DISCIAMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER. I ONY OWN THE PLOT!

Ten

"Miss Granger!" Hermione's eyes snapped open. The class began to snicker. Hermione frowned, until she felt a looming presence above her. Her senses were again assaulted with his smell. There it was that spicy, musky smell. Oh Merlin. Concentrate Hermione! She told herself. Against her will, Hermione's mind filled up with that burning kiss. Her heart began to race and the low heat in her stomach began to grow hotter and hotter, spreading through her veins. His body on hers, all those hard planes pressing against her body. His hot hands on her curves, and his mouth on hers, pressing upon hers giving her a taste of something Hermione never knew before.

"MISS GRANGER!" Gulping, Hermione looked up, her cheeks flushed. She looked up into Lucius Malfoy's eyes, dark and stormy right now. He looked as though he wanted to wrap his hands around her throat. Ok, Hermione be calm. He can't do anything to you. Not in class or this school. She attempted a smile at him, which seemed to enrage him some more. Seeing the affect she was having on him, Hermione smiled some more.

"Yes Sir? Is anything wrong?" she asked sweetly, ignoring her pounding heart. Merlin damn her! No, damn me! Lucius thought. The little minx knew what kind of affect her smile had on him. Hell being close to her was driving him insane. All he wanted to do was reach out and caress her face in his hands, and kiss those soft lips until she was begging for more. There you go again, a voice in his head said.

"Miss Granger, for a smart know it all like yourself, you do seem very slow today. Any reason?" Hermione fumed on the inside. She hated him, and she wished she could throw something at him, preferably something which would leave a mark on his face and wipe that annoying sneer off his damn face. She hated being treated like a nerd. It wasn't as though she took pride from being a so called "know-it-all", but the simple fact was that Hermione liked learning new things. She enjoyed knowing facts and studying.

"I am not a know it all and yes I am a bit tired if you must know PROFESSOR!" she snapped, satisfied with the fact that his expression turned from a sneer to murder. Good now he knew that he couldn't say things to her without her responding back.

"Such insolence. Twenty points from-"

"Now sir that's hardly a reason to take away points. You asked me a question and I answered it. Is that any reason to take points?" she asked and the class agreed. Lucius felt his blood boil at her comment. Oh she was going to pay for that.

"Don't answer back to me!" he snapped walking up to her. Hermione's own eyes blazed with fire and disobedience. She was not going to be pushed around by a death eater. Former death eater, a voice told her, which Hermione ignored. He was still a murderer in her eyes.

"Miss Granger I am warning you to watch your tongue. One slip might cause you to regret it."

"Professor I didn't do anything wrong!" Hermione cried out raged, standing up too. Both of them barely paid attention to the class or the people who were looking as though the professor had lost his mind. Lucius was only aware of Hermione standing in front of him, he huge chocolate eyes full of fire and passion. He watched her chest heave up and down with the barely concealed anger. Stop looking at her chest!

What the hell, I am not looking at her chest!

Yes the hell you are! Stop staring at her lips!

I can't believe I am here arguing with myself!

Hermione wanted to lean over and push him away, but that would probably earn her a hex. Lucius Malfoy didn't respond kindly to any one putting their hands on him unless it was in bed and where he told them too. The wave of anger Hermione felt at that couldn't be described. Of course she wasn't jealous! Lucius Malfoy and his private life were of no concern to her. But there was something which was pulling her towards him. Something like a dark magic, so dangerous that if Hermione allowed it to even touch her, she would be sucked in with no way out. If there was one thing every one could agree on, it was that Lucius Malfoy was one dangerous man, and she needed to stay away from him. Lucius's eyes raked over her face, noting the flushed cheeks and the full rose colored parted lips. Her warm brown eyes filled her face and she excluded warmth which people couldn't ignore. Why the hell he was standing there like a fool, Lucius didn't know. He knew that he wouldn't taint himself with a muggleborn.

"Sit down and start on your assignment," he spat and walked away leaving a confused Hermione behind. Ginny tugged at her friend's skirt, bringing Hermione back to the class room. Shaking her head, Hermione sat down. This was one of those days she wished she could just forget the world and curl up with a good book.

"Mione, its ok. Just ignore him; he's just a big prick." Hermione turned to look at who spoke, her eyes narrowing at Viktor who smiled at her. Someone get me a trash can to puke in! Just a few days ago he had tried to attack her and now he wanted to talk to her.

"Excuse me? Are you talking to me?" she asked, her temper finally getting the better of her. Viktor looked upset at her tone. Lucius looked up from his desk and narrowed his eyes at the two who were engaged in a conversation when they should be doing an assignment. However, he wasn't about to interrupt this conversation. It actually looked as though the mud blood was defending him. Interesting.

"Oh Hermione don't be mad at me please. You do not know how I have missed you." Hermione looked around the few stupid girls who looked ready to swoon. Oh this is just great! Now people were about to swoon at his not even romantic words? Even a baboon could utter those words and people would still swoon like fools.

"Oh he's so romantic! How could she turn him down?" someone muttered.

"I know! He's kind and so sweet! Unlike the boys here!" her friend hissed. The boys nearby scowled at Viktor who didn't look fazed at all. He continued to stare at Hermione.

"Are you kidding me? Well I didn't miss you one bit!" she spat out. His expression turned to one of hurt and it didn't affect Hermione one bit.

"Hermione, please you know that you are my-"

"Oh for Merlin's sake! Leave me alone! Don't you have a son to take care of or did you throw him away just like your girlfriend?" The class room got so quiet no one was even breathing. The look in Kurum's eyes told Hermione she had gone a little too far.

"That is quite enough!" Lucius yelled before the situation got out of hand. He didn't want the two fools to fight, well not in his class anyway.

"Miss Granger, I want you to stay after and Mr. Kurum stay away from ladies if they do not want your attention."