AN: It took a few days, but I think it was worth it. I hope you all feel the same, only well to tell me is with reviews.
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Draco took her hand and began to lead her down the high street. They passed Zonko's Joke Shop; it was still boarded up and had a 'For Sale' sign hanging in the window. Hermione mentioned to Draco that Fred and George had been thinking of buying it but now was unsure if George was still going to.
Hermione pointed to a pretty pale blue dress robe in the window of Gladrags Wizardwear, and then had to force Draco away to stop him buying it for her. No way was she going to allow that.
Eventually they made their way around the corner and decided to escape the staring students on the street by going into the Hog's Head for a drink. Aberforth Dumbledore immediately served them, not allowing the young waitress anywhere near the heroin of the war and insisting anything they needed would be provided by him on the house.
They each ordered a butterbeer and sat in the dark corner of the pub, finally getting a little alone time on their date.
"Hermione please allow me to get you the robes, you've just had a birthday and I got you nothing, thanks to you not telling me" Draco asked for the seventh time since passing the shop.
"Draco there really is no need and I know you're mad at me for not telling you but really we had only just started meeting in the tower, I didn't think it was important" Hermione replied, gripping his hand.
"Fine" Draco huffed then after a moment smirked at his lovely girlfriend, making her worry about what he was planning.
They ordered sandwiches from Aberforth for lunch and ate quietly together.
Hermione was beginning to worry again; she was really not looking forward to going back to school that evening and facing everyone.
She decided to start up a conversation before she could get too distracted and put her sandwich down. "How is your mother?"
Draco was a little taken aback; put his food down and swallowed quickly, he and Hermione had deliberately not mentioned either of their parents as it was still a raw subject for both of them.
"She is well thank you. I hear from her almost daily. She is a little agitated from being in the house all of the time. Our usual protective enchantments have been taken down thanks to the ministry so she cannot even go into her garden as the press are camped everywhere"
"Ah yes, they are a pain. They follow Harry mostly but Ronald and I have had our fair share of hounding, I'm quite glad to be back at school, because they can't get in" Hermione explained.
"Well you did save the world, I assume it comes with the territory, be glad that they have a good reason to hound you, ninety percent of what they print about me is quite horrid and most of it is completely untrue. That bloody Skeeter woman better hope I never meet her again" Draco answered.
"Ah well I think I can help you there" Hermione told him with a massive grin on her face. She explained her little secret about Rita Skeeter and her methods of finding out information on people⦠"So you see, you don't need to risk getting into any trouble to deal with her, you can just threaten to go to the Ministry and tell them she is an unregistered Animagus"
Draco's smirk doubled in size and his Slytherin mind began working over that idea.
"So back on topic, apart from the never being able to leave the house issue my mother is fine" Hermione smiled and nodded. In all reality Narcissa Malfoy was not really involved in what had happened to her at the Manor, and she did save Harry.
"What about your parents? No one could ever find them during the war, believe me my father's friends looked" Draco asked.
"Ah well I don't really know how they are..." Hermione answered and took another bite of her sandwich.
"What do you mean?" Draco enquired.
Hermione took a moment and then answered by explaining what she had done to protect them before she went on the Horcrux hunt. "I haven't gone back to Australia yet. There wasn't much time between the final battle and coming back to school and to be honest I didn't really know what I was going to tell them"
Draco slipped his arm around her shoulders as she visibly slumped in her seat. "Don't worry, you will find them. I will do anything I can to help" he reassured her.
"Thank you Draco. As of now they are living comfortably as Wendell and Monica Wilkins and until I know what I'm going to do about it I can feel some relief that they are safe and happy"
Hermione stayed in Draco's embrace for the rest of their lunch and after thanking Aberforth and finally being allowed to pay after a lot of insistence they left the pub and continued to walk around the more deserted end of Hogsmeade.
They began walking up the road towards the Shrieking Shack when Hermione pulled back. "Sorry Draco but I really don't want to go there"
"Of course sweetheart, anything you like" he replied and pulled her into his side.
She felt a tingle go through her entire body when he called her sweetheart. It was so un-Malfoyish, yet it seemed to fit as it came from his mouth.
They walked around another corner to find a completely deserted stretch of road, a single cottage sat at the end, and it appeared to be empty, its residents away at work.
They walked around the road in silence, just spending uninterrupted time together, without worrying about curfews or being caught. Hermione enjoyed the feel or Draco's arm wrapped around her. She fit completely in his side.
"Draco, my dormitory should be empty for a while, let's go back and relax before the whispering and interrogating begins" Hermione said, biting her lip waiting for his response.
Draco felt his excitement at the prospect of being in the room alone with her all the way down to his trousers but held back, perfectly placing his Malfoy mask over his face. "That would be very nice" he said and allowed her to lead the way back toward the castle.
They walked quickly, having to duck into some small shops on the way to avoid Harry and Ginny and then the press that were following Harry and Ginny, eventually making it to the carriages. They got into one and set off back to the castle.
Draco took the opportunity on the way to pull Hermione into his lap and kiss her. He simply could not keep his hands off of her and was dreading that evening when he would eventually have to go back to the Slytherin dorms.
Hermione placed her hands on his shoulders and gently kissed him back, eventually giving in and opening her mouth allowing Draco to slip his tongue in between her lips. He had one hand on her back holding her in place, the other sliding up into her wild curls and gripping, holding her mouth to his.
They kissed for the entire journey and only realised they were at Hogwarts when the enchanted carriage shook, obviously impatient to be getting back down to Hogsmeade to pick up its next passengers.
