Hey I am so sorry for the delay in updating, this may be the longest I have gone without updating, but things kept getting in the way and I've been having problems with my computer and haven't been able to use it. Here is chapter 10 hope you enjoy it.

"We're back!" Came a call from the front door. Hermione quickly jumped up out of her seat to go and greet the new Mr and Mrs Potter.

"Hey, welcome home! Did you have a good time?" She asked hugging her two best friends.

"It was amazing, we'll show you all the pictures when we get them developed. Our hotel was gorgeous, they upgraded us to the honeymoon suite when we got there and the room was beautiful. We had a sea view, and at sun set, from the window you could see dolphins jumping in and out of the sea on the horizon. One night we also saw a whale coming up for air and the spray coming out of it's blow hole, you've never seen anything like it, it was mind blowing." Ginny finished excitedly.

Ginny and Harry went to the Caribbean for their honeymoon. Two weeks of sun, sea and sand. They had both come back looking a lot healthier and browner than before they went. Ginny had had her long red hair braided, starting from her forehead and ending halfway back, making her features more noticeable, it really suited her.

"So how are you? What have you been up to since we've been away?" Ginny asked sitting down on the couch.

"I'm fine, haven't really been up to much, glad you're back though this flat was strangely quiet with just me being here." Hermione replied.

"Didn't Malfoy come round and keep you company most days, would have thought you'd make the most of having the flat to yourselves." Harry asked attempting to hide the disapproval in his voice. He still hadn't come to terms with the fact that Malfoy had changed. But to be fair if he knew what had happened he would, in his mind be right.

"Well actually we haven't really seen much of each other at all since the wedding. We're sort of on a possibly permanent break." Hermione replied not meeting either of their eyes.

"Why, what's happened?" Ginny asked putting her arm around Hermione's shoulder seeing the upset look on her face.

"Don't Ginny, it's fine I don't want to trouble you with my problems and bring you down when you've just got back from your honeymoon, honestly it doesn't matter."

"It does matter Hermione because you love him. You were fine at the wedding what's happened? You can tell us." Ginny replied hugging Hermione closer to her.

"I thought I did. Ginny, at the wedding I found something out about him that really hurt. I'm just so angry at him. I don't even think I can face him. It's probably something small that I'm blowing way out of proportion, but I can't help it. I am just so mad." Hermione finished knowing that she hadn't explained anything.

"But what has he done babe?" Ginny persisted.

"No offence Harry but I'd feel comfier just telling Ginny to begin with, do you mind just going out of the room for a minute, sorry it sounds really mean of me, but you know what I mean." Hermione pleaded.

"Sure no problem. I'll be in the bedroom Gin." Harry replied with understanding in his voice. As he stood up and left the room he gave Hermione concerned and sympathetic smile but not before he gave Ginny a little kiss. When Hermione was sure he was out the room, just to make sure she wasn't overheard she cast the muffliato charm on the lounge and began recalling everything that had happened at the wedding, and blurting it out in the simplest and bluntest way she could think of.

"It was him Gin, sending the letters, Draco, my Draco was my secret admirer" Hermione finished.

"Oh, sorry Hermione, but why is that such a bad thing?" Ginny replied

"It's bad because, part of me felt really guilty sending my 'admirer' the letters because I felt like I was being unfaithful to Draco, and now I find out that I was feeling guilt for no reason. And it's not just that. When I told him I was seeing someone, we became friends through the letters and I told him some pretty personal stuff about how I was feeling about my boyfriend, again to find out that I was telling Draco all this, and he was seeing me everyday knowing exactly how I was feeling for him. I feel violated and betrayed. There tell me I'm being stupid."

"I'm not going to say you're being stupid. Far from it in fact. I can easily say I can see where you're coming from. I'd feel exactly the same if it were me." Ginny replied in all seriousness.

"Thanks Gin, that means a lot. But now I don't know what to do. I do miss him, I miss his warm body, I miss his sense of humour, and I miss how he makes me feel when we're together."

"Then why don't you write to him, tell him you want to see him again, see if you can sort things out." Ginny asked.

"Because I made such a fuss at the wedding, I can't just write to him and hope all is well. I think he felt really bad about it, but I was so angry I went mad. Writing a letter is just too simple. Although..." Hermione finished with a look on her face that showed she had an idea.

"Although...what?" Ginny asked confused.

"I'm going to anonymously write to Draco, to see if I can win him back that way, I could find out if he still loves me. But I'll need your help."

"Hermione I'm not sure about..."Ginny started but Hermione cut across her.

"Will you help me?" Hermione almost pleaded.

"Hermione listen to me. Are you sure this is a good idea? It'd be totally hypocritical. Sorry 'Mione but it will. You'll be doing exactly the same to him as he did to you."

"I won't though that's the thing, the thing that made me mad was the fact that he still saw me everyday knowing everything I said to him. I'll just be writing the letters. I won't arrange a date or anything with him until I know I can trust him again."

"I'm still not sure about this." Ginny said slightly worriedly.

"Ginny please" Hermione begged.

