Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, settings, etc. Plot's mine though!

Author's Note: Heya… I just felt like something fluffy between Draco and Hermione cuz they just look so cute together in the movie. The POV changes back and forth here (excuse my inconsistent ways), so without further ado, here's a short DM/HG story for your enjoyment! And if you'd like to add to my own enjoyment, please REVIEW!

Under the Stars

Chapter 1: Falling

"The star Ahienda is located in the Upper Traxian Galaxy which is approximately 1002.46 light years away from earth," Hermione said.

"Very good, Hermione. Ten points to Gryfinndor," Professor Sinistra responded. Draco let out a loud groan. It was nearly one in the morning, and he was falling asleep in class. Who needed to know about stars and planets anyway?

"Who cares about some star located billions of miles away. It doesn't have any effect over us. Besides, I could have named it if I wanted to," he sneered at Hermione. Hermione turned around and glared at him. Draco was now glad that it was late as it was and that the lesson was extremely boring. Harry had fallen into a stupor and Ron was snoozing on the desk beside Hermione. Had any of them been paying any attention, there would have been trouble- especially with Ron and his extreme emotions whenever Hermione was involved.

"Oh really?" Hermione hissed. "Let's see it, then." She pointed to a constellation on her starmap. "Name this." Draco glanced at Hermione. His cool gaze landed on her face, where he realized that she had amazingly deep brown eyes. He felt a falling sensation as he looked into her eyes and felt that he could stare into them forever.

'Wait a minute! What are you doing? This is goody-two-shoes Granger we're talking about here. There's nothing special about her- except her large teeth. Actually, her teeth don't look so large anymore- they look…pretty. No, STOP! Stop thinking about these things!' Draco commanded himself. He forced his gaze off Hermione's face and back onto his own starmap. He looked at it for awhile but came up with no answer.

"Hah! Can't name it, can you?" Hermione said victoriously. She turned around abruptly and focussed on Professor Sinistra again. Draco's sight now came back into focus as he studied the star map. He looked at the constellation Hermione had pointed out. It was a rather simple one that he could name- Canis Majoris- it was just that when he looked at it, the stars kept on rearranging themselves into the shape of Hermione's face.

For the rest of the class, Draco found himself listening to Hermione's melodious voice. The bell finally rang and Draco crammed his books and starmap into his bag. He suddenly realized that he had crumpled up his starmap. He hesitated for a few seconds before pulling it out of his bag and smoothing it out. As he did so, he realized that he had fallen for Hermione- big time.

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"The star Ahienda is located in the Upper Traxian Galaxy which is approximately 1002.46 light years away from earth," Hermione said.

"Very good, Hermione. Ten points to Gryfinndor," Professor Sinistra responded. Draco let out a loud groan. Hermione frowned. True, this was one of their later lessons, but that was no reason to act like that. Besides, these things were important.

"Who cares about some star located billions of miles away. It doesn't have any effect over us. Besides, I could have named it if I wanted to," Draco sneered at Hermione. She turned around and glared at him. There was no one to defend her now- none of Harry's witty comments or Ron's threats as Harry had sunk into a stupor and Ron was fast asleep at his desk. She had to say something quick.

'Think Hermione, think!' she urged herself.

"Oh really?" Hermione hissed. "Let's see it, then." She pointed to a constellation on her starmap. "Name this." She could have smacked herself. What a lame comeback- so like her. Draco glanced at her. His cool gaze landed on her face and Hermione began to feel slightly nervous.

'Why isn't he looking away? Is there something on my face? In between my teeth?' Hermione commenced to touch her face self-consciously and ran her tongue over her teeth. There was nothing there. She looked at Draco and was about to ask what exactly he was staring at when she noticed something weird- he seemed to radiate with a sense of masculinity that she had never noticed in Harry or Ron, perhaps because she had always seem them just a friends. In fact, wasn't that the reason she had refused to date Ron? She was lucky to still have him as a friend, but Draco…he was something else. Just the sight of him made her heart beat a little faster. She glanced back down at her own map for awhile and hoped that these feelings would pass. When she looked back up, Draco was concentrating on his own starmap- to her relief. He had been staring at it for a while, but came up with no answer.

"Hah! Can't name it, can you?" Hermione said victoriously.

'Stupid! Why couldn't I have said something more interesting…more sophisticated?' She turned around abruptly so Draco wouldn't notice the flush that was appearing on her cheeks. She answered a few more of Professor Sinistra's questions before she felt more normal. When the bell finally rang, she shook Ron and Harry awake and dragged them back down to the Gryfinndor common room, as far away from Draco as she could possibly manage…although she wasn't sure that was what she wanted. He seemed to have some kind of polarity that attracted her to him. She found it a bit scary, but somehow intriguing as well. She lay in bed thinking about this for awhile and had begun to fall asleep when she was jolted awake with a sudden realization- she had fallen for Draco in a big way.

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Author's Note: Alright, REVIEW and tell me what you think. It was a bit corny and sappy I know, but hey- it's fluff! :D The second chapter should be out by next week if my teachers don't kill me with tests and projects and homework. Please be so kind as to shine a light through my otherwise awful, busy, homework-filled days by REVIEWING!!! Please and Thanks! :)