When I woke up in the morning my head was on Draco's chest, his hands were tangled in my hair. His face was peaceful in sleep. I closed my eyes and settled back on his chest. Taking in the moment, so I could remember what this felt like. It was war time. Anything could change at any moment. When Voldemort had been defeated, I had felt sure that I would live in a time of peace. I was wrong. It had been ridiculous to think that the war would be ended that easily.

There had been a year or so of relative normalcy. Then things got out of hand again. Voldemort's old supporters started up strong again, only this time under someone else. He dubbed himself 'The New Dark Lord' he was apparently a descendant of Grindlewald. No one knew if that was true, but it added to the terror he brought along with him. His name was Orion Jastrix, a name not quite as impressive as the previous Dark Lords, but he was filled with malice, and up to taking up the mantle.

I had been working at the ministry, in the department of defence. I was not an auror but I did work closely with them. I was involved in many high profile missions; I was a consultant of sorts.

This is when Draco Malfoy came back into my life… I had been sitting at my desk going over some papers when there was a knock at the door.

"Come in." I called.

"Sorry to bother you miss Granger, but Figgins is requesting your presence in her office."

"Thanks Heather." I stood and walked quickly to my superior's office. I knocked briskly three times before entering.

"Ah there you are thank you for being so quick." Mrs. Figgins was a rather stern looking woman who reminded me of Professor McGonagall.

"Of course Mrs. Figgins, what can I do for you?" I took a seat as Mrs. Figgins indicated. The door opened behind me and someone else took a seat next to me. I turned my head and was greeted by the sight of none other than Draco Malfoy.

"I believe you and Mr. Malfoy are acquainted?" She asked.

"Yes, Malfoy and I went to school together." I answered.

"I take it from your face that you two didn't get on. That's a bit unfortunate." She said looking at me over her glasses.

"Unfortunate in what way mam?" I asked.

"Well you are going to be spending quite a bit of time together. I've a mission for the pair of you." I raised my eyebrow in question. "You no doubt remember that in the last war the Malfoy's were big supporters of Voldemort's. It should come as no surprise to you that they are now involved with Orion." I shifted a bit uncomfortably.

"So why is Malfoy here then?"

"To help." It was the first time Draco spoke in that meeting. "I learnt from my time under Voldemort. I never wanted to be trapped by something like that again. So I stayed in his ranks long enough to gather crucial information, and now here I am."

"I'm sorry, but what has this got to do with me?"

"Well Draco has informed us of an object that Orion is after. One which could win him the war, and we feel that your skillset makes you qualified for this task." She paused and readjusted her glasses. "You and Draco will be going into hiding, trying to track down this item, and destroy it."

"Why do we need to go into hiding?" I asked.

"Because if anyone discovers that you are trying to obtain this item, you will be in danger. Hiding is the best way to guarantee your safety."

"How do you know we can trust him? Double agents aren't unheard of are they?"

"I assure you, every precaution has been taken to ensure he is telling the truth."

"Well then what is this object?" I asked.

"That is top secret. Draco will brief you on it once you've gone into hiding." I tried to hold back my frustrated groan.

"Where are we hiding then? You have to give me something to go off of here. And what should I tell my friends and family?"

"Your location will constantly change. And as for your friends and family, I will leave that up to your discretion."

"Right, when do we leave then?"

"This evening Granger."

"That's soon. If you'll excuse me I have quite a lot of preparation to do if we are leaving tonight." I stood and strode from the office.

Draco stirring underneath me roused me from my musings. His hands slid down onto my back. I looked up at him. "Morning." He grinned at me.

"Good morning." I smiled. "I guess we have some work to do today huh?" I asked. He looked a little confused. "We finally have the crystal, Draco. Now we have to destroy it. I have no idea how to. Do you?"

"No, I don't. We have to move locations today. They'll be looking for us." I nodded. "But first…" He lifted me closer to him and kissed me. I smiled and kissed him back. I slowly threaded my fingers into his hair. He sighed wrapping his arms more closely around me for a moment, before easing up and putting a hand on either side of my face. "C'mon love we have to get a move on." I sighed heavily, pressed one more kiss to his mouth, and then pushed up and off of the bed.

Draco and I quickly got ready for the day, and had a quick breakfast. I helped Draco pack up the tent and take down the wards, after that we joined hands and apparated off. We popped up somewhere that was green and very humid; I cocked an eyebrow at Draco. "It's a forest I used to frequent when I was younger." He said. I nodded. We began the process of setting up the tent and putting up wards again. It was going to be a long day, trying to figure out how to break the crystal.

AN: Chapter two... Getting into a little back story. Hopefully you guys liked it. Tell me what you think! Please review! Thanks! WS