A/N: My Great grandmother Died a year ago today, I miss her a lot but i know she is in a better place. I felt like mentioning her to honor her momory, I dont think i would like writing so much if it wasnt for her, she was an english teacher and was a great influence on me... R.I.P Grammy, ... Okay so first of all did I say Draco dies, no one could possibly know that seeing as the end of this story hasn't come yet? Lol cause i seriously didn't say that. :D and as to other questions… I cant really answer them some will be explained in this chapter. The filler chapter is going to be a good one. I changed this chapter three times so it better be good :D I kept changing my mind….

Chapter twenty five: Forever

"No Draco." She said in potions as they collected their ingredients. "I am not still mad at you, you just have to understand all the pressure I have been under." She said trying to not draw any attention to them.

"I do Hermione, and I didn't mean for my statement to mean any thing negative." he explained.

"I know that, Draco, you have said that five times now." She said laughing though she couldn't shake a dream that she had had the night before. It had been horrible and seemed so real that she had woken up screaming in pain. She really hoped that it wasn't real and that everything in it except for a few minor things was all of her brains creation. The dream had even given her a theory as to who Mira-Bella Brianne's parents were.

"Hermione are you okay?" He asked seeing he sudden pained expression.

"I'm fine, I just cant shake the dream I had last night." She said stepping off of the step ladder and handed him a eagle owl feather.

"Thank you, you didn't have to get that for me." He said taking the feather from her.

"It's no problem." She said smiling at him. "We better get back out their before anyone becomes suspicious." She said knowing that they had been getting ingredients for a while.

"Yeah, your probably right." He said disappointedly. "Hey Hermione?" He asked right before she opened the door to the cupboard.

"Hmm?" she said turning to face him with her had still on the door handle.

"Can you meet me at the room of requirements later after dinner? I need some help with some stuff." He said, not wanting to be specific.

"Of course I can, you know I will help you with anything… well with in reason." she said and then opened the door and walked back into the class room.

She didn't see Draco slip out as she walked back to her seat next to Harry who was trying to crush up a, well she couldn't tell what it was anymore.

"What took you so long?" He asked looking up from what he was crushing to look at her.

"Couldn't find the lacewing flies." She lied, she had found them first thing.

"Oh okay, I thought it had something to do with your boyfriend." He said grinning slyly, it made her wonder why he wasn't a Slytherin.

"Harry get your head out of the gutter." She said slapping him and she laughed. "we didn't do anything, Merlin Harry." he laughed at her.

"That's what you want me to think." He joked and went back to crushing up what ever he was crushing up.

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"So what do you need my help with?" She asked sitting down on a large purple fuzzy couch.

"You know how I'm supposed to… well… how do I put this… get rid of Dumbledore." He finally decided on.

"Yes, I do." She said not looking him in the eyes, she remembered the conversation they had had a few days ago. "Not that I can particularly forget that."

"Well he wants me to get it done." He ran his hand through his hair, he seemed to do that a lot when he was nervous or conflicted. "'He is sending someone to Hogsmede this weekend with a package that I am supposed to have someone deliver." he said after a few moments.

"Draco, maybe you should talk to Dumbledore, you can have it delivered with out causing any harm." She told him as he sat down next to her.

"I have talked to Dumbledore and he said the same thing." Hermione was shocked by this answer. "But what he didn't say was how to get it into the castle."

"What do you mean?" she was slightly confused by what he had said.

"I cant bring it in myself, it's a direct order and I have to listen. I'm afraid someone will get hurt in the process." He said looking into her eyes.

"Well, I guess you could give it to me…" She started.

"NO! I will not let you do that!" He shouted jumping out of his seat and looked her straight in the eye.

"Draco, I would know not to touch it with my bare hands and no one else would have to get hurt in the process." She was thinking about all the people that could potentially get hurt. She knew their were flaws in her plan, but this way she wouldn't be endangering anyone but herself.

"Hermione, I don't want you to get hurt, and I'm sure you are aware of the things that could go wrong." He said taking her hand in his.

"I could put it in my bag, that way no one would have any reason to suspect that anything was wrong." She felt her eyes sting, "Draco, you have to let me do this, I wont let you get hurt for not doing what you were told to do." she looked up at him. "You will have to leave me if you don't let me. Please don't die."

"Hermione, I'm not going any where." He whispered as she cried into him. "I will be right here with you for all of eternity." she seemed soothed by his words, they were exactly what she wanted to hear. The decision was made

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"Hermione why are you so anxious?" Ginny asked on the morning of the Hogsmede visit. She hadn't noticed how everyone was looking at her or how her hand shook as she picked up her pumpkin juice.

