*Here's another little surprise that I've been hinting at in the story that I don't own. I wonder how many of you caught it...
It was over, Voldemort was well and truly dead and would not be returning this time. Sesshomaru had found Draco's parents quickly, they had been frantically searching for him and Kagome during the battle. Something that he found incredibly brave and stupid, considering that neither of them had their wands.
At that moment, the four of them were in the great hall sitting together. Kagome was leaning into his side while he had an arm wrapped around her shoulders to keep her close. Hardly anyone gave them notice, not that that they expected a warm welcome seeing as how they had basically switched sides at the last moment. So, it was a surprise when Weasley, Granger, and Potter walked up to them, their glares set to low as they looked at the four of them.
"We understand why you did what you did," Weasley told them, his eyes focused solely on Draco. "I have a family too, and if I was in the situation you were in, I can't say for sure if I could have done anything different. But I don't think I can forgive you for what you did to Kagome." His eyes grew harder at that. "You took control of her, took everything that she was away from her and made her think that she wanted to be aligned with that thing."
"You know, I'm really thirsty all of a sudden," Kagome interrupted as she quickly reached into Draco's pocket to take out the last bottle of potion he had. He tried to take it from her, but she deftly evaded his hands and downed the entire contents, much to the horror of everyone around her while she grimaced at the taste. "Yeah, that's nasty." Looking around, she smiled slyly before corking the bottle and handing it back to him. "The potion's a fake, always was."
Draco practically collapsed to the floor as everyone else continued to stare at her in disbelief. As she continued talking, she kept her eyes solely on him. "I'm sorry, but I couldn't tell any of you, there was too big of a risk that snake might get into your minds and find out I was faking. Snape was the only one that knew the truth, it was a plan we hatched with Dumbledore when we found out what Voldemort was going to force you to bring me to him. We figured I could be an even more unexpected spy since it would seem like I was being controlled by the potion. This way I could find out about the horcruxes and still keep you safe."
Reaching out, she took his hand and he squeezed it tight. "So, I never actually drugged you?"
She smiled at him, not missing the hopefully wonder in his voice. "Not even once. Wanting to work with that disgusting snake, calling him 'father', it was an act. But I wasn't acting at all when I told you how I felt. Do you believe me?"
Ignoring his parents and her friends, Draco grabbed her face between his hands and kissed her for all he was worth. She had just taken the heaviest of weights off of his shoulders, he would never have to worry if her feelings were caused by the potion since it was a fake the entire time. Great Slytherin's ghost, I love this girl. Damn that we're still so young or I'd marry her right now. Oh well, I guess I can do that after we graduate.
AN: You all might think that this was clever, or a cheap trick, but I had been planning this from the start and really do think this is something that the three of them could have come up with together. They knew Voldemort would have come after her no matter what they did, so why not let him think he had control over her while she could take him down from the inside? Warm-Fuzzies and please review!