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Chapter Three: Forgiving a Foe

"Well...it'll take me some time, but I think I could forgive you if you show me that you deserve it," Hermia replied after much thought. "Thank you so much, I promise you won't regret this. I know we don't really know each other, but I want to change that so I can earn your trust and forgiveness," Draco said. Hermia could tell he was being sincere just by looking into his eyes, and that's when she decided she was going to give him a second chance.

"Truthfully, I would like that too. Why don't we play a few games to get to know each other?," Hermia asked. "What kind of games?" Draco questioned. "I was thinking 20 Questions, I Never, and Truth or Dare." Hermia stated. "Okay. I know what Truth or Dare is, cuz I've played the wizard version, but you'll have to explain the other two." Draco told her.

"Okay, why don't we start with Truth or Dare since you already know how to play? I'll even let you play the wizard version." Hermia suggested. "Okay, I'll call some friends over to make it a little more interesting." Draco answered. Within seconds, Pansy Parkinson, Millicent Bulstrode, Blaise Zabini, Crabbe, and Goyle were all standing right in front of Hermia and Draco. With a quick flick of his wand, Draco made 7 beanbag chairs appear in the shape of a circle, with a green bottle in the middle of it.

They all sat down and Draco said an incantation that made the bottle spin by itself. It landed on Crabbe, so he went first. He spun the bottle, and it landed on Goyle. "Truth or Dare," Crabbe asked Goyle. "Dare," Goyle grunted in reply. "I dare you to eat 15 cupcakes at once," Crabbe told him smugly. Draco flicked his wand, and 15 cupcakes appeared in front of Goyle. Goyle only had to be told once. Within seconds, all 15 cupcakes were gone. The bottle stayed green, showing that Goyle completed his task correctly, so Goyle spun the bottle next.

The bottle was spun several more times, resulting in Crabbe admitting that every night he dreams of rainbows and pretty pink ponies in tutus, Millicent setting her pants on fire, Pansy grudgingly kissing Zabini, Draco admitting his desperate desire is to be a singing sensation, and Blaise admitting he has a crush on Ginny Weasley. Blaise spun the bottle, and it landed on Hermia. "Truth or Dare?" he asked her. Letting her Gryffindor pride get the best of her, she chose Dare. "I dare you to kiss Draco," Blaise said with a smirk on his face.

"NO!!" Pansy interjected. Taking a quick look at the bottle, Hermia ignored Pansy and agreed to do the dare. She was halfway over to where Draco was sitting when he pulled her on top of him and kissed her himself. At first she was surprised with his actions, but soon she found she was kissing him back. It just felt right, and even though she didn't want to admit it yet, she knew she liked it, and him. Pansy was trying to pry them apart when with a creak of the door, Voldemort entered.

At the sound of the door, they quickly broke apart. A look of happiness and confusion was plastered on his face. One single word came out of his mouth. "Why?" he quietly asked. Draco and Hermia quickly went into a short explanation about the game they were playing. After that, Draco hurriedly added, "Also, I'm in love with Hermia." She was very shocked at first, but after a few seconds, she said "I love you too."

"Draco, how could you do this to me, you lying, cheating, ...(she continues her rant for several minutes, making multiple nasty remarks)" Pansy shouted as she stormed out of the manor in frustration.

"Wow," was all Voldemort could say regarding the scene he just witnessed. "Anyway," he continued in a demanding voice, "I think it's time for both of you to receive your Mark." "Are you sure that's a good idea Father?" Hermia inquired in an innocent voice, "Think of it this way. If you don't give us the Mark, we can spy on the Order of the Phoenix. We can say that Draco wants to switch sides because his father is torturing him. No offense Lucius, but it's a believable story (he had entered as she had started explaining her idea), and you know the boys. They'll think I'll still act like the old me even though that's never who I really was, so I won't have any problems."

"You're definitely my daughter if you can come up with plans like that. I knew you were clever, but I never expected this out of you." he praised her. And you're definitely an idiot if you think I actually meant that she thought to herself. "Okay, I must be on my way then. After all, these evil plans aren't going to execute themselves." he stated as he walked out the door. "Hermia, could I talk to you alone for a minute?" Draco requested. "Sure" she replied uncertainly. So he led her up to his room. Once they were inside, he asked her if she really meant what she said. "Of course not, I'm not going to exploit my best friends, and I'm certainly not getting that ridiculous mark on my arm," she responded instantly.

"I meant did you mean it when you said you love me," Draco said in a hushed voice. "I'm really not sure yet" she replied just as quietly. "Well, I meant it," Draco said with his head down in embarrassment. "Wow Draco, I've never seen this side of you before, but now that I have, I can honestly say that I love you too." she stated confidently. Then, just to prove it too him, she embraced him and pulled him into a kiss so passionate, there were fireworks going off in both of their hearts.

When they finally broke apart for air, he looked into her now pink eyes and in a husky asked her to be his girlfriend. She automatically replied yes, and they soon found themselves in a full-blown snogging session. When they finally came back up for air, they realized just how late it really was, so they bade each other goodnight with one last quick kiss. Then they both crawled into bed and fell asleep happily dreaming of today's events and what would hopefully be their future together.

AN: AAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, how sweet! We thought this chapter had a lot of good drama, romance, and humor. Keep reading to find even more drama in the next chapter, and don't forget to keep reviewing!