The day of the ball dawned on them. Hermione awoke early in the morning. When she had gotten back from Hogsmeade, she had avoided Draco like the plague. She had also tried to avoid him the day before.

Today was the day of the Ministry Ball, meaning she couldn't avoid him that day, especially seeing as they were all meeting at the Potter's.

She got up and stretched before heading into the bathroom to take a shower.

The day went by slowly, until Hermione and Narcissa excused themselves from the living room in order to go get ready, each going into their respective rooms.

Hermione closed the door softly behind her. She walked over to her wardrobe and pulled out her dress, laying it out on the bed. She was so excited.

She walked into the bathroom and washed her face. From there, she looked in the mirror. She began by placing a charm on her hair so that she had loose curls cascading down her back. She then pulled it all onto one side and pinned it so that it would stay on the side. She took a chunk of the hair in the front and made a french braid headband in her hair.

Satisfied with her hair, she moved on to her make up. She usually went easy on the make up, but today she pulled out a beautiful gold that would match her dress perfectly. She applied it to her eyes, and then did her eye liner and mascara, before adding pink blush to make her cheeks tinged. She finished her look with red lip stain. She gave herself a once over in the mirror.

Everything looked good.

She then walked back into her room. She peeled off all of her clothes and rummaged in her drawer until she found what she was looking for. She took out a nude lace bra with matching panties. She slipped them on and then put her dress on. Lastly, she needed a pair of shoes. She decided on wearing a pair of peep toe gold heels.

She once again looked in the mirror, and her breath caught in her throat. She looked beautiful. She looked at the time, and realized she was 15 minutes late. Everyone would already be at Harry and Ginny's.

She opened her bedroom door and went downstairs. Julian, Lily, Hayden, Alex, and James were all watching television, Julian and Lily closer to each other.

They all looked at her and their jaws dropped. "Mummy! You look sooo pretty!" Alex exclaimed. "You look like a princess."

"Thank you, baby. Well, I'm off. Behave yourselves" she told them, looking at Julian and Lily. They both had the decency to blush, before Hermione flooed out to the Potter's.

When she arrived, she was wiping soot off her body. It was quiet, and when she looked up she saw all eyes on her, looking at her in awe. She blushed deep red, and Ron cleared his throat. "Ahem. You look wonderful, Mione" he said all while making his way over to her and kissing her on the cheek.

Conversation resumed in no time. All the while, Dean came up to her and kissed her hand. "Hermione, you look beautiful."

She blushed even harder at this, but Dean thought it was cute. She looked over his shoulder and locked eyes with Draco. His eyes held no emotion, they were as cold as ever.

About thirty minutes after she arrived, they made their way to the ball.

Hermione and Dean made small talk with the others and the Minister of Magic. Dean was right next to her and he leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Wanna dance?"

She nodded and took his hand. He placed his hands on either side of her waist, and her hands instinctively went around his neck.

Meanwhile, Draco was watching the two dance with a glare on his face.

"Hey, mate" he heard, and a hand clapped him on his back.

He turned to the offender, seeing Ron smiling. "Pans looks good tonight" Draco commented.

Ron blushed red and replied, "Yeah, I can't wait to go home."

Draco chuckled and fixed his gaze on Hermione and Dean. He immediately scowled, as they had become closer than they were before. Ron followed his gaze and said, "It's obvious to everyone but her."

"What is obvious?" Draco snapped.

"That you love her" the redhead said casually.

"I do not love her! She's a good fuck, that's all" Draco said gritting his teeth.

Ron shrugged, "If you say so." Just then, Pansy came up to him and started nibbling his neck.

Draco looked disgusted at the pair before he saw Hermione excuse herself from her dance partner and make her way towards the bathroom. Dean kissed her hand and made his way over to Harry, Ginny, Seamus, and Luna.

Draco looked to make sure no one was following him and went to the bathroom. He opened the door to see Hermione fixing her makeup in the mirror. She jumped up when the door opened. "Draco!" she exclaimed. He walked into the bathroom and locked the door behind him.

Hermione looked nervous. "This is the ladies restroom, Draco." She said. All the while, Draco was stalking towards her. She backed up until her back hit the counter. He was so close to her, she could smell the firewhiskey on his breath.

"You look ravishing tonight" he whispered to her.

"Thank you" she whispered back. They looked into each other's eyes and Draco leaned closer to her. He would let her make the decision. If she leaned in a centimeter more they would be kissing. If she pushed him away, he would admit defeat and leave. She chose the former and leaned in the rest of the way.

Draco didn't waste any time. He picked her up and set her down on the counter, all the while licking her lower lip in order to gain entrance into her mouth, which she granted right away.

Their tongues battles for dominance as Draco reached for her dress. She stopped the kiss and looked at him. "Rip this dress and you're dead." He chuckled and nodded. He bunched up her dress so that it pooled at her waist, and he started to stroke her wet folds. She moaned into his mouth as she worked on the button of his trousers.

After she got his zipper down as well, she used her feet to take them off, inching his boxers off at the same time, letting his raging erection free.

He hissed as the cold air made contact with his hard cock. He moved his lips down to her neck and entered two fingers into her at the same time. She was moaning and writhing. It didn't take much before she came on his hands.

She jumped down from the counter and got on her knees. She didn't give him a second before she took his long, hard cock into her mouth. She took him in until the head reached the back of her throat, and let him out with a pop. He took him in again, although this time she relaxed the muscles in her throat, as to take him further in.

He moaned and pulled her back up, turning her around so that her hands were on the counter. He lifted the skirt of her dress up, and pulled her panties off, before getting on his knees. He took one look at her glistening pussy before diving in. His tongue caressed her up and down her folds. "Oh fuck, Draco. I need your cock in me. Now"

He chuckled and stood up. She was about to turn to face him, but he kept her back to his front. He brought one of her legs up and thrust into her tight pussy.

"Oh my god, Draco!" She screamed. "Faster!"

He complied and began drilling into her. She came with a scream, and he followed soon after. She didn't miss a beat before she put her leg down and used her wand to clean herself up. She straightened out her hair and her dress, just as she saw Draco pocketing her knickers. "Draco" she said.

"A souvenir, if you will" Draco told her. She knew it was pointless to argue, so she huffed and made sure she was presentable. She had love bites on her neck and used a glamour to cover them up.

She looked at Draco like she wanted to say something, but decided against it and left the bathroom, leaving a satisfied Draco in her wake.

Whew! I'm pretty sure this is my longest chapter! PLEASE read and review and let me know what you think!

XX, Gracie