Hermione and Draco sat on her bed in her bedroom at the Greengrasses. "How did they find out?" Hermione asked.

"I do not know." Draco said with a shake of his head. "I got home and they started yelling at me, about how I am disappointing the family by dating a 'mudblood'." Draco snarled the word.

"What did you do?" Hermione asked.

"Packed my bag and went to Theo's." Draco shrugged. "I am hoping they come to their senses, but for now I am staying with friends."

"I'm so sorry." Hermione said, laying her head on his shoulder.

"It is okay, I can now see you as often as I want." Hermione chuckled as Draco kissed her. "Which also means I can stay as long as I want."

"Oh?" Hermione asked as Draco turned towards her and kissed her.

"Have I mentioned I love you?" Draco asked.

"Yes, but I won't mind hearing it again." Hermione chuckled.

Hermione, Draco, Theo, Blaise, Neville, Ginny, Daphne, Luna, and Pansy sat in the Greengrass living room. "Thank you for coming." Hermione told her friends.

"Of course," Daphne said. "What are you planning on doing?"

"Right now I'm staying with Theo, and hoping my parents come to their senses." Hermione placed her head on his shoulder.

"You are more than welcome to come to any of our houses." Pansy said.

"Well, not mine." Ginny said, ``My mum would freak."

"Or mine," Neville added. "My parents are still uncomfortable with me being friends with Slytherins."

"Thanks," Draco smiled at his friends. "For now I am good, but I think I might take you up on your offers during the summer."

"How are things with Weasley?" Blaise asked, earning a sigh from Hermione.

"He's trial isn't till the Easter holidays, he's being homeschooled until then."

"It's horrible." Ginny shivered. "He is getting antsy since he can't leave the house and barely anyone is talking to him, mum is really only talking to him when it comes to his schooling."

"Poor Mrs Weasley." Daphne said.

"You know the best thing to come out of all of this?" Draco asked, chuckling.

"What?" Hermione asked.

"We can now go public." Hermione's eyes lit up. "We can actively show that we are dating, holding hands while walking through the halls and everything."

"I love you." Hermione said, giving him a peck.

"I love you too."

The day they returned to Hogwarts Daphne and Hermione waited in the train station, looking around. "Do you need to go to the Prefect's carriage?" Daphne asked, waving at Pansy.

"Yup," Hermione smiled as Ginny walked up to them. "We have to be given our assignments." Hermione's brows furrowed as all their friends joined them except for Draco.

"Theo, where is Draco?" She asked the boy beside her.

"He told me he was going on the train, and that you could find him." Theo replied. Hermione looked at him before going and boarding the train, looking in different compartments till she found Draco sitting one marked as 'out of order'. "How is a compartment out of order?" She asked.

"Who cares," Draco smirked. "The important thing is that we will be alone." Hermione chuckled as she sat on Draco's lap. "So, aside from patrolling the train, I will have you to myself."

"My sneaky little snake." Hermione chuckled.

Hermione and Draco made their way to the Prefect's Carriage, his arm wrapped around her waist, both ignoring the looks and whispers they were getting. Harry stood in front of the carriage, nervously shifting his weight. "What do you want, Potter?" Draco snarled.

"I wanted to apologize to Hermione," Harry said. "I did not know that Ron was using my invisibility cloak for that, if I did I would have stopped him."

"And why would we believe you?" Draco asked.

"Because I have been nicer to her than Ron has, and I don't encourage anything of what he did." Hermione looked at him for a moment before sighing.

"I forgive you, if you don't have anyone to sit with go find my friends, if you tell them I sent you they might let you sit with them."

"Thank you." Harry said, moving past them and down the train.

"You are too forgiving." Draco said as he held open the door for her.

"Maybe, but he is my housemate and he did seem sincere." Hermione gave his cheek a peck before going and sitting beside Neville.

The day of the first Hogsmeade trip since the end of the Christmas holiday Hermione practically skipped down into the Common Room. "You're in a good mood." Neville said, grinning at her.

