A/N: Sorry for the delay in updating but between being sick, having sick kids, and school work I haven't had much time to edit and post… So hold on to your seat folks you're in for a ride….

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Harry watched Hermione as she interacted with Draco, Blaise, and Theo as him, Lucius, and Severus all stood in the room that the three Slytherin boys shared. He frowned as he realized that while Hermione allowed Blaise and Theo close to her that she always shied away when they tried to touch her without asking her first. He shook his head as he realized just how much he hadn't seen when it came to the girl he thought of as a sister. He silently vowed to himself that from now on he would be there for Hermione and he wouldn't let her go through anything else if he could help it.

He couldn't help but smile when he saw how Hermione smiled when Draco wrapped his arm around her waist. As he stared at the two standing close together he saw that while Draco may have his arm wrapped around her waist it wasn't because he was interested in Hermione in a romantic sense. He shook his head as he realized that Draco was acting more like a brother with Hermione and he knew then that he would even swallow his pride and apologize to Draco for everything if he had to because he could see that Draco really did care about Hermione. He could also see just by watching that Blaise, Theo, and Lucius all also cared for Hermione. He took in a deep breath and let it out and then walked over to where Hermione was standing leaning against Draco. "I just want to say Hermione that I am sorry for not seeing what you were going through."

Hermione looked at Harry and could see that Harry was being sincere and she gave him a small smile. "It's not completely your fault Harry. I made sure that you only saw what I wanted you to see. I knew that you were still dealing with seeing some of the things that Voldemort was doing and I didn't want to burden you with what I was going through. My anger this morning wasn't directed so much at you as it was at Ronald and Ginerva."

Harry shook his head and looked at Hermione with sad eyes. "That doesn't matter Hermione. What matters is that I claim you are like a sister to me and I couldn't even tell that something was wrong with you. Well I could but anytime I told Ron or Ginny that we should talk to you they would always find something else for us to do. I now think that the reason they did that is because they knew you would have picked up on that something wasn't right with them. I am sorry for not being there for you like I should have been. Can you ever forgive me?"

Hermione smiled and stepped away from Draco and pulled Harry into a hug. "Of course I can Harry. I don't blame you like I said. I didn't want you to know because I knew that you were already suffering from what you were seeing. I'm sorry for what Ronald and Ginerva did to you."

Harry shook his head again and sighed. "I really can't believe they did that. I don't know why I didn't see them like Malfoy and everyone else did."

Draco smirked and drawled "Well Potter that would be because you were too close to them. When you are not close to someone you can pick up on things that are wrong. The only reason I can see that something is wrong with Hermione is because she lets me see it. Now as much as this bonding time is nice I think we should head to the kitchen and eat some dinner. After Hermione eats we can all come back up here and talk for a few minutes before Hermione takes the potion that Severus has brought her so that she actually gets some sleep tonight."

Hermione sighed but before she could say anything Severus cut in with "Miss Granger you will take the Dreamless Sleep Draught I brought for you because you need to get a good night's rest. Besides you went through something earlier and even someone as strong as you are will have nightmares about it especially since the person who dared to try to assault you was someone you considered a friend. I stand by what Draco has said. You don't have to take it right after dinner but you will take it."

Hermione looked at Severus in shock but then nodded. "Yes, Severus I will take it."

Severus smirked. "I had no doubt that you wouldn't take it because between Lucius, Draco, and me we would have made you take it."

Blaise snickered and said "Draco and Lucius are good at making Hermione do things that she don't want to."

Hermione looked at Blaise and gave him a mock glare. "Oh hush up Blaise. They make you do things also."

Luna looked up from where she was sitting on Theo's bed and said "I do believe that is just all part of the Malfoy charm Hermione."

Hermione chuckled and said "I do believe that you are right Luna. Now I am actually hungry for once so let's go eat. Oh and someone may want to hold on to my wand for me because if someone says one wrong thing to me I won't be responsible for my actions."

Lucius chuckled. "No, love you keep your wand on you. I think that it is about time that you stand up for yourself and if you have to hex someone in order to get your point across then I'm not going to stop you. You have put up with the others mistreating you for much too long. It is time for you to go back to being the witch that you were instead of the witch that you have become because of their treatment towards you. If any one of them down there have a problem with that then they can deal with me."

Hermione gave Lucius a smile and asked "Have I told you that I love you today Lucius? You truly have become like a father to me."

Lucius smiled and then walked over and bent down to kiss Hermione on the head. "And you my dear are like a daughter to me and I love you too. Now let us get you down stairs so that you can eat."

Hermione chuckled and then blushed when her stomach rumbled and everyone laughed. "Yes let us go."

Severus smiled softly and held his arm out to Hermione as she walked towards him and then smirked slightly when Hermione took his arm. He led her out of the bedroom with Draco, Lucius, Harry, Blaise, Theo, and Luna all following behind him and Hermione. He only hoped that supper went smoothly but he had a feeling that it wouldn't. However he knew that if need be he would take control if Albus or Minerva didn't.

A/N 2: Finally got it edited to where I wanted it to stop... LOL... I decided to do the dinner in the next chapter and it will be slightly eventful... LMAO! Click the button and let me know what you think!