Be warned, i jumped the next months up to Christmas holiday, because I got to excited lol...The next Chapter should be up by tomorrow night though, and I think it will be better!


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Ch. 9!

As the months went by, Hermione and Draco began falling harder for one another. They didn't leave the others side for more then a few minutes at a time. After a month or so, they had given up the notion of feeling strange. It seemed like they had finally started moving forward.

The night before the train left for the Christmas holiday found them in their room, laying in bed, Draco just finishing testing her on what he had told her.

As the night had dragged on, Hermione had begun to withdraw into herself. She was afraid that she would get there and have a nervous breakdown.

"Hermione, relax love you will just make yourself upset." Draco said curling her up against him. "I'm trying to, but I just can't get over it. I'm scared and I don't know how to handle myself." She said sadly. "Just be yourself, if they don't love you, then it is their loss. I love you and I don't care what anyone says." He said, kissing her. She kissed him back, feeling the air headed, just like every time he told her, he loved her.

"I love you too, I know that it will be okay. It's just hard to go back there." She said looking at him. "Let's not worry about it tonight, get some rest, and we can think about this tomorrow." Draco said, trying to calm her down. "But what happens if they decide to hate me? I know that they have changed for the better, but what if they just hate me!" She said angry at herself for being so lame.

"They can't possibly hate someone that I love so much. If by chance they do end up hating you, then I chose you over them." He said easily.

"Draco, you can't chose me over your parents. They raised you, I could never ask that of you." She gasped.

"Well then it's good that your not asking, I'm telling you. Now go to sleep, it will be fine." He said turning the lights out.

They didn't say much else that night. Both were lost in their thoughts of what tomorrow would bring. They fell into restless sleep, trying to comfort the other.

The next morning, found Draco and Hermione on the train, on the way to London. Hermione sat, looking out the window, to lost in her thoughts to realize that Draco was talking to her.

"Hermione?" He said for the third time. He looked at her, when she didn't answer. She was sitting there looking out the window, not even moving. He smiled sadly, knowing that she was thinking of what would happen in only a few short hours. He put a hand on her shoulder, making her jump.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you." he said. "No, it wasn't your fault. I was in my own little world." She said taking his hand and turning to him.

"They are going to love you." he whispered, kissing her hand. "How can you know that?" she asked softly. He kissed her softly, before he answered her. "Because, I love you." he said simply. She giggled letting him kiss her again. "You know that I won't let anything happen to you, right?" He said when they broke apart.

"I know that, I'm just so afraid that I will be out of place." She said resting her head on his shoulder. "Just remember, if anything happens that upsets you, we can always leave. I wouldn't make you put up with something like that." He said, knowing that would help her get through this.

Hermione nodded, feeling better. "I think I'll be okay, I just have to calm down. They can't be all bad, I mean, they switched sides, so they can't hate me. She said trying hard to convince herself.

"With my parents, they are very traditional. They may say something that might offend you, without meaning to. If they do, I want you to be honest. I want them to see the real you. I don't want you to hide anything. You are perfect, and I think they will see that, but they will have to have time. This will be hard on them to, just please remember that please?" He said making her look at him.

"Don't worry Draco, I won't forget that this is still new to them." She said taking his hand again. "Gods you are so perfect." He whispered, making her blush. "Far from it, but thanks anyway." She giggled.

He kept her calm all the way there, until the train started slowing. Hermione started panicking, trying to fix her clothes and hair. Draco watched her until the train finally stopped and then pulled her to him. "Don't worry, they are only people. I love you." He whispered, walking her down the hall towards the exit.

On the way off the train, Hermione took a deep breath, and put on a nervous smile. She didn't have to look very long to see the blonde hair that could only belong to few people in the world. Her stomach clutched as nerves overcame her.

"Breath, you'll be fine." Draco whispered right before they reached Lucius and Narcissa. There was a small silence when they reached the Malfoy's. It seemed that they were sizing up Hermione, and it made her nerves run wilder.

"Hello Ms. Granger, it is nice to finally meet you properly." Lucius said, holding out his hand. Hermione shook it, feeling awkward. "Yes it's nice to meet both of you." she said with a small smile toward them both.

"Oh Draco, you didn't tell us how well mannered she was!" his mother cried, making Hermione feel like they must think that she really was an idiot.

