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**Hey guys! So sorry for not posting any chapters for the weekend, I had a lot of work, which I hate, and the weekend is the only time I can see my friends, because they are all in highschool and Im in college, and I have been done school for weeks now. So sometimes on weekends I wont be posting, I hope that's okey with you all. **

**Well it seems to me that most of you really enjoyed the last chapter, especially the new announced couple of Evee and Sirius, hahah, I thought they would be a great comic relief, especially with Snape pining over Evee still, hahaha. Anyways, this next chapter, we will see, dun dun dun, finally some fluff between Draco and Hermione, and you guys will also witness the biggest Misunderstanding in the history of Misunderstandings! Haha, sooo keep reading and reviewing, thanks! **

CHAPTER 35-THE GREATEST MISUNDERSTANDING

HERMIONE'S POV

It was finally the weekend! Finally!! This week turned out to get better then it started. I realize that my mom had still been kidnapped, and that there was the death of my baby sister or brother, but I know, the only way I can help my mom now, is to train as hard as I can to become the best Witch I can be. Therefore all this week, I have been helping other students with their dueling abilities, as also being helped by Professor Evee aswell when she wasn't busy helping Harry.

Another reason for things getting better, was Viktor admitting that he still had some left over feelings for me and that he had made a huge mistake and that he wanted me back. It felt good knowing that I was the one turning him down now, and not the other way around. And even better I realized that the only feelings I had were for Draco, I liked him sooo much. After that night with Viktor, I had run towards Draco's room and knocked on the door, wakening the knight in the picture, thankfully there was no one there when I knocked, except for Draco...

FLASHBACK

"Hermione, what are you doing here?" Draco asked me astonished that I would come knocking at his door, so late into the night.

"Is anyone here?" I said looking past him into his room.

"No.Flint and Goyle went to throw eggs at the Durmstrang dorm." he opened the door encouraging me to go into the room. "Is everything okey with you?"

"Everything is great." I smiled to him and then turned to the door and closed it behind me. "I need to talk to you though" I said going towards his bed and sitting there, waiting for him to do the same.

He looked at me strangely, because usually it was he who did all the talking or pleaded to be with me and such, but this time it was me. There was a short silence while he sat on the bed and looked deeply into my eyes, waiting for me to speek.

"Listen, I want to say sorry. Sorry or acting likes such a bitch really. For ignoring you, for not being with you, for not telling you the truth, and for not being completely honest with you. I've been so stupid really. I guess I thought maybe you were just a rebound at first, but today I spoke with Viktor, and he wanted to get back together with me." I saw Draco's eyes widened, maybe he thought I was gonna tell him that I choose Viktor. "But I didn't want to Draco, I wouldn't.. I couldn't, all I could think about was you. All I really want right now is to be with you. And I don't think I can deny that any longer." I whispered those last words.

He smiled at me brightly, I don't think I had ever seen him much happier then that I did right now, it seemed like all the anger and guilt and bad feelings he had risen from his shoulders, making him look even more gorgeous then ever.

"Do you realize how hot you get when you get all serious?" he asked me mischiviously.

"Shut up!" I said grabbing a pillow from his bed and hitting him on the head.

He just laughed, as so did I.

He then caught me off guard and playfully pounced on me, pining me down on all fours, while I laughed just as playfully underneath him, I never realized how much I missed our times together.

"I've really missed you." He said growing serious while caressing my face with his hand leaving it on my cheek.

I closed my eyes, and whispered, "Ive missed you too."

I then reopened my eyes, and he was leaning into my lips, I brought my head up slightly to meet his lips that I havn't met in so long. At first it was a light touch, he then came up to look at me for one second as I put my head down waiting for him to come back. He then came back hungrily, purging his tongue into my mouth. We both wanted each other so much, that we hardly came up for air. I felt his hands roam up my body over my clothes. We were so caught up in the spur of the moment he began to unbotton my blouse, as I was tugging his tshirt off which I had finally achieved, but we didn't hear the knocking in the background.

We had finally stopped to listen and looked towards the door.

"Yo dude, Malfoy!? Why is the door locked?" I heard Flint asking from outside.

"Shit!!" and Draco and I jumped from the bed while he put his shirt on and I buttoned my own and fixed my hair.

Draco laughed nervously and answered while opening the door. "What are you talking about man, the door isn't lock, I mean Hermione just got here."

