she thought.)dropped a note on the table in front of them. Malfoy snatched it and read it aloud:

Mr. Malfoy and Miss Granger:

Please come to my office immediately. I have something important to discuss with you. The two of you will not be penalized for missing Potions, so please make haste, it is rather urgent.

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

PS: I enjoy Chocolate Frogs.

Malfoy stared incredulously at the note. "Has the headmaster gone mad? 'I enjoy Chocolate Frogs,' What was the point in telling us that?"

"That's the password you moron."

"Oh, right. I knew that! I was just testing you."

"Of course you were, Malfoy."

Hermione muttered to herself as she and Malfoy headed to the headmaster's office. "I've been getting too many urgent notes recently."

TBC…

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Hahahaha, and btw: idk why there owls in the library…I just thought it was funny.

A/N2: Yay, my second longest chapter for this story!!!! Please leave a review for me, especially if you're thinking of adding this to your Favorites or Alerts list. And don't flame!

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