Inspiration! I've just discovered how I can prolong the story a bit more. I'd actually like to thank MysticalWillow, because your review actually gave me the idea! I think you planned it that way, didn't you? big grin Either way, you rock! Thanks! I hope you all enjoy:-)

Draco hurried through the corridors on his way to Hermione's dormitory. He didn't know exactly what he would say to her when he found her, but he wasn't terribly worried about that at the moment. He just wanted to find her, apologize for being an asshole, and snog her senseless.

He had finally come into view of the two portraits when he saw a familiar form leaning against the one leading to his room.

"Hello, Draco darling," Pansy said, smiling at him seductively. "I saw the mudblood scurrying to her room just moments ago… what on earth have you done to her this time?"

"Don't call her that Pansy," Draco said gruffly, preparing to walk past her to Hermione's portrait.

"Not so fast, lover," Pansy laughed softly, taking hold of Draco's arm. "We need to have a chat. Come on… let's go on up to your room for a bit, get cozy, you know."

Pansy had always had some sort of power over men, and she reveled in it. No one could resist her charms, and quite honestly she preferred it that way. She could have whatever and whomever she wanted, whenever she wanted.

Without a doubt her fit body, full lips, soft hair and ample breasts had something to do with this power, and over the years she had learned to use these attributes to her advantage.

She smiled as Draco began to fall under her spell. He said the password and followed Pansy into his room, watching her hips as they swayed exaggeratedly from side to side.

Pansy led Draco to the couch in his living room and pushed him down forcefully. She sat next to him, as close as possible, running her fingertips along his muscular chest causing him to draw a sharp breath.

"Draco darling," Pansy began, whispering in his ear and nibbling at his earlobe as she did so. "I know you're Head Boy… but the other Slytherins and I agree that you've been spending entirely too much time with the mudblood and not enough time with us. I was wondering if there was anything… I could do… to persuade you to spend a bit more time around us. Do you have any suggestions?"

She slipped her tongue gently inside his ear and licked softly, smiling slightly as Draco writhed in pleasure. Nibbling was most definitely her specialty. She made her way from his ear to his mouth and delighted in the feel of Draco's tongue caressing hers in his mouth. She was never more grateful for her power of seduction than she was when she was with Draco.

He was, as everyone knows, the sexiest man at Hogwarts, and the one with the highest standards. He had only been with the best, the most beautiful, and the most sought after females in the school, a great compliment to the few he had deigned to smile upon.

Pansy couldn't stand the fact that he had been spending so much time moping over the mudblood. She had heard the rumors going around the school that Draco was interested in Granger, and she was not at all happy about it.

If Draco was interested in Granger that meant she was being insulted. A mudblood, worthy of the great Draco's attention? That put her on the same level as Pansy, and that was one thing Pansy could not bear to think of. So what else was there to do but ensure that Draco forgot about the muggle bitch?

"Draco, love, haven't you missed me?" Pansy purred into Draco's ear as her hand slipped lower and lower down his chest to a certain, erect part of his fantastic anatomy.

"No, Pansy, actually I haven't," Draco said pushing her hand gently away. It had taken all of his willpower to move away from Pansy. It wasn't every day that he refused sexual pleasure from such an attractive girl as Pansy, but it also wasn't every day that he learned he was in love with Hermione.

"You… haven't?" Pansy asked slowly, raising her eyebrow. "I see. What would your father say if he knew about you and the mudblood, Draco?"

Draco paled considerably at the thought of his father. "Pansy I want you to leave my room right now," Draco said. She was making him angry and he didn't want to do something that would get him in detention in the Forbidden Forest again.

Pansy tossed her hair over her shoulder and walked out, making sure to swing her hips dramatically as she did so. Draco rolled his eyes at her, but only halfheartedly. He was most definitely going to need to throw Hermione against a wall again soon before he would be satisfied. (a/n: grin)

In the Gryffindor common room, Ron sat slumped in a chair near the fireplace, his hand covering half his face. Harry sat across from him, staring at his friend with his eyebrow raised.

