Heart in Agony

Hermione Granger was sitting in the Gryffindor common room caged in by her best friends, Ron and Harry, who were sitting on either side of her. They were talking but she couldn't hear a word of what they were saying. It had been this way for weeks. She would try and concentrate but she just couldn't. Her mind liked to wander.

She had seen him many times since returning to school. They had Potions together again this year, as well as Transfiguration, Arithmancy and Care of Magical Creatures. Despite her hopes of her feelings diminishing they were getting worse and worse. It was torture sitting in the same classroom with him. Especially as every time he saw her he would insult her or give her nasty looks that broke her heart.

She knew it was stupid but that only made it worse. The strangest thing of all was that even although she had all of these feelings sometimes she hated Draco Malfoy more than anything. She wanted to slap him so hard and she had to fight herself not to. She hated his arrogance but it drew her in further every time he sneered. Why was she feeling like this? Why was he driving her this crazy?

"HERMIONE, you think there's something wrong with her?"

"There's nothing wrong with me Harry. I'm just tired."

"Umm, you're a girl right?"

"Thank-you Captain Obvious!"

"You know what I mean, but, well, I was thinking..."

"Oh no, hope you didn't strain anything"

"Hermione what are you suggesting?"

"Oh my god, just go on with your story!"

I swear I could kill the boy-who-lived-to-be-humourless sometimes. Oh look, he's pouting! HA!

"It's Ginny's birthday and...I bought her pyjamas...but I've been thinking...maybe she'll take that the wrong way and I mean I don't want her to think I'm being too forward"

"For God's sake Harry, you're a bloody 7^th year now and you're her boyfriend aren't you, plus judging by the fact that you said pyjamas I'll bet that they aren't exactly revealing. Also fuck's sake Harry Potter, if she was so innocent that a pair of pyjamas shocked her then I find it very hard to believe that she would know all of those things in the stories about Seamus!"

"What?"

And without answering she stood up and made her way out of the common room and slowly began wandering towards the library. Why couldn't anyone understand that love was burning, taking risks, and not getting worried about pyjamas.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

The hand thrust over her mouth silenced her scream as she was pulled into a cupboard on her right. As she turned round, her own eyes wide with fear, she saw his stormy grey eyes staring back at her. But, before she could say a word he had lunged forward and covered her mouth with his.

Pressed up against the wall of a janitor's cupboard and with Draco Malfoy's hands exploring her body, Hermione took a moment to react. But when it sank in that this was not another one of her daydreams, se grabbed his face with her hands and deepened the kiss. It was everything she had longed for and more, and when he pulled away she opened her eyes and rationality set in.

"Why did you kiss me Malfoy?"

"Why did you kiss me back, because it's probably the same reason!"

Now that she found hard to believe.

"ANSWER THE QUESTION!"

"Alright, alright, because I wanted to! And I'm accustomed to getting what I want and you know that. I have to say you're more feisty than I imagined...but that's a good thing! Meet me in the Astronomy Tower at midnight."

And after only pausing to flash her a mischievous grin, he left her alone and in the dark, her heart racing and her brain working overdrive.