I spent the rest of that night wondering what Draco had meant by 'exactly so'. I felt foolish. He was clearly just cheering me up by repeating what I said to him.

Uggh and James… he spent the next day trying to get me to talk to him. Arsehole. No way! He could sit on the pointy end of his wand. I wasn't going to tell the rest of the Vipers what happened, it was bad enough that I knew, but James' shouting clued them in anyway.

"Alya we'e been friends for three years, you are my girlfriend you can't just blow that off for a mistake. I told you Camille meant nothing to me! Sleeping with her was just…" he didn't seem to know how to finish that thought.

Good thing I did! "Ex, James, ex-girlfriend. If you think this…" I motioned between us "is still a thing you are a delusional cheater!"

The rest of the Vipers were right behind him.

"Arse." Mora said slapping the back of his head as she went past him.

"Cheating arse!" Pria also smacked the back of his head.

"Lying cheating arse!" Esme finished with a final smack.

Frank just looked at him disappointed and shook his head.

The gang took me to Frank's room and made me tell them exactly what had happened the night before.

"Do you want me to hex him for you, Alya? I mean he is my brother but that was a pretty shite thing to do to you." Good old Frank!

"And with that horrid Camille too!" said Esme with a glare.

"No, don't hex him. Draco wouldn't let me so you can't either." Their disappointment almost made me laugh. "Besides, he is right, he is still our friend. And your brother. I have to forgive him at some point."

"You are taking that cheating idiot back?!" I had no idea Draco was outside the door.

"No, he won't be my boyfriend again, but he is my friend. A stupid, lying, cheating, arse of a friend, but still my friend. And yours." I looked at the Vipers. "Just maybe not today, at least for me. I need time."

"Grab your jumper, Alya, we are going to Hogsmeade." I could tell Draco wasn't in the mood to be told no.

"Yeah, alright." I hopped up from the floor. "Just give me a few minutes to get ready, yeah?"

"We leave in five. Any longer and I am going to go hand your ex-boyfriend his arse." If anything Draco sounded angrier than last night.

I patted Draco's shoulder on my way out "Five minutes then, but be nice in the mean time, OK?"

He was glaring past me, I turned to see James standing there "So is it official now? Draco is your actual boyfriend instead of…"

I stuck my wand under his chin "You have no right to talk to me, James Gamp! And who I choose to go to Hogsmeade with is none of your concern."

I shoved past him. He knew I wouldn't damage him severely with a hex, but he wasn't sure how far I would go to cause him serious embarrassment. Wise move, even I wasn't sure how far I was prepared to go!

As I was getting changed I noticed my room suddenly getting a lot more crowded. Esme, Mora and Pria had all entered and were watching me with various degrees of smirks on their faces.

"Soooo…." Mora said "Did you forget to tell us something very important about last night?"

I thought over it. "Nope, James and Camille, James admitted he slept with her out of anger. Camille looking all smug until I nearly hexed her… Draco stopping me. That is all of the important facts. Why…?" What were my friends getting at?

"So nothing happened between you and Draco?" Esme asked with a smug look.

"No… I mean he cheered me up like usual. You know how he is." What were they getting at?

"No, Pria laughed, we know how he is with you. He does not act the over protective boyfriend…"

"Best friend." I interrupted

"Boyfriend…" she repeated "with anyone except you. So now, you want to tell us about that little private dance in the corridor that James walked in on?"

Uh… I hadn't noticed James walked in… "It was nothing just Draco being Draco and cheering me up after I was embarrassed and upset and crying and…"

"Oh Alya" Pria was always the sensitive one "I didn't know you had cried, that big stupid prat! You want me to go back and hex him for you?"

Sensitive but mean. "No, Pria" I laughed "If I didn't let Frank or Draco hex him I am not going to let you hex him either." Merlin but my friends were a blood thirsty lot!

"Hey, you ready up there or not?" Draco called up the stairs. "Because if you aren't I might just decide to leave you here if you don't get a move on!"

"Ready!" I called "We will discuss this later, girls, and no hexing anyone while I am gone!" They left as I grabbed my sweater and ran down the stairs. "Alright, hold your horses, I'm here."

"ugggh we are just going to Hogsmeade, you didn't have to get dressed up. Grab a sweater and let's go was literally what I said!" Boys, so help me they don't get it.

"I had an ink stain on that top, Draco! I was not leaving here with my hair in a mess and just count yourself lucky I didn't decide to cast a few cosmetic spells while I was at it!" I looked up the stairs like I was contemplating going back and doing just that.

"Oh no you don't, Weasley!" He grabbed my hand and all but dragged me from the dungeons.

"You know in some circles this is referred to as abduction, Draco!" I said trying to get him to slow down.

He pointed at his chest "Slytherin." I rolled my eyes. Not that it did any good, the back of his head did not notice.

He pulled me a long all the way to Hogsmeade barely stopping to open doors. "What is your hurry, Draco? Hogsmeade is not being outlawed you know!" I could not understand why he was in such a rush!

"I want to be there at exactly noon." Was his only reply.

When we finally made it in to Hogsmeade he dragged me all the way to the top floor of the Three Broomsticks. Once inside he pulled me out on to a balcony. I had to admit I was breathing pretty hard by this time.

Finally I looked at him "What on earth are you doing, Draco? Besides trying to give me a heart attack?"

"Just shut up Weasley and look down." He was giving me this smirk that made my tummy flip over. I really hated it when he did that.

As soon as the sun was directly overhead things started sparkling on the ground like diamonds. "Neat bit of magic but why…"

As I looked the sparkling took on the shape of letters "DM + AW" and soon enough a big heart encompassed the letters.

I turned to look at Draco confused. "I may be a shite girl friend," he said "but I make a pretty darned good boyfriend."

I could feel my eyes burning at the back a bit "I'll be the judge of that."

"Is that a yes?" he asked.

"Yes to what?" I was confused, he just rolled his eyes and smiled.

I smiled back finally understanding. When he leaned in and kissed me that tummy flip became a full somersault. It was definitely a yes.