Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Blah Blah Blah. Phew I'm done. Sorry it took so long. I had so many problems with my computer. When I first started writing this my computer crashed and everything got deleted. Plus the fact I just started High School and I've been getting hit with work. Grr. Well on with the story! Oh yea I want to thank imogenhm for pointing out a mistake I made with Hermione calling Draco Draco. I knew I would get the names mixed up sooner or later. Thanks a lot though. Well the long awaited chapter!

"Excuse me?", Draco said turning around.

"You heard me right Draco!" Blaise said raising his voice "I saw you with Granger!".

Draco froze inside and out. He was speechless.

"What are you t-"

"Don't give me your shit! I saw her get off that ride with a twit under a sweater and he fell and then I knew I recognized that face. Just as we were leaving the park it clicked in my head. It was your Dragon's Breath face!

Draco's mind was working a mile a minute. Then he figured out something to say.

"Look you weren't supposed to see Blaise because yes I'm going out with her because sometime during the year I was going to dump her and humiliate her in front of everybody. I was going to tell you when we got back to school." Draco said and felt horrible that he had to say it.

Draco didn't want to hurt Hermione. He was going to tell her. But he couldn't have something like this come from Blaise. She would hate him forever. He would tell her when the time was right. He could accept it if she didn't want anything to do with him but he hoped it wouldn't happen like that. For now he had to tell the idiot something so he wouldn't say anything. At this point Draco didn't care if the whole school laughed at him and they all thought he was a idiot for even liking Hermione. The truth was Draco was falling for Hermione.

"Look for now lets keep this between you and I. I'll tell the others later", Draco said.

School was a little less than two weeks away and all the Slytherins were having a kind of get together. They went to a nice restaurant. For awhile Draco was actually having a nice time. Until the discussion about who's getting the Dark Mark. At that point Draco got up and went to the bathroom. He didn't want to take part in that little chat. He knew he wasn't ever getting one. Thankfully when he went back to the table they were talking about quid ditch. At about 11 p.m everyone appaiated home.(A/N: I'm making them 18 by now so they know how to apparte).

Blaise was first into the door while Draco locked up.

"Wow that was a interesting conversation." Blaise said.

"I know, I never knew Snape had three nipples!" Draco said scratching his head.

"Not that, I'm talking about the Dark Mark!"

"Oh yea that. Like we would ever get that. They're all fools for looking up to Voldemort."

Draco remembered in 5th year they made a pack to never get the Dark Mark. That's how they became friends. Draco knew he wasn't like the others. He knew he could trust Blaise.

"Draco have you ever had a moment when you thought about it though." Blaise said staring off into space.

"Never! Why?"

"I dunno it might have crossed my mind once or twice. I mean Draco if you got it you would have so much power and people would respect you!" Blaise said with a twinkle in his eye.

"No people wouldn't respect you they would be afraid of you. Do you hear yourself. Do you remember the many nights your Dad came home from his little meetings with Voldemort and he beat you and your mom. Do you want to become that! The very person you despise!" Draco said yelling.

He couldn't believe what his friend was saying.

"Look it was just a thought. I never said I wanted to sheesh. Calm down." Blaise said with his hands up.

"Well you know how I get about that." Draco said and went out on the deck.

Blaise went off to his room to go to sleep.

Draco was worried. School would be starting soon and he wanted to be with Hermione but he couldn't be with her as himself. It was so weird. He never thought his life would turn out like this. His life was like Superman. Louis Lane was Hermione. Clark Kent was Draco and Superman was Damien. But in this story Louis despised Clark and liked Superman.

::D::

Wow. You really need to stop reading that muggle garbage.

For the next couple of days Draco spent time with Hermione. They went to the park, beach, mall ( Not his most favorite thing to do...especially with a girl), and this thing called Miniature Golf. Draco was confused why he lost because he had the most points. It took Hermione 2 hours to explain the concept of Mini Golf.

