Ch 13- Finally
The next few days went by extremely slowly for Draco. It seemed like he spent all his time in the R.o.R. He was ditching classes and staying up all night, thinking. Would Hermione just hurry up and give him an answer, already? He felt frustrated and annoyed at her, but at the same time totally in love with her. Everything about her was perfect. He found himself constantly thinking about her bushy hair, her full lips, her long legs. Anytime they were in class together he was admiring her intelligence and patience as she helped Longbottom slice his newt eyes.
A couple days after Hermione and Draco's last meeting, Draco was leaving the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, and he heard someone calling his name. He turned around and saw Hermione gesturing for him to come to her. Draco nervously walked toward her and followed her into an empty classroom.
"Hey"
"Hi.." Draco replied uncertainly
"Okay, Draco. I'm going to be completely honest with you…" Draco felt his insides quiver, but nodded for Hermione to continue. "The first few days that we were talking I didn't really know what to think of you.. You had changed so much, so quickly.. Well I was thrilled to have someone like you to confide in, because Ron didn't ever do anything about it, and I obviously couldn't go to Harry. You have been such a good friend to me and I really have appreciated it. You have no idea, I can't even describe it. I just want you to know how much this friendship means to me and that that is why I hesitated for so long in telling you that… I like you too." She looked directly at Draco.
Draco stood, gaping at her, heart beating, not daring to believe what he had just heard. There was no way on earth she had just told him that she liked him… It never realistically occurred to him that this would actually happen. He thought he would get a 'lets just be friends' speech. All Draco could do was say "er-- um--thanks.." Draco paused a second while Hermione looked oddly at him. He blinked a few times, looking back at Hermione and then seemed to wake up out of a daze.
"I mean.. not thanks. I'm sorry.. I'm just happy.. So extremely unbelievably happy. AHHHH!" Draco had let out an enormous yell which eventually turned into a laugh. Hermione stood looking at him half smiling and walked up to him and slowly gave him a big hug.
She looked up into Draco's gray-blue eyes and said, "I am so glad to have you, Draco Malfoy"
Draco smiled, his heart speeding up again, and said "And I am so glad to have you, Hermione Granger"
The two stood in each other's arms for quite a while, saying nothing but just being happy to be with each other, finally.