Disclaimer; I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters. Just the plot and story.

A/N Thank you everyone for reviewing. So far, a sweet ending is winning so I have begun to write it and I think I am on about chapter 30 now. If the voting goes another way...well I will just ignore the chapters I wrote, and post whatever ending won. If the sweet ending ends up winning, which I think it will, we will follow Draco and Hermione after graduation and into the real world and some new challenges to overcome.

Marajade64- I promise this story is going somewhere, there is not a whole lot of Harry and Ron throughout this story, this is mostly just Draco/Hermione.

The cold shoulder…

I woke up the next morning in his arms happy and carefree. Unfortunately, that would not last for long. I looked at the clock on the dresser,

"Shit" I said "is it morning already?"

He looked at me groggily and said,

"Yep, we had better get moving." as he stood up and stretched.

"I'm in trouble. I was supposed to have dinner with Harry and Ron last night, I was going to talk to them and maybe work in our relationship…I'm tired of hiding from everyone."

"They will get over it" he said nonchalantly heading for the bathroom.

"I don't think so…" I knew I would have to put on my best face and apologize to them for ditching them twice in one day.

I got dressed hastily and kissed Draco goodbye.

"See you in Potions" I said as I walked out the portrait hole.

I walked into the great hall and saw Ron and Harry sitting there chatting with Seamus and Dean. I strolled over to the table and sat down.

"Good morning guys, boy am I feeling better today." I said as I grabbed some toast and jam.

"Did you hear something Harry?" Ron asked as he shoveled eggs into his mouth.

"Must've been a ghost ron." he said looking towards the other end of the table.

"Very funny guys," I laughed "I told you I was sick, I had some tea and fell asleep. I feel much better this morning."

Ron and Harry both got up from the table without saying another word and walked out of the great hall.

Tears filled my eyes as I watched them walk away. I knew I had blown them off, but to not even talk to me? I ate the rest of my breakfast in silence before heading of to Potions.

When I arrived in the dungeons most everyone was already there. I went to sit by Ron and Harry but they put their bags on the empty chair and looked straight ahead. I was hurt, but class was about to begin so I took a chair near the rear of the class. One minute later, Draco came in and sat down at the table in front of me, not noticing that I was behind him. He looked around for a second, scanning the room to find me. He finally turned around. He mouthed the words 'what are you doing back here?' I mouthed back 'I'll tell you later' and got my advanced potion book out. He stood up and came to sit next to me. I blushed; someone would surely notice that he was sitting here with me, on his own. I felt tremendous thanks towards him. He reached over and patted my hand before getting his own book out.

"Today class" Professor Snape started "we will be making dream potions. Each group of two will make a sample, divide it in three bottles you will hand one into me and take the others back to your rooms with you. You will then take it before bed, and in the morning, write down your dreams and hand it in to me. Each group's potions will be different. Some will dream of fear, some romance, some riches, and some of you will have prophetic dreams. I know which of you has which potion, and by your dreams I will know whether or not your potion was made correctly. The instructions," he waved his wand, "are on the board. Please begin."

I went over to the store cupboard to gather our ingredients. Ron was standing there looking for something. I tried to say I was sorry, but he grabbed his newt powder and went back to his seat without saying another word. I sat back down and Draco had the cauldron and the first ingredient going already.

"What was that all about?" he asked quietly.

"Ron and Harry aren't speaking to me, they ignored me at breakfast, and now I tried to apologize for not showing up last night, but he just walked away." Tears were forming in my eyes, but I quickly wiped them away with my sleeve.

"Don't worry about it, they will get over it." he said calmly.

"If they are this upset about me not showing up for one stupid dinner, what are they going to say when they find out I am in love with you?" I whispered.

"Ten points from Gryffindor Miss Granger for talking when you are supposed to be working." sneered Snape.

"Slimy git" I whispered, and got back to work.

Draco laughed, but Snape whipped around and stared him down.

"Problem Mr. Malfoy?" he asked.

"No sir." Draco looked him straight in the eye.

"Good, I would hate to think you working with Miss Granger had a negative effect on your character."

With this comment, Ron and Harry's turned around and looked at me sitting with Draco. Ron's face turned red, and Harry looked like he was going to vomit. I looked down at the table, my face red with guilt.

We continued to work on our potion in silence, and when we were done we labeled the bottles and poured the potion into three of them. One for me, one for him and one for Snape to grade later.

"You are dismissed" Snape said coldly.

Draco looked at me and smiled 'see you later' he mouthed and then he gave me a wink. It made me smile. Ron and Harry walked past us at that moment and gave me a bone chilling glare as they pushed past me without a word.

The rest of the day was miserable. Any class I had with my two best friends was made worse by the cold shoulder they were giving me. I sat alone in each class and it was hard to pay attention when I felt so miserable. They had been my friends for almost seven years. How could one small thing like missing a dinner turn them against me so quickly? I felt terrible by the time I made my way back to my room later that afternoon. I didn't go eat lunch in the hall; I was trying to avoid Ron and Harry now. I asked a house-elf to bring up some lunch for me and I took out a book and started to read. A minute or so later Draco came bounding in the portrait hole and jumped on the couch next to me.

"Hello beautiful." he leaned in and kissed me.

"Hi," I said and forced a weak smile. "How was your afternoon?"

"Sounds like it was better than yours." he smiled.

"I feel terrible." I said honestly. "I hate not talking to them, they ignored me in all of our classes, and gave me dirty looks in the hall." tears were breaking up my words. He pulled my head into his chest and patted my back. I felt so much better there in his arms. I closed my eyes and breathed in his scent. I listened to his heart beating, and almost instantly I fell asleep.

I woke up a few hours later to find Draco setting a table for dinner.

"I didn't think you wanted to eat with everyone tonight, so I ordered dinner in. I hope that's ok."

"Its perfect" I said and sat down at the table.

We had a very nice conversation while we ate. And when it was over, we sat on the couch and did our homework.

"Wow, it's getting late" I said. "I'd better get to bed."

"Alone?" he asked with a mischievous grin.

"Well, I think since we have to take the dream potion, that it would be best if we slept alone tonight. That way we won't interfere with each other's dreams. You know how often that happens." I smiled at him. "Don't worry; I will make it up to you tomorrow.'" I kissed him on the lips, and walked up the stairs "Goodnight" I said as I walked into my room.

My room had not gotten a lot of use lately; I had been sleeping in his room for the past few months. I felt safe and secure there and it would be hard for me to fall asleep alone. I got undressed and sat on the end of my bed.

"Here's to my good health and pleasant dreams" I said and I downed the potion in one gulp.