Chapter 9

A/N: disclaimer: I wish I owned the sexy Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter, but I sadly don't. The most fun I can have with them is write this story.

Hermione looked at herself in the mirror for the hundredth time before running out the bedroom door to meet Harry in the grand hall, to go on their annual Hogsmeade trip.

Since it is late September, the weather has started to cool down. But Hermione didn't mind. She loved the cold weather, especially the snow.

Hermione had spent the past week planning this event. It had been a long job, trying to organise the trip with everything else that's going on.

And it had been even more difficult since she had to plan it all with Malfoy.

She had been looking forward to this Hogsmeade trip since the start of the school year. She wanted to buy a birthday present for her mother and pick up some new books.

But most of all she was looking forward to spend some quality alone time with Harry.

She had really missed him when he had been away. And it's great they have this opportunity to be together, so she could have him all to herself.

Hermione quickly walked through the common room, hoping Malfoy wouldn't be there. As she looked around, she didn't see him. So she headed for the door.

"Granger." Malfoy's deep voice rumbled from his spot on the couch.

Hermione screamed and leapt into the air.

"Shit! Merlin, I didn't think you were here! You scared the shit out of me!" Hermione screamed. She stood in the middle of the common room, with her hand on her heart, trying to calm herself down. She was staring daggers at the couch, where Malfoy was hiding, unable to be seen.

By this time Malfoy was roaring with laugher. He sat up from his position lying down on the couch and stared at her.

Once his laughing calmed down a bit, he spoke.

"Granger. You actually swore!" He laughed at her.

"Shove it Malfoy."

"Granger you are so easy to scare!" Malfoy laughed again.

"I said shove it Malfoy."

"Oh c'mon don't be so mean. But you have to admit that it was pretty funny. I mean you basically ran through here and then jumped into the air and shat your pants when I said your name! You look as white as a-"

"I get it Malfoy!" Hermione yelled, cutting him off, "I nearly had a heart attack! Why would you do that to me?"

"What's a heart attack?" Malfoy asked seriously.

"It's when... Oh don't worry it's a muggle thing."

"Okay Granger."

"Is there anything else we have to do for the Hogsmeade trip?" Hermione asked.

"No I don't think so."

"Okay good. Well I'll see you around Malfoy."

Malfoy grunted in response.

"Aren't you going to Hogsmeade?" Hermione asked.

"Nah, I don't want to."

"Why, don't you have a date?" She teased.

"Oh no, I do have a date, but I just don't want to go with her."

"Malfoy that's really rude. You shouldn't treat women like that." Hermione said seriously, glaring at him.

"So? She doesn't even like me, she just wants to go with me so she can brag."

"I can't understand why." Hermione muttered, rolling her eyes.

"Granger don't talk to me like that!" Malfoy yelled.

"I can talk to you however I like."

"Whatever. So Granger, you obviously don't have a date."

"Actually Malfoy, I do have a date." She said proudly.

"I doubt that."

"It's true. And now since I've been talking to you for so long, I am going to be late."

"I am so sorry!" Malfoy joked.

Hermione rolled her eyes and made her way to the door. When she reached the door, she stopped and turned back to face Malfoy.

"Oh Malfoy, do me a favour and go to Hogsmeade with her. No matter who it is, she deserves the correct treatment from a man. She has feelings too you know." Hermione said sincerely.

She didn't give Malfoy a chance to reply as she ran out the door. She couldn't help but think she wasn't only taking about the respect in which that woman deserves from Malfoy.

Hermione raced down the stairs as fast as she could, knowing she was extremely late. She entered the hall to find only a few people there.

"There you are Hermione!" Harry exclaimed as he saw her quickly making his way over to her.

"Oh Harry I am so sorry! I was leaving on time and then I ran into Malfoy and he held me up. I am so sorry!" Hermione explained.

"It's okay Mione. Are you okay?" Harry asked, concerned about her encounter with the ferret.

"Yes, thanks Harry I'm fine." Hermione smiled.

"Are you ready to go?"

"Yes."

Harry and Hermione made their way to Hogsmeade. Hermione was happy they were walking alone, as she could talk to Harry privately.

The conversation flowed easily. Hermione couldn't stop smiling. She was glad at least one thing in her life was going smoothly.

When they arrived in Hogsmeade they went to Gladrags Wizardwear, to find something for Hermione's mother.

