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Part Eighteen

The next morning Draco awoke without feeling like there was a huge weight on his chest. It took him a moment to realize what was the cause. He was Happy. Dawn made him happy.

They had spent several hours the night before talking and snuggling. Neither one knew where these feelings they shared were going, they did come from two different worlds and lived on opposite sides of the earth, but they were wiling to at least try it for a while.

She had opened his eyes and showed him the world that was around him. Emotions and beliefs that he had hidden from his parents and friends were suddenly brought to the forefront. They were usually jumbled and, at times, confusing, but whenever he was around her they calmed and became coherent.

Draco whistled softly to himself as he made his way to the Great Hall for breakfast. He sat next to Blaise after a brief glance around the room to see that Dawn hadn't arrived yet.

"You're in an awfully chipper mood today," Blaise commented as he watched his friend fill his plate. "Anything I should know about?"
"Nothing that is any of your business," Draco said good-naturedly. "Do you have any homework you want me to look over?"
Blaise's eyebrows raised up so high that they nearly disappeared under his light blond hair that covered his forehead. "Now I know for sure that something is going on. You never volunteer to help me with my homework. I usually have to wring every once of help from you."
"Maybe I'm being unpredictable to keep you on your toes," Draco said with a smirk.

"No, I don't think so," Blaise said with a shake of his head. He narrowed his eyes and studied Draco for a minute. Then his eyes widened and he exclaimed, "You have a girlfriend!"

"No, I don't," Draco hissed. "Keep your gob shut. I can't talk about it here."
Understanding his friend's need for secrecy, he mutely nodded his head. He noticed Draco's attention was riveted to the doorway and certain brunette standing in it. Blaise worked hard to prevent a smile from breaking out on his face. Who knew that it would take a muggle girl to turn his friend into a proper wizard?

Dawn felt as if she was floating on cloud nine as she entered the Great Hall. Her eyes searched the Slytherin table until they fell on Draco. He gave her a sly wink and she stuck her tongue out at him. The night before they had decided to keep the true nature of their relationship, whatever it was, a secret because of his housemates. There were too many things going on in his life for it to be safe to tell anyone.

She turned to find the owner of the voice that was calling her name. A smile graced her face as she waved and said," Hi, Hermione."

The girl came up and gave her a quick hug. "I thought your sister was coming."
"Change of plans at the last minute."
"Come on and sit with us," Hermione said, practically dragging the girl to the Gryffindor table. "How have things been since you last letter?"
"Pretty quiet. So I've been learning a few more languages," Dawn answered as she sat between Hermione and Ginny. She said hello to everyone and began filling her plate.

Dawn had been corresponding with Hermione on a regular basis ever since her last trip to Hogwarts. She had found the girl to be incredibly bright and insightful. Hermione had promised to become a watcher once the war with Voldemort was over and she had her auror's license. She wanted to be sure that she could help her charge as much as possible.

The young watcher fell into an easy conversation with those sitting around her.

"Ah, Miss Summers," Dumbledore called out, stopping Dawn before she could speak the password to the girl guarding her rooms. "How are you?"
"Fine, and you?"
"Splendid. How has you correspondence been going?"
A light flush crept its way up on to her cheeks. "Very well. When you get passed his mask, he's actually very charming."
"I do believe I told you that," the old wizard said with a smile.

Dawn rolled her eyes. "This still feels wrong though. He deserves to know the truth."
"Miss Summers, I paired Mr. Malfoy with you because I believed you were the only one stubborn enough to get through to him. I just want him to be able to live his life the way he was meant to..."
"I know that," Dawn interrupted irritably.

"Then what is the problem?"
"My problem is that we're doing this behind his back. Who are we to mess with his life? If you hadn't asked me to keep writing to him, I would have stopped months ago."
Dumbledore chuckled softly.

"What are you laughing at?" Dawn asked, crossing her arms.

"I never believed it would have ended like this."
"Like what?"
"You fancy him, Miss Summers."
"Yeah, so?" She asked, a little disconcerted that the man was able to figure that out.

"It's quite all right. I understand your objections now. Rest assured that you no longer need to keep badgering the young man. You've helped him all that you can. He has to do the rest himself. You may continue your relationship with him with no more doubts."
Dawn relaxed and smiled. "Thanks."