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A/N: I am so sorry that the last chapter was so short! And I am making my chapters longer! I hope this one is long enough. But I always figure that you would rather me update with shorter chapters instead of having to wait a long time. Ok well onto the story! Hope you like this chapter!

Last Time: But before he left he uttered one more thing, "the old Harry would never have yelled at her. You have changed mate. And not for the better..." and with that Ron headed back to the Common Room.
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Chapter 11: Lies in the Storm

Draco had been watching the whole argument from the Slytherin table that morning. He looked down at his food for the first time the entire morning and was about the take a bite of his eggs when he heard someone yell, he looked up just in time to see Hermione running out of the Great Hall.

"Guys I'll see ya later." Draco stated bluntly to his Slytherin pals never taking his eyes off of Hermione as he stood up and followed her out to the Entrance Hall. He saw that she was crying so he quickened his pace, trying and catch up with her.

Hermione stormed out the front doors and started to walk towards the lake. Then rain started to pour down in great sheets all around her and she was oblivious to the fact that she was soaked in a matter of seconds.

Draco pursued her as the thunder began to rumble and the lightning flashed, the storm growing fiercer but the minute. It seemed to him that Hermione was in her own little world and he couldn't even begin to imagine what had happened to make her so upset.

When Hermione reached the lake she sat down on a huge rock and started crying. Everything in her life was going wrong. Harry was pissed at everyone, and she couldn't understand how he could be so cruel after all they had gone through together. Then there was Ron. She knew what he was doing, always trying to start a fight with her so that Harry would somehow get involved. His logic was wrong but Hermione thought that it was cute that Ron was trying to cheer Harry up, even if it wasn't working. And lastly there was Draco. She had learned to like many of his mannerisms and quirks. The way his hair would fall into his face and the way that he would brush it away, the way he was learning to love muggle things, and the way that he would call her Hermione or Mione instead of Granger or Mudblood.

'Ohh my god,' came Hermione's inner ramblings as the thought piercedher. 'I really do like him. But how can I? After all the horrible things he has done to me. But he has changed. Hasn't he? Now he's sweet and caring and he actually talks to me, and he has made it clear that he likes me. Should I go for it? Ohh I don't know!' was her thought beforeher logical side piped in, 'Gosh what is going on with me?! I am so confused!! Wait what is that sound? Is someone calling my name?' Hermione's thoughts were broken by the distant sound of footsteps and her name being called. She turned around and saw the very person she was thinking of standing in front of her.

"Draco what are you doing here?" Hermione had to practically scream because the storm, which she had now just noticed, was carrying away her voice.

"I saw you run out of the Great Hall! You looked really upset so I wanted to make sure that you were ok! What happened in there?!" Draco yelled back as he took of his cloak and put it around the now shivering Hermione, as he sat down next to her and put his arm around her shoulders.

"Ohh...that was nothing Draco...Harry and I just had a fight!" Hermione yelled back.

"Are you sure you're ok? You seem pretty upset!"

"Yea I am fine!" 'Ohh god what am I going to do?! Tell him I like him too and I was just being a prick before?!' "Umm Draco...I have to tell you something..."

"Ok what is it Hermione?"

"I lied..."

Draco gave her a confused look, "What? You lied about fighting with Harry?..."

"No!IliedthatnightintheRoomofRequirementandthatfirstdayofschool!I

lied!" Hermione said in one breath.

Draco didn't say anything for almost a whole minute, he didn't even look at her, then he raised his head and gave her a soft smile, "So...you...lied..." he said slowly letting the fact sink in. He gave her another smile, "So that means...I can do this?" At that moment Draco lowered his face to Hermione's and placed his lips on hers, and they shared the most gentle and loving kiss. It wasn't rough of aggressive, it was just....Perfect. Draco pulled away and Hermione whispered "I am so sorry..."

"For what?" inquired Draco.

"For lying."

"It's ok, but Hermione can I ask you something?"

"Anything..."

"Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Of course..." Hermione once again leaned in to kiss Draco again but just as their lips were about to meet there was a huge crash of thunder flowed by another down-pour of rain.

"OH MY GOSH DRACO WE SHOULDN'T BE OUT HERE! THE WEATHER IS HORRIBLE!! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME IT WAS SO BAD OUT HERE?!" Hermione screamed over the wind and rain.

"I TRIED! BUT YOU WERE IN YOUR OWN LITTLE WORLD OR SOMETHING!! BUT WHO CARES LETS JUST GET INSIDE NOW!" Draco grabbed Hermione's hand and they ran back to the school.

A/N: Ok so I hoped you liked this chapter, only the beginning was edited and I am sorry for the rest of my own misltakes, but I just wanted to get this out to you. Sorry for this long wait it's been a little less then a month but the other wait was longer. School is starting soon for me so it will be hard to write...but the next chapter is well under way. Thanks for all of you reviews!!!

Please read these two stories! My friends wrote them!

Time and Time Again by:Hazen

The Diary by: marauders'grl

Cassie: OMG! I went to take my sister to walk around the High School and I went to the ROTC room and Seargent Stover gave me the class list to look at and we are in the same flight!! YAYAYAYA!!! THANK THE LORD!!! LOL!!!!!

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