Hermione ended up buying a nice necklace with matching earrings which she thought her mother would like.

Hermione also bought a few books for herself from one of the book shops.

Next they headed into Weasleys Wizard Wheezes. Hermione always loves going into George's joke shop.

George continued selling jokes in the joke shop after Fred died. He felt after the war everyone needed some cheering up, so that's what he did.

And now the joke shop is more famous than it was before.

Hermione and Harry entered the shop and stood in the door way, unable to move.

The joke shop is a lot bigger than they both remembered it to be. And all the shelves were jam packed with different types of jokes and potions. George had also started to create some potions, which had nothing to do with jokes.

The store was packed with people.

"Wow!" Hermione exclaimed softly.

"I know." Harry agreed.

After they both got over the initial shock, they wandered into the shop, to explore all the different products.

Hermione picked up a potion to reduce hair frizz. She really hoped it would work, as she definitely needed it.

"You will definitely be needing that!" A deep familiar voice said from in front of her.

Hermione looked up.

"George." She exclaimed, and ran into his arms.

"Hermione, I think you've grown!" George laughed as Hermione pulled away from him.

"How are you George?" Hermione asked.

"I'm getting better. Every day it gets easier."

"That's good George."

"George!" Harry came and stood next to Hermione.

"Harry! It's good to see you!" George exclaimed.

"Yeah it is. Wow man, you have done a great job with this shop!"

"Thanks Harry. I know, it is really

good isn't it!" They all laughed.

"Sorry guys I have to go, there's lots of customers waiting." George said.

"That's okay, it's good to see you George." Hermione said.

"You can have that potion for free, Hermione." George said.

"Thanks."

Hermione and Harry continued wandering around the shop, amazed at all the products.

Hermione bought a few beauty products as well as some jokes, to make your hair blue and a potion to put in someone's drink to make them act silly.

Hermione wasn't sure if she wanted to use the jokes or give them to friends as presents.

By the time they left the joke shop, it was lunch time, so they made their way to Hogs Head.

They both got butter beers and sat down in one of the booths.

"Look at that man over there," Harry told Hermione, "he has a huge nose and huge ears and he's laughing like a hyena!"

"Oh Merlin!" Hermione exclaimed and they both burst into laughter.

After half an hour they ordered some food, as they were getting hungry.

"So Harry, I know we talked about this the other day, but are there any girls who have taken your fancy?" Hermione asked.

Harry blushed.

"Oh there is someone," Hermione smirked, "tell me who it is."

"Um, well, your not going to like her." Harry said nervously.

"I'll like anyone you do Harry. Who is it?"

"I like... Pansy." He said slowly. Hermione's mouth dropped open.

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah. But I want you to understand why. So just about every girl has been flirting with me lately, because you know, 'I'm the chosen one' and all but Pansy is the only girl who hasn't. She's done the exact opposite. She is always really rude to me. And the more we fight the more time I spend with her, and the more I like her."

"Oh I get it. The more time you spend with her the more you can't get enough of her. I understand. Just be careful okay?"

"Okay Hermione. Thanks for your support."

"You know I'll stand by you in anything you do." Hermione smiled.

"I know. Thanks Hermione." Harry smiled back.

"Don't look but the ferret is coming over here." Harry groaned.

"Oh no." Hermione muttered.

"Potty," Malfoy acknowledged, "Granger, I need your help with something to do with this Hogsmeade trip. Can you come with me for a minute."

"No. I don't trust you Malfoy." Hermione crossed her arms.

"Granger, you need to come with me now. It's important." Malfoy insisted.

Hermione looked at Harry. He nodded. So Hermione got up and nervously followed Malfoy outside. They continued walking.

"Malfoy where are you taking me?" Hermione asked.

"Nothing's going to happen to you Granger, don't worry."

Malfoy lead them into an empty alley way, out of view from the public on the streets.

Malfoy pressed Hermione against the wall and kissed her. Hermione was shocked at first. But slowly started kissing back.

But Malfoy's pace was anything but slow. His lips were moving furiously against hers. He bit down on her lip and Hermione whimpered.

Malfoy's tongue made its way into Hermione's mouth, exploring and battling with Hermione's tongue.

Hermione's insides were on fire. It was the same feeling she gets very time Malfoy kisses her. But this time it was different.

