Tinkerbell is amazing...
They spent the rest of the afternoon cramming their brains with knowledge and left tired but confident.
Soon their NEWTS were upon them and Draco's and Hermione's time together was even more limited than it was when they were secret friends.
"How did that one go?" Draco asked as they walked out of their Charms exam.
"I think it went okay, what about you?"
He caught her hand, "I suppose it did but ah well, only one left." He finished happily.
"Yes but it's Ancient Runes! One of the most difficult subjects."
They turned as they heard an excited cheer. Harry and Ron were jumping around, arms in the air, "No more exams! No more exams!"
Hermione and Draco scowled.
"Lucky you," Hermione said grumpily, "We've got one more."
"Aww, sorry Hermione, we'll go celebrate somewhere else." Harry said apologetically. Hermione laughed, her face slightly happier.
"Don't worry about it, I'm glad you've finished."
They decide to go out and enjoy the sunshine out by the lake, Hermione and Draco turning the heavy pages unenthusiastically.
The next morning they woke up and had another quick look through their books at breakfast. Hermione and Draco left the hall and next time they entered, the house tables had disappeared and been replaced for the last time with exam tables.
An hour later they left, tired but happy.
"We've finished!" Draco cried, picking her up and spinning her round. She giggled.
"Draco! Put me down."
He reluctantly agreed but grabbed her hands and started dancing around. Blaise shot them a funny look before bursting out in laughter.
"What are you laughing at?" Draco asked, smiling.
"I never thought I'd see the day where the Slytherin Prince and the Gryffindor Princess were dancing around happily."
"Do you want to dance too?" Hermione asked.
"You read my mind." He said, he joined in and soon the whole Ancient Runes class were acting like maniacs.
Hermione, Draco and Blaise headed out to the lake where the other were. They all shot Blaise a wary look but accepted him without question.
"So you've finished all of your exams then?" Ron asked.
"Uh huh." They replied.
Ron offered them all a butterbeer which they took gratefully, they sat down next to them all and basked in the sunlight, relishing their freedom.
That evening at dinner Dumbledore got up to speak.
"So I believe that a big congratulations is in order for our seventh years." There was a loud round of applause and the seventh years cheered, "Yes well done, well done. Also congratulations to the fifth years for their OWLS." The clapping was a little bit quieter now, "Now you may eat." He clapped once and the food appeared.
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With only two days left in school, excitement and despair was in the air; they were finally going to be adults but they would be leaving their second home and not seeing their friends everyday.
They decided to spend all of the Wednesday packing so that they could just hang out on the Thursday.
"Ugh, we leave tomorrow." Harry said.
"I know, I can't believe that this is our last day here." Hermione said sadly, "I'm going to miss it so much."
"But you have to promise to keep in touch." Ginny added.
"Of course we will, I'm going to be round at the Burrow every other day." She replied with a laugh.
"Every other day?!"
"Yeah, she's going to be with me the rest of the time." Draco said, wrapping his arms tighter around Hermione.
"Plus we're going to visit Hogwarts all the time as well." Harry continued.
"Can we do that?" Blaise asked.
"Course we can, we're friends with Hermione Granger who got the highest grades of our generation." Ron said proudly. Hermione blushed and everyone laughed, praising her.
The Great Hall was decorated in the Gryffindor colours at the end of term feast.
"So another year gone and another class leaving our school. Congratulations again to the seventh years and well done Gryffindor for winning the house cup and Quidditch cup." The Gryffindor table erupted and the other tables clapped politely, even Slytherin after many threats from Draco.
"So as that is all, I will sit back and enjoy what is for some your last feast." Everyone cheered and tucked into the delicious feast.
"So are you all packed?" Ginny asked, eventually managing to tear her eyes away from her brother stuffing her face.
"I think so, I'll have another quick look in the morning though of course, what about you?" Hermione asked.
"Probably not but there's so much stuff on our floor that's not mine so I don't know."
Hermione laughed and took a sip of pumpkin juice.
"So how are you going to cope without Draco?"
"Well we've dealt with the summer holidays before, every year in fact, but Draco's already linked our houses by Floo ."
Ginny's jaw fell open, "Can he do that?" She asked in shock.
Hermione shrugged, "Not sure, but he did."
Ginny laughed.
With the feast over, everyone made their way back to their common rooms.
"I'll see you tomorrow Hermione!"
"Night Draco!"
Even after several weeks people still shot them weird looks but they didn't care, they were leaving soon and it wouldn't matter.
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"Ginny! Wake up! Your room's still a mess!" Hermione shouted, Ginny opened her eyes groggily and everyone else in her dorm scowled darkly at Hermione.
"Chill Hermione, it's their stuff." She said quietly, trying to avoid talking any more. It didn't work.
"Fine but you still need to get up! It's already eight o'clock and we leave at eleven."
"Three hours 'Mione!"
"Don't shorten my name because you're too tired to speak properly, now get up."
Hermione stayed until not only Ginny but the rest of her dorm was up and tapped her foot until Ginny was ready.
"Right, we can go and get some breakfast now." Hermione said happily.
"Where are the others?" Now that Ginny was fully awake she could unleash her glare.
"Harry kicked me out before he went into the bathroom, understandably of course and he did promise to make sure that Ron was up and about."
"So I'm the only one you were evil to!?!"
"I wouldn't say that," Harry said, coming up behind them, "She came into our room singing rise and shine, threw open the curtains and made it snow inside."
Hermione grinned, "I do my best." Harry and Ginny didn't look too impressed although Ginny was on the verge of laughing.
"That was amazing, I must get tips off you." Ginny whispered as they reached the Great Hall. Hermione smiled and nodded.
"Morning love." Draco greeted, he gave her a quick kiss and ruffled her hair.
"Don't! You'll make it even messier!"
"I don't think that's possible." Draco laughed, earning himself a hit off her. They sat down at the Gryffindor table and helped themselves to toast.
"Where's t'other one?" Draco asked, smothering his toast in butter. Hermione looked on in disdain.
"Ron? Dragging himself into the bathroom last time I checked, I wasn't really paying attention." Harry replied, putting just as much butter on.
Ten minutes later a rather dishevelled Ron joined them, looking very sorry for himself.
"Why'd you have to wake me up so early?" He grumbled.
"We're leaving today so of course you had to be up early." Hermione said in shock, as if you could sleep in late today!
"It's only nine o'clock now!"
"Yes and I have been up since seven."
"Who would do that?" Ron asked.
"I did." Draco said, Hermione smiled sweetly at him and poked her tongue out at Ron.
While Hermione and Ginny were in a discussion about when she should come over to the Burrow Ron looked up at Draco.
"Did you really get up at seven?"
"Did I hell, I just wanted to get on her good side."
Ron laughed.
That chapter is probably a disappointment but I'm only having a few more chapters now, most likely one or two actually.
Anyway, hope you liked it and stick with this to the end.
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Kathrine :)