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As the sun crept over the bed Draco awoke to find Hermione still asleep on his chest, he smiled at the sleeping beauty lying over him. He couldn't believe what happened last night; a smile took over his entire face. As the sun crept further up the bed, Hermione began to wake; she looked up to see Draco smiling down at her.
"Good morning" he smiled
"Mmm, good morning Draco. What time is it?"
"7.30, almost, so how are you this morning?"
"Great" Hermione replied with a smile, Draco kissed her forehead.
"Good. You know last night got me thinking…"
"You regret it don't you." Hermione cut in.
"No, no not at all. As I was saying I was thinking about how much of an ass I was being. And well last night made me realise that …that I erm…I …well…well I like you Hermione, a lot." Draco said fumbling around with his words.
"Oh Draco" Hermione smiled and leaned up to kiss him.
"I really like you too. When you're not being an ass." She giggled.
Draco joined Hermione in her laughter; the minutes before they had to get up were spent kissing. It was Hermione who broke away and climbed out of bed; she grabbed her robe and headed to the bathroom. Draco simply watched her as she walked around her room,
"You know you have to get up too, we have potions first thing." She smiled.
"I will, just waiting for you to get up first, besides I'm enjoying the show" he smirked. Hermione laughed again at this and picked up his shirt and threw it at him.
"Come on get up" she smiled as he simply smirked and waved her of to the door.
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Hermione was only in the bathroom for about 15minutes; she had a quick shower and used her wand to get dressed. Today her hair was down, sleekly, curly and framing her face well. She smiled in the mirror as she turned to leave, Draco entered the bathroom soon after. He too was ready within 15mintues; he walked downstairs to find Hermione waiting for him in the common room.
"I thought we could walk down to breakfast together." She said
"Yeah, I'd like that, but can I get a kiss now as I won't be able to get one there." He said sporting puppy eyes that Hermione just rolled hers at.
"Ok" she said reaching up for a quick kiss, but Draco pulled her into a deep long kiss. He broke away and Hermione just looked at him and smiled, they walked together down to the great hall,
"You better go in first. I'll see you in Potion soon." Draco winked,
"Bye" Hermione smiled as she walked into the great hall and walked over to her friends.
"Good Morning boys," she said to Harry and Ron,
"Morning Hermione." Harry answered,
"What are you all smiley about?" Ron barked
"Nothing just woke up in a good mood." She said her eyes looked up and caught sight of Draco talking to Blaise as he walked to his seat.
Hermione sat and ate her breakfast smiling away as Ron whispered to Harry,
"There's something up with her you know, she's never this obnoxiously happy"
"Ron, just let her be happy, gods man, just leave her be." Harry replied.
"Right are you boys coming we have Potions, we don't want to be late." She said already standing up.
"Coming" they both said.
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As they stood outside their potions class Ron was staring at Hermione was she was gazing off smiling about something. He nudged Harry and whispered.
"Look she's doing it again. Something's not right here, she's hiding something."
"Ron mate, shut up leave her to it, do you want to see her miserable or something?" Harry whispered back.
Slughorn appeared in the doorway and beckoned his class in,
"Now class, sit with your partners and continue work on your project, I will be coming round to talk to you all about it. So if you have any questions that will be the time to ask. Now get to work."
Hermione and Draco sat in his usual corner and both put there heads down and started to work,
"I really want to kiss you Hermione" Draco whispered. Hermione let out a smile giggle that caused Ron to look up at them.
"Shhh, people will hear you Draco."
"I don't care, I could take you over this table, then they can hear all they want." Draco replied a smirk consuming his face, Hermione turned bright red. Blaise who was sat on the other side of the room, took a break from chatting up his partner to notice Draco's trade mark smirk, he simply nodded to his friends and got back to his girl.
Draco was whispering in Hermione's ear causing her to giggle and blush each time, this made Ron begin his watch of them, Draco noticed his audience and started to run his hand up Hermione's thigh, she looked up and tried to push it away as Ron began glaring at her.
"Draco stop it, not now, Ron is watching and Professor Slughorn is coming over." But as Slughorn approached Draco didn't remove his hand,
"Right you two, what are you planning to do?"
"Well sir," Hermione began trying to fend off Draco's hand and look studious,
"We are planning to create a potion that will make the drinker invisible." Hermione was squirming in her seat as Draco's hand was moving higher and higher.
"That sounds excellent you two, now I image that it's a complex potion that will demand a lot of extra work and hours outside class."
