Thoughts of Anguish
By Oceanguardian
Chapter 6: Midnight Encounters

"Hermione come back to me you know you want to be with me,"
"As much as I want to I can't stand knowing that we have to hide it or that we might get caught and both of our lives will be over,"
"I know that but us hiding is the only way to be together, why don't you want that?"
"Draco I need a life, a life making money and doing something I love, now please just go away, I don't want to get hurt every time I'm with you," Draco cupped her cheek and smiled.
"I hope you know I will never hurt you,"
"Then please just go away," Hermione pleaded.
"I'll go but know this, I'll never leave you alone, nor will I ever give up on us, if this is the only way I can see you then so be it, I'll spend the rest of my life doing this if I have to, I'll save us Hermione, I love you, I love you to much to let go of what we had or of what we might have," Hermione closed her eyes as a single tear drop fell from her face, Draco wiped it away with his thumb and when she opened her eyes he was gone.
"Draco," she whispered.

Hermione shot up in bed. She looked at the time and touched her face, once again it was teary and she could feel where his thumb was. She didn't know how he was doing this but it was killing her, she wanted to be with him so much and she couldn't. He was in her thoughts every night, sometimes every three nights and she knew why, he told her when she asked him last time he came into her mind.

"Why is it every time I close my eyes you're there?" Hermione asked.
"Because it's what you desire," He answered.
"What I desire?"
"Wanting to be with me, talking to me, seeing me, it's what you desire, and it is what is allowing me to come in," He explained. She closed her eyes.
"And every time I close my eyes-" She opened them once again "Your gone,"

He was right she did desire him, and saying good bye to him was the hardest thing she ever had to do. She wanted to be with him and everyday she wished it would be the day in which he would hold her. For two years all she's wanted was to see him in person and not in her dreams. Her last year at Hogwarts hurt her so much, seeing him in her class and she couldn't even smile or look at him, she didn't think she would last the year, until he came into her mind one night and she told him.

"I'm leaving school," Hermione said.
"What why?" Draco asked.
"It's to hard, seeing you everyday and knowing I can't even say Hello, it's killing me and I can't stand it," Draco walked over to her and cupped her face.
"No you stay, I'll go," Draco said.
"What? Draco no, you can't,"
"Yes I can, this is the only way you can learn about magic, me I can get a tutor and do my studying at home, I won't let you leave," He kissed her forehead and she closed her eyes feeling his lips on her forehead when she opened them he was gone.
The next day Draco didn't show up for any of his classes, she asked Harry and Ron why they told her
"He left school,"

She felt bad that he left, but that's when she decided what she wanted to do in life, she was going to be a Ministry of Magic agent, that way their no matter what his father does she can bring him in and they can be together at last, with no worry in the world, just the two of them. No more dream holding, but for real holding, something she been wanting ever since this happened. Once again she looked over at the time, it was now four thirty in the morning, she was up for twenty minutes thinking of all this, she lied back down and closed her eyes, it was time for sleep, hopefully with no distractions, but even if there was she wouldn't complain.

"Morning Harry, where's Ron?" Hermione asked as she walked into the office.
"Oh he's eating in the cafeteria, said he needed food before he worked, even though he ate before we got here, three pit stops this morning, new record," Harry joked. Hermione smiled, and continued to talk to him about her Dream encounter with Draco. "Don't worry Hermione, Ron and me are happy with our girls, we'll make sure that you're with Draco one day, hopefully one day soon,"

"Thanks Harry," Hermione hugged her best friend.

"Well let's get to work, were training once again today, you know I thought being an Arura was fun, but bloody hell is it ever hard, I'm hungry just thinking of it," said Ron as he walked in the door holding his stomach.
"Oh Ron can't you think of anything but food," Hermione asked as she walked into the room but stopped at the entrance.

"Draco!" She breathed.

Alie