Synopsis: HARRY'S BAAAAAAAAACK!!

Disclaimer: This is mostly JKR's I'm not profiting off of it, except for the immense joy I get from reviews!! (

A/N: I think this chapter is SO cute! And you know what is next chapter!!!!

"Wait over there, Harry."

"O-OK, Mione."

Hermione looked up at Sirius and Narcissa, took a deep breath and walked out to Harry.

He immediately embraced her, and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. It took Hermione no longer to know what she had to do.

"Harry, I have a lot of things to talk to you about."

"Are you all right? What happened? Did Malfoy do something to you?"

"No, Harry, I'm fine. But- please, just come here."

She took Harry's hand and led him behind the curtain.

"Holy shit," he muttered when he saw Draco. "What the Hell happened to him?"

Hermione inhaled deeply. "Well, Harry, this story starts in 1975, so settle in."

Hermione spent the next half hour telling Harry everything. She told him about his mother and Narcissa, about Sirius and Lucius, and Draco's ordeal with the Death Eaters. She told him about what happened during the school year, and when she'd found Draco, and about the potion and the spell that she was to perform with Snape. Hermione gave Harry his mother's locket, with the small parchment which held the unlocking incantation. Harry looked at the locket, and its match around Draco's neck.

"I don't believe this, Mione."

"Harry, there's one more thing."

"Well, I can handle pretty much anything right now, so go ahead."

"Harry, I love you."

"You WHAT? Ummm, Mione, I mean, we've only been-"

"Harry," she cut him off, "this is my point. I love you, but I love you like a brother. I realized that we were only together to spite Draco. You were afraid of losing me to him, I was just trying to make him jealous. I think we both know that we should not be together as a couple."

Harry was staring off in to space.

"I mean, Harry, when I kissed you, I didn't even feel it, you know? No one will ever replace you in my heart, you're one of my best friends, but this relationship isn't making either of us happy. You've been bent on pissing off Draco all year, and for what, Harry? It didn't make you happy, it didn't make me happy. I don't think I could ever feel that way about you. You and Ron are like my brothers, Harry. I'm-I'm sorry."

Harry took a deep breath. "God, you're smart," he laughed. "I was wondering why I didn't like kissing you. It kinda felt icky, you're right."

Hermione sighed with relief and smiled up at her friend.

"So, what now?" She asked.

"Wow, this has been quite a day. I knew something was up when Snape was civil to me when I got back. I can't believe my mum and Malfoy's mum were friends. I can't believe that he ran from Voldemort. I guess the bloke deserves more credit than I give him."

Hermione smiled happily up at Harry.

"This does NOT mean that I'm going to be friends with him, Granger."

"Hey, I'm not stupid, one step at a time, here. I'm trying to get you out of the hating him phase first."

"Well," Harry said, "now I'm going to have to find a date for the Yule Ball!"

Hermione thought for a moment. "You know, I think there's a certain Weasley who never quite got over the Great Harry Potter. And, no, I don't mean to imply that Ron's taken to fancying blokes now."

Harry laughed, "Really? Hmm.. What about that Malcolm chap?"

"Oh, she was done liking him in September. Most recent was Paul, but, I think you have more staying power."

Harry blushed, "Well, I'm sure she-er-doesn't still-er, you know."

"I dunno Mister Potter, you're quite a hot ticket. I won't tell her that kissing you is 'icky' though."

"Oh, what a pal YOU are!" They sat in silence for a moment. "Just make sure that this one treats you right, or I'll come up with an intetesting array of curses for him."

"Oh, Harry! You certainly don't mean to imply- Ha! Never, nonono, I don't think so. We can barely work together. I hate him most of the time, you know."

"Oh, ok, Mione. Well, I think I'm going to go talk to Sirius and process this mess a bit."

"OK, but don't tell anyone else, ok? Only me, you, Gin, and Ron know."

"Of course, Mione. And, um, if you talk to Draco's mum, can you tell her I'd like to talk to her? You know, about my mum."

"I'd be glad to, Harry," Narcissa said, coming around the curtain with Sirius.

"Hullo Harry, how was everyone in London?"

"Oh, it was great, you guys must have been nuts!"

Narcissa and Sirius laughed knowingly.

"So, er, Mrs. Malfoy, do you think I could talk to you tomorrow?"

"Of course, dear, I'd love to." She paused, looked at him. Her eyes began to well up with tears. "Your eyes-they're just like Lily's." She sniffled, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm such a baby."

