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"I wish everyone would stop air quoting 'best friend', he doesn't think of me like that and he never will!"

"You hear that Malfoy?" Harry asked quietly. Draco stepped out from behind a tapestry.

Hermione nearly fainted. She started to sway and Draco immediately put his hand out to steady her. Harry and Ron took this as their cue to leave.

"Think of you like what?" He asked quietly.

"Erm, ah – yeah, like, erm-"

He silenced her by pressing his lips to hers.

"Like that." She said when they broke apart.

"Don't judge a book by it's cover." He said, smiling, "Hermione, every time I've said I love you I think it's in a best friends way, but – I don't think that that's true any more."

She carried on watching him as tears formed in her eyes.

"Hermione, we have overcome so much together; blood feuds, family feuds, school stereotyping, do you think that maybe we could -"

She kissed him.

"Draco, people have helped me to understand my true feelings, they notice things we hadn't – hell, even Ron noticed! But if I had any of it to spare, I would owe them my heart, but you have my heart Draco and I am so relieved that I can say that."

He reached out and pulled her in a tight hug, "I'm never letting you go Hermione, you'll be forever in my heart."

How long they stood there, they didn't know. Mrs Norris distracted them so they thought it best to move.

"Hermione, is it too soon to say I love you?"

"No way and I love you too." She gave him a swift kiss on his cheek and skipped away to her dormitory.

Draco stood watching her exit until he heard a quiet shuffling of feet.

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"So are we-"

"We're not keeping this a secret this time." Hermione interrupted. Draco grinned.

"I hoped you were going to say that because..." He summoned a bouquet of daffodils and presented them to her with a kiss on her head, "Morning."

The hall fell silent and everyone turned to look at them.

"And you said you weren't together." Lavender said mockingly. Draco and Hermione rolled their eyes, they had decided that it was best to let people believe what they wanted, the people they cared for knew the truth and that was all that mattered.

As they walked to Potions people kept shooting them daggers or exclaiming how sweet they were.

Hermione was the last person through the door and she jumped as Snape barked her name.

"Granger! You're late."

Hermione spluttered but he carried on, "If you think you're sitting with Potter and Weasley, you need to think again. Move there!" He pointed to an empty table.

Which coincidently turned out to be Draco's table. Hermione couldn't be sure but she could have sworn that Snape smiled at her.

"Well that was lucky." Draco stated as she sat down. She grinned and began to unpack her ingredients.

"What does she see in him?" Ron asked, half an hour into the lesson. Harry looked up to see Hermione laughing at something Draco had said, he reached out to move a strand of her hair.

"I think she sees the real Mal – Draco." Harry slid the chopped Puffapod into his cauldron, "And Ron mate, just so you know, you sound like a jealous ex boyfriend."

Ron looked at him in shock, "You know I don't think of her like that any more, I'm just looking out for her."

"It's what it sounds like." He said honestly. Ron scowled and went back to cutting.

"So will you come to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?" Draco asked Hermione, he seemed almost nervous.

"Of course I will."

"Oh thank God." He breathed.

"But as soon as we get back, we need to revise – NEWTS are only two weeks away."

"I know Hermione, that cut our time together down even more." They smiled sadly and stirred their potions anticlockwise.

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"Oh my gosh Hermione, what are you going to wear?!" Ginny asked in a panic on Saturday.

"Erm clothes?"

"Not what he wants." Ginny said, avoiding Hermione's eyes.

"Ginny!"

"Okay, I'm joking, I'm joking!"

Hermione glared at her, "I'm wearing jeans and a top, like I always have."

Ginny looked around guilty.

Two days ago

"Mal – Draco!" Ginny called. He turned round to look at her.

"Feeling of deja vu here." He said, Ginny smiled.

"I wanted to know where you were taking Hermione."

"Taking her? We're just going to Hogsmeade... aren't we?"

"Dear oh dear, this is your first date, you have to take her somewhere special – take her out for lunch at the new restaurant, trust me she'll appreciate it." She turned to leave, "Oh and wear something smart."

"Ginny what is it?" Hermione asked suspiciously.

"I may have convinced him to take you somewhere posh..." She picked up a bag that she had brought with her, "That's why you're wearing these." She swung the bag in front of her and threw it to Hermione.

"You expect me to wear this? In front of everyone?"

"It falls to your knees and it hardly shows cleavage!"

"But it's so... posh!" Hermione was holding the black halter neck in shock.

"Exactly." Ginny replied with a grin, "Don't forget the heels."

Hermione reached into the bag and pulled out a pair of strappy black heels, "I'm going to break my neck." She stated.

"Will not." Ginny poked her tongue out at her. She left her so that she could change and when she returned she set to work on her hair.

After several attempts of taming it, Ginny gave up and left it loose. Hermione would only allow her to put a coat of mascara on and a touch of lip gloss.

"Draco has always accepted the appearance I was blessed with, I shouldn't have to change." She explained. Ginny shrugged and pinned a daffodil in her hair.

"I think you're ready."

Hermione took a deep breath and looked in the mirror, "Thank you Ginny." She breathed. Ginny smiled at her and told her to get gone.

Hermione hurried (as quickly as she could in heels) out of the tower and to the corridor that they were meeting in.

"Hermione?"

She turned around and Draco's breath caught.

"Hermione, you look beautiful, as always."

"Thank you Draco, you look great too."

He was wearing a dark green robe and his hair was free from gel.

"Shall we?" He offered his arm to her. She gracefully took it and together they walked to the carriages.

"Whit whoo Hermione! Where you two off?" Someone shouted. Hermione blushed and they turned to see Seamus. Draco swore at him and helped Hermione into the carriage.


I think this chapter is shorter but I just wanted to get it out there :)

So what did you think? Please review x

I'm thinking of writing another FanFic, either another Dramione one, another Cedric/Hermione one or a pairing I've never attempted before and one I've not even read many about – Oliver/Hermione. Tell me what you think :)

I have just watched 'Eragon' and I love it!

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