Out of the blue, he had come up to her and snogged her. The other times this has happened, they were fighting before hand. But Hermione hadn't seen Malfoy since this morning.

As if reading her thoughts, Malfoy pulled away and looked at her. Hermione's eyes opened slowly.

"Why did you do that?" Hermione whispered.

"I was angry with you." He said simply.

"Why?"

"This morning, you said that women should be treated right. Well I've been thinking about it. And your right. I shouldn't treat that girl like that. And it made me angry that you were judging the way I treat women."

"Oh. But what's that got to do with me?" Hermione asked, very confused.

"All day you've been in my head and the more I think about it, the more angry I got. So when I saw you sitting there, I had to do something about it."

"Oh and kissing me is relieving that anger." Hermione said, figuring it out.

"Yeah. That's why I've started kissing you when we get into fights."

"Oh. Well that makes sense, I guess."

Malfoy didn't want to tell Hermione the real reason.

The more he thought about what she said this morning, the worse he felt. Because Hermione is a woman as well and he treats her like shit.

She is a woman and doesn't deserve to be treated like that. But he knows he can't suddenly change his ways. So he has decided to take things step by step. To start to be nicer, and that way she would see he can treat women with respect.

But the more he thought about her, the more frustrated he got. And then something inside him started burning. And his pants begun to feel extremely tight.

And he needed to do something about it. All day he searched for her, but couldn't find her. And when he saw her in Hogs Head, he went up to her, without thinking about what he was doing.

So here he was looking down at the her, his body pressed against her. He just kissed her but he needed more. So without thinking, he crashed his lips back to hers.

This kiss was softer than the previous one, but it was twice as hungry. Their lips worked against each other, pulling, tugging, doing anything to relive the frustration inside both of them.

Several minutes later, they pulled away for air and Malfoy began kissing down her neck.

Hermione instantly tipped her head to the side, to give him access. A few moans escaped Hermione's lips. She couldn't help it. Malfoy's warm lips on her burning skin made her feel like she was going to explode.

He slowly kissed and nipped at the skin. Hermione felt like her legs were going to give way.

Malfoy pulled away from her neck and kissed her lips once more before stepping away from her.

He knew what he was doing was wrong, as he was doing these things to Granger, but he couldn't help it because it felt so damn good.

"Thanks for the snog Granger, it really helped." Malfoy said, before waking away, leaving a speechless Hermione behind.

She took a few minutes to compose herself and process everything he said and did. But it all felt too strange.

She slowly wandered back inside. Harry was sitting exactly where she left him.

"Sorry it took so long, Snape wanted to talk to Malfoy and I about this trip." Hermione lied, while sitting down.

"That's okay Hermione." He smiled.

An hour later Hermione saw Malfoy walk back into the bar.

"Malfoy just walked back in. If he comes past we should throw our butter beers at him." Hermione whispered. They used to do this all the time when they came here.

"Okay. Sounds good." Harry agreed.

Sure enough Malfoy started walking towards them. Hermione and Harry looked at each other and smirked.

"Malfoy." Harry called out, waving him over.

When he stopped in front of the table, Harry and Hermione chucked the contents of their glasses on him.

"What the fuck was that for?" Malfoy yelled, covered in sticky butter beer.

"We were just reminiscing." Hermione smirked.

"Fuck you both." Malfoy said and walked away. But he couldn't help but smirk. Earlier, he saw Hermione whisper something to Harry, and he knew exactly what she was going to do. But he let her and played dumb, so she could do something naughty.

Hermione and Harry pissed themselves with laugher. Many people in the bar did the same thing.

"Hermione you are a legend!" Harry exclaimed.

"I know!" Hermione laughed.

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Hermione returned to her common room around four o'clock. She was actually in a good mood for once. She had a great day with Harry.

Hermione put her things down in her room before walking out into the common room and collapsing on the couch.

She opened her eyes to find Malfoy staring at her, smirking.

"How was your date with Potty, Granger?" He asked.

"It was good." Hermione said, putting her arm over her eyes.

"Did you have fun dumping your butter beer on me?" Malfoy teased.

"Yes. I think that might have been the favourite part of my day." Hermione smirked and looked at him.

"That's good because it was definitely the favourite part of mine." Malfoy joked.

Hermione laughed. "Glad I could help."

