*Gryffindor Boy Dormitory*

"Hey Harry?" Ron asked curiously, sprawled.

"Yeah?" Harry answered looking up from his Transfiguration book.

"Now that Hermione is "single", aren't you going to ask her out?"








*Gryffindor Common Room*

Draco walked down the stairs straight walked over to Mione.

"Hey what are you reading?" he saw her, as usual, facedown in a book.

"Hogwarts; A History, the recently revised version. I would have thought that they would of.." Hermione faltered as she saw Draco's face grow more and more disinterested. "Do you want to play a game or something?"

Draco was in a misty phase.

"Draco... are you paying attention to me?" Hermione started.

"Granger, why the heck are you talking to me like we're friends, when we're not?" Draco said in an ignorant tone.

"What, what are you talking about?" Mione said shocked while tears were crawling out of her red eyes onto her rosy cheek. Maybe my friends were right about him. she though silently to herself.

"You actually think we're friends, don't you?" Draco said with his old smirk creeping up onto his mouth.

"Draco what the hell are doing? Pretending as if." Hermione caught herself in time. After all s she didn't know if it was him, or someone using a polyjuice potion.

"What mud-mudblood?" Draco said. Though Hermione heard Draco twinge when he called her a mudblood.

"Never mind." Hermione stated before starting to read again. She took out a piece of parchment to start her potions homework. Draco saw this and took out a piece too and hastily wrote something on it.

"Amar Hermione Granger." He whispered. Suddenly, on Hermione's parchment, a letter appeared.

Dear Hermione,

Look, I'm sorry for acting like that I think my "father" has a spell on here, some sort of one where he can see everything that happens around me. He will kill you if he knows I am seeing you, and thinking of you like this. And if you hate me forever.well that's a risk I'll have to take. I'd much rather have the person I love hate me then dead. If you don't want to be my girlfriend anymore, I understand.

Love (yes, I love you Hermione Granger!),

Draco Malfoy

Hermione looked behind her, sure enough this seemed logical, after the whole ordeal at the ball, no risks could be taken. She made a mental note to later look up spells for spying. She didn't stare at it for long, so no suspicion would arise. She decided to write back to Draco.

Dear Draco,

I love you too. Yes I still want to be your girlfriend, but how now? I'll look up spells in the library but as much as I can understand. I can't even be with you in the most well hidden place. There must be a counter spell.or possibly the spell does not work under invisibility cloaks and charms. Send me your thoughts. First I am going down to the Gryffindor common room to see Ginny.

Much Love,

Hermione Granger

"Amar Draco Malfoy." She whispered. She got up and walked out of the spacious common room. Hermione walked down the deserted halls by herself. A couple paintings looked at her funny. When she got to the fat lady she said the password and walked in. Ginny saw her and jumped up.

"Hermione." Ginny regained herself and put on a grave smile.

"Hey Ginny." Hermione looked around, Harry and Ron were in the corner making up their divinitation homework. 'Yes yes, and on the third I'll have misfortunes because..'

"Hermione, could I talk to you up in my room?" Ginny asked with a serious face.

"Sure." Hermione said as she wondered why at the same time. They walked upstairs to Ginny's room.

"It's about something that happened at the ball. Harry was talking to Ron. I heard them say how Harry was in love with her. I asked who, and they said me. Don't try to make anything up to make me feel better Hermione. I know that's not true. Mione, do you know what's going on?"

"God! Yes, but, well," Hermione didn't know how to tell her.

"Oh I get it Hermione," Ginny recognized the blush on her face. "I don't care anyway." And she left with a huff.




"Harry how are you threatened by one who seeks vengeance?" Ron asked.

"I think Voldemort," Ron flinched, "Sorry; you-know-who could try to kill me during my sleep. Yeah, that will be believable!" Harry said just as Ginny and Hermione came down the steps.

"Hey Mione! Want to help me figure out how to die?" Ron called.

"No, I need to talk to Harry." Hermione said seriously while walking over to Harry. "Harry?"

"Yeah?" Harry said uncomfortably wondering why they needed to talk so urgently.

"Will you come here for a moment?" Hermione asked while dragging him over to the empty couch in front of the blazing fire.

"Why did you ask me out if you are in love with Mione?" Ginny threw a glare at Harry.

"Uh, I, uh, Ron? Mione? Why did you tell her?" Harry's face got bright red.

"No, she figured it all by herself." Hermione's chocolate eyes glazed over.

"Look I'm sorry Gin, I just, I knew Hermione wouldn't say yes because of Malfoy" Hermione flinched, "sorry Mione, but."

"It's okay Harry." Hermione looked very sad at that point.

"Fine, whatever! I never liked you anyway!" Ginny screamed turning around and ran upstairs in a huff.

"Harry, I need to go!" Hermione told Harry.

"I need to ask you something." Hermione put on a face that read, hurry up, "Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Oh, Harry, well, I'll have to think about it." She said then sprinted upstairs to find Ginny. She found Ginny on her be crying her eyes out. Hermione walked over to her and tried to calm her down. After awhile she went to Ginny's desk. She needed to ask Draco what to do.







