While Hermione was at the Gryffindor common room having a chat with Ron. Draco had received a very interesting letter from his father.

(this should be in italics but it won't work=S)

IDear Draco,

I have been keeping an eye on you. If you haven't already known but I've been watching your every move. And I have recently seen you with that mudblood girl! Do explain what in bloody hell's name you are doing with her! You two can't possibly be together. But if you are, then I warn you now. Break it off with her now or she will have to pay the consequences, as you shall too.

But that wasn't the meaning of this letter. I'm taking this time to write to you because it is to inform you on when you will be receiving the dark mark. I have planned it to be after Hollowee'en. At the stroke of midnight, you must come to the dark forest, you will know where to go. You shall be able to feel the dark magic, and just make your way towards it.

You no longer serve Voldemort. But you now serve me. I am the new dark lord who will most definitely rid the world of muggles, and mudbloods.

From:

Lucious Malfoy/I

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After he read the letter his face went pale. Paler than it already was.

'Oh no..Hermione!' He thought.

'What? Miss me already?' Hermione responded with a little giggle.

' Hermione please get back here now...I think we need to talk.' Draco's thoughts seemed scared, and worried as she heard him think that.

'Okay. But what's wrong?' Hermione put a confused expression on her face.

'I'll explain to you when you get here.'

'Okay.'

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Draco was pacing up and down the common room, awaiting for Hermione's presence.

Hermione ran through the halls and finally made it to the portrait. She quickly whispered the password and barged into the common room.

" What is it? What's wrong?" Hermione asked quickly. She began to pant because she was so tired. She plopped herself onto one of the couches.

" I've received a letter from my father..and well he knows' about us. How I honestly don't know, but he has directed me to break it off with you. And he expects me to be getting the darkmark the night after Hollowee'en." Draco sat down beside Hermione.

" WHAT? You can't possibly get the dark mark! And I don't care what your father thinks! Who gives a bloody rats ass about him being the new dark lord! I don't!" Hermione cried out.

"I know I don't really want the dark mark either, but I my father will force me to get it...Hermione.maybe we shouldn't see each other. I mean your friendship with Harry is hanging by a thread, and my father is absolutely furious." Draco said slowly.

" But I don't care about Harry! If he were really my friend he would come talk to me about it and TRY to make an effort to be okay with whom I am dating! And I don't care about your father! I want to be with you! I don't care what others' think of me, or us! I don't care about anything else as long as I have you!"

" Hermione..my father said if I were to continue seeing you then he will come and find you and you will have to suffer the consequences, and I will too. And I don't want anything to happen to you because I care about you. I really do! And I'd protect you from anyone! I just don't want to see you get hurt!" Draco looked up to see Hermione.

Their eyes locked. They both saw the hurt in each others' eyes. Hermione was about to cry.

" If you don't want to see me hurt then why are you saying that we should break up? Draco..you were the best thing that has ever happened to me.". A tear rolled down Hermione's cheek.

Draco wiped away the tear from her face. But Hermione turned to look away.

" Hermione..Sometimes you have to experience a little pain to gain happiness. And you were the best thing that ever happened to me too." Draco said softly while continuing his gaze on her.

" But what you don't see is that to me it won't just be a little pain. It would be the downfall of my life. Though people may never see it, but it will be there. I care about you more than anything in the world, and I don't want to lose you." Hermione began to sob lightly.

Draco pulled her into a hug.

" Hermione, I care about you more than anything in the world too. And it's hard for me to see me without you. You have made a big impact on my life."

Hermione looked up so that her chocolate brown eyes met his blue icy eyes.

" If you care about me too. Then don't you think we could get through anything?"

Draco just looked at her. He had always' believed in love and feelings' being the most strongest thing in the world. But he was a Malfoy and this was his first time to ever experience affection from another person either than his mother. And he was happy..he finally figured out that he didn't want to lose Hermione either.

