Author's Note: All characters and places are not mine!!!

The school as a whole didn't recognize Draco and Hermione's relationship. To them, it was just too weird to think of it possible.

Slytherin house was in a state of total shock, and some of Draco's friends questioned him about it. He lied right through his teeth, "Oh, it's so fun to play around with her muggle-born little puny heart". The guys bought into it right away, although Pansy Parkinson had her doubts, and her heart ripped apart.

"Draco..."

Draco looked at her, "Yeah Pansy?"

She looked to the floor for a few seconds and then looked up at his eyes again. "Draco, why did you have to go for an oaf like Granger?"

Draco rolled his eyes and began to walk away, but Pansy made quite a sight, especially when she attached herself to his leg, but that was not nearly a sight as much as it was to watch Draco lug her around with her on his leg. He was stronger than she thought, and her weight didn't stop him from anything.

"Draco, can't you see I love you!?!?"

"Well, Pansy, can't you see I don't love you?!?"

Pansy let go, and Draco kept walking. She stood up and followed him, "So that's it, huh?? You're just going to deny all the love you have for me to toy with a mudbloods heart??? Draco, get your head out of the clouds! I know you like to mess around with people, I know you Draco, I do!!! But denying all of your love that has been shown to me during these years... that's a little outrageous, don't you think!?"

Draco, tired of hearing a bunch of BS, turned around and spoke softly, "Pansy, I have never EVER loved you. What you saw as love was just a game to me. I have found someone else to supply what you thought was love, but this time, I am going to return the feelings. All you were was a booty call, that's it."

Draco turned and continued to walk towards the main staircases, and Pansy followed him until she saw Draco walk up to Hermione and grab her hand and walk away. She sobbed her way back to the dungeon.

Gryffindor house couldn't believe what they were hearing either when the rumors went around their house. Harry laughed and spoke to the crowd, "Guys, Hermione wouldn't make such a stupid mistake. She's a lot smarter than that."

"Oh, I am?"

Hermione walked out of the shadows from the draperies from around the portrait of the Fat Lady. She had one hand in front of her and the other behind her.

Harry was holding Ginny's hands, and Hermione looked at them for a split second, then back up to Harry's eyes. Harry could tell she had looked at them, so he pulled Ginny closer to him and kissed her lightly for a moment. Hermione pulled her other hand out of the shadows to reveal a hand was intertwined in hers. Draco stepped out of the shadows to right behind her, and then he wrapped his arms around her and held hands with her.

The Gryffindor's were shocked. They stared at Draco and Hermione's hands, then up to see them both. Draco was looking at them with no expression on his face, except maybe a little hint of authority. Hermione was looking caringly to Harry still. After a moment, she spoke...

"The rumors are true, so does that make me stupid?"

Harry said, "No, Hermione, it doesn't. I just expected... better... than that."

Draco's chest flared behind Hermione, and she gripped his hands a little tighter.

Hermione spoke, "He is better. Better than anyone I have ever dated before, and I don't think there will be anyone better in the future."

Harry let go of Ginny's hands, and they could tell what could happen. Harry could get his ass whooped right then and there, so Ginny made a dash for his hands again, but he gently swatted them away. He walked to Hermione and Draco, and glared into her eyes.

"Hermione, are you trying to say something about me?"

Draco scoffed, "Yeah, I think there is a good chance she is."

Harry's glances darted towards Draco, and Draco loosened his grip. Hermione let go of his right hand, knowing there would be no stopping it, but held his left hand as he stepped forward, towards Harry. Holding his hand seemed to make him more and more confident, just knowing she was there for him.

Draco spoke softly so just Hermione and Harry could hear, "Harry, she is with me now. That is about it. You don't ever have to speak to her again if you don't want to, but I know what good friends you are, er, were. I think that, if you really want and love Ginny, you will become just friends again. Don't ruin your friendship over something that you don't want anymore, and something that you have moved on from."

Harry nodded, rolled his eyes, and backed away, back towards Ginny... but, Ginny wasn't there.

Everyone was looking around the room for signs of Ginny, when Hermione screamed.

They all came rushing back into the common room to see Ginny on top of Hermione, pulling her hair and hitting her, and poor Hermione, just trying to defend herself, trying to cover her face. Ginny pulled her arms to her sides and slammed her knees on them so she couldn't move. Ginny had gained some weight, so Hermione could no longer just shove her off.

Draco was upstairs looking around when he heard her scream. He ran as fast as he could to the platform upstairs, and saw Ginny hitting Hermione. What make him extremely angry was that none of the Gryffindors would do anything about it. Some stared at the two girls, and others stared at Draco. Draco rushed down to Hermione.

Ginny was shouting, "YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING! ALL HARRY CAN DO IS TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU AND HE DID WHEN YOU WERE TOGETHER... DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO LIVE UP TO YOU!?!?!?"

Draco grabbed Ginny by the underarms, and in one swift lift and shove, she was 5 feet away, on the floor. Harry rushed to her side and helped her up.

Draco grabbed Hermione and they ran towards the portrait. He climbed through and closed it, and the last thing they heard was shouting from Harry to Ginny.