*Draco's POV*

As Draco walked to the common room to do his homework; an owl flew in, dropping a letter right on top of him. It read:

Draco,

Problem with Harry, he asked me out. What should I do? If I say no he will ask why. All the answers I have thought up of he will ask what what's going on. What should I do? And well we definitely cannot have anyone thinking we are still together.

Love ya,

Hermione Granger








*Hermione's POV*

There was a tap on Ginny's window. Ginny got up to open the window and found an owl fly in a drop a letter on Hermione's lap.

Dear Mione,

I personally don't want you to go out with him, but you should say yes. I just don't want any suspicion of us at all. Tell no one. I mean it. I don't want to find a dead mangled Hermione.

Yours forever,

Draco Malfoy

P.S Have you noticed that in all of our classes together, Ron only stares at you? Maybe this isn't just a triangle anymore.

"Hey Gin? I know your mad. but just listen." Hermione asked. She sat up and looked over toward Ginny.

"Yeah?" Asked lazily, head still buried under the covers.

"Is your brother dating Lavender?" Hermione wanted to make sure. Ginny looked strangely at her, eyes puffy from crying.

"No, he only took her to the ball because he said, and these are his exact words, 'the girl I am in love with loves the worst,' I swear boys are so weird." Ginny walked over to Hermione.

"Ginny, do you think he meant me, since yeah know I was going out with." Hermione couldn't say it, she knew Ginny would think something wrong.

"Oh my god. Oh my god! Oh. wow. oh my lordie! I never though.it fits perfectly... Hermione, my brother is in love with you!" Ginny stumbled out.

"Great now 2 people love me!" Hermione said almost spitting out 3.

"Hey. most girls would kill to be in your situation."

"Do you think I should say yes to Harry?" Hermione thought out loud. "Or should I go out with your brother, who would get more mad?"

"Um, go with, well, Harry wouldn't get as mad, go out with Ron." Ginny said in a rush. "Besides you two would be so cute.and if you got married we would be sisters.and at your wedding it would..."

"Ginny.do I need to remind you? I am 15, very much unmarried and it will stay that way. for a LONG time."

"Well sleep on it. See you in the morning!" Ginny said brightly as she watched Hermione walk back to her dorm.

The next morning Hermione woke up, ate breakfast, and got ready for transfiguration.

"Okay, today we will learn about how to get a mouse into a teacup."

After about 5 minutes, Hermione did it. Professor McGonagall was so glad she let Hermione out for the rest of class.

Hermione put her stuff in her room, a few minutes later she went to walk around the grounds. She walked around the lake thinking about Draco, and eventually wandered off towards Hagrid's hut. She missed Draco. 'That's because you love him, and don't tell me you don't!' someplace in her brain said. She knew it was true, she even told him. She was about to go back inside but she heard some voices.

"Don't you talk to me like that!" a deep voice said.

"Please, don't hurt me!" a voice pleaded.

"I will do what I want. Now bow down to Lord Voldemort!" that was it. Hermione fled up to the castle and to Dumbledore's office. She stopped at the statue.

"Fizzing wizzbee's, bertie botts every flavor beans, chocolate frogs, lemon drops!" Finally the statue moved.

"Professor, Profess." the door opened.

"Yes Miss Granger?" Dumbledore asked.

"You-know-who, in the forest with a professor. I think the new defense against the dark arts teacher Professor Smith." Hermione said all in a rush.

"Lead the way!" Professor Dumbledore said.

Hermione walked out of the castle and towards the forest. It seemed like it took forever. Finally they got to the spot and saw the ruins of her old teacher. There was a note on top written in the Professor's deep red bloody still wet.

Dumbledore,

Once you find this, next time provide me with more.amusing entertainers. His performance was rather dull. Perhaps someone with a little more. zest.

Cheers,

-TOM MALARVO RIDDLE:

I AM LORD VOLDEMORT

"Oh dear. Miss Granger please go to your common room right now." With that she followed her order. Soon enough Dumbledore got onto a magical intercom.

"Student's go to your common rooms right now. Faculty and staff, come to my office right away."

Hermione went up to her room. She got out a book and started to read. She soon heard Draco come in but she ignored that fact.

*At the meeting*

"Albus, what are we going to do? We don't have a defense against the dark arts teacher, and you-know-who is stronger then ever! He drained Smith's power!" McGonagall said concerned.

"What we need is a teacher. We also need protection." Dumbledore said while trying to think of someone to fill either of the jobs. It was like a light bulb went on, "I've got it!"

"Well it's one person for both, or should I say 8 people."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* A/N: k it's much longer then the rest I know... so. please review. Hope you like it! Later days! ¤¤ RE16 ¤¤ P.S. {I know this is probably going to ruin the cliffy!} I am going to soon switch this over into a different category {crossovers for something but if I tell you it will really give it away!}. Tell you more on that next chapter!