"Yup, this is the first official date with Draco, since we can finally go to Hogsmeade and walk around like an actual couple."

"Have fun." Ginny chuckled as Hermione left the Common Room and made her way down to the Entrance Hall where Draco was waiting.

"Ready?" He asked, offering her his arm.

"Of course." Hermione laughed. "Where do you want to go?"

"I figured I would treat you at the bookstore, then lunch at the Three Broomsticks, and finally a trip to Honeydukes."

"You know me so well." Hermione laughed as they made their way down to the village.

Hermione sat at her seat during her study group, watching everyone. In her distraction she dropped her pen, when she bent down to get it, moving Draco's hand from her leg, she laughed. "What?" Draco asked, barely looking up from his essay.

"Everyone has paired up." Hermione whispered. "Pansy and Daphne's legs are intertwined, Blaise has his arm around Luna, Neville's foot keeps brushing Theo's, and Harry and Ginny's knees are touching. Our group has all partnered up." Draco looked around, then 'accidentally' dropped his pen, chuckling as he came back up.

"We just set a great example." Draco said as he gave her a quick kiss, Hermione hummed her agreement as she looked around again.

"I like our friends."

"I do too." Draco agreed, putting his hand back on Hermione's leg and chuckling at her glare.

Towards the end of March Hermione received an owl from Tonks informing her when the trail would be, and that she was more than welcome to invite any of her friends, her friends parents, and her own parents. "We will all be there for you." Daphne told her. "I am sure my parents will be there too."

"I bet if you ask my mum she'll be there." Harry said. Hermione nodded, just looking at the letter.

"Hey," Draco said, nuzzling her cheek. "I will be with you the entire time, I am sure everyone will not leave your side until you are safe back home." Hermione nodded, snuggling into his side.

"Do you want me to stay the night before?" Daphne asked.

"We both will." Ginny offered. Hermione thought about it before smirking.

"How do all of you feel about all of you staying the night?"

"Will your parents be okay with it?" Draco asked.

"We have a guest room, and camping stuff so we have sleeping bags, I am sure we can make it work."

"Write to your parents." Blaise said. Hermione smiled as she got out a piece of parchment and her pen.

The day before the trial Daniel, Jean, and Hermione stood in the guest room. "Remind me again how many friends you have?" Daniel asked.

"Nine." Hermione responded. "Theo, Blaise, Draco, Neville and Harry will be in here, while Daphne, Pansy, Ginny, and Luna will be in my room with me."

"And the boys won't mind sharing a bed?" Hermione just shook her head, trying to hide a smirk. "Very well, when will everyone be arriving?" Jean asked.

"Any minute now." Hermione said, looking at her watch.

"Well, will you be okay while we run to the store?" Daniel asked.

"Of course," Hermione smiled. "You have been leaving me alone in the house since I was nine."

"Yes, but when you were nine you didn't have a sexual harasser." Jean reminded her before she and Daniel went to their car. Hermione watched them drive away just before there was a knock on the door. Hermione looked through the peephole to see Draco and Theo standing on the doorstep. Hermione smiled as she opened the door and hugged Theo and kissed Draco.

"Welcome to my house, I will show you around." Hermione said, taking Draco's hand in hers and showing them around. "Theo, I figured you and Neville wouldn't mind sharing the bed." Theo gave a slight blush. "And this is my room. Granted, and obviously don't let my parents know, I kind of figured that once they were asleep everyone would switch their sleeping arrangements accordingly, but you know. For now." Hermione said, going and greeting Daphne and Pansy at the door. Over the next few hours, she repeated the process until everyone had arrived and had their stuff in the respective rooms. "Now, does anyone have any problems with watching movies?" Neville, Harry, and Ginny shook their heads while Draco, Theo, Daphne, Pansy, Blaise, and Luna looked at her in confusion. "Oh, you will like this." Hermione said, going and looking through her movie collection.

The following day found Hermione and her friends, her parents, the Greengrasses, and Lily at the Ministry of Magic waiting for the trial to begin. All the other Weasleys, except for Ginny and Ron, sat nearby. "I am so sorry he did that to you." Arthur told Hermione. "He has not left our sight since he came back home."

