Chapter 11: Hermione Granger Is Smart, There's No Question

Hermione liked to think that she was very inquisitive, as well as very clever when it came to one Harry Potter. She told herself this simply because she was. And because she was so well versed in all things Harry, well, that just led to being versed well in all things Draco Malfoy.

You see, Harry has had an obsession with the teen for years. What must have started as a petty rivalry shifted into a full-blown war, and than an obsession.

But Hermione, being the inquisitive witch she was, could tell there was something more. On both sides. Harry, while not truly understanding it himself, was very obviously crushing on Draco.

While Harry got love from his friends, his godfather, his mentors, he never had experienced attraction based love. That minor fling with Cho surely did not count.

On the other side of the duo, Draco seemed to be just simply jealous of Harry, and was truly driven by the desire to be with Harry.

Therefore, in the grand scheme of things, they were both hopelessly attracted to each other, and clearly Hermione was the only one who would figure it out. Or at least so she thought.

Likewise in the Slytherin Boys Dorm, a Blaise Zabini was thinking along similar lines.

He was not the best known Slytherin, and he was perfectly ok with that. If people didn't know you, then they didn't know to watch out for you, and spying, or gathering information, was much more easily accomplished.

He prided himself on his ability to see things most others would not, and therefore was not at all surprised when both Draco and Potter disappeared one night.

You see, it was quite obvious to the observant eye that Draco was madly obsessed with Harry, and obsessions can only go so far before they become attraction. He knew, trust him. After all, that was how he came to be attracted to Draco in 3rd year. He was over it now, he was a Vampire with a destined mate after all, so it was fascinating to see the process from the outside. He knew the Granger girl was probably figuring out a long the same things as him, though if she knew from Harry about his feelings (though he highly doubted it) that made him smarter.

And after all, being the smarter one was all that mattered.

TBC

A/N -

I know, the chapters are short, but i am trying to deliver, have a plot, and keep up with life. the main reason half of these are getting written is because i have holiday break (winter break . . ?) so i have had time to write and plan and imagine and be insanely stupid. love y'all from the bottom of my heart!