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Chapter 14

Hermione's POV:

It's been a few months since Lucius Malfoy was sent to Azkaban. Draco's been made the head of Malfoy Manor and our relationship has taken a surprising turn. We went out a few times only to realize that we have nothing in common. And that's ok. It's strange living with your boyfriend. Yes, Draco is my boyfriend now. Not many people know it though. Only my close friends and surprising Blaise Zabini, who's Draco's best friend. Blaise figured it out on his own though. He was a tricky one; caught Draco and I enough times together, not fighting, to catch on. Oh, well. I'm walking to Charms now. NEWTs are coming up in a week.

" Hermione!" I turned and saw Harry running towards me. " Hermione, it's Malfoy! Something's wrong with him!" What?

" What's wrong? Where is he?" He didn't answer but grabbed my hand and ran instead. " Harry, what is going on?"

" I don't know! One minute he's fine the other he's…" He trailed off. We stopped running and I saw we were in front of the room of requirement.

" Harry?"

" Come on." He opened the door that appeared and we walked in. Holy shit.

" SURPRISE!" Everyone yelled.

" What?" It's not my birthday… " What's going on?" Ginny came to the front of all my friends and smiled.

" Here!" She said and shoved something into my hands. It was a little box. I opened it and what was inside confused me.

" What? A stick? What is going on here." I went to pick up the stick but Ron came and held my hand.

" Not until 12, k?" I just nodded. Will ANYBODY tell me what's going on here?

" Just enjoy the party, 'Mione." Harry said, and he hugged me.

" What's the party for and did you know we're missing classes?"

" The party is for you. You'll find out later, and classes were cancelled." Blaise walked up to me.

" Fine. Where's Draco?" Everyone smiled. " Ok, what is going on that I don't know and you all do?"

" Nothing." They all said in unison. Sounds like something to me… We had our little party, and 12 struck. Everyone was leaving so I thought I was too. I guess I was wrong. Ginny pushed me back inside. Ok, so now I'm just sitting here like an idiot. All alone. Yep.

" Hermione?" I heard Draco's voice echo and the room started changing. When it stopped I saw it was my childhood playground. I sat up and looked around.

" Draco?" I heard the swing creak and I turned. There was Draco, dressed in black dress robes, and sitting on the swing. I'm surprised he didn't fall. He didn't look at me but took deep breaths. I walked to him and sat on the other swing besides him. " Draco?" I repeated. He looked up, and smiled.

" We'll be graduating soon." He said.

" Yeah, I know. I've been studying like crazy." He laughed.

" I remember you taking me here. Do you?"

" Well, yeah. How could I forget your little war with a swing set?"

" Hey, that thing was possessed!" He laughed and then coughed. " I remember you telling me you had the happiest memories here."

" I did." Where is he going with this.

" Augustus."

" Huh?"

" Augustus, my middle name." He told me? Oh my Merlin. Now I really want to know where this is going.

" I feel privileged." He coughed again. " Draco, are you ok?" He looked up to the ceiling.

" Yeah. This is just so hard." He's not… " I've never done this before." He is. Draco Malfoy is breaking up with me. I felt tears in my eyes but tried my hardest to hold them in.

" Really?" I choked out. He looked at me.

" I know this is going to sound so stupid when I say it. I'm just going to mess it up." I stood.

" Yes you are! Why, Draco? What have I ever done? Wasn't I good enough? Is there someone else? WHAT?" I cried. Why hold it in? Draco looked surprised.

" Hermione, what are you talking about?"

" You're breaking up with me." I said looking up at him; trying to regain some control. He rolled his eyes, and reached into my robes. " Draco!" He looked up at me and took out my little box Ginny gave me.

" Open it." I looked at him and then took the box. I opened it but didn't touch it. " Well? Take it out!"

" There's just a stick in it." He rolled his eyes again and took the stick. It disappeared! " Hey! That was MY stick. Ginny gave that to me." Before he could open his mouth I jumped at him. How DARE he make my stick disappear! I got on top of him and glared. " Give me my stick back."

