So, how was the last chapter? Good? Okay! Now, let me present you with another chapter of my beloved fic. Hope you like this new chapter. My brain almost cracked just writing this stuff. I'm sorry if the smutty stuff was minimized. I'm really sorry!

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Disclaimer: HP, not mine. Myself, not mine. Everything, not mine.

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Note: Okay, so this isn't exactly a note but anyway. So, this is the moment you all have been waiting for. Who is the person that called out to Hermione? Is it:

A. Harry Potter

B. Tom Riddle

C. Ron Weasley

D. Neville Longbottom

E. Oliver Wood

Well, take your pick then read on to see if your right or wrong. Please indicate in your review if you guessed wrong or right. Please be honest.

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Only 17

Chapter XI

"Hermione? Is that you?"

Hermione suddenly jumped out of Draco's embrace when the door opened to reveal none other than,

"Hermione?"

Hermione's eyes widened. She never expected him to be here. (a/n: Not much of a clue, the 'he' thing, huh?) 'It's, it's...'

"Oliver Wood?" All eyes were on Draco now. Now, it was Oliver's turn to widen his eyes.

"Draco? Draco...Malfoy?" Draco nodded his head then smirked and crossed his arms over his chest.

"I haven't seen you in a while, Wood. Don't expect me to trust you now."

"Same here, Malfoy."

Right now, Hermione was confused. The two boys looked at each other with noticeable fire in their eyes. Hermione looked from Oliver to Draco and back again. She couldn't take it anymore then suddenly...

"Hermione!"

...she fainted.

Hermione opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings. She recognized that she was in a familiar room. Draco's room. But, alas, the one looking back down at her isn't Draco.

"Hermione, are you alright?"

Hermione reached out her hand her sight was blurry and she couldn't see very well. "Draco?" The figure shook his head and Hermione's eyes furrowed. "Where's Draco?" She touched the figures face. "You're not Draco. Where's Draco?" By now, Hermione was starting to panic. "I want Draco!"

With that, Hermione took off and left the figure in Draco's room. The figure stood up and went out of the room with anger evident in his face. He quickly but silently went down the stairs. The house almost crumbled when he shut the door.

In the drawing room, Draco and Lucius were talking with high importance and was obviously not agreeing with each other. Look and see for yourself.

"Draco, you are aware that you will have to fulfill your responsibilities someday?" Lucius said as he looked deeply into the flames. "And you are aware that this day is about to come?" Draco just sat at the counter with a glass of Brandy in one hand. He gave out a deep sigh and took a sip of his drink.

"Draco?"

Sip.

"Draco?"

Pour.

"Draco!"

Chug.

"Draco, are you even listening to me?!"

Draco put down his glass then sighed yet once again and turned to his father who was now facing him as well with a hint of annoyance and anger in his face. Draco gave his father an unwavering gaze. Now, it Lucius' time to sigh.

"Draco..."

"No, dad."

Lucius was surprised. He never thought that his son would defy him. "What?" Draco could already see the rage that was building in his father's eyes but still stood his ground.

"No." Draco said it with fearless determination.

"What do you mean by 'no'?"

"I won't do it."

"And why is that?" Lucius said with a tightened jaw. He was already very frustrated with his son's behavior towards him.

"Because-"

"Because you're not ready? Is that it? Is that your petty excuse this time?" Lucius cut in. Draco just kept his steady glare on his father. "Look Draco," Lucius said, slowly walking towards Draco but Draco didn't even blink. "You are far from ready. You are perfect..." Now, that was when Draco cracked.

"Perfect?! PERFECT?! I'm only seventeen and you expect me to be... perfect?! And no. That's not my excuse,." Draco said with frustration. Draco turned away from his father, poured himself some more Brandy and took it all in in one gulp. Lucius sighed and tried to explain.

"Draco, why be stubborn? You know this is your fate. You were destined to be the heir."

Draco sighed and shook his head. Silence. Draco started to cool down. "Father, If I was destined for this, then why rush? Can't you wait for a few more years?"

"Draco," Lucius said with a stern voice. "I have waited for seventeen years for this. For seventeen years, I have looked forward into seeing my son raise the Malfoy name. I will not tolerate this behavior and whatever your excuse is. Why, I started leading the family when I was your age."

"But that was you. I'm not you." Draco couldn't take it anymore. Why can't his father see it?

"I always thought you were like me, my son." Lucius sighed put his hand on Draco's shoulder when he didn't answer. He still waited for an answer but when none came, Lucius gave one last squeeze on Draco's shoulder and headed for the door. When he was about to turn the door knob, he stopped and turned to Draco one last time.

"I have faith in you, Draco. I know that you can do it." And with that, Lucius went out of the drawing room.

Draco was now very confused and at the same time frustrated. With his confusion or with his father, he doesn't know. He was pondering on this when,

"Draco?"

Two cold blue eyes turned to the door and saw Hermione with a panicked expression. Both Draco's and Hermione's eyes met and Draco found an expression in her eyes that he has never seen for a long time.

Concern.

"Draco, are you alright? What's happening here? Is everything okay?" asked as she cautiously went inside the room. Draco went to her, confined her in a tight embrace and gently answered, "Yeah, Mia. Everything's fine."

Hermione smirked at the nickname. "So...it's Mia now. What happened to Mione?"