It was 3 days before school started and both Hermione and Draco would be leaving tomorrow. (Blaise left already).

Hermione finally got the chance to go over Draco's.

She was impressed that the room was actually spotless.

"Aww don't tell me you cleaned up for me." Hermione said batting her eyelashes.

"Well no actually the maid seems to have an eye for me. I just wanted to impress her. You better watch out for her, she might take your man" Draco said with a smirk.

Hermione hit him playfully.

"Oh really! You shouldn't be so cocky Mr. Manson or you might lose me." Hermione said and started walking towards him.

"No I'm so sorry!" Draco said and closed the space between them with a kiss.

Hermione pulled away. "I except your apology" She said and started kissing him again.

Draco and Hermione had lunch. Then they made there way into his room. Draco was already half packed but the rest of his stuff was just stuffed in his closet.

"Want me to help you pack the rest of your stuff." Hermione asked.

"Nah. I'll just finish tonight."

They both plopped on the bed with Draco's head on Hermione's stomach and there fingers entangled.

Draco didn't want to leave her. When he got back to school he wouldn't be able to hold Hermione like this. He would have to watch her from far away.

"Damien do you know how much I'm going to miss you" Hermione said staring at him with her soft eyes.

"Don't worry I'll write you all the time. Plus I can probably visit during holidays."

"It won't be the same."

Draco slid up next to her and whispered in her ear. "I'll always be there for you."

Hermione looked back at him and kissed him on the lips.

From there they both fell asleep.

Draco woke up at 3 and the potion was wearing off so he sprinted into the bathroom and drank a vial. Then went back to sleep.

Draco opened his eyes to the bright rays of the sun. Then he looked over and saw the sleeping form of Hermione. For a couple seconds he just stared at her.

He glanced at the clock behind him and it said 10:03 AM in red lights. Then he looked back at her. Then it clicked- her plane left at 11:27.

"Hermione" He said shaking her "Get up. Hurry!"

Hermione opened her eyes lazily. "What. Huh"

"It's ten o'clock!" Draco said.

For a moment she just laid there then everything came back to her and she sprang from bed.

"Oh no! I haven't finished packing yet! I'm sorry I'm leaving so fast! I'll miss you with all my heart." Hermione said.

Before she left she gave him a hug a long kiss. Draco said he would write her. That was it. She was gone.

Now came the time when he would be Draco.

Later that day he got his stuff together and apparated back home.

"Oh joy home" Draco thought to himself.

"Who's that" came his mother's voice.

"Just me" Draco said taking his bag off his shoulder.

"Oh. So how was your trip?" She asked.

"Fine"

"That's good" and she walked away.

Draco didn't bother to go into detail. He knew she wouldn't listen so why waste breath.

The rest of the day Draco spent his time finishing homework. Then the day before school Draco went to Diagon Alley. He had to get all his 7th year books and stuff. Just before he left he went into Florish and Blotts. He wanted to get a book that his favorite author, J.K Rowling , just published. He was scanning the shelves till he bumped into someone and made them drop there stuff.

"Sorry", he said turning and froze. It was Hermione.

She seemed agitated and they both went down to pick up the things.

"Ow" they both said.

She was surprised he was going to help her. She expected him to call her a mud blood or something.

"I think I can handle it Malfoy" She said and walked away.

It was so weird. Just 2 days ago they were hugging and kissing now she looked at him as if he were nothing. It hurt.

Draco got back home and looked at some of his school books and started to read the book he purchased and then went to sleep. He got up at 8 and packed all his school things and went down for breakfast. When he got to the table his father was there reading the Daily Prophet.

"Hello Draco. How was your trip." Lucius said not taking his eyes off the paper.

"Fine"

"Is that all. You didn't meet any girls?"

"No"

"Well I've been thinking. You should marry that Pansy girl."

