The next morning, Hermione woke up in the Hospital Wing, Draco staring at her.

"What happened to you?" Draco asked her.

"Well, I passed out! What does it look like?" she said, still stressed.

"Why?"

"I'm really stressed. I mean, I no longer hate 'father' but that came as a surprise, I'll have to kill my best friend, I'm betrothed to you, I love you, but I hate being forced to do things," she stopped after she ran out of breathe. Draco remained silent, still at her side.

"Ah, you're awake," Madame Pomfrey said and handed Hermione some chocolate to regain her strength.

"When can I leave?" Hermione asked before eating some chocolate.

"Tonight, you really need your rest," Madame Pomfrey said before hurrying over to another student who was now getting sick all over the floor. Hermione turned her head from the site and continued to eat her chocolate.

"I have to go now, 'Mione. I will be back tonight, okay?" Draco asked.

"Okay," she said and he kissed her goodbye. As Draco left, Harry and Ron walked in. Harry had obviously made Ron come, Ron was really ticked for some reason. He no longer wanted to talk to Hermione or be in her presence.

"How are you?" Harry smiled.

"Fine," Hermione said, and then looked at Ron and back to Harry. Hermione sighed. Could her life get ANY worse? Of course, something else was bound to happen sooner or later.

Ron just stood there with his arms crossed.

"Listen, Ron, if you don't want to be here, LEAVE! It is not my fault I'm a Death Eater, daughter of Snape, and betrothed to Draco!" she started quietly, but everyone in the room heard her say daughter of Snape and betrothed to Draco. No one knew about the Draco thing, and no one but Harry, Draco, Snape and a few others knew about her being Snape's daughter. Hermione slammed her head onto the pillow. Everyone stared at her.

'It should not be long before everyone knows.'

This whole thing took a few moments to register in Ron's mind. Once it did, he stormed out of the wing leaving Harry behind.

"You're betrothed to Draco?" he asked, almost whispering. She sighed.

"Yes."

Harry looked around the room.

"I think I had best be going, I have some homework I need to finish. Bye, Hermione."

"See you later."

Hermione watched him leave the room and drifted off into a nice relaxing sleep.



A/N - My good friend, Becca, found the last chapter funny. *shakes head* She encourages me sooo much... -_-' j/k Becca! Anyhow, I know they cannot apparate or disapparate (what is the difference between the two?) on Hogwarts' grounds, but I did not think the Forbidden Forest is Hogwarts' grounds; I may be mistaken. This is a fan fic, though; it does not have to make sense. ::laughs:: G'Nite all.