A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I have been mega busy lately and
have been having a hard time finding time to type. I hope you people like
this chapter! Also, I think this story is coming to an end soon, so if you
want a sequel, please shout out! I have it all planned out, so tell me if
you want a sequel. I don't know if I should do one or not, because not many
people have said if they want one or not.
Reviewers:
A&A: Don't you ever scare me like that again. I can't believe you guys did that to me. That scared me so bad.
Dark Fangs: Thank you so much for reading my story. It means so much to me. I'll try to review as soon as possible. Blaise is a character from the book, and he is from Slytherin. He is on the Slytherin Quidditch team, but he's not spoken of often.
DramaQueen007: I'm glad you are back from Reno. I wish you would have had fun! Hope you enjoy this chapter!
Lady Paine: I hope you like this chapter...
ALEESHA: I think you left off at chapter seventeen or so...you might want to try reading some of them to see what stuff you remember.
CozzaGirl16: I wouldn't dare do a thing like that. You know that. Anyways, I wouldn't do that, but I may do something else...
OrangeJelloIsYummy: You're right. He was really hot in that movie! They've started the fourth movie already. Can you believe it? Well, it's going to be good...
hprincess: I really want to do a sequel, but I don't know if I should or not...
fictiongurl: You got it!
JudyKate: Thank you for answering my question. Hope you like the chapter!
Smiles28: Well, it'll be ending soon, so please tell me soon!
dd: If you don't like how this story is going, don't read it. I'm not forcing you to do anything concerning my story.
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Sage Bowen: It's so sad that he is crying, but it shows that even people who seem completely cold-hearted can deeply care about someone, too.
Teen Queen: Harry may seem out of character, but this is my story, and I needed Harry to be like that in order for it to come this far.
buffy the slayer: You are going to have to wait to see what his plan is. You'll find out eventually.
Blah Blah: If you don't like it, don't read it. You weren't forced to read this, so don't blame me.
Chapter Twenty-Six
"Hermione, I..." Draco sighed heavily. "Hermione, if you trust me at all, now is the time you have to trust me the most."
"Draco, I've always trusted you. You should know that by now."
"I know, Hermione, I know, but I need you to trust me. I can't tell you now." Hermione sent him a questioning look. "If I tell you, you will get hurt, and I don't know what I'd do without you."
"Draco, if you can't tell me, why not tell Dumbledore?" Hermione replied.
"He would find out. He always does," Draco shuddered, and got up.
"Who? Who always finds out?" Hermione shouted at his back.
"Hermione, you know I'll always love you, but I think our relationship should be hidden from the public. I don't think we should be romantic in front of other people. We could start a rumor that we broke up, and it would get around the school and eventually to them, and..." He looked at Hermione, who had tears welled up in her eyes. A single tear slowly rolled down her cheek, making Draco feel worse for bringing up this idea. "Hermione, I love you so much. This doesn't change anything between us in the common room, though. We could be just as romantic as ever."
"I'd like that," said Hermione, smiling through all of the tears that rolled down her cheeks. Draco carefully wiped them away with his thumb, and softly laid a kiss on her forehead.
"So, did you find out what was bothering Draco?" Harry asked, his mouth full of waffles.
"Yeah. Draco and I broke up." The whole dining hall grew silent, and it seemed as if what she just said bounced off the walls. Then, suddenly, there was a wave of whispers.
"Did you hear that?"
"Draco and Hermione broke up!"
"Why would they do something like that?"
"He what?" asked Ron, steam nearly coming out of his ears. "Just wait till I get my hands on him. He'll pay."
Hermione hadn't heard what Ron had said, for she just glanced over at Draco, and found him staring back at her. She quickly looked away, and finished her breakfast.
The next few months passed by rather quickly. Hermione and Draco ignored each other when they were around the rest of the school, but in their common room, they were back to loving each other. Draco still hadn't told her who killed Blaise, and Hermione wasn't bothering him about it anymore. Ron was still uttering threats to Malfoy under his breath, but he had never done anything he said he would. Before everyone knew it, it was the end of the year and they had finished their newts and end of the year exams.
"Wow," said Ginny. "This year's gone by so quickly." She and Hermione were sitting in the Gryffindor common room the night before the last day of school.
"Yeah," whispered Hermione. "It sure has."
"I still can't believe you and Malfoy broke up. That was so unexpected."
Hermione wanted to tell Ginny everything, but she decided not to. Not yet. It was too soon. She looked at the clock, and saw how late it was. It was after nine.
"I should probably get back to my room. It's late, and I still have to pack," Hermione lied.
"Okay. I'll see you later."
"Bye!"
After patrolling the corridors, Hermione walked quickly back to her common room, and found Draco in his room packing the few remaining clothes that layed on his bed.
"Gosh, Draco, I had expected you to have your stuff packed a week ago and you to have a check list and check off everything each night." Hermione giggled.
