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The next morning Hermione woke up feeling well rested, remembering the night before as she looked at the locket around her neck. She sighed happily and got dressed then went down stairs, when she got there she was surprised at what she saw. She saw Emma sleeping on Draco's chest, rising and falling with every breath he took. Hermione picked Emma up gently and sat her in her baby swing.
"Draco" Hermione whispered poking his chest and he stirred a little but didn't wake up. Hermione tried again and he still didn't wake up. So she bent her head down and kissed him roughly, it only took a second for Draco to respond. After a few seconds Hermione pulled away and looked at Draco's very happy face.
"Good morning" Hermione said brightly
"Good morning yourself" Draco answered and sat up on the couch.
"Why don't you go get ready and I'll get Emma ready for daycare" Hermione suggested and Draco nodded. While he was in the shower Hermione changed and fed Emma, she was a very happy baby this morning. After Draco got ready they took Emma to daycare and headed for the Great Hall, but before they got there they ran into Harry, who was looking for them.
"Oh...Erm…I've been looking for you" Harry said rubbing the back of his neck
"Oh you have" Draco said sensing and apology
"Malfoy, I just want to say I'm sorry, I shouldn't have judged you the way I did and I was wrong about you" Harry said.
"It's ok Potter. I didn't give you much reason to like me or trust me, so it's partially my fault" Draco said
"Yea well…can I have a few minutes alone with Hermione?" Harry asked, Draco looked over at Hermione, whose face remand expressionless.
"Yea, see you in class" Draco said and kissed her on the cheek.
"Hey..." Harry said awkwardly after Draco left.
"So have you come to lie some more?" Hermione asked coldly crossing her arms across her chest.
"No, I've come to apologize actually" Harry said and paused.
"Well, go on then" Hermione said not softening.
"Dang it Hermione, this is harder than you think" Harry admitted
"Why is it so hard Harry? It never was before" She asked, raising her voice.
"Because this is different…it's Malfoy" Harry said turning around with is back to Hermione.
"Look, I know that we have never been friends with him, but he cares about me…he really does" Hermione said softly touching Harry's arm gently.
"I know" Harry said, shocking Hermione.
"What?" Hermione said forcing Harry to look at her.
"I know he cares about you. That's why I want to apologize, because I was wrong about him. And I never should have said the things I said, especially about you sleeping with him. I knew better than that, I was just angry. I'm really sorry Hermione, you have no idea how much I've missed you" Harry apologized sincerely.
"It's ok" Hermione said a tear sliding down her cheek hugging Harry. It felt so good to be friends with him again. They pulled away from their hug and Harry wiped the tear off of her cheek and smiled at her.
"I just have one question" Hermione said
"Ok" Harry replied
"What changed your mind?" she asked curiously
"Malfoy came and talked to me and that's when I realized that he really does care about you" Harry answered.
"He did?" Hermione said a little surprised as they started walking into the Great Hall
"Yea, that's how I realized that he really cares about you" Harry said, both of them sitting down across from Ron.
"Wow" Hermione said
"Oh look Hermione…" Ron started to apologize
"Don't worry about it" Hermione said waving a hand
"But really, I'm sorry" Ron said sincerely
"I know, and it's alright" Hermione said, and then she felt someone's hands cover her eyes and everything went black.
"If you boys don't mind I would like to take my girlfriend for a little stroll" she heard Draco say.
"Go on" Harry said, and Hermione pried Draco's hands off of her eyes and taking his hand followed him outside.
It was the first day of November and the leaves had fallen everywhere. They were all different colors, Brown, Red, Orange, and Yellow and made a crunching sound when you walked on them.
"So are you and Potter and Weasley ok now?" Draco asked
"Yes, why did you go talk to Harry?" Hermione asked stopping and pulling Draco in front of her.
"Because I knew how sad you were without him and…I just didn't want to see you hurting anymore" Draco said touching Hermione's cheek.
"You're such a softy" Hermione said punching Draco playfully in the stomach.
"Me? Never!" Draco shouted
"Yes you are! Sleeping with Emma last night and talking to Harry for me, you're just a big softy!" Hermione said laughing. "Oh yea? How's this for soft?" Draco said and grabbed Hermione and started tickling her furiously.
"Stop!" Hermione managed to say in between giggle fits
"Say I'm not soft!" Draco demanded
"Never!" Hermione shouted victoriously
"Then suffer the consequences" Draco said and pulled her into a huge pile of leaves, he held her arms above her head and held them to the ground.
"What consequences are those?" Hermione asked her breathing getting easier and slower now that she wasn't being tickled.
"I think you know" Draco whispered and kissed Hermione deeply, it felt like it had lasted for hours but in fact it only lasted a minute or two.
"Ok, you win" Hermione said slightly out of breath, and Draco smiled triumphantly.
They went through the rest of the day not being able to be apart. Now that it seemed ok with everybody they didn't have a problem holding hands and whispering and kissing each other on the cheek in front of people. But Hermione was much too modest to make out with him in public.
They spent dinner together but Hermione insisted that she go to the library and study for the N.E.W.T.S some more. Draco wanted to go with her but she wanted to be alone so that she would make sure that everything soaked in. But by the time she got home he already had their bed made and place for her ready. He was already a sleep so Hermione crept into bed next to him and put her arm around his waist.
"Hey" he said with his deep husky voice that sent chills down her spine.
"Hey babe, just go back to sleep I just wanted you to know I'm back" Hermione said and Draco turned on his side so he could face her.
"How did studying go?" he asked yawning
"It was fine" Hermione said also yawning, Draco put and arm around her shoulders and hugged her to his bare chest. She wrapped her arm around his waist again and laid her head on his chest. She loved falling asleep listening to the rhythm of his hear beat, and that's exactly what she did.
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