"Well sir, I'm willing to put in the man hours if my partner is" Draco responded smirking away, Hermione hung her head as she blushed.
With that Slughorn moved on to the next group.
"Draco" Hermione whispered, "He could have been seen, you can't do that especially when Ron is watching us like a hawk"
"I'm sorry, give me a kiss and I'll stop." He smirked,
"Hermione just looked at him, and smiled an involuntary smile and returned to work.
"Harry, Harry" Ron whispered across the table,
"What?"
"Look at Hermione and Malfoy, there's something going on between them."
"Ron leave it." Harry replied returning to his work.
No, there's something going on and I'm going to find out what. Ron thought.
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Slughorn dismissed his class and then everyone headed for the door, Ron grabbed Harry,
"We're going to follow them." He whispered,
"Ron your being ridiculous leave her alone."
"Shhh, Harry come on." Ron said dragging Harry along the corridors.
Hermione and Draco were headed to the library to continue on their project, they were
whispering something that Ron strained to hear but didn't quite catch. They entered the library and headed to the back to the Heads study area. After they grabbed their books they closed the door; Draco walked over to Hermione and kissed her deeply, he wrapped his arms around her waist and she flung her arms around his neck,
"I've been waiting too long to do that." He said diving for another kiss. Meanwhile on the other side of the door, Ron was looking through the key hole,
"Fucking hell, their kissing." He said storming through the door.
"Ron wait…." Harry said trying to stop him as he burst through the door.
"What the bloody hell are you doing Hermione?" Ron screamed as Hermione and Draco broke apart.
"What do you want Weasel? Can't you see that we are busy?"
"Hermione what are you doing with him? After everything that has happened, how can you stand there and let him take advantage of you like? How can you let him treat you like he treats other girls? Like you're nothing!" When Hermione heard Ron's words her eyes filled with tears, Harry was quietly trying to calm Ron down,
"Come on Ron let's go, I think you've said enough!" Harry said trying to push Ron back out through the door.
"Harry how can you be so calm at this? She's with Malfoy, our enemy if you remember. Our best friend is prostituting herself to the son of the world's biggest death eater." Hermione burst into tears,
"Ron, come on now, OUT!" Harry said as Hermione left Draco's side and walked over to him. Tears were streaming down her face.
"How dare you talk to me like that Ronald Weasely? It is NOTHING to do with you what I do. And how dare you talk about Draco like that, he is NOTHING like his father; you saw it with your own eyes. I thought you were my friend HOW DARE YOU disrespect me like that." With that she ran past him and ran out of the library and up to her dorm tears flooding out of her eyes.
"Ron, you are a bloody idiot, what possessed you blow up like that? She's our friend, so what if she was with Malfoy, it's up to her, damn it Ron just calm down." Harry said to his friend
"You think this is right? Harry are you stupid, he's just using her, one of his little play toys. He hasn't changed he's still the same arrogant prick he always was!"
Harry looked at Ron then to Draco,
"Are you using her Malfoy?" he asked.
"No! No I am not using her." Draco said looking Harry sternly in the eyes.
"Right, that's settled, Ron, just let it go. Calm down and then apologise to Hermione."
"YOU BELIEVE HIM? Have you gone soft in the head Harry?"
"Yeah I do, and I trust Hermione, something you should do too. All that crap is behind us Ron; it's over just let it go."
Ron couldn't believe Harry was saying this; he looked at Draco with a look of pure hatred and to Harry with an expression of complete bewilderment and left the room. Harry turned to Draco and looked at him,
"You're not messing her around are you? This isn't just some game is it?" Harry started.
"No it isn't. I … I …I really like her, I'm being honest Potter."
"Well in that case I believe you, I trust Hermione's judgement, and gods know it has faired me well in the past." Harry extended a hand to Draco,
"Just look after her ok. Don't hurt her. And by the way, it's Harry."
Draco took his hand and shook it,
"I'll look after her Harry. I promise." With that Harry and Draco silently left the room in the library and went to their respective common rooms.
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Draco marched quickly up to the common room, pushing past a group of second years congregating on the stairs outside him common room door.
"Shouldn't you all be somewhere else? Like NOW?" he shouted as he pushed past them, they dispersed by the time he reached the top of the stairs. He muttered his password and walked through the portrait, and scanned the common room. Hermione wasn't there, he headed upstairs, taking them two at time, and once he reached Hermione's door he knocked lightly before entering. He found Hermione curled up in a ball on her bed quietly crying into her pillow. He crept in and climbed on her bed.
