A/N: Hey! Thanks for all the reviews! You guys are great, love ya! THE POEM IN THIS STORY WAS BY REX WILLIAMS! I found it on a website and I loved it so I put it in the story. If you like it go to and there are a bunch of poems and stuff there.

Chapter 7

Hermione walked through the corridors late at night in a daze. Her heart was broken. Shattered into pieces that would probably never be put back together. She felt stupid, she had fallen in love. She fell in love with Draco Malfoy, and he broke her heart.

She hadn't been the same since Pansy told her. She had changed, she wasn't herself. She avoided Draco, and did whatever she could to stay away from him. She wouldn't work in class, and she new her grades were slipping. But that didn't matter to her anymore. She didn't think she could go on anymore. When Hermione left Hogwarts that meant she would never see Draco again.

Her hurt her though. She couldn't ever forgive him. When she would see him, she would run the other way, afraid to face him. Afraid that she would cry in front of him. But whenever she saw him, and he didn't see her, she couldn't help but watch him. He was perfect. He was gorgeous. Then she would shake her head, tears running down her face, and look the other way.

For days she was like this, and now she was walking through the corridors at night, in a daze. She still had to fulfill her Head's duties, ever if she didn't live in the Head's Dorms. Thinking about Draco, she wasn't watching where she was going and when she turned the corner she walked right into someone.

"Hey, you there! It's after dark you're going to get in - "

The boy stopped. Hermione looked up to see Draco looking down at her in surprise. She immediately stepped back and he looked at her with sad eyes.

"Hey…" he said quietly.

"Is that all you have to say to me!" she screamed, tears starting to form again. 'Hey'?"

"Hermione! Wait!" Hermione started to run the other way, but Draco chased after her. He took her arm and she stopped. She turned around quickly and looked at him. She was crying hard again. She hit him in the chest, knocking the wind out of him, but then her head fell into his shoulder. She was crying still, hitting him but not as hard as she did the first time.

Draco cautiously wrapped an arm around her and pulled her into his embrace. "Oh god Hermione. I'm so sorry."

Hermione cried harder at this, and hit his chest again, but stayed in his embrace. Draco started crying too. "Hermione… it was a lie! I would never cheat on you! Pansy lied to you! Oh god Hermione I'm so sorry!"

Hermione stepped back, looking at Draco. She looked deep in his eyes, and he looked completely honest. Hermione believed him. Draco did love her, he treated her like a queen. He wouldn't cheat on her. Hermione tried to smile but she was completely numb. Silent tears of happiness started to fall down her face.

Draco, however, thought that Hermione still didn't believe him. He went on his knees, and hugged her waist. "Hermione!" her cried into her abdomen. "Oh gods Hermione! Please forgive me! I should have came to you! I should have told you earlier! I'm so sorry!"

He started crying harder, and Hermione put her hand on his head. She went on her knees too and hugged Draco. "Oh Draco!" She cried into his shoulder. "I'm so sorry! I shouldn't have believed Parkinson! I'm so sorry!"

Draco lifted her head and started giving her kisses all over her face. She kissed his face back and they hugged and cried together.

"I love you!"

"I love you too!"

They yelled 'I love you' to each other so loudly they could have waken the entire school. But they didn't care. They really did love each other. They stayed on their knees, hugging each other and crying into each others arms.

"Hermione" he said softly, hugging her tighter. "Oh Hermione, you mean the world to me. I can't believe Pansy put you through so much pain. Hermione, I would never cheat on you. I love you. I'm in love with you. You're the reason I still walk on this earth. You gave me a reason to live. You stayed by my side and I would never do something as foul as that to you. Hermione…"

"Draco…" she whispered. She looked up at him, and the moonlight coming through from the window spilled across his pale soft skin. She smiled at him, he looked like an angel.

After what seemed hours, they let go of each other and Draco helped her up. They walked down the corridor, linking arms. Hermione rested her head on his shoulder as they walked. "Hermione… will you move back into the Head's dorms with me?"

Hermione kissed his neck and nodded. He led her back to the Head's room and she was exhausted. She hadn't gotten a good nights sleep for a long time and thought she would fall asleep before they even got to the room. She started to fall, but Draco caught her quickly. He carried her gently to her room, and laid her on her bed. Draco brushed away a few of her hairs out of face. She slightly opened her eyes, and smiled at him before she rolled over and fell asleep.

The next morning, Hermione went into the Great Hall hand in hand with Draco. Harry, Ron and Ginny gaped at them, and Pansy looked furious. Hermione sat with her shocked friends and smiled at them.

"Good morning!" she said brightly.

"Hermione! Are you guys back together? After what he did to you!" Ginny asked, completely stunned.

"Yes we're back together," Hermione said cheerfully.

"Did he drug you?" Ron asked. Harry nodded at looked at her, as though looking for traces of a drug.

Hermione rolled her eyes and told them everything about last night. The all looked completely shocked, then happy for Hermione, but then guilty for beating the crap out of Draco.

A loud yell of frustration was heard from the Slytherin table and everyone looked over. Pansy was clinging onto Draco, and he was trying to shake her off while Zabini tried to pull her off Draco.

"PARKINSON!" he roared. "Get OFF!"

"But Draco!" she started to whine.

"You made up disgusting RUMORS about us! You're a lying BITCH! You lied to Hermione!" he shouted and pushed her away from him. "You're a selfish desperate whore and you sicken me!"

The students gawked at them. For one, Draco told Pansy what the entire school wanted to say to her, and a couple people cheered Draco. Draco looked at Panst with deepest loathing and moved down the table away from her. Most of the Slytherins moved away from her too, and she started crying. She ran from the Hall, people yelling insults at her as she went by.

The staff just watched as she left, and didn't bother to stop the people swearing at her. Draco looked up and caught Hermione eyes. He winked at her and smiled. Hermione smiled back and turned back to her friends who were laughing at Pansy.

Draco and Hermione left together for Potions but Harry Ron and Ginny soon caught up with them.

"Draco!" Ginny called and Draco turned around.

"Hey, buddy old pal," Ron said nervously.

Harry rolled his eyes and stepped up to Draco. "Draco, we're sorry about… well we're sorry for what we did."

"We should have listened to what you had to say," Ginny said.

"Yea, you were always a good friend to us. We shouldn't have judged you like that." Ron said, relieved that Draco didn't look like he wanted to attack them.

Draco stared at them coldly for a moment, but then broke into a grin. "Hey, it's alright" he said. "You guys are all best friends, it's ok. Don't worry about it."

They all smiled brightly back and walked to Potions. Even Snape couldn't bother them that day. Everyone seemed so happy. Draco sat with Blaise at a desk behind Harry Ron and Hermione. When Snape wasn't looking, Draco folded his parchment into a little bird and blew it over to Hermione. Hermione smiled and opened the parchment.

Your lips speak soft sweetness
Your touch a cool caress
I am lost in your magic
My heart beats within your chest

I think of you each morning
And dream of you each night
I think of your arms being around me
And cannot express my delight

Never have I fallen
But I am quickly on my way
You hold a heart in your hands
That has never before been given away

Hermione looked up and beamed at Draco. He smiled back and mouthed "I love you". She mouthed "I love you too" and she turned back to her Potions work, a teary smile on her face.

A/N: YAY! Aw I actually thought that was a good chapter, if I don't say so myself. Hope you guys like it! Please review