Hermione breathed in deeply feeling glad to back in Diagon Alley. She'd owled Ron, Harry, and Sen to ask when they'd be coming. Ron owled back immediately saying they'd be coming the next day and they'd bring Harry with them so his muggle relatives wouldn't have to drive him. Sen had owled back a little later saying she was staying at a small inn at Diagon Alley and had been there a few days with her older sister who was a fully qualified witch.

"I've never stayed at the leaky cauldron," Draco said peering around the dusty room that had two large beds. Hermione's parents had a separate room. Hermione grinned.

"It seems a little dumpy but the service is excellent," she explained tossing her bags on the bed, then added, "Harry and Ron will be here tomorrow."

"So we have all of today to ourselves," Draco said with a grin. Hermione grinned back at him wondering what the world would be like without Draco by her side. She studied him a moment loving the way his hair fell into his eyes, they way his eyes casually observed the world. She'd read plenty of stories where people fell in love, but there weren't enough words to describe the way she felt. Love wasn't something that could written down on paper. She'd known all her life that she would eventually grow up and fall in love, but nothing could have prepared her for the emotions that came along with it.

In a surprisingly short moment the distance between them was closed and she felt Draco's body warm against her as he kissed her passionately. She kissed him back fiercely loving the feel of his arms around her, his hands on her back.

"I love you," she whispered hoarsely in his ear as he kissed her neck then moved back to her mouth again.

When Hermione found herself laying on her bed a few moments later she wondered briefly when they'd gotten there.

"I love you too," Draco said when they finally paused in their kissing.

"Mm," Hermione said rolling over to lay on her side as Draco brought an arm over her side pulling her closer as she snuggled up against him.

A few minutes later she tilted her head back to look at him and smiled then asked, "Shall we stop lazing about and see what we need to buy?"

Draco grinned and kissed her softly then sat up, "Yeah, let's do that."

Hermione sat up as well then stood up straightening out the skirt she was wearing, "Its around lunch time, why don't we stop at Gringotts then go find a restaurant?"

"Sounds good to me," Draco said as Hermione grabbed her bag then put an arm around her waist as they left the room.

Hermione sidled up to Draco as they walked down diagon alley with their empty bags just waiting to be filled with books and supplies. Hermione carried with her muggle money to exchange for galleons, sickles, and knuts at Gringotts while Draco carried a small key, one of the things he'd taken from the room at the Mansion. Since neither his mother or father had left any will, everything now belonged to him. If they had, Draco assumed they probably would have left it to him anyway, it wasn't like they had anyone else to leave it to.

After a rather chilling ride through the many tunnels of the wizarding bank Hermione and Draco once again stepped out into the sunlight and the small, crowded street of Diagon Alley.

"Want to get some lunch then?" Draco asked glancing back at the bank and the clock that hung over the door. It read 12:23. Hermione nodded.

"I'm starving. I miss eating wizard food, it has a slightly different, ah, flavor somehow. I think its because its cooked differently, not so, processed." Hermione explained as they started looking around for a restaurant. A few minutes later they stumbled upon a square of sorts where someone had set up several tables with umbrellas and were serving food from somewhere. There were several cracks and three house elves appeared as if in answer to Hermione's unspoken wondering. They set several large plates full of steaming food onto several tables where some witches and wizards already sat.

"Make-shift restaurant," Draco commented.

"It appears so," Hermione agreed, "They must have a kitchen somewhere. It seems like a good idea though, you won't have to pay for a space somewhere and is such a nice day."

Draco grinned then spread his arms like a doorman welcoming some guests into someone's home and asked, "Shall we?"

Hermione grinned as well then took his hands and kissed him softly, stepping back a moment later she smiled and said, "It seems like a very nice place to eat. The house elves seem happy enough I suppose."

Draco nodded and they went over glancing briefly at a sign that said, "Please seat yourself. A house elf will be at your service." Then sitting down at one of the smaller empty tables. In agreement with the sign a house elf soon appeared with another crack holding a piece of paper. It read off the menu, giving a description of the foods then turned the paper over to take their orders.

Only ten minutes later they were busy eating away, Draco with a large "Old-Fashioned Muggle Style Burger" and Hermione with a salad and a grilled cheese sandwich. They both ordered butterbeer to drink.

"Funny to see Draco Malfoy eating something styled off muggles," Hermione commented with a chuckle.

Draco shrugged and smiled, "Might as well try it. Muggles managed to produce a lovely witch like you, so I think they can't be all that bad."

"Draco! Hermione!"

They both turned to see Sen running down the street, a large bag that looked as though it had come from somewhere in India slung over her shoulder, and a small cat-like creature following her. It had large ears and lion-like tail and was a pale brown color covered with dark brown speckles.

"Mind if I join you?" she asked, in a slightly breathless voice, grinning.

"Sure," Hermione said and Sen plopped down in a chair across from them. The cat creature jumped up onto her lap regarding Hermione and Draco with intelligent eyes.

"What is that?" Draco asked curiously reaching out to touch it. It hissed at him and he pulled back his hand quickly.

"It's a kneazle, his name is Namir," Sen said then added, "Its listed in Newt Scamander's "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. My old school had a hundred old copies of it. I'm surprised it isn't required for taking Care of Magical Creatures."

"That'd be Hagrid's doing probably," Draco said trying not to revert to sticking in a rude comment about him.

Hermione smiled slightly, "Hagrid does lean towards the more Care of Magical Monsters side of things, but nevertheless, he's a good enough teacher."

"Hm," Sen said then raised her eyebrows as a house elf appeared next to her chair and promptly read her the menu.

"Ah, I think I'll just have a fizzing black birch drink," Sen said then turned back to Draco and Hermione.

She grinned then said, "You two make a really cute couple."

Hermione grinned and Draco found himself grinning as well.

"So are Ron, Ginny, and Harry coming here anytime soon?" Sen asked curiously then accepted the bubbling brown drink.

A/N: Sorry, took a bit in putting up this chapter! I've been busy thinking about my NaNoWriMo story and not thinking about Change. So... anyways.. Dedications To:

Princess Rinoa
CrazyPoet
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