An: thank you reviewers! I have like no time... so I need to get to these ppl: mysteriouscharm: uhhhh... after I got ur review I checked the chapter... I saw a review button... so if you didn't read the rest... you should. And... Steelo: no girl can EVER make up their mind lol

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Chapter 8: la detention

Hermione felt so incredibly awkward around Draco after he had kissed her. In fact, she had avoided him all together. But she had forgotten she had to oversee the detention she had given him... with Blaise and Jesse Hoyle.

What fun!

Hermione arrived in the assigned classroom and found all three students waiting. Blaise was sitting a top of a desk, and Draco was sunken into his desk and had a very vexed expression on his face. And Jesse was glaring at the three of them so coldly Hermione was afraid she was going to get frost bite.

Hermione sat at the teacher's desk and opened a book. She was re-reading Great Expectations, for the simple fact she enjoyed reading it.

Draco glimpsed the cover and smirked a little. That was the only good muggle book.

Blaise was confused why he was even there. It was the second week of school and he had a detention, go figure! He decided he was too bored to care and went up to the teacher's desk and waved his hand in front of Hermione's book.

"Hermione?"

"Yes Blaise," she said looking up at him

"Uh, hey. I haven't seen you much this week," he said bluntly. When Hermione didn't respond, he continued. "So, are we still on for Hogsmeade again?"

Draco and Jesse were both watching this intently.

Hermione's eyes became wide as she eyed Blaise. "Why wouldn't we be on for Hogsmeade?" she asked nervously. Draco wouldn't have told him what happened, would he?

Blaise noted the panic in her voice. "Are you alright, Hermione?"

Hermione looked past him and saw Draco staring disappointedly at her. "Actually, no Blaise. I'm not alright. I'm sorry, I can't go to Hogsmeade with you this weekend. I'm sorry I led you on," Hermione said boldly.

Draco was staring at her in shock. Is this happening?

Blaise was also staring at her in shock, but he nodded. "It's ok, I understand. Friends?" he asked sticking out his hand.

Hermione smiled. "Friends."

Draco wanted to do a happy dance, but thought better of it. He watched as Hermione went back to her book, and noted that she looked much more relaxed. Jesse was still glaring and Draco wondered how on earth he could glare at someone for an hour straight.

That was quite a gift.

Hermione let them out ten minutes early partly because Jesse had become annoying, and partly because she really wanted to talk to Draco.

"Sorry," Draco said when they were in the common room later on in the night.

Hermione looked at him curiously. "For what?"

"About the kiss, I didn't mean it- well, I did, but-"

Hermione smiled at him. "Draco it's fine. I'm not complaining," she grinned. She left to go to bed and Draco remained on the couch, smiling inwardly.

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An: that is a really short chapter... but in my original plans for this story Blaise didn't exist, so to get it back to the original plot (which I love...) I had to add this REALLY short chapter...

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