Draco put his hands up in the air. "You've caught me red handed." He smirked at her, and continued packing the last clothes.
Hermione left Draco's room and went into her own. She had already finished packing, and stared at the empty room.
"There are so many memories in this room that I don't want to forget."
"I don't want to forget them, either," said a voice from behind her. She knew it was Draco, and didn't turn around as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I'm going to miss you so much," Hermione said.
"Me too." Draco thought for a minute. "Hermione, we aren't going to be able to say goodbye on the train, so I thought tonight we could sleep in front of the fire together. Not doing anything, of course. Just a nice night in each other's arms."
"That would be nice." They both got in their pajamas and met each other in front of the fireplace.
"Hermione, I have stuff to do after school is out, but as soon as I can, I will find you and we can be together again." Draco looked down at the girl in his arms, and saw her eyes slowly drooping.
"Okay, Draco," she whispered, and they fell asleep.
Hermione sat on the train home talking to her friends.
"This year has gone by quickly," she said. She got several nods and a few yeahs, but other than that, it was quiet. She took that time to remember how Draco said goodbye to her.
"Hermione, I'd just like to say that you have made this year really wonderful for me." Draco looked into her eyes.
"You've made it wonderful for me, too."
"I love you so much, Hermione, and just remember what I told you last night."
"Yes."
Draco leant in and kissed Hermione softly. Tears welled up in Hermione's eyes.
"I'll write you as often as I can, I promise." Draco saw the tears start falling, and he wiped one away. "Bye," he whispered, and he left, leaving Hermione to wipe away the tears and meet her friends.
Hermione was startled out of her daydream by Ginny.
"What do you want to do after school?"
"I'm going to start Auror training as soon as possible," Hermione replied.
"Us too," said Ron and Harry at the same time.
"So it won't be that long till we see each other next." Hermione looked at her two friends and smiled.
"I suppose," said Harry.
The train suddenly came to a halt, and the students stood up.
"Well, I guess this is good bye for now," began Hermione. Everyone gave each other hugs.
"Hermione, we promise to write as often as we can," said Ron, Harry nodding his head behind him.
"Good. I'll write, too." They all grew quiet as they got off the train. Hermione looked at them. "Now don't go doing anything bad without me, understand?" The boys nodded through the tears forming in their eyes. Hermione skipped off towards her parents, and over her shoulder, she shouted, "See you guys soon!"
A/N: Well, I really enjoyed writing this story, and it has finally come to an end. Expect the next chapter to be under the story title "The Search For Happiness". If you guys liked this story, you'll want to read the sequel! Thank you to all who read!!! Please read the sequel!
Reviewers:
A&A: Don't you ever scare me like that again. I can't believe you guys did that to me. That scared me so bad.
Dark Fangs: Thank you so much for reading my story. It means so much to me. I'll try to review as soon as possible. Blaise is a character from the book, and he is from Slytherin. He is on the Slytherin Quidditch team, but he's not spoken of often.
DramaQueen007: I'm glad you are back from Reno. I wish you would have had fun! Hope you enjoy this chapter!
Lady Paine: I hope you like this chapter...
ALEESHA: I think you left off at chapter seventeen or so...you might want to try reading some of them to see what stuff you remember.
CozzaGirl16: I wouldn't dare do a thing like that. You know that. Anyways, I wouldn't do that, but I may do something else...
OrangeJelloIsYummy: You're right. He was really hot in that movie! They've started the fourth movie already. Can you believe it? Well, it's going to be good...
hprincess: I really want to do a sequel, but I don't know if I should or not...
fictiongurl: You got it!
JudyKate: Thank you for answering my question. Hope you like the chapter!
Smiles28: Well, it'll be ending soon, so please tell me soon!
dd: If you don't like how this story is going, don't read it. I'm not forcing you to do anything concerning my story.
Applescm: I'm glad you liked it. Here's your update!
Sage Bowen: It's so sad that he is crying, but it shows that even people who seem completely cold-hearted can deeply care about someone, too.
Teen Queen: Harry may seem out of character, but this is my story, and I needed Harry to be like that in order for it to come this far.
buffy the slayer: You are going to have to wait to see what his plan is. You'll find out eventually.
Blah Blah: If you don't like it, don't read it. You weren't forced to read this, so don't blame me.
Chapter Twenty-Six
"Hermione, I..." Draco sighed heavily. "Hermione, if you trust me at all, now is the time you have to trust me the most."
"Draco, I've always trusted you. You should know that by now."
"I know, Hermione, I know, but I need you to trust me. I can't tell you now." Hermione sent him a questioning look. "If I tell you, you will get hurt, and I don't know what I'd do without you."
"Draco, if you can't tell me, why not tell Dumbledore?" Hermione replied.
"He would find out. He always does," Draco shuddered, and got up.
"Who? Who always finds out?" Hermione shouted at his back.
