Konichiwa! I am so addicted to Asian dramas right nowo also anime and manga! I recommend that you go read/watch any of them, they are all amazing! I'm sorry that I haven't had anything out lately, I've been on holiday. It was so relaxing XD So, if I feel you are worthy(of course you are!) then I will put up two chapters! :O

Hermione paced back and forth the Gryiffindor common room, unable to sit down for one minute. How could Fenrir Greyback murder Professor Trelawney? Hermione thought, I didn't even like Divination but this death has really hit me hard. Hermione had to talk to Harry to see if he had anymore information. Since it was getting late and everyone should be in bed, Hermione snuck up the boys' dorm room stairs quietly and knocked on the door. Dean Thomas answered the door and asked rudely
"Hermione, what do you want at this time of night? Harry or Ron?"

"Harry please Dean" Hermione said politely even though she wanted to hex Dean for being so rude. Hermione waited a minute or two until Harry came to the door half-asleep.

"What do you want Hermione?" Hermione shushed Harry and pulled him down the stairs to the common room. They both sat down on armchairs by the fireplace.

"I need you to tell my anything else about what happened today. Everyone rushed off before I could ask anymore questions" Harry sighed and looked at the fireplace.

"Some second year girl found Professor. She's still in the hospital ward for traumatic shock. They say that the second year found Professor lying next to her crystal ball and an image of Fenrir Greyback was in the ball. Maybe because Professor was still connected to the ball and she was showing us her killer. Clever Professor" Harry leaned forward and rubbed his hands in front of the fire.

"Some people have also said that the scene was so gruesome that the second year was sick. How awful must that be?" Harry looked at Hermione for an answer.

"Very awful. So how did Greyback get away?" Hermione really wanted to know the answer to that question.
"Everyone says he must have apparated out of the castle but it's not that easy anymore. McGonagall has a spell around the school where she can see who gets in and out. I heard her say that more than one person left the castle at that time" Hermione looked at Harry wide-eyed.

"How did you know that! You weren't snooping were you?" Hermione got annoyed when the boys listened to things they weren't supposed to. Harry smiled and pointed at the corner of the room.

"Invisibility cloak" Harry smiled. Hermione also smiled but not for long. She turned to Harry with a worried look on her face.

"That means Greyback had help" Harry looked at the floor then at Hermione.

"McGonagall said that when she checked who had left the school, Greyback left with a woman" Hermione gasped as she put two and two together.

"Bellatrix"

Hermione woke the next morning not feeling refreshed at all. She had found out last night that two Death Eaters were still alive and had infiltrated her beloved school. She was taking this light handed. As Hermione headed down to the common room after showering and changing, the speaker rang out as Headmistress McGonagall made an announcement.

"All students are to remain in their common rooms until told. Any student found wondering the school will not be punished leniently." Everyone in the Gryiffindor common room groaned and whined to their friends. Hermione saw Ginny come down the stairs from the girls' dorm room so went to sit with her.

"I can't believe we have to stay here! It's so boring!" Ginny huffed and thumped down on a sofa. Hermione sat down next to her and laughed.

"You can always, I don't know, talk to me?" Hermione asked sarcastically. Ginny laughed and said
"Fine, I agree but only if we talk about boys" Hermione didn't want to talk about boys, she wanted to talk to a certain boy. Seamus Finnigan walked in and shouted "Owl for 'Ermione!" in his Irish accent. Hermione got up and waved her hand at Seamus. Seamus brought over a crisp, white letter with silver detailing around the edges. Hermione wondered who it was from. That's right, Draco said he would owl me if he couldn't see me, Hermione thought excitedly as she walked over to a corner to read it privately.

Hermione,

I told you I'd owl you. I wish I could speak to you in person but Slughorn is on complete lockdown. Have you heard what happened? If you have, I promise you I have nothing to do with it and have no idea what is going on. Just because Bellatrix is my aunt, doesn't mean she tells me what's going on. I haven't heard from my mum in a while either. I'm rambling so I'll just spit it out. I need to see you so could you meet me by the Black Lake at 8 tonight? There's something important I have to talk to you about that I can't write on a letter.