"Oh don't worry, you definitely did." Malfoy smirked.

"Did you meet up with your date?" Hermione asked.

"Yes. I apologised to her but she already got another date, so I was free to roam around by myself all day."

"Ahh. So that's why you came to me for a snog." Hermione joked.

"Yep. But I'm surprised your not mad at me for snogging you for basically no reason."

"Eh. I understand why do did it so it doesn't matter. And plus I enjoyed it, so I'm definitely not going to complain." Hermione smirked.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it." Malfoy got up and went into the kitchen and got a drink of juice.

He returned a minute later, glass in hand, sitting back in his seat.

"Can I have one of those?" Hermione asked.

"Sure." Malfoy stood up and tipped the juice all over her.

Hermione screamed. But couldn't help but not laugh.

Instead of being pissed off at him, for some reason she was happy. She couldn't stop laughing.

"Granger are you okay?" Malfoy asked, once he stopped laughing. He thought she would be angry at him, not laughing at him.

"Yeah." She continued to laugh.

"What's wrong with you?" He asked again. Hermione stood up and looked at him.

"I don't know why I'm laughing. I mean you just tipped juice all over me, and I don't care. I should be angry but I'm not." She said.

The juice was making its way down her body. She was soaked. It was in her hair, all over her face, boobs and stomach. But she didn't care one bit.

Malfoy was confused. She was laughing! Not yelling! And she looked fucking sexy standing there soaked.

"Granger you've got problems." He smirked.

"I'm going to get you back for this!" She laughed.

"Don't you dare!" Malfoy yelled, running away from her. But he was really curious to see how she would get him back.

She got a glass of juice from the kitchen and then chased him around the common room until she got tired and collapsed on the couch, in a fit if giggles.

Malfoy stood in front of Hermione, smirking.

"Ha ha! You couldn't catch me!" Malfoy teased.

Hermione suddenly leapt up off the couch and jumped into his arms. She wrapped her legs around his waist and tipped the juice on his head and chest.

"Granger!" He yelled.

"Ha ha I caught you and got you back!" Hermione teased.

Malfoy put his hands on Hermione's ass, to keep her from falling. He loved the feeling of Hermione wrapped around him. He started deep into her eyes, mesmerised by the sight he saw.

He slowly leaned in and captured his lips with hers. The kiss wasn't hungry and forceful like their other ones. It was slow, sweet and deliberate. And only lasted a few minutes.

Hermione leaned her forehead against his, and took a few moments to savour the sweet feeling before slowly opening her eyes, to find Malfoy's closed.

"I didn't know you could kiss like that." Hermione murmured.

"Neither did I." He slowly opened his eyes and smirked at her.

Hermione leaned her head on Malfoy's shoulder. That kiss lit her insides on fire, but in a different way. She felt sweet, happy and content and well as feeling wanted.

She had no idea where that sweet kiss came from or how or why it happened but she knew she liked it.

"I'm all sticky and covered in juice. Now who's fault would that be?" Malfoy asked, before realising what he said.

"Oh shit." They both burst into laughter. Hermione's head rested on Malfoy's shoulder, to keep herself from falling.

It took several minutes for their laughter to calm down. Malfoy set Hermione back on the ground.

"Thanks for the snog." Hermione smirked, repeating his words from earlier today.

"I would hardly call that a snog, Granger." Malfoy teased. Hermione laughed.

"Oh and don't expect one of those kisses again. It was just a one off." Malfoy teased, but meaning every word.

"Oh well that's a shame, because I really enjoyed that kiss, way more than our other ones." Hermione teased.

"That good huh?" Malfoy smirked.

"Yep. I could get used to those kisses."

"Well that's a shame, because Malfoy's don't kiss like that." Malfoy teased.

"What a shame." Hermione teased and made her way to the shower, to clean herself up.

A/N: aww how cute!

I know it seems like they are fighting one minute and then flirting the next but it's just how they are so I hope it's not too confusing for you all.

I hope you guys are enjoying this story! If you have any suggestions on what Hermione could do that is extremely naughty (what Malfoy suggested she do a few chapters ago) please let me know! Just nothing too bad please!

I will take all your comments into consideration.

I cannot express how sorry I am for not updating in so long. I have been so busy over Christmas and new year I haven't found a spare moment until now. I am so sorry.

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Thanks for reading!