"Hermione?" Draco said,
She just lay here crying for a while before saying anything, Draco on the other hand scooped her up so she was resting her head against his chest.
"Why did he have to be like that? I've always supported him. Always." She said in between sobs.
"Hermione he'll come around, I'm sure he will. But Harry's cool with it though." Upon hearing this Hermione's head lifted and her eyes locked onto Draco's.
"He just asked if I was serious about you and I said that I was. He shook my hand and told me to call him Harry." Draco said smiling when he saw Hermione's face light up.
"Really? Harry is ok with us…I mean what happened?"
"Yeah he is and I've been meaning to talk to you about 'us'"
"What about it?" Hermione replied cautiously.
"Well, why don't we make it off….?" Draco was cut off by Hermione darting forward and kissing him. As she pulled away Draco smirked.
"So I take that as a ye…" Again he couldn't finish his sentence, Hermione had moved herself so she was sitting over Draco, kissing him wildly, and so happy about what he had just said. All thoughts of Ron had disappeared.
Hermione and Draco were kissing wildly when she broke away,
"Let's go to dinner together, I bet the whole school knows by now. We might as well go down and show them that people like Ron don't bother us."
"That's the spirit, let's go, I'm starved anyways." With that they stood up and kissed before making their way downstairs.
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Hermione and Draco stood in the entrance to the great hall and both looked at each other, took a big inhale of air and marched forward. People were surprised and very confused and this, two apparent enemies were now walking to dinner together. Many glanced up at them, staring as they walked by. Hermione and Draco were all too aware of people staring. They were making small talk; Draco's hand was placed firmly on the small of Hermione's back. He walked her over to her table and stood there whist she sat down next to Lavender and opposite Harry and Ginny. Draco nodded to Harry, who replied with a similarly macho nod. Once Hermione was sat Draco glared at Ron who was sitting on the other side of Lavender, Draco shot him a quick glare before he headed to his own table.
"Hermione, oh my goodness, Harry told me, I can't believe it, I'm so happy for you" Ginny said without breathing, Hermione smiled and her then at Harry.
"Thanks Ginny, I thought you'd hate me too."
"Of course I don't! Just because my brother is an ass, doesn't mean I am. I really am happy for you Hermione. You guys look so cute together." Hermione smiled at this, as did Harry. Lavender was smiling too, but had to keep quiet because her boyfriend seated on her right, was slowly growing many shades of red. As Harry, Hermione, Ginny and Lavender started talking; they noticed Ron reaching his boiling point, taking his anger out on the food on his plate, stabbing it with his folk. Ron couldn't take this conversation and he exploded when Ginny made her final comment,
"We could all go out together, it'll be fu…"
"NO IT WON'T BE FUN GINNY. IT ISN'T CUTE. IT'S WRONG, COMPLETELY AND UTTERLEY WRONG!" The whole hall stopped what they were doing and looked and Ron who was standing up exploding in front of his friends.
"Ron sit down and stop being a prick for once, it's nothing to do with you." Ginny started, but she only made Ron angrier.
"Ron, sweetie, please sit down." Lavender tried to cool her boyfriend down but again it didn't work.
"NO I WILL NOT SIT DOWN, look at what she has done to her friends, she's betrayed us all."
"Ron if you paid as much attention to me as you do to Hermione maybe our relationship would be better." Lavender said as she ran out of the great hall.
"Ron you're an ass, how can you treat Hermione and your own girlfriend like this?" Ginny said looking at Hermione crying quietly in her seat. Draco who had been held back by Blaise was released and ran over to Hermione.
"Get away from her Malfoy. This is between friends." Ron spat as Draco sat down next to Hermione.
"Listen here buddy, you better see to your own girlfriend and let me see to mine." Gasps circulated around the Great Hall. And the colour rose once again Ron's cheeks.
He turned to face Draco and in one swift movement punched him across his cheek. Draco who was a little stunned by this stepped back a couple of spaces, but recovered and walked up to Ron,
"The first one's free Weasel bee, the next you'll pay for." Draco said with venom.
"Ron, again tried to raise his fist again but Blaise grabbed it before he managed to swing and simply said,
"I wouldn't do that if I were you Ronny boy"
"Ron! What is the matter with you, just be happy for Hermione she found someone who makes her happy stop being a prick and leave her alone and pay more attention to your girlfriend before you end up with no one." Ginny said to her brother,
"Keep out of it Ginny before I throw you out of it!" Ron spat.
