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Oh umm to those of you who think Draco is to soft, mushy, out of character.. PLEASE be patient he is going to be a BIG JERK in a few chapters…just not this one…the romance has to bloom first…yeah well….here goes.

Hermione and Draco crossed the grounds to The Lake. Draco paused Hermione. He took her hand. It was second nature to him. He stared out into the glossy water. He looked at the merpeople and grindylows below. He smiled as eight ruthless grindylows pulled on each leg of the octopus. Hermione was beginning to see a side to him she had never seen before. He was actually human.

Draco looked at Hermione. The wind from the forest played with her hair. Some time during the walk out she let her hair down. Her cheeks were rosy from the cold. It was mid October and he was only wearing his robes and clothes underneath. She wasn't wearing robes. Just her muggle clothing. He felt her hand turning cold in his. Hermione's other arm was crossed and she was trying to warm herself up. He sat down on the nearest rock. Hermione stood next to him. She started to shiver from the cold. Draco tugged on her hand and pulled her down landing her in his lap. He put Hermione's head on his shoulder and wrapped his arms around her.

"Hermione?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"I'm sorry that I made you hate me.

"You know what? Despite all of that I'm beginning to like you."

"That's perfect. I really need someone right now."

"Why? What's wrong?"

"It's a terribly long story."

"I'm not going anywhere."

"Well it's like this. All of my life my father has been running it. Ever since I was little, he's hated me. He's hated my mom too. He doesn't have a heart. He's put me under the Unforgivable Curses millions of times. My mom is almost constantly on a Memory Charm. I hate him. I never knew it until I came to Hogwarts. I started meeting decent people. Only I didn't know they were decent. I thought they were scum. And slowly I began realizing that I was wrong. That the evil wizard who is my father was wrong. And that I was harming perfectly innocent, beautifully admirable people. That's why I am so horrible." He turned away and dropped his arms. "You aren't going to scream and runaway?"

"No I already told you I wasn't going anywhere."

He pulled her close to him. They were quiet for a long time.

"Hermione? Since you're not going to leave, will you stay with me?"

"Are you asking what I think you're asking?"

"Yes, well you know what it is, and I'm bad at this sort of thing."

"It worked for Pansy."

"PANSY? That witch was my father's decision. He always makes these decisions!!"

"Always? Am I you're fathers decision also?"

" No. No, Hermione. You're pure, divine and noble. In front of his eyes you're invisible. "

"And in your eyes?"

"Divine. So please? Would you think about it? All I'm asking is that you give me a chance. What do you say?"

"Yes."

"Yes?!", he stood up, " you said yes!" Draco spun her around.

"Race ya back to the castle, MALFOY!"

"Oh no, you didn't!"

Draco was faster. He caught Hermione and said, "Excuse me miss? What did you call me? You sound like Weasley."

"Ron! How am I going to explain this to him and Harry?"

"I could punch their faces in…see if they talk back then!" (He's still a jerk….just not to Hermione.)

"You're not helping this relationship to blossom. Couldn't you be at least polite to my friends?"

"I'll be nice to them when they are nice to me. My fathers not completely stupid.

"Your father…….oh my gosh Draco……your father hates anyone who's not a pure blood. He'll kill me, he'll kill me, he'll kill me!" she kept repeating this getting softer every time until her voice drifted off. Tears began to spill from her eyes.

Draco pulled her closer to him and let her cry into his shoulder. "Shhh…shhh…its okay he wont touch you. I won't let him touch you, besides…news travels slowly in Azkaban."

Another cliffhanger am I good or what? Please review! Jess there I fixed it-sry! I got back from synchro and my brain was totally rotten.