"No"

His father was always trying to control him. He tried to keep his conversations with his father simple. If he told him he met someone he would try to meet her parents and trace there family back like 500 years to see if there 'suitable' to the Malfoy name. And his father wouldn't be to thrilled if he found out Hermione was his girl friend.

"I hear your head boy"

"Yup"

"Draco what do you plan on doing after school?"

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Oh no here we go. Please don't let him ask me if I'm going to join him with Voldemort.

"I dunno why?

"Make me proud and join me. When you do decide you want to I want you to owl me so we can have a recruiting ceremony." Before he left he winked and shouted 'goodbye'

Oh his father was so clueless. 'Oh well' he thought.

It was 10:45 so he figured he better leave for the Hogwarts Express. He met Blaise there and they found a compartment and they started talking about there subjects. Five minutes later Pansy, Crabbe, and Goyle walked in. Of course the two pigs were stuffing there faces with food. Pansy just sat down and started talking to Blaise. Draco noticed something different about Pansy. She wasn't the obnoxious, clingy, rude person she once was. She had become more mature since 6th year. He wasn't sure why she was sleeping with losers like Millicent but hey it was her life. He hoped she wasn't going to get the mark but to do something important with her life.

"So Draco I hear your Head Boy! I wonder who's Head Girl? Wouldn't that be great if it were a Slytherin!" Pansy said.

"I heard it was some Ravenclaw Girl", Crabbe said in between bites.

"No I talked to Sally and she said it was that scum Granger from Gryffindor" Blaise said flipping through the newspaper.

Draco did his best to keep all his anger in. He felt like getting up from his seat and make Blaise wish he never said that.

Pansy noticed Draco getting red in the face.

"You okay Draco" she said putting a hand on his arm in concern.

"No, no I'll be fine. Just a little hot in here. I think I'll go take a walk." Draco said and left the compartment.

By now the train was off and everyone settled down. As Draco was walking down the aisle he noticed Hermione and Ginny farther down with their backs to him.

"Ginny you don't know how much I miss Damien. He has the sweetest laugh and smile. Now I'll never get to see him. What if he forgets about me or never writes? What if he finds another girl?" Hermione said distraught.

Draco kept in earshot of them but not close enough so they'll notice him.

"Calm down. He won't. Hermione I could tell he really cares about you. Does Ron know about Damien and you?", Ginny asked.

"You would of thought he did." Hermione said slowing down.

"Well he always was the clueless one in the family."

"You don't think he still likes me do you." Hermione asked.

Ginny stopped.

Draco was waiting for Ginny to say no. If Weasley still liked hermione and made a move on her. He would make him nonexistent.

"Last night when I got up to get a glass of water I heard moaning of some kind. It was coming from Ron's room. Then he screamed 'HERMIONE' and I opened his door and he just woke up. He was lying there tangled up in his sheets with his pillow between his legs. He went red in the face and screamed at me to get out." Ginny said and started to giggle.

"Oh no" Hermione said

Draco just started gagging. He noticed the two girls starting to turn around so he dove into the nearest compartment. Four pairs of eyes were staring at him. Telling by how short they were and there frightened eyes he knew they were probably first years.

"Were you the one I bumped into. I swear it was a accident! My backpack was so heavy and I fell over! Don't curse me please!" said a raven haired boy.

"Uh huh" was all Draco said and he peeped out of the door to see if Hermione and Ginny were walking again but they were no where in sight.

He started to walk down the aisle slowly and looking into each window. About 6 compartments down he saw Hermione, Ginny, Ron, Harry, and a girl he thought name is Luna. They were sitting there Harry and Ginny on one side then on the other Hermione, Ron ,then Luna.

Hermione looked like she was laughing at something Ron said and Ron had his hand on her arm. He wanted to barge in there and tear his arm off. But all he could do now was watch her and do nothing. Being lost in his thoughts Draco didn't notice Ron get up and open the door.