"Thank you." Hermione told him, she started anxiously jiggling her leg. Draco took her hands and his and leaned over.

"You are okay, we are all here and will not let anything happen. This is just a small trial, then we can return to your house and it will all be over." Hermione nodded as the trial began and she half listened, and told her side of the story as well as when Ron kissed her before the Quidditch World Cup the year before. Ginny and Daphne confirmed her feelings of being watched and how, afterwards, she refused to go to the bath alone. Draco talked about his side of the story. Percy, Fred, and George confirmed seeing Ron kiss her that summer. Molly explained how Bill has moved back to England to help her keep an eye on Ron during the school year. The court dismissed for a break while they talked about what to do. Once every returned it was decreed that Ron will stay homeschooled and will not be allowed anywhere near Hermione. Hermione just sat in shock as the court was dismissed and Ron left with his family.

"Is that really all they are doing?" Draco asked Tonks once they got Hermione back home, she was currently curled up against his side. "I mean, he stalked her in the bath and harassed her."

"I'm sorry, but as the only actual harassment he did was kissing her, and there is no actual proof that he was watching her in the bath, there is only so much we can do."

"That's stupid." Theo groaned. "And now Hermione can't even go to the Weasleys."

"I'm so sorry Hermione." Tonks said. "Draco, can I talk to you for a moment?" Draco nodded as he got up, followed her into the kitchen, then returned a few moments later. "I have to go, if you need anything just let me know." Tonks told Hermione before disappearing.

"What was that about?" Hermione asked Draco.

"She heard that I left my parents, and that if I wanted to have a guest room I could use, that way I would still technically be with my family."

"That's nice of her." Luna said. The group all agreed.

The last few months of school went by quickly for Hermione, between her usual classes as well as studying for her O.W.L.s she kept herself busy, so busy she almost forgot Draco's birthday. "Hey." Hermione said, catching him in the halls between his classes.

"Hey yourself." Draco said, kissing her.

"Do you have any plans for your birthday?" She asked, Draco just shook his head. "Well now you do, meet me in the Room of Requirement."

"Of course." Draco said Hermione kissed him and found Ginny and Daphne.

"I have a plan for Draco's birthday but I need your help." She told the two girls.

"Of course." Ginny said.

"What do we need to do?" Daphne inquired.

"Sneak with me down to Hogsmeade." Daphne and Ginny looked at each other then smiled.

On Draco's birthday he arrived at the Room of Requirement to find a room similar to their usual room, only with a table and chairs added, candles and food on said table. "This looks nice." Draco said, approaching the table.

"You haven't seen everything yet." Draco turned to see Hermione in a skin tight black strapless dress that stopped mid thigh. Draco groaned as he pulled her into his arms.

"You look amazing." He said, kissing her.

"Hm, yes, but I have plans for you tonight, so first eat." Hermione pulled him to the table. "Are you having a good birthday?" She asked, as they started eating.

"Better now, what exactly do you have planned?" Draco asked, Hermione just winked. "Well, my parents sent me a gift."

"Oh?" Hermione asked.

"It was a history book on why muggles are horrible people and how they can not be trusted." Hermione just scoffed. "What do you expect?"

"Considering your aunt married a muggleborn is a little more understanding." Draco just shrugged. "Have you had enough?"

"Yeah, what is next?" Hermione smiled as she led him to the bed.

"something we have been thinking about for awhile." She said, removing her dress.

