In Love and War

It all started when I did the most stupid thing I could...pay attention to Malfoy and his stupid remarks. He hooked, lined, and sunk me! If only I had kept walking...BUT NO! I just had to let him get a rise out of me and now I am stuck with him for the rest of the year, by Dumbledore's orders. Maybe I should go back and explain this a little better.

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"So Hermione, you understood that potions lesson, right?" Harry asks me as we walk down the corridor.

"Yes, Harry it was very simple! I can't believe it took Snape a whole double potions class to teach it." I reply.

"Well then you are gonna let us see your notes, right?" Ron asks before Harry can.

I just roll my eyes at them. They know my notes are open territories for them. It was then I heard Malfoy walking behind us, he has this certain way of walking so you always know when it is him...I wonder if anyone else has ever noticed that? Oh well. Soon after he began his talking.

"AWW, how sweet Hermione is keeping her boy toys from failing. Too bad they aren't smart enough to do it on their own. Tsk, tsk, tsk," he states dramatically.

He has taken to calling me Hermione since he found out it bugged the hell out of me; unlike Granger and Mudblood which did not effect me at all.

"Well it beats getting good grades because Daddy pays for them so that makes us better than you!" Harry insults back and then to me says, "Ron and I have to go Hermione, see ya later!"

They have Divinations right now while I have Arithmancy. As well Malfoy's entire group go in the same direction and I am left to walk to Arithmancy with Malfoy behind me. Why did he have to have this class with me? I just know he is going to try and get a rise out of me!

"You know Mione, you don't mind if I call you Mione do you?" he asks after my very visible shudder at the use of my nickname. "You should not give them so much for the little they give you, I mean you must really like them bending you over tables and fu..."

He does not have the chance to finish that sentence because I turn and slap him, HARD! He nearly hits the floor and when he stands back up he has a glare on his face as well as a huge read mark on his cheek. However, before either of us can speak a voice booms at us from the end of the corridor. He just had to get me in trouble!

"Miss Granger, Mr. Malfoy! This is hardly proper behavior for the Head Boy and Girl! My office NOW!" Dumbledore yells.

Both of us hang our heads as we follow him up the staircase. We immediately sit when we enter the office.

Dumbledore begins, "I don't know what to do with you two. You utterly refuse to get along. You won't even be civil to one another! You leave me no choice. From now till the end of the year you two will have your own dorm rooms with adjoining common room and bathroom to share! You will only be allowed in your old common rooms on official Heads business, is that understood?" We both shake our heads yes.

We both stay quiet as Dumbledore walks us to our new rooms. All of our stuff has already been put in here and Dumbledore gives us a quick tour and leaves. By now Arithmancy is over so we both go into our respective rooms and that is where we are now. I am sitting on my bed reading. I can hear Malfoy moving around in the common room, cursing to himself. I just know this will be the longest year of my life.