They left the carriage, Draco held Hermione's little bags from Honeydukes and the Quill shop and she led him through the castle and up to the Head dorms. She whispered the password to the painting. Once inside Hermione took her new quill to her room and then came and sat with Draco in front of the fireplace.
She leaned into his side as he put an arm around her. He used his free hand to lift her chin up; looking her in the eye he came in for a sweet kiss, a kiss that he deepened when he felt Hermione embrace him.
He slowly leaned forward, pushing Hermione back on to the couch, eventually finding himself between her legs, his body fully covering hers. His kisses became more passionate, thrusting his tongue into her open mouth, feeling her moan, as he made sure she felt his excitement against her centre.
"Hermione, if you want to stop, you need to tell me" he whispered in a strained voice.
Hermione tensed up. It had only been two weeks; she couldn't consider sleeping with him, although her body was severely betraying her, the wetness between her legs seeping through her underwear and into her jeans, making them extremely uncomfortable.
A moment more hesitation and she stopped him. "I'm sorry, I just can't yet" she replied, hoping that he wouldn't be too annoyed about having to stop.
Draco groaned but nodded. He knew it was too soon really. "It's okay. I just want you. I want you more than I have ever wanted anything in my entire life"
Hermione smiled and placed a small kiss on his lips "I want you too. I just don't think I'm ready to have full on sex yet" she smirked when she saw that he understood what she was actually saying.
She swore she heard him whisper "Oh Merlin" when she climbed out from underneath him and took his hand, leading him up the stairs and to her room.
Once they entered her bedroom and Hermione shut the door Draco paused, he really wasn't sure how far she wanted to take it and he knew that there would be a point that he wouldn't be able to stop so he had to stay in control.
Hermione took his hand again and led him to the bed, pushing him down on it and climbing on top of him, straddling his lap. She leant down and kissed his jaw. She tentatively slipped her tongue out and licked his neck, jaw line and ear, eventually gently biting down on the lobe.
She tried to remember everything he had done to her over the last couple of weeks, she hadn't allowed him to remove any clothing or touch lower than her neckline so she only had attention to her neck to work from, but it seemed to be working.
Draco was running his hands up and down her sides, she could feel how hard he was underneath her and it made her nether regions pulse. She continued working on his neck, fumbling with the buttons on the shirt he had worn for their date. She worked her way around his jaw and to the right hand side of his neck just under the ear.
She kissed it and felt him thrust up. She tried again and felt him moan and thrust again. Deciding she had found a favourite spot on him she began to suck on the spot.
Draco couldn't take anymore; he flipped them over and wrapped her legs around his waist. He unbuttoned her jacket and pulled it off, followed by her little blue strap top off. His shirt followed and he kissed her again, not wanting to push it too far.
The kissing and touching intensified; Hermione ran her hand down his chest, feeling his strong abdominal muscles moving beneath her fingers. She grabbed the hand that was in her hair and moved it to her left breast.
Draco stiffened for a moment, desperately trying to hold on to his control and not tear her jeans off to bury himself deep inside her. He tentatively cupped the breast. It was firm and soft all at the same time, and fit perfectly in his hand.
He felt her gasp as his hand brushed her erect nipple and smirked down at her. He softly laid his hand directly over it and began to fondle her breast, enjoying as the beautiful witch under him arched into his touch.
He took the chance and took it to the next level, pulling down the cup of her bra and tweaking the nipple between his thumb and forefinger.
Hermione's keening moan told him that she was completely enjoying his ministrations. He bent his head and took the nipple into his mouth, using his hand to pull the cup of the other breast down and using his fingers to play with the other nipple.
Hermione had not felt a sensation like it before and moaned in earnest. She reached down and unbuttoned Draco's trousers, feeling him stop his ministrations on her. He looked down and watched as she carefully unzipped his and pushed his trousers down.
Draco grabbed her hand before she could reach out and touch him, "Sweetheart, if you do that, I won't be able to stop" he warned her.
He entwined their fingers and settled himself against her, slowly rubbing himself against her centre only stopping when she pushed him up and removed her own jeans.
She gasped and thrust herself against his hardened length, earning a moan from Draco. He gripped her hair and thrust his tongue into her mouth, continuing with the same movement against her clit, the only thing separating them were his boxers and her thin panties.
Draco increased his thrusts, kissing and sucking Hermione's neck, gripping her hip and rubbing against her clit over and over, feeling himself getting close. He kissed up her neck and whispered "Cum for me my beautiful witch" before biting down on her ear.
All the new sensations and the feel of his breath against her skin as he called her beautiful caused the coil that had been tightening in her bell to snap, making her fly over the edge and tremble in his arms.
Watching her cum so suddenly made Draco lose his control and cum against her. He thrust a little longer, slowing down and stopping with a light kiss to her lips.
"Wow" Hermione answered the kiss.
"Merlin" Draco panted out. "Well I've never done that before. You're so beautiful Hermione."
"What?"
"Cum like that" Draco answered. "without penetration. It's you, you do something to me"
It was Hermione's turn to smirk although it was ruined a little with the blush that graced her cheeks as she felt exactly how wet he had made her.
He kissed her again and rolled to the side pulling her close. She cuddled into his side for a while until her stomach rumbled, causing her to blush again and Draco to have to stifle his laughter.
After a quick scourgify and redressing they made their way down to the hall, now all they had to do was brave everyone else's reaction.
AN: So I finally let them have a bit of fun. Next up everyone else's reaction to Draco and Hermione. Love getting the reviews so press the button.
