Author Notes:

I am going to hold back writing for somewhile to get serious about my studies. I assure you, you will get a new chapter soon, but you are going to have to wait a little. Here is a new chapter to make it up to you. I hope you like it. Thanks random gal for your nice reviews! Loegan(or should I say Cylvie...), I decided to dedicate this chapter to you because I have nothing better to do and because you are my friend. By the way, there is this one line in the story: "You may be a total hottie, Draco Malfoy, but on the inside you are just as bad as Potty and his little friends. One day, you will go to hell and eat pineapples and I will be in heaven, being sexy as usual.Wow! I am a total hottie and I get free pineapples!" which I got and changed a bit from the Mugglenet Wall of Shame. Sorry I forgot to mention that before...I just couldn't resist using that line. Anyways, now that I got the whole thing cleared up, Enjoy everyone!

Chapter Seventeen: "He loves you...love him back just as equally"

Draco ran to his dormitory and plopped into bed. He took out a piece of parchment and his favorite eagle quill. He started adressing the letter and then, he began writing:

Dear Alex,

I know you may not understand, not having a girlfriend or love and all, but I have a major girl problem and since you are my best friend, you can help me. See, this girl Hermione, hates my guts, even though I love her. We kissed this one time, and that was when I realized that she was the one for me. You want to know why she hates me? Well, she thinks I am crazy. Just because I carved her name on my hand with a rather sharp knife(well, she deserves the best. It's better than a blunt knife!), doesn't mean that I am crazy. I don't understand why she would hate to even see my face, seeing as how I am a flaming hot sex god with amazing pecs. How is this possible! I bet you won't know the answer. Dude, you seriously need to get into a relationship. You are so out of it! I wish I could turn you into a babe magnet using magic, but I can't. Life sucks sometimes. Reply soon or I will set my father on you!

Your Crappy yet Hot Friend,

Draco Malfoy (aka. The flaming sex god)

Draco re-read the letter, folded it up, and attached it to his owl's leg. He watched his owl soar away into the horizon before turning away. The minute he turned around, the door opened. A tall, sexy, and half-naked girl entered the room. Blaise Zabini looked at Draco and smiled.

"Ever heard of knocking?" Draco asked angrily.

"Now, now Draco," Blaise said disapprovingly. "That is no way to greet your girlfriend."

"You are not my girlfriend!" Draco shouted. "And I most certainly do not want to greet a bitch like you."

Blaise's smile wiped off completely. She threw a nasty look at Draco and said, "I don't need arrogant jerks like you. I have plenty of other guys I can sleep with tonight."

"Thank heavens for that," Draco replied gratefully .

Blaise shot a glare at him. "You may be a total hottie, Draco Malfoy, but on the inside you are just as bad as Potty and his little friends. One day, you will go to hell and eat pineapples and I will be in heaven, being sexy as usual."

"Wow! I am a total hottie and I get free pineapples!"

Blaise walked out of the room, swaying her hips from side to side. What she didn't notice was that Draco magically made a piece of paper saying "World's biggest arse" stick to her butt.

Draco laughed softly and went to the Slytherin Common Room. He saw Goyle sitting on one of the chairs. He decided to try and make a conversation with him even though that proved to be impossible, because Goyle was as big as an ape, only dumber.

"You all right, Goyle?" Draco asked. Goyle looked up grunted.

"Say Goyle, do you want me to teach you how to play wizards' chess?"

"Not now Malfoy, can't you see I am busy? I am trying to prepare for the big exam tomorrow," Goyle said looking frustrated, which was quite a sight. The only emotion that Goyle ever had before, was confusion.

Draco froze and said,"Goyle, did you just make a sentence?"

"Why yes...what do you think? That I am stupid or something?" Goyle responded.

"Oh lord! Call the doctor! Someone has taken over Goyle's body!" Draco said looking astonished.

Goyle grimaced as he got up and head to the boys' dormitory.

"Just because I look dumb, doesn't mean I am dumb," Goyle called out loudly.

