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Warning: Naughtiness Ahead. But I tried to keep it PG 13.

Chapter 10

Taking It Further

Draco's point of view

            Draco awoke feeling very sick at his stomach. He walked to the bathroom and throw up. As he washed off his face the memory of last nights events came to him. He remembered waking up at the top of the Astronomy Tower and somehow finding his way back to his dormitory. He also remembered Hermione. Oh man she must be so pissed at me. He thought. Draco went back to his bed and laid down. He knew he really screwed up and he didn't have a clue how to fix it. He guessed he should talk to Hermione and see how things go.

            A few hours later Draco walked into the Great Hall and went to sit down by Crabbe and Goyle.

" Hey man you look like shit." Goyle said with a smirk, but stopped suddenly when he saw the glare Draco was giving him.

" I had a rough night." Draco said. Crabbe and Goyle both just looked away as if they were afraid to ask Draco what happened. Draco looked around the Great Hall and his eyes fell on Hermione. She was talking to Harry and Ron and didn't even look over at him once. She must still be really mad at me. He thought.

Hermione's point of view

            Hermione was determined not to look at Draco. She had seen him enter the Great Hall and angered had filled her. She couldn't believe what happened last night. Then pity filled her. She knew Draco got drunk as a way out of his pain. She never really realized Draco had so much pain. But she was going to do the best she could to ease his pain, even if she was still mad at him. Her thoughts were interrupted by Harry and Ron's laugh. Ron and Harry must have talked last night because they seemed to be getting along great today, even though Hermione could see that Harry was still not completely back to normal, but she didn't expect him too. She knew it would just take time.

" So Hermione Ron tells me that you can't tell us where you go every night after dinner." Harry said casually.

" Yes that's true." Hermione said glaring at Ron.

" What he deserved to know." Ron said.

" Well I just hope that whatever you are doing isn't dangerous." Harry said seriously.

"Oh Harry you sound like my father, of coarse I am not doing anything dangerous now can we just drop the subject." Hermione said annoyed.

Draco's point of view

            Draco starred at Hermione all through potions and not once did she look at him. Draco was starting to get worried now. What if Hermione doesn't forgive him? Then by some miracle Snape put them in pairs to make a potion and he got put with Hermione. When Snape called their names for them to be paired up Draco looked over at Hermione for a response, but her face was blank. He sat down next to her nervously. Which was odd for Draco since he was usually not ever nervous.

" Look I wanted to apologize for last…" Draco began, but was cut off.

" Look we can talk about this later. How about tonight at the top of the Astronomy Tower again." Hermione said.

" Ok" Draco said. After that they sat in silence working on their potion for the remainder of the class.

            That night Draco waited for Hermione on top of the Astronomy Tower nervously. He paced back in forth for a few minutes. He stopped when he sensed someone behind him. He turned around. Hermione just stood there and once again her expression was blank. Draco walked over to her and said,

" Look I am so sorry about…"

" Don't be sorry." Hermione said. " You were confused and scared. I bet you feel like that a lot don't you?"

" No" Draco lied. Hermione raised her eye braw.

" Well sometimes, just lately after I meet the Dark…Voldemort." Draco said.

" Did you start drinking a lot after that?" Hermione asked.

" Well I've been drinking for a while now, you know going to parties, just having fun. Then after I meet Voldemort I realized how much control I had of my life. I realized that I was a Malfoy and that meant I had to join Voldemort no matter if I wanted to or not. My whole family joined him. So I am just expected too. So yeah it really got me thinking about my life and how shitty it is. I started feeling depressed all the time. Except when I was dinking. So I would just drink all the time. I only stopped after that first night we kissed and didn't drink again until last night." Said Draco not meeting Hermione's eyes. He had never told anyone this before. Damn what was this girl doing to him. Making him tell her personal stuff. Now he knew why his father always said  love was a weakness. WHAT! Draco thought. Did he just think love was making him tell her this. No he couldn't love Hermione. She's a mudblood.

Hermione's point of view

" I'm so sorry" She said.

" For what?" Draco asked confused.