"Hey Malfoy this isn't the death eaters convention that's a couple doors down with all the other Slytherins." Ron said with disgust and slammed the door. Draco was surprised he didn't hit him or throw some hateful words back at him.

He decided to just swallow what Weasley said and went back to his compartment. Crabbe and Goyle were asleep, Pansy reading a magazine, and Blaise wasn't even there.

"Hey where's Blaise?" Draco asked.

"I'm not sure. I think he went off with some girl named Laura in 5th year. I'm glad they left I didn't want to have to sit here and witness them suck each other faces off." Pansy said and started to laugh.

Draco gave a low chuckle.

"So Pansy is there any special guy in your life?" Draco said starting up a conversation.

"No not at the moment. Just looking around. But I have an eye for Johnny. You know him he came here last year. Long hair and the bluest eyes." Pansy said throwing the magazine aside.

"I don't know about him though. I sat next to him once and I could have sworn he killed a fly that landed near him and unless I'm crazy I witnessed him pick it up and eat it. No lie!" Draco said.

"No!"

"Now unless you want to marry the human fly I'd stay away from him." Draco said holding in a laugh.

"Alright I'll take him off my list then. So do you have a special girl?" Pansy asked.

"Yes. She doesn't go here though. So what do you plan on doing after school?" Draco said in a effort to change the subject so Pansy wouldn't ask to many questions.

"That's so nice. But after school I want to work at Gringotts or maybe start my own potions shop." Pansy said.

Ten Minutes later they both fell asleep.

Hermione was in a white knee high dress. Her hair was in two French braids. She was sitting in a green field that looked like it went on forever. She was sitting near a tree and a beautiful brown horse that was eating the grass. She picked up a rose and was smelling it. Draco started to go towards her but the tree's leafs turned black one by one and eventually they all fell off. Hermione looked at him and frowned. "Hermione" Draco called. She never turned around. She called for her horse and got on it and rode away. No matter how fast Draco ran he never got anywhere.

"Draco. Draco get up." Pansy said shaking him.

"Whaaa" Draco said not knowing where he was.

"We're here"

Finally. He was at the one place where he felt wanted and comfortable. When it came down to it this was Draco's home. At least the one he wanted to be at all the time.

Draco hoped into one of the carriages with Pansy behind him. Low and behold Potter and Weasley were in there.

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Great out of all the friggan carriages in the school I get with scarhead and his bitch.

"Oh great it's a death eater convention", Ron said staring at Draco and Pansy.

"Hey Weasley, Potter here didn't give you permission to talk. So shut the hell up. Obey your master, puppy dog." Malfoy said lazily.

Pansy tried to hold in her giggle. While Ron was urging to get up and hit him but Harry put a hand on his shoulder. Doing this only made Draco's point true and the two started busting out laughing.

"Look I'm only doing this so Ron doesn't get expelled!" Harry said. "So how about everyone just shuts up."

"Draco we don't want to get Mr. Potter mad he might take out the wipes and chains that he used on Ron last night!" Pansy said and the two just started laughing hysterically.

"Pansy if you weren't a girl I swear I would kick your arse." Ron said through gritted teeth.

"If you ever hit her Ron I'd turn you inside out."

Draco didn't know why he was being so protectful. He didn't like Pansy in a girlfriend sense but more like a sisterly sense.

"Name the time and place Malfoy I'll take you on any day." Ron half yelled.

"Look we're here" Harry said and got out and then Ron followed before giving the two Slytherins dirty looks.

"Shall we?" Draco said holding out his arm for Pansy.

"We shall" Pansy said accepting his arm.

He didn't know what to really expect this year. He was hoping to just get through it in one piece. He had a twisted relationship with Hermione, wanted to kill Ron, try to get at the top of his class, and to finally beat that damn Potter at Quidditch!

This is a crappy chapter I know. Sorry if it seemed kind of slow. I just wanted to get everyone to school. Now time for you lovely people to review. Was it Good-Bad-Alright- You decide. Ta!