Here's chapter 14, hope you enjoy thanks to the reviewers, followers and everyone that's read this story so far

I couldn't bear to think about the funeral, my cheeks were wet with the never-ending tears that continued to fall and fall. As soon as I walked in, that was it. The start of the tears. And they hadn't stopped, even when I left. Draco had been there behind me, like he promised he would be. Handing me hankies and rubbing my back soothingly. I never thought he could be so sweet but he was the sweetest person in the whole world today. I think nearly everyone cried. Mum had held onto my hand, the whole way through, and the whole journey back home.

When we arrived, Ginny, Harry and Ron were already there. They'd changed out of their Quidditch outfits and were now wearing black the same as everybody else. I knew they'd won the game before the car even stopped.

I got out of the car, and ran at them, the tears still falling; I flung myself at Ginny and Harry who hugged me. I gripped them tight, sobbing my heart out, Ron smoothed down my hair, but I couldn't help but sob. This is what I needed my best friends for. As I began breathing normally again, I pulled away. Harry's eyes were full of tears, which had not yet overflowed, Ginny's had.

"sorry." I whispered.

"Don't be sorry. That's what we're here for." Said Harry, hugging me again.

"Hermione? What in Merlin's name is Malfoy doing here?" Ron said through gritted teeth, glaring at the Slytherin.

"Oh Ron, will you please give it a rest!" Ginny shrieked. "He is Hermione's friend, just like us, he's here for her clearly, will you stop being so selfish and think about someone else for a change! Today you need to think about Hermione so let it go Ronald!"

Me and harry stared at her blankly, never ever had Ginny lost it this much with her brother. Never. Ron was too angry to look scared, but his ears went very red, he did let it go though which was good.

Malfoy approached us cautiously, he had clearly heard Ginny's outburst. To my surprise Harry put his hand out to shake Draco's who seemed just as baffled as me, but shook it anyway.

"Hello Malf- Draco." Ginny said smiling at him, it wasn't a real smile, but she was being friendly, which was all I could ask from her. Ron didn't say anything, he just glared at Malfoy.

We walked together inside none of us talking; it was slightly awkward to say the least. Music was playing in the dining room. Everyone was sitting around chatting, eating food, some were even dancing.

"Hermione? Do you want any food?" Ginny asked, smiling at me gently.

"Urm I'm not hungry." But I changed my mind the moment I saw her face "but sure, I'll urm, tell you what to have." I said leaving the boys to sit down on the sofa.

When we approached my dining room table, which was covered in food, Ginny began her talking.

"Okay, spill, why is Draco Malfoy here?"

"He wanted to be here for me, like all of you, only when I tried to tell him not to, he decided to apparate with me."

"Well, unlike Ron, and as much as I despised him last year, well he seems…different. And he's here for the right reasons, plus… he can't stop looking at you." And sure enough, I turned to look, and his silver eyes were on me, he grinned at me before turning away. I blushed and quickly turned my head.

"See what I mean?" laughed Ginny.

About an hour later, I was sitting on my sofa, listening to everything going on around me. Ginny and Harry were dancing, Ron was in the loo, and Draco was getting food. When there was a change of song. And my eyes immediately misted over, the tears came tumbling down my cheeks. Every time Dad had a little too much to drink, which was normally about once a month, he would make me put this song on, and he'd twirl me around the house, we were so happy, he always made me laugh when he did that. I began to sob then; I pulled the cushion next to me to my face and just sobbed into it. I soon felt arms rubbing my back and twirling my hair. I thought it was Draco and looked up. But it was Ron. At first I didn't want him to hug me, and yet how could I think that? It was Ron, my best friend; he'd been there for me since day one. I let him hug me, leaning into him slightly.

"It's okay Hermione." He whispered. "It's all going to be okay."

"Thanks Ron." I said wiping the tears "I'm sorry I've been pushing you away recently. But, well, you're my best friend, and I-"

"It's okay." He cut me off "I understand, in fact I've been meaning to ask you, this ball, do you want to go with me?"

I pulled away. He looked at me with a half-smile, I felt so sad, he was still hoping, still praying. He loved me; I just didn't love him back.

"I… I…"

He prompted me with those blue eyes of his. I sighed.

"I'm sorry Ron. Now just isn't the right time to ask."

"Okay, maybe I'll ask some other time. Do you want to dance?"

"I don't feel like dancing right now Ron." I said. But he stood up and tried pulling me to my feet.

"Come on."

"Ron. I don't want to dance!" I said pulling back; I truly didn't want to be dancing, particularly to this song.

"Hermione? Come on!" he said pulling even harder.

"NO!" I said. And then I burst into tears again. He let go of me worried, people were looking now, but I really didn't care.

"Hermione, I'm sorry!" he called after me as I ran up the stairs to my room.

"Oh for the love of Merlin Ron!" I heard Ginny say as I went up the stairs. I ran into my room, slamming my door behind me, and flung myself onto the bed, continuing to sob. Since when did things have to be so hard? I loved Ron. Believe me I did, but I wasn't in love with him. He was just my best friend; I loved him like I loved Harry or Ginny. But today, Ron just didn't understand. I needed to think about my dad. He was all that matters.

There was a knock on my door.

"Go away!" I called. But the door opened, and in he came. Draco. He sat down on my bed next to me and pulled my hair off of my face so he could see me.

"Hermione. Why did you invite Ronald? You must've known he'd do something like that?" he said sarcastically. I didn't laugh.

"I didn't know Draco. I figured he'd have more sense, I don't know why being his best friend isn't enough, it's enough for Harry,"

"Yes but Harry hasn't realised how beautiful you are, and how lovely you are." I sat up.

"You think I'm beautiful?" I said, smiling.

"Of course."

"I never thought I'd hear you say that. Never in all of my life."

"Hermione, you know all of those things, and yet you don't know that you should never say never."

I smiled at him as he took my face in his hands and kissed me gently on my lips.

"So he's allowed to kiss you and I'm not even allowed to dance with you?" Ron bellowed at us.

I pulled away from Draco, and jumped up.

"Ron?"

"You know, when we broke up I knew something was going on! Everyone convinced me otherwise, but I was right!"

"Ron, we didn't break up because of Draco, it had nothing to do with him, it was to do with us! I'm sorry!"

"I can't believe you'd kiss him! He's a Slytherin, he's a git, he called you mudblood hundreds of times, he watched you being tortured, and yet you kiss him?"

"Ron you don't understand!"

"He's a death eater! Once a death eater, always a death eater!" he said pointing his wand at Draco, who put his hands up. "Look Weasel, you don't like me, and I don't like you, but we can't do this here. Don't make things worse!" he said, a frown on his face. He didn't look scared, just ashamed, ashamed of everything that he'd done. But it didn't stop Ron.

"Petrificus Totalus!" he yelled at him, petrifying Draco.

"That wasn't true for Snape Ron!" I whispered "now get out!"

"Fine!" he left without another world, and I rushed at Draco "finite incantatem." I whispered the counter curse.

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