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"What are you doing?" I whispered in his lips.

"Saving you from big, bad Potter." he whispered back into mine.

His kiss became fierce and needy; there was a hunger and force to each passing. My lips started to become tender and sore, but I liked it, so I caught Draco's bottom lip with my teeth and bit down, hard. He let out a pleasurable moan. This made me smile and also made Draco a little bit rattled up.

"I don't want to leave you again, Hermione. I can't stand being away from you. Please, don't go." He said this while staring into my eyes, I had to close mine, and he leaned his forehead against mine. The closeness of our bodies generated so much energy and intensity; all we needed was to be together. His lips, once more, found mine and waited for an answer. He was teasing me by lightly rubbing his soft, plump, pinkish lips slowly across the edges of my lips. I thought to myself, two can play that game, so I bit my bottom lip and in that short moment he reached his right hand up and placed it behind my ear, bringing our lips together. My tongue grazed his lip and was pleading to taste the inside of his mouth; it always tasted sweet, like berries, or spearmint, yet he was denying me access.

I broke apart our kiss and buried my head into his chest. My head was battling the idea of whether I should stay or not, but then I remembered Harry.

"Harry!" I gasped and looked at Draco, "Where's my wand?" I started to panic, but he grabbed my shoulders and kissed my forehead. "Draco! I need my wand! Harry is waiting for me in the common room, or worse, he's looking at the map. I have to go. Please, help me find my wand."

He gave me a devilish smile and tilted his head to the right. "Where was the last place you had it, love?" he asked.

"In here, by this desk, I must have dropped it when I was talking to Harry." I replied.

"What were you and Harry talking about?" he asked.

Nervous to answer this question I bit my lip first and Draco let out a sigh of defeat. "I'm sorry, Draco." I said out of pity.

Draco was done asking questions from what I could tell, and he reached into his pocket and pulled out my wand. He gave it to me in silence and left the room. He didn't look back, he didn't say goodnight, he didn't even look up to see where he was going, but he knew. I feel silently to the floor, my back was, leaning against the desk, I didn't care anymore. My heart felt like it was going to explode, and I could feel the heat that radiated off of Draco, he was beyond upset. He was infuriated. I brought my legs in to my chest and buried my head in my arms. Tears seemed to fall easier. The only feeling I could feel was hate, but not for anything or anybody, but me. I hated myself.

Just as I thought, Harry was walking to my side, again. I knew that was going to happen, I warned Draco, too. If he was here, and Harry walked in, I would have to tell the truth. He sat down next to me and held me again. This time he was rocking back and forth, like I was his baby sister, comforting me. Harry truly cared about me, but would he, if I told him the truth? That is the question that scares me to death. I felt myself slipping away into darkness and I knew I was asleep.

In the shadows of the castle emerged a large, hooded figure. He dropped his mask and his face was as pale as the moon. His arms were stretched out and coming for me, I did not scream, I did not panic, I didn't even move. I was a statue, but once those cold hands wrapped around my arms I screamed and my body came to life. I was fighting to get away. Fear overcame me, and the man dropped his hood. Long blonde hair flowed out and down his back and I stopped screaming. Instead, the man threw me on the ground and kicked me in the stomach, knocking the wind out of me. He held up his wand and I began twisting around on the ground. I could feel the pain rise up out of my stomach as it burned. When the burning stopped I noticed that the ground around me was wet. I started to feel a warm liquid running along my cheek. My body was tired. It took almost all the energy I had to lift my hand to touch the warm substance on my cheek. All the while, Lucius Malfoy was standing above me, watching intently. I pulled my hand in view and saw that my palm was stained almost black; instinctively I brought my hand to my lips and licked my fingertips. Blood. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't breathe, really, I was gasping for air, but I couldn't breathe.

Gasping awake, I was trying to catch my breath. I looked around me. I was in the Gryffindor Common Room on the couch in front of the fire. Ginny was asleep on the armchair next to me. Then I remembered the night, Harry must have carried me here and had Ginny keep and eye on me. I smiled, but it quickly faded. I didn't care if I was good at Occulmency or not, I couldn't wait for the Holidays to have the next lesson. I needed it as soon as possible. I guess I would be going to Snape's office anyway before potions, whether Draco was going to be there or not.

"Professor Snape? Professor? Can I have a word?" I asked when I entered Snape's office in the dungeons. He nodded my way and offered a seat. "I don't think the lesson helped much, Professor. I keep having horrible nightmares, and I know I must be chanting that weird thing again, and what does it all mean, Sir?" I rushed the questions and he almost needed me to asked them once more.