" Give me my legs back." He said. After letting him up I stuck out my hand.

" Stick. Now." He glared.

" You're so hard headed. What did Ginny say about the stick?"

"Ron told me to open it again at 12. Then you come along and dump me! Hey, wait. Ginny gave me that stick so I could beat you with it! They knew all along and no one said anything. Oh, they're getting it good." I turned to walk out but Draco grabbed my arm and turned me around to look at him.

" Want your stick back?"

" Can I beat you with it?"

" I don't think you'll want to." He took my hand and kneeled. He's kneeling. Why is he kneeling?

" What?"

" Hold on, Hermione. Now, before I get beat up I want you to know that I am NOT dumping you. I'm actually asking you to…to…"

" Help you pack?" I added in lamely. He stood up and rolled his eyes.

" Just…" He threw his arms up in the air, and grabbed my hand. " HERE!" He yelled, annoyed I'm guessing. I opened my hand to see a…Oh, my Merlin. It's a ring.

" Where...Where's my stick?" I stuttered. This can't be happening. Is Draco Malfoy asking me to…

" Will you marry me, Hermione?" Turn tear ducts into over time…now.

" YES!" I jumped on him to give him the biggest hug I could and we tipped over. Before I knew it, Draco fell back on the swing and it swung back, taking him with it. He flew off the swing a good couple of feet away and I ran to him. " Draco? Oh my God, are you alright?"

" YOU BROKE MY LEG!" He yelled. He better be in pain. "I ASK YOU TO MARRY ME AND YOU BRAKE MY LEG?"

"Stop yelling!"

" I CAN'T!" He cried, holding onto his leg.

"YES, YOU CAN!" I yelled back.

" STOP YELLING AT ME!"

"FINE!"

"FI-OWWWW! STOP POKING AT IT!"

"I was not poking at it. I was checking to see if it's broken." I said trying to stay calm.

" The bone is sticking out, Hermione. I think it's pretty safe to say it's broken."

" What's going on in here?" Snape. Great, just what I need. Snape moved closer to us and saw Draco's leg. They made eye contact. " I'm guessing she said no?"

" She said yes. And then broke my leg."

" I'm sorry!" I shouted from behind Snape. It's not like I meant to. Snape turned to me.

" Let's get this cleaned up." He paused, and then rolled his eyes. " Now, Miss Granger."

" Yeah, before I die of blood loss!"

" Shut up!" Snape and I said in unison. I suppose I'm not the only one who had to suffer Draco's constant whining.

Draco's POV:

Two months since Father was sent to Azkaban. I've been made the head of Malfoy Manor. Do you believe that? Mother would have been so happy. She would have loved Hermione, who is now my girlfriend. She'll be more soon though. We've gotten to know each other so much, and I think it's just- what did those muggles call it? 'A match made in heaven'. Not many people know it though. Only Hermione's friends and Blaise Zabini. Not that I told the bastard. Blaise figured it out on his own. I'm so nervous right now. I planned everything out, but for some reason I don't know how to ask. I know Potter got her already. I can hear the party. Just wait until 12…Everyone's leaving. Time to roll. Or throw up, either one.

" Hermione?" I called from my hiding spot. My voice echoed, and the room started changing. When it stopped it was that horrid playground she brought me to.

" Draco?" She called. I sat on the swing, and it creaked. She turned. Deep breathes. Just breathe. She walked over to me, and sat on the other swing. " Draco?" She repeated. I looked up, and smiled. Here goes nothing…

" We'll be graduating soon." I started.

" Yeah, I know. I've been studying like crazy." You would. You've been since the beginning of the year.

" I remember you taking me here. Do you?" Stupid mess up number one!

" Well, yeah. How could I forget your little war with a swing set?"

" Hey, that thing was possessed!" I coughed. Back to business. " I remember you telling me you had the happiest memories here."

" I did."

" Augustus."

" Huh?"

