Hey everyone who is still reading this; sorry it's been forever. Senior year with all AP classes was not a smart idea. I've had so much homework recently that I haven't even had time to think about this story. I actually had to reread what I had written and get back on track of where I left off. Enough with the excuses, onto the story; I hope y'all like it.

Chapter 14: According to Plan…Or Not

"So Hermione, how's the plan working out?" Ginny whispers the following day at breakfast. "I saw Draco walking you to each of your classes!" She says ecstatic.

"Just as we planned Gin." I say with a smile spreading over my face.

"Perfect! I think it's actually going even better; I heard some younger Slytherins talking yesterday about how Draco and you have made an incredible reconnection and he's back to going against the norm. They all think he's so badass for breaking the house rivalry" Ginny exclaims.

Surprised by this bit of news, I immediately smile even wider; the relationship I have with Draco just may actually unite all the houses after years of failed attempts. "That's great!" I say to Ginny then look over at the Slytherin table, spotting Draco with a smirk on his face looking directly at me. I grin at him and go back to my meal.

"Have you heard the great news?" I ask Draco after Charms.

"About what exactly?" He says.

Just then Harry and Ron run up to us saying, "Wow Hermione, Draco, you guys have become legends!" They exclaim.

Draco looks confused, so I explain, "Our relationship has created a house unity among the school" I say with a cheeky grin.

"Ohh that!" Draco says slowly, finally understanding what the great news Hermione wanted to share with him was.

At that moment a first year Slytherin walked up to Draco and said, "Thanks Draco, because of your braveness to go out with Granger it gave me the courage to ask out Emmelia Carrington, a first year Hufflepuff." He says excitedly and rushes off, most likely to ask this girl out.

I look at Draco with a gleam in my eye that says, 'see I told you good would come out of us being together!' and let out a soft giggle. He looks at me with endearment in his eyes and leans over to give me a kiss on the lips.

"I'm really glad you knocked some sense into me Hermione; I've missed you" He says and leans in to give me another kiss on my smiling lips.

"Aww the lovebirds!" Harry and Ron say in unison before walking away leaving the couple to their privacy.

"Our plan is going by splendidly! Ginny says to Hermione in the girls' dormitories in the Gryffindor tower later that night. "It's actually going by better than we thought it would!"

"Not only did we get Draco to realize his mistake and fall back in love with you, we got ahead in our schedule with getting the Slytherins to change their views, not to mention providing an example that students can coexist with different members of other houses!" I say overfilled with joy.

"You and Draco really are a match made by fate. You too bring out the best in each other" Ginny says gushing. "That first year you mentioned was right, you two are like a picture perfect couple that can stand against anything that will try to pull you two away from each other!"

"That's a little too much Ginny, we've only really been going out for a few months. And plus, this break-up thing that we went through proved that we have some struggles we had to work through, anyone can do it if they really care about their relationship." I say modestly thinking back to those troubling times.

"It's odd, for a while I forgot how the two of you got together, it was so ironic," Ginny states. "To think, it all started out with creating a fake or not so fake guy. This sure has escalated quite rapidly."

"It really is peculiar, isn't it?" Hermione agrees.

The next morning did not turn out as expected. The day before consisted of everyone being happy for the two lovebirds getting back together and creating house unity; today was the complete opposite.

"Has anyone seen Draco today?" I ask at lunch. "He hasn't been to class this morning." I say getting worried.

"I haven't seen him" Harry and Ron say in unison.

"Where's Ginny, why isn't she here yet?" I continue asking.

At that moment, the same first year Slytherin who had thanked Draco yesterday came up to me, handing me a letter then saying out loud, "Look what you've done Granger, next time don't mix with us Slytherins." His voice sounded harsh but the look in his eyes was apologetic. From the corner of my eyes, I see some seventh year Slytherins laughing at their table. Confused I look at the note the kid gave me.

Hermione, it read, last night some of the older Slytherins pounded Draco for going against the "Slytherin Code". He's in the hospital wing right now, severely hurt.

-Troy

P.S. I'm sorry for sounding rude, I don't want the same thing happening to me as what happened to Draco.

Horror-stricken, I drop the note and quickly excuse myself. On the way out I run into Ginny.

"Hermione, I've been looking for you everywhere. Draco's in the hospital wing I-" Ginny begins before I cut her off.

"I know, I'm going to see him right now" The hysteria creeps out of my voice as I continue running to the hospital wing.

"Miss Granger, what are-" Madam Pomfrey begins to ask. I ignore her and run to the cot I see Draco sleeping on from the corner of my eye.

"Draco, Draco" I cry. "Please tell me you're alright!"

"Miss Granger, Mr. Malfoy has suffered a great deal of altercations, he needs his rest" the matron scolds me.

"I'm sorry," I apologize, "I'll stay quiet" I say grasping on to Draco's hand.

Madam Pomfrey leaves the couple in solitude, and I turn to Draco, tears cascading down my cheeks. "I'm sorry Draco this is all my fault!"

Time passes and I slowly drift off into sleep still holding on to Draco's hand.

Meanwhile back in the Great Hall

"What just happened?" Ron asks Harry as their best friend runs out of the Great Hall.

"I have no idea," Harry says. "Women… Hey look, I think she dropped this note." Harry says picking up the piece of parchment that had fallen to the floor in Hermione's shock.

"Do you think we should read it?" Ron asks hesitantly.

"Well she is our best friend, and this note clearly upset her. If it is so bad, we want to know what happened to help cheer her up" Harry decides.

They open up the letter, and they too are shocked at its content. Those Slytherins are going to get it bad. No one mentally or physically harms their best friend or her fiancé and gets away with it.

There you are, after two months of nothing, I hope this makes up for it. More drama and action! (:

Let me know what you guys think.