A/N: Hey everyone!

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This, I've decided, is probably my last chapter...so enjoy!

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Hermione POV

"Good morning, Draco." I yawned, walking out of my room.

Draco was coming from the bathroom, wiping his mouth.

"Oh...er...good morning, Hermione." smiled Draco, attempting to smile at me. It looked more like a pained expression.

He didn't look so well, either. He looked paler and he was sweating. My eyebrows came together.

"Draco? Are you alright?" I asked, coming to feel his forehead. It was cool. He wasn't sick.

"I'm fine, Hermione." he assured me, stepping away from me, and towards the door. He held it open and looked at me. "Aren't you coming, 'Mione?"

I gave him a questioning look, which he returned with his usual smirk.

"You're sure that you're fine?" I whispered.

His lips twitched upwards into a smile. "It's nothing you need to worry about, Hermione. I promise."

I looked at him, not believing him at all. He knew it too.

He sighed. "Come on, Granger. I'm hungry."

I took my seat at the Gryffindor table and smiled at Harry and Ginny.

"Hello Harry, Ginny. Good night last night?" I inquired.

"It was great!" exclaimed Ginny, "I mean, Harry's dancing sucked, but it was great anyway!"

"Hey!" protested Harry. "I wasn't that bad!"

She looked at Harry and then plastered a smile onto her face. "Whatever you say, sweet."

Harry scowled at her and then turned to me. "What about you, 'Mione? Good night?"

"Well before I was proposed to, it was great." I joked.

"Right! About that! Why didn't you tell me he proposed before? That's so cute! But I mean, if you're ready, or something. But if you do, can I be your maid of honor? Because I'd love to be! I'm not saying you have to, I'm just saying. Ooh! And dresses! I know you're going to be wearing white-of course you have to! But what about bridesmaids? Maybe purple? Blue? Oh! Lavender is a really good color fo-" she rambled. I clamped my hand over her mouth.

"Why didn't I tell you? Or you would've done this." I said, taking my hand off of her mouth. "Besides. It was right after I found out that he was a Veela."

"It still would've been nice to know." grumbled Ginny. "But why won't you say yes? He loves you."

"He's sweet and all, but he IS a Slytherin. I don't know if he truly is like that. I don't know if he's faking it or if it's real."

"If what's real?" came the voice I had begun to love hearing.

"Malfoy." nodded Ginny. Harry just glared at him.

"Nothing, Draco." I smiled, as I turned around to look at him. He looked normal again. I was glad.

"Alright. Oh, uh, Professor McGonagall says she would like to speak to us after breakfast." he announced.

"About?" I asked, skeptically.

"Good morning, Miss Granger. Mr. Malfoy, a letter from your parents arrived earlier today, if you'd like to take a look at it." suggested McGonagall.

"Thank you, Headmistress." nodded Draco, who then disappeared behind a wall.

"Nice night at the ball yesterday evening?" asked McGonagall, smiling.

"It was...fine, thank you." I smiled.

Draco reappeared with a unreadable expression. A small smiled formed from his lips when he saw me. Then he turned to McGonagall. "Thank you, Professor."

She nodded, and then looked at me. "Miss Granger, you have not accepted?"

I hesitantly shook my head. "I-I-I...I'm still thinking." I told her, biting my lip.

She nodded slowly. "I don't mean to rush you, Miss Granger, but you must take time into matter. Mr. Malfoy will be turning 18 in a 2 days."

I froze. I hadn't thought about that. I awkwardly cleared my throat. "Oh. Uh...I-I'll decide soon. I promise."

She nodded. "Alright. I just wanted to let you know."

Draco was looking at me. I could tell. I forced myself not to to look back at him.

We headed back to our room. Draco hadn't said a word to me. Maybe because he didn't want to pressure me. But he did look paler than normal again.

I ran into my room, and took a breath. What was I supposed do? I mean, I had to admit-I was falling for him. For his sweet actions. For his adorable mood swings. For his being.

I stood up. I needed to tell him.