"Look Ron, you're my best friend and so is Hermione, but threaten my girlfriend again and I won't be responsible for what I do ok?" Harry said finally standing up.
Ron looked around to the faces of his friends, and stormed out of the Hall, barging past a group of third years.
"Hermione are you ok?" Draco said pulling Hermione into a lose hug,
"I just want to go upstairs Draco. I don't want to be in here."
"Ok we'll go! How about you guys go find Ron and sort him out." Draco said to Harry and Ginny as he took Hermione upstairs, he nodded to Blaise as he left.
"Right now everyone shows over, as you were…hello there beautiful" Blaise said his attention suddenly averted.
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Hermione sat down on her couch with Draco next to her. She was crying,
"I don't know why he is like that, Harry was fine. The way he treated Ginny and poor Lavender. Why is he like this Draco?" She sobbed
"I don't know, look how about I get some food sent up and we eat here, then I'll run you a bath and afterwards we can discuss the ball. How does that sound?"
Hermione smiled. It sounds perfect thank you."
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An hour later Hermione and Draco had eaten; their meal was more like a picnic as they both sat there on the floor, Hermione resting against Draco. After they had both eaten, Draco stood up and held out his hands to Hermione. He pulled her to her feet and then pulled her into a soft kiss before they headed upstairs. Draco told Hermione to go get ready while he ran her a bath. Draco played with the various taps before settling on gold and pink bubbles and vanilla scent in the bath. Hermione walked in a few minutes later wearing her silver silky bath robe. Draco loved her in it.
"Mmm, you look good." He said with a smirk pulling her into a kiss.
"It's all ready for you madam." He continued gesturing to the bath tub, covered in gold and pink bubbles.
Hermione smiled and kissed him on his cheek before dropping her robe and climbing to the bath. Draco's face was covered in his trade mark smirk as he watched his girlfriend climb into her bath.
"I'll leave you to it then." He said turning to leave.
"No! Stay, talk to me." Hermione said as she lay back.
"Ok, what do you want to talk about?" He said sitting on the edge of the tub, stroking Hermione's hair. She looked at him and noticed the red mark on his face.
"Draco, your face, are you ok? He didn't hurt you did he?" She said running her fingers down his cheek.
"No he didn't, pathetic attempt really." Draco said rather macho, Hermione giggled.
"Thank you for being there and standing up for me Draco, it really meant a lot. Should really start doing it for myself but its different when it's Ron."
"It's ok; I couldn't have someone talk about my girlfriend like that now could I?"
"Girlfriend? I like the sound of that!" Hermione started.
"Right I'll leave you to relax in peace, you deserve it."
"Draco wait! Why don't you join me? I mean you are the injured party."
Draco smirked again,
"I thought you'd never ask!" he said taking of his shirt and trousers whilst Hermione was watching. She smiled as eventually all his clothes were lying in a heap by the tub.
He climbed in and sat down behind Hermione. She turned as to kiss him, then lay back against him. Draco sat there and ran his hands up and down Hermione's back causing her head to roll backwards; he started to kiss her back softly and at the same time running his hands up and down her arms. Hermione was in bliss, Draco's touch was amazing on her skin, and she let out small moans when he worked his way up to kissing her neck and shoulders. After a while Draco stopped and started to massage her shoulders; nothing was said, no sounds except for Hermione's small moans when Draco hit the stop that would make tingles shoot up and down her spine. Draco smiled when he saw the goose bumps appear on her back, he brought her closer and began to nibble on her ear, Hermione loved this, and her hands were running up and down Draco's legs that were to the sides of her. To her it was incredibly romantic, the bath, the lighting, the bubbles and she could swear she could hear music. Draco made her feel amazing, his kisses worked a magic over her and all thoughts of the earlier incident were forgot.
"Draco…" she whispered,
"Mmm…" was all he managed between kisses.
"I…I love you" she said, Draco stopped kissing her, he looked straight ahead, he really didn't expect this, maybe she was caught up in the moment. He didn't know and before he knew it, he turned her round so he could look into her eyes.
"I ….love you too." Hermione smiled as these words left his mouth. She wrapped her arm around his neck and pulled his head towards hers and kissed him, their usual long slow powerful kiss as Draco wrapped his arms around her waist.
They stayed that way for a while, Draco occasionally working more of his magic on Hermione's back. As the water started to get cold, Draco climbed out and wrapped a fluffy green towel around his waist and helped Hermione out of the tub holding her robe for her.
