A/N- Hey guys, I'm back with the next chapter of the story. Hope you guys are enjoying it so far! Read, enjoy, and as always, review. By the way, there will be some spoilers from the sixth book.
Hermione opened her eyes and found she was looking at a sleeping Remus. She smiled sleepily and snuggled closer. This had to be a dream and it was a pretty damn good one. Remus yawned and smiled goofily as he looked into her eyes, and that's when she knew she wasn't dreaming. After what seemed like hours, Hermione finally spoke.
"Why did you stick by my even after I yelled at you?" she asked softly
Remus knew he wasn't in the best of situations. Either way, things could get ugly.
Hermione but her lip nervously. She prayed what she thought she heard him say to be true.
Remus continued to stare into her honey brown eyes and finally took a deep breath.
"Hermione, this may sound strange to you, but….I think I'm in love with you and I couldn't let you slip away." He replied.
Hermione's eyes filled with tears. This just had to be a dream. No one cared about her or even loved her for that matter.
"Why? Why would you love me?" she asked through tears.
Remus whipped away a tear from her eye and smiled.
"You're the smartest witch ever to come to Hogwarts. You care so much about others and you're beautiful."
Hermione bit her tongue. Her beautiful? As if.
They continued to stare at each other until Remus couldn't take it anymore. He pulled her closer and kissed her with all the love and passion he could muster up. Hermione felt herself melting into him and there it was. Both their hearts screaming out to each other. It was then they both realized they had a reason to keep on living. When they broke apart, they made a silent vow to never let go. They snuggled closer and fell back asleep, this time with happy dreams.
Dumbledore stood in the doorway smiling like an old man who knew it all along, which he did. Then he sighed heavily. Dumbledore had decided to give Snape the position of Defense against the Dark Arts teacher. He had other plans for Remus, that would be dangerous and tempting to join Voldemort's ranks, but with Hermione, Remus might be able to come through. He turned and walked back to his office.
Meanwhile, in the dungeons…
"Draco, do you have any idea what he is asking you to do?" Severus asked looking down at the boy who was making a big mistake.
"I know what he is asking and I'm going to do it. For my father and my family's honor…and my own life. I can do this, I can kill him." Draco said confidently.
Severus shook his head.
"Your mother has asked me to look after you; if you cannot finish the job I will do it."
Draco turned his back on him and walked out without a word. He wasn't a weakling, he wasn't afraid of dying, he accepted it.