Undeniable Desire (Draco Malfoy)

1. The cute blonde

Hermione Granger was also a Gryffindor with us. I didn't mind her, but her constantly knowing everything began to get on everyone's nerves. The bright side was she was earning lots of house points for us. I was surprised, however, that she knew so much being muggle-born and all. Most muggle-borns come here knowing very little since they did not grow up in our world.

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"There will be no foolish wand-waving in my class," Professor Snape said, he was a scary man with greasy black, shoulder-length hair. He was our potions teacher and the headteacher of the Slytherin house. He looked the part too. He always took house points off people for no real reason, except the Slytherins of course.

We had to partner up for this class, so Seamus and I got a table together. Seamus was looking over his potion book while stirring our potion "This is too hard" he groaned

"Please don't blow us up" I frowned at Seamus as he stirred the potion.

"Might get us out of potions for the rest of the class though" Seamus jokes.

Seamus and I sat at the very back of the classroom. Down the front was where most the Slytherins sat. I could see Draco Malfoy sitting with a Slytherin girl. Her name was Pansy Parkinson. At the table next to them were two big guys I could hardly tell apart, and honestly didn't care enough to remember their names. They all hang out in the same group as Draco though. Draco must have sensed me looking his way. He turned his head looking over his shoulder directly at me. I quickly pulled my potions book up in front of my face hiding behind it.

"You're right Seamus, this IS hard!" I said looking down at the potion instruction with wide eyes. The potion was two full pages long and in tiny writing.

After the end of the class, Snape marked us on our potion. Seamus and I were second last in the class. Last being Harry and Ron. I could tell right from the start of the class Snape had it out for Harry though.

Almost every Slytherin beat the Gryffindors. Even though they probably did not do any better than us. Unfortunately, I have been told that no matter how much better you do then the Slytherins they will always come out on top in this class because of Snape. Draco came first, proving it so. As we left potions Pansy purposely barged my shoulder as she walked past me "Watch where you're going, blood traitor!" She snapped at me. I said nothing, just watched her back as I continued down the hall, and out of the dungeons. I had a better way of getting back at her.

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The next day before entering Snape's classroom, I held Seamus outside class for a moment to talk to him in private. "I'm sorry to do this Seamus" I gripped his shoulders and looked at him with eyes that said forgive me "But it will probably get us both better marks in this subject"

Seamus frowned, "What are you talking about?"

"You will see," I mumbled and entered the classroom.

Instead of going straight to my seat at the back of the classroom, I made my way to the front where Pansy and Draco were already sitting. Snape had not shown up yet. The class did not start for another 2 minutes.

"Hey Parkinson, you're in my seat," I said looking down at her.

She nearly jumped at the sound of my voice so close to her. She turned around in her chair staring at me in disbelief.

"Yeah right," She laughed sarcastically, turning away from me.

I pulled my wand out and jabbed her arm with it. "You're in my seat," I said again a little louder. Honestly, I didn't know any spells yet that could do her any harm, but she seemed to freeze at the sight of my wand pointing at her.

"How dare you! You filthy blood traitor!" she growled.

She went to point her own wand at me. "Go on, see what happens" I dared her. She gulped and lowered her wand. It seems she's all bark and no bite.

"Your partner is Seamus, at the back," I told her. She glared at me, before hopping out of her seat and retreating to the back of the classroom.

I mouthed a silent 'sorry' at Seamus, he had a horrified look on his face when he realized what I had just done.

I sat down next to Draco who was smirking at me. "How are you not in Slytherin?" He asked in amusement.

I smiled at him and shrugged my shoulders. There had to be a little Slytherin somewhere in me, after all, both my parents were from this house. This was the first time Draco had ever spoken to me.

"I guess we are partners now," I smiled at him.

"Yeah, well just don't stuff up, blood traitor!" His hissed as his smirk fell.

His mean words did not bother me. I knew there was no way I could get low marks with him as my partner. After all, he is Professor Snape's favorite student.