A/N: Wow, it's been such a long time since a last updated the story! I'm sorry for taking sooo long with the new chapter :P

This is the end of the story... sadly, but I really liked writing it.

Enjoy!


Chapter 9: The Room of Requirement

Hermione slowly opened her eyes. At first she couldn't see anything. Then, she realized it was still dark. She felt something soft beneath her face. A cloud slowly moved, unblocking the moonlight, allowing Hermione to see the pale face of the boy sleeping beside her. He looked calm and at peace. She graced his cheek and kissed his forehead softly. She glanced at the clock in the bedside table. It was 3:00 am.

She quickly stood up and ran quietly towards the door. She grabbed the handle, but before opening the door, she glanced back at the blond boy. She would never forget that night, when the impossible and unpredictable happened.

The next day, Draco Malfoy woke up, searching for the brunette beside him, but she wasn't there.

Was she really here? Was it all a dream?

He looked around and realized he was alone in the Hospital Wing.

It couldn't just be a dream. I saw her. I can still smell her hair, see her eyes staring up at mine. She was here! I'm sure!

"Good morning, Mr. Malfoy!" said Madam Pomfrey, getting out of her office.

"Morning"

"Well, you are recovering faster than I would have thought" she said, examining him. "I think I will allow you to leave today"

Draco got up from his bed ad quickly as he could and headed towards the door.

"Wait a minute!" said Madam Pomfrey frowning. "You are not allowed out yet! First you need to drink this potion and let me examine you properly."

Draco got back to his bed and let Madam Pomfrey examine him.

Hermione headed towards the Great Hall with Harry and Ron for breakfast. Her friends noticed she was in a good mood because she was humming some happy song again. They sat down at the Gryffindor table and started eating. Professor McGonagall approached their table and asked Hermione if they could talk for a second. She got up and went to the Great Hall entrance with McGonagall.

"I just wanted to inform you that your detention has been canceled due to Mr Malfoy's injury. Madam Pomfrey advised him to rest and Mr Binns kindly accepted to end the punishment."

"Oh... Ok.." said Hermione, a little disappointed. She was looking forward to spending time alone with Malfoy. "That's good" she said with a fake smile.

"You may now return to your breakfast" said McGonagall politely.

"Thank you, Professor."

Hermione returned to her seat feeling a little down, but decided that she would find the time to be with him.

Draco ran downstairs as fast as he could, even though Madam Pomfrey had advised him rest, He had never been more anxious about a Potions Class before. He entered the class and noticed that no one was there yet. He sat down in his seat in the back of the class and waited. After a few students had come in he saw Hermione with her two best friends enter the class. Her eyes wondered through the class until they found his. He then noticed a hint of a smile in her lips. He was sure: it wasn't a dream. He started thinking about what happened until he felt someone slap the back of his head.

"What's up with the puppy face, Draco?" said Zabini mocking him and taking the seat beside him.

"What do you mean?" he answered, a little annoyed at the distraction.

"Nothing, just this stupid look you had on your face"

"It must be the potions Madam Pomfrey gave me"

"Yeah, must be that" said Zabini turning the other way to get his book out.

Draco sighed a breath of relieve and took his own book out.

He then started wondering when would he see her again. Snape had told him that his detention was over, so they wouldn't be spending the nights together. He had to think of something. He couldn't bear the thought of not talking to her, or kissing her.

He spent almost the entire class trying to figure something out. It then hit him. The Room of Requirement. Potty and his friends had used it to hide from Umbridge. They could use it to hide from the school.

While Zabini was looking for dead caterpillars, he took out a piece of parchment and scribbled something down. He put the paper in his pocket and focused on finishing his potion.

When the class was over, he hurried towards the door to catch up with Hermione. When he was right behind her, he took the piece of parchment out of his pocket and slipped it into Hermione's hand, walking past her as if he were oblivious to her presence.

Hermione looked at him as he walked past her. She put the parchment in her pocket and decided to read it when she was alone in the common room. She told Ron and Harry to go on to the Great Hall and have lunch and that she had to go get a book from the common room first.

She hurried towards the Gryffindor tower and ran to the girls bedroom. When she got to her room, she checked that she was alone and got the note out of her pocket. She saw a short message in an elegant handwriting and read it:

Meet me in the Room of Requirement tonight, eight o'clock.

