DRACO P.O.V.
I woke up the next morning with my arms around the same girl who had haunted my thoughts last night. The kiss had been amazing and I didn't need my after thoughts to tell me that either. Peering over her shoulder I couldn't help but smile at her innocent beauty. Of course she wasn't gorgeous in the fashionable sense but even with her bushy hair, insane bookworm antics, and overactive temper she was stunning.
She sighed slightly in my arms and I couldn't help but let the smirk come on my face as she wriggled back against me to get closer. Deciding not to remove my arms yet I rested my chin slightly on her arm and let the thoughts of last night come running forth once more.
"Malfoy?" A soft voice asked confused.
Startled slightly I looked down and saw her beautiful brown eyes staring into mine slightly stunned.
"Morning." I replied evenly in a tone that was as if I wasn't holding her in my arms.
She gave me a curious look and said slowly,
"Morning."
We stayed in the same position staring at each other some more until she finally blushed prettily and adorably and looked down.
"Is there any reason why you have your arms around me?" She asked honestly.
I grinned and said the first thing that came to mind,
"I like this."
She whipped her head up at me and looked at me with amazement written all over her features.
I know, my own head was amazed at my boldness as well. In my mind I knew that this was socially wrong, but emotionally I've never felt anything that was more perfect. Over the months I was cuffed with her I'd grown accustomed to her company and soon found myself needing it more and more.
"You do?" She whispered interrupting my thoughts.
I looked down into her vulnerable eyes almost begging me to answer in the positive. I ran a thumb over her cheek like I had last night and stared at her in contentment.
"I do." I whispered in response.
She smiled happily and closed her eyes as she leaned her face into my hand, obviously enjoying the contact.
"I never thought you would willingly touch me." She admitted chuckling.
"I never thought a lot of things would happen, but now that my mind and eyes have opened up there's no turning back." I said laying all I would dare to on the table.
She opened her eyes and looked at me with pure intensity.
"What do you mean by that?" She asked bluntly.
"I like you. A lot so much sometimes that I wonder if it's right. But my thoughts don't allow me to turn off these feelings I have for you." I said and pulled her closer in my arms.
She turned around in my embrace and we adjusted our arms so that they weren't too uncomfortable.
"I like you a lot too." She admitted to my masked delight.
"Of course you do." I said arrogantly, which seemed to lighten the mood.
"What do we do now though?" She asked thoroughly ignoring my comment.
"It's not safe to bring this out in the open yet, you understand that right?" I asked in a strong tone.
She rolled her eyes and sighed dramatically before replying,
"I've known this from the beginning Malfoy."
I grinned and pulled her face up to mine, readjusting our bodies so we were eye-level.
"And as much as I would love to see Potter and Weasley's faces at the news, we should just keep this secret." I said.
She nodded her head and then asked with a grin,
"And what, Mr. Malfoy, are we keeping secret?"
I gave her a devilish smile and pulled her in for another heart pounding kiss.
END DRACO P.O.V.
I was walking through the halls later with Malfoy after a rather…uh interesting shower and had a large smile on my face.
"If you don't stop smiling, Hogwarts won't even have to guess what's going on." Malfoy said smirking.
Deciding to taunt him I responded slyly,
"Yes but they won't know exactly who it is will they?"
He stopped walking and turned slowly towards me with a raised eyebrow. The next thing I knew I was backed against the wall with his gorgeous face in front of mine.
"Need I remind you who it is?" He asked narrowing his eyes playfully.
I grinned and he placed a soft kiss on my lips, one on my right temple, and then kissed my ear before saying,
"We really need to get to breakfast."
I was delighted that I was able to see Malfoy in a completely new way and even more thrilled that it was I alone who made him come out of the closed off shell.
He grinned at my expression and wrapped an arm around my waist bringing me closer into him in the vacant hall. We walked in comfortable silence together until we reached the entrance and he had to remove his arm from me.
"Ready?" I asked straightening my shoulder.
He rolled his eyes and pushed open the doors and thus began our day.
