A/n: Happy Christmas…. I am home for the HOLIDAYS! The semester is through! HO HO HO!

P.S. I don't own anything but a new MP3 player… don't you love Christmas?

Chapter 19 Open Mic Night

He just sat there stroking my temples, he has been asking for almost an hour what happened. I wouldn't reply with answer but the thing is, he didn't seem ruffled or irritated, he just kept asking me softly what happened.

"Hermione, can you please tell me what happened?" He asked taking the washcloth off of my eyes.

"What time is it?" I asked, ignoring his question. I didn't want him to have leverage over me. I didn't want him to know the real reason why Harry and I were no longer on speaking terms. It was all because of him, he turned this little world that I had for myself upside down.

"Nearly nine," He said checking the clock on the wall. I needed to clear my head, and I knew exactly where to go.

I slowly got off the bed, grabbed a sweater and left the room. He followed me out.

"Hermione, you don't want talk about this?" He asked calling after my retreating back.

"Malfoy, your lucky that I'm talking to you now." I replied back.

As soon as I closed the front door I realized how hungry I was. I really needed to talk to Ginny though so I decided to go to headquarters first.

I paced the floor back and forth, back and forth. I really messed things up didn't I?

'Of course you did.' The voice called out.

I continued to pace the floor. Obviously she was with Potter, because only he could make her so upset like that. Maybe he was jealous because she spending time with me, or maybe he cheated on her with Weaslette. I shook that disgusting thought from my mind. As much as I hated Potter he probably would never do that. I just stood there walking back and forth thinking about the possible scenarios. I finally came to a conclusion; she had to have told him about me. She probably feels too guilty about what happened between us and wanted to have a clear conscious. She's upset because she told Potter the truth.

'And what is that exactly?' The voice piped up.

I ignored the voice once more. She was falling for her best friend's enemy and he got upset.

Once I got to headquarters I walked straight into the kitchen. I knew there would be someone there. To my surprise I found Ron sitting there eating dessert no doubt. He looked up at me when I entered.

"You got some nerve." Her said to me putting down his fork.

"Where's Harry?" I asked him.

"He doesn't want to talk to you Hermione. How could you do that to him, you know he loves you." He said his blue eyes burning into my hazels. I had to look away.

"You can't help who you lo…. like." I replied to him. "What did you want me to do? String him along, I just can't, Harry's my friend."

"If he's your 'friend' you wouldn't be shacking up with the enemy. " He bellowed.

"Look Ron, I didn't come here to be taught a lesson. Since Harry doesn't want to talk to me, where's Ginny?" I asked him.

"She's in her room, I think." He replied turning back to his dessert.

I left him to finish his dessert. I walked up the darkened stairs towards Ginny's room. I came to her room and I heard a pair of muffled voices, one had to be Harry's and the other belonged to Ginny. I knocked her door softly.

"Who is it?" She called out.

"It's me Hermione, I need to talk." I called to her.

She opened the door and gave me a quick look and told me to come inside. Harry was sitting at the desk. He got up swiftly and left the room without one look at me.

I turned to her and she was brushing her hair. She looked a little flustered.

"Ginny are you ok?" I asked her.

"Well you know, when Harry's angry he's angry." She replied with a small smile.

She placed her brush back down on her dresser and turned away from the mirror.

"Hey do you want to come with me to the Bin, I need to talk to you." I asked her.

"Sure, let me just change my shirt and we will be on our way." She said. She shooed me out into the hallway while she changed. Soon we were apparating to the Java Bin.

I wondered what she said to him, the Dark Lord would be pleased. I finally achieved the main goal. I should be triumphant, I should be happy, but I'm not. I kept pacing the floor. I wish I knew what she was doing right now. If she were anything like me, she would probably be at the Bin right now thinking things over. Where else would she be able to go, she wouldn't go to Potter's because they are probably not talking. The other only place she could go is the library and they closed early today. I decided to go check out my hunch and see if she was at the Bin.

"Malfoy did what!" She asked incredulously.

"Yup, he brought someone in my house and shagged them right there in my parents' room." I replied.

"I would have cursed him into oblivion. But you have to realize that it's in his nature, he's a Malfoy, arrogant and thinks he can do whatever he wants whenever he please." She replied taking a sip of her hot chocolate.

I sat there letting the aroma and the heat of my green tea hit me in the face.

"And then there's the thing with Harry. After seeing him hurt like that I realized that I do love him."

"Are you sure about that or is that the guilt talking?" She asked raising one eyebrow.

"I realized how important he is in my life and after losing him for this short period of time, I realized I do love him."

A weird look came over her face. "Hermione, maybe you should think about this, think about all of the things you and Malfoy did together. Where you happier with Malfoy or with Harry."

I just sat there thinking about what she said as the next act came on. It was open mic night once again at the Bin. Who was I happier with?

"Maybe your right Gin, maybe it's just a little too early to tell where my feelings are. They're all jumbled up." I replied. Her face relaxed into a smile once more as the host introduced the next performer.

It was pretty crowded when I arrived at the Bin, so I had an easy cover. I saw Granger and the Weaslette sitting talking animatedly.

"And then there's the thing with Harry. After seeing him hurt like that I realized that I do love him." Granger said looking into the contents of her coffee cup.

"Are you sure about that or is that the guilt talking?" The red head asked. She looked a little bit shocked but recovered herself quickly. It seemed as though she looked a little flustered. I couldn't worry about that now, I was losing her. I had to get her back in order for this plan to work.

'Are you sure that is why you want her back?' The voice asked.

"I realized how important he is in my life and after losing him for this short period of time, I realized I do love him."