" Yeah I do. Hermione I'm sorry for all this. I'm sorry for thinking this too. I just got a little scared because my father said he would hurt you. I promise you that I will not let anyone hurt you ever!."

"Oh great another bodyguard..(giggle)" Hermione smiled. She was relieved that Draco wasn't serious about breaking up.

They both looked at each other chocolate brown eyes met icy blue ones. Then their heads were brought together and their lips met. They shared a passionate kiss filled with love.

Hermione broke the kiss.

" I think we should go to bed. We DO have classes tomorrow."

"Alright. Goodnight 'Mione."

"Goodnight Draco."

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Hermione's alarm clock began to buzz an annoying sound.

It was 6:30am.

" GRRR! "SLAM"" Hermione knocked down her alarm clock.

She slowly rolled off her bed and landed on the floor with a thump. She began to slowly crawl to the bathroom.

Draco was still asleep until he heard a thump. 'Hermione!' He thought.

Hermione was still to sleepy to hear any voices in her head.

Draco ran to Hermione's room and opened the door " HERMIONE!" he screamed

He looked at her bed but there was no sign of her.

" What the bloody hell are you screaming for!" Hermione cried out. She laid on her stomach on the floor but turned her head to look up at him.

Draco turned his head to look at the floor, and say Hermione lying there looking very tired. He began to laugh.

" What are you laughing about?" Hermione asked in a sort of drunk voice.

" You just look so funny and cute lying there on the floor."

Draco moved over to Hermione and scooped her up into his arms and lifted her up.

" If I'm going to get a free ride, then off to the bathroom please." Hermione said innocently.

" Hmmm, I don't think so. I'm taking a shower first." Draco put Hermione down but she was standing.

" I beg to differ! I'm taking a shower first!" Hermione ran to the bathroom.

"Oh no you don't!" Draco ran for the door too. But Hermione already shut the door.

"hahaha!" Hermione laughed.

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Hermione decided to have a nice bubble bath. Since it was early she had a lot of time to relax. She began to fill the pool sized bathtub with water, and added bubbles that had a raspberry scent.. The water was nice and hot. She began to strip from her clothes and entered the hot pool.

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Draco was NOT going to let Hermione do this. Even though he DID care about her.he wanted a bath really bad! Then he got an idea...

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Hermione was now relaxed in the hot water. She had her head laid back onto a pillow that was installed and had her eyes closed. All of a sudden she heard the door swing open.

Hermione's eyes quickly opened in shock. Draco had just entered the bathroom from his room. Hermione had a mortified look on her face and cursed herself for forgetting to lock BOTH doors.

Draco looked at her in the pool and smirked.

" GET OUT!" Hermione cried.

" I don't think so...You see I would like to enjoy a bath too. So I thought I might as well join you."

Draco took off his robe, and revealed a pair of swimming trunks. He grinned and walked over to the bubble bath.

" What do you think you're doing! That's not fair! I'm naked!"

" Oh well then that's just too bad for you." He smirked again and swam to where Hermione was. Thankfully to the bubbles, they covered Hermione's body.

Hermione grabbed her wand and muttered a spell to put a bathing suit on.

" Sometimes you can be such a pig you know that." Hermione swam away from Draco and stuck out her tongue after she said that.

" Hey I'm a guy.what can you really expect?" He swam to where Hermione was.

They finally settled themselves at one side. They sat in silence until Hermione spoke up.

" Hey Draco."

"Yeah."

"Well if you ever want to talk to anyone you can go talk to Ron or Ginny. I talked to Ron and he said it'll just take some time. But you can talk to him. And Ginny is very understanding so you can always go to her."

" Oh..well okay."

"Well my bath is done. I'm going to get ready." Hermione stood up from the pool to reveal a black 2 piece bathing suit. Draco looked at her in awe.

Hermione grabbed her towel and he things and went to her room.