Think of a place to be alone with me

DM

Hermione let out a smile at the thought of meeting Draco. She hid the note in her trunk and went to the Great Hall. She sat down next to her friends and drank some pumpkin juice. She glanced over at the Slytherin table and saw Draco talking to Zabini. She couldn't wait to be with him tonight.

As if feeling her eyes on him, he looked he way and she couldn't help blushing a little.

He raised his eyebrow slightly and she understood what he meant. She curly nodded at him and noticed how a smirk appeared on his face. Without anyone noticing, he winked at her and returned to his conversation with Blaise.

Hermione smiled and looked down.

"What is it?" asked Ron, looking at her like she had monkeys jumping around her face.

"What? Oh, it's just... It's such a nice day, isn't it?" answered Hermione dreamily looking out the window.

Ron and Harry looked at each other with puzzled looks on their faces and continued eating.

It was 7:30 and Hermione was (again) sitting at her bed, staring at the clock beside her table. She was counting down the minutes to meet Draco again.

She had told the boys that she was in charge of the rounds tonight and they didn't make more questions as she had expected. When they were only ten minutes to their meeting, Hermione headed downstairs.

As she walked the lonely corridors of the school she could hear her heart beating fast. She took deep breaths to try and calm herself down, but it didn't seem to be working. Chills went down her spine, imagining him, his eyes, his kisses...

She got to the flat wall where the secret door was and remembered what the note said. She walked in front of the wall with her eyes closed, thinking: I need a place to be alone with Draco, I need a place to be alone with Draco...

Then she heard the wall tremble and opened her eyes. In front of her was a big black door. Her hand was shaking as she reached for the door handle. She opened the door. The room was warm and lighten by the big fireplace on the left. In front of it was a black couch full of cushions. At the end of the room was a window that covered almost the entire wall, and next to it, lighten by the moon light, was him. She took a deep breath as she saw him.

She had never found him so attractive before. His hair was falling carelessly on his forehead, partly covering his deep gray eyes. His tie was loosened and the first button of his shirt was open. He looked so calmed, standing there, looking at the lake.

He looked around and saw her, but his calmness wasn't affected. He walked towards her coolly and put his hands on her waist. They looked each other in the eyes for what seemed like eternity. Finally, he spoke:

"You're shaking"

Hermione blushed a little at his comment and answered "I'm a little cold"

Draco reached for his jacket and put it around her shoulders.

"Thanks"

Draco rested his hand on her cheek and caressed it. He looked her in the eyes and she felt like she was melting inside. How could he have such a powerful effect over her? He leaned in and, softly but passionately, kissed her. He loved the feeling of her soft lips pressing against him. It was, as if she was sharing her warmness with him, through her mouth. She started playing with his hair as he deepened the kiss and grabbed her by the waist, bringing her closer to him.

He pulled away and stared at her face as if examining her face. Then, he smiled. She smiled in return and he put his arm around her, as he led her to the couch. She sat down between his legs, with her back resting on his chest. She rested her head on his neck and he softly kissed her head. He put his arms around her and they stayed that way for a long time.

"This is like a dream, Draco. And I don't want to wake up." said Hermione, looking at the fire.

"Don't worry, I won't let you wake up. I won't let go of you." He said looking down at her. He sounded serious, but there was this warmness in his voice that calmed he.

She stood up and turned towards him, looking straight into his eyes. He took her hand in his but remained quiet.

"I love you, Draco" As the words came out of her lips, fear started to crawl all over her. What if he doesn't love me? What if I scare him away? I don't want to lose him.

He looked a little shocked. He looked down, but as he lifted his face again, she saw him smile. He was smiling like she had never seen him do it before. The smile spread to his eyes and his face lightened up.

"I love you too, Hermione. I love more than anything I have ever loved in my life. Every time I see you, I feel like my heart is going to explode. You're all I think about and I want to be with you all the time."

Hermione didn't know what to say. All she could do was reach up to him and kiss him. She wanted to be with him and never be apart again. They didn't care about what people would think or say. They had each other, and that's all that mattered.

°º¤ø„¸ The End ¸„ø¤º°¨

A/N: Hello again! So this is it... I had a lot of fun writing this story, specialy because it was my first. I want to thank all of you who read it and reviewed it.

Please tell me what you thought about the end!

See u soon! (I hope...)