Chapter 3- Hermione's History

'I wonder if she has woken up yet.' Draco thought to him self as he tied the sash of his bath robe. He walked out of his room and crossed the hall to Hermione's. He didn't bother knocking thinking her still a sleep. Big mistake. He opened the door to her room to find her standing in the middle of the room with only a t-shirt and underwear. She was just slipping a light summer dress over her head.

"Oops!" He quickly turned to leave.

"Draco!? Wait! What are you doing here!?"

"I just wanted to see if you were ok." He said his back still to her.

"You can turn around now."

"That's ok I need to go and get dressed."

"Ok, but could you come back?"

"Sure, ah whatever." He said and walked out of her room.

"Boy is he ever weird. I would of thought he would of love to see me, or any member of the female sex, in underwear. Humph oh well. Oh my god! Maybe he's gay! No he can't be he had a lot of girl friends at Hogwarts." She said to her self. She shook her head.

'I wonder why she wants me to come back to her room.' Draco thought while he brushed his teeth. He pulled on a tight black t-shirt and blue jeans. He once again walked over to her room. This time he knocked on her door.

"Come on in!"

He slowly opened the door.

"Hermione!?"

"Out here!"

Draco walked out to her balcony. Hermione sat on a small bench by a table where a tea set sat.

"Tea?"

"Sure."

"Milk? Lemon? Sugar?"

"Just a bit of milk. Thanks."

"Here you are."

Her hand shook slightly as she passed Draco the tea cup and saucer. He reached out and steady her hand. Her fingers felt cold and were warmed by his.

Hermione took a deep breath. "I think I should explain about Tom. His parents and mine were great friends in school. Well my mother and his father and mother. My father is a muggle, but that's beside the point. My mother went to Hogwarts but she only has a small amount of magic and that's only for potions. She went out with Snape once, but once again that is beside the point. Well once Tom and I were born our parents made a packed that if  we weren't married to other people by the time we were thirty we would marry each other. At first tom didn't even really know that I existed. Then when I got my letter for Hogwarts and he didn't He became very angry.  When we started to mature he treated me like a slut thought he never got far enough with me before a parent would show up and try and make peace. Ha! After each and every one of those sessions I had bruises. Mostly they could be covered. Then last year before school started he became so violent that I had to me rushed to the hospital. In case you hadn't noticed I limped for the first week of school."

"I had wondered what had happened."

"I always fought back but he was always so much stronger then me." She sobbed tears started to fall from her eyes. She turned her head from Draco and tried to wipe away her tears.

"It's ok Hermione." Tears and sobs came harder. "Hush kitten hush." He wrapped his arms a round her and kissed the top of her head. (yah I know it's kinda sappy but oh well)

"Draco, why the hell are you being nice to me?"

"Because, you need to have some one to be nice to you. And believe it or not I really like you Hermione."

"What!!? Then why have ignored me most of the time and bugged me the rest."

"I had a rep to protect and as sign of my affection." Draco gave her large grin.

"Hahahaha only you would think that a girl like being called names and bugged. And to tell you the truth I kinda sorta like you too."

"When did this happen?!"

"Ha-ha very funny. Actually I've like you since fifth year."

"Really I thought you were obsessed with Victor Krum."

"Only good friends. Draco I want us to be more then just friends."

"Hermione, do you realize what you're saying."

"Of course."

Draco looked down at her.

"Hermione will you be my girl."

"You know I expected some poetry or maybe some pretty words but I like that much better. Sure, why the hell not?"

"Great!"

Draco turned her in his arms and kissed her deeply her.

"Hermione Granger! What do you think you are doing?" In the entrance to the balcony stood Tom. Tom had a bandage on his head and as he walked toward them he had a limp.

"You are mine! Only I have the right to kiss you like that!" Draco drew Hermione behind him

"Hermione say good bye to Mr. Malfoy. Draco the dark lord has a message for you. Die!" tom yelled and pulled a gun from his robes.

"Say good bye to life!" and fired.

The shot rang through out the area and the Gun Powder's smell assaulted Hermione's nose.

Draco stood calmly but he had his wand out and ready for the bullet.

"Sheildrum" An invisible barrier had surrounded Draco and Hermione. A frustrated Tom kept firing till the gun was out of bullets. Each and everyone of the shots hit the barrier and dropped to the ground.

Hermione walked out of the barrier and raised her own wand.

"Tom you are not welcome here any more. Go home and stay there. Returnus Homure."

A red spark jumped from Hermione's wand and hit tom in the chest. He went poof! (ahahahaha. Sorry.)

"I did it I really did it. I've been working on that ever since I found it four years ago." Hermione did a little victory dance that Draco laughed at.

"Oh shut up Draco! I'm celebrating."

"Go right a head just don't fall on your butt again."

"Oh shut up!"

"Ahahahhahahahhahaha!"

"Draco!"

Draco just laughed harder and Hermione got redder then the Weasley's hair color.