A/N: A massive thank you again to my Beta Macytayyy for helping me out with the 2nd chapter of Seal My Lips. Now we are 2 Reviews, 10 Favs and 27 Follows. I do hope you'll enjoy reading this installment since I had a lot fun writing this.

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Draco felt as if he was slowly going mad. On one hand, he was dying to make true on his promise of ruining the Gryffindor golden girl's spotless reputation, and on another hand, he wanted to understand more of Granger's secret. Were her and McLaggen dating? If they weren't, why in Merlin's name were they sneaking around so much? He didn't think it was such a big deal if they were actually dating. They were both Gryffindors, a majority of the students would just believe that Granger had finally given into McLaggen's advantages. Draco felt as if there was more to this secret than what he knew, and for some reason, he was refraining from blackmailing until he got his hands on more information.

He was mindlessly playing with the leftover food on his plate as he glared at Hermione Granger. She was currently eating alone at the Gryffindor table, Potter and the Weasel were probably still asleep in their dorm since it was still quite early. Granger was munching on some toast as she sat there, reading a rather thick book.

Draco stabbed one of the peas angrily as he continued to watch Granger. Deep inside, Draco knew that if he rushed things and spread the information prematurely, he'd just be making a fool of himself. Who would ever believe him? Even he couldn't believe that he just witnessed Granger doing the unthinkable. There were times after their encounter when Draco thought that he just imagined the entire thing. Granger didn't even treat him any different, she was acting like nothing happened. And it was starting to drive him insane.

Two weeks passed since the night he found out about McLaggen and Granger, and he was quickly becoming obsessed with finding out more. He needed more information and he needed it soon. Since he knew that Granger wouldn't care what he did, he started observing McLaggen more and more. After a few days, Draco concluded that the pompous Gryffindor seventh year was probably an idiot, but he held the reputation for being a good shag. A fact that McLaggen was obviously proud of. Was that the reason why Hermione was shagging him? It was almost disappointing if that was the underlying reason for it. He could probably make her feel better. Wait... What? Draco blushed as the thought crossed his mind. He wouldn't touch that bushy-haired monstrosity with a ten-foot-pole.

For another week, he mobilized his 'informants' to watch McLaggen's comings and goings. They reported back to him his schedule, and after going over the information he gathered, he finally found out what time the seventh year snuck out to meet with Granger during the days when they scheduled their trysts. Draco smirked as a plan started to form inside his brilliant mind.

It was the 5th Tuesday since Draco found out about Granger's secret, and he was hiding behind one of the statues in the corridor that McLaggen passes by on his way to his meeting with Granger in the library. He looked at his watch and knew that there were seconds to go before McLaggen finally showed up. He quickly positioned himself when he heard footsteps, as there was no room for mistakes, or for anyone seeing him.

Once McLaggen was in view, Draco quickly cast a stun spell. The seventh year fell immediately and mildly knocked his head as he hit the floor. Draco just shrugged, at least he had more time before the McLaggen became conscious again. Draco cast a levitation charm and chucked the now unconscious Gryffindor into one of the broom closets located at the corridor. As he closed the door, he had a huge grin on his face as he ran towards the library. He almost couldn't wait to see how Granger would react to what he just did.

As Draco arrived at the study area at the back of the library's section, he knew that it was only a matter of time before Granger arrived. And so, he sat on one of the tables with his back turned towards the entrance to the small area. It was dark enough that Granger wouldn't immediately find out that it wasn't McLaggen waiting for her there. He was thankful that he and McLaggen almost had the same built, so it was easy to pretend for a while to be the other boy.

Draco had a satisfied smirk on his face as he finally heard Granger arrive. He didn't bother to speak, he wanted to keep up the pretense that he was McLaggen for a few more minutes. He didn't even turn to her even as she stepped closer.

It was so dark in the library that it was quite impossible for Granger to find out that it wasn't McLaggen who was waiting for her in the library. Draco just grinned as he finally felt Granger standing right behind him.

"Were you waiting for me long? I had to help Ron finish his homework before I was finally able to sneak out." Hermione asked, sounding a bit tired.

Draco of course, didn't bother to reply or else he'd be found out.

"You're awfully quiet tonight, Cormac," Hermione whispered in Draco's ear as she gently placed a hand on his shoulder. "Is this a new game you're trying to play with me?"

She chuckled as she slowly moved her hand sensually down Draco's arm, "I wonder when you'll finally give up and start talking."

Draco tried so hard to stay still, he wanted to announce at once that he had fooled her, but he didn't expect to be fondled like this by Granger. In his mind, he knew that he should feel disgusted with the fact that Granger was touching him in such a familiar manner, but for some reason, his body was betraying him as he felt himself get hard as Granger's hand stopped by his hip.

"Still no reaction then?" Hermione whispered again, but this time she started nibbling on his ear. Her hand that was on his hip was now inching closer to his fly. "I don't think you can keep quiet after I do this."

Draco bit his tongue as he felt Granger start to open his fly, he didn't even know what to do anymore. He knew that he should finally announce himself, but he just couldn't say anything. His eyes widened when he finally realized that his trousers were finally open and that Granger's hand was already inside his boxers. Her hand was just about to wrap around his hardness when he finally had enough.

"Merlin's soggy ball sack, Granger!" Malfoy shouted, his cheeks flaming red as he tried to zip himself up.

