"You light me up and then I fall for you.

You lay me down and then I call for you.

Stumbling on reasons that are far and few.

I let it all come down and lend some for you.

Pretty baby, don't you leave me.

I have been saving smiles for you.

Pretty baby, why can't you see.

That I'm the one you belong to."



"Say you would say you could

Say you've come to stop the rain

Say you'll try and hold me tight

And you just give me away

Make me high on lullabies.."



"You're the sun that breaks the storm

I'll be alright and I'll sleep sound

As long as you keep coming round..

Oh just the scent of you it makes me hurt

So how's it you that makes me better?"

~Vanessa Carlton

Hermione had reached the edge of the Dark Forest and sat beside the same oak tree that she and Draco had met at before. She traced the letters inscribed on the trunk with her fingers. "DM + HG" enclosed in a heart. She said goodbye to their old meeting spot and headed back to the Gryffindor common room for the last time.

(A/N: a new POV: Harry's)

Harry looked around the common room for a sign of Hermione. From what happened in Potion's class he knew that something was wrong between her and Draco. In fact, Harry hadn't seen Hermione since Potion's, which had been their last class of the day. He'd already checked the Library. Lavender came walking out of the girl's dormitory and Harry ran to meet her.

"Lavender!" Harry shouted.

She jumped, started and replied, "What's so urgent?"

"Have you seen Hermione," he asked.

"Not since Potions. And all of her things are gone from the dormitory, even her trunk and that adorable cat."

Lavender walked out of the common room, and Harry soon followed. Harry tried his hardest to think of an alternate solution but he walked towards the Slytherin common room with determination, hiding behind a statue until a student spoke the password, and running to enter the room. As Harry stepped into the common room, the Slytherins were glaring at him menacingly.

"I need to say Malfoy," he said loudly.

Draco walked out of a door at the top of the stairs, a towel around his waste and another in his hand, which he was using to dry his hair.

"What's with all the-" he stopped suddenly at the sight of Harry, "What do you want?"

"Hermione's missing. Her trunks are gone. She's been missing since Potions," Harry replied in a short, low tone.

Draco went into his room and was dressed within a few seconds. He began to follow Harry out of the room when Pansy grabbed his arm.

"You broke up with her. Do you really think she'll want to see you," Pansy inquired cruely.

"I don't care," Draco responded, shutting the portrait in Pansy's face.

Harry took a piece of parchment out of his pocket showing it to Draco.

"I solemnly swear I am up to no good," Harry spoke clearly. Lines appeared on the paper, forming a map. Draco looked at it curiously.

"There," Harry said, pointing at a dot labeled 'Hermione Granger', "She's out by the Dark Forest."

Draco led Harry out the castle at a run. Just as they reached the edge of the forest they saw a small, thestral-drawn carriage stop and a small, brown haired girl step in, carrying a trunk and an animal carrier.

"Hermione," Draco shouted desperately, running towards the carriage as fast as he could. The carriage began to move but Draco grabbed onto the handle of the door, swung it open and jumped into the carriage.

Harry stood, hoping that Draco would be able to talk Hermione out of what ever she was doing.



(A/N: No particular point of view)

"Draco! What are you doing," she asked, bewildered.

"I didn't mean anything I said," Draco replied between gasping breaths. He'd been running very fast and was exhausted from chasing after the carriage. Draco took a seat opposite Hermione.

"When Pansy found out about us she sent a letter to my father. He sent me a letter, enchanted to perform a mild version of the Cruciatus curse on me as soon as I read it. He told me that if I didn't end our relationship he would perform the full curse on me. I didn't want you to get hurt so I sent you that letter. But in Potions, when I saw how much I'd hurt you I went to Dumbledore and told him everything. Harry came to me, telling me that you'd disappeared and he used some kind of magical map to show where you were. I ran as fast as I could to catch up with you. I'm sorry Hermione. I'm sorry I broke my promise. I do love you."

Tears filled Hermione's eyes and she jumped across the carriage and hugged Draco. Draco put his arms around her. She pulled back from him, kissed him quickly, and taking hold of his hand sat on the seat beside him.

"So where are we going," Draco asked.

"Oh! I forgot the carriage was still moving," Hermione realized, "Driver, could you take us back to the castle?"

Draco put his arm around Hermione and she rested her head on his shoulder.

Meanwhile, Harry still waited, staring at the carriage, and sighing impatiently. If they're in there snogging, I'll kill them, Harry thought quietly.

THE END~ If any of you read it before you know this is not the original ending. But I thought the first one was a little unbelievable, disappointing and just plain bad. So I hope you like the edited version.