"OK. I'll help you, but if it all goes horribly wrong you can't blame me." Ginny said feeling as though she couldn't refuse Hermione seeing how desperate she looked.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. How am I going to go about this then without him figuring out it's me. If I did the memo things that he did he'll figure out it's me straight away."

For the next hour or so Hermione and Ginny tried to think of a way to get back in touch with Draco without giving the game away. It wasn't until Harry walked in saying he's hungry, that they realised he was still in the flat and that they had been talking for nearly two hours. Quickly casting the counter jinx for the muffliato charm Ginny jumped up and went to apologize to him.

"Sorry babe. We kind of got carried away. Why don't you run down to the chippy at get us a take out. I'm not in the mood to cook anything right now." Ginny asked, knowing he wouldn't say no as she did have him wrapped round her little finger like all wives do with their husbands.

"OK, I will do. What do you want?" Harry asked.

"I'll have donner meat and chips please Harry, oh and could you ask for some mayonnaise on it please?" Hermione said giving him some money for it.

"Yeah no problem. Gin what can I get you?" Harry said noting down Hermione's order.

"I'll just have a large fish and chips please babe" Ginny replied kissing Harry bye as he left the flat.

Although Ginny and Hermione had spent the last hour trying to think of ways to write to Draco without him figuring it out, they had come up with nothing. So they decided that the easiest way to do it would be for Ginny to write the letter as Hermione dictates it starting with them saying that they had heard that he and Hermione had split up and hope for the best. While Harry was on his way to the chippy they decided that they would begin writing the letter and try and get it sent before Harry got back.

"What do you want me to write then 'Mione?" Ginny asked picking up a quill and parchment.

For the next few minutes Hermione dictated to Ginny what she wanted to say, and they finished writing the letter just before Harry walked back in. While Ginny went to help Harry serve up the food Hermione quickly went into Ginny and Harry's bedroom to borrow Ginny's owl to send the letter. She couldn't risk using her own owl in case Draco recognised it. As she watched the owl disappear over the horizon she suddenly began hoping that she had done the right thing.

Draco was sitting in his flat drinking fire whisky, which he had been drinking a lot of over the last two weeks. Everyday he woke up thinking how much of a fool he had been with Hermione, and hated himself for hurting her so much. He could see the hurt in her eyes that day at the wedding. Thoughts just kept running through his mind as to how stupid he had been. He didn't blame Hermione for hating him, he hated himself. In his free time over the last couple of weeks Draco had just been sitting in his study with a bottle of fire whisky drowning his sorrows. He had also been spending a lot of time with Pansy Parkinson recently as well. In his state of vulnerability Pansy was a great comforter. Although Draco lost all physical interest in pansy before they even left school, he just couldn't say no to her when ever she came knocking. Pansy was deffinitely taking advantage of Draco, she had never quite gotten over him although it has been 5 years.

For the first time in a few days Draco was on his own. He was topping up his glass when an owl began tapping its beak on his study window. Curious as to who was sending him mail at this time of night he went over to the window and let the owl in. Expecting the owl to fly off again when it dropped the letter on his desk, he was surprised to see it put it's head under it's wing and go to sleep. Thinking that the owl would probably be hungry he summoned Binky his house elf once again and asked it to bring up some owl treats and water. Once Binky had left the room Draco opened the letter and began reading.

Dear Draco,

I heard that you had split up with Hermione. I'm sorry to hear that, I am but I'm also quite glad. I've always liked you Draco, but I've just never got round to showing it. I was about to before you went with the mudblood Granger, and I can bet you any money that you think this is Pansy Parkinson, but I can with all honesty say it is not. Do you really think Pansy knows how to write? I actually got the idea of writing to you, from you. I heard that you were sending letters to Hermione asking her out, but don't worry, I'm not about to ask you out. It has taken me a a lot of courage to write this letter, I know it's only been two weeks, which is why I didn't know if I should right to you so soon, but in the end I decided it couldn't hurt too much. I may have liked you for a long while now, but I'm not expecting anything to come from this, well not straight away anyway. I just want you to get to know me, so maybe in the future I dunno, maybe something could happen. Sorry I won't say anything more about it. I suppose you're wandering who this apparently crazy person is. I'll tell you a few things about me. My favourite flower is the rose, any colour rose really, I'm the same age as you, but my birthday is coming up soon. And I'm really not saying all these things as a hint, I have a point I really do. My name is Rose, and my favourite flower just happens to be a rose. Anyway I'm blabbing now, there is no pressure for you to write back it would be nice but if it's too soon I understand. Anyway, I'll leave you now.

Rose xx

After finishing reading this letter he thought that whoever had sent it was mocking him. It was his stupid letters that had lost him the love of his life, and now someone thinks it's appropriate to contact him in the same way. He felt sightly humiliated mixed with anger and depression. He didn't know what to do and he felt that the only way to take his mind off all these feelings was to drink himself stupid. So he picked up the bottle of fire whisky and without bothering to use a glass he took a large swig.

Hey guys sorry it's not a very long chapter but I thought I'd just right a short one to give you something to read as I haven't updated in so long. I say this every time but I will try to update quicker next time. Sorry for the long wait. Please let me know what you think. All comments are welcome good or bad I do not mind, just pretty please review!!! xxxrugby101xxx