Chapter 6: 'Telling the Friends'

Hermione and Draco had a problem with telling their friends about their relationship. They knew that if anyone found out about it, those people would think they had gone crazy or they were under a spell.

Christmas break was coming and the couple was weary of it. They would be leaving each other. Draco was going home to help his mother around the house and Hermione was going to visit her parents.

They were currently in their common room wrapped in each others arms. Hermione was sleeping with her head on Draco's chest and Draco was looking into the lit fire. Hermione stirred and Draco looked down at her. She seemed to be dreaming about her childhood memories. Draco stroked her hair and she opened her eyes.

"Hey"

"Hey"

"What time is it?"

"…….almost time for dinner."

"How long was I sleeping?"

"About four hours."

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

"You looked so peaceful."

Hermione smiled and kissed him. She had never felt happier. She had Draco, she had friends, and she had her family. The only thing that was a problem was telling all of them the truth. She was afraid of what their reaction would be. They had had a grudge against him since their first year at Hogwarts.

"What are you thinking about?"

Hermione had been staring at Draco for the past few minutes and he couldn't tell what she was thinking.

"I was thinking of a way to tell Harry, Ron, and Ginny about us."

Draco sighed ad looked back into the fire. "I never expected to see the day that Hermione Granger didn't know what to do."

"I never expected to see the day when I loved Draco Malfoy. I always had feelings for you. Since the day I saw you, I thought you were good looking. But when you started to be a jerky asshole, I stopped and realized that you weren't someone I wanted to be with."

Hermione smiled and decided that it was time to tell her friends of the secrets that she had kept from them for so long.

"It's time to tell them."

Hermione and Draco walked to the Great Hall together. When they got to the entrance hall, they decided that Hermione would go first and that Draco would follow a few minutes after her.

When Hermione sat down with Harry, Ron, and Ginny, they looked at her as if they didn't know who she was. Harry was the first to ask what they were all thinking.

"Where have you been? We never see you anymore. You're always in your room or in the library."

"I've been busy."

"Busy is one thing. Completely ignoring us is another." Ron looked very agitated with her.

"What do you mean 'ignoring you'?"

Ginny spoke before Ron or Harry even opened their mouths. "Whenever we try to talk to you, you run away. When you're in classes, you try to sit as far away from us as possible."

"I don't 'run away.' I think it's time to tell you guys why I've been avoiding you."

"Well, then why have you been avoiding us, Miss I'm-Too-Good-For-You."

"I'm getting to that, Ronald. Be patient." Hermione sighed and took a deep breath before she said, "I've been avoiding you because I know that you wouldn't approve of who I have been dating since the end of October."

"Who?" Harry asked with a look of confusion on his face. He had no idea who they wouldn't like Hermione to date unless it was a Slytherin.

"Draco Malfoy."

Just then, the Great hall doors opened and Draco walked in. He looked at Hermione and Ron and Harry were both glaring at him. That's when Harry lifted his wand into the air and shot a curse at Malfoy. That was the last thing he remembered. HE didn't even remember who Hermione was. His entire memory was wiped away. And all the good times that they had together were stolen from him.