She woke up with a pounding head. Although her eyes weren't open, she could see exactly what she had dreamed of. Draco. Even though she knew he wasn't there, it comforted her to feel his presence.

At that thought, her eyes shot open. She could remember what had happened the previous day clearly, but she still couldn't believe it. How could it be possible! How could she have gotten a crush on Malfoy! He was Malfoy!

No matter how hard she tried to fight it she let out a sigh at his name. She had never really thought about how nice his name was. Dragon. It summed him up pretty well. Fierce, rough and beautiful. Get on his bad side and you're in trouble but look at him the right way and you can see just how perfect he really is.

With this in her head, she jumped up and began to get ready. She put on the shirt that was slightly too small for her and showed off her curves just right. Unsure of what else to wear she went over to Ginny and shook her awake.

"What?" Groaned Ginny, only half awake.

"I said, 'I need help on what to wear'." She repeated. At this, Ginny sat up strait and giggled.

"Oh right. You want to get Malfoys attention." She giggled, getting up. Thoughtlessly she went over to her suit case, dismissing the idea of using Hermione's. She pulled out a skirt that came to midway across Hermione's thighs.

"How about tights?" asked Hermione, curiously. To that, Ginny through her hand to her head.

"It's no wander you've never had a boyfriend!" she groaned, exasperated. "Why would you wear tights, when you have legs like yours? They're so long and thin! You really need to learn more about boys." She added a pair of black ankle boots with slight heals and brushed her hair out, letting it cascade down past her shoulders.

When they went down stairs the boys were already waiting for them. They turned around to greet them and then… they saw Hermione. Harry looked surprised, like he couldn't believe that she would go against the uniform in that way, or that she had that much leg. Ron, on the other hand, gazed at her admirably, jaw dropped to oblivion. Hermione blushed and heard Ginny whisper in her ear "That's the reaction we want from Malfoy." Hermione let a giggle escape from her mouth at that. Which turned into a laugh when she looked at the boys faces again. If she could get that look on Draco it would make her life complete.

Entering the great hall she scanned the Slythin table for a sign of Draco. When she finally caught sight of him he was looking right at her, jaw dropped, amazed by her. He was as beautiful as she remembered him. But now, maybe he was feeling the same way about her. She let herself smile at the thought and how impossible it was. No way could he feel that way for her so suddenly.

As they sat down, Ginny whispered to her "Now that is how it's done." She had to smile at that, even though it mad her blush madly. "Did you see his face though? That is the face of someone falling for someone."

"No way Ginny, not that quickly." She said. Ginny scowled.

"Yes, that quickly. That's how it started for you. That quickly!" She said loudly. Cautiously, Hermione put a finger to her lips, but it was too late, the boys had already heard.

"What started for you?" Pressed Harry, suspiciously. To her relief, Ginny spoke and gave most genius answer ever.

"Do you really want to know what 'started' for a teenage girl?" She asked, arms crossed. Harry froze and shook his head. "Good." To this she gave a grateful smile at her friend.

The first two lessons (Herbology and Care for Magical Creatures) went smoothly; well... with a few slight errors. It was on their way to one of their lessons that things got really interesting.

They were walking through a corridor, when someone stepped in front of them, blocking their path. He turned around and smirked at them.

Somehow, his silver eyes found her hazel ones and locked them in a stare before he broke away. His words were muffled in Hermione's mind. Just the sound of his voice made her heart explode. She saw him hand Ron a piece of paper and then sneer at him. Harry started to shout and pulled out his wand. Grabbing Hermione, they began to walk off.

There was a sudden crack, which made her spin around. Draco was nowhere to be seen. A mad looking old man hobbled over and grabbed the white ferret, which sat were Draco had been stood. With a gasp, she realised what had happened. Mad Eye Moody had transfigured Draco into a ferret! Meanwhile, Mad Eye was levitating him and smashing him against the floor.

At that second, Professor McGonagall stormed in and stopped the whole thing. Hermione felt a wave of gratitude toward Professor McGonagall. Draco was transfigured back. Tears flooded his eyes and a stream of blood gushed from his face. She could see that he was fighting to remain conscious. He dashed away, heading toward the library. Instinctively, she followed him, needing to make sure he was okay. Needing to make him feel better if he wasn't. Needing to hold him in her arms and cry with him until he cared about her, until he wanted her the way she wanted him.

In the library, she followed the sound of sobs until she saw him, huddled in the corner, head on his knees. Without a second though she ran over and sat next to him. She slowly rapped her arms around him, which he didn't resist. Instead, he cuddled into her, burying his face into her hair.