"Anxious? Who said I was anxious?" She said trying to laugh it off but her words came out shaky, not to mention that her voice was three pitches higher than normal. She looked up at Dumbledore who winked at her knowingly, well at least she knew that he was in on the plan.

"I did, so answer my question." Ginny said sounding slightly annoyed.

"I just have a bad feeling about today, that's all." She said trying to calm her self down.

"I don't believe that Mione. Do you know something we don't?" Ginny said sounding concerned.

"Oh Merlin Ginny, every thing is fine I just need a nerve potion." She said quickly and sprinted out of the great hall. 'Hermione you can do this, it's not like your hurting any one.' she told herself. 'Dumbledore is in on it, no one will get hurt.' She continued as the walked to the hospital wing. She could still use that nerve potion.

She reached the hospital wing quickly since she used every secret passage she could think of. Madam Pomfry gave her the potion, believing that Hermione was having an anxiety attack, and she quickly left once receiving it. The potion took affect quickly and she began to calm down as she walked out of the giant oak front doors where Harry, Ron and Ginny were waiting for her.

"You look better." Ginny said smiling at her.

"I feel better." Hermione said as they began to walk. It was a really nice day even though it was snowing out side, it wasn't even really that cold. She took in a deep breath and looked around. She saw Draco standing to the side of the trail waiting for a signal that said she was to go through with the plan so she winked at him.

"You still seem a bit off today, Hermione." Harry said and Hermione just smiled.

"Just tired that's all." She said cheerfully, "Today will be an awesome day." She was desperately trying to convince herself by saying that, but she really had no clue if it would or not. All she had to do at the moment was think positively and hope for the best; she was already in too deep to get out.

Once they reached the tiny village they walked into the three broom sticks and they went to get a booth at the back of the pub. "Why the back?" Ginny asked Harry as they all sat down.

"Why not, it's far away from the Slytherins we should be glad it was open." He said

cheerfully.

"Yeah, well its just kind of secluded." Ginny explained as she took her scarf off. Madam Rosemerta brought them all a round of Butterbeer, most students didn't even have to order any more since she was so good at her job. Hermione listened as everyone chatted amongst themselves and soon she excused herself to the bathroom. She knew that the package had been left under the sink in the cabinet where spare roles of toilet paper were kept.

"um, Gin, I'm going to go to the loo. I will be right back." Hermione said getting up quickly. She knew that if she didn't do this now she would never be able to do it.

"Okay, well hurry back." Ginny called after her.

Hermione walked into the medium sized bathroom, it was painted pink and had mahogany granite toped cabinets with white porcelain sinks. She looked under the bottoms of the stalls to make sure no one was in them before she opened the doors to the cabinets and began searching for the package… It wasn't there.

Hermione began panicking when she couldn't find it, it meant that someone else had it. She pulled out her journal and wrote to Draco"

Mi: Someone else has it, Draco! It isn't here! What so I do!

D: WHAT! No it has to be their I watched Aunt Bella take it there my self this morning when no one else was in the pub!

Mi: Well it isn't there now! What do I do now?

"Hermione are you okay?" Ginny asked walking into the restroom and seeing a frantic Hermione scribbling into her journal.

D: Find it, quickly, we cant let the girl who has it get hurt.

"No, No I'm not." she said pulling out her wand and pointing it at the cabinet and casting a memory charm. The charm did as she asked and showed a list of the last four people to open it and the person just before Hermione was Madam Rosemerta.

"Hermione what's wrong?" Ginny demanded angrily. "No time to explain." she said throwing her stuff back into her bag and ran out of the bathroom and up to Madam Rosemerta.

"Madam, I left a package under the sinks in the bathroom, I was wondering if you had it." Hermione asked quickly when she reached the counter.

"No, I'm sorry I don't." The woman said with a glazed over look, it was obvious that she was cursed because Ginny whispered to Hermione that the woman wasn't acting right.

"Ginny, I have to find the person who has that package. Who came out before me or Rosemerta?" She asked grabbing a hold of her sisters shoulders.

"No one but Katie Bell came out after her." Ginny said and Hermione's eyes grew wide.

"Shit!" She whispered loudly and ran out of the three broom sticks, The other three were close behind her. She slowed down trying not to draw any attention from other people around her Harry and Ron weren't even aware that anything was wrong.

"Hermione!" They called after her as she walked past shops and pubs looking for any sign of Katie. Hermione spotted her. Katie and her friend Leanne were walking back up to the castle and it was apparent that they were arguing.

"Katie, we shouldn't take it up to the castle!" Leanne exclaimed loudly as Hermione and the others came closer to them.

"I'm supposed to give it to Dumbledore, It's a surprise for him." She said smiling suspiciously, it was a drunk smile.