"I can be original, can't I? And besides, Mione or Hermione is too long. Mia is shorter." They're faces were only centimeters apart and Draco started being sexy again. He then whispered huskily, "And much easier to moan out."

Hermione blushed at this and looked down. Draco just smirked as another perverted thought came to his mind. "Speaking of moans, how bout the quickie I wanted since this morning, huh? No witnesses."

Hermione snapped her head back up again and was about to retort but instead was met with a passionate kiss from Draco. He pinned her against the wall and started kissing down her neck. He started to unbutton Hermione's blouse when another interruption came.

"Hey Draco, where's the..."

The couple jumped with surprise and came face to face with none other than...

"Wood, get out!" With that, Draco slammed the door in front of Oliver's face.

"bath...room..."

Dreamaker: Hello. Okay, so a few notes.

1. I am making everyone OOC here, okay?

2. Lucius will be very different here so, don't be surprised.

3. Some unexpected people will be here in my fic and they will be OOC too!

Now that I've told you about these things, no need to flame me, ne? But If you have questions, please leave a review and I will answer them in the next chapter. Speaking of answering reviews, I'm going to answer the reviewers that reviewed in the last chapter.

cuttie-blossom: Sorry if I kept you hanging. I try to update faster but my internet connection's not cooperating with me. But Hope you liked this chapter.

Pimpstress5120: Scared? Of what? I don't get it. O.o Anyway. Thanks and hope you liked this chapter.

MelissA (chap.1 reviewer): Is this really how you write that? And is your e-mail cHEcHE@ATT.NET or CheChe@att.net? Well, anyway. I just want to know coz I really want to e-mail you.

She-who-must-not-be-named: *gasps* Oh no! She-who-must-not-be-named has come to get me. ^_^ Hehe. Sowi. Couldn't resist. His appearance did come quite a shock. You never did expect him to be here, did you?

Kaki-Megami: Sorry for the cliffhangers. But this chapter didn't have a cliffhanger this time. But if it did, tell me. Sorry again. It's just that, that's how I write.

Snape's Female Twin (Chap.5 reviewer): Thanks for thinking that my story's great and thanks for putting me in your favorite author's list. Hope you like this.

Demon Child: Sorry if I didn't e-mail you. But maybe I did. Anyway. Don't get angry. . I hate it when people are angry at me. I'll try and e-mail you next time.

ZanarkandGirl: Thanks and sorry for the long wait. I try to update sooner. Well, Draco dumping Pansy? So soon? Nah! Maybe I'll let 'Mia' and 'Drakey' have their secret rendezvous a little longer. And besides, it'll ruin the fun.

Cassie: Well, what can I do? That's my specialty. Cliffhangers! Besides, it's what keep the reviews coming. But in this chapter, I didn't have a very teasing cliffhanger.

Nuriko: Don't worry. I get that all the time but I just don't seem to stop it. Well, I just couldn't. I sort of love cliffhangers. Their so mysterious and keeps you guessing. Sometimes it makes you imagine what will happen next. And I want my readers to be like that. I want their imagination to run wild and make their own fic and post them in FF.net. (Do you get where I'm leading to? ^_~)

Amora Ryuko: Hey, a newbie! (please do not be offended.) Welcome to the club. No like it's a club or anything but anyway. Thanks for reviewing my fic.

TFG: Are you 'Tom Felton's Girl'? Well, if not it's okay. It's just that I've seen someone named 'Tom Felton's Babe'. Well, that's what I think at least Thanks for reviewing.

Fiery Slut: Hey! Long time no review, ne? You are horny. How old are you anyway? Are you sure your of age to be horny? ^_^ Hehe. Kidding. Anyway, thanks for liking the hot classroom scene. I'll try to let them get their quickie over with.

chairgirl: Pansy? Who Pansy? Kidding. ^_~ I haven't forgot about Pansy, yet! ^_~ She's gonna come in soon and I think there will be more characters coming too. Do you think this story can hold up until seventeen chapters? I don't think so.

julia: You hate me? You sure? Of course not! Nobody can hate the great dreamaker! I make your dreams come true! lol. Hey, wait. What does 'lol' mean anyway? Sorry I don't really know. Please can anyone tell me? The guy that likes Mione? Are you sure that it's a guy. I mean, sure I indicated the person as he but it can be anyone, right? (Oops! Another cliffy! Their gonna kill me!)

Kristin Malfoy: Another Malfoy! Yo! Wazup! Hehe. ^_^ Thanks for liking my story. Hope you keep on reading and reviewing! I mean, I am a family friend of the Malfoy's and well your a Malfoy so, you know. ^_~

Tom*Feltons*Babe (chap.9 reviewer): Oh, so, there you are! So, your not TFG. And TFG's not you. Okay. I get it now. Don't chop off my head please. You think Draco was too harsh on Mia? (Yeah, I got used to typing that. I do agree with Draco. 'Mia' is shorter.) Sorry if I made it sound that way. I was just making him cover up so that Pansy wouldn't know what they're doing behind her back.

Now that's done, I can give you an important announcement.

Okay, since Only 17 is going smoothly, I'm going to continue it and it's really tough to end it. But don't worry, after Only 17, I have a new fic in mind. So, stay tuned.

It will be DM/HG as usual and maybe rated R as well.

R&R!