Loyalty

Part 27- New Friendships

A/N- So… does anybody need me to say it again? I'm sorry? I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY! AHHHH! Stupid mind freezes… grrrr…

Last Time On Loyalty

Harry sighed and sat down on the floor, caressing Hermione's hand in his own. "I think we should just wait and see what happens."

So that's what the two boys did.

They sat and waited.

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Harry slowly came back from the dreamland with a sharp pain shooting through his nose and head. Opening his eyes he noticed that he fell asleep on the floor of the Common Room, his face in the carpet, glasses pushing down on his face.

Stretching his arms and yawning, he sat up and repositioned his glasses on his face. The Common Room coming into view made him remember the events of last night. He jumped up to his feet to see Ron asleep on the floor, mouth wide open, drooling, but no Hermione on the couch where she had been that night.

"RON!" Harry yelled, gently kicking his best friend in the stomach. "Get up! Hermione's gone!"

Ron groaned and slowly brought himself up to his feet. "Goodness… what's with all the yelling mate?"

"Hermione's not here anymore. She's gone."

"WHAT? What are you talking about?" Ron shouted, staring down at the couch. "Oh… d-do you think maybe she just woke up and left?

Harry calmed down a bit. "I don't know… what time is it?

"Breakfast time."

"Come on. We'll do down to the Great Hall. Maybe she's there. And if not, someone would have to have seen her."

Harry and Ron sprinted out of the Common Room at record speed and made their way down to the Great Hall. When Harry opened the great doors, he first started scanning the Gryffindor table but stopped when he noticed the facials of everyone.

"Harry…" Ron started "What are they all staring at?"

Following their eyes, the two boys found themselves looking over at the Slytherin table where Hermione was currently talking to Malfoy… and they were both laughing.

"Hermione?" Harry asked timidly, walking over to a table filled with green and silver robes.

"Harry!" She yelled, jumping off of the bench and into his arms. "Oh my goodness… it's so good to be back."

"Y-Your back?"

"Yes." She smiled.

Harry missed that smile. Not that the 10 year-old-in-the-16-year-old-body Hermione didn't have a smile… this one was full of love, protection, honesty, loyalty… and anything and everything Harry loved about her.

"I've been wanting to do something for a while now."

"What?" She asked.

"This…" and his lips captured hers. There was a few chorus' of 'awws' from the girls at Gryffindor who were watching, and a few gags from the Slytherin table. He slid his tongue into her mouth and she let out a little gasp of surprise.

That was when Harry stopped.

He wanted to keep It G for the little 1st years.

"I was going mad inside without you." He whispered in her ear. "You have no idea."

"Believe me… I was going mad to."

"What do you mean?"

Hermione untangled her arms from his neck and hung them loosely over his shoulders, his hands on her waist.

"Well… I really don't know how to explain it. I was in there the whole time… my normal self… and I heard and felt everything that was going on. But I didn't have any control over it. It was almost as if I had to minds and me as my 10 year old self was taking over."

Harry had on a blank expression.

"Does that make sense?" She asked.

"Uh… yeah. I guess it kind of does." He then remembered where they were. "Um… what are you doing here with Malfoy?"

Draco got off of the bench and stood next to Hermione so he could see Harry properly. "Get over yourself Potter."

"Harry… like I said, I was still in my mind through this whole thing. I know what happened, and what was said. Draco saved me, he gave me my memory back, and he is going to help you win this war weather you like it or not."

Harry turned his head to look at Draco Malfoy… his arched enemy of 5 years, and actually saw him in a new light. His eyes were no longer cold and gray, but a shiny silver, almost blue. There was determination in them… and surprisingly, Harry believed him.

"All right."

Ron's mouth almost fell to the floor and Draco almost smiled, whereas Hermione was beaming.

"Are you feeling okay mate?" Ron asked, touching Harry's forehead.

"Yeah… I'm feeling perfectly fine."

"Then why are you practically accepting Malfoy's friendship?"

"Because I think I just realized something." Harry said looking back over at Draco, "Obviously Malfoy knows… things, that not a lot of people know, considering his dad is a death eater, and I think it would take a lot of courage to just defy him. This must be something he really wants to do."

Draco was looking at the ground, hands fishing around lazily in his pockets. "I've changed you know." He said quietly.

"And I believe it."

"I want to help you. Beat V-Voldemort." He said, "I'm tired of him looming into my life, and I'm sure you are tired of that too. I want him to be gone once and for all, and I want my father to go with him. I will do whatever I can."

"Good." Harry smiled. "I'm gonna need all the help I can get."

Hermione snaked her fingers into Harry's hand and he felt surges of power flow through him. Today was the day…

"Well… I'm going to go eat breakfast. Hopefully it won't be the last one I have."

"Harry don't you dare joke about that!" Hermione said. "It's not funny."

"Sorry." He said, starting towards his table, but stopped suddenly. "Hey Draco."

"Yeah?"

"Do you want to come sit and eat with us?"

"Y-Yeah… I'd… I'd like that."

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco all made their way over to the Gryffindor House table… with the whole Great Halls eyes on them. It was deadly silent as the Slytherin sat down next to Harry and Hermione, across from Ron and started piling things onto their plates.

Slowly talk started to settle in as people started happily eating their breakfast. Not knowing of the danger soon to come.

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A/N: AGAIN I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY! I WILL KEEP APOLOGIZING FOREVER!