I opened the door, looking around. "Draco?"

There was a faint light coming from the bathroom. The door was wide open. I took a deep breath, and walked towards the bathroom.

"Dra-OH MY GODRIC." I froze in horror. He was leaned over the sink, coughing up blood. It was all over the sink. He look up at me. He looked pale, and he was sweating.

"H-Hermione..." he managed, before collapsing. He fell the floor.

"Oh my..." I was panicking. What happened to him?

"I need to get him to the Hospital Wing." I murmured. I stood up, muttered a spell and he rose 4 feet from the ground. I slowly directed him with me towards the door and carefully to the Hospital Wing. The rest of the students were in the middle of class, so I didn't need to worry about them.

I pushed the doors opened and called the Madam Pomfrey. "Help!"

She looked at me, and then her eyes grew worried as her eyes lingered over to Draco.

"Bring him over here, if you will, Miss Granger." she ordered, pointing at the bed nearest to me. I carefully lowered him onto the bed, and then sighed.

"Is he alright?" I whispered.

She hurried to his side and pulled one of his eyelids up. "I'm not sure. Miss Granger, take his hand please."

I was startled by the demand, but I didn't protest. I hurriedly held his hand in mine.

I could see the color in his unconscious eyes get darker until it turned black.

"He's still with us. He recognizes you as his mate." she told me. "But he is weak. He'll be unconscious for a while, so do not worry. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to have a word with the headmistress." she said, rushing out of the room.

I took a seat by his bed, and took his hand. The blood around his mouth had been washed off, but he still looked frightening.

"Oh Draco..." I sighed. "Wake up please. I need to tell you."

"Miss Granger." said a voice, lightly. I bolted up.

"Oh, Headmistress. Yes?" I asked, turning towards her.

"You may want to get to class. Mr. Malfoy needs a lot of rest. Chances are he will not awaken until tomorrow. His...last day, perhaps." she said, looking grim.

"O-Oh. Er, I suppose I should come back later then." I said, standing up. I walked out of the Hospital Wing and ran right into Pansy.

"So. The little Gryffindor Princess is still breaking Draco's heart, is she?" she sneered.

"Piss off, Parkinson." I growled, trying to walk past her.

"Not even caring about the boys who care so much about her. Draco's going to die because of you. And you don't even care." she taunted.

"SHUT UP!" I yelled. "You don't know me! You don't know how I feel!"

She just glared at me. "It should have been me. I should've been his mate. Not you, you filthy mudblood."

I glared at her and just hurried away. I didn't manage to hear her murmur: "If I can't have him, no one can."

I was almost to my room when Lavender came up.

"What." I asked, more like a statement than a question.

"Why are you so mean to Ron?" she frowned.

"Because he cheated on me. With you." I explained, as if I were talking to a 5 year old.

"Well quit being so mad! The only reason he wants you is because he wants your forgiveness again! He won't even talk to me somedays!" she cried.

I stopped. "Is that why? That bastard. Hate to break it to you, Lavender, but I will never forgive him. So good luck with that." I stormed away from her, feeling horrible. Today wasn't going well at all.

I managed to get through the rest of the day. I felt sort of empty inside, though. I missed Draco's smile as he greeted me in the mornings.

"I need to check up on Draco." I muttered to myself. I ran down to the Hospital Wing. When I opened the door, I found his bed empty.

"He just left." called Madam Pomfrey. I nodded a "thanks" and ran towards our room.

When I got by the grand staircase, I heard his voice. A huge smile broke out over my face, but then it vanished as I heard what he was saying.

"Today's you're last day! Come on Draco, you have to convince her!"

"What do you think I've been trying to do for the past month, Pansy? She's stubborn...but I think I've got her. My plan is working."

"So you promise after she saves you, you'll ditch her?"

"Of course! It's you I love, Pansy. There's no way I'd fall for some ugly mudblood like her."

I couldn't hear anymore. That jerk! Just when I started to love him!

I ran back towards the Great Hall. Tears were falling from my face. I ran right into someone, who gripped my arms tightly, and caught me.