Flint and Goyle first looked suspiciously to both of us and then they both got dense faces on. As usual, "Hermione, what you doing here girl?" asked Flint, looking strangely at both of us.

"She's here for.Uhhhh. she was looking for." Draco stuttered trying to explain.

"For you actually!" I said pointing to Flint, smiling as if it were obvious.

"Ohhh, oh okey, well I guess that makes sense, haha, I mean, why would you want to talk to Malfoy, you guys hate each other hahaha." He seemed to actually believe me.

Both Draco and I laughed nervously to that "hate each other" comment.

"Well what did you want with me then Hermione?" he asked again, while Goyle just raised an eyebrow at me.

"Well I wanted to ask you.you.well .I think I hve forgotten what I wanted to ask you. Oh well." I pretended to look at my watch and said. "Well if I remember Ill be sure to let you know Marcus, well look at the time! Time for me to go, bye guys!" and I nervoursly wandered off towards my room, with the three pairs of eyes on me from behind.

END OF FLASHBACK

Yup and that's what happened. But the only sad part is that besides that day, we really didn't have time to be together. Because there is always so much people around, and we decided that we would slowly break the news to people that we were seeing each other. So for now, it was sort of a secret, and since people constantly surrounded us, we never had a moment to ourselves. Which concludes why I am sooo happy today, it's Saturday, so we can go around town of Durmstrang and look around and such, and spend some alone time with Draco.

I wanted to look nice for our late brunch this morning. On Saturdays and Sundays all of the guests at Durmstrang, which was us, the Professors, and now too my dad and other guests at the hotel, shared an enourmous Great hall with the Drumstrang Students and Professors, or so I was told. So Im anxious to see how it will be.

I decided to wear this pretty summer dress over a pair of faded jeans. The dress had sphaghetti straps and was elastic around my chest, the rest fitted around my body down to my knees. It was blue flowers over a white background. And my bellbottom jeans had flowers that were sewn on in colors at the bottom of the leg part. My hair was in two pigtails and I wore a blue headband. No make up, just some mascara and blush. It was too hot and sweaty for any more makeup then that.

Since I was always the first one ready I waited outside the boys washroom for Ron and Harry. I knocked on the door, to let them know I was done.

"Ya ya were done!!!" cried out Ron jokinly while both him and Harry walked out.

"You two are like girls, you take soo long!" I laughed at both of them while I grabbed Harry's hand and I tugged him to walk faster.

When we got to Great Hall, there were like 5 more tables the usual to seat all the Durmstrang students as well. They usually had their own Great Hall to eat in, but today joined with us.

In the front of the great big room, there was a long table for all the Professors, Durmstrang and Hogwarts, and I couldn't believe it, they even let my Daddy sit at that table with them. Professor Kilkylard and Professor Dumbledore sat in the middle. Towards Kilkylard were the Durmstrang Professors, the only one I recognized was Maddam Elphalba. And beside Dublemdore was McGonagall, Evee, Snape (who had a smug face on because he was sitting beside Evee and not Sirius), Sirius and daddy.

Harry, Ron and I took our seats near our friends from Griffindor. Then some of the Slytherins came to sit, with Flint ending up sitting beside me. And Draco slightly across from me beside Pansy and Goyle beside her, Flint was talking to me endlessy, but all I really wanted to do was talk to Draco who I kept glancing at from time to time.

Professor Kilkylard finally stood up silencing everyone in the room.

"Welcome welcome, as you all realize, this is the first of the Brunches we will be having joining Hogwarts and Durmstrang together as one. Before you lot indulge in the great Brunch that will be set before you I would like to inform you of a certain event coming up soon. And no don't worry, this is an event to take our minds off all the terrible things that have been happening. It's called the "Yearly Snowy Winter Wizards Ball". We usually call it the Y.S.W.W.B. It is mandatory and Im sure you will all enjoy the atmosphere, dancing and food! I know I will. And your more then welcome to have dates, I know you youngsters would love that. I will be exaclty two weeks from now, on the Saturday, so you lot can stay up late and sleep in on the Sunday. Sounds good?" he said looking to Dumbledore who smiled.

"Well there ya go, bottoms up!" and Dumbledore raised his hands making all the foods in the room appear, it was amazing as always. I guess that Kilkylard was no Wand-no.

Everyone began to eat as if they had never tried food before. I kept my eyes on Draco as he did on me, while everyone kept their eyes on their food.

