A/N: I do not own Harry Potter blah blah blah…..

A/N: I had changed all the spelling mistakes in the last chapter but for some reasons it didn't work hopefully I have caught all of the ones in this chapter! Also thank you to SnakeSparkles for my first ever review! You have motivated me to write even more!

Draco thought back to his first couple of days at Hogwarts, smiling when he thought of Hermione. The last month he had spent trying to follow in the footsteps of his cold hearted father but even though he tormented the Boy-Who-Lived and his weasel, he had always been hesitant when she was involved. Draco liked to think that he had made her notice him. That he had done enough to even just get a little of her attention. It was hard enough with that red headed prat always with her without having to call her a 'mudblood' all the time. He hated his father for doing this to him! Why couldn't he just accept that the thing he worshiped was dead? After all, Draco knew that Harry hadn't meant to kill him. How the hell could he have? He was just a bloody baby!

Draco sat up and looked around, he was outside and had been lying amongst some flowers on the bank of the great lake. He sighed in content. The warm late summer breeze, water gently lapping at the shore and the sounds of whatever magical creatures were buzzing round the bushes probably the fairies he thought. As he looked around for his to cronies he saw a sight that almost blew his mind. The golden trio were sitting on the bank of the lake not far up from him, Draco guessed they hadn't seen him because of the flowers. Harry and Ron were acting like fools as per but Hermione was something else. She sat a little away from them reading. Something he had seen her do almost every day but today itwas different. She was glowing, her hair kept falling into her face making her pout. Draco couldn't believe how beautiful she was and she didn't even notice it. As the sun went behind the clouds for a second she looked up, shook her head at the two boys and looked off into the distance across the lake. He lay back down and let out an exasperated sigh. He had no idea how he could feel this way about someone he hardly knew. Forcing himself to think about something else he remembered that he has an essay for history of magic due tomorrow and got up reluctantly heading off to find Pansy.

Draco and Pansy walked to the library in silence deep in thought. Draco thinking about Hermione. Pansy however was having a silent argument with herself about her feelings for Draco. Pansy liked Draco, she knew he liked Hermione. She didn't understand what the attraction was how could he like her when all she did was hang around with the two biggest clowns she had ever met and continuously study. At least she had a connection with Draco, they were friends and she knew all of his secrets and deepest feelings. She was the only intelligent friend he had. The only one who shared his secret of not being a pure blood follower who longed for the days of the dark lord to return. The only Slytherin anyway who hated the views of their stupid narrow minded death eater fathers.

As the duo entered the library they both saw her. At no surprise of course. Hermione was sitting at her favourite table next to the window and reading at least four books at once. Pansy sighed, she knew she would be doing all of the work tonight as Draco would be too busy staring at Hermione to remember why they were there "why don't we sit at the table next to her?" Pansy asked.

"What?! No way, I couldn't be that close to her" Draco replied, looking like he had seen a ghost at the suggestion.

"Why not? At least you won't have to look that far then and maybe I'll keep some of your attention for what you wanted to come here for" Pansy looking at him like he was a dog that had done something wrong.

"Fine if you insist, we'll sit at the table next to her but I'm not talking to her!" Draco exclaimed. As far as his relationship with Hermione was concerned it was from afar with little or no affection, he did not want to be drawn into suspicion with his parents, more importantly his father he had no clue what his mother thought on the subject for she never voiced her opinion.

As they sat at the table Hermione looked up to the pair sitting opposite smiling at Draco as they made eye contact. Draco blushed as she smiled at him he didn't know what to think or do as the object of his affection acknowledged him. Looking down at the ground Draco quickly sat down and started rummaging in his bag for a quill and some parchment trying not to seem flustered. Pansy sighed and headed off to ask Madam Pince for the books they needed for their assignment.

When she had received the books she returned to the table to find Draco stealing glances at Hermione whilst trying to look like he was making notes for their homework stupid girl doesn't even realise what's in front of her eyes Pansy thought to herself. She sat down and handed a book to Draco and looked at him defiantly as she opened her own book. As they both settled into their studying she couldn't help but to look up at the girl who had mysteriously captured her crushes interest.

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