A/N: I'm sorry it's been so long. I'm just only able to get online when I'm at my mother's. I could really use title ideas.

Chapter 5: Plans

"Draco, are you here?" Guess not, I'm getting no answer. Good that means I have time to plan. I sat down at the table and began to write out my plans. I was so into my work I didn't hear the portrait open.

"Hello." a voice growled as arms wrapped around me, I jumped.

"Hey, where were you?"

"I was fixing your detention with Snape."

"Oh, really. And?"

"You now don't have to serve it."

"Really!" he nodded, "Oh thank you." I then threw my arms around him and pecked him on the lips.

"What do you think you're doing witch?"

"Hey, I have the right to kiss my boyfriend anytime I want."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah."

"Do I have the right to kiss my girlfriend at anytime?"

"No." I answered simply.

He leaned closer and then kissed me, "Yes I do."

"Fine, are we ever going to tell anyone about our relationship?"

"Do you want to?"

"Kind of, but we both know what our friends will think."

"I didn't ask what you wanted I asked what you wanted. So do you want to tell people?"

"Yes." I whispered nervously.

"Good then let's tell people instead of hiding it."

"Are you serious?" I was floored I didn't think he would want to tell people.

"Yes."

"Oh my god, this is great."

"Always. Anything for you."

"I love you so much."

"Me too."

"Oh, I want you to look at this." I handed him some papers. "I'll have to go to Hogsmeade and get some things, but I wanted to know what you thought."

"It looks great, but what's it for?"
"A surprise."

"Come on tell me. You know you want to."

"No, I won't tell you, you'll find out soon enough."

"Fine, be that way."

"I will." I kissed him. "I'm going to bed."

"Ok, night."

"Night."

The Next Day

"So what do you think Professor Dumbledore?"

"It sounds wonderful, go ahead."

"Thank you so much." Now I must begin really planning.

At Lunch

"Hi guys."

"Hey Mione." said Ginny.

"What's up?" I asked.

"Nothing." Well, Ginny's real enthusiastic; wait till I tell them all, that will brighten them up.

"Well, I'm happy." I said.
"Why?" asked Harry.

"Dumbledore approved my idea for a masquerade ball for seventh years only."

"That's great." Said everyone but Ginny.

"Hey, that's not fair." Ginny said.

I leaned over to her, "You can come too, just don't tell any other years." I whispered.

"Ok, thanks Mione."

"Yeah, yeah. Thank Dumbledore." I glanced over at the Slytherin table and didn't see Draco. Where is he? I wondered. I then felt two arms wrap around me.

"Hello." Draco said.

"Hey." I answered back.

"Malfoy, what are you doing here? And get off of Hermione." Ron said.

"No." Draco answered simply, "I can hug my girlfriend anytime I want."

Everyone gasped. "Hermione is this true?" Ron asked. I just nodded meekly. My friends now totally hate me. Ron just stormed off and everyone else just stared at me disbelievingly.

"Let me explain please."

"We're listening." Ginny said.

"Hun, I'm gonna go."

"Ok." I said, "Bye." I then turned to my friends and tried to explain. "I got to know him and he's not a bad guy. I got to know the real him not the façade he puts on. I met him in the Forbidden Forest, the same day Harry and Ginny were practicing Quidditch, about a month ago. After that we decided to be civil and after that we started dating."

"How long have you been dating?" Ginny asked.

"Almost a month."

"How close?" she asked.

"Three weeks and six days."

"You got to know him in a day!" Ginny exclaimed.

"I've liked him for longer than that and so has he."

"Whatever Hermione. You're not the same person I met in first year." Harry said.

"You know what you're right I'm not the same person, people change." I got up. "I guess you just don't realize it." I ran out of the Great Hall crying, not even realizing that people were staring at me. When I got to the Head's dorm I ran past Draco and up to my bedroom. Once there I flopped down on my bed. Draco followed me up the stairs and sat down next to me and began rubbing my back.

"Shhh, it's ok. Don't worry they'll get over it."

"No they won't." I sat up and laid my head down on his shoulder.

"Hey, don't worry." He lifted my head to look at him, "If they truly are your friends they'll get over themselves." He kissed the tears off my cheeks and then kissed my lips. I gasped and he took this time to plunge his tongue into my mouth exploring every crevice. He began to lift my shirt off and I pulled back.

"Is something wrong?"

"I'm not ready." I wasn't about to tell him that the first time I had sex was with Ron and we broke up a few weeks later. I felt like I had served my purpose for him. I wasn't gonna let that happen again.

"That's fine, we'll wait till you are."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah, I don't want to rush you into things."

"Thank you."

"I love you and I would never want to hurt you."

I threw my arms around him and kissed him, "I love you too."