Yay! Thank you thank you thank you! I am in fact so irrationally, completely and stupidly thrilled that I'm actually updating immediately! but it's shorter so I'm not totally pathetic. I am going to start writing the next chapter immediately too cause I'm nice and the more reviews I get the faster it will be up! Oh and a message to yourfan, there will be Hermione/Blaise flirting going on and Malfoy will not enjoy it. and to staticecho19 I really like Blaise in this story too. with all the tention he is an essential character. And lastly to lei, my wonderful first reviewer I agree. Its so cliche to make draco head boy and hermione head girl (*rolls eyes). Anyway! enjoy and keep the reviews coming!

"Draco" Hermione called softly to him. She stood with her back to him a couple of metres away. She was looking back at him over her shoulder a beautiful smile lighting her face. They were just outside the great hall and judging from the decoration it was the night of the Yule ball. Looking down Draco saw he was wearing his best dress robes and Hermione was in her beautiful blue dress.

But there was something different. There were no other people here, just the two of them. She called to him again and smiling Draco moved closer to her, but she turned and ran into the hall. Draco, for reasons unknown to him, quickly followed her. She spun around all of a sudden and Draco almost ran into her. Looking down into her beautiful eyes, Draco unconsciously felt himself move his head closer to hers. His eyes shut in anticipation; he could feel her breath on his lips…

"Drake!" Draco looked around confused. Hermione was still gazing up at him expectantly so he smiled and lowered his lips to hers again.

"Don't pucker up to me Malfoy!" Draco's eyes flew open to see Blaise grinning at him.

"What the hell Blaise?" Draco exclaimed rolling away from him.

"Look mate I hate to interrupt what I'm sure was a very eh-", Blaise paused for effect "Interesting dream. But were both going to be late in a minute and we need to hand out timetables remember." Draco groaned pulling a pillow over his head to protect it from the sunlight pouring through the open windows. "Who opened the bloody blinds?"

"That would have been the house elves." Blaise answered cheerfully. "Aren't they wonderful creatures?" If looks could kill Blaise would be six feet under. Grinning, Blaise nudged Draco hard in the ribs earning him a groan of pain. "Now come on Drake. I hate to break it to you but the beauty sleep really isn't doing anything for you."After a few moments of silence Blaise stood up.

"Fine. Be that way." Blaise dramatically threw an arm over his face and dragged himself to the door. Draco couldn't help a grin at Blaise's terrible imitation of Pansy.

"Sorry Babe." Draco called as Blaise walked out the door laughing. Eventually though Draco did crawl out of bed and towards the bathroom. With a groan he realised that he'd slept in his uniform all night. Frustrated he grabbed his towel, threw off his shirt, yanked open the door to the bathroom and-

Malfoy's jaw hit the floor. For there, completely naked, relaxed in the bathtub was Granger herself. He looked at her, she looked at him, he gaped, she blushed. Whoa! Forget her pretty face look at her- Gah! Draco's thoughts were interrupted when he was hit in the head with a wet face cloth.

"Get out" Granger hissed blushing furiously. If Draco was Potter he would have apologised, blushed and walked out. If he was Blaise he would have torn off all his clothes and jumped in with her. However he was Draco- a rather shocked, unintelligible Draco at the moment but Draco nonetheless- and so he smirked and wandered over to the mirror. He was actually shocked to see he wasn't wearing a shirt. Trying to find something to do he picked up a comb and started fixing his hair whilst he gathered his thoughts.

"No," he drawled trying to sound bored "I don't think I will." He watched her through the mirror as her face became a comical mixture of hate, embarrassment and desperation.

"Malfoy," she sounded a little breathless "Get. Out. Now."

Hermione hadn't been able to get any sleep that night. She rolled and turned in her sleep anxiously trying to hear if there was anything going on in the common room like say if war had broken out. Giving up she sorted out the timetables and left them outside the doors of all the Gryffindors. Feeling a little relieved she was at last able to succumb to sleep. When she woke up it was already ½ past 8.

"Shoot!" She yelped throwing her blankets to the sides and starting to scramble out of bed. Running around her room like a mad thing she got a glimpse of her reflection in the mirror. She couldn't repress her groan. The stress had gotten to her as had the lack of sleep and her mirror cheerfully reflected it.

"Bad hair day dear?" The mirror asked smugly. Hermione scowled at the mirror and slumped down onto the bed as she racked her brain for a couple of spells to fix up her appearance. Just at that moment the door swung open and Ginny came in and thank Merlin she had food!

"I didn't see you at Breakfast so I stole some food for you before Ron ate it all." She told Hermione unrolling a magically enlarged serviette down on the table to reveal 2 slices of toast, a cookie, and an apple.

"And," Ginny added triumphantly slamming down a cup in front of her. "A mug of butter beer!"

"Ginny you're the best!" Hermione beamed throwing her arms around the red heads neck.

"I know." Ginny grinned returning the hug. "Now," she pushed Hermione back and gave her a quick look over. "You look awful! Eat up and take a bath. I will see you when you are presentable!" And with that she turned on her heel and headed to the door.

Smiling, Hermione turned back to her meal. Maybe this morning wouldn't be too bad after all!

-She spoke too soon.

"Malfoy! Get. Out. Now." She bit out.

"Draco." He corrected. "Honestly Hermione. We've known each other for over 7 years. You'd think we'd be on a first name basis by now."

"Fine, Draco." She growled "Now. Get. Out." She couldn't believe it. One moment she was having a relaxing soak in a bubbly bath, the next she's lying vulnerably in a bathtub while Draco Malfoy struts around the bathroom shirtless revealing some very nice abs… No Hermione! Draco chuckled putting down the comb and turning around. She desperately tried to gather more bubbles around her chest thanking Merlin she had chosen to take a bubble bath and lowered herself further under the water. He seemed relaxed leaning nonchalantly against the bench as he continued to smirk at her.

"Draco" *sniff "Please" *Shiver "Get" *Hiccup "Out" *Sob. Pathetic Hermione she scolded herself.

"Well since you asked nicely." Draco smirked pushing off the bench and strolling over to the bathroom door. "I'll be back in 2 minutes. If you're still in here, I'm warning you, I'll be getting in with you." And with that he strode out.