Hermione Granger really hates periods

1. chapter

Hermione Granger was laying in her bed, but she was too nervous to sleep. It was Wednesday and a first day of her period. Hermione really hated periods. Well, she wouldn't mind having them if they were normal and not painful. Sometimes she envied her female friends. Neither of them ever complained about cramps. Like that wasn't enough she needed to share a common room with Draco Malfoy. He was the last person she wanted to live with while on her period. What was she gonna say to him when he notices something's wrong? Because he sure will. How can she hide what's happening? She would be grateful if her cramps were normal. In magazines she read that there are a lot of girls who have cramps, but she was positive that no one suffers like she does. Sometimes it gets so bad that she feels sick and starts shaking. And not to mention the dizziness.

She bit her lip in frustration as she remembered she forgot her pills at home. How could I be so irresponsible? How can I survive this without my pills?

In a wizard world there are no pills for cramps. Then a thought accrued to her. Maybe there's a potion that could help me. How else do women here survive their periods?

She lost herself in her thoughts for a minute. Quickly remembering everything she ever read, she realized she never came across a potion for relieving cramps.

Maybe I could- No, I can't go to hospital wing.

She would die of embarrassment if she had to confess her problems to anyone. She still clearly remembered when her mom forced her to go to the doctor and explain her problem. In that moment Hermione really wanted to just pull out her wand and Avada Kedavra herself.

Sighing, she stood up and began to think about her options. Who had enough knowledge of potions to help her? Suddenly Snape's image appeared in her mind, but she immediately pushed that thought away.

He really is a Potions Master, but there's absolutely no way I could ask him for help. And what are the chances he would want to help me?

Finally she decided she would just have to deal with it without potions or pills. It was already dark outside and past curfew. Everything was quiet and nothing could be heard, except Hermione's breathing. After a few minutes of trying to fall asleep she remembered she left her book with pain relieving spells on the couch in the common room. She jumped out of her bed and nearly tripped over something, but didn't try to bother with looking what it was. As she opened the door and almost ran in the common room, panic shot through her veins at what she saw there.

Draco Malfoy was sitting on the couch in just his black boxers. And as if that wasn't bad enough, he was holding her book in his hands and reading, completely sucked in the book. Hermione ran at full speed to him and almost ripped the book as she took it roughly from his hands. He looked at her, anger showing on his face:«What's your problem, Mudblood?«

"Who gave you the permission to touch my things?"she asked, hoping she hid the panic in her voice.

"I just found it laying around, the next time watch where you leave your things."he warned her.

Hermione relaxed, knowing he probably didn't figure out why she needed the book. After she calmed down, she could take a better look at Draco. When it registered in her brains that he was just in his boxers, she quickly turned around covering her eyes and sighing in annoyance. Draco just laughed at that.

"Would you do me a favor and not walk around naked?"she asked, still turned away from him.

Draco stood up with a grin still on his face:"What's the matter, Granger? Too much to handle? Never seen a man in his boxers?

"A man yes, but not a boy. And I do not wish to see it again, I'll be scarred for life."she insulted him, hoping she would annoy him so that he would forget about the book in her arms.

By the tone in his voice she could tell she angered him, but he wasn't stupid. No matter how much she wanted him to be.

"What do you need that book for?"he asked, suspicious of her behaviour.

"What do you care, Malfoy?"she answered and started walking to her bedroom without even looking back at him.

"Pain relieving potions and spells? I'll discover what you're up to."he almost yelled after her. He didn't like it when people walked away in the middle of conversation. Nobody walks away from Draco Malfoy.

As soon as Hermione was in her bedroom, she locked the door behind her and took a deep breath. She knew Malfoy would try and figure out why does she need that book. She shouldn't have reacted the way she has, now he's suspicious. Merlin, what have I gotten myself into?

Since the day she found out that Malfoy of all people will be a Head Boy, she has been in a bad mood. It was completely unexpected. She didn't notice how smart he was, she just saw him as annoying and evil. Well, it seemed that he was the smartest boy in the class. How could I miss that? She thought. She put the book on her desk and then threw herself on the bed. Tomorrow's gonna be really difficult day. She was positive that her cramps will start tomorrow. They always start the second day of her period. As she closed her eyes, her mind traveled to Draco and how gorgeous he looked in his boxers. She even felt her cheeks blush at the thought of it.

What is wrong with me? Must be hormones. She told herself than tried to get some sleep.

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She wasn't wrong. Her cramps woke her up from a dreamless sleep. She yawned and realized she needed to go to the bathroom. Looking at the clock, she was satisfied that she woke up 10 minutes too early.

Good, at least I'll have the bathroom first.

She could survive sharing the common room with Draco, but what she hated the most was that they had to share the bathroom also.

We're in the magic school, for Merlin's sake. Couldn't they just use a spell and make two bathrooms?

She slowly got up from the bed and made her way toward the closet. As soon she took all she needed she walked to the bathroom and locked after herself. Usually she didn't lock herself, not even when she was in the bathroom, but now she lived with a Malfoy and she needed to be careful.

Draco slowly awoke from his sleep, filled with dreams about girls. Plenty of girls. He smiled as he looked at the clock and realized he needed to get up. He was still sleepy and tired, but he was disciplined. Living with Lucius Malfoy does that to a person. His father is one of the cruelest people and Draco realized that at young age. Lucius was demanding and Draco had to be good at everything, which included getting up early in the morning. After grabbing his clothes and everything else he needed he made his way to the bathroom.

Hermione was feeling sick. She was already dressed and now she was staring at her pale face in the mirror.

I look awful. Someone may mistake me for a vampire, I'm so pale.

She already felt pain in her stomach, but she knew that was still nothing. It will get much worse, she was sure of it.

"Granger, get out already!"

She tensed as she heard Draco's voice from the other side of the door.

"It won't kill you to say please." even in her state she couldn't let him talk to her that way.

"I've been waiting for almost ten minutes! Get out!"

She rolled her eyes and opened the door to find a very impatient Draco staring at her, still in his boxers.

"I won't open the next time if you act like that."she warned him.

"The bathroom is also mine, Granger. I know my rights. I'm not a Head Boy because of my looks, even though I could be."he said and smirked at her.

She gave him a cold glare:"You're about to be a headless boy if you don't get out of my face, Malfoy."

With that she pushed him to the side and started walking to her room.

"Be careful how you talk to me, Mudblood."he said after her, but she just walked to her room and slammed the door shut behind her.

She really didn't need this early in the morning.

Oh, no. She made a face as she remembered that the first hour she has Potions with Snape.

Really a wonderful day!

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