Harry moved towards her, and did something wich surprised everyone. He hugged her, which only served to make her cry harder.

"It'll be all right, Mrs. Malfoy," he said, breaking away.

"Thank you dear," she whispered.

"Well, I'll be off now. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night."

Hermione turned to look at Sirius and Narcissa.

"I think I'm going to go to our study to read up on the spell."

"Oh! I almost forgot! I hope you don't mind, but Lily is asleep in your bed."

"In my bed? Why not Draco's?"

Narcissa cleared her throat, "Er, well, I could, uh, tell that you slept in Draco's last night, so I figured, you know."

Hermione blushed, "Oh, well, ok, that's fine. I'll check on her when I go back." She stood and bid them good night, and left.

Narcissa and Sirius sat down on the bed, she layed her head on his shoulder.

"SB, I don't know if I can wait two more days. I need some knitting to keep me preoccupied. Anything to break up the silence, even."

Sirius jumped up, "Oh! I forgot, hold on a minute." He ran into Madam Pomfrey's office, and came out carrying something Narcissa had never seen. He put the thing down on a chair, and pressed a button on it. Music came on that made Narcissa's breath catch in her throat.

~Something in the way she moves attracts me like no other lover.~

"Would you like to dance, Ciss?"

She smiled at him, and took his hand. He wrapped his arms around her waist, she wrapped hers around his neck, and they swayed slowly to the rhythm.

~Something in the way she moves me.~

~Don't want to leave her now.~

~You know I believe and how.~

~Somewhere in her smile she knows~

~That I don't need no other lover.~

~Something in her style that shows me.~

~I don't want to leave her now,~

~You know I believe and how.~

~You're asking me will my love grow,~

~I don't know, I don't know.~

~You stick around now it may show,~

~I don't know, I don't know.~

~Something in the way she knows~

~And all I have to do is think of her,~

~Something in the things she shows me.~

~I don't want to leave her now, ~

~You know I believe and how.~

The music slowly came to an end, Narcissa looked up into Sirius's eyes, feeling like no time had passed since she was 15 years old.

"I can't believe you remembered our song," she whispered.

"I haven't forgotten on thing about us, Ciss. I have never, for one second of my life, stopped loving you. Never."

He raised his hand to her face, and wiped a tear away. He cupped her cheek, remembering how it always seemed to fit right in.

"I am in love with you, Narcissa, and I have never been more in love with you than I am right now. Please tell me I'm not imagining this."

She pulled his head down towards hers, and slowly and cautiously kissed him. They both sank more deeply into the kiss as the world swirled aorund them. For that brief moment, everything was right in the world.

Up in the Gryffindor Tower, Harry Potter looked at his Marauder's Map. He smiled when he saw only one dot for Sirius and Narcissa. 'Finally, that man really needs to get some,' he thought. Laughing, Harry went to sleep, dreaming of a certain redheaded prefect.

Disclaimer: "Something" (my fave Beatles song) was written by the late, great George Harrison

A/N: SWEET FANCY MOSES, PEOPLE!!! I am so overwhelmed by the response to this!!!!! And, let me say, that sometimes when I read fics with a lot of reviews, I think the author doesn't care or doesn't even read them. BUT let me tell you that I read every one and appreciate them SO MUCH!!!!! And, the reviews totally make me laugh and smile and get motivated and such!!!!!!!!! Good Lord, as of when I'm writing this, I've gotten 34 for ch 13! You guys are absolutely the best! When I started this, I was just writing b/c I was bored, but now I'm really doing it b/c of you guys! ~Awwww~ OH! And, I need to address Snape being nice, kind of. First of all, I figure he's being nice b/c he's stressed our abt. Draco, esp b/c he was kind of Draco's, um, inspiration for running away at the Death Eater thing. Second, Narcissa is one of his best friends, so it's not like he can be all pissy around her JUST b/c Hermione is there, I don't think Narcissa would be pleased if he was a schmuck to the girl who was saving her son. AAAND lastly, announcement time, da da da daaaaaa: I will be writing a Snape fic that overlaps with this one, SO there may *other* be reasons that Snape is lightening up that you'll just have to read my other fic to find out. Haven't even remotely started that yet, though, I still have my Fred fic to finish. So, stay tuned!!! 15 Reviews PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!! See you next chapter for *IT* ~Lo