"I like you. I've liked you since the first day of Hogwarts." Draco said in one long breath and then began turning slightly pink. Hermione was in shock. For a few minutes there was silence. Hermione didn't know what to say. She was in shock. Draco Malfoy liked her. How would this ever work out? She'd have to hide her feelings for him. She wouldn't want his father to come around and kill her. Sure Harry defeated Voldemort but still Luscious Malfoy is still a death eater at heart. But she was sick of denying her feelings, from herself, from her friends and from Draco.

The next thing that popped into Hermione's head was going to be the most spontaneous thing she ever did, she leaned in close to Draco and said, "The feelings are mutual," and then kissed him.

Draco was stunned when Hermione kissed him. She liked him. He couldn't believe this. But when they broke away he remembered: his father. What was he going to do about his father. He would never approve of this.

"Hermione this is all great and things but I don't know how we're going to be able to be a couple without my father knowing." Draco said grabbing a hold of Hermione's hands.

"Then we won't let him find out, or anyone on that note," Hermione said with a huge smile on her face. "We have our won common room so we don't need to worry about sneaking around." Hermione then stated.

"Well, aren't we a sneaky one, are you sure you weren't supposed to be in Slytherin." Draco said while flashing Hermione a smirk.

Just then Draco's owl flew through an open window and dropped a letter in Draco's lap. Draco opened it and read it to himself.

"It's from my mother," Draco said with a confused emotions look on his face. "My father committed suicide." Draco said, with a smirk of delight on his face. Hermione was not surprised by the happiness of Draco, his father was a horrible man who was definitely not an essential to Draco's life.

"Oh my gosh, Draco, this must be a big weight lifted off your shoulder." Hermione said while pulling Draco into a huge hug and then giving him a peck on the cheek.

"It sure is, Hermione now we won't have to hide our feelings for one another." Draco said.

They were both so happy. Hermione and Draco stayed up talking way past one in the morning. Hermione was leaning on Draco's shoulder and he had his arm around her. They both fell asleep.

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