Hey everyone!! Happy Thanksgiving to all!! I decided to update, because I'm really happy, and because my finger was taken out of its splint. Sorry everything is taking so long, but I'm doing Nanowrimo (and totally not succeeding). But I decided to help my friends out here!

BTW, if anyone has any good Tom Riddle/Hermione stories, or Tom Riddle/any girl, I really want to know! Not old Voldy, but young Tom. I dunno why, but I have really started to like those. They are so hilarious.

But anyways, read on! and have fun!

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Chapter 6: Draco's Turn

"But I don't want to go, Draco, stop trying to make me!" Hermione whined, and pulled her cloak closer. She looked out on the beautiful snowy scenery from atop the Astronomy tower.

"Hermione, Harry and I both think you need to go. This is the first time we've agreed upon anything! I think if we agree, that must mean it's important!" Draco replied.

It was Christmas, and Slughorn was having his annual party. Draco, Harry, Zabini, and Hermione were all invited, along with Neville, Ginny, Luna, and all her other friends. The good news was Ron wasn't part of the 'Slug Club', so he wouldn't be permitted entrance.

Draco and Harry weren't fast friends, but they had one thing in common: worrying about Hermione. She seemed alright on the outside; but as Draco said, 'Only time is going to make her better.'

"Draco, I don't care if I need to go, alright! It's just... embarrasing, ok?" she said with an exasperated sigh, and Draco could see a slight tinge of scarlet on her face.

He walked up to her with a concerned expression. "Why would you be embarrased?"

She sat quiet for a moment, hesistating. "I... I don't have a... date."

Draco burst into laughter. That brought a frown and a murderous expression on Hermione's face. "Is that all?" he asked. "That can be easily fixed."

One eyebrow rose up on her face, with a confused expression. "What on earth are you talking about, Draco?"

"We'll go together." He put an arm around her.

She looked up, somewhat hopeful. "Oh, so you don't mind... Parkinson won't be missing you too much, eh?"

"Haha. We'll probably have to put Beater's pads on my arm. You know, I still have bruises from that girl!"

Hermione smirked, and they kept walking, patrolling the halls.

"Man, it feels like I never did hate you Draco. It feels so long ago." Hermione thought out loud.

"I'm glad we're friends. I can't believe I ever hated you as well. Well, I can believe I hated the other two."

"Be nice. Harry's not all bad, you know."

"That's not who I was talking about."

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"Blaise, hey." Draco greeted his friend down at breakfast the next morning.

"What's up? Hey, where's Hermione?" Blaise put down his fork, and made a quick sweep of the immediate area.

"At the library." Draco grabbed some toast, and started eating.

"So, did you ask her?" Blaise asked quietly, aware of Millicent Bulstrode, and the fact she was leaning way to far over to grab the syrup.

"Last night. She said yes." Draco whispered under his breath.

Blaise high-fived Draco. "Way to go, man! See, I told you she liked you."

"I dunno if it was because she liked me though, she was already worried," he thought quietly, speaking to Blaise in an undertone.

Blaise rolled his eyes, then looked up. "Hey Hermione!"

A blustered Hermione was trying to push her way through the Hufflepuff and Slytherin tables to sit down.

"Hey Draco, Blaise" she said warmly. "Slytherin's still don't like me sitting here, I guess. I came close to falling on my face three times!"

"Sorry, Hermione, which one's were they? I'll jinx them!" Blaise joked, holding up his wand.

"I really don't remember, but if you jinx Parkinson I'll be fine." She teased back, and Draco laughed along with the other two.

After breakfast, the three went down to Potions, where Draco and Hermione were once again given top marks for the newest potion given to the class, 'An Essence to Induce Ephoria'.

After Potions was Charms, then Herbology. After Herbology Hermione and Draco walked out of the greenhouses, making plans.

"So, how about I meet you down by the Great Hall, at 7:00?" she asked.

"Sure, I'll see you at 7:00" He smiled and squeezed her hand, and walked away.

