A/N: For all who are about to read this, you may (if you haven't already) want to go read my first story which ties in with this.

R&R please

Chapter One

It's been one year since the seventh years at Hogwarts graduated. Hermione is one of the top Arour's at the ministry, Draco is too. There aren't that many cases now that each Death Eater has been caught.

Draco and Hermione decided that it wouldn't be right for them to date after all, there had been enough drama when they were at Hogwarts. No more was needed.

Ron Weasley was their boss now. Harry Potter had been, but that was before he was found guilty of using an unforgivable on a muggle. Harry never was the same after his break up with Ginny. She had wanted to leave him because he had abused her but he wouldn't let her.

Ginny had gone to one of the few people she trusted to help, Blaise Zabini. They had become close over the course of the project the year before. Blaise of course, being on the pureblood council, helped her out and sentenced him to life in Azkaban when he saw Harry using the Imperius Curse on a muggle.

Harry will never get out now. Blaise made sure of that. Ginny has slowly been recovering just as Hermione had done. It was sad to see Harry go, but it was better this way.

Hermione was glad to see Harry gone, but surprised that Ron had taken his place. There was a knock at Hermione's door. "Come in." She called focusing on filing her report.

"Hey 'Mione, I need you and Draco to go on a mission." Ron told her.

"Sure, just let me give this to Charlie." Hermione and Ron left her office and went to the filing desk.

She handed the paper work to Charlie and turned to Ron. "I need you and Draco to meet me and the rest f the Arour's to meet at the Malfoy manor."

"All the Arour's?"

"Yes, this is code red. I'll see you in a few minutes." Ron apparated to the manor.

Hermione went in search of Draco and found him on the couch in the lounge. "Come on Draco, we have a mission."

Draco smirked inwardly. He knew exactly what was going to happen. "Okay, the manor right?"

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"Ron said we were meeting there."

"Okay, well let's go." They apparated to the manor boundaries. "Do you know what the mission is for?"

"Yes, I do."

"Can you tell me?"

"Nope. You'll find out."

"Your impossible."

"I know." He opened the doors of the manor and le her to the ball room/meeting room. He opened the doors for her also.

She stepped in, "SURPRISE!" All the Arour's appeared out of thin air.

"Merlin, you guys!" She said definitely surprised.

"Happy birthday 'Mione." Draco held her waist.

"I completely forgot that it's my birthday."

"You've been working so hard and you needed this. Me and Draco started talking and finally, we decided on throwing you a muggle surprise party." Ron said handing her a glass of her first taste of fire whisky.

"Thank you guys." She sipped the fire whisky. "Gods that's strong."

Draco laughed and pulled her to the side. "Hermione, I love you." She was about to say something. He put his finger to her lips. "I love you more than life itself. I've loved you since the first day I saw you at Hogwarts.

I was never allowed to tell you. I couldn't let anyone know, not my family, not my friends, especially you. I love everything about you Hermione, nothing will ever change that.

I can't stand to see you hurt. I can't stand hurting you. I could barely stand to live torturing you through our years at Hogwarts. I had to do it because you're a muggle born and my father would have punished me if I didn't. I love you so much 'Mione." He got on one knee. "Will you, Hermione Jean Granger, marry me?"

"Draco…" a single tear fell from her eye.