"It's nice to see you too mother." Draco said with a small smile. Narcissa seemed to realize the mistake, and grabbed Hermione's hand, leading her out of the station. "So, Hermione, have you thought much of the wedding yet?" Narcissa asked. Hermione gave her a confused look, "What wedding?" she asked her. "Well your's and Draco's of course!" Narcissa exclaimed looking as if it were obvious.

"Well we haven't really talked much about it, to be honest. This was kind of forced in the beginning, we are only just getting used to being together." Hermione said, feeling awkward to say the least.

"We will need to sit down and discuss this then. You surely want it to be a special day?" Narcissa asked, as they made it to the Apparition point. "We will when the time is right mother." Draco said from behind them. Hermione looked to see Lucius smile, slightly. "Yes dear, we mustn't push them, remember?" he said looking good natured at his wife. Hermione felt herself smile, as Draco took her hand again.

"Are you ready to go now?" He asked. Hermione nodded knowing the real question. She took a deep breath and nodded. He kissed her softly, before Hermione felt the familiar pull of Apparating.

The pulling only lasted a moment before they landed in the foyer. Hermione held her breath looking around. It didn't look the same as the last time she was here. She looked up at Draco questioningly, as Lucius and Narcissa appeared before them. "We had this room redone, after that night." Lucius said, unwilling to bring up old scars.

"Well, it looks nice." Hermione said, moving closer to Draco. "Mother, father, I believe that Hermione and I will go to my room to get cleaned up. It's been a long journey, I hope you don't mind, it wont take to long." Draco said. Lucius nodded and Draco pulled Hermione out of the room.

Three flights of stair and two hallways later, found Hermione walking into Draco's room. She looked around, giggling. "What?" he asked looking around to see what she found funny. "Nothing, just a typical Slytherin, and boy." She said looking at the Quidditch posters along with the obvious Slytherin banners.

He smiled at her comfort and pulled her to him. "Are you okay?" He asked, looking down at her. "Yes, surprisingly enough, I feel fine here. Just please whatever you do, don't leave me alone with your father. After so many years of fearing him, I just find it hard to let go." Hermione said.

"Well you will be glad to know that my father is all bark and never a bite." he said leaning in for a passionate kiss. Hermione responded, knowing he was trying to make her feel better.

"Come on, lets get ourselves together, and go see them. I'm sure that they have questions for us." Draco said and Hermione nodded. She fixed her hair and they made their way back down the stairs.

They found his parents in the sitting room, waiting for them to come. As they sat down on the opposite couch as his parents, a plate of sandwiches and pumpkin juice appeared. "So, Hermione, tell us about yourself." Lucius asked when they had all settled in.

Hermione thought about this for a moment and then answered the best she could. "Well I love to read. I do well in school, best in most classes. I also enjoy Potions, I find it interesting, umm I am pretty simple to understand I think." She said still nervous.

"She is also beautiful, funny, so bright, and brave." Draco said taking her hand, trying to sooth her. Narcissa smiled down at the two, making Hermione feel better. "Well that is really sweet Draco. I for one am so happy that you have ended up with such a good girl. I have to admit that I was worried about you, but now I know that you just needed to wait for Hermione." She said happily.

They talked for a long while, going through Hermione's life story, and then joking about Draco's childhood. By the time dinner was ready, Hermione had become quite comfortable.

Dinner was not at all like Hermione had expected. She had thought that it would be a quiet time, with the best of manners. Although there were a great deal of manners, it seemed that dinner was a time to catch up on a day. She watched as all three Malfoy's laughed and joked. It was amazing how much her opinion of them was so wrong.

She had always pictured the Malfoy's as a family of statues, that never just relaxed. She had thought that maybe she had just read everything wrong. Her mind had been so fogged by the prejudice of the world to ever really begin to think differently.

As Draco and Hermione lay in his bed that night, she mused about how wrong she really was. "I mean, I know that it was probably really wrong of me to even begin thinking that way about them, but I was so wrong. I can't believe that I ever thought that they were so cold and heartless!" She exclaimed, feeling a rush of excitement.

"It's not your fault. You could only go by what you seen. My parents, they always seem cold to outsiders. It is the way they were brought up to be, but really they are wonderful." Draco said, feeling better now that she was more comfortable.

"I guess it just goes to show you, that everyone puts on a front." Hermione said before kissing him. "I love you, thank you for bringing me here." She said, closing her eyes. Draco looked down at her for a long time. "I love you too." He whispered and turned out the lights.


So there you go, I find that I really like to post stories so im thinking that even after this one (Though no worries, im not done with this one yet) i will definitely be posting more i think!