Authors Note:, Okay, I'm going To Niagra falls tomorrow so im going to try to write another chapter after this one today. I know lately I haven't been updating as much, I've just been having a lil bit of writers block, but im slowly working through it... Well here's chapter 17.

Chapter 17:

{Harry's Point Of View...}

Ron and I went in separate directions. I went up to Hermione's room to see how she was doing after the whole scenario between her and Ron, while Ron went down to the Great Hall for food, what else is new.

"Hermione?" I called as a slowly opened the door. I poked my head in and looked around, and saw Hermione lying on her bed, by the looks of it she was crying. So I pushed the door open enough to let myself in and walked over to her and I sat beside her on the bed.

"Harry! You'll never believe what Ron just said!" Hermione exclaimed when she noticed that I was there. She sat up and looked at me with tear stained face.

"I know he told me." I said smiling at her.

"Its finally over!" She said and hugged me as she started crying into my shoulder like she had done so many times before.

"I know," I said hugging her back. We sat their for what seemed like 10 minutes until Hermione jumped up and said "I have to go see Draco!" she said and smiled. I could see her bruises coming back, they were exactly the same from when I had first seen them.

"What about those?" I asked pointing to her bruises.

"Oh, I'll just wear pants and a baggy sweater. And I'll just say I fell down the stairs or something. It doesn't matter I have to see Draco!" she said quickly throwing on a sweater and shooed me out so she could change into pants.

I reached the bottom of the stairs when Hermione came out, huge smile on her face, and went running down the stairs.

"Thanks Harry!" she said and kissed me on the cheek, "I'll see you at breakfast!" and than she ran out of the room with a big smile on her face. I haven't seen her this happen in along time and her being happy felt good.

{Hermione's Point Of View...}

I ran out of the room so excited to tell Draco. I ran out of the door and didn't bother to say hi to the fat lady. I ran up the stairs to where the Head Boy/Girl's room was. I said the password quickly to the picture, and than knocked on Draco's door. He opened looking like his happy self and grabbed him and kissed him. He pulled me into the room and shut the door while we were exploring each others mouth like I've been longing to do for the longest time.

We finally broke apart and we stared into each others eyes. Draco moved his hands over the bruises on my face causing me to shudder each time he pressed a little too hard.

"I can't believe he did that to you." Draco said looking down to his feet.

"Draco, it's over." I said to him. He looked up shocked and backed away.

"What? Why?" Draco said, as I pulled him closer. The look in his eyes were extremely confused and he looked hurt. Than it hit me.

"Not us Draco! Ron and I! It's over, we're done." I said. Draco smiled and pulled me in for another kiss, but he stopped suddenly and looked at me worried.

"You shouldn't be here!" he said, I looked him over confused.

"Why not?" I asked him.

"It's not safe."

"How isn't it safe?" I asked as he walked over to his bed table and opened a draw underneath it and pulled something out. He handed it to me and it was a letter... From his father.

"That's why," was all he said as he sat down in his bed. I looked back and forth from the letter and back to Draco several times before I walked over to him.

"But how'd he find out?" I asked more to myself than Draco, as I sat down beside him. He shrugged his shoulders and put his face in his hands.

"I don't want you to get hurt Mione." Draco said.

"I won't, I can take care of myself, you know that," I said grabbing one of his hands and squeezing it reassuringly.

"Not against my father, I can't even defend myself against him. Hermione... I .... I ..." he started, unable to finish what ever it was he was saying.

"You what Draco?" I asked curiously.

"I love you," He whispered looking into my eyes, "I love the way you're hair sits on your shoulders, I love the way you're hair smells, I love the way you look when you're confused, or frustrated. I love the way you look when you're simply walking down the hall. I hated the way you looked when you were hurting, I hated the fact that you were hurting. Hermione Granger I love you sooo much!"

"I.. I ... don't know what to say..." I said shocked by everything Draco had just said to me.

"You don't have to say anything. I don't want to make things even more complicated than I just did." Draco said looking down.

"Draco, its not that. It's just... Well.. I love you too." I answered, "That's kind of why I came all the way up here to tell you about Ron. I wasn't going to tell you that I loved you but I don't know..."