A/N: Have you ever wondered why Harry almost got put into Slytherin or why Voldemort tried to warn Lily to move out of the way so he could just get Harry?? Well here goes my explaination!! I don't own any of the original characters they belong to the wonderful J.K. Rowling, except the ones that you know aren't from the books. Just so everyone knows this isn't necessarily a Hermione/Draco a Hermione/ Harry quiet yet. My ship will remain unknown until you the reader finds out which couple ends up together! Also this is a repost because I needed to name the chapters and stuff. Thanks to all the people who have reviewed this so far!!! And on with the show...

"Say it's only a paper moon, sailing over a cardboard scene. But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me." Paper Moon written and composed by:Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen This song inspired the name!

Chapter 1:Believe in Me...

May 2002

Hermione was walking down the busy street pondering her life up to that point. She had to meet with Ron and deep down she wished Harry would be there too. She had gratuated Hogwarts 4 years ago and took a job as an investigative reporter for The New York Wizard Times,NYWT,(The wizarding worlds number one newspaper after The Daily Prophet fell in the wrong hands and lost it's good name). She never thought that she would leave England or that she would move to America but at the time it seemed like it was all for the best. Afterall, Harry and Ron had been offered jobs somewhere, though Hermione was clueless as to where. All she knew at the time was that it paid good and the boys had fun at it. She latered found out that they worked at MISTA(Magical Investigators and Spy Taskforce Angency) which was located in the middle of New York City right on Manhattan Island and was extremely safe. Infact it was so well protected that wizards could fly out of the building and never be seen. So when Hermione got the news that she had been excepted to NYWT she took it and the three moved in a beutiful flat looking over Central Park. Of course Harry and Ron's job paid excellent and NYWT paid extremely well and the 3 room mates had more then enough spare. Those were the good ol' times.

The three would go to various social events and party til after midnight. Hermione, loved the hustle and bustle of New York. It allowed her the freedom to do whatever. But that was before the whole MISTA mess.

July 31st, 2001

"Okay everyone be quiet now, they're coming. You all know the signal!" Hermione whispered to the crowd of people. Outside the door she could hear Ron fumbling with his key and finnaly he gave up and said,"Alohomora"

"That's weird didn't didn't Herm promise to be home so we could go out for your birthday Harry?" Ron asked

"SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" came a what seemed like a million different voices. Harry looked around and saw all his friends and family(family meaning Sirius and the Weaslys).

"Wow, I am going to kill you guys for this," Harry said but everyone knew that deep down he loved it. "Herm, did you plan this?"

"Well, maybe. But I wasn't the only one, I had some accomplices." She said with a fit of laughter.

"Well I will have to get you later." Harry whispered in her ear. They had been dating since the previous year and were madly in love. Harry had been her first intimate partner and only her third boyfriend. She had dated Viktor Krum and Neville Longbottom before Harry but that was about it.

George and Fred Weasly showed up with tons of gifts from there joke/party shop. Ginny Weasly had shown up look marvalous as always, she also worked for the New York Wizard Times as a fashion consultant and photographer. She had a cute American wizard that looked a bit akward.

"Harry, ol' boy it's good to see you again," Came the voice of Percy, Percy was accompinied by his wife Penelope.

"Hey Percy, how are things at the ministry?" Harry asked only out of obligation

"Oh good, good, we still have a job open for you if you want it. Stop wasting your time doing god know what, in America. I mean really what do you and Ron do all day? For all we know you could be betting on horses at a local pub." Percy continued

"In America they're called bars, and thanks but no thanks. You may be the Minister but my opinion about the ministry hasn't changed in the least."

"Hermione, you need to talk to him about the absurd opinion he has about the Ministry." Percy said

"Oh, I'll try." she said as she gave Harry a little wink.

Harry and Hermione spent the night circling the flat talking to old aquantinces and when the final guest left at around 3 in the morning Harry and Hermione were so trashed that they could barely walk to their room.

"Thank the Gods tommorow is Sunday." Harry said as he leaned in to give Hermione a kiss. She welcomed his lips on hers and soon the became a tangled mass in the sheets.

"Well did you like your party Mr.Potter?" Hermione asked him the next morning when he woke up from the daze of the previous night.

"Oh, It was great but you're better." Harry said smirking back at her suggestivly.

"Not this morning, you over hormoned boy. I have to get to work something major came up about Draco Malfoy apparently he was found in the middle of Central Park without much of a memory of what happened and I was assigned to it." Hermione said as she got up.

Harry realized she wasn't kiding because she had her work clothes on.

"Damn Malfoy, I knew I never liked him. You know I don't care if he ended up saving Ron's life after he '"saw the light"' he still seems a bit shady." Harry said.

Harry was referring to their last year at Hogwarts when Harry had brought Voldemort to his knees with the help of Draco's efforts. Hermione had always been a tad grateful and even started to become friends with Draco before he dissapeared. She even had had tea with him a couple times.

"Oh you don't know what he's been through. The rogue death eaters probably took him for some sort of revenge." Hermione defended him.

"Why do you defend the creep?" Harry asked

"Listen I have to go so If you can't be nice then you won't get any stars tonight. Do you understand?" Hermione asked

"Ohh, fine I just hate it when anyone interupts my plans for you and me." Harry said and with that she left the room while Harry got up and took a shower.

Harry got dressed and went to the kitchen where Ron was eating some cereal.

"So I thought Herm had the day off?" Ron asked

"She did but guess who finally let Draco go." Harry said back

"He's back? I don't think he will be to happy with MISTA Harry," Ron paused to take a bite of cereal, " I mean we knew where he was for a good two months but we,well should I say you, didn't think it necessary to help him out. You convinced our supervisors it might be a trap."