" Augustus, my middle name." So now she can't call me Draco blank Malfoy anymore.

" I feel privileged." I coughed again. " Draco, are you ok?" I looked up to the ceiling. There has to be some god up there to help me!

" Yeah. This is just so hard. I've never done this before." Stupid mess up number two!

" Really?" She asked. I looked at her.

" I know this is going to sound so stupid when I say it. I'm just going to mess it up." She stood.

" Yes you are! Why, Draco? What have I ever done? Wasn't I good enough? Is there someone else? WHAT?" Why is she crying? WHAT is she talking about?

" Hermione, what are you talking about?"

" You're breaking up with me." For all the brains she has…I'm not even going to start. I rolled my eyes, and reached into her robes. " Draco!" I took out the little box I told Weaselette to give her.

" Open it." She looked at me, and took the box. She opened it, but didn't touch it. " Well? Take it out!" I said.

" There's just a stick in it." Rolling my eyes I took the stick out, and it became what I needed, what would change everything, most. " Hey! That was MY stick. Ginny gave that to me." She jumped at me. She got on top of me and glared. " Give me my stick back."

" Give me my legs back." You are not a light weight! After she let me up she stuck out her hand.

" Stick. Now." I glared.

" You're so hard headed. What did Ginny say about the stick?"

"Ron told me to open it again at 12. Then you come along and dump me! Hey, wait. Ginny gave me that stick so I could beat you with it! They knew all along and no one said anything. Oh, they're getting it good" She turned to walk out, but before she did I grabbed her arm and turned her around to face me.

" Want your stick back?" I said impatiently.

" Can I beat you with it?" Huffy little girl, isn't she?

" I don't think you'll want to." I took her hand and kneeled. He's kneeling. Why is he kneeling?

" What?"

" Hold on, Hermione. Now, before I get beat up I want you to know that I am NOT dumping you. I'm actually asking you to…to…"

" Help you pack?" I. Give. Up.

" Just…" I threw my arms up in the air, and grabbed her hand. " HERE!" I yelled. I watched her open her hand and her eyes widened. I had that ring specially made for her.

" Where...Where's my stick?" She stuttered. Do I really want to marry her?…Yeah. I really do.

" Will you marry me, Hermione?" And she cries!

" YES!" She jumped on me to give me a hug, and we tipped over. Before I knew it, I fell back on the swing and it swung back. With me on it! I flew off the swing a good couple of feet away and Hermione ran to me. " Draco? Oh my God, are you alright?"

" YOU BROKE MY LEG!" Pain. Pain. PAIN! "I ASK YOU TO MARRY ME AND YOU BRAKE MY LEG?" Holy mother of all things shit!

"Stop yelling!"

" I CAN'T!" Now I'm crying…

"YES, YOU CAN!" She yelled at me!

" STOP YELLING AT ME!"

"FINE!"

"FI-OWWWW! STOP POKING AT IT!"

"I was not poking at it. I was checking to see if it's broken." She said.

" The bone is sticking out, Hermione. I think it's pretty safe to say it's broken." And it hurts…

" What's going on in here?" My savoir! Snape moved closer to us and saw my leg. We made eye contact. " I'm guessing she said no?" He asked.

" She said yes. And then broke my leg."

" I'm sorry!" She shouted from behind Snape. Snape turned to her.

" Let's get this cleaned up." He paused, and then rolled his eyes. " Now, Miss Granger."

" Yeah, before I die of blood loss!" I yelled back.

" Shut up!" Snape and Hermione said in unison. How rude!

Ok, now before anyone reviews saying "Hey! Too fast!", I know. I want it to be. It was like when Draco suddenly realized that he liked Hermione. It was out of the blue only because he never paid attetention to it. Also, here you have months that past so...it works. I'm sorry it took so long to update! I'm going to Disney World in a couple of days, and everything has been crazy. I think this will either be the last chapter, OR I could write one more with them being older. You know,married life,kids- blah blah blah. Tell me what you think!