Hope to see you there,

D

Hermione smiled at the letter and got out parchment and her quill to begin a reply.

Draco,

Thank you for owling me, I am so bored. Everyone is on lockdown here as well. I have heard what happened and I'm very shocked but I never doubted you for one minute. I believe you when you say you don't know what's going on. You are nothing like Bellatrix thankfully. I hope you hear from your mother soon and I love rambling. I'd love to see you tonight so I'll meet you at 8.

See you tonight,

Hermione (you don't need to use codenames like 'D'!)

Hermione shouted across the common room to Harry who was playing Exploding Snap with Neville Longbottom.

"Can I borrow Hedwig to owl something Harry?" Harry looked back at his game and shouted "Sure!"

Hermione gave the letter to Hedwig and said

"Take this to Draco Malfoy in the Hogwarts dungeons please" Hedwig took off hooting into the pale blue sky.

After a day of gossiping with Ginny, reading and finishing essays, Hermione took her time getting changed and picking the right outfit to meet Draco tonight. She had to make an impression so she chose her best black skinny jeans, her navy blue blouse and her ballet pumps with jewelled studs. Hermione flicked her wand once and her hair fell into place. I love this new hair spell Ginny taught me, Hermione thought while doing her makeup. As everyone decided to have an early one since they were so bored, Hermione tiptoed downstairs and out of the common room. The school was eerily quiet at night since it was usually full of students bustling around, getting to classes. Hermione walked through the courtyard to the bridge across the lake when she saw the strangest sight. A man rising from the water and climbing up the boathouse ladder. Hermione leaned over the bridge to catch a sight of who had got all the way to Hogwarts by swimming. Probably used Gillyweed, Hermione thought. As Hermione thought that, Draco came round the corner and walked to Hermione on the bridge.
"Didn't I ask you to meet me by the Black Lake?" Draco asked not in an angry way but a humoured way. Hermione smiled and said

"I'm sorry, I know but I saw someone rise up from the water and climb up to the boathouse" Draco stretched his neck but shook his head.

"I can't see anyone. Anyway, about what I wanted to tell you. I was…" Draco never got to finish because Hermione gasped.

"It's Barty Crouch Jr!" Hermione stretched over the bridge with her mouth and eyes wide open. Draco leaped at the sound of that mans name and also leaned over the bridge.

"What do we do? We should tell someone!" Hermione went into panic mode. Draco cupped Hermione's cheeks in his hands and said
"Hermione, calm down! We need to go find Professor McGonagall now!" Draco grabbed Hermione's hand and ran down the bridge to the courtyard. As they reached the courtyard, Hermione screamed. Argos Filch, the caretaker, was lying on the ground. Draco told Hermione to stay there as he ran over to check for a pulse. Draco tried Filch's neck and wrist but in vain. Hermione grabbed the side of the wall and breathed in and out slowly. Filch is dead. Filch was killed. By Barty Crouch Jr. Hermione wiped away the tears that welled up in her eyes as Draco closed Filch's. Draco looked up at Hermione and saw that she was nearly crying. Draco took Hermione into his arms and Hermione finally let her emotions go. She let out sobs that were heart wrenching for Draco to hear. After a while, the entrance doors opened and McGonagall and the staff ran out into the courtyard. McGonagall looked at Hermione and Draco then at Filch's body lying on the ground.

"Oh my God, someone come take these children away. And get me Madam Pomfrey now!" Hermione and Draco were being lead inside the castle by Professor Slughorn but Hermione had to tell Headmistress McGonagall what she and Draco saw.

"Headmistress! It was Barty Crouch Jr. I saw him, we saw him!" Hermione looked at Draco for encouragement. Draco nodded at McGonagall. McGonagall shook her head in disbelief.

"What on earth are you talking about Miss Granger? Barty Crouch Jr. is dead" Hermione nudged Professor Slughorn's arm off and walked towards McGonagall.
"He's not Miss, I swear! He swam here, I saw him rise up from the water and climb up to the boathouse. I suspect he used Gillyweed. Please believe Miss!" Headmistress McGonagall nodded her head in agreement then put her arm gently on Hermione's shoulder.
"You've seen much tonight, Hermione. Too much, in fact, so I suggest you and Mr Malfoy get back to bed. What are you doing out here anyway?" Hermione looked at Draco for an excuse.

