Chapter 15

Hermione awakened with a jolt after not being able to realize where she was. It soon came back to her as she remembered the night before. Draco laid beside her still his hand lightly gripping her waist. His breathe on her neck sent shivers down her spine. She sat in deep thought imagining their perfect life together. How happy they could be. But then there was his father. Lucius Malfoy. He was the only thing that she hoped never to see again. But she still had to do something… something to fix the situation that they were both stuck in. Where was her father anyway? She believed that he was still living with the mother like a normal husband. Lucius pretended to be her father allowing her to believe that it really was him. Tricking her at every moment. What if Lucius had disposed of her father? Why wouldn't he want to? After all he was indeed a Death Eater, his son soon to become one also.

Was there really a way to stop his father without allowing Draco to become a Death Eater? She knew for sure that if Draco did become one there would be no stopping to her death. If she did give up her life in hopes of stopping Lucius for Draco, Draco would still become a Death Eater. There would be no stopping that either. So really there was no way out.

Draco began to wake up, the sun shining brightly on his face. He closed his eyes tightly, wrinkling his forehead in the process. A smile formed on her lips. He then began rubbing his eyes gingerly. He looked up to see Hermione staring at him with a goofy grin on her face. She was laughing at him inside and he knew it.

"Real funny isn't it?" He asked grinning back at her.

"Sure is. Is this your normal waking up in the morning routine?" She replied beginning to sit up upon the bed.

"Of course, but there usually isn't anyone here with me." She giggled a little at his response as he pulled her back onto the bed. He kissed her lightly on the lips enjoying the time he had with her alone. He wanted to do something exciting today. Maybe go to Hogsmeade and get a butterbeer? That would be nice. And it's so beautiful outside who wouldn't want to go out?

"So are you up to going to Hogsmeade? Maybe we could spend more time alone there." He asked snuggling up next to her.

"That sounds nice." She said wrapping an arm around him.

"Hmm…mmm…." He murmured back to her falling asleep.

"Well I guess I'm going all back my myself if your not going to get up." She got out of the bed straightening out her clothes. She would have to get back to her dorms later to change. Ron and Harry were probably already down at breakfast wondering where she was.

"No I'm coming…. Wait a sec." He slowly made it out of the bed straightening out what he had on. He went to go change silently telling Hermione he was going to the bathroom. He thought that changing in front of her might make her feel embarrassed.

After he finished, the two strolled down the hall holding hands along the way only letting go when someone approached.

"Meet me in front of Honeydukes at noon." He said to her letting go of her hand before they went in. And for once Hermione felt different. She didn't feel like she could go into there to see Harry and Ron without having Draco by her side. She felt empty when he was gone and hoped that he wouldn't have to leave her side ever again. What have I gotten myself into? Something wonderful…She thought to herself walking over to the Gryffindor table. She smiled to Ron and Harry as they gave her a questioning look.

"Where have you been?" Ron asked raising an eyebrow at her. "Ginny said you never came back last night nor were you here this morning."

Hermione said the only thing that popped into her mind, "I feel asleep in the library."

"In the library? Oh come on Hermione you know that's not going to work for us." He replied picking up a piece of toast with jelly all over it.

"Well then to tell you the truth…" I was actually in a beautiful room sleeping beside the one and only Draco Malfoy. "I was finishing up a project for Transfiguration. You see I borrowed your invisibility cloak Harry to go work on it without disturbing the others." She said back to both boys still looking at her.

"Right ok then. Have a seat Hermione we haven't got all day." They sat in silence during the rest of breakfast. Ron and Harry spent time with questioning looks on their faces.

Hermione met Draco in front of Honeydukes as planned. He was already standing there as she came to where he was. The place was full of students looking into many shop's windows that surrounded them. Hermione silently hoped Ron and Harry wouldn't be around.

"Do you want to go to one of those picture booths? Like the ones muggles have only these pictures move. I found out that they had one somewhere around here. I thought it might be a fun I idea." He asked leaning against a wall waiting for her to answer.

"Sounds perfect."

"Come on then." He said grabbing her hand to led her to the booth.

They crowded into the small compact space. Draco began pushing buttons and getting ready to for the camera to take the shot. Hermione laughed at him as he straightened out his hair and dusted off his clothes.

"What's so funny?" He asked.

SNAP! (That's for the camera ppl)

"That one is going to be funny," She said still laughing at him. "Come on your going to take all the fun out of this is your seating there all proper like its some family portrait. Here do this." She motioned him to look at her as she began to pull on assortments of places on her face. Of course Draco couldn't see what was so funny in doing something so ridiculous so Hermione began to pull on his face also.

SNAP!

"No! That ones going to be awful!" He yelled out loud, frowning at what he imagined it to look like. She smiled at him once again.

"Fine we'll do this the right way. Set up straight like your taking a family portrait and then… stay still…."

SNAP!

Hermione's lips lingered on Draco's cheek. Did she really just do what she thought she did? Well her own self sure impressed her. Draco looked at her funny for a few seconds before a wicked grin came upon his lips. She knew what he was going to do even before he did it, but that didn't make her anymore surprised.

SNAP!

Harry and Ron had been up to their own no good. Connecting different points to another.

"You know Hermione never did take my invisibility cloak. I make sure its there all the time. Just in case someone steals it you know?" Harry said quietly in the common room next to Ron.

"Then that means she was somewhere else and possibly with someone else right?" Ron said back to Harry.

"Why don't we just find out."

A/N: Hope you guys liked this chapter and please forgive me for not updating sooner. A new chapter will be up as soon as I have more time! Send me feedback!