1This chapter is short and it doesn't have much of the romance in it. It's really just a filler chapter to get the plot moving along anyway it has some interesting Hermione Draco stuff and I hope you like it. Please R&R

Payton

It had been weeks since Hermione's first and things hadn't gotten any better. She and Bill seemed to be avoiding each other except at night when Hermione had her nightmares then Bill always slept with her. Sometimes she'd even fake them just so that he'd have to. 'I could fall in love you Hermione Granger' She'd heard those words, yet she'd been at a loss for what to say. She wanted to tell Bill that she could fall in love with him as well, that she was already in love with him, and that he was the only one for her. Yet somehow she'd just pretended she'd been asleep. She couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt about everything. As she'd said in previous days she was over Ron. However she couldn't help but wonder if this would be what Ron would want. It didn't matter now, she had feelings too deep for Bill to go back, she wanted to be with him. It had taken her years to admit she had feelings for Ron, yet it had taken only days for her to fall in love with Bill, it seemed like she'd loved him forever. She'd never even kissed him and she knew, he was it. She'd had exceptionally bad nightmare the previous night. She remembered opening her eyes that morning to find that Bill had left she wasn't sure if he'd stayed there all night. Hermione had gotten up and walked into the kitchen there had been a note waiting for her.

Dear Hermione,

I had to go to work early this morning. I wish I could do something to make those awful nightmares go away. I hope you are feeling better after a good night's sleep. We need to have a chat tonight about everything. See you later

Bill

Hermione read over it several times thinking of exactly what she'd tell Bill that evening. She walked back upstairs to her bedroom with a smile on her face. She wondered exactly when Bill would be returning at what exact moment she'd be able tell him everything, she hoped he really felt the same. She slipped into a pink sun dress that showed off her form nearly as well as her dress from Ginny's wedding and began fixing her hair. She saw the picture of her and Ron again. She picked it up smiling at.

"I'm sorry Ron but you don't belong here anymore." Hermione explained deciding she'd move the picture downstairs later as she began to comb her hair. She heard the door to Grimmauld place open below she nearly ran down the stairs.

"Bill?" She questioned however somewhere deep inside she knew it was too early.

"Tonks." She heard she gave a smile as Tonks looked at her strangely. "You look awfully pretty today?"

"Well maybe I like looking Pretty." Hermione said nonchalantly.

"I thought you liked looking bookish." Tonks said with a grin. "Based on my greeting I'm guessing Bill isn't in?"

"No he's not due home until later." Hermione said getting a funny giddy smile.

"Gees 'Mione, I haven't seen you like this... ever." Tonks finally decided.

"I'm moving on." Hermione managed "With Bill."

"I suspected that weeks ago and you denied it." Tonks said Hermione gave a funny smile.

"It's because I sort of feel bad about it you know." Hermione paused. "He's Ron's brother."

"Ron wouldn't care about that, he'd care that you're happy." Tonks said with a smile. "And I haven't seen you this happy in a long time."

"Why'd you drop by?" Hermione said abruptly changing the subject.

"I needed to tell Bill that Draco was in contact with Lucius again, he needs to go over and find out how much Draco has figured out." Tonks explained

"He won't be home for hours." Hermione said. "What's the address, I'll go check it out." Tonks proceeded to fill Hermione in on all the information.

"I'll see if can catch Bill at the Ministry later then." Tonks stopped for a second. "And Hermione follow your heart ok?"

"I will." Hermione said as Tonks vanished.

Hermione gave a funny groan as she went upstairs to change back into something a little less revealing she would sooner poke her own eye out then where that dress in front of Draco. When she thought she was sufficiently dressed she apparated to the address Tonks had given her. She had never been very good at apparating the noise she made was almost earsplitting

"Gees Granger you scared the dickens out of me." Draco Malfoy said Hermione found herself in a modest kitchen staring at Draco from the top of a kitchen counter.

"Sorry I've never been really wonderful at this." Hermione smiled hopping down Draco didn't move to help she couldn't help but think he hadn't changed one bit.

"You admit you're bad at something I never thought..." Draco trailed off.

"Can it Malfoy, I here about you dad." Hermione explained

"I thought Bill Weasley was in charge of that?" Draco asked

"He is, I'm just helping him out." Hermione said.

"You've got to be kidding my first Little Weasley, now Big Weasley, a pretty girl like you could do better." Draco said suddenly Hermione laughed

"And here I thought I was just a filthy little mudblood." Hermione winced a little as she said it.

"I'm sorry about that if you haven't heard I saw the error of my ways." Draco commented.

"So they say." Hermione clarified. "I need your story." Hermione said.

"Well last night around 8 p.m. I was reading a book and a scops delivery owl showed up." Malfoy said his voice nearly shaking. "Here's the note that was with it. The letter had only a few sentences scribbled across it.

Sorry I abandoned you Draco, I'm coming for you now. I love you son. Send this owl back to me, it knows where I'll be. See you soon.

Dad

"He's close if a scops owl delivered this he's got to be in London." Hermione said

"I know I sent him a letter back that I wanted to met him, he seems to have no idea that I'm with the order." Malfoy explained

"You're doing the right thing Draco, I hope you know that." Hermione explained

"I do, but he's still my father even if he did murder my mother." Draco said Hermione smiled

"I'm sorry." She said "here send us an owl at Grimmauld place the second you know anything all right Draco?"

"All right Granger." He paused for an instant "He would have guess he'd I'd be working with you."

"Yeah who would've thought." Hermione paused "Like I said just contact us at headquarters Bill or I will answer as soon as possible."

"You and Weasley are living together at headquarters?" Malfoy asked with a laugh.

"It's not like that though everyone seems to think it is." Hermione explained

"Well it does seem a little strange you living alone in that house with Bill." Draco said.

"Stranger things could happen Malfoy." Hermione smiled "Maybe someday I'll even like you."

"Same goes." Malfoy said

"See you around." Hermione said with a grin. Before apparating back to Grimmauld Place. She had the note from Lucius in her pocket and she felt a little better about the way the hunt was going. If she was lucky they'd have Lucius by the end of the week. She gave a funny look as she saw a letter sitting on the table from Harry. She was about to open it when she heard Bill.

"Mione are you home?" Bill asked she smiled

"I'm right here." Hermione said completely forgetting the letter. She stepped into the livingroom Bill was holding a flowers.

"These are for you." He said Hermione smiled

"Thanks." She said with a smile hoping that she could finally let Bill know absolutely everything.