Once dessert came around I was engaged in another conversation with Flint, I usually wouldn't mind, but lately it seemed as if he was doing more flirting with me then anything. He sat with one leg over the bench as he talked to me while I kept both legs under the table and then he swinged his leg behind my back on top of the bench on the other side. No one thought this was odd. I guess people assumed that we were just becoming good friends, as I helt hands and hugged Harry and Ron, but this was different, I didn't want to be that good of friends with Flint, especially since I didn't know his intentions.

Everyone was talking about the Ball, everyone knew about it before Professor Kilkylards announcement, people like Lavender and Pavarti and Ginny had dates already. Lavender was of coruse going with Dean, since they were dating now, and Pavarti and Seamus have been dating for the longest of times. And Goyle asked Ginny yesterday, since they had befreinded each other lately.

I had a guess that Ron was going with. Since he had already gotten up and took a seat beside Pansy, both of them flirting likes always. Then I saw Ron mumble something and her getting excited and saying yes and hugging him. He then blushed madly. To my other side I saw Harry, who I thought would have no one to go with yet, but was already talking to some girl, who was from Durmstrang, who was our age and very pretty, her hair was blonde, almost a white blonde color, her skin as pale as Harry's and her eyes just as blue, they looked like a match made in heaven. I smiled as I saw all those couples getting together, and I turned to Draco who was already bursting to ask me to go with him.

Just as he were to open his mouth Viktor and his idiot friends, 2 guys and a girl, came from behind him and I looked up at them and then Draco followed my eyes as so did Flint towards them.

"Hey Hermione" he said looking from me to Flint.

"Hello Viktor." I said back kind of awkardly.

"Oh so I guess this is the guy you were talking about?" he said referring to Flint.

"Huh?" I said forgetting that I even told him I was interested in another guy. Draco looked at me just as confused.

"You told me you couldn't go out with me cause you liked someone else, so this is the guy then huh?" I began to blush, as everyone was now listening.

"I.uhh." I wanted to explain, but how could I, especially now that Flint thought I was talking about him and had put his arm around my back.

"I was going to ask ya if you wanted to come to the ball with me Hermione?" asked Viktor giving an unpleased look at Flint.

"Well I can't Viktor because you see." I was interrupted again.

"That's right she can't Krum! Can't you see man, she's with me, therefore she's going with me to the Ball, so bug off." Flint said back at Viktor. I looked at Flint who meant the part about going with me, to Viktor, who looked extremely annoyed to find out I actually meant the part about liking someone else, even though Flint was way off. And then I looked at Draco, who looked confused and quiet and angry, but as always not saying a word.

"Fine whatever, hope you enjoy his pitiful company Hermione dear, don't come running to me when you want me back." And he turned around and walked away.

My mouth was left wide open, and I was just dazed out into space. I couldn't believe what just happened.

"Hermione I didn't know Flint and you had a thing going on?" asked Ron shocked as everyone stared, I was still dazed out into nothingness, as so was Draco, we were both in awe in how such a mix up could happen.

"Shut up Weasley! Well I guess that's what you wanted to ask me the other night right? To go with you to the ball. Oh well. Well I got to go get some stuff for my broom at the store, coming Goyle?" Flint asked as he got up giving me a quick peck on the cheek.

My eyes shot even more open, as people "awwwwww" us thinking it were cute. Draco looked soo pissed off.

I shot my eyes towards the hallway and looked at Draco asking him to catch on and leave so we could talk and be alone.

Draco just left quietly, no one asked him where he was going since everyone was preoccupied with the ball.

It took me 5 min to get away from all the questions like "when did you start going out?" blah blah blah, I just pretended to laugh and then I finally left.

I found Draco in the common room pacing franticlly knowing I was there.

"How the hell did that just happen!?! The most romantic night and we can't even be together!?" he yelled out.

"I know I know, sweety, just calm down, getting all worked up isn't going to help." I sat down on the couch.

"I know and Im sorry." He layed down on the couch his head on my lap. "This just totally sucks."

"How did that happen though? One minute I was seeing you in secret, and then another minute Im seeing Flint publicly." I wondered putting my head on my hand.

"What are we going to do?" I asked out loud, neither of us knowing what to do, for that we both wanted to keep our relationship a secret, but would I be able to do that and pretend I was seeing a guy that I never even thought about romanticlly, or wanted to for that matter.

All I wanted was to be with Draco.

Why did it seem like their was always something stopping us from being together, could that be possible?

Nah!!!