'Happy thoughts' Draco thought as the Gryffindor's and Slytherin's walked into the defence against the dark arts room. The desks were gone and the chairs were pushed to the side of the room. Bill was standing at the front of the classroom waiting to start his lesson. Once all seated Bill spoke.
"To my knowledge half of this class can perform a protronus charm. If you can stand in the middle one at a time and shows the group, Harry can you start?"
Harry stood up and produced a stag, then Ginny, Neville, Seamus, Hermione.
"I would like you 5 to help your peers while I speak with Professor McGonagall, Hermione I'm leaving you in charge" with that he left the room. Hermione stood up and began to speak.
"We need you to think of your happiest memory. Once you got it think of how it made you feel. Now Blaise would you like to go first?"
"Expecto Patronum" Blaise spoke and thought of the first time him and Pansy kissed. Everyone watched as white sparks came from his wand. The sparks turned into a proud hawk that flew around the room.
Next up was Pansy, she thought of the same thing as Blaise but when she said the spell it did not form.
"What am I doing wrong?"
"Nothing when it doesn't take shape it means the memory is not strong enough. The first time I tried I thought of my first day at Hogwarts but that wasn't enough"
Pansy thought again, the first time Blaise said 'I love you' then she said the spell, this time a white sparrow flew from her wand.
After some time Draco was the last one, he stood in the middle of the room trying to think of his happiest memory. 'Hermione accepting me'
"Expecto patronum" a couple of sparks came out.
"Drake, think harder" Blaise urged him. 'Hermione telling me she loves me'
"Expecto patronum" stronger sparks but nothing formed.
"Draco think of the first time you held Amelia and Athena" Hermione spoke out.
Draco remembered how the hand grabbed his fingers in their tiny hands and how the cooed at him.
"Expecto patronum" this time a small creature appeared from the white sparks in the forms of a white ferret. "You have to be kidding me"
Everyone apart from Draco and Hermione chuckled. He stared into her eyes for a brief moment before leaving the room. Hermione saw embarrassment flash in his eyes. She collected her bag and followed him out of the room.
"Stop it this moment and you all receive detention tonight" Bill said as he entered the room. "He did not laugh when you and I thought you were old enough to be mature. Yes he was changed into a ferret by professor moody and yes his protronus is a ferret but there is no need for this behaviour. I expect each one of you to apologies to him"
Meanwhile Hermione had tracked Draco down. He had made it all of the way back to the heads dorm and was currently sitting on the window seat. Hermione dropped her bag and walked over to him. She wrapped her arms around him from behind and kissed the top of his head.
"why a ferret?" Hermione smiled and kissed his head once more.