"No, it just means you are on serious drugs, because if you look in the dictionary for 'Goyle', you will find one word: "stupid", so I guess it isn't your brains, my friend," Draco said really softly. Draco chuckled to himself and headed out the door. Where he was going, he didn't know.

When Hermione was sure that there was no more tears left in her to cry anymore, she walked back upstairs. She felt much calmer. Amazing, what books can do to you to make you feel soothed Hermione thought. I mean, it's the perfect alternative to aroma therapy or even a hot bubble bath. (A/N: Oh, how I am craving for a hot bubble bath right now!). She quickly ran up the stairs and climbed into her bed, pulling the covers over her. Suddenly, Ginny entered the room. Ginny was grinning widely.

"What are you smiling about?" Hermione grumbled.

"Harry asked me out!" Ginny said happily.

Hermione squealed and went to give Ginny a hug. Ginny pulled away immediately.

"Hermione, is something wrong?"

"No, what makes you say that?"

"Well your eyes are red, so it looks like you were crying. Plus, I saw you running away from Draco this afternoon. Herm, tell me what's up. You can trust me you know."

Hermione looked startled at this and pondered over what to tell Ginny. Ginny just looked concerned at Hermione's behavior. Finally, Hermione replied to her.

"It's Draco. He loves me so much that he is willing to kill himself."

Ginny looked surprised and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Well, we never told you about this, but Draco, Harry, Ron, Professor Crowley, and I blackmailed Dean because he cheated on you," Hermione responded.

"Is that why Dean and Padma wore fuzzy bunny slippers and pearls the other day?" Ginny asked quietly.

"Yeah..."

"Nice."

"Thanks Gin. That is so much of a relief to me. I thought you would get mad," Hermione said sighing dramatically.

"No way! I would never get mad at my best girl friend! Now just spill on the Malfoy factor!"

"All right...see this afternoon, I was doing my potions homework and suddenly Ron called me. He said that Malfoy was commiting suicide in the boys' bathroom. Being the concerned perk I am, I rushed over with Ron to the boys' bathroom. What really got me, was that Draco's face lit up when he saw me. He told me that he loved me and that he would kill himself just to prove it. You know what I was thinking? I was thinking he was mental...insane, to ever love a girl like me. I am not beautiful...I don't deserve him. I love him. I really do, but I shouldn't. If I fall for him, then I willl lose concentration in my studies. I will not only be ugly, but also stupid. I want to prove to everyone that brains are just as wonderful as beauty. But, now because I love him, I have neither brains nor beauty. He shouldn't like me either...after all, I am not up to his standards. I am just a stupid mudblood!" Hermione screeched.

Ginny froze. She wasn't great with advice, but she gave it her best shot.

"Hermione...he loves you. He said so himself, and if he is willing to kill himself for your love, don't you think that he actually knows what he is doing? Herm, this isn't your childish school crush we are talking about...this is love. When you actually love somebody, you know that the one you love is the one you want to remain with your whole life; the one you give your whole life to; the one you trust completely. You said you love him and that you know he loves you back. Can't you see that the power of love is always strong? Have you ever heard of the phrase "Love always prevails"? If Draco is willing to risk his life for you, then he has a very strong heart. Loving him back is the least you can do. And what makes you think you are not beautiful? Not everyone is beautiful on the outside. You, Hermione, are not only pretty on the outside, but also pretty on the inside. Let me tell you, I have seen so many nasty people in the world, and you are not one of them. You are one of the most beautiful people I know. If you actually care about someone's well-being so much, then you are beautiful. Well, that's my definition anyway. Don't let anyone put you down, or make you feel inferior. He loves you...love him back equally."

Hermione slowly wiped her tears and she started smiling again. Ginny grinned back.

"Come on Herm, let's go look for Ron and Harry. Hey, did you know that Ron asked out Luna?" Ginny said.

"No way! Luna?" Hermione asked with disbelief.

"It's true...come and see for yourself," Ginny replied.

The two girls ran to the Great Hall...

End of Chapter Seventeen