It was dinnertime and we were sitting at the Gryffindor table when Dean decided to come up to me.
"Hullo Hermione." He greeted happily.
I widened my eyes when I realized I had completely forgotten about the feelings he was harboring for me.
"Hi Dean." I practically squeaked.
He grinned and took a seat down on my side and I could feel Malfoy go tense next to me.
"So I was wondering about that Hogsmead trip and when that would be happening." He asked.
Before I could answer Malfoy practically growled,
"It won't."
Dean turned towards him and glared before saying,
"I don't think you really have any say in the matter Malfoy."
I couldn't help but be delighted when I realized he actually sort of did.
"Watch your tongue Thompson." Malfoy spat out and stood up taking me with him.
We walked in silence for some ways until I laid a hand on his shoulder and bit my lip when I felt him tense underneath my touch.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
He turned towards me quickly and I could see the anger flashing in his eyes.
"I'm bloody mad!" He shouted.
I winced at his tone and said in a gentle tone,
"Is this about what Dean said?"
He sighed and closed his eyes before replying,
"What gives him the right to fancy you like that?"
I grinned at his adorable childishness and wrapped my arms around his middle, effectively surprising him.
"Don't be upset Malfoy." I whispered and closed my eyes as his arms came around behind me back.
He was rocking us slightly to and fro and I couldn't help but be amazed at how quickly our relationship was progressing.
"C'mon, let's get back to the infirmary and start getting some homework done." I whispered.
I felt him bend down and place a kiss on the top of my head and slowly we walked back to the infirmary together hand-in-hand, making sure to keep an eye out for other students.
Weeks had passed and Malfoy and mine relationship was progressing beautifully and was still being kept a secret. Currently I was humming in the shower while Malfoy watched me with a grin on his face.
"What?" I asked confused and stopped washing my body.
He shook his head slightly and pulled me towards him so I was pressed against his chest.
"You're beautiful." He whispered and I couldn't help but let a soft smile play over my features at his compliment.
"Thank you." I responded shyly.
His arms around me tightened and I felt him bend down and place a soft kiss on my temple before moving the kisses down to a spot underneath my ear that had me trembling, then he traced my jaw line with a finger and placed his lips on my neck.
"Oh." I whispered in delight and surprise as his obviously experienced and talented mouth placed kisses on my neck.
The sensation was incredible with the already hot water flowing down our bodies. His kisses were sending tingling sensations all through my body until it felt like bursting heat was gathering in my stomach.
"Granger." He whispered tauntingly against my now extremely sensitive skin, raising the hair on my neck.
In response I wrapped my free arm tightly around his own neck to keep him in place. He chuckled and the vibrations of it shot through me causing my eyelids to flutter and I couldn't bite back the moan that escaped to Malfoy's delight.
"If I knew this would give me this type of reaction, I would have done it a while ago." He said in a low tone and bit down on my earlobe.
"Uhm…yes…well…" I said clearing my throat and trying to regain myself but that shot out the window as his mouth traced a line on the outer shell of my ear.
It was then that my knees buckled underneath me and Malfoy had to hold me up in his arms so I wouldn't completely collapse. I was just about to open my mouth and say something when a large crash was audible to us even in the shower. We both stopped what we were doing and looked at each other.
I turned around and shut off the shower and together, with our swimsuits on, we ran out into the infirmary and our eyes widened at the sight. The hospital was completely torn upside down and Madame Pomfrey lay stunned on the floor, completely rigid.
"What the hell?" Malfoy asked and dragged me around the room as to see what the total destruction was.
We ran towards our corner and saw that the bed was turned upside down, our bags had been trifled through, and our clothes were thrown about the room. About a second later Professor Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall all came crashing through the room with Harry and Ron behind them.
"Finite Incantem." Professor McGonagall said in a daze as she surveyed the room while Professor Snape helped Madame Pomfrey up and off the floor.
Harry and Ron came straight over towards me and looked away when they realized I was still in my swimsuit.
