AN1: Bah! I should be asleep...but alas! I am not.

Disclaimer: No. Not mine. Duh.

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"Today class, you'll be working in pairs." The Ancient Runes professor said. Instantly Draco and Hermione made eye contact and smiled at each other. They always worked together. It wasn't required to work with the person next to you, but it was easier. And everyone in the class had come to expect them to be partners. The only way that you could get one of them to be your partner was to ask them ahead of time.

"I want you to read pages 38-40 in your book and answer all of the questions." The class groaned simultaneously for that was quite a workload to do. That was okay with Draco and Hermione though; when they worked together, they almost always got the assignment done.

They worked avidly with each other for the first ten minutes, and then they decided to split up the work. One of the questions on page thirty-nine stumped Draco, and he sat there trying to decipher it for about a minute before giving up and deciding to ask Hermione.

"Hey, Hermione."

"Yes?" She turned to him curiously.

"Can you help me with number twelve on page thirty-nine?" Hermione smiled.

"Oh, that one? No problem." She proceeded to explain it in a way that made so much more sense to Draco than the way the book worded it.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

Instead of going back to their own work, they maintained their eyes contact and their smiles. At that moment they were both on the same brainwave, for both of them leaned in over the small aisle between their seats at the same time and their lips met for a lengthy kiss. Only when they heard the two sitting behind them begin to take notice did they separate. Hermione bit her bottom lip and looked at the ground, color slowly rushing to her cheeks.

"Dang." Exclaimed Margie and Janet—the two annoying Hufflepuffs who sat behind Draco and Hermione.

Hermione's blush deepened and she went back to her work. Her cheeks stayed red and she continued to gnaw on her lower lip up until the bell rang. She hastily grabbed her bag and rushed out of the classroom only to stop right outside the door and lean against the wall, her book open in her hand. Margie and Janet gave her knowing looks as they passed her on the way to the Great Hall for dinner. Draco was the last one out of the room, and he paused when he saw Hermione right there, still biting her lip. He grinned and walked up to her, stopping just inches away.

"Need help with something, Hermione?"

She smiled slightly. "Yes actually, I do." She pointed to a random question on the page. "I don't understand what it means when it says—" Hermione was cut off by Draco's lips pressing firmly onto hers. Suddenly, the book wasn't an issue, and neither was the question. Hermione dropped the book and wrapped her arms around Draco's neck, deepening the kiss and playing with the blond hairs at the nape of his neck.

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AN2: YOU'VE READ IT! YOU CAN'T UN-READ IT! Seriously, though, please review. Hm, I actually really, really, really liked this chapter. Don't ask me why! (grins in a way that says 'I know something you don't know!')

lovelove, Amanda