"Ron," he asked, a small grin creeping onto his face. "You seem a bit dejected… is there some sort of problem?"

"Yeah," Ron groaned, raising the eye that wasn't covered by his hand to look at Harry. "Yeah there is… mate, I think I'm in love with Hermione."

"Of course you are," Harry said shrugging. "I knew that 6 years ago. What's the problem?"

"She's in love with Draco," Ron muttered. "I have no chance. I've never had a chance, which is why I've always been ok with it… except for the time after the Yule Ball… and now."

"So that's why you were weird after the ball," Harry said.

"Yeah," Ron agreed. "I knew she didn't really like me that way, it was just a rough night. And then she was back with Viktor like nothing had happened… you can't even imagine how much that hurt."

"What are you going to do?" Harry asked.

"I don't think there's anything I can do," Ron said dejectedly. "She loves him, and he loves her, he's probably over there trying to shag her right now. But if you have any ideas of what I should do, I'm totally open to suggestions."

"Why don't you just fight for her?" Harry asked. "Just… I dunno… seduce the hell out of her, throw her onto a desk or something. Draco's already got the wall thing covered."

Ron snorted and grinned at Harry. "You know that's not a bad idea," he said with a smile. "I'm not sure how it'll go over with Hermione but what's the harm in trying. Maybe she'll figure out that Malfoy's nothing but a git after all."

Hermione sat studying in the library, trying to concentrate on her Transfiguration essay when she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. Her heart skipped a beat as she recognized that the hand was Draco's.

"H-hello, Draco," she said tentatively, remembering their last meeting.

"Hermione," Draco said, gently caressing her neck with his finger.

"What do you want?" she asked, trying to concentrate on her book instead of the strange feelings that Draco's touch was causing in her.

"Other than you?" he whispered into her ear. He began to massage her shoulders, first gently, then more intensely, nipping at her ear as he did so.

Hermione reached her hand back and ran her fingers along Draco's shoulders, and moving them up to intertwine in Draco's hair. He spun her around in her chair quickly and caught her lips in his.

In a matter of seconds Hermione was out of her chair and backed against a bookcase. Hermione gasped in delight as Draco moved his kisses down to her neck once again. Her arms wound around his neck and one leg went around his waist pulling him even closer to her.

They were so involved in each other that they didn't notice Madam Pince walk up behind them. She had been there for several minutes, extremely amused at the sight before her, before she cleared her throat to get their attention.

Hermione pushed Draco off her and rearranged her robes and disheveled hair.

"We were, erm… looking for a book," she mumbled into the librarian's stern face. "And… we'll be going now… come on Draco."

She giggled as the two of them hurried down the hall away from the library. Draco grinned down at her, noticing once more how incredibly beautiful she was.

As much as he cared for Hermione, Pansy had brought an interesting point to light. He knew very well how his father would react to any news of him and Granger, and at this point in time he wasn't ready to face his father's anger. There was only one thing he could do, and that was to make sure Hermione never realized just how strong his feelings were for her.

"Draco, can we talk?" Hermione asked tentatively after a moment of silence. Draco raised an eyebrow at her. "About us, I mean."

His gaze immediately shifted away. Damn it, he knew she would ask, but he needed time to think before he could in any way discuss this with her.

"Not now, Granger, I'm late," he muttered, and Hermione stared after him with tears in her eyes as he hurried away.

A short distance behind Hermione stood a certain redheaded friend of hers, deciding that now was his chance to show Hermione how she deserved to be treated.