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"Ugh, Blaise, I changed my mind. I can't do this!" Draco groaned and looked at himself in the full-length mirror. He knew he looked okay in his black dress robes, but he still felt sick, and it wasn't because of what he had for dinner.

"Yes, you can," Blaise sighed, "It's so obvious you two are just waiting for the right moment so it can happen."

"Wouldn't she have said something, though, at least?" asked Draco.

"No!" Blaise replied. "Girls like it when guys make the first move."

Draco groaned and hit his head against the wall.

"Come on lover boy," Blaise joked, "It's time."

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Draco made his way through the corridors, and went to stand by the doorway to the Great Hall. He leaned against the stone for about five minutes, then looked up in awe.

Hermione was walking, or should he say, floating down the steps, her dress robes finding all the right curves, and she seemed to be flying with it on.

"Wow, Hermione, you look... gorgeous." He could feel a faint blush reach his cheeks, but didn't feel too bad when the same happened to her.

"Thanks... you look really handsome too."

Draco held out an arm. "Ready to go?"

She shrugged and took his arm. "As ready as I'll ever be."

They made it down to Slughorn's party, and it was in full swing. The Weird Sisters were playing a set, and Slughorn had pates with goblets of firewhisky and butterbeer floating around.

Draco took two glasses of firewhisky off the plate. He handed one to Hermione, who smiled and said thanks.

"Why hello, Draco! And Hermione, it's wonderful to see you, you look very nice." boomed Slughorn and shook Draco's hand.

"Hey Hermione," said a voice behind her.

"Oh, hey Harry, Ginny!" she said. Harry and Ginny stood behind them, Harry had an arm around Ginny's waist. Ginny started babbling to Draco, while Harry talked to Hermione.

"I'm glad you came. Me and Draco both agreed you weren't looking too well. This seems to have cheered you right up." Harry smiled warmly.

"Well, it's nice to know that I have two guys talking about me." She joked, and playfully slapped Harry's arm.

"Haha, well, we'll let you get back to your fun." He grabbed Ginny's hand. "Come on Ginny, let's dance, this is my favorite song!"

"Bye Hermione!" called Ginny, as they ran out to the dance floor.

Hermione grabbed another glass of firewhisky. She drained it in one gulp, then said, "Draco, let's dance."

"Okay," he said, and they walked out onto the dance floor.

Everyone could see they went well together. Every time one of them did a move, the other would respond correctly. FOr one song, they ha a group around them cheering them on.

It was about 11:00 when the two decided to go. Hermione had had four glasses of firewhisky, and she was a bit tipsy.

"Draco.... w-why... did we have to go?" she asked drowsily.

"Because, Hermione, I had three glasses, and you had four, but obviously you're not well trained in drinking," said Draco, pulling her up the stairs.

"Haha... Draco.... I'm well leave enough... you didn't have to make us train..." she slurred, as they walked into their common room.

"The room was spinning to Draco, who thought he needed a good night's rest.

"Come on Hermione, just up the stairs, and we can go to bed."

He and Hermione stumbled up the stairs, slowly, one by one.

They were stumbling through the door, when Hermione tripped, and her foot got caught in the corner of the door. Draco quickly grabbed her and pulled her up. They were facing each other.

"Hermione..." he breathed. She stared up at him for a minute, and then it happened.

They were kissing each other as they hadn't kissed anyone before. Draco could feel a fire running through his veins, burning, growing stronger and stronger more gradually. He pulled her closer to him, and they banged their way through the doorway.

After a couple minutes, or hours, Draco didn't know the time, they slowly broke away.

"Wow..." he said.

She blinked a couple of times, then smiled briefly. She kissed him softly once, then went to change.

He took off his robes and got into bed, still in shock.

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YAY!!! SO I was really happy they got to kiss!!! I have been waiting for quite a while!!!! SO again, sorry about the wait. Thank you soooooo much to all my reviewers, they really make me happy!!

Keep reading, and I better see a bunch of reviews. (Really!)

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