Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter just using the great characters of JK Rowling

I posted this before but they were all short chapters so took it off and put it all in one I will be adding more chapters! This is just the last half of YEAR 4

I was going to skip a lot of my ideas to get to the good parts but then I would be cutting good stuff! You guys wanted longer so here it is! Hope you like it. Some of it is a bit fluffy but I am building a story line here people! lol

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Day after the Yule Ball

It was the day after the Yule Ball, and also Christmas morning. Hermione sat waiting for Draco. They both had to sneak away from the festivities in their common rooms. Harry and Ron would probably plan an intervention if they saw her go off with her book bag on Christmas morning (definitely if they knew what was in that book bag). It wasn't too hard to get away because of the increased amount of students that stayed at Hogwarts for the Ball.

Hermione was holding Draco's robe in her arms as she looked down and remembered the night before. She knew she was starting to develop stronger feeling for him, but she wasn't an idiot. Hermione knew if their friendship was hard to hide, a relationship would be nearly impossible.

A tear came to Hermione's eye as she noticed that her life was going to get really crazy in the next few years. Hermione didn't think she could face Draco so soon after being so close to him last night. She quickly ripped a piece of scroll and wrote Draco a note:

Sorry Draco,

The Gryffindors wouldn't let me out for long. I brought back your robe, thanks for lending it to me. I'll catch up with you later. Happy Christmas

Love Hermione

She folded up Draco's robe and placed it on the window seat with the note. Then headed back to the Gryffindor tower.

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It was a week and a half before Draco and Hermione caught up with each other in the windowsill. They got back in to their regular routine of doing homework and studying. The first encounter was a bit awkward though:

*Flashback* Draco enters as Hermione is reading

"I see Potter and Weasley let you out of their site"

"Yah I think they don't want me to go hang out with Viktor"

"Well you can always tell them the truth, but I don't see what good it would do"

Hermione chucked a pillow at him as he came to sit down; they exchanged smile and then started to read their books in silence for the rest of the night.

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Draco and Hermione's fourth year at Hogwarts was passing fast. It was already time for the second Tri-Wizard task. They were spending more time in the windowsill together since Harry promised Hermione that he had figured out the golden egg. But on the day of the second task Draco was slightly panicking. He couldn't find Hermione anywhere. They had decided to meet in the library and go down (relatively together) to find a crowded spot to sit by each other at the task.

Draco sat at the windowsill for a while and went down to the Great Hall for breakfast to see if Hermione was there. This was not like her. As he sat down at the Slytherin table he heard Krum explain parts of the clues. When Krum got to the part about a precious item being taken away forever, he understood right away. Hermione was in the lake as the precious item for Potter. Draco rushed down to the lake where others were finding seats. Draco found a front row seat and sat there waiting for the introductions for the task to start.

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When Harry finished the task, after the time allowed, with Weasley, Draco panicked. Hermione was not for Harry (which he gave a sigh of relief that Hermione was not the most precious thing in Potters life). When Krum came up after Harry with Hermione with him Draco was relieved that she was OK. After seeing her emerge and looking fine all he wanted to do was go over and give her a hug, but a part of him was angry. Hermione wasn't the most precious person to Krum, she was the most precious person to HIM!...

Hold on

Stop

Wait a minute!

Draco had just come to the same conclusion Hermione had the night after the Yule Ball Draco returned to the windowsill wondering when Hermione would get the chance to get away from everyone. He had decided he would just be friends with her... Well unless she wanted more

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The rest of the year went as normal. Hermione was helping Harry for the last task. Up until the last task Draco and Hermione didn't advance on either their feelings but after Cedric Diggory was murdered Hermione spent a lot of time in the windowsill. For two days she was silent. When Draco sat with her he knew she was in no mood for talking. She had a pained look on her face, and she never cried like the other girls at Hogwarts. She would look out the window and stare off in space, the only thing that kept her grounded was holding Draco's hand. Whenever it was time to head to their dorms Draco let go and she'd snap out of it.

On the third day of silence Draco decided to do something about it

"Hermione... are you OK"

"Hermione pause and looked at him "I will be", as she gave a half smile

"It's just I don't understand, why did he [Voldemort] have to kill him, there was no reason. I know it's not his fault but a part of me blames Harry for sharing the cup, but...

Draco cut in with a stern and jealous tone in his voice,

"You know Harry could have died just as easy."

"How can you say that! Of course I care if a friend dies (she yells), Hell, your father was probably there the second Voldy called. (glaring) I know he's on, I could tell the night you kept me from the raids last summer."

"Keep my father out of this, I don't care what he does and he doesn't care what I do with mine. I never want to be one bit like him." Draco yelled at her then turns away

quietly he turns back at her and in a whisper says

"Look... I'm sorry for saying what I said, I just don't like seeing you like this and knowing Potter has so many people to care about whether anything happens to him" (turns his back to her again)

"If it makes you feel any better, it would take a lot longer for me to get over you almost dieing"

Silently they both knew what she meant...

Draco forced a laugh; "you should have seen me when you were in the lake"

Hermione returns her gaze to the window "It's just Cedric died so young, no one should ever die that way either."

At that he sobs came and Draco stepped up to let her cry on his shoulder. A couple minutes later she stopped, composed herself, and they left and returned to their common rooms

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Last Day of Classes

Hermione, Harry, and Ron were walking through the Halls for the last time for their fourth year. Their trunks were all being brought to the Hogwarts Express. The trio passed Draco and as soon as Ron and Harry were far enough behind him he gave Hermione a look that meant he wanted to talk to her. Hermione yelled back to Harry and Ron that she had to go check one last time to see if she misplaced a book, and ran down and around the corner at the end of the hallway.

Draco was leaning against the wall and stood up when he saw her

"Hey"

"Hey, I just wanted to say a formal goodbye before the train; we may not get a chance on the train"

Hermione smiled, "Me too..."

They both stood there awkwardly

"We had a lot of fun this year"

"Yeah a lot has happened this year"

Hermione smiled bigger "Well we'll just have to find a way to make next year even more exciting."

"Deal..."

Hermione got a serious look on her face with a small tear she was holding back and quickly initiated a hug

Draco slowly moved his arms around her as she clung onto him. They stood there for a while taking the year in. As they parted Hermione wiped a few tears from her face,

"Owl me over the summer"

"Sure" Draco said with a smirk

With that she slowly started to back up,

"Well hope to catch you on the train"

Draco just gave her a smile and watched her return to the Great Hall to get ready to head down to the train.

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Ha Ha Ha

don't you love how I can drag stuff out!

Next up- Summer and Year 5!