Draco gapped as Hermione stepped out of her dress wearing only her matching black strapless bra and panties. "Are you sure?" He asked as she sat on his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Only if you are." Hermione said as she bent down and kissed him. Draco only hummed his agreement as he placed his hands on her ass pulling her closer to him. He moved to start kissing down her necking, nipping occasionally to make her squirm. He brought his hands up her back and, after a few attempts, managed to remove her bra, sighing at the sight of her breasts. Hermione chuckled as she started to unbutton his shirt, kissing down his chest with each new opening. Draco watched in shock as Hermione undid his belt, followed by his pants. He lifted his hips to help her slip off his pants, leaving him in his boxer shorts. "I love you." Hermione said, as she pulled out his cock and started stroking it. Draco just hummed as he laid back, eyes closed. He twitched when she put his cock in her mouth, and started to moan as she started to bob. Draco moved one of his hands to get a fistful of her hair, taking deep breaths every time she sucked. "Okay," He gasped. "You need to stop." Hermione looked at him and grinned. Draco sat up and pulled her back onto his lap. "I want to feel you." He said, before bending his head down and taking one of her breasts in his mouth, licking and sucking the nipple. Hermione sighed as his hand that was in her hair moved down and teased her panties. "You need to take these off." Draco warned. "They are very pretty and I would like to see them again." Hermione chuckled as she stood up and removed her panties as Draco shimmed his underwear off. "Lay on the bed." He told her. Hermione raised an eyebrow. "It's my turn." Hermione chuckled as she laid on the bed and took a deep breath as Draco ran a finger along her slit. "I have been dreaming about this for a while now." Draco whispered in her ear as he slipped a finger in, causing her to moan. Draco started kissing her as he moved his hand, using his thumb to rub her clit. "Draco." Hermione moaned. Draco chuckled as he moved down and replaced his finger with her tongue. Hermione thrust her hips and whimpered, burying her hands in his hair. "You taste amazing." Draco murmured against her. "You might be my favorite taste." All Hermione could do was whimper, Draco chuckled as he moved his hands and grabbed her breasts, causing her to moan. "Are you ready?" He asked, moving up, kissing her body as he went. With Hermione's nod he lined himself up and entered her slowly, remembering what he heard about a girl's first time. Hermione winced, Draco slowly made his way deeper, pausing and waiting for a nod before continuing. He leaned down and kissed her, murmuring 'I love you's as he went. Once he was fully in he started thrusting, his hands planted on the bed, eyes closed. Hermione started gasping with every thrust, and as he picked up speed she started moaning. Draco moved onto his elbows and started kissing and sucking her neck. "Draco." Hermione moaned, earning a grunt from her lover. Draco bit her neck as he started coming, causing her to cum along with him. They laid like that for a second, catching their breath. "You good?" Draco asked. Hermione nodded. "Are you ready for me to move?"

"I don't know." Draco chuckled as he slid out from her and rolled onto his back. They laid there for a few more moments. "I love you." He said, turning to look at her.

"I love you too." Hermione smiled, rolling to cuddle up on him.

Draco, Hermione, Daphne, and Pansy boarded the Hogwarts Express. "So where are you going?" Pansy asked as they sat in a compartment.

"I am moving in with my cousin Tonks." Draco admitted. "She has an extra room and said Hermione can come over as often as she wants." Daphne winked at her friend who blushed.

"Any news on Ron?" Hermione asked Ginny as the redheaded girl and Harry entered the compartment.

"Not really, just that Auror Kingsley came and sat with him during his O.W.L.s" Ginny replied. "I am not looking forward to going home, it's going to be 'How's Hermione, How's Harry,' and 'This is so stupid, I did nothing wrong'." Harry rubbed her back as she shivered.

"Why don't you come stay with us?" Hermione offered. "I have a few months before my yearly visit to France, and it'll give you a little bit more time before you have to deal with him."

"And after her trip," Daphne added. "She's coming over for the last few weeks of summer. You can join us then."

"Thank you guys." Ginny said. "I might take you up on that." Hermione smiled as she leaned into Draco's chest.

"You know," Draco said. "When I see you next school year I will be able to use muggle devices."

"Owl me Tonks' phone number." Hermione said. "That way we can actually talk over the summer instead of just sending letters." At Draco, Daphne, and Pansy's confused look Hermione explained. "It's like talking in person but into a device and we can be miles away. You saw my dad use one when you stayed over." Realization dawned on the Slytherins. Hermione just chuckled as she kissed Draco.