A/N yay! I finally uploaded another chapter! There will be a bit of Harry/Draco in this chapter but no slash! Read/Review :D

The Reign of Umbridge

Over the weeks since arriving back at Hogwarts Hermione had found herself becoming more frustrated. Each teacher had doubled their workloads as it was their OWL year and they needed to be prepared but still Hermione was finding it hard to keep on top of it all. She sighed as she sat down next to Harry in the Gryffindor common room. She turned to look and notice red markings on his hand.

"Harry, what has happened to your hand?" She asked a concerned look on her face.

Harry held up his other hand and showed that it was perfectly fine.

"No your other one!" Hermione grasped his hand and was shocked to see five words carved into the skin I Must Not Tell Lies.

"Bloody Hell that women's torturing you Harry" Ron joined into the conversation as he sat down. By that women, he was referring to professor Umbridge. She had begun as their new Defence Against the Darks teacher but she didn't allow them to use magic! She had taken an instant dislike to Harry as he had shouted at her in class about Lord Voldermort being back. He had, had a hard time since returning to Hogwarts as the school was divided between those who believed him and those who didn't. Those who didn't were making it very clear about how they felt, troubling him more.

"We need a proper teacher," Hermione stated "someone's who's really been there and who can help us to learn the spells we'd need" she looked at Harry expectantly.

"I'll think about it" he replied before getting up and walking out of the common room.

The teenage boy slipped quietly around the corner after taking a look down the corridor to check that it was empty. He couldn't be caught. It would ruin his reputation if anyone knew why he had left the common room every night for the past term. He turned another corner and bumped into someone. He looked at them afraid he may have been caught but a smile crept across his pale face as he realised who the other person was.

"Potter"

"Malfoy" Harry replied a small smile creeping onto his face before lent in and placed a kiss on the other boys' mouth. Draco placed an arm around Harrys' waist. They had been together for a couple of weeks now ever since professor Flitwick had put them in detention together and they had realised their hate for each other was only a cover for the strong feelings they shared. They hadn't told anyone. It would ruin both their reputations and anyway Slytherins and Gryffindors didn't mix. Harry however savoured this time as it made him feel like he had a reason for being at Hogwarts.

Hermione was walking back from the library when she felt two hands wound their way around her waist and pull her into a broom cupboard. She went to scream but a hand placed itself over her mouth and she turned to see that Fred was her captor.

"Didn't mean to frighten you Granger," He said with a wink

Before she could reply he swept down and captured her lips with his. She began to kiss him back, opening her mouth to allow his tongue entry. They were interrupted as they door behind them flew open with a bang and a furious looking George stood in the doorway glaring at his brother. Hermione did the only thing she could think of and fled all the way to the Gryffindor tower. She threw herself on her bed and began to scream into her pillow in frustration. She was still feeling flustered from her snog-session with Fred. She felt guilty about the expression on George's face, he looked so angry with his brother but as she left she saw his facial expression turn to hurt. She had enjoyed kissing Fred but there was no chemistry. She didn't get the feeling she got when she looked at George and now he'll never look at her again.

She heard the door open and she whipped her head round to see Ginny standing in the doorway.

"We need to talk," the young girl stated "how long have you fancied George?"

Hermione was confused. She was sure her escapade with the other Weasley twin would be all over Gryffindor tower by now "since the summer," she admitted.

"Well are you going to do anything about it?"

Hermione confided in Ginny about her feelings for George but how she hadn't done anything about them because she was sure that he didn't like her back. She finished by telling her about George catching her kissing Fred. Ginny was shocked at the last part, Hermione had never seemed as the type of person who would just kiss someone. Ginny and Hermione sat until the early hours of the morning devising a plan to get George to ask her out.

Two Weeks Later…

Hermione walked slowly towards the Room of Requirement for her first DA meeting. She kept repeating the plan her and Ginny had devised but her thoughts kept wandering to the meeting they had, had when they had told people about the DA. She couldn't take her eyes of George who seemed to be avoiding her gaze. Fred however kept winking at her. "That boy has no shame" she thought to herself with a small smile.

She walked into the room just as Harry told them to find a partner. She took a deep breath and walked over to one of the twins

"Will you be my partner?" she asked.