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Draco and Hermione really did have a great time. Hermione couldn't stop thinking how handsome Draco looked with a natural smile, and how easily she fitted into his arms as they glided across the dance floor. From the back of his mind, he called the infamous Malfoy scowl on some occasions when bold men would try to cut in on their dance. One man, a Lord Robert Dudley, did manage by means of his title to dance with Hermione. He thought he was a good looking man, but there was something too fake and dangerous about him, and the questions about her family and background made her stumble over her lies. She finally had to feign exhaustion to be escorted back to Draco. Hermione wanted to laugh at the scene in front her: six young girls all vying for Draco's attention, while one would ask him a question, another spilled a drink on her dress causing her to cry and run off. The most amusing part of it was how decidedly bored Draco looked. When she came into his line of vision, she saw him visibly relax, excused himself, and walked over to Hermione.

"Thank Merlin you are done!" he said, exasperated. "Those girls are driving my up the wall! I am glad we live in a time were intellectual women exists. All they wanted to know about was me, and normally that would be fine, but that is all they seemed interested in!"

"Draco Malfoy, complaining about getting attention from six willing females?" Hermione asked incredulously, "we have to get you home, your mind is addled!"

"Its almost midnight, we should be getting back to the inn, our time is almost up." He said, looking disappointed to leave. His time with Hermione was so many different things; he wished he had one more day with her. One more day to fall more in love with her.

"Well, I guess we should be leaving then." She said, seeing the disappointment in his eyes, but not wanting to say anything. He was a proud person, and having him admit that he started to like her would be a big blow to his ego.

They gathered they cloaks from the servants and made their way to the awaiting carriage. The ride back to the inn was quiet, neither wanted to break the spell they wove around each other, knowing what roles they had to go back to, what was expected of them, it was too much to think about.

"Draco, I want to say that I honestly enjoyed spending time with you." She said, laying back on him. The Mallenfioa carriage was more comfortable than the inn's carriage by ten fold. The seats were packed hard with wool, and covered by velvet, giving them a soft and warm seat. Because of its magical owners, the carriage stayed a comfortable temperature so that neither Hermione nor Draco didn't need their cloaks.

"I never thought I would say this, but I really like you Hermione, you are a genuine person. Not like the fake nancies in Slytherin." He said, looking into her warm chocolate eyes, "I guess that's why you're a Gryffindor."

After some minutes of silence, Hermione thought of gong back to Hogwarts, back into the roles they had to play. She realized she didn't want this feeling she had to Draco to end. "Draco," she whispered softly to him, "I may regret this, but could you kiss me one last time?"

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