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Hermione was curious; curious the where the bright-eyed Luna would be heading so late at night. As a prefect, Hermione should have stopped her and removed points but she had been acting more distant the past few weeks and Hermione wanted to know why.

Draco was followed Blaise out the dungeons. Disappearing late at night had never been something Zabini did, but it had been happening a lot recently and instead of asking, Draco slithered in the shadows after him like the Slytherin he was.

He'd followed Blaise to a rarely used part of the castle, the full moon casting shadows through the windows and extended Blaise's shadow and turning it almost creepy. Still, Draco followed silently, up a floor to a balcony that he didn't know existed. Draco didn't go onto the balcony but hid behind a curtain that gave him a view of him through the doorframe. Blaise stood there, as if waiting for someone or something and Draco's curiosity was sparked further.

Hermione had followed Luna up a flight of stairs, the part of the castle they were in was scarcely entered and Hermione frowned as she wondered what could make Luna come this way. She could only watch as Luna slipped out onto a balcony, stunned into stopping when she heard a voice that wasn't Luna's. She spotted a thick curtain on the other side of the corridor. She slipped into it, a tiny squeak escaping her lips as she collided with another warm body and stumbled back slightly.

Draco jumped as someone bumped into him in the curtain, he'd seen Luna join Blaise and was distracted by them to not hear the swish of the curtains. Instinctively, he reached out and steadied the body and his eyes widened when he saw who it was.

"Granger?" Draco whispered.

"Malfoy, what are you doing here?" Hermione hissed back.

"I was following Zabini, what are you doing here?"

"Following Luna," Hermione admitted. "Wait, Zabini? Blaise Zabini?"

"The one and only, I saw Luna join him just now."

"What are they doing here together?" Hermione murmured, peeking through the curtains which had also required being squished in front of Malfoy – who still hadn't dropped his hands from where they'd steadied her on her hips.

"It looks like they're snogging to me," Malfoy muttered, his head just above hers as he watched the Eagle and Serpent kiss under the moonlight.

"That wasn't what I expected," Hermione whispered. "He's using her, he'll break her."

"I... Disagree," Draco said. "It looks more permanent to me, Blaise wouldn't risk his neck for any girl and why use Luna when he has many adoring little fan girls."

Hermione bit back a laugh. "Jealous of his 'fan girls'?" She teased.

Draco frowned. "No, I have plenty of my own," he said, dropping his hands and sitting on the window ledge.

Hermione looked back at him. "Yet you're stalking your friend."

Draco shrugged. "Curiosity," he said simply.

Hermione gave one glance at the couple before moving to sit next to Malfoy. "Same here, I wouldn't believe them two were together unless I'd seen it – but they look good together."

"You think a Slytherin can date out of their own house?"

Hermione nodded, drawing her legs to her chest. "I see no reason why not, love knows no boundaries, or so Marius Gherghinescu says."

"Muggle?" Draco questioned and Hermione nodded.

"Still, I think it's true," she said.

"It makes sense," Draco commented and Hermione raised an eyebrow.

"I wasn't expecting that to leave your mouth."

"I'm a different person when I'm not around people, Granger." Draco said, quietly.

"I'd noticed... You would have insulted me by now if there were lots of people around," Hermione murmured.

"Is it too late to apologise for seven years of tormenting?" Draco asked, nervously.

"It's never too late to ask for forgiveness, Draco."

Draco blinked, not expecting his first name to ever leave her mouth. "Then I apologise, you are a far better person than me."

"I accept your apology, you can actually be quite nice when you want too."

Draco heaved a quiet sigh of relief. "Thank you... Hermione."

"You used my first name," she commented.

"That's alright, isn't it? I mean I won't if you don't want me too..." Draco mumbled, half stammering.

Hermione smiled a genuine smile. "It's nice, I'd like you too."

Draco was horrified as a faint blush tainted his pale cheeks and Hermione giggled softly and he chuckled quietly at her giggle and leaned over, beginning to tickle her.

Hermione squirmed, gasping slightly and trying desperately to not laugh, a kind of snort escaping her lips as she fought to bite back laughter as it continued for at least five minutes and Draco smirked at her.

Somehow, it led to Hermione ending up straddling Draco's lap. She suddenly realised where she was as Draco stopped tickling her and a dark blush filled her cheeks. Draco went still and his gaze subtlety dropped to her lips and he bit his lips nervously.

"Hermione..." He mumbled, "can I kiss you?"

Hermione's eyes widened drastically and thoughts of his lips pressed against hers filled her mind and with an appalling realisation, she knew she wanted him too.

Draco felt like an idiot, it was a stupid thing to say. She just stared and he realised he'd blown any chance of even being her friend though why he wanted to he wasn't sure, it was a sudden desire. His trail of thought was lost as Hermione's lips collided with his and he stilled for a second before kissing her back softly.

The touch of their lip sent a tingling through both their bodies, an overwhelming feeling of it being right. The kiss slowly deepened, his arms sliding around her waist and hers around his neck as a the slowly burning embers grew into a roaring bonfire of passion, tongues tangling together in an erotic dance as they melded together. The eternal fire which would burn was lit between them and it was then that Draco Malfoy couldn't live without Hermione Granger.

A confusing stream of emotions travelled through Hermione, a wave of desire for Draco flooding her as they kissed and a crashing waterfall of feelings she'd hidden subconsciously from herself of all the little things she'd ever noticed, the forefront one being how gorgeous he was. The precise colour of his pale blonde hair and the imagined feel of his flawless skin against the tender touch of her fingertips and the craved sensation of his slender fingers running through her hair, it was entirely wanted.

They broke the kiss, staring at each other with wild eyes that shared the same emotions. Desire, need, a craving to be held and wanted. It was infectious and other longings sparked in one's eyes travelled the other like lightning. Lightning. A sudden flash that lights up the world. It happened like lightning. The passion between them but it wasn't a flash, it was an everlasting spotlight that made it impossible to ignore their feelings for one another.

And that was how Draco and Hermione ended up in love.


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