"Hermione, you know I'll always love you, but I think our relationship should be hidden from the public. I don't think we should be romantic in front of other people. We could start a rumor that we broke up, and it would get around the school and eventually to them, and..." He looked at Hermione, who had tears welled up in her eyes. A single tear slowly rolled down her cheek, making Draco feel worse for bringing up this idea. "Hermione, I love you so much. This doesn't change anything between us in the common room, though. We could be just as romantic as ever."
"I'd like that," said Hermione, smiling through all of the tears that rolled down her cheeks. Draco carefully wiped them away with his thumb, and softly laid a kiss on her forehead.
"So, did you find out what was bothering Draco?" Harry asked, his mouth full of waffles.
"Yeah. Draco and I broke up." The whole dining hall grew silent, and it seemed as if what she just said bounced off the walls. Then, suddenly, there was a wave of whispers.
"Did you hear that?"
"Draco and Hermione broke up!"
"Why would they do something like that?"
"He what?" asked Ron, steam nearly coming out of his ears. "Just wait till I get my hands on him. He'll pay."
Hermione hadn't heard what Ron had said, for she just glanced over at Draco, and found him staring back at her. She quickly looked away, and finished her breakfast.
The next few months passed by rather quickly. Hermione and Draco ignored each other when they were around the rest of the school, but in their common room, they were back to loving each other. Draco still hadn't told her who killed Blaise, and Hermione wasn't bothering him about it anymore. Ron was still uttering threats to Malfoy under his breath, but he had never done anything he said he would. Before everyone knew it, it was the end of the year and they had finished their newts and end of the year exams.
"Wow," said Ginny. "This year's gone by so quickly." She and Hermione were sitting in the Gryffindor common room the night before the last day of school.
"Yeah," whispered Hermione. "It sure has."
"I still can't believe you and Malfoy broke up. That was so unexpected."
Hermione wanted to tell Ginny everything, but she decided not to. Not yet. It was too soon. She looked at the clock, and saw how late it was. It was after nine.
"I should probably get back to my room. It's late, and I still have to pack," Hermione lied.
"Okay. I'll see you later."
"Bye!"
After patrolling the corridors, Hermione walked quickly back to her common room, and found Draco in his room packing the few remaining clothes that layed on his bed.
"Gosh, Draco, I had expected you to have your stuff packed a week ago and you to have a check list and check off everything each night." Hermione giggled.
Draco put his hands up in the air. "You've caught me red handed." He smirked at her, and continued packing the last clothes.
Hermione left Draco's room and went into her own. She had already finished packing, and stared at the empty room.
"There are so many memories in this room that I don't want to forget."
"I don't want to forget them, either," said a voice from behind her. She knew it was Draco, and didn't turn around as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I'm going to miss you so much," Hermione said.
"Me too." Draco thought for a minute. "Hermione, we aren't going to be able to say goodbye on the train, so I thought tonight we could sleep in front of the fire together. Not doing anything, of course. Just a nice night in each other's arms."
"That would be nice." They both got in their pajamas and met each other in front of the fireplace.
"Hermione, I have stuff to do after school is out, but as soon as I can, I will find you and we can be together again." Draco looked down at the girl in his arms, and saw her eyes slowly drooping.
"Okay, Draco," she whispered, and they fell asleep.
Hermione sat on the train home talking to her friends.
"This year has gone by quickly," she said. She got several nods and a few yeahs, but other than that, it was quiet. She took that time to remember how Draco said goodbye to her.
"Hermione, I'd just like to say that you have made this year really wonderful for me." Draco looked into her eyes.
"You've made it wonderful for me, too."
"I love you so much, Hermione, and just remember what I told you last night."
"Yes."
Draco leant in and kissed Hermione softly. Tears welled up in Hermione's eyes.
"I'll write you as often as I can, I promise." Draco saw the tears start falling, and he wiped one away. "Bye," he whispered, and he left, leaving Hermione to wipe away the tears and meet her friends.
Hermione was startled out of her daydream by Ginny.
"What do you want to do after school?"
"I'm going to start Auror training as soon as possible," Hermione replied.
"Us too," said Ron and Harry at the same time.
"So it won't be that long till we see each other next." Hermione looked at her two friends and smiled.
"I suppose," said Harry.
The train suddenly came to a halt, and the students stood up.
"Well, I guess this is good bye for now," began Hermione. Everyone gave each other hugs.
"Hermione, we promise to write as often as we can," said Ron, Harry nodding his head behind him.
"Good. I'll write, too." They all grew quiet as they got off the train. Hermione looked at them. "Now don't go doing anything bad without me, understand?" The boys nodded through the tears forming in their eyes. Hermione skipped off towards her parents, and over her shoulder, she shouted, "See you guys soon!"
A/N: Well, I really enjoyed writing this story, and it has finally come to an end. Expect the next chapter to be under the story title "The Search For Happiness". If you guys liked this story, you'll want to read the sequel! Thank you to all who read!!! Please read the sequel!