"It could have been a trap and you know it."
"And my mum could have been a man in her previous life." Ron said

"Really I didn't know that." Harry said

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"Hermione, dear it's good to see you again. It's been so long since I've seen a refreshing face like yours." Draco said. Draco use to be hostile and conceited. Now he was just conceited, long past were the days when he had hated mudbloods and loathed all Gryffindors. He had finally grown-up. His skin had a tinge of a tan although not much, and his pale blond hair was now dishwater blonde. If Hermione was truthful with herself she would say he was downright handsom in a cocky sort of way. She loved Harry with all her heart but there was a bit of an attraction there.

"Draco it's so good to see you again." Hermione said. "So you do realize I'm here to take a statement for the New York Wizard Times, but we don't have to print anything I choose not to."

"So tell me how did you get caught?" Hermione asked

"Well ever since Voldemorts down fall my family has been totally obliviousis to my relation to them, as you know. I was trying to at least get in touch with my mum who I thought never really had much to do with my father's cause. Well she finally got in touch with me and set up a lucheon I thought I had finally broken through. So I went to go meet up with her and it was a set up." Draco paused a second while the his eyes sparkled a little with tears.

"Do you know where they took you?"

"No, but I do know someone who knew how to find me, infact he visited me." Draco continued.

"Who, was it your father? Or is Voldemort back?" Hermione asked

"No to either of them, infact is was someone I didn't even expect to see." Draco paused yet again wondering weither or not he was willing to say so.

"Come on you have to tell me, if not for the paper then for our friendship." Hermione said

"Oh, so we're friends now?"

"Of course. Now come on before I have to find a way to make you,ferret boy!" Hermione said joking around

"Fine, there's a covert opperation in Manahattan that deals with espionage and inforcement. The name of the taskeforce is called MISTA or Magical Inforcers and Spy's Taskforce Agency. Now this is very classified information. They have many top wizards working there as well as an alumni that we've known. The list includes Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonanagall, Mad-Eye Moody, Ron Weasly and Harry Potter. "

Hermione spit out her tea although it really shouldn't have been a surprise. Afterall Harry, Ron, and herself had just about any choice of jobs out there.

"I can see your shocked." Draco said."So I assume you didn't know what they did for a living."

"No I had no clue. So what does this have to do with Harry or MISTA?"

"Well MISTA, got a letter from my lovely'"hosts"' saying how they could get me back. They nogotiated with my hosts about making sure I was alive so they sent one of their agents to me."

"Harry ? Don't say it was Harry." Hermione said with a hand over her mouth.

"Yes, Harry has known where I was for about a month now. They said they couldn't authorize the transaction because of security reasons. Security reasons,my arse. I heard through the grapevine that it was Harry that made the suggestions. " Draco said with some left over malice in his voice.

"So you think that Harry purposly made that suggestion so you would stay locked up?" Hermione asked thinking that it was possible that Draco was making this up.

" I don't think I know. But if you need to talk to him I understand, considering my past and your relationship with him. Well I have to get going, I await your call." And with that Draco Malfoy left.

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Harry and Ron were watching football when Hermione stalked into the house. They had become addicted to watching football games on Sundays together, for some strange reason it reminded them of Quidditch.

"What the hell do you know about Draco Malfoy's dissapearence Harry?" Hermione asked

"I just know what has been on the news and in the papers." Harry answered knowing he was treading on a thin line. He could tell Hermione the truth and risk his job or he could lie and risk losing her.

"BullShit. You knew where he was the entire time I was worried about him. You visited him." Hermione said.

"Maybe I did but I'm not allowed to verify that to the press." Harry said.

"Oh so now I'm the press. Forget that we've slept together for over a year. You could have told me the truth, now I have no choice but to print that someone knew where he was."

"You do have a choice, do you think you can get away with messing with MISTA? They will crush the story in an instant." Harry said back

"Oh so, you would rather lie to me then to have me tell the truth in my newspaper. Where are your morals and values? What if it were me in that cell, would I be put off for security reasons?" Hermione asked him.

"YOU are a lot more important then any Slytherin or anyone else for that matter." Harry said

"Oh I know how important I am to you, you would rather lie to me then tell me the truth, well excuse me while I write my story." Hermione said.

"Fine you go do that." Harry said, "Would you like anymore personal stories. Let's see maybe I should be a reporter and dig up the story on your dad and his women *friends*."

"At least I have Parents."

"Oh that was, just don't talk to me I need to go get some fresh air and find Malfoy." Harry said as he walked out of the flat. Ron decided to follow he didn't want his friend committing murder.

Meanwhile in her room Hermione called Draco and invited him over.

When Draco showed up Hermione was so distraught she didn't know how to act.

"I said some really mean things to Harry and I feel so bad for it. And now he's gone and I can't blame him if he doesn't hate me."

"You need to calm down and relax." Draco said

"I can't relax I just told the man I love that he is worthless becuase he doesn't have parents." Hermione said.

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"You need to calm down Harry. Hermione didn't mean a thing she just say. She was just upset. Why don't you buy her some roses. Come on they are right here at this corner." Ron said

"I know she didn't so okay fine I will and then I'll go bakc up there and give them to her." Harry said feeling better already.

He bought the wine colored roses that were her favorite color and the head back.

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"If you don't calm down I'll be forced to do something drastic." Draco said with a smirk

"I-I-I c--c-can't settle down he hates me. He'll never for-for-for give mmmme. I can-"

At that moment Draco grabbed Hermiones chin and gave her a kiss. She didn't fight it and began to kiss him back while Harry walked in. She looked over and saw the most beautiful roses falling to the floor as Harry walked out the door.

A/N: OHHH WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN??? Hope everyone enjoyed this story so far. Please read and review!!!!!