AN: Really long chappy, but it covers a lot and I finally have Drakie Baby here. And, the professors' thoughts are marked by # AND @. Well, read!

Chapter 12: The Full Moon Gem

After lunch, Hermione and the girls needed their books. That meant going down to (dum dum DUM!) the Slytherin dorms. (AN: ::Gasps::)

"So where are we going?" Hermione asked.

"Down to the dungeons, past the portal, and to the stone wall slash door by the statue of Carrie the Crier." Blaise replied easily.

They walked down the endless stairs. Hermione saw the porthole and froze at the second-to-last step. "Mione? Herm? Hello?!" Pansy noticed Hermione was falling to her knees.

Hermione was engrossed in Hell. (AN: It sounds funny!)

Hermion's eyes were glued to the fire licking out of the ground.

~~~~~Hermione Missstagotha! Sssso nicce to meet you, finally. Ssssoo ssorry for the fall, I didn't realisssse Mimi would take it that far. I came to offer you sssomething. A oncce in a lifetime opportunity.~~~~~

Hermione thought, 'No way!!'

~~~~~Do not clossse your mind to the offer jussst yet, Hermione. You and your love would rule together. That Missster Malfoy isss one of my most promisssing, and it jusst ssso happensss he iss your sssoulmate. Think about it. I need sssomeone to rule over for me. You mussst do it, you are the only one. Take thisss gift asss a tolken of thoughtsss to be looked over. You and your soulmate, it isss a oncce in a lifetime chance. ~~~~~End~~~~~

Hermione pulled out of the trance to see four worried faces. 'Snape, Parkinson, Zambini and Draco', She thought."Wha-" She started but felt a weight on her neck.

Hermione's hands flew to her chest. A choker was around her neck. A green emerald to the right, a diamond to the left and a swirling gem in the middle were on a silver chain. *Oh, a Full Moon Gem. Tells the mood of the beholder! Pink, confusion.....*

"Wow, Herm! Where'd you get that? It must cost a fortune!" Blaise blurted out.

"Oh.....just......a close friend gave it to me." Hermione said as it turned black. #Black, mischief......Hmm....#

"We'd better get a move on." Pansy snapped backl to the land of the School Slaves. They left for their stuff.

Once back out of Slytherin Dorms, Draco pulled Hermione into an empty classroom. "Pray tell?" Draco used old English.

"Pardon?" Hermione retorted, gem turning gold, (defensive).

"What is this about? Demons talking to Masters? Dreams that end with 'Omigod Statue of David'? Necklaces that cost exactly 5 thousand galleons?" Draco bombarded interrogatingly.

"Draco, I can't hide this. At least not from you. Voldemort wants me.....and you. He says you're my gulps soulmate. Says we'd be perfect. Wants us to rule his D-dark World." Hermione rushed. "And.......that D-d- dream," She shut her eyes and blushed furious red, " you were in it. Y-you were the Statue of David, with......with me on...OH MERLIN! ON SNAPE'S DESK!!!" Hermione's gem turned brown, embarrassed.

Draco twinged the slightest pink and defensively put his hands in front of him. Then he smiled. "I'm up for ruling the world."

"Well....."

"What! You have to! You ^are^ a Slytherin, right?"

"Fine." She said.

"And......that whole ^soulmate^ thing. Well, you do know we can't change the future. We mise well face the truth." He looked dwn, afraid of being turned down. Then he lifted his head to see the gem turn yellow-blue, happiness.

He strode over to her slowly. He lifted her chin to see the necklace better, "Yellow-Blue, happiness."

She opened her mouth to prtest stubbornly only met by a passionate kiss. It lasted five minutes. (AN: Actually. Honestly. Seriously. All the other -lys! I'm timing it!!)

The jem made its way slwly to blood red, Draco noticed when they stopped to catch up on oxygen. "Voldie was right, blood red is for true love." He spoke sftly, not to ruin the moment. Hermione looked deeply into his stoney grey eyes, not minding his hand still on the small of her back.

She smiled and ran a hand through his disheveled white-gold locks. "You do realize it stays at love for at least fifteen minutes," Draco sounded like a know-it-all.

"If you mean McGonagall, well, she can eat crap for all I care!" She bit her lip, realizing what she said about a Dramatic intake of air a-a teacher!

"We're gonna be late." Draco smirked knowingly. Hermione was out the door, with her bag over her shoulder running like the wind, and unknowledgable to her very unapropout state.

Five minutes later she burst into the classroom, Draco behind her. Suddenly self-conscious, she pulled her skirt down, (AN: NO, not from ^that^! From running!), and straightened her bluse.

"Five points!" McGonagall barked. "Now, please take a seat." With that she returned to writing on the board.

Hermione sat in between Blaise and Pansy. At the same time the two whispered, "On Snape's desk?"

Hermione blushed and said, "No, honestly! We've barely claimed each other!" @Blood-Red.....hmm.....must be a cheap toy.@

"Mione, it's blood red-" Blaise observed,

"-For lve." Pansy finished.

"Yeah, well, word travels fast. I mean, who am I to contradict destiny?" Hermione started to take notes.

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