I'm officially on summer break for TWO MONTHS! (but sadly I have to get a job this summer.)

Here is my update my lovely followers! I'm glad everyone has been patient for this, and trust me, I'll be working on this story for the next few nights to get many updates because I've been lacking in my updates during the school year.

The experience in D.C. was amazing... and if you want more info about my experience please ask and I'll gladly send you a long message.

Now... To the story:

-HERMIONE'S POV-

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I woke up, head spinning from all the confusion, but I couldn't think about that now. Packing up the things I had removed from my suitcases had to be repacked and then we all had to head to Platform 9 ¾.

The crowds were as big as always; parents hugging their children and telling them to come back for the summer. Draco stood alone without anyone; I hugged him close, feeling a little awkward. Mrs. Weasley came up behind me and told me we should get on the train. As I left, I heard her talk to Draco.

"You better treat her properly. She's a part of my family, and if you hurt her…"

"I won't, I'm just never sure if I'm ever good enough for her."

I turned around and saw tears in Mrs. Weasley's eyes; she pulled Draco in and hugged him. "You're a good boy. Now off you go…"

I turned around and bit my lip heading towards the train again. What was I doing? I was screwing everything up. "What was I doing?" I almost cried right there; I managed to hold it all in.

I sat down next to Draco on the train and I pulled out my camera from my purse. My little sister, when she was 7 years old, danced on the screen. My baby sister, even at that time, could gracefully dance as if she had been dancing for years. Val had put pictures on my camera; they were pictures of me when I was 12. They were dreadful. Bruised eyes from chemo and pale cheeks; I was dead. Tears started to stream down my face.

Draco looked over and hugged me pulling my face into his chest. I held onto him like a child needing comfort from her favourite giant, plush bear.

Ron scoffed from his seat and looked out the window. Harry was with Luna, Neville, and Ginny; he got dragged into their conversation about plants and the 'new' Quibbler.

The tension hung in the air and I held onto Draco so much more. I fell asleep in his arms and woke up to him lightly shaking me telling me we were at Hogwarts.

I got up and tried collecting my things from above my head, but Draco grabbed my carry one before I had gotten to it. He smiled his genuine smile that was meant for only me. We got off the train and started walking towards the carriages.

"It'll break him if I tell him." I thought. I looked up at Draco and saw that his smile hadn't left his face. I stopped and he looked down at me and saw me biting my lip.

"Are you okay Hermione?" His eyes grew terrified.

I stretched up onto my tiptoes and kissed him. "Never leave me." I whispered in his ear before lowering myself down to the ground.

"I promise you I won't." He kissed me back.

We got onto the carriage and I snuggled into his arms. I stared at the stars in wonder. The world felt so big at that moment; a big open sky that would have welcomed me into the blissful blue space if I would have passed. It would have been much less complicated for me to be looking down on everyone as I sat on a cloud hiding away.

I almost fell back asleep in Draco's arms when the carriage stopped and gave a jolt. We made our way to the lake and crossed with the boats; the air was so cold but refreshing.

Harry, Draco, Ginny, Luna, Neville, Ron and I went into the Great Hall and ate dinner. Draco and I met up after and we walked together until we had to go our separate ways to our corridors.

I took a shower, dressed into my pajamas and snuggled under the big, fluffy, comforter on my bed.

"Home." I thought. I looked around and I was disappointed. I drifted off to sleep and dreamt of Draco and gradually turned into the nightmare I hoped would never surface my head.

I woke up sweating; I got up had a warm shower and dressed for the morning. We had a week to settle back into the school's surroundings before classes started again.

Words of a sad song rung in my ears as I saw Draco in the corner of my eye;

"Maybe I love you; maybe I just like the sound

But if you disappear you'll still hear when my heart hits the ground

Every touch, of every scene

Is just beautifully broken as, a bird without wings…"

My beautiful blonde boy came up to me with a smirk and asked me why I looked like Luna.

I cocked en eyebrow and he said that I had a mystical look on my face that made me look like Looney Lovegood.

I gave a fake giggle and we walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. Draco walked me to my friends and sat down with me to join my table. Many Gryffindors gave Draco a look and some of the younger ones pointed out to him that he was a Slytherin, therefore he can't sit at the table. He kissed my cheek and smiled at them. They made fake puking noises and left to the other side of the table taking their heaping plates of food.

I giggled thinking of Ron…

"Why was I thinking about Ronald?" I screamed in my head.

Ron came up and sat beside Harry giving me weird, 'What the hell?' looks.

I sat through breakfast and left Draco and Harry talk about… well I wasn't fully sure, but it sounded like Quidditch.

I heard footsteps behind me and I had a pretty god idea of who it was. I turned a corner and went into Myrtle's bathroom; I turned back around to see who was following me. A red headed boy that was stressing my heart out was the person that had stalked me into Myrtle's chambers.

"Ron we can't be…" His lips crashed onto mine when I heard someone behind us.

"Get off of her!" Draco had found me and when he saw Ron kissing me, he grabbed him by the back of the shirt and tore him off of me. I stood in silence not running to Draco for comfort, not going to Ron to see if he was okay, and not darting out, crying to my room.

Draco looked at me taking steps towards me when I took steps back stumbling into the wall behind me. The smack on my back from the wall was what I needed for my emotions to fall to the floor and my tears to start rolling. I slid down the wall and tucked my knees into my chest crying.

Draco took a cautious towards me. I told him to go away. Ron almost walked past Draco when he was grabbed by the collar telling him not to get any closer.

I shook my head and got up from the floor; "It's not completely his fault." And I dashed out of the room leaving the boys in the girl's bathroom.

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I was in my room, back under my warm covers. The world was outside my room, and so were my problems; why was I crying?

Knock, Knock, Knock

"'Mione, it's Harry… we need to talk."

"No!" I yelled.

The door opened and I grabbed the pillow under my head and hurled it at Harry. "Go away!"

I was a child throwing a fit.

"We need to talk."

"Don't you get it? Go away! We can talk later Harry… Now go away!" I threw another pillow at him and he left my room leaving me alone to cry.

I stayed in my room all day.

My stomach started to make gurgling noises and I figured I was hungry… it was still strange to eat and not worry about it coming up my intestines minutes later. Washing my face, I dreading facing my fears, I was frightened to go downstairs… to get bombarded with questions.

As I stepped into the common room, I saw it was empty.

I entered the great hall and I saw Ron's face…sad, aching. I searched the Slytherin table and there was Draco, scared, ready to cry.

I walked over to Draco. At that moment, I knew what my heart wanted. Ron was my friend, and as much as I didn't want to hurt him. He was my friend. Draco was my heart's desire.

I came up behind him and draped my arms around him kissing his neck and moving to his cheek. His face automatically brightened for a small moment and left again into his dark place.

"We need to talk." He was dead inside.

I nodded and I quickly kissed his check again. His face only lightened a little.

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