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Four years had passed, and hypothia's feelings for draco never subsided. He was a 6th year, and she a 5th, and dspite all he had noe to people, she knew that there was some good under all that hatred. It was the last day back from Christmad break and draco was sitting next to hypothia at lunch. She grabbed a napkin and scrawled on it, "meet me at the top of the tower after your last class." She tapped draco's leg and passed it to him. She looked as his eyes followed her words. Their mystery drew her closer to him. He looked up after he had finished and smiled at her and nodded. At the sight of that acclaimed Malfoy smile, Hypothia blushed and turned away.

After her last class , hypothia climbed the stairs to the top of the tower. She leaned up against the wall and thought of draco. She sighed as she slid down and leaned her head back to look at the stars. Draco climbed up the stairs and stopped at the top when he noticed hypothia was sitting there. He snuck up and quietly sat down next to her. He looked at her, but she still did not know he was there. "sure is pretty out tonight." He said as he looked at her.

Hypothia brought her head back down quickly when he spoke, "when did you get here?" she asked.

"just a few minuetes ago." He shrugged

"I didn't think you'd actually come." She said, still looking at him.

"why would you think that?" he asked, seeming a bit offended.

"well, from what I've heard about you, you're not really all that pleasant." She replied with a smirk.

"that's all about my image." Then he lowered his voice a little, "when I'm alone with someone I am quite nice." He reached for her hand. "like with you.." he looked directly into her eyes. "you are the only person who has been even remotely nice to me. why?"

"I don't know. It's just that I can tell there is some good in you. I mean, if I couldn't see that you were a genuinely nice person, I woudn't like you this much." Realizeing what she had said, hypothia quickly looked down at her feet after her last sentence.

"you like me?" draco asked softly as he tried to look at her.

"yeah." Hypothia sheepishly replied, trying not to look at draco.

Draco reached over, put hs finger under her chin, and slowly brought her lips to his.

She broke the kiss and looked into his eyes. "so, does this mean that you like me too?" she asked him. Her eyesgrew wide and she looked as innocent as she did her first day at hogwarts.

He looked back and replied, "hmm, something like that." He laughed slightly and kissed her again.