Fireside Chats

Hermione and Draco stared wide eyed in dismay at the equally shocked crowed of seventh years standing into their common room. The couple were still wrapped around each other in an embrace that could not be misinterpreted in any way shape or form; it was obvious that what had been going on was not due to an unfortunate camera angle.

"What the hell is going on?" Harry yelled stepping over the unconscious lump that was Ron and storming over toward them before wrenching Hermione from the Slytherins arms and pulling her behind him protectively

"She was upset and …" but Harry didn't let him finish

"Of course she was upset you were forcing yourself on her" Harry turned to the witch behind him "Are you ok 'Mione?" he asked gently and was rewarded for his concern with a slap on the face. He pressed his hand to his reddening cheek and looked between the two Head students

"How dare you" she seethed "You come in here with your hero complex and assume I can't take care of myself. If Draco was attacking me I wouldn't be standing there crying, I would have kicked him where it hurts … and if you don't shut up I will do exactly that to you!"

By now everyone else was coming out of their shocked daze and even Ron and Pansy were starting to groan from their positions on the floor

"You mean Creevey was right … you too are, you know …" Seamus piped up from just inside the door. Hermione went red and hung her head as more tears started to fall, Harry went to touch her arm when Draco shoved him out of the way and pulled her back into his arms again stroking her back soothingly

"Yes we are … you know … as you so eloquently put it Finnegan. Now if you will all get out of our rooms and leave us alone. As you can see Hermione is not up to seeing you lot right now" Nobody moved they all just stared at the couple as if they each had grown three heads and an extra set of arms

"But Draco I thought you and I …" Pansy started looking like she was going to wretch just because Draco was touching not only a muggle born but a Gryffindor at that

"Pansy dear, you and I were just a figment of your imagination. Get over it" Draco said coolly starting to turn Hermione into her bedroom to get away from them all when Ron stood up

"Wait a minute. What makes you think were just going to let you take her in there alone with you?" he drew up short when Harry held out his arm to stop him getting any closer to them

"That's right. Tell us what the fuck is going on. For all we know this could be some Slytherin trick you've cooked Malfoy … and what kind of friends would we be then?" Harry said quietly. Draco realised that walking away wasn't going to solve this problem and would infact make Hermione's life miserable. With a sigh of resignation he flicked his wand and transfigured several books into armchairs and motioned for everyone to take a seat.

Taking up a chair and pulling the now sobbing witch onto his lap he returned the groups glares mulling over what he was going to say in his head before asking "So what is it you want to know?"

"This is obviously more than just the occasional shag … how long has it been going on?" Dean Thomas spoke up, effectively cutting off whatever snide remarks Hermione's two best friends were about to make

"Since the end of fifth year when we both found out we were to be prefects we attended a meeting and discovered that we could actually have a civil conversation with each other when certain people were not around, over that summer we began owling each other daily and from there we would spend time in the library together or just talk after meetings and classes." He replied calmly having decided to hold nothing back

"Is this true Hermione?" Harry asked, she sniffed and nodded

"We kept it from everyone but we never expected it to get this far, never expected we would one day have to tell anyone"

"Why?" Neville asked, he was not upset about the whole matter like Harry, Ron and Pansy; more curious

"Because when we first got romantically involved we never expected it to last more than a few weeks – after all we are supposed to be enemies. But a few weeks came and went and we found that we didn't really want to stop what was happening between us" she looked levelly at Harry and Ron for a tense moment

"I love him" Ron looked away in disgust while Harry stared back searching her eyes and seeing only the truth, he nodded his support and Hermione gave him a weak smile

"The problem now is you all know" Draco said seriously, ignoring the exchange between his girlfriend and her best friend feeling a slight pang of jealousy

"How's that a problem?" Lavender asked "I think this is all sooo romantic" she sighed and had a glazed dreamy look about her as she said this

"Because Dumbledore got a hold of Creevey's magazine and told us that if the photos were true than we had been abusing Head student status by breaking rules that other students were expected to follow and not practicing discretion – if the truth gets out we loose our positions and it will be marked on our permanent records" Every student in the room knew how important it was to the two that they have relatively unmarred records to ensure future employment – to be expelled from the Head student position could be disastrous for their lives after Hogwarts

"Were not asking for you all to become best friends nor are we expecting house unity; we are simply asking you as friends and housemates to keep this a secret just until the end of the year. It doesn't matter after Hogwarts what you say but for our time remaining here please don't make this gossip" Hermione implored them all. Several people hung their heads in guilt; it was obvious they had intended to do just that

"Well this has been fun but we are all about to become very late to potions and I don't think Snape will buy the 'we got lost' excuse" with a great shuffle of bags all twenty students left the tiny dormitory and made their way toward the dungeons muttering between themselves. Draco pulled Hermione a little ways behind the group and kissed her softy

"Everything will be ok" he whispered and she was about to reply when both Lavender and Parvati gave out a huge sigh "Sooo romantic" they both cooed staring at them before turning back to at the duel death stares.

Draco scowled and the continued on with the rest of the group looking suspiciously to the front where he could see Weasel and Pansy talking – he would have to watch those two; as the saying goes hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and knowing Pansy she would take his relationship with Hermione as a personal insult.

It wasn't till 11.30 that night that Draco and Hermione got to be alone. She entered their dorm and flopped onto the couch beside him and burrowed her face into his neck. He put down the book he had been attempting to read unsuccessfully for the last three hours and draped and arm around her shoulder

"I thought your watch finished an hour ago" he murmured kissing the top of her head lightly

"It did. I ran into Ron on my way back here and he just spent the last hour trying to convince me that you were up to something" she huffed

"Oh but dear I am up to something" he stated with a smirk, she gave him a confused look until he took her hand and drew it down his chest to the fly of his slacks. Comprehension dawned as she felt the evidence of his arousal that had sprung up the moment he came into contact with her.

She leaned up and initiated a rather heated kiss while rubbing her hand over and over his manhood making him groan into her mouth. She soon found herself flat on her back on the couch staring up into his lust filled eyes smiling she lifted her head to kiss him again as he struggled out of his clothing then helped her with her own.

He hissed when their naked bodies came into contact and she rubbed against him like an affectionate cat. Bringing her hands up to run through his hair he made a path down her neck to take one pert nipple in his mouth all the while admiring the way the firelight made her skin glow a brilliant shade of gold. The witch was beautiful in her passion there was no doubt about it.

She began shifting beneath him restlessly writhing with need; he lifted his head and ravished her mouth again before entering her in one swift thrust. She almost forgot to breath a she felt him fill her to the hilt and hit bottom it was so wonderful to feel him so close, to not be able to tell where she ended and he began. The sensations tripled as he began to move sliding all the way out then plunging in again building up the pace and finding a rhythm that she easily match thrust for thrust. The soft cushions of the couch supported her as he raise himself and straightened his elbows thrusting harder and harder watching as he took complete possession of her.

Her eyes drifted closed as the sensations built and her body was lifted higher and higher. She placed her feet flat in the couch and bent her knees as he pushed her further and further into the cushions getting more out of control with every stroke when suddenly he let out a cry and released, he threw his head back and she watched as his neck corded with tension. The sight was beautiful and erotic and she felt her own pulsing release begin and gasped and he continued to pump in and out of her as she milked him for all he was worth.

It wasn't until the last pulsing shudders were coursing through her body that he finally collapsed on top of her breathing heavily and smoothing his hands up and down any inch of skin he could reach.

She wrapped her arms firmly around him and couldn't help thinking how lucky she was to have him.

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