She laid her head on his shoulder, he rested his chin on her head. They stood like that for quite some time, each enjoying the presence of the other. They spoke no words, simply held on to each other for heats sake. Ginny let go of his strong embrace.

Ginny looked him over. Could this boy, no, this young man in front of her be the one that had teased her for the past five years? Could the one whose family held a deep hatred for hers actually feel something for her? Love her? She was confused. A tenseful silence fell between them. She gently stroked his cheek. He was cold, she realized. And so was she.

He gazed down at her lovingly. His usual unable to read but angry eyes had been replaced by affectionate intense ones. He took her in his arms and gave her a hungry kiss. This, he thought,must truly be love.

Ginny, who was first somewhat bewildered, gave his kiss back in a doubled almighty passion. She wrapped her hands around his neck as if making a feeble attempt to pull him closer. Draco slinked his arm around her thin waist. Wow she thought. She pushed him away and ran inside.

"Damn!"he cussed outloud.What the hell did I just do? Did I even do that? He sighed heavily and walked inside to get out of the chilly air. He fixed his now messed up hair (as Ginny had run her hands through it) as he looked at his reflection in a nearby suit or armor. He sighed again and walked down the cold hallways to the Slytherin portrait.

"Vampire's Fang," he said blankly as the portrait swung open to reveal the Slytherin commonroom. Vincent Crabbe sat on one the semi stiff green chairs.

"Where've you been, Malfoy?" Crabbe had slimmed down considerably over the past two summers, and he really wasn't that bad looking anymore.

"None of your business." Draco said simply. He walked into the guys' dorm and lay on his four poster. Before long, he fell into a light slumber dreaming of his past and his hazy future. He dreamed of her. The girl he loved. ? But did he love her? Or was his brain simply playing an evil trick on him? Did he, Draco Malfoy, love her? He didn't know, and as he was semi sleeping he didn't really care. He dozed off.

The next morning, the students discovered that they had a day off. The teachers had thought they needed a break because of the known tension in the air. Hermione saw this is a glorious day to study.

"Hermione, no" Harry said in a somewhat bored tone of voice. She was asking him to study.

Hermione, being a very demanding person, said "Fine than. Fail the test. Be thrown out of school. Live your life on the streets and beg for food."

Harry and Dean Thomas burst out laughing.

"Damn," said Dean with a grin pasted on his face, "it's a break Hermione, they're GIVING US a day off of school because we need one. Why don't you use this time to relax?"

Harry agreed with him.

"Fine." she said. Ron came into the commonroom through the portrait and sat down on the blood red couch near Hermione.

Silence.

"Hmm..." said Ron amusingly. "Quite talkative, aren't we now?" He wrapped his arm around her neck and kissed her cheek affectionately." I love you Herm."

She smiled. "Luv you too, Ron." Harry gagged fakely. He had been through the most difficult times in his life with them, and even though they had been going out for almost a year, he still wasn't quite used to them kissing right there in front of him.

"Damn it..oh look, there's Gin." said Harry as Ginny walked into the commonroom. Harry noticed how pale she looked.

"Gin.."

"What!?" she snapped at him before he finished. She glared at his sad but hurt eyes.

Harry replied slowly,"I was looking for you, where've you been?" He looked down at his knees.

Noticing that he was hurt, she said tenderly,"I was outside looking at the snow. Why've you been looking for me?" As to why one of the people she loved the most would come to look for her made her a bit baffled.

"I need to tell you something," he said simply, though his cheeks were twinged with a light pink. Ginny stared at him curiously. Ron grinned but nobody noticed.

"Oh...well, i suppose we could go in the girls' dorm..and talk." Said Ginny uncertainly.

They walked into the dorm. As they shut the door behind them, Ron burst into hysterical chuckles. Hermione looked at him as if he were ready for St.Mungo's. He probably was.

"What's so funny?!" Hermione asked, meaning to be serious but a smile crept to her face.

"Well.." he started. "Harry is going to tell her that he loves her."

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Well...do you think it was as good as the first one? Hmmm personally like the first chapter better, but maybe that's just me. Some people have been absolutely demanding that I finish this chapter , so TA DAA! it's done! Anywayz - thx to Danny, SmilyPaws, PuppyBlank, Aly, sanderaha12, and everyone else that's read it or signed the guestbook! Peace and luv to yeh,

~Me, Da auTHoR~

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