"Miss Dolohov, we can arrange another meeting if you wish. Tomorrow. Seven sharp. Also, you must understand that chanting a Protection Charm while one is sleeping is unique. It gives one protection from any harmful curse for a short while. The curse will not affect the protected one, but will eventually drain power out of them. They will only feel a tingle, but will become weak in strength. You must be careful not to get in too much trouble using this Protection Charm, for it is very advanced magic, and only a handful of wizards are able to use it." Snape lectured me about the charm and I listened intently. Only a handful very advanced magic. Tingly. However, I had my attention elsewhere. Draco never showed up in Snape's office before potions. I waited and waited. I then bid my farewell to Snape and left for class.

I sat next to Harry and Ron, as always, then looked around. Draco was nowhere to be seen. I frowned. Professor Slughorn started class and it dragged on for what seemed like an eternity. I had my mind set on Draco the whole time. When Slughorn asked me a question, I completely blanked out and Harry had to cover for me. It was times like this when I didn't care if Harry used that bloody book. I gave him my thanks and before I knew it, class was over.

It's been six and a half weeks since I have seen Draco Malfoy, well I have seen him in class, but he won't talk to me or look at me. It is as if I do not exist anymore. This tore the whole wider in my heart. Six weeks wide and growing. Christmas was coming up in a week. I had no plans. Harry asked me to join Ron and Ginny at the Burrow, but I had to refuse. I did not want to be around Ron. Also, I had other plans made. The Death Eaters needed my help with being apparated to the Burrow for certain reasons. I was not told why, but since I had access, they needed it. What hurt the most is that I couldn't give a heads up to Harry, Ginny, or Ron. I wish I could tell Dumbledore, but he left early on a trip.

Slughorn's Christmas Party was tonight. I didn't even want to bother showing up. I was planning on asking Ron, but he obviously did not want to go. I couldn't show up with Draco that would just start talk. Then, bingo! I asked Cormick McLaggen, figuring it would be the easiest way to pester Ron, and maybe get a rise out of Draco. I know that he would rather me go with a bag of bricks than with another man.

While at the party, McLaggen kept trying to trick me to go under the mistletoe with him, but I kept dodging him every chance I could get. These lips belong to Draco. I finally snuck behind a curtain, but someone found me. Luckily, it was Harry. I could always count on him. Then McLaggen got close enough that I snuck past him, again, leaving Harry with him. I laughed to myself, but I couldn't stand it anymore. I needed to get out.

Before I reached the door, it swung wide open, I jumped back. It was Filch pulling Draco by his collar. Draco made eye contact with me and winked. I smiled. I escaped through the door while it was still open and ran to the nearest classroom to hide. A few minutes past when I heard Draco and Snape bickering in the corridor. I didn't feel like having them be overheard so while they were walking by, I grabbed Professor Snape's arm and he grabbed Draco as they entered the classroom behind me. I had a feeling that they would be overheard anyways. After Snape had enough of Draco's lovely attitude he turned and left in a fit. I couldn't help but laugh. Draco then turned his attention to me.

"You look... wow. You look magnificent, Miss Dolohov." he said brash raising his eyebrows at me as if I was a piece of meat he was hunting. He approached me slowly, when he was close enough, he placed both of his hands on both sides of my face and lowered his mouth to mine. I wrapped my arms around his waist, up his back, pulling myself in closer to him. One of his hands wrapped in my hair and the other slid down the length of my arm and back up, then around to my back, placing little circles here and there. I smiled into his mouth and let out a breath. He did the same. "God, I missed you, Hermione. I could barely wake up when you were away. Please, don't ever leave me again. I love you." he whispered, inching toward my ear with each word he spoke, then placing a kiss right below my ear lobe, starting a trail of kisses down to the crevice of my neck. He bit hard this time, possibly hard enough to leave a deep purple mark, but that wouldn't matter at the moment.

"Draco." I gasped, as he sucked on the bite for a moment longer. My breathing was getting shallow and I felt a hunger for him to be all over my body. I wanted him. I wanted us. "I love you more than you know, Draco. I... oh!" he deepened the bite and was soothing it by little kisses, but continued to suck in the same tender spot. "Draco!" I tried saying, softly. He wouldn't stop yet. I whispered, "Room of Requirement." He snapped his head up and look at me with the Draco Malfoy trademark grin. He grabbed me so quick that I was practically flying out of the room and down the corridor. We reached the Room of Requirement in no time, and unnoticed. The door appeared and we entered. It looked exactly the same as it did before. Blue, with a fireplace and a canopy bed. A starry sky lit up the ceiling.

