Hey readers! I want to thank each and every one of you for reading and favouriting this story. Sorry it took a little bit to get this next part up; I have everything written down I just don't have the energy to type it up. This next part it dedicated once again to my friend Khadra. I may update again later to day but I am not sure at this point. So without further adieu the next part of Safety at Khadra's

**flashback continued**

The next morning Hermione walked into her office bright and early. She had gone to work early every day since she started dating Draco. As she was walking over to get her paperwork for the day she overheard a snippet of a few of her co-workers who had also come early.

"-poor girl still doesn't know that it was just a bet."

"Well no one thought that Draco would string her along for this long." Hermione froze in place waiting to hear more of the women's conversation. She knew that they shouldn't be gossiping in the office but at the same time she wanted them to continue so she could find out why they were talking about her boyfriend.

"It was wrong for him to agree to that bet in the first place. Hermione doesn't deserve to be treated like some object that is there to fight over."

"What were the conditions for the bet anyways?" Hermione's ears perked up in anticipation-and also slight dread- with what was about to be said.

"Well, all I know is that he had two months to get Hermione to go on at least on date a week and then he would win some rare one of a kind firewhiskey along with 10 galleons." When she heard that her temper spiked up high and hot angry tears pricked her eyes. She ran away as quietly as she could holding back the tears that were threatening to fall.

She ran right past some co-workers and down to the flooing area where workers come and go throughout the day. As she passed several people all eyes were drawn to her fleeing figure. There was a short silence in the flooing area before everyone went back to what they were doing.

What Hermione never heard her co-workers say was that when it came time for the bet to end Draco never accepted the reward because he realised that he had fallen in love with the bushy haired girl.

Later on after the work shift ended, Draco came by her house. Apparently her emotional outburst had been the highlight of everyone's conversation. Draco was very concerned and had spent most of his day wondering why Hermione had gone home crying. When he got to her door he knocked and patiently waited for an answer. Moments later the door opened to reveal a puffy eyed, dishevelled Hermione.

"Oh, it's you." Hermione started to close the door but Draco stuck his foot in the way.

"I have two questions for you Hermione; one: why do you look like you've been crying all day? And two: why do you look like you want to kill me?"

"So, when were you going to tell me that this entire relationship was a dare?" Draco's face filled with shock and then guilt when Hermione looked at him with sadness. To her the entire relationship was a sham. The young witch's eyes shone with unshed tears.

"Hermione, I-," Draco started to explain everything.

"No. Leave, Draco. Now. If you think that I'm going to listen to some half-arsed excuse then you are wrong. Apparently I was stupid to think that we would ever have anything real. Glad to know you thought of us as a silly little bet." With that she shoved his foot out of the way and slammed the door in his stunned face. He could hear the sound of several locks clicking and then the sound of her whispering something and a silencing charm being placed on the door.

After the door had been shut Draco started didn't know where he was going exactly but he knew that he just couldn't go home right away. There were too many happy memories there. On his way to wherever he was headed he started thinking about the huge mistake he had made. The last few months with Hermione had in fact been very real to him and was not a joke at all. Now all he wanted was Hermione's forgiveness.


I am in the process of writing the third chapter right now. At first this was supposed to be just a one shot but I felt it flowed better as a story with a few chapters, so at this point I am sort of just winging it. In the meantime I have a job for you beloved readers: I am in the process of writing a new story but I need your help! Go to my page and vote for which fairy tale you think Hermione should get stuck in.