"Here Hermione." Harry said handing me his cloak and draping it over my shoulders.
I gave him a grateful smile and turned back to our corner, which had the most damage done to.
"Is anything missing?" Professor Dumbledore asked.
Malfoy and I both looked through our belongings and tallied up and out of the corner of my eye I saw Malfoy waving his wand over something under the bed and putting it in his pocket.
"No, they didn't take anything of mine." Malfoy said standing up.
"Miss Granger?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, some letters from home, my journal, and some of my books." I said standing up confused at the possessions that were taken.
The three professors sighed sadly, Snape not as much but still looked concerned.
"What's the matter?" Harry asked instantly.
"They can connect your personal belongings back to you, they being whoever took your things." Dumbledore said.
"But a simple locater spell wouldn't work if I was in the corridors of Hogwarts would it?" I asked confused.
They were both silent for sometime until McGonagall laid a hand on my shoulder and said sadly,
"Not you."
Malfoy, Ron, Harry, and I all looked at her confused until dreadful realization came over my face.
"No." I whispered with wide eyes and a pale face.
The three boys turned to me and asked as one,
"What?"
"My parents." I breathed.
"What would Warlocks or Witches want with your parents?" Ron asked.
Harry whacked him on the side of my head as I closed my eyes.
"Being best friends with Harry Potter, the-boy-who-lived, has its risks." Harry muttered sadly and looked down at the floor.
Ron's mouth dropped open and it snapped back shut almost instantly afterwards.
"We can stop this! Can't we?" I asked in a begging tone.
"Let me and the faculty converse and I promise you we will think of something." Dumbledore said gently.
"CONVERSE?" I yelled incredulously.
"Please…Miss Granger silence yourself." Snape said but I glared at him and replied,
"My parents and family are possible targets and you want me to sit back and wait for you and your faculty to converse?"
"I promise you we will think of something but we are wasting time." Dumbledore said and with a weak smile lifted his wand, performed a spell and the room was good as new.
"But Professor! What about Hogwarts? Shouldn't we be securing the castle or at least alerting the other students?" Ron asked confused.
"We already have Mr. Weasley so you four will follow us back to the Gryffindor Tower now. NO complaints Mr. Malfoy." McGonagall said when Malfoy began to open his mouth.
After Malfoy and I changed into our clothes, I followed behind the Professors in a trance like state as the worst case scenarios began to run through my head.
"Hey, Hermione." A voice whispered and a gentle hand took mine.
I slowly looked up with sad eyes and looked back down as we stopped at the Fat Ladies Portrait.
"These are the last Gryffindors, no one goes in, no comes out." Dumbledore instructed and the Fat Lady nodded her head obediently.
We walked inside the room and instantly Ron and Harry turned towards me.
"Dumbledore will think of something, but in the meantime I say we get back to your house." Harry instructed.
I whipped my head up and smiled for the first time since the infirmary.
"How do we get out though?" Ron asked confused and scratching his head.
Slowly the four of us all turned and looked at the large window behind us.
"Ron and I each have a broom, Malfoy we'll snatch Dean's for you." Harry said and began to move.
"I don't think so Potter. If I am to be riding a broom, I will be riding mine." Malfoy said and took out a miniature broom from his pocket.
I grinned when I realized that had been what he was waving his wand over and he simply used a shrinking spell.
"Why on earth was that the first thing you thought to save?" I asked as he performed the enlarging charm.
"This is my most prized possession." He said fondly picking up the broom.
Shaking my head the four of us walked through the crowd of people and stopped in front of the window that was luckily slightly tucked away from view.
"Ready?" Harry asked once he and Ron came back with their brooms.
I nodded my head while Malfoy rolled his eyes and slowly we pushed the window open.
"Alright, we'll follow you and Malfoy, Hermione." Harry said.
I nodded my head and stood up with Malfoy and like we had so many nights ago, jumped out the window together with the broom and pulled up once more.
We watched Ron and Harry repeat the process and finally we were all flying up in the clouds above Hogwarts, out of sight, towards my house.