Draco stood there, and I turned toward him, giving him his trademark grin. He looked intrigued, so I continued. I slipped my fingers in his two-front most belt-loops and tugged him toward the bed. The back of my knees hit the side of the bed. I kicked off my high-heels, slipped my fingers out and grazed my fingertips along his stomach, then slid onto the bed. Draco stood there like a statue. This made me giggle. Since he wasn't moving, I thought I would entice him some more. I slipped my hands up the bottom of my dress and slowly pulled off the tan panty hose, I got them down to the middle of my thigh when Draco's hands slid up the length of my leg and pushing my hands away. Before he finished what I started, he pushed on the middle of my chest as if he was instructing me to lie down, I did. His hands gently returned to the panty hose and he removed them, ever so slowly. Slower then I initially intended. He then placed his hands on my thighs and squeezed, this made me arch my back up and let out a moan. I sat up and his lips crushed into mine. I reached my hand up behind his head, thus pulling him down on top of me, deepening our kiss. Our legs were entwined, but one of his was moving just right that it was rubbing against the apex of my legs, making me want him more. I felt that Draco was going to drag this on as long as he could, and he would torment me into needing him like a fish that needs water. "Draco!" I breathed out heavily and tugged on his shirt. I lifted it over his head and threw it aside, and then my hands went for his belt. I was fumbling on the buckle, because one: it's a crappy belt, and two: he kept moving my fingers so I'd have to wait to take it off. I sighed and he silenced it with a kiss. He moved his lips to an intoxicating rhythm. My heart was nearly pounding out of my chest from the intensity of the kiss.

Out of no where there was a loud clank on the floor near the side of the bed that startled me, but Draco whispered "shhhh" placed a finger at my mouth, tugging at the bottom lip to open it slightly and he went back to kissing me again.

My hands started to explore his bare chest and I slowly grazed my fingertips along his stomach, when I reached his pant line, the belt was gone. That's what made the loud noise. I laughed out loud and Draco stopped his kissed to ask, "What?". I smiled and started kissing him again as my hand unbuttoned his trousers and slowly unzipped them. By the time I reached my hands around to start tugging them down, he slipped his hand underneath my back and unzipped my dress in one swift motion. His hands then made a trail to my thighs and pulled the skirt part of my dress up to my stomach and he placed a kiss below my belly button. I had to sit up for the rest of the undressing which was an advantage; he pulled the dress up above my head and left me in my knickers. I blushed and he noticed as he kissed my cheek before I grabbed him by the waist and pulled him down to the bed as I twisted around to sit on top of him. My hands were on his abdomen, my legs on both sides of his body, and I could feel his hardened member at my apex. I slid my hands along his torso, teasing him; while I rocked my body back and forth on his hips, his eyes were begging me to stop, but I just leaned down to kiss his soft lips. This kiss was rough, and he bucked his hips up, I almost fell off of him, but he grabbed my thighs and one hand slid up higher and higher. He ran his fingers along the edge of my knickers, slipping one in, right where it became wet. This made him bite my lower lip as I moaned and his finger touched the most sensitive part and my body shuddered. He rolled me over, so he could be on top, and he removed his trousers, leaving his boxers on.

I placed my hand on his as he was going to slip his finger along my knickers again, and made him grasp his own boxers and he removed them as well. Soon after Draco attacked the top of my knickers and pulled them off like a little kid removing the bow from a Christmas present. I found his face with my hand and pulled him down for more kisses. His body hovered over me, and I could feel him against my apex. Then he whispered, "Happy Christmas, love." with a smile.

"It's not yet Christmas, Draco." I replied. I could feel his emotion, I could taste it, smell it, hear it, as we became one. I could feel his heart beat when he lay on the bed and I placed my head on his chest. I could hear it. It made me happier than I have ever been.

"Hermione?" he asked, "Will we ever have a future, love?"

I lay there thinking about what he asked and answered the best possible way I could, "I hope so, even if we can't be together, we will. I love you, Draco. I would regret ever losing you." I kissed his chest above his heart and then fell asleep. I felt Draco's hands running through my hair and I smiled into a dream.

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