"Katie, this could be dangerous! Let me see it." The girl said grabbing for the package and the paper ripped to reveal a necklace, a necklace Hermione had seen once before.

She watched as the necklace flew out of its box and hit Katie on the wrist, Hermione froze. They all watched in what seemed like slow motion as it touched Katie's skin.

The girl froze in pain and she was lifted into the air, she let out a piercing scream of anguish. She was not lifted into the air like Ron had so comically lifted up this morning by Harry's spell, but she was lifted up gracefully with her arms spread out at her side.

"Harry go get help!" Hermione shouted as she ran up to Katie and Leanne.

"I warned her it could be dangerous, she didn't listen." Leanne cried.

"Leanne, it's not your fault, she was under the imperious curse." Hermione said bending down to wrap up the necklace. "Ginny and I saw someone come out of the loo looking suspicious just after she left." Hermione lied.

"Oh Merlin! I should have realized!" Leanne said as McGonagall ran up to them.

"Miss Holloway, What happened?" She sounded very concerned.

"I-I don't know, Professor." she said with tear streaked eyes.

"Yes well all of you come with me." She said as Katie landed back on the ground and Harry returned with Hagrid; who picked Katie up. "Harry, you should come with us as well."

"Hermione," Ginny whispered quietly, "did you know about this? Did you know that Katie was going to be cursed?" She sounded angry and betrayed.

"No, Ginny, I didn't. I was supposed to be the one taking it to the castle. No one was supposed to be cursed." Hermione was just as quiet about saying her words as Ginny had. McGonagall took them all up to her office on the first floor and she questioned Leanne, it was necessary seeing as it hadn't been part of any plan. Once she had heard the story she told Leanne that she could leave. She also made Ron leave since he wasn't being productive.

"So she was cursed?" Harry asked looking at the necklace that was of silver and opals that was now sitting on her desk.

"Yes Mr. Potter, she was." McGonagall sat down. "We received word from a student that a package was to be delivered to Dumbledore." she sighed. "He and his best friend attempted to intercept it, even though it was his job to deliver it, but apparently the Death Eaters had other plans." Hermione was shocked to hear that McGonagall knew that Draco and her were best friends, but not surprised.

"I think Malfoy did it, he's seen this before, and he's a Death Eater." Harry said not caring that Hermione was standing right there.

"HARRY!" She screamed at him, "It wasn't Draco didn't do it. Maybe you weren't aware but he and I were the two students that tried to intercept it!" She yelled at him and he paled.

"Hermione, that could have been you. That git was willing to put you in danger!" Harry shouted.

"No he wasn't. I made him let me do it, I was to go to the bathroom get the package wrap it in my scarf and put it in my bag and bring it to Snape and McGonagall." She said crying. "I didn't want to let any one else get hurt, that's why I volunteered. Letting someone else do it would have made me as bad as my father!"

"Miss Holloway , it wasn't your fault." McGonagall said as Snape and Draco walked in.

"Mione, what happened?" He asked, it was obvious that he was guilty that it had all gone wrong.

"I don't know Drake, I really don't know."

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The news about Katie Bell's accident spread through the school like a wildfire. Everyone knew within an hour of returning. Luckily the only thing people knew about was the scene that had been made at Hogsmed, no one knew the official details or what even caused it since Hermione had been quick about getting the necklace wrapped up.

She felt guilty about what happened and wouldn't eat for three days. Every one became worried about her, and at some point they made her go to madam Pomfry.

"Hermione you should eat." Luna said sitting down at the Gryffindor table with them. She was wearing her big Lion's head hat.

"Luna, I'm not really hungry." She said putting her fork into the egg and twisting it around.

"That's no excuse, when was the last time you ate anyways." She asked, Luna had been really concerned about her friend.

Hermione sighed in fristration and took a bite of the egg she had been playing with and Luna smiled. Until that moment Hermione hadn't realized how hungry she had been.

Hermione watched Harry reach over to Ron's cup and he poared something in and then Ron went to take a drink of it with out noticing a thing.

"Ron, don't drink that!" Hermione said quickly and both boys looked at her.

"Why not?" Ron asked in confusion.

"Harry just put something in your drink!" She couldn't belive her eyes.

"Do you honestly think I would poisen my best friend?" He asked in exasperation.

"No! OhmyMerlin don't tell me you put Feliz felices in?" At the Ron drank the whole thing in one gulp.

"Lets play some Quidditch!" Ron said as he got up and ran away.

"I cant believe you did that Harry!" She said hitting him on the shoulder.

"Confunded anyone lately?" He said smiling and she blushed.

"That wasn't a game! It was the try-outs." She said explaining herself and he showed her the bottle. "You didn't put it in! You only made Ron think…" She said and began smiling "That was brilliant!"

