Guys, I have to say: This is the end of my Story, and: SORRY! Sorry because the end sucks. But I worked on this story for so, so long (I had to load it up twice, because my old nick was deleted) and now I have enough from it, really. I'm sorry for all of you who thought it would be so great and I'm sorry for all of you who thought I 'broke my promise'.

But I really want to say thank-you to all of you who read it and espacially to all of you who reviewed. I hope I 'see' you all when I start my next fanfiction and wish you all the best.

Hugs and kisses,

Sydney

Hermione lay in her bed, Spike next to her. "Spike... I'm not sure I got what happened today. Could we just... sum the stuff up?"

Spike smiled "Sure..." Hermione had ever been the one to think about stuff afterwards, summarize and analyze it...

"Okay, well... Rick and Trish are a couple. Sydney is angry because Trish didn't tell her. In fact, Trish really blocked it from her mind which is very difficould but possible... The same did Rick... They blocked their secret from a seer, wow.... Not bad.... So, Syd's a real seer but thought she couldn't tell anybody because... why?"

"I guess she told some people she called 'friends' and they were afraid of her knowing everything and turned away... or stuff"

"Yeah, that would make sense... okay, but... she didn't tell you?"

"Nope"

"So how did you know?"

"She called me Draco"

"Oh fuck"

"Yeah... but she kept the secret the whole last year (I guess she knew from the beginning) and she will continue, I think"

"Okay... and then Ginny. She slept with more than the half of the people in her classes, with both, boys and girls. Wow. Little Ginny did... wow... But now, she hates me because she thinks I killed her fiancé... Great day"

"Yeah... fucked up, but great"

"I didn't mean the 'great'"

"I know"

Hermione smiled at him. Did it never stop? That she ran from one messed up shool year into the next? There were the philosophers stone, the chamber of secrets, the year the triwizard tournament happened, this last battle... every year something different. This year: Making friends with her worst enemy, breaking up with her best friend, meeting a seer and having Loonies father as a teacher....

"Why do you smile, Mya?"

"Oh, I don't know, really... It's all just so... ridiculous... as if a really crazy but brilliant author wanted to make my life a living hell, just to attract readers and getting great newspaper articels and reviews (!!!)..."

Spike smiled and took her into his arms "You got a great fantasy, but... Hermione Granger, you're insane"

"Maybe..."

Spike caressed Hermiones black hair until she slept deeply in his arms...

He looked at her and sighed. Ginny was sad, sure. He understood this. But how could she say Hermione killed her brother and bloody boyfriend?

It was just so.... Ridicolous....

Spike stood up, slowly, silent... He made sure he wouldn't wake Hermione and left the room... In front of the door behind which he would find the rest of 'The crowd' he took a deep breath, then knocked and opened. It was dark in the room, but he got used to the darkness soon. Everybody was sleeping and so he tiptoed over to Ginnys bed, lifted her up and left the room again. On the corridor, he spoke to her to wake her up "Hey.... Gin.... Come on, wake up, Gin..."

Ginny yawned, opened her eyes and suddenly moved so fast that Spike nearly let go of her. He hurriedly put her to her feet "Gin, it's me... Spike...."

"Spike...? What....?"

"Hermione"

"I won't forget what she did"

"But she did nothing. She loved your brother and your fiancé as if they were her brothers, even more. She would never ever harm one of them on purpose. You know, she told me, Ginny. She told me how Ron died..."

"Spike... could we... sit down?"

Spike nodded and sat down, leaning against the wall, Ginny next to him. Both in boxers, Ginny with a oversized T-Shirt...

"Okay... Now tell me... But I won't forgive her!"

"Gin... Ron, potthead and Mya tried to safe each other, but to safe the others, they had to defend their lives first. So they stood there, backs to each other, and fought for their lifes... until your bro' was hit and knocked Hermione out, which could have killed her. She was lucky, he wasn't. Sad, but true."

Ginny shook her head "She still killed Harry"

"Gin, she lay in bed, sleeping and voices that spoke out a spell woke her. If she had even dared to move, it first would have been too late and second would have meant her death. Let it be, Gin. You are only looking for somebody you can make responsible and hate for it. Look, you can make Voldemort and his deatheaters responsible for it. Nobody else. And you can't hide behind their deaths all your life. Let your past behind you and look forward, proud of who you are..."

"Yeah, as you do, Draco.... But I will think about it"

Ginny stood up and went to bed again "G'dnight"

"Night..."

Spike sat there and stared at the now closed door. 'Let your past behind you and look forward, proud of who you are...' Maybe he should follow his own advises... Damn, he was tired...

So he went to bed, his mind still racing...

Hermione woke up and Spike was... gone...

She sat up quickly "Spike???"

The events of the day before flooded her mind. Hermione quickly shook her head. There were things of more importance now... "Spike?"

The door opened and in came... Ginny.

"Hey Mya, I... see and understand that you're not responsible. You know, I spoke to Draco, and..."

Hermione jumped to her feet and closed the door "Don't use his name, Gin!! Really, he has..."

"Followed an advise he gave me this night. He came over two hours ago and asked us girls to... bleach his hair..."

"I knew this blonde couldn't have been natural!"

"Of course not... Well, last night he told me to.... 'Let my past behind me and look forward, proud of who I am...' And he followed his advise... He gave 'Draco Malfoy' a second chance and..."

The door opened "... and I hope you can give Draco a second chance, too, Granger..."

Draco came in, a giggling Sydney and a staring Tricia and of course a jealous Rick behind him, peroxyde blonde hair, a black duster... and a sheepish smile in his face.

"You wanted me to show the world I could change... I thought I'd try..."

"But... You'll get big problems..."

"With Thomas? He's still afraid of Draco Malfoy, be sure. With the public? Old enemies? I'll get over it. I got you, I got my friends..." He looked at the three girls with watering mouths and the wanna-be-bad-boy behind him. And smiled. And 'Draco Malfoy' Was only his name, Spike only his nickname and his personalitiy unique and unnamed. And Hermione loved every inch of him. And she smiled....

...And my end sucks, I know, but it got down with this story from about the middle... So this is the end of 'Second Chance'... Even if I think it sucks, tell me what you think!!!!