"Hermione? What's wrong?" frowned the face that I couldn't bear seeing.

I slapped him across the face. "YOU JERK! YOU BASTARD! DON'T ACT LIKE EVERYTHING'S OK! I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID TO PANSY JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO!"

He held his cheek and then frowned. "What the hell do you mean? I didn't talk to Pansy!"

"Yes you did! I hate you! I hate you, Malfoy!" I screamed. I saw his eyes fill with hurt and confusion.

"Hermione, I..." he stopped, and made a choking noise. He fell to his knees, gasping for air.

"Oh, don't even pretend that you're sick! I know you're just faking it!" I snarled. But he didn't stop. Instead, he looked up at me, forced a smile, and whispered before he collapsed again, "Be happy, Hermione. I love you."

Screams broke out as I stared at his body, lying lifeless on the ground. Wha...he...but...

"Hurry! He needs to be taken to the Hospital Wing!" shouted Professor Flitwick, who appeared out of, what seemed to me like, nowhere.

Everything was muted as I just stared at his lifeless body, my mind echoing his last words.

My mind was in a daze, as I was pushed towards the Hospital Wing. As I watched them crowd around Draco's body. As they tried to keep him alive. As I saw Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy hiding their faces by his bed.

"Hermione!" called Blaise's frantic voice. I looked up.

"There's something you need to know. Whatever you saw or heard before you ran into Draco earlier was fake! Pansy and Theodore Nott...they were pranking you..."

I couldn't breathe. I let myself believe them. I was the reason Draco would never smile, never smoothen his hair, never make a sarcastic comment ever again.

I ran to his side. "Is he still here?"

"Just barely. He's on the line between life and death." said McGonagall.

I took his hand, but his eyes remained the dull grey color. What really must've killed him was my words. Telling him I hated him.

I could see more people crying. I spoke quietly to Draco.

"Draco Abraxas Malfoy, I will personally kill you if you die. Don't you dare. There is no way I am going to stand over your grave now. Please stay with me. I love you. I..." I remembered something. It was my last hope. I spoke the words he had asked me to say a million times.

"I am Hermione Granger, mate of Draco Malfoy."

There was nothing. He didn't move. I heard Ginny, who I suppose came to support me if I needed it, burst into tears.

"My baby boy..." cried Narcissa.

"I am Hermione Granger, mate of Draco Malfoy." I whispered again. "Please stay with me, Draco!"

I buried my head in his sheets, forcing the tears back.

"Took you long enough to say it, 'Mione." murmured a soft voice. I looked up to see Draco's half-open, smiling eyes looking into mine.

Cheers erupted as he took me and hugged me tightly.

"I love you, Hermione." he murmured.

"I love you too, Draco." I laughed.

He was out of the Hospital Wing and back on his feet in no time. We were settled in our room, packing. School would be ending.

"Sad, isn't it? I'm going to miss Hogwarts." I frowned.

"Same. It's where everything happened." sighed Draco, and then with a smile, he looked at me. "Including this."

He knelt to the ground for the third time and smiled up at me. "Hermione Jean Granger, Mate of Draco Malfoy, will you marry me?"

"After three tries. Pathetic, Draco." I smirked. He looked at me, and then a smile formed on my lips.

"Yes." I breathed, and hugged him.

"So then, everything's settled?" he chuckled, kissing me on the lips.

"Well, I'll need to let my parents know, find a dress, find bridesmaids, Ginny will be the maid of honor, of course. Oh! And we need to fin-" I ranted. He silenced me with a kiss.

"Well, I've survived this long, so let's take it slow from here. No more life-death deadlines." he smiled.

I laughed. "None."

A/N: And that's it...maybe...

I am thinking of doing an epilogue...opinions? Should I?

If you'd like me to, just go ahead and review to tell me :)

Also, if you have requested that I do a certain songfic, it will hopefully be out soon under the story called "The Great Big Collection of Dramione Stories". :)

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Cherri

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