"I know, that's why they call me The Chose One..." he smirked "Because I'm awesome."

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"Ron can kiss whom ever he likes." Hermione said she was so jealous that everyone else could kiss the person they like in public except for her. She wanted badly for people to know about her and Draco but she knew that the couldn't until after the war. Everything would be better after the war, She wouldn't have to be afraid of who she was. They could know that she was a Riddle and not have to deal with people thinking she was evil, seeing as she would have helped in getting rid of her father.

"Why would you care anyways?" Harry asked eyeing some chocolate Cauldrons Romilda Vane had sent him.

"I don't, don't eat those…" She said looking at him. "They are probably full of love potion.

"What makes you think that?" He asked slightly alarmed.

"Just trust me and don't eat anything that any one gives you. You need to be careful." She said shaking her head "Who are you taking to the party tomorrow night?"

"I don't know, since I cant take Ginny…" He said sadly.

"Why not ask Luna, as a friend of course." She suggested as she packed her stuff into her bag.

"Yeah, I might do that." He said and then they headed back up to the common room.

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"Oh, Harry there you are." Hermione said finding him once she finished saying hi to Slughorn and losing McLaggan.

"Hi, Hermione, How are you?"

"Oh just super." She said sarcastically. "Cormac wont leave me alone so I'm going to go ahead and leave." She told him.

"What? Where are you going to go so that he cant find you Ginny asked as she walked up to Harry and Hermione.

"No, clue, maybe the lake… Oh crap here he comes, have to go." she said running from the room. She hated that git he was so… overconfident. If that's even the right word.

"Hermione!" She heard Cormac call out and she picked up her pace, he was closer than she would like him to be. What was up with him following her. She finally made it out of the castle a broken heal and four secret passage ways later. It was snowing, so she summoned a pair of shoes and a jacket.

Once she was bundled up she made her way to the lake slowly, it was kind of nice walking in the snow and watching it spiral around, she smiled.

She sat down on a fallen tree when she got there and after a few minuets she summoned some skates. She loved ice-skating she didn't even care that she was wearing a dress. She twirled around on the ice and for the second time in three years she saw Draco standing on the edge watching her.

"Hi Draco." She said just loudly enough for him to hear her.

"Hi Mione," He replied, he seemed nervous in her opinion. "Can I join you?"

"Do you have to ask?" She asked looking up at the almost cloudless sky full of stars and the moon shown brightly among them.

"Beautiful isn't it." He said from right behind her making her jump, she hadn't known he was that close.

"Very, sometimes I wish I could live among the stars, maybe on the moon," She said thoughtfully and she sounded a lot like Luna Lovegood. "but then I couldn't see the moon."

"The night sky really is an amazing thing." He said making her laugh. "What, what's so funny?" He asked.

"Your family must have an obsession with the night sky." She laughed, "I mean, your names are all constellations and the such, Draco, Bellatrix, Sirius… Do you get my point?" She asked turning around to face him.

"Hey, that's just the Black's." He said wrapping his arms around her waist. "Hey and you cant for get the plant named people like my mum and aunt Andromeda.

"It's still your family." She said looking up at him.

"I know." He said just be for kissing her.

He stepped back after a moment and grabbed a hold of her hands. "Close your eyes." he whispered with a strange smile on his face.

"Why?" She asked putting her hands on hips and raising her eyebrows in suspicion. "What are you going to do?"

"Don't you trust me?" He asked chuckling at her because of her suspicion.

"Fine." She finally said giving in and closing her eyes and trying her best not to fall flat on her butt from standing in one spot for too long.

"Keep them closed." He said from right in front of her.

"Draco, what are…" She started when she felt her hands in his again.

"You can open them now." He said and she did but she couldn't see him and then she looked down and saw him on one knee. She gasped in shock.

"Hermia Lily Riddle, Will you be my Juliete?" He asked.

"You want me to take Drought of living death because we want my parents to think I am dead, since they don't approve and are trying to make me marry Paris?" She asked playfully and he frowned. "Potentially making you think I'm dead, causing you to kill your self because you just cant live without me, and I commit suicide when I see your dead body?" She continued knowing that that had not been what he had meant.

"Hermione, you know what I meant by that. And do you have to take the Negative parts of the story and ruin the moment?" He said.

"I didn't quite catch what you said could you ask it again?" She said.

"Hermione, Will you Marry me?"

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A/N: DUN,DUN,DUH! I like this chapter seeing as I changed it up three times no it was 4… and then changed a gazillion things… very indecisive today… lol So what should she say! Should she say yes, no, maybe… heehee I thought it was very comical that last part. And I already know what she is going to say but I want to know what yall think. Review! ~Taylor (Slytherin at Heart.)