Hermione's POV

"It's numb nut's now is it?" Draco commented as they left through the painting hole, which was a very nice, beautifully painted, lion and snake. The snake was in the tree roaming around looking for something to eat like a bird or something. The snake gorgeous shade of gray with a white belly and green eyes. The lion stood proud on a rock in the front of the painting. All in all it was a nice picture.

"Well your sure acting like it." Hermione replied. "And goldfish are a muggle cracker."

"Well that explains why I didn't know what it was." they arrived at the eagle and Hermione said the password and the eagle started turning and they hopped on. When the eagle stopped moving there were already bickering about Hermione touching Draco's arm, Draco was convinced it was on purpose.

"You didn't mind when I was crying on you and in your lap it's not like I came to you or anything."

"Granger, you know I didn't mean it that way." Draco stated trying to get out of the hole he was digging for himself. He got the cold shoulder. Just as Hermione was about to knock, the door opened and there was the great Albus Dumbledore standing in the entrance.

"Good morning Professor." Hermione said politely and elbowed Draco to do the same thing. He just nodded.

"Well good morning Miss. Granger and Mr. Malfoy, wont you have a seat." he said well pointing in front of his desk where two chair were waiting. As they made there way over to the chair waiting for them.

"Lemon Drop?" He asked with a smile.

"No thanks." Hermione replied politely. Draco just shook his head no and then Dumbledore continued.

"Well I guess you are both wondering why your in my office." he said not leaving them time to reply he continued. "I have a request for both of you it's to promote house unity." Hermione just look at the Professor and wondering where he was going with this. Draco sat like a rock. "Well my idea is that you will sit together in class. Go to the same classes, which is already taken care of. You will eat meals at each other tables and make small talk. This goes with out question no violence. And you ..." he mumbled trailing off with what he was saying.

"Sorry didn't catch that" Draco said starting to question the professors intelligences.

"and you will have to..." still trailing off into silence.

"Still didn't catch that."

"havetopretendtodate" he finished in a rush.

Hermione's heart was pounding she was just thinking about the guy from the club and put it all together. Draco was supposed to be the father. 'OMG he was the father, he was thefather, he was the father.' first she figures out the tattoo from the shower the green and black flash with a hint of silver. Then his curiosity about her tattoo. And now this Dumbledore asking them, well telling them, to date. Sometimes the professor is to smart for his own good. This was his way of telling her that the father would have been Draco without notifying Draco.

"So we have to pretend to date for house unity?" Draco still a little lost.

"Well yes that's the just of it." winking at Hermione, she nodded back telling him he new the double meaning to this conversation.

"I'm not doing it." Draco stated.

"Well it's not really up to you is it? No it's not. If you guys can stay together for at least a month I will let you break up." Dumbledore said plainly.

Hermione just nodded still in shock for what she just learned.

"Whatever. One month I think I can do that."

"Okay well I think you have better thing's to do then talk to an old coot like me so off you go. And the house unity starts now." he said as they mad there way to the door.

"Bye." Hermione mumbled as she walked ever so slowly to the door still ignoring Draco. As they left Draco seen the Professor pop a lemon drop into his month.

As they reached the beautiful painting that lead to their quarters Hermione said something.

"Draco I need to tell you something."

"It can wait. I have something to do" he said smirking and not caring.

"No it cant ,Draco I have to tell you something." Draco smirk dropped when he heard her serious tone of voice.

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