Hermione gasped and immediately cast Lumos to shine some light on what on earth was happening. Draco wanted to laugh at how comical Granger's face was when she finally realized that it was Draco, and not McLaggen that she was just fondling. She looks so horrified and embarrassed that for a few moments and she just stared at him silently as she clutched her wand.

Draco was finally done fixing himself up and tried his best to prevent himself from acknowledging the fact that he was still rock hard. A few more minutes of silence and Draco finally had enough of it.

"Granger, nice to see you again." He greeted her calmly as if Granger didn't just touch his cock.

"Are we just going to ignore the fact that you just sat there quietly as I almost fondled your manly bits?" Granger asked she was clearly not liking the situation at all.

"Almost? Really?" Draco said with a grin. He was trying to hide the fact that he was feeling equally embarrassed. "I could've sworn that you were already-"

"I don't think it's wise to continue what you're about to say, you git," Hermione muttered angrily. "Now, where is Cormac? What have you done to him?"

Draco knew that she was angry, but it was almost scary to hear her speak so calmly.

"Oh, he's fine. Just sleeping somewhere." Draco replied offhandedly. He flicked his wand and a candle on top of the table finally lit on fire and shed additional light. Hermione sighed and canceled her spell.

She took a seat on one of the empty chairs and looked at Draco who was still on his feet. If Draco was honest with himself, he actually expected to get punched, so it was a surprise to him when Granger just sat there, looking almost exhausted.

"What are you doing here, Malfoy? Is this about the blackmailing thing again, are you here because my reputation is still as spotless as ever?" Hermione asked, her eyes now looking dull.

"You'd be happy to know that I haven't even started ruining your reputation yet, Granger," Malfoy replied with a sneer on his face.

Hermione continued to look unimpressed. "Oh really? Why is that? If you don't mind me asking."

Draco finally took a seat facing Hermione, "Wouldn't you like to know."

Hermione just sighed at his reply. "So, I think both of us can agree that whatever happened a while ago was just a bad dream and that it would be best to forget about it."

Draco just nodded, although he knew deep down inside that he really won't be able to just forget about her soft fingers almost circling around his –. Draco coughed, he really didn't want to continue with that line of thinking.

"Why are you here, Malfoy?"

Draco straightened in his chair and looked directly into Hermione's caramel-colored eyes. "More information of course. I have to admit that this whole thing has made me quite curious."

"Careful there, it almost sounds as if you're interested in me," Hermione said, glaring at him.

Draco scoffed. "You wish. I'm just curious, is all."

"About?"

"This whole thing with McLaggen, are you secretly dating?" Malfoy asked.

Hermione laughed, "No, Merlin. And though I do find it strange that you're curious about this, I just want to set it straight that he and I are not in any relationship. That's just asking for trouble to happen. Cormac is so stuck up that I can't even stand him."

Draco looked surprised, "Then why?"

"Why?" Hermione asked, "Do you mean, why am I shagging him?" Draco just nodded. "Why are you even asking. This whole thing doesn't even involve you."

Draco smirked, "Why would it even matter if I knew? I already know what you two are up to. Why would it make any difference if I find out the reason why the two of you are getting up to no good in the library."

She rolled her eyes upon hearing Draco's answer, "Is that really the best that you've got?" Draco just shrugged. "Well, if you're really dying to know, I'm shagging him because it's my stress reliever."

Of all the answers he expected, that really wasn't it. "Stress relief?"

"Have you seen how busy I am? I'm so stressed all the time as it is. It's one thing to just be bothered with my own work, but have you seen Ron and Harry? It's like they can't be bothered to finish their own homework! If I'm not there, they'll just probably just repeat a year and won't be the least bothered by it!" Hermione exclaimed, temporarily losing her cool.

"Well, yes. It does sound stressful, but I don't see how shagging McLaggen relieves you?" Draco asked.

Hermione contemplated for a bit until she finally answered, "Well, he does know what he's doing. So, I set up an arrangement with him that we meet here every Tuesdays and Thursdays to shag, just to get the excess tension off. It works pretty well, keeps me sane almost the entire week."

Draco's brow rose, not really expecting to hear such an honest answer from Granger. "So, how do you keep this under wraps? Somebody tipped me off that something was here, but I didn't expect to see you here. I mean, you? Of all people?"

Hermione frowned, "And what exactly are you trying to say?"

"Didn't think you had it in you. Thought you were a prude."

At this, Hermione laughed. "You're old enough to know that you shouldn't judge a book by their covers, Malfoy."

"Touché."

There was a period of silence where the two just looked at each other. It was odd that the two of them just sat there peacefully. It was a common scene to see them arguing, but to see them being almost tolerable of each other was such a rare occasion.

"So…" Draco started, the silence was already starting to get awkward.

Hermione sighed, "Since Cormac isn't coming, I guess I have to go then. Please don't bother me on Thursday, I really need to relax for a bit."

The Gryffindor started to stand and for a moment, Draco's brain stopped working. "If you want, I can help you out tonight?" As the words finally registered in Draco's brain, he immediately covered his mouth with his hand and hoped Granger didn't just hear what he just said.

He looked anxiously at her as Granger just stared at him as if he just grew another head. It was a few seconds more before Granger laughed, "Sorry Malfoy, not really interested."

And with that, she left him alone again in the Restricted Section for the second time around, leaving Draco extremely embarrassed because of the words he just said.