A/N: Sorry again about the long delay but thank-you for not shooting me yet! ^_^ Again, the same drill applies: I don't own anything but the plot and characters you don't recognize from the original HP series. Please don't forget to review!

Chapter 8: What Must Be Done

It was now Saturday, almost a full week after the incident in Draco's room had occurred. Since that night, Harry nor Ron had spoken a word to her. And although Hermione would speak to her cheerfully on occasion, she would promptly shut her mouth if one of the boys came around.

Emily was now sitting underneath a tree by the lake outside of the castle thinking about how she could set things right between her and Harry. But the only thing that she could come up with was to break up with Draco and she knew that she didn't have the heart to do that. She felt so bad about their now hurt relationship, and she knew that the final words that she had spoken to Harry had hurt him deeply. She could vividly recall the way he had looked when she had lashed out at him.

She shook the thought from her mind. "There has to be a way to fix things," she thought while glancing out across the lake.

Emily was so lost in thought that she didn't even notice the figure come up from behind her and sit down so that she was straddled between his legs. She was only brought back to reality when she felt a pair of arms wrap around from behind her with a whisper in her ear, "I thought I'd find you here."

She jumped a little from being startled and turned her head. She found that her eyes were met with a pair of grey ones. She sighed and smiled slightly as he leaned in and kissed her.

Pulling away, he looked at her with concern, "What's wrong?"

Emily looked at him for a moment before shaking her head and leaning back against his body for support. "Nothing," she said quietly.

Draco kissed the top of her head, "You're not still upset about what happened, are you?"

When Emily didn't answer, he took this silence as a yes. "You know, you shouldn't let it get to you. So what if they have a problem with us?"

Emily sat up and turned to face him. "I have a problem with them having a problem with us!"

Draco had gotten the reaction he had wanted and gave a sly smile.

Emily relaxed a little knowing that he had just set her up. "Okay, okay. You got me talking. You happy now?"

"Yes," Draco placed a hand on her cheek. "But seriously, you shouldn't be letting this thing with Potter get you so depressed." He sounded sincere.

"It's just that Harry, Hermione, and Ron all mean a great deal to me. I just wish that they understood," she brought her hand up to wipe something off of his shirt. "I wish that they could see what I see." She gave a weak smile.

"I wish I knew what you see in me," Draco gave a teasing smile, happy to see that he got one in return. "I don't want you to worry, okay? We'll figure something out. I hate seeing you like this. I promise we'll get through this…together."

Emily nodded as Draco gently grabbed a hold of either side of her face and brought her in close for a kiss.

Pansy stood not too far away from the happy couple taking in the scenery. She gasped disgustingly as her eyes bugged out from her head. "I can't believe that my Drakie is with such filth! I can't believe that the rumours are true!" But Pansy's disgust soon turned to anger. "There's no way I'm going to let that little tramp take him from me! But how do I get them apart…?" She thought carefully for a moment before a light bulb went off in her head, (A/N: More like a dimly lit candle..^_^), and a slow smile crept across her face. "I wonder if dear old Lucius knows of this…? I guess there's only one way to find out…" And with that thought, she scurried back up to the castle to carry out her plan.

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That same day, Pansy had sent Lucius a letter about what his son had been up to but made it sound more like he was seduced by a spell that Emily had cast upon him, rather than telling him that Draco wanted to be with her just as much she wanted to be with him. But that wasn't the point. Pansy didn't want to get Draco into trouble…she wanted to get Emily out of the picture…

And it wasn't long that she had to wait either because the very next day she received a reply.

Miss Parkinson,

I am writing this in regards to the letter that I received from you last night. I appreciate you for informing me about the situation that my son has gotten himself into.

It seems that this Emily Black that you speak of (having taken into consideration her parents), is nothing but trouble. We must get her away from him as soon as possible. I have a plan that you must carry out. I know of your fondness for my son and so I bestow this task upon you. Enclosed I have enclosed specific ingredients for a potion that must be brewed. All you will need is some of Emily's hair. Follow the instructions carefully. If you do, you will have success. But if not, matters will have to be handled differently.

Lucius Malfoy

Pansy smiled at the reply and read the ingredients for the potion that she would be brewing. She knew now what was to be done…