Okay! This is the last chapter… I know it's sad, and horrible and all that, but it needs to be done… Because I'm lazy… and because it feels like a good time. Lol… at least you now know how it ends, right? Don't you always want to right 'at least' as one word? I know I do. And then my computer underlines it in red and I go "ohhhh right." and I have to go back to the "atleast". Ahh I'm babbling. R&R!!

Oh yes. It's very short. I apologize J

***None of the following are my characters, they are owned by J.K. Rowling, who is not me***

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Hermione ran back to her common room before checking in with Draco. She wanted to talk to Harry about borrowing his invisibility cloak to sneak into Slytherin. She wasn't the most popular person in that house right now, and she didn't want to get attacked. She ran into the common room and saw Ron sitting there on his own.

"Hermione…" he said sadly, "I need to talk to you…"

"I'd be happy to talk to you," she said, "but I'm in a bit of a hurry… have you seen--"

"Wait, it'll be quick," he interrupted her, "It's about Draco. I didn't like you being together, and I know that's no excuse… but… I got Crabbe to tell his father about you two. I knew he'd tell Draco's father and that Draco's dad would end it… I'm sorry. I shouldn't of done it…"

"Ron… Why would you do that?" she asked, she was so disappointed in him.

"Well… I still loved you, and I wanted you back," he said, "But then I saw you so sad, and I felt horrible. I thought you didn't really like him that much and you were just trying to get back at me… I don't want you sad, and I'm sorry I ruined it all…" She saw that he was nearly crying. She was overwhelmed with guilt as well. After all she did start going out with his enemy right after they'd broken up…

"It's okay Ron… You didn't mean to hurt me," she said trying to smile.

"But I did," he said looking down, "I didn't mean to, and I feel horrible but I still did it."

"But I fixed it!" she said proudly and then she sat down and told him her story. It was the longest conversation they'd had since they had ended the relationship, and Hermione realised that they were starting their friendship over again. She hadn't lost a friend after all.

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Draco sat in his common room chatting with Crabbe and Goyle about how horrible mud-bloods are and about how crazy he'd been, liking Hermione and all that, when the Imperius Curse left him. He was himself again and he couldn't believe what he'd done. He sat there, staring at Crabbe who had started talking about how worried they'd been about him, and about how he'd gone crazy. Draco didn't like how they were talking about Hermione and he planned to let them know it.



"Shut up!" he cried at them. They both looked up at him and their mouths dropped. He was going crazy again.

"What's wrong with you?" Crabbe asked slowly, "a minute ago you agreed that you went insane… and now you're back."

"I am not 'back'" he said quietly, "I never was gone.. It was my father. I think." and with that he ran upstairs to his room. He had to remember what had happened. Then it struck him.

His father had put a curse on him, he had controlled him. He remembered yelling at Hermione… Hurting her. Seeing her cry but not comforting her. He remembered talking to his friends about how horrible she was. He remembered apologizing for ever having feelings for her. He couldn't believe that he'd done all that. He was sure that Hermione would never forgive him.

As he was thinking about what he had done to Hermione, she appeared… Out of nowhere. She didn't even explain about her appearance, she just ran to him and hugged him. She must be out of her mind… Doesn't she remember that he yelled at her?

"Your father! He was caught! By Dumbledore…" she told him excitedly. As she explained what had happened, Draco got more and more proud of her. She was incredibly brave and clever and amazing… She had tricked his father into revealing himself. He knew he wouldn't miss his father very much, all he ever did was pressure Draco into hating muggles and muggle-borns. He didn't want to do anything his father had, and he was happy that he was set straight. For now he just wanted to be with Hermione.

"Hermione… I'm so happy you're here…" he said quietly, "to lead me, you're the only reason I tried to stand up to my father, even though it didn't work, you're still the reason I did it."

"Draco, I'm happy you're here…" she said back at him, "so I have someone to follow me." She smiled widely at him, and they knew that they were stuck together… After all, they'd been through all that together.