Ok I know the ending kind of sucked, but I was in such a hurry to just get the chapter out… I assure you I have not forgotten about you guys, I have been thinking of little else than my story… I was trying to find a way to keep it going without it becoming obnoxious or repetitive. I think the whole Draco/Lucius and Ron/Hermione thing should cause a little chaos for a bit. Don't worry, Hermione will be with Draco, cuz that's just… how it is in my dreams. :-) Draco and Hermione together makes me so happy. :-) But I do have to admit Ron has that little soft spot in my heart, so I'm going to have to find a way to let him down easy… suggestions are, as always, welcome:-)

Moon Doll: Thank you! I'm glad you think it gets better! I hope this one didn't disappoint you, I really wasn't happy with the ending… pout… OHMYGOODNESS I would TOTALLY love to co-author a story with you! Let's do it! Do you have my e-mail? I'm so there… that'll be awesome! That's another quality song right there :-) ooh writers block is an awful thing… it's soo hard to break out of. I'll definitely take another look at your story and see if I can think of anything:-) And definitely get back to me on the co-author thing:-)

foreverandever: hehe it is nice to know he has a heart, isn't it:-) Of course we all knew he did somewhere deep down inside that gorgeous body of his… ahem … yes. :-) And good point about the snogging! That is most definitely a good story filler, I think I'll enjoy that:-D:-D thanks, that's actually a really good point! You're totally my hero now! Aww and I'm sorry that you couldn't review before, I completely missed the fact that anonymous reviews were disabled… I feel really dumb now :-) but I'm very glad you can review now too! Thanks so much:-) and WOW that's sooo incredibly sweet of you to say it's your favorite story! That makes me feel so incredibly special you have no idea! Thank you!

gothicpagan: I'm sorry it wasn't longer…this one was kind of short too… it makes me sad… I'll try harder:-) I'm off of work tomorrow so I should be able to spend quite some time on the next chapter, and hopefully it'll be a long, good one. :-) I hope! Hehe :-)

Psyco Faerie: hey, thanks so much for wishing me a happy birthday:-) I feel bad for ranting so much about it now, hehe :-) So wait… Patrick Swayze look-a-like got MARRIED? That is… so… unexplainably… unfair! Can we… clone him:-)

Cheribi161: Oh, this is true, I wonder about people who don't like cheesecake… I can't imagine honestly… not liking cheesecake? That's like… not liking Draco Malfoy! CRAZY TALK! Haha sorry, it's late, I'm out of control. :-) I hope you like this chapter too:-)

hit-it-raw: aww I'm so glad you like my story so much! I'm sorry I keep making you wait so long… I'll try to get better about that. And… I know you said the story should end… and maybe I have multiple personalities, but half of me agrees with you… hehe… but most people said they wanted me to try and continue, so I'm going to keep going… but I don't want you to think I don't value your opinion, so I am going to make it your specific duty to yell at me when I go entirely too far. For example, the day I start coming up with things like… pink bunnies attacking Ron for interfering with Hermione and Draco… I would like you to flame me. :-) Actually, I might just throw a pink bunny in there randomly just for fun… hmmmm… yes, sorry, once again I apologize it is most definitely way past my bedtime… :-) But seriously, if you catch me becoming unreasonable, or stretching… please let me know. :-) Thank you sooooo much for reviewing! I hope you like this chapter:-)

elektrikstorm: hahaha yeah, I definitely enjoy making him throw her around… it amuses me. :-) I made fun of myself for doing that a bit in this chapter… I just think it's SO CUTE when he does it! Like wow! Hehe:-)

Mystical Willow: Once again, your review gave me the inspiration! That's a very good conflict to throw in there, thank you! You're so smart:-D Thank you! Wow, I think that'll get me through several more chapters! You are SO my hero!

Waterspout: I'm so glad you like my story:-) And I shall indeed continue it, most people said they wanted me to, and I'm glad because I like writing it. :-) Thank you so much for letting me know what you think:-)

Poetic-Flo16: I do like Mariah Carey, actually! I grew up with her! Well… not in PERSON, but I grew up with her music. :-) She has such a beautiful voice! I will most definitely be e-mailing you soon for the lyrics, I'm very excited! Thank you for mentioning that to me! Since it was your idea, would you maybe want to do a co-author thing too?

strawberryblueberrykitten: My goodness, when you put it that way I will most definitely update faster:-) But seriously, that would be sad… please don't die… hehe thanks for your review:-)

Thanks again to every single one of you, my wonderful, wonderful reviewers! You guys totally keep me going I love each and every one of you!

And now I am going to bed before any more craziness ensues… so… late!