Well a new chapter.... FINALLY! My computer keeps breaking. Anyone know a really good virus program? Just for the record if Hermione got pregnant. If she had it it would be adopted or she'd have a wizard abortion because "Draco and Hermione get together. Hermione falls pregnant. They get married. YADA YADA YADA! BEEEEEORING." We've all seen it, heard it, read it a billion zillion times before right? Indeed.

Tick-tock

Tick-tock

Tick-tock

Tick-tock

"SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU BASTARD CLOCK!"

Smash.

"Not another one. For Merlin's sake."

Creak.

SLAM!

"Shut UP. You stupid door!"

Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Stomp.

Creak.

Sigh.

"Pull yourself together biatch!"

Slap.

"That's better girl." Hermione said as she walked down the stairs, "Now you've pulled yourself together."

"I better go after her. Check she's ok." Draco murmured to himself.

Hermione sat in the corner of the sofa curled up in a ball. A smile was playing against her lips.

"'Mione?" Draco asked,

"Mmmm?" Hermione said,

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah." She paused. "Uhmmm. I might have broken your uhm. Clock."

"I heard." Draco said, "It doesn't matter."

"Didn't think it would."

"Ok." Draco said slowly as if talking to a mental patience.

"Anyway as it's 2.34AM, or it was when I broke that bloody clock. And I have bad insomnia and so do you, I'm guessing. I have a game we can play."

"Do I want to hear this?" He said raising an eyebrow,

"Yeah. It's good. Anyway, let me explain. What I'm going to do is give one reason why I love you. And you, sonny Jim, are going to give me one back. And so on and so forth untilI can't think of anymore."

"You can't? I might run out after two." He said sarcastically, "Right. I'm starting anyway."

"Hey! I said I was!"

"I don't care!" He said and smiled, "I love how you do that pout thing when you don't get what you want and you're pretending to be angry."

"Do I pout?" She asked and Draco nodded,

"Frequently,"

"Oh. I never knew. I love how your eyes get that manic glitter when you talk about people you want to kill." The pair laughed,

"I like how you change your hair every now and again. Just for something new."

"I love how you smile when I'm upset. And it's just small but so sweet." She laughed, "It makes me want to smile too."

"You always make me want to smile."

"Look. Draco stop being corny. Actually ignore that now. Because I need to say something." She smiled slightly, "When I'm with you I just can't help being happy and wishing all my troubles away no matter how serious. And I love you. So much. I don't know why, how, or any of that. I just know somewhere along this stupid road I made a mistake with you. I thought I regretted it but... No. I love you."

"I love you too." Draco said and kissed her forehead, "What's brought all this on?" He asked,

"Nothing." Hermione said shoving memories of Harry out of her head, "I don't know. I just love you. That's all. Nothing more."

"Well, it's mutual." Draco said, "Come here." He said and pulled her onto his lap.

He kissed her lips gently, then they pulled together for another kiss. Draco wrapped his hand around her waist and they passionately kissed for a minute.

"Come on bedtime." Draco said, "Wouldn't want to be grouchy."

"Ok."

Within ten minutes they were in bed.

Soon they found it was New Year's Eve. Around the house everything was buzzing. Drinks were being prepared and Harry hadsent a letter to Lupin inviting him and a guest to Draco's. Soon there was a reply just asking questions to check it was really him. When Lupin found out it was he wrote back and said, he and his friend would floo over at seven.

Draco was running around like a possessed man trying to sort all the elves out. James and Sirius said the others could chat in the other room whilst Remus and guest talked over everything as there is only so many re-explanations people can take.

It got to ten to seven and everyone waited around the fire nervously. Harry seemed a lot less composed than usual he hadn't seen Lupin since a week after the battle. He kept ruffling his hair nervously.

"I can't do it" He said shaking his head. He bolted out the door.

Everyone looked to each other and looked from Luna to Hermione to see whether his best friend or girlfriend would go.

"I'll go." Luna said,

"No let me."

"Ok. Thanks Hermione." Luna said. "I never really know what to say."

What a pitiful chapter?! I'm so sorry. I'm putting it up because the wait has been so long. I'll try get another chapter up tomorrow.

I don't need a virus programme anymore I had to pay an extortionate amount of cash to have my stupid computer repaired. And just for the record the internet still isn't right, this chapter was ready to be put up a good few days ago.

(Hands out long-awaited muffins fresh from the oven in attempt to bribe people into not complaining about slow update)

Love to yall.

P.C