"Thank you" she smiled and continued.
"We should discuss the ball, how about you come to my room when you're ready?"
Draco nodded as he kissed her and walked to his room. He dried himself off and headed to Hermione's room to find her sitting on her bed wearing black tight shorts and a red tank top. She smiled as he walked in wearing his green silky boxers and his hair slicked back.
"Hey." She said patting the vacant spot on the bed, telling him to come over.
He jumped on the bed and kissed her lightly on her lips.
"So when should we have the ball?" December the…"
"20th" Draco replied, kissing her again on her neck as she wrote it down,
"Food, maybe we should just have the usual buffet?"
"Yep" Draco said kissing her again on her neck; he smiled as he saw the goose bumps rise again
"Theme? We need a theme!"
"Naked."
"Draco I can't see Professor McGonagall going for that can you?"
"She should she needs to loosen up a little."
"How about black tie, simple yet everyone will get dressed up!" Draco nodded as he continued to kiss her neck, Hermione giggled as she tried to shrug him off.
"Finally music, how about the Weird Sisters?" Again all Draco did was nod. After Hermione had finished writing Draco took the parchment out of her hands and threw it onto the floor and he laid her back on the bed and climbed on her and began kissing her, running his tongue over her lips. As Hermione opened her lips to allow him access, Draco dived in pulling her into another deep and passionate kiss. Unlike last night Draco's hands instantly went to Hermione's favourite spots. Her hands were pulling on Draco's hair as his hands moved their way up her top. Once again he lifted her off the bed and ripped the top from her and tossed it onto the floor. Her hands were gripping hard onto his back; her nails were digging in slightly. Draco's mouth was roaming all over her, from her neck and shoulders to her breasts and stomach. Hermione was moaning louder than the previous night, Draco continued pushing all her buttons until Hermione sat up and pushed him back onto the bed, and climbed on top of him.
It was now Hermione's turn to let her mouth roam over Draco's muscular chest, he watched Hermione as she looked at him seductively. She dived in for a deep kiss but pulled away soon after leaving Draco reeling and wanting more, she smiled at this and bent down and began to work on his neck, licking and sucking on his earlobe, this made Draco squirm around, his hands were gripping her waist moving to her back where he was pulling her forward. Hermione's hands were running up and down Draco's chest, running her nails over it as she began moving her kisses to his toned and muscular chest, Draco was loving it, Hermione was working on him slowly, driving him wild, he wanted more, but he was so turned on watching Hermione take control. Draco was letting deep moans escape his mouth just as Hermione fell on him; he sat up to see another cuddly toy being thrown at them.
Ron was at Hermione's door, looking at them with hatred in his eyes,
"I came to apologise but you can shove it." He said throwing another toy at them before leaving.
Hermione had tears in her eyes,
"Hermione don't cry," Draco said getting up and grabbing the trousers he left in her room the night before and left to follow Ron. He caught up with him just outside their common room.
"What is your problem Weasely? Did you wake up today and decide to be an ass or were you born that way."
"Fuck off Malfoy."
"No I won't Weasel bee, where do you get off treating Hermione like that?"
"She started it by getting into bed with you"
"Then take it out on me not her, you dick. Are you not man even to aim it at me or do you get kicks out of pushing your friends away? Are you jealous?"
"No I am not…"
"Then why don't you pay some more attention to your girlfriend and leave me to mine."
Ron walked up the stairs to be face to face with Draco, he looked at him with the same hatred as when he caught him in bed with Hermione. He clenched his fist and was about to punch Draco again until he was stopped by a wand suddenly being pressed against his face.
"Go away Ron, otherwise so help me I will hex you into tomorrow." Ron turned to look at her,
"I thought you were my friend Hermione" Ron said quietly.
"You have a lot of work to do to regain my friendship Ronald. Now go away and the only time I want to see you near me are if you've come to apologise."
With that Hermione walked back into her common room, she turned to the woman in the portrait,
"Do not let him in again" she said fiercely pointing her wand at Ron, Hermione disappeared and Draco looked at Ron,
"Wow" he whispered and winked at him before turning to head back to Hermione. This infuriated Ron even more; he kicked the railings as he turned to walk down the stairs.
"Hermione that was amazing." Draco said entering her bedroom,
"Shut up and kiss me"
"Yes Mam" Draco said kissing her and in doing so picking her up and carrying her to the bed.
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