"We were um meeting up to finish a project" Draco sputtered out. Hermione tilted her head in a that's-all-you-could-think-of look. Draco lifted his shoulders then put his hand by Hermione's waist.

"I'll walk Miss Granger to Gryffindor common room, Headmistress McGonagall" McGonagall nodded at Draco and walked over to Madam Pomfrey who was choking up herself.

Draco led Hermione up the stairs to Gryffindor common room. When they reached the Fat Lady, Hermione turned around to thank Draco for everything he had done that night. When she turned around, she saw a look of sadness on Draco's face.
"What's wrong, Draco?" Hermione asked. Draco looked at Hermione with a look of pain on his face, as if he was remembering something awful.

"Barty Crouch Jr. died the same day my father did. They died only five minutes apart" Hermione stared at Draco as if she had just seen a ghost.

"H…How? How is this happening?" Hermione couldn't think anymore, everything was just so confusing.
"I do remember the last thing he said, he said "I will come back and bring death to those who brought death to me". It was chilling to hear him say those words" Draco shuddered.
"You were there?" Hermione asked stupidly. Of course he would be there, his father also died.
"Yes, I watched many of the Death Eaters die. Barty Crouch Jr, Bellatrix, my father…" Draco gazed at the floor, saddened by those memories. Hermione pulled Draco into a hug. She didn't like seeing him upset.

"You never, ever have to think of that again" Hermione whispered into his ear. Draco smiled but said
"As long as Barty, and god knows how many others, are still alive, those memories will never be put to rest. I see them at night, in my dreams. Their deaths are played over and over and I can't get them out!" Draco grabs at his hair in anger. Hermione places her hands on Draco's cheeks and makes a shushing noise to calm him.

"They are reminders of how strong you've been over the past couple of months" Draco shook his head.

"I was a coward, a traitor. I can't even look at myself anymore" Hermione looked at Draco in shock. He was crying. The notorious Draco Malfoy was crying into Hermione's shoulder. Hermione couldn't bear it, the sound of him weeping at everything that had happened.
"Please don't cry" Hermione whispered as she stroked Draco's head. Draco pulled up his tear stained eyes and stared at Hermione. He must have been at least 5 inches taller than her as Hermione had to slightly look up at him. Hermione wiped away the remaining tears that fell slowly down his cheeks. Draco placed one hand on Hermione's cheek.

"You are so beautiful" he said in a trance like voice. Hermione blushed as Draco smiled at her. Hermione felt a fire inside the pit of her stomach. It was want, no, need, for Draco. Draco moved closer and closer to her face, never taking his eyes off her lips. Hermione leaned back slightly, closed her eyes and parted her lips, waiting for the magical moment. And it was magical. Hermione got lost in the taste of his lips and the smell of his aftershave. He was so soft, Hermione felt like she was floating. She needed more. Draco was soft but Hermione deepened the kiss further. Draco felt the want and returned it by pushing Hermione up against a wall and running his fingers through her wavy hair. Hermione had never wanted anything so much in her life. Hermione ran her hands across his shoulders and down his waist. She felt his toned arms and six pack underneath his school shirt. Hermione grabbed at Draco's tie and pulled him into her body. Draco left her lips and started pecking sweet kisses down her neck. Hermione moaned in happiness and pleasure. Draco ran his hands down her body and over her curves. She was delicious and all his right now. He smiled against her neck as he continued planting kisses. They were getting lost in each other. They almost didn't hear the bone-chilling voice of a supposedly dead man behind them.

"Am I interrupting something?"

DUN DUN DUNNNNNN!:O I'm sorry if you didn't like me killing off Filch or Trelawney, I just randomly picked them from a Hogwarts staff list^^ anyway, I hope you're all happy with that long awaited kiss!:D I just didn't know when to do it so I hope I didn't screw up. hopefully, I'll get the next chapter done and we'll find out what happens! Loveyouall, peace out!