A/N: hoho! Thanks pancake! Well Draco's not exactly turn into a good/nice guy in this story, he just simply err.. smitten, yeah he got smitten by Emily, so he kinda do some stuff to impress her, you know the usual bad boy suddenly falls for a nice girl (i.e: A Walk to Remember hehe) kinda thing. Sorry that this chapter took so long, but I've done a major editing for this chapter, I was like crossing some stuff, here and there, banging my head on the keyboard trying to figure what to replace them with, hehe. Anyway it's done now, if you think this chapter is a piece of crap, you should see the first draft, I know I can't bear THOSE things published. Hope you like it!

Chapter 4: And they know..

"Hey, sister!" said Harry when he was back at the common room. Emily smiled at him. Harry took a seat beside her. "How's your homework going? Need some help?" he asked, looking at a pile of parchment in front of her. "I'm doing just fine, thank you, only got an essay for Professor Snape left" she said.

Then, the portrait swung suddenly swung open, loud voices coming out from inside the hole. It was Ron and Hermione.

"Ron, you can't just say that!"

"But I saw it with my own eyes!"

"But-" Hermione went silent when she noticed Harry and Emily were there. "There she is, ask her yourself!" said Ron. "What's up, guys?" asked Harry looking at both Ron and Hermione. Hermione looked from Ron to Harry and then Emily, "Emily, we want to ask you something, I hope you don't mind, it's just that Ron here-" she paused, turning to Ron, her expression stern before looking back at Emily, "-thought that- uh...well- is it true that you were talking to Malfoy just now?".

"is that true?" asked Harry in surprise. Emily, looking confused said, "Yes, it's true, so?"

With his eyes bulging like a mad bull, Ron yelled "I told you! That slimy, mean evil cockroach is trying to woo her! Harry talk to your sister!"

Emily who felt like a bomb had just blown up beside her covered her ears and looked at Harry questioningly. "Emily, you know that Draco Malfoy is my enemy, right?" he asked her softly. She nodded. "I think what's Ron trying to say is, that we don't want you make any contact with him."

Emily who was still pretty confused finally said, "Okay, I'll do what you said although I don't know why you people make such a fuss about this." She went up to her dormitory looking sombre.

It was ten minutes before the bell for lunch. Draco was standing in the dungeon outside the Potion's class. He'd been standing there for five minutes now. He told Professor Flitwick that he was feeling sick and had to go to the hospital wing.

He was waiting for someone to come out from the door. He's waiting for Emily. His stomach fluttered with nervous butterflies. This is not exactly the first time, but right that moment he felt like it is. His palm was clenched and unclenched. His mind was planning the right words and was telling him to just calm down. Then the bell rang, students were rushing to get out of the class, Draco was searching inside the crowd for Emily, but even as the crowd thinned, he hadn't found her. He gave up when there's no one left in the dungeon. He walked towards the stone steps, thinking that he might see her at lunch.

As he reached the top of the stone steps, someone was standing in front of him, it was Emily.

"Hey" greeted Emily as Draco walked quickly toward her. "Hey Emily!" Draco was feeling glad that he had caught her finally, and alone, but as he looked at her, he noticed that she wasn't as bright as usual. They didn't say anything for a few moments.

"I saw you" said Emily, breaking the silent. "I saw you down there, were you waiting for someone?" Draco opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. He shut his eyes closed for a second and opened them up back again. "Yeah, I was, I was waiting for you"

"Oh? Okay, why?" asked Emily. Draco tried to remember all the words he had be planning to say but he couldn't remember a thing, his palm started to sweat, "Well,uhm..are you going to lunch?" he finally said.

"No, I'm not very hungry right now" she said, avoiding his eyes.

Draco, noticing this, felt slightly put out but he had made up his mind, "Wanna go for a walk with me?" he said hopefully. Emily looked at him with sad eyes and said, "Draco, I'm sorry, I can't, I promised my brother not to talk to you ever again, but still I don't know why in the world am I waiting for you here when I've already made my promise, so, sorry Draco, I dunno, I don't think I can" she finished with a heavy sigh. They stood there in silent for a few moment. She was staring at the floor, while he was staring blankly at her. Cursed that bloody scarhead, he thought to himself.

"Well, I better go now, I'd forgot my History of Magic book, I have history after lunch, bye" Emily spoke, breaking the silent, she turned to leave but Draco made a grab for her hand trying to stop her from leaving, "just one walk around the lake, that's all" he said pleadingly, looking at her straight in the eyes. Her expression showed that she was thinking hard, and finally, she nodded.

"Great! Let's go then!" he said excitedly. He took her hand and walked out of the castle.

