Author's Note: Hi everyone! It's really a miracle that I finished this chapter early because I had a lot of free time. I had the time to think and to write about this chapter. But I ended it before the cute part.

Hi Anjuli (midnight solitaire)! You already had the chance to read this because I allowed you to read it while I was writing this chapter at school. But as you can see I changed some of the things that happened.

Hi to Ellie... How are you? Hope you're fine.

Hi to all those who reviewed about not changing the pairing.

To Mara , *starangel24*, midniteravyn66, biter, Kai, aerialspire, Cute- Kitty and peppermint p@tty thnx for reviewing... Oh and ok, ok I will not change the pairing... gosh I didn't know that you people were really gonna react...

I'm sorry if there are times that you will truly be angry at me because I just want to spice things up you know...

The cute part I was telling you is gonna be at the next chapter... hehehe... you will probably find my fic most of the times serious... I don't know I'm not a serious person but if I write its all serious and I don't know what... I'm really "kalog" (it means a sort of person who is making jokes all the time)

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RECAP:

These words were just too accurate. It grated Draco that his friend can read him so easily. It was true that they were like brothers than friends. They have shared their conquests with one another; they talk about them over tankards of ale. It was just too confusing. The feelings that Brodick was talking about was just too unlike him that he cannot begin to imagine where they came from. Since Hermione was young Draco admitted that he was fond of her. Even though their age difference is not that big, it still staggered him to think about such thing existing within him. He used women for one thing and that is to copulate with them. Sure he respected ladies and defended their honor but this was just too unknown to him. (Author's note: But he knew of these feelings but he was not just ready yet to acknowledge them yet.)

END OF RECAP

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Chapter 10

"The Countryside"

### Harry and Hermione ###

Harry took Hermione to see the countryside. The sight there was so breathtakingly beautiful. The mountains were not only covered by luscious green grass but also by a wild array of colors of wild flowers. There was a kaleidoscope of colors. It was truly a bravura sight.

"Harry it's so beautiful..." Hermione said in a voice filled with incredulity. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart fro taking me here."

"All this beauty around us is nothing compared to your beauty Hermione." Harry told her seriously.

"You're words are in all honesty heartwarming to hear but I am sad to say that they are just that... words. They are fictitious; I am not beautiful." Hermione told him.

It hit Harry that Hermione without a doubt believes what she said. It was somewhat refreshing to find a woman totally without guile. She was honest with her feelings and was not shy to voice them out. She was also totally unaware of her beauty and affect in all men in general. Most women know of their assets and good looks that there is an air around them that is sometimes grating.

"You honestly don't believe me?" Harry inquired. "Don't you witness the stares men give you when they see you? How you can turn heads with your comeliness? Don't you know what a woman would give to have long eyelashes like you have? And that women would sell their souls to the devil himself to have that promising body of yours?"

"It's the blonds that usually get all the attention and besides you don't have to tell me of my said beauty."

"I know when I am fighting a losing battle..." Harry said dejectedly. "If you won't believe that then believe me when I say that the happiness on your face when you saw this place was enough compensation for all the troubles I went trough just to bring you here. Maybe you can also throw in a kiss to liven up my soul?" Without warning Harry cupped Hermione's chin and slowly lowered his lips to meet hers.

### Draco's Point of view ###

Draco couldn't take the vision of Harry and Hermione together and maybe acting a little sweet with each other so he decided to go on a ride. (But at the back of his mind he really wanted to go on a ride on the chance of maybe seeing Hermione and Harry and keeping an eye on what they were doing. He just didn't want to admit it to himself.) He was just clearing the ridge when he saw Harry dip his head to kiss Hermione.

When he saw this he immediately reined his mount and turned him around. He didn't want to see any more of what he saw. His feelings were on a riot. He was so confused and hurt. He knew a very great sense of betrayal (?) that it staggered him of its weight. It was such an odd feeling because the last time he remembered feeling this way was when he was a very young child. At the same time, he also felt very angry that he shook with his anger. He didn't want to interrupt them. In fact he didn't want to do anything but stew. Without really knowing where he was going, he led the horse to Bosmer keep. (He didn't want to see them together and so he went to Hermione's Keep just to run away from them.)

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Author's Note: So what do you think? Review...