Title: Philomath
Author: Hieiko
Category: Harry Potter
Characters: Draco, mentions Hermione
Disclaimer: I don't own HP, or any of the characters.
Word Count: 130
Notes: Written for the 31_days_exchnge, for rhap_chan's theme # 22, "philomath".
Summary: Draco thinks about Hermione Granger's love of knowledge.

Hermione Granger is a philomath, Draco realizes. And that is why she always bests him at schoolwork. He studies in order to achieve high marks in class, to prove his intelligence and superiority. She studies because she is eager to know, to devour the information available to her. High marks please her, but they are not her goal, merely a fortunate byproduct.

And yet, Draco does not want to be a philomath. He is willing to learn things that interest him (like quidditch), but he won't be quoting "Hogwarts, A History" anytime soon. He imagines what it would be like... having Granger's thirst for knowledge, sitting in the Malfoy Manor library, poring over every single book of dark arts... and shudders. There are some things he would rather not know.