Author's Note: Well I have decided to put a new twist to this story. It's starting to get boring and as a couple of people pointed out, it's just going around and around in a circle so I better put a stop to that non-stop spin and change the course of this fic all together! *lol* Now, now, don't be worrying your pretty heads off, it's still the same characters from the first story, but since they are all a year older now, might as well learn one or two or even more things about each other, right???

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Summary: Draco & Hermione were suppose to start their 7th year at Hogwarts as a couple, but due to a misunderstanding the previous year that dream soon crumbled and now they are to start their 7th year picking up the pieces of their tattered lives...

Setting: 7th Year

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VI. Unexpected Alliance

Harry and Draco were confined in the hospital wing for over two days. The extent of their brawl resulted in each sporting a couple of bruised ribs. Hermione, however, didn't give them a moment's peace to recuperate. She visited them often and scolded them a lot about their stupidity. Harry and Draco cringed every time they caught sight of the ill-tempered brunette headed towards their beds.

"Is she always like this?" Draco asked after Hermione left them to head back to the Gryffindor tower. They just received another earful of sermon from her and endured it for at least half an hour. Half an hour of sermon before bedtime wasn't a good thing to have.

"When Herm's on a roll, you don't interrupt her." Harry replied.

"What is she so uptight about?"

"Hermione hates fights. She hates it even more when she finds out she was the cause of the fight."

"In our case she was the cause." he pointed out.

"But she doesn't know it so count yourself lucky." Harry turned slowly to face the other way, presenting Draco with his back and said, "Now shut up and go to sleep. I'm pooped! Enduring Herm's non-stop blabber about how ridiculous we acted and such was enough to give me nightmares for the rest of my life!"

Draco clamped his mouth shut, but only for a few seconds. There was so much he doesn't know about Hermione Granger, and the only way he could find out more about her was lying on the bed next to his.

"Tell me more about her." Draco urged after a minute has passed.

"Wha?" Harry frowned and whipped his head over his shoulder to look at the boy occupying the bed next to his.

"C'mon Potter, you've known Hermione for seven years. Tell me more about her."

"And why should I?"

Why should he indeed? Draco knew his answer had to be real, from-the-heart, and very convincing or else Potter would just ignore him.

"Because believe it or not, Potter, I still love her and want to get back together with her." he admitted.

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to be continued...

A/N: Sorry for the short chappie. I figured I have to end it on this note for this chapter instead of going on and on and eventually losing touch of what this chapter's feel. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer...

kristatwen: thanks for liking the previous chapter. I was kinda weary of posting it after I was done typing it up because of the way Hermione handled things, but I figured might as well show you readers--as well as our butting-heads captains--that Hermione's got a backbone! *lol*

Hannah4Daniel: hmm...of course Hermione and Draco will end up together. As for Harry...well, I dunno who I'm gonna have him end up with, but we'll see. As for Ron and Hermione going out for a while??? Well...hehehehe, let's see if I could work it out in this story...