Draco also got up from the pool and dried himself off. He took off his swimming turnks and wrapped a towel around his waist. He brushed his teeth, and sleeked back his hair. Then went to his room to change.

Hermione did a quick drying spell on herself and changed into her school robes.

She repaired her clock to check the time.

" 8:00 am I guess I should get down to the great hall." Hermione grabbed her books and headed down to the common room.

As she entered the common room she saw Draco on one of the couches just looking into the fire.

"Morning 'Mione."

"Morning Draco. And please don't ever try doing that lil stunt of yours again or I will begin to act like Parkinson just to annoy you." Hermione smiled at him and made her way to the portrait..

Draco got up to go after her.

"Please I swear I'll never do it again! Just please don't act like Parkinson! Anyway..Would you like me to escort you to the Great Hall Miss Hermione?" Draco said in a gentleman kind of voice.

" I'd love to. But what about everyone else? What if they see us?" Hermione said.

" Oh who cares. I don't. Do you?"

"No of course not.." Hermione said with a smile.

" Alright then. Off we go."

They exited their common room and went to the Great Hall. On their way some students gave them questionable looks. But they didn't care.

When they reached the doors to the Great Hall they knew that people would be shocked to see them together. But they were fine with it. Before they went inside. Hermione and Draco shared a short, but passionate kiss.

Then they entered the Great Hall hand in hand.

All heads turned their way. But Hermione and Draco didn't seem to mind. Then just looked at each other and smiled. And whispered "Talk to you later". Then they finally let go of each other and headed towards their tables.

Everyone watched as they both made their way to their table. Whispers arosed. Rumours were made. But Hermione and Draco didn't seem to be affected. They just ate their breakfast and talked to those who talked to them. Dumbledore looked at the two with twinkling eyes.

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After breakfast Hermione had double potions with Slytherins.

'I'll see you there Draco'

'Yea see you'

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Potions class..

Hemione sat next to Neville in the front. Hermione noticed that he hadn't asked he about her and Draco. She was glad..but curious. But oh well. They handed in their potions essays, and began to brew their potions that they've done an essay on.

Hermione and Draco stole a few glances at each other, and spoke to each other mentally. They began to like it.

Hermione occasionally look back to see Ron and Harry. But Ron had told her earlier that Harry was still angry.

At the end of class they all went to the Great Hall for lunch. Well some of them..others' went to their dormitories to get things. Hermione was one of those people. She went to her room to get her books for Care for Magical Creatures.

Draco on the other hand decided to make a truce with Ron, for Hermione's sake of course.

Draco was walking down the hall and saw the red haired boy. Luckily there was no Scar-head.

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Ron felt someone tapping on his shoulder. Then turned his head to see Malfoy.

" Umm..hi?" Ron said

" Hey..umm well I was wondering if we could talk." Draco said coolly. But inside he felt odd.

" I guess so. About what?" Ron was now lightening up. He said it with a smile.

Draco noted that something happened to Ron. He was built thanks to quidditch. But there was something about him that seemed...different.

" Well.first off. I guess I'd like to ap-apo-apologize for all the mean things' I've said to you. And I'm sorry but I will have to continue it time to time. You understand right?"

" Oh don't you worry about it." Ron said still smiling at him.

"Okay good. And well I was wondering if you wanted a truce? For Hermione's sake."

"Of course!"

" And I was wondering..I need to tell somebody this..i know I should tell Hermione this but I'm kind of well..embarrassed."

"Oh just say it already!"

" Well don't tell anyone...but I think I love Hermione." Draco quickly blushed and looked down at the floor.

" Bloody hell! That's sooo romantic!"

" I'm sorry?"

" Nevermind. Well since you ARE sharing things with me.I need to tell someone this. And I guess I'll tell you before anyone else. Just please don't get freaked out.."

"Um okay?" Draco was getting freaked out.

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A/N I wonder what Ron is going to tell Draco????

Beware of the many twists in my story!!!