" All these years that you were mean to us I never stopped to think why. I mean I knew your father had a lot to do with it, but never did I realize how bad you had it." Hermione said. Then a thought occurred to her. Dumbledore knew Draco's father was a Death Eater and he still let him return home where he knew he would see his father and instead of keeping him safe he sends her to mess with this boys emotions to get information out of him.

" I can't believe Dumbledore." Hermione said angrily. Draco just starred at her confused.

" He knew your father was a Death Eater and he still sent you back home with him."

Draco sighed. " I guess he thought I was just as bad as my father so it didn't matter."

" How could he think that? He doesn't even know you. You are not even close to as bad as your father, you're one of the sweetest guys I know when you want to be." Hermione said. She looked up at Draco he was looking at her in a way she had never seen before. His eyes were full of warmth. She loved the way he was looking at her. In fact she loved ….no no she wasn't gonna finish that sentence. She cared about Draco yes, but it wasn't love.

"You really are amazing Hermione you know that?" Draco said and before Hermione could say anything he brought his lips to hers. It was a kiss different from all the others. This kiss was soft, warm, and sweet. He broke the kiss.

" I really do care about you Hermione. I just want to let you know that whatever the future may bring I want you to remember that I really do care about you." Draco said and this time she kissed him. She plunged her tongue into his mouth and he put his in hers. He wrapped his arms around her and she did the same to him. He pulled their bodies tightly together. The kiss grow more passionate, each breathing really heavy now. Hermione felt Draco's hands go up her shirt rubbing her lower back. She moaned softly at his touch. His hands slowly began to slide higher until they were right underneath her bra. Draco hands slide higher. Hermione didn't stop him.

            The next morning Hermione awoke with a smile on her face. She remembered last night's events very vividly. Draco had given her body sensations she had never felt before. She couldn't believe that last night was real, that she let Draco do that stuff to her or that she did that stuff to Draco. She was even more surprised that Draco didn't try to go all the way with her. He seemed content on just fooling around. Which was great because she wasn't ready for that yet.

            Hermione soon joined Harry and Ron at breakfast with a big smile on her face.

" What are you so happy about?" Ron asked suspiciously.

" Oh I don't know I guess I am just in a good mood." Hermione said. She peered over at Draco and to her surprise he was staring at her. When their eyes locked he just smiled at her. She felt her heart skip and a beat and she smiled back.

Then he darted his eyes in the direction of the doorway to the Great Hall, then got up and walked out. Hermione figured that he wanted her to follow him.

" Oh well I gotta go. I have to get to the library." Hermione said, without evening finishing her breakfast.

Ron and Harry stared after her suspiciously.

" What is with her lately?" Harry asked.

" I don't know, but I'm gonna find out." Said Ron

            Draco's ponit of view

Draco was waiting for Hermione outside the doors. He had hoped that she understood that he had wanted her to follow him and a few moments later she appeared.

" Hey why did you want me too…" Hermione started, but was cut off.

" There's a trip to Hogsmeade tomorrow and I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?" Draco asked

"Well I'd love too, but what would people think?"

"Well I figured you could just tell your friends your not going and I tell my friends that I'm not going, then we could really go and just meet somewhere we could be alone." Draco said.

" Yes, but where could we be alone at?" Hermione asked.

" Humm I don't know."

"Wait we could probably go inside the Shrieking Shack." Hermione suggested

" Inside. Isn't that place suppose to be haunted?" Draco asked

" Oh no that's just a story. I happen to know the real story behind it, but it's too long to explain now, but I'll explain it later if you like."

" Ok, but your sure it's not haunted?"

" I'm sure. I've been in there before." Draco looked surprised at this.

" I guess your not as innocent as I thought you were, but I guess you proved that last night." Draco said. Hermione blushed. This made Draco smirk as he remembered last night's events. Then his eyes fell to a piece of a small gold chain, but most of it was hidden under her shirt. He pulled it out and it was the necklace he had given her. He sighed.

" Maybe one day we wont have to hide us." She said softly. Draco didn't respond. As much as he would love for that to be true, a part of him knew that it was no use holding on to false hope.

A/N I hope I kept this chapter PG 13 enough. Anyways please review and let me know what you think. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed my story so far, but I still need more reviews so my confidence will stay up and so I will know whether or not to continue. Also I want to thank you people who review every time I update. You guys are great!