A/N - This started as a drabble, then a series of drabbles, and finally I was writing part five and a reviewer pointed out these should have their own story. Parts 1 - 4 are identical to what you might have read in the drabbles.
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~ The History Project ~
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Granger
Hermione looked down at the word that appeared on her parchment and frowned.
Granger
Pretty cool, huh?
I figured out how to write on my own paper and have it appear on someone else's
Well
On yours
Not sure why it only works with you
She looked stealthily around the room. No one was looking at her, no one was trying to catch her attention.
Who is this?
She wrote the question in her neatest writing under the stream of comments.
It works both ways
Apparently
Merlin
You even sound like a swot when you write
Who IS this?
Hahaha
Not telling
Ron?
No need to be insulting
I haven't insulted you and I've been VERY tempted
Granger
Granger
Why aren't you talking to me?
I'm bored
Talk to me
Granger!
Why does it have to be you, anyway?
Anyone else would talk to me
Stop bothering me
You're cute when you're mad
I'm trying to pay attention to Binns
Really?
Really
You could probably give the lecture
I bet you've taken notes from the book
I bet they're colour coded
With underlines
And tabs
They are not
But you've taken notes already
I prepared for class
Yes
So you know this already
So do I
Talk to me instead
I don't even know who you are
There's not that many people in this class
I'm sure you can figure it out
I'll give you a hint
Not Weasley
Why are you bothering me?
I'm bored
And you're cute
And it's fun to see you not know something
Hermione looked over at Harry, who was drawing a detailed picture of Cho Chang on his parchment.
Not Harry
Hah
No
Are you going to make me just list off everyone in the room?
Maybe
Dean?
Who?
Lavender?
You think I'm a girl?
I may die
I may die RIGHT NOW
Not a girl
Not unless my parents really lied to me when they gave me the talk
Talk?
How little witches and wizards are made?
How boys and girls are different
That talk
Maybe Muggles don't do that one?
Not Muggle-born then
No
No
NO
Prejudiced much?
I don't want to talk to you anymore
Granger
Granger
I'm sorry
Granger
I'm bored
I'm sorry
Look
Please talk to me
I didn't mean it
Go away
No
I can do this every class
I can keep bothering you
And I will
Until you talk to me
I'm bored
Granger
Granger
I'm sorry, OK
Fuck
What do I have to say?
Granger
Look
I get a lot of shit, OK?
From Malfoy and arseholes like him.
Oh
This whole world
People act like being Muggle-born is
AT BEST
Some kind of embarrassing thing I should hide
Like
I don't know
It sucks
Oh
I'm sorry
Not Malfoy then
Why not him?
Can you imagine Malfoy apologizing for being a git?
To me?
I can't
Can't even imagine him talking to me
I guess
So, who are you?
Maybe we should pay attention
Edgar the Eager and all
Good stuff
It's hagiography
What?
The book
What Binns is saying
It's all
cleaned up
Made to look pretty
Mostly wizards just slaughtered everyone
Edgar was actually kind of an awful guy
He used to cut the hands off of the daughters of his enemies
And cut their tongues out
Was that in the book?
I think I missed something
No.
I did extra reading
Of course you did
It gets more interesting if you look at stuff outside the textbook
You think cutting the hands off people is interesting?
That's fucked up, Granger
You think being a Muggle-born is something to be ashamed of
That's what's fucked up
I said I was sorry
You still think it
Do not
Do too
Not
Prove it
What?
Tell me who you are
How does that prove anything?
It was worth a shot
Are you sure you're a Gryffindor?
That seemed awfully sneaky for one of you pure of heart people
Slytherin, then
What
You're Slytherin
Best house
And a boy
So the cock suggests
And there's no way Goyle or Crabbe could have figured out a spell like this
Fuck
Granger
Granger
Granger
Granger
Go away, Malfoy
I could be Theo
Or Blaise
I'm not talking to you
Granger
Granger
Granger
Granger
Granger
Granger
Hermione
Tell me more about Edgar
I'm sorry
Come on
You liked me before you knew who I was
Go away
You're talking to me again
Granger
Please
I'm so bored
I'm not here to entertain you
Malfoy
Despite what you may think
Go away
Why?
Why won't you talk to me?
Do you really need a fucking list?
Yes
You've made fun of me
and called me names
since we were 11
You broke my nose
I got over it
You hate everyone like me
MUDBLOODS
If I hated you I wouldn't be talking to you
Bullshite
You're only talking to me because you could only get your spell to work with me
I lied about that
What?
Which word didn't you understand?
Arsehole
Your reading comp sucks
I didn't use the word arsehole
Go away
Granger
I'm sorry
I really am
You're just bored
That too
See
I'm not a total arsehole
Yes you are
OK, I probably am
I still want to talk to you
Why
And what makes you think I want to talk to you?
You keep writing back?
To tell you to go away
Class is almost over
Thank God
What?
Muggle thing
From my filthy Muggle background
I think you should take me on as a project
What?
If you can save house elves you can save me
I have totally failed to save a single house elf
Well, I wouldn't wear one of those hats either
You're bad at knitting
Arsehole
Save me, Granger
Teach me all about Muggles
And how I'm wrong
We have all year
And this class is boring
And you've already outlined the whole book
With different coloured ink
I have
You've done
outside reading
on purpose
I have
You might know more about the topics than Binns
I know more than you, that's for sure
Did he really cut people's hands off?
Yes
That's gross
It really is
I bet you know more gross stuff you could tell me
I do
Do you really care?
You going to save me?
You're a prick.
Yep
I'm cute, though
I prefer gingers
Ewww
I'll have to save you too
Mutual salvation pact
Do we have a deal?
I'm putting my things away now, Malfoy
Do we have a deal?
Granger
Granger?
Hermione Granger narrowed her eyes at the pointy-faced blond boy as they shoved their way out into the hall.
"Deal," she muttered under her breath and he smirked at her.
"What was that about?" Ron asked. "Since when do you talk to Malfoy?"
"Did you know Edgar the Eager used to cut the hands off – "
"Oh, Merlin," he cut her off. "Please no more of your disgusting extra history details. No one cares about that shit but you, Hermione, and no one ever will."