Disclaimer: I am not J.K. Rowling, otherwise Dramione would be canon. Thanks for reading~

Hermione ran her fingers through her unruly curls and made a face into the mirror. It was humid, and her hair had acted accordingly, frizzing up and becoming hard to manage. She decided on a messy bun and pinned it up a few times before she was satisfied. Then, she admired her reflection for a moment. She wore a nice, white polo shirt tucked into a tight pencil skirt that hugged her features and matched the black heels on her feet. Her makeup was perfect, not too much, but just enough to go with the modest jewelry she wore, just a professional necklace and black earrings. Glancing at her watch, she walked over and picked up her purse. She couldn't be late for work. She took her job very seriously, and as fun as it was to know you were the most talked about woman in the company for many reasons, she would rather be buried in papers and cases instead of walking around and chatting aimlessly just to show herself off. She'd changed quite a bit since she graduated Hogwarts, instead of being the 'bookworm', she was an esteemed lawyer and a sight for any man, or woman, if she swung that way. She stepped into the lift and checked her reflection in the mirrored walls as the doors closed. Working on magic cases was rather stressful, but she didn't want anyone to know she was frazzled about her latest case. She had a reputation to uphold. The lift opened on the floor before hers and in stepped Draco Malfoy himself. Hermione nodded at him in greeting.

"Good morning." She said as the door closed again.

"Morning, Granger, though I wouldn't say it's a good one." He was rather early, and she was curious. His words only stemmed her curiosity.

"I haven't noticed anything wrong so far. Hard day already?" He nodded and the door dinged open on their floor. They stepped out together as he answered.

"Hard cases and women. More the women today, though. Why do you care to ask, Granger?" She rolled her eyes.

"We work together, Malfoy." She snapped. "Or, you know, we're supposed to!" He shrugged carelessly.

"We haven't had a conjoined case in over a week."

"You left me in the lurch on the last one! You owe me, remember that, Malfoy." He scoffed as he stopped at his office door.

"What are you gonna do, Granger? Call Potter and Weasel on me? I already said I was busy." She rolled her eyes again and glared at him.

"Probably busy shagging that blonde girl who was hanging all over you!" She made a face, remembering the girl. "I was trying to be nice, and now look, we're arguing again!" He opened his door.

"I have higher standards than her, thank you very much. And you're not one to be talking. What about that time you were almost late to court? And you showed up all out of breath with your clothes askew? Whose fault was that, Weasel-boys?" It took everything in her to keep herself from blushing, but she retained her calm demeanor.

"I have higher standards than him too, thank you very much." She said, mocking him. "I woke up late. I was tired." She turned on her heel, cutting him off before he could speak by walking away. "You still owe me, Malfoy!" she said over her shoulder.

"In your dreams, Granger!" she heard him retort as she turned the corner. He really did aggravate her to no end. After school ended, they had decided to try and be civil, since they were now adults and working together. They got along okay, better than before, because they were often put on cases together and were forced to endure each others company. Honestly, she didn't mind him when they were working on a case, because he was hard working and serious, and easy to work with. But he still liked to tease her, or whatever it was. She heard heels and looked up to see Ginny walking towards her, a smile on her face.

"Hermione! Glad I caught you. I was asked to give you this packet. It contains information about your current case." Hermione smiled and took the packet form her hands, turning it over to look at the note on the back.

"Thank you, Ginny! This case was getting on my last nerve, we barely had any information on it." Ginny worked almost like a secretary, filing cases, finding information, taking calls, and many other things that were much needed. Now, she handed Hermione a packet.

"There's going to be a meeting later, be sure not to forget it!" Her eyes twinkled. "You know, you and Malfoy are the center of all the latest gossip. Everyone went crazy when the two of you walked in together." Hermione groaned and opened the door to her office.

"Like I said the other day, we're barely friends. I don't know why people think something's going on!"

"Because you're the hottest woman here and he's the hottest man in the universe." Hermione mock gasped and gently nudged Ginny with her elbow.

"Ginny! What would Harry think if he heard you say that?!" The other woman giggled as she shut the door behind them.

"Oh, he's heard me say it! He says I'm going blind and I should have my eyes checked!" Hermione laughed and sat at her desk, ruffling through the papers.

"Poor Harry!" She said, shaking her head. "Oh, and just because Malfoy wears designer clothes and is rolling in money doesn't make him the 'hottest man in the universe'."

"That's not all it is and you know it." Pansy's high-pitched voice sounded from the door as she closed it behind her. Hermione smiled at her before going back to the papers on her desk. She'd recently become friendly with the former Slytherin, who worked just down the hall. Pansy wasn't as bad as Hermione had once thought, and vice versa. The only drawback was that she, like every other woman in the bloody building, was interested in Malfoy. She now sashayed over to the desk. "You two seemed rather friendly walking in together today. When are you going to admit that you think he's attractive? You know good and well that he is." Hermione groaned again.

"I already said that yes, he is attractive, but his attitude is a turn-off! He's selfish, conceded, and rather rude." Pansy riffled through the papers on Hermione's for a moment before finding the paper she needed.

"I find it a huge turn-on, myself. And so does every other woman, and probably the men too." She held up the paper. "This is what I needed, thanks for finding it." She went to the door to leave and then turned back around. "You'll realize it soon enough." She said before shutting the door again. Her heels clicked away from the door and Hermione went to open her window.

"All of you people are going to drive me crazy one of these days. It's always about him." Ginny giggled.

"We are women, 'Mione! And he is sexy!" The brunette girl rolled her eyes once again.

"I'm done talking about that git. I'll see you at the meeting, Ginny." The other woman said goodbye, and when Hermione was finally alone, she sat down and began to look through her papers. It annoyed her that there was so much gossip involving her and Malfoy. Yes, he was sexy and he smelt good and he wore the best clothes, but she had already convinced herself that she did not like him like that. He was the only man who didn't stare as she walked in, the only one who wasn't likely to jump at the option to sleep with her. She wondered if that was why she felt the need to have his attention, she had gotten so used to the eyes that not having his annoyed her. She did not want to be that shallow, and she scolded herself for thinking such things. Draco Malfoy was her co-worker, acquaintance, but no more. She had to get him out of her head, and she did so as she buried herself in her work.

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