They stayed that way, huddled together, until he stopped crying and pulled away. His face was streaked with tear stains. He smiled at her. It made the whole thing worth it. That one little smile.

"Thanks," he muttered. "I'm not usually one to cry, but I've lost so much lately I couldn't lose my reputation as well."

She nodded understandingly. Why was he explaining it to her? "I know how you feel. I had the same thing in Primary. I had just lost my pet cat, when I got the news of my Granddads death. Then, I was so down that I didn't do my homework for a month and… I got kicked out of Grammar School." She smiled encouragingly at him. Unwillingly, she could feel her eyes fill up with tears.

Then, something happened that she was not expecting at all. He put his cold damp hand on her cheek and whispered "I'm sorry that I used to tease you, Hermione." He had said her name. Slowly, she place her hand on top of his.

"That's okay, Draco." He looked shocked that she had said his name. Tilting his head, he looked at her more closely.

"You're so beautiful. How come I never noticed before?" Her heart skipped a beat. He just called her beautiful. Nobody had ever called her beautiful. Before she could stop herself, she leant in and pressed her lips carefully on his. She wasn't sure how to do this. His lips were hard at first which almost made her brake away, but then she felt his hand on her waist, pulling her closer to him. His lips moved in rhythm with hers and the rest of the world melted into oblivion. For the first time since she had met Ron and Harry, she felt safe. She felt like nothing would ever hurt her.

"If you two would be so kind, I would like this Library to myself. It is, after all, lesson time." The loud voice of Madam Prince bought them back to reality. They broke apart, not taking their eyes off of one another.

"I'm sorry Madam, but I have to do this." He turned to Madam Prince, taking his wand out. "Obliviate." He grabbed Hermione and dashed into the corridor. She knew what he had done. He had wiped her memory. "Hermione, we have to keep this a secret. We can't tell anyone or they'll try to come between us, but I think that I love you." She gasped for air. He felt the same way for her as she felt for him!

"I love you, too." She blurted out. "But can I tell Ginny because I've kind of told her that I have a crush on you."

"Okay… Wait! You had a crush on me? Since when?"

"Only since yesterday, but I haven't been able to get you out of my head since then." She giggled slightly at how pathetic it sounded. She stopped giggling when she realise how close they were.

"Hermione?" He said softly. "Will you… be my… girlfriend?" The suddenness of all that was happening hit her. She smiled at how quickly her life was changing around and nodded slowly. This time it was him that leaned in. Their lips met for only a few seconds before he turned around and ran off into the castle.

Unable to move for a few seconds, she thought about what had just happened. He had told her he loved her and she'd said it back, just like in the movies. At that moment she realised that the corridors were completely empty. Oh no! Lessons! She ran off towards her class, replaying the last twenty minutes of her life in her head. She was in love. That much was clear.

Unsure of what to do, she knocked on the door of the transfiguration classroom. At the second her fist met the door, it flew open. A scowling face glared out at her from inside the classroom.

"Twelve minuets, Miss Granger!" Shouted Professor McGonagall, disgusted by the behaviour of her star pupil. "Where in heaven's name have you been?!"

Her hung low in shame, she grumbled to the floor "I was in the library and I lost track of time." It wasn't exactly a lie, just a twisted truth.

An hour later, at lunch, she grabbed Ginny and pulled her up to the common room. As sure as she knew the cost was clear she began to blurt out everything that happened. When she told her that she had kissed him, Ginny almost fainted. Her jaw dropped to infinity. "You kissed him!" Was all she could manage to say, but it was enough for Hermione to blush. "Oh my god! Wow! Hermione I- I can't believe it! Your first kiss! With Malfoy!"

That evening, when they went to dinner, Hermione wasn't paying attention to Harry's gossiping or Ron's terrible jokes. She had all of her attention aimed at the Slytherin table. At the blonde haired boy that she had hated for so long. For twenty minutes they smiled at each other, sending romantic gestures when no one was looking. After dinner, her grabbed her and dragged her into the shadow of a secret passage.

"Hermione, I've never felt this way about anyone! No matter what's happening around me, my thoughts always come back to you. I'm mad about you. I've been trying to tell myself that you're a mudblood, but now I'm thinking that, maybe, I don't care." He whispered in her ear. "I've felt more love in a day than I have my whole life. You make me complete. I can't imagine my life without you in it. Only a day. One day has changed everything I've ever known. I love you Hermione." He loved her! This was no set up. No joke. This was the real thing! This is how sweet love tastes. Now she knew that she could never turn back.