The sun was shining brightly, it was a pity that they only got twenty minutes left before lessons started again. They didn't talked much, just walking slowly, both of them were quietly savouring the moment.

That night, at the Gryffindor's Common room, Emily sat at her favourite place by the fire. She was relieving of what happened during lunch. It was the most wonderful thing she had ever experienced. She don't know what was it, but she kinda like it and she was craving for more.

Suddenly, the portrait swung open and came Harry. As he saw Emily, his expression turned grim. "What's up?" Emily asked nervously, she sensed what's coming. Harry looked at her and said "I think you have some explanations to do, Emily."

Meanwhile,

Draco was jumping up and down happily on his bed. Up and down. Up and down. Suddenly, his feet slipped and he fell backward head first towards the stone floor of his dormitory. A dull thud followed by an anguish yell echoed through the dormitory. Draco Malfoy cursed madly but managed to keep a straight face when Crabbe and Goyle stumbled into the room, "What's wrong, Draco?" asked looking anxious. Goyle was nursing his big toe because it had accidentally and painfully hit the wall while he was rushing to get to the dormitory. How's that happened, is a complete mystery, and who cares anyway. Draco, who was trying to forget the pain on his head, winced a little. His hair were all messed up "Nothing, nothing" he lied. "Uh..okay, then" said Crabbe, looking as dumb as usual. Draco slumped back onto his bed, drawing the hangings of his bed shut. He stared at the dark green velvet curtain. He thought about his amazing afternoon with Emily, then he remembered what Emily had told him before, about her stupid of a brother not allowing her to speak with him. He then thought, rather unwillingly, that he ought to be a tiny bit nicer toward Potty if he wanted to be friend with Emily. But that thought made him feel angry with himself and guilty toward his father.

Back at the Gryffindor's common room,

"What d'you mean the whole school knows about Draco and me?" Emily yelled indignantly, oblivious to her surrounding, because the whole common room was now listening tentatively.

"Well, first of all, you ARE giving them a fat load of help" muttered Ron, looking around at the staring students. "Well, Nearly Headless Nick said that he saw you two talking with each other and some students reckoned that they saw the both of you, during lunch, walking together by the lake. So naturally the whole school knows" Harry said, his eyes fixed on Emily's. "I told you not to speak with that evil git anymore, didn't I?" he said with concealed anger in his voice. The only one who looked angrier than Harry, was Ron. "What were you thinking!" he yelled furiously. His eyes were livid. While Hermione was sitting quietly by the fire. She seems to have lost for words. Her expression was unfathomable. "But, but, Draco was really nice" Emily said hopefully. "Oh, this is nauseating" Ron said exasperatedly. "Stop calling him Draco and I Don't think the the word DRACO and NICE should not ever be in the same sentence, EVER! infact, the sentence are not to suppose to exist. Really nauseating" said Ron, rolling his eyes. Emily could not stand the whole scene anymore, she stormed toward her dormitory, with eyes filled with tears. Harry wanted to stop her but Hermione said no, "Let her go, Harry, I think she needs to be left alone" she said. So Harry stop on his track, watching Emily climbing the spiral staircase. Ron slumped grumpily onto an armchair by the fire beside Hermione, muttering nonsense under his breath, "she's mad, totally lost her marble. Mental. Insane" he continued on cursing, "What was she thinking, talking alone with that git! For goodness sake-" "Stop, Ron, You're exaggerating" Hermione said sternly. "Exaggerating! Are you bloody kidding me? I don't think you take this matter seriously, Hermione! Exaggerating, am I!" he shouted, like a complete maniac. Then he too, stormed off out of the common room to his dormitory, leaving Harry, Hermione and the rest of the Gryffindors. Harry gave a long heavy sigh while Hermione was staring blankly into space. "Hermione, what d'you reckon?" asked Harry, looking very gloomy. "I dunno, Harry. It's her life, y'know, not ours" Hermione spoke wisely, but she too looked worried. "Yeah, I know I couldn't stop her going out with anyone she like, but-" he paused. "but it's Malfoy, I understand" Hermione finished his sentence for him.

"And she said that Malfoy's really nice, as if! I don't think there's any conscience left in her" he said looking around the emptying common room. Students started to go to bed, as there was nothing more for them to watch, but they're still whispering between each other. Harry wondered how long would it take for these thing to spread to the whole school tomorrow. Maybe in five seconds during breakfast, he thought dully.

A/N: Hah! this is the longest chapter yet. I kinda like the part where Draco was jumping on his bed, it is pretty silly, I know, but I thought it was funny! Anyway if you don't like it tell me! lol. But the part will still be there anyway hehe! REVIEW!