A/N: Major apologies for not updating in ages, I went away again at the last minute, and am a bit ill at the moment. Anyway on with the story, I'm hoping to finish it soon.
Chapter 13.
The next day at lunch the gang were sitting together in their classroom discussing Christmas break, which started the next day. Neither Draco nor Hermione had mentioned the Pansy incident.
"So what's everyone doing for Christmas?" Lavender asked
Ginny, Ron, Hermione and Parvarti all said they were going home to their families and Harry was going to the burrow with the Weasleys. Blaise and Draco were oddly silent and gave each other a nervous look, the gang picked up on it.
"Uh, guys what's wrong?" Hermione asked with concern
"We're going home too, for a bit" Blaise replied
Draco decided just to spit it out
"We're going home to tell our parents everything, it's not going to be pretty"
The rest were speechless for a moment as it slowly registered that what the two boys were going to do could prove pretty damn dangerous considering the tempers of their fathers.
"Wow, I don't envy you" Ron quipped earning him a 'no kidding' look from everyone.
"You're really going to do it?" Parvarti asked quietly resting her head only Blaise's shoulder.
"Guess so" he replied
The gang sat quietly for a moment wondering what to do, and what could happen to Draco and Blaise. Ever the one to break silences Lavender spoke
"You're all going to the New Years ball, right?"
It did remove some of the tension in the room as it gave the gang something else to set their minds on. It was agreed that they would all go, it also gave Hermione an idea
"How about we come back a couple of days before the ball, then spend the rest of the holidays here?"
Faces started to brighten up at that idea, of course they would have to get permission but that wouldn't be a problem, especially as it was shoeing inter- house unity.
"Don't you want to be with your families?" Draco asked incredulously
"Well, I usually go to the burrow at some point anyway, so why not come here instead" Hermione stated simply
"Our house will be quite full anyway, so it would be good to get away" Ginny added
It was soon arranged that all of them would come back early and stay.
"We'd better go guys, its getting near dinner then we have to pack" Harry piped in
As they were walking out of the classroom Draco pulled Hermione to one side
"Thanks for that, it means a lot" he said sincerely
"It was nothing, I know this sounds soppy but I didn't want you to be on your own at Christmas, I want to be with you."
Draco pulled Hermione to him and held her tight, he then gave her a soft kiss, which could have got a bit hotter if Lavender hadn't yelled at them to hurry up.
Later that night when they were packing, Hermione went into Draco's room
"Hey" she said softly "I wish I could come with you tomorrow"
"Me too, but it would be impossible. I dread to think what my father would do, especially after my revelation, he'd probably kill you" Draco replied
Hermione had a sudden thought, what if Lucius did come after her, or her parents, what if he attacked Draco. Noticing the pained look on her face, Draco tried to reassure her
"Don't worry, I won't let him get anywhere near you. Blaise and I are going to Professor Dumbledore before we go tomorrow...just incase"
It worked slightly, Hermione felt a bit more relaxed.
That evening, after a final early round Hermione and Draco sat on a couch in the prefects' common room. Draco had his arm around Hermione and she was curled up with her head on his shoulder. Ernie and Padma got back a bit later and saw this, they looked at each other in shock. The two knew that Hermione and Draco weren't fighting anymore but this was quite a turn out for the books.
A few moments later Jordan and Jenna walked in to the same sight as well whilst other two prefects staring at them.
"What the hell did we miss?" Jordan asked
"Apparently the same as us" Ernie replied
The four walked over to the two on the sofa who were unaware of their presence. Hermione and Draco looked at them, shock and worry in their eyes. If news of them got out now, it could cause major trouble.
"OK, I'm overjoyed that you two have stopped fighting, but this" Jenna babbled "please explain"
Draco and Hermione looked at each other. Hermione took a deep breath and told them that it was a long story and pleaded with them not to tell anyone. Luckily they agreed and all had a good evening hanging out.
The following morning the gang all left for home, with apprehension. Draco and Blaise had promised to write and tell the rest what was going on with them. It was going to be a long start to the holiday.
A/N: I hope to update sooner this time, sorry again for the delay.