I was in shock and disbelief. I was losing her. Maybe the little Weaslette was right, maybe it was the guilt talking. I had to show her that she liked me more than she liked Potter. I had to win her over. I had to prove to her that the whole shagging thing with Cho was over.

I sat there in deep thought wondering what Gin said was true. If I was happier with Malfoy I should be with him and vice versa. The performer that came on stage was a poet but I tuned him out. Ginny was sitting next to me on the sofa, her lugs curled under her, her red hair and dark eyes shining in the candle light.

Soon the host got back up on stage once more and announced the next performer. I was barely paying attention until Gin tapped me on the hand. I looked at her and her eyes were huge with shock. I followed her gaze and there was Malfoy sitting on a stool in front of a lone magical microphone. My eyes widened as well. He gazed at me and smiled.

"This is for someone special to me. You know who you are." His drawled voice said in the microphone. Soon a familiar song filled the air. The same exact one that filled the dining room only a couple days ago.

(A/n: COLDPLAY EEEEKKKKKK! I don't own them and I surely don't own Chris Martin's beautiful falsetto…. If you haven't heard this song yet please do listen to it!)

Coldplay - Sparks

Did I drive you away?
I know what you'll say
you say oh, sing one you know

I promise you this
I'll always look out for you
yeah that's what I'll do

you say ah...
I say ah...

I just sat there in shock. I couldn't move I couldn't breathe. IT seemed as though everything went away. I couldn't think. I couldn't speak. He kept his eyes on me throughout the whole song.

my heart is yours
it's you that I hold onto
yeah that's what I do

I know I was wrong
I won't let you down
oh, yeah I will, yeah I will, yes I will

I say ah...
I cry ah...

I sat there singing. Putting everything out there on the line. Her soft features were turned in my direction. He bright brown eyes were shining with tears and excitement and shock. I sat there smiling and singing. Just to her, no one else. I lifted my wand out my pocket, and finished the song.

yeah I saw sparks
yeah I saw sparks
and I saw sparks
yeah I saw sparks

singing out
la la la la la la

I sent out single gold sparks that looked like shooting stars in here direction. The circled around her, lighting up her whole face. I finished my last note and got a resounding applause from the audience especially the girls. I stepped off the stage and made my way back towards her.

I turned to Ginny once he was finished. She looked extremely happy.

"See Hermione, he likes you, why would he do something like that?" She said smiling widely.

I just sat there speechless. He soon made his way over to the couch. Ginny made some excuse about getting a muffin. He sat down next to me just looking at me with interest. I couldn't say anything.

"Your still a selfish git." I said to him punching him playfully on the arm. "What possessed you do something so un-Malfoy like. Who are you and what have you've done to Draco Malfoy?"

He smiled at me, his eyes full of emotion. "It just felt as though I was losing you. I know have been an evil little boy in the past but you're my friend now. The only one that I can trust at the moment and .."

I put a finger to his lips interrupting him in mid sentence. He kissed my fingers delicately and grabbed my hand in his.

"Don't worry about it," I replied smiling. "You just helped me in more ways than one."

He tucked along strnd of my bushy hair behind my ear and kissed me on top of my forehead. We watched the rest of the show in silence, not removing our hands form each other's embrace. It was nice sitting here just absorbing each other.

As soon as the show was over we all apparated back to my house. Ginny looked tired I told her to go into the guest room I would send an owl to Mrs. Weasley for her. She bid us her goodnight and went upstairs.

It was just Granger and I, sitting in front of a muggle contraption. We sat there in silence watching the moving pictures. She soon turned it off and turned to me curling her legs under her. She looked so comfortable.

"Why Malfoy, why did you bring her here?" She asked. Her eyes was beginning to fill up with tears.

"Honestly, I wasn't thinking at all." I replied back. She really looked hurt. I was the cause of all of this, her parents' deaths, her broken heart, everything. I felt guilty once more.

"And to think I thought…" Her voice trailed off as she looked away from me.

"I do like you Hermione." I blurted out. Where did that come from? I was surprised to hear it roll off my tongue so easily, as if it was already decided. She turned back to me, here eyes shining with tears and shock.

"You what?" She asked disbelief masked in her voice.

"I like you." I repeated softly.

'FINALLY!' The voice said in my head.

"Harry knows," She said quietly.

"Is that why you were so upset earlier?" I asked her. She kept silent. I put a comforting arm around her. "It's going to be alright Hermione."

We sat there in silence, no words, no body language, just us. We could both breath easily, the air that was once thick with tension finally back to normal, with knowing and satisfaction.

A/n: Merry Christmas everyone, this is my present to you guys. I finally have time to write…. YAY! I'm almost at 100 reviews… u guys so totally rock! So I am now catching up on my reviews, thanx for reviewing guys.

Nash, sparkofblue, QueenofDarkness, Psyco Faerie, Hoshi – chan1, Soccerpixie3000, Cho-cho-san, and Roxxi05, thanx for all of your reviews I really do appreciate it. I hope you guys keep reading and reviewing and here's a batch of virtual cookies for all of you to. Thanx so much!

Mustangchic: (chp 15) thanx for your review. I really loved it. I know there are a lot of Fanfic outh there that makes Hermione seem like she has to change her appearance in order for her to get someone like Malfoy to notice her. This is the exact same reason why I developed them both separately, rather than simply putting them together out of the blue. Thanx for your review I hope you review soon.

Fflover014: (chp 15) Isn't sparks such a great song. Coldplay is the awesomest. Please keep reading and reviewing

Hpobsession87: (chp 17) I love it when Draco realizes he loves hermione too, it's the best…. Awww… thanx for your review

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