AN1: Sorry about the wait. A random muse appeared and all but demanded me to update now!!

Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters belong to JKR, but I'm in the middle of a custody lawsuit...and I'm winning. Haha just kidding, no lawsuit: they are strictly JKR's.

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Hermione was never one to have simple thoughts, she always over thought EVERYTHING! Which is why she was so surprised. Even lying on her bed, staring blankly and giddily at her ceiling, Hermione couldn't muster anything complicated to muck up her mind. She was just silent, basking in her happiness. Not that she was complaining or anything, for she loathed her—ahem—natural talent of over thinking everything. She had to admit, this was one of the best nights of her 5th year at Hogwarts, if not one of the best nights of her life.

It started at the graduation for the 7th years. She was sitting with her classmates in her second period class. Ron and Harry were in that class with her, but they were sitting on the other side of the Great Hall. Unfortunately, the friends she wanted to sit with: Marie, Spencer, Elaine and Alyssa, were not with her: they were sitting with their own second period classmates. So Hermione had Blaise on one side of her, Draco—her boyfriend—was on her other side, and then next to him was Pansy, who turned out to not be that bad. She and Draco were had more of a sibling type love, not the romantic type, much to Hermione's relief. Pansy always picked on Draco, but it was all in good fun, he took it well.

The ceremony was dragging on, but it was much more entertaining sitting by her newer friends. They were laughing and joking at everything. It was pretty hilarious. Sooner than Hermione wished, the graduation ceremony was over and the 7th years erupted in cheers as did the parents and students in the audience. With a sad pang in her heart, Hermione realized that in 2 years, that would be her. She loved Hogwarts and would be extremely sad to leave it. But it was better to live in the moment and take one day at a time rather than to dwell on the inevitable. So with that thought in her head she walked to the room of requirements with Draco and Pansy. That was where Hermione was going to meet up with Ginny, and then the two of them would head up to the Gryffindor dorms and just chill.

The odd and unlikely trio of friends happily made their way to the room. Right before they got there, Pansy split away from them and went to join Daphne Greengrass and Millicent Bulstrode to do...whatever they do together. Draco and Hermione walked the rest of the way together, still keeping up the conversation easily. As they walked past the wall the last time before the door appeared, Hermione saw Ginny down the hall turning down the corridor.

"I'll see you later Draco." She paused and looked into his sparkling grey eyes.

"Yeah," he whispered, not breaking their eye contact. Draco leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. He pulled away and both of them paused for a nanosecond. It instantly clicked and Hermione sensed what was coming. They both leaned in at the same time and Draco placed a feather-light kiss on her lips. Hermione smiled and started walking away, her book bag in her hands. The smile lit up her face in the dark hallway. A second later, she heard footsteps following her. She thought nothing of it until Draco appeared at her side again.

"I can catch up with Crabbe and Goyle later." He said warmly, looking at Hermione out of the corner of his eye. They walked in a comfortable silence until she spotted Ginny stopped and talking to Ron just up ahead.

"There's Ginny."

"Where?"

"Right up there."

"Oh, ok. Do you want me to go too?"

"Nah. I'll see you tomorrow...?" They both leaned in and again their lips met for another gentle kiss. As Hermione walked away, the smile that lit up her face was so brilliant that it could have lit up the Eiffel Tower.

"Hey Ginny."

"Hey 'Mione, what's up?" Hermione mumbled a response. "Umm you're going to need to talk louder for me to be able hear you." Hermione spoke again, but only a little bit louder. "I still can't hear you!"

"You can't? Ok fine. Draco kissed me."

"Awww that's so cute. On the cheek?" Hermione shook her head.

"Wait, was it on the lips?" Ginny narrowed her eyes suspiciously, "How long?"

"It was just a peck."

"Aw that's awesome!! Wow. That's so cool. Awww yay!" Hermione smiled at her best friend's enthusiasm.

"You won't mind if I just go up to my room early would you?" Ginny grinned understandingly.

"Nope, not at all. I'll see you later 'Mione." Hermione continued on her way to her home away from home, feeling so giddy that she could have skipped the whole way back. And that was where she was now, lying on her four poster bed, adorned with Gryffindor sheets; a goofy smile plastered on her face, occasionally running her tongue over her lips. So this is what it's like, she mused, to be truly happy. She mentally squealed; my first kiss and absolutely NO over thinking. Not before, not during and not after. She was sure it would come later, but for now Hermione was just happy to revel in the moment that she had once thought would never come. But it did, and boy was she ecstatic.

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AN2: Well...this totally wasn't partly based on something that happened to me. At all...no way!! Haha so yeahhhh, please review!!

lovelove, Amanda