"I wanted to say, um, well- I like Malfoy and need you to not fight for about a week." she blurted out quickly.

"What!" They both said at the same time.

"Yeah, thats why I've been so strange. i like him, but I need you two to be somewhat nice. Please? Just try, for me, both of you" She said. They nodded, hugged and left. Murtle came out of her stall and giggled.

"Wait until he hears this!" She said, and floated out the door. She found Malfoy and told him everything.As Malfoy looked all over the castle to find Hermione, Murtle laughed as she thought she was going to embarrass Hermione.

"Once he finds her, I will be in my toilet. When she comes bursting in, I'll pretend not to know anything, and she'll probably bring Harry with her. Oh, this is great!" She floated off to her bathroom.

All the way across the castle, Malfoy found Hermione.

"Damn you are hard to find in this castle." He said to her. Harry and Ron looked at each other and mouthed the words

"I didn't say anything." They figured out who, as Malfoy asked Hermione if he could talk to her in private. she turned around, looked at the suprise on their faces, and followed him. As he led her to a corner in the library, she tried to put it together.

"Hermione, do you like me?" Malfoy asked, almost embarassed.

"Who told you that? Yo've got to be kidding me, it was probably Ron and Har-" She was cut off when he leaned over and kissed her.

"Well, I hope you know now. I like you too." He said, almost blushing. They looked in each others eyes. Malfoy smiled not only because he was with Hermione, but how her eyes were slightly crossed as she tried to look at his whole face at once. They kissed again and left.

"Hermione, lets keep this quiet for awhile. I'm going to try to clear my record with the teachers." She smiled and nodded. They laughed and headed back to the rest of the gang.

"Ok, lets go, I need to talk to McGonagal about homework." Hermione said. She glanced at Malfoy, quickly smiled, and left. when they got to Murtle's bathroom, Hermione turned on them, looking incredibly like a panther ready to pounce on her enemy.

"Ok, which one of you two told him! I know it was one of you." she yelled.

"well- it- not me-" They stammered like idiots.

"Her!" They pointed to Murtle's smiling face peeking around the corner. She flew down the toilet into the bend.

"Oh, I see, it was Murtle. She must have over heard. MURTLE!" She yelled. She ran to Murtle's stall and muttered something the two could not hear clearly. then, water erupted from the stall, and a rather happy Hermione came back around the corner.

"What was tha-" they both said when Murtle floated up out of the stall, with three holes through her. she was sobbing again, and the two figured out what she did.

"Yep, it's a simple curse that only affects ghosts. Harry, she did all this to get you back here, I'd run if i were you," She smiled, and left.

As the trio walked to the Gryffindor common room, they ran into Carlie and Ginny.

"Hey! Hermione, why are you smiling? Did you find a cure for cancer?" Carlie joked.

"No, I just blasted Murtle for telling a secret."Hermione said, and went over to Ginny.

"Hermione, what was the secret?"Ginny whispered. Hermione quickly stood up, and left. Ron and Harry said goodbye and ran after her. Ginny and Carlie looked at each other and ran to Murtles bathroom.

While all this was going on

"No, not good." Malfoy paced in the Slytherin common room. He walked to the table and started writing again. He would say after reading what he wrote, then crumple the parchment and start over.Once Malfoy finally found one he liked, he folded it, ran out the door, and went up the hall to the Gryffindor portrait door. It was so late, the Fat Lady was asleep, and when he said a password, she mumbled

"Yes, ok, go." not even noticing that it was the Slytherin password. Malfoy tiptoed up the stairs and went in the girls dormitories. He crept to Hermione's bed, put the note on the night stand, and ran. He ran out so fast, when he was heading to through the commonroom, he knocked an ink bottle over. He cursed and kept running until-

"Stop and tell me your name, you filthy Slytherin." someone said.

"I-I'm Malfoy, and I was-um-leaving something for-er-Harry. Yeah, leaving something for Harry." He said, not turning around to see who it was.

"Well, you keep running, Yoo coward, and I'll make sure you never come back. Now shoo!" He said. Malfoy didn't like being called a coward, so he turned around to see who it was. He looked around, and didn't see anyone, so he ran out the portrait hole. It was Nearly Headless Nick, who had floated up through the floor before Malfoy turned around.

Hermione jumped up, hearing shouting downstairs, and saw the parchment. She read it, wondering who put it there at midnight. It read:

Hermione,

I don't know what to write, but to say, I love you. With all my heart, I don't want to lose you. i think your the best thing here, and would like to get to know you more. Here is my secret adress, pard softlineand only my personal owl will answer to. If you want to talk tonight, meet me outside the library.

Love,

Malfoy

Hermione was shocked by the note, put on her cote, and snuck into the boys dorms. She took Harry's cloak, and left. Once she got to the library doors, using mirrors to avoid Peeves, Mafloy was already there.

"I got your note." She said. Malfoy stood up and kissed her. He smilied as she backed away a little after. He looked at her face, her eyes slightly crossed trying to see his whole face at once, her smile. He opened the doors and went in. She followed him and left the cloak under the bench.

"SO, had fun last night?" Harry asked the next morning. Hermione jumped.

"Harry, wha- What are you taling about?" She said.

"Well, maybe because you slept in two hours after your usual time, " He said. "I don't know what to write, but to say, I love you. With all my heart, I don't want to lose you. i think your the best thing here, and would like to get to know you more. Sound familiar?" He said. Hermione thought she was busted, but didn't know she was right.

"Harry, what are you saying?"

"I saw Malfoy's note when I went to check on you. What the Hell do you think you're doing? You' could've been caught by Filtch, you know." Harry said.

"I had your cloack,"She shot back. Ron came down stairs.

"Whats going on?" He whispered. Harry looked at Hermione and smirked. She looked as if she at something bad.

"Harry.." She said.

"What? I'm not saying anything." He said. "Ron, go back to sleep." Ron took that as his cue to leave, so he went back up stairs.

"Harry, please don't tell anyone, We don't want anyone to know." Hermione said.

"No, I'm just glad Rona and I finally rubbed off on you," He smiled, standing. She stood there frozen.

"Your giving me hell about this, because your proud I snuck out and risked getting cought by Filtch?" She said slowly. He nodded, he wanted to go back up stairs, but didn't.

"So, just cirious, how was it?" Harry asked. Hermione turned as red as Ron's hair. She whispered in Harrys ear.

"Wha- Hermione, I didn't mean that. Dear god my ears!." He cringed. "I meant sneaking out, the rush. God damn child. all that in the Restricted section? I'm going upstairs to sleep, you better too." Harry said. "Oh, by the way, if you get another note, tear it to pieces after you read it or write down something on it, ok? Nick told me about the note."

When they got up in the morning, it was a sad day. It was the last day of the year and they were going home. During the breakfast, Dumbledore announced that Ravenclaw won the house cup. And the quidditch cup went to Hufflepuff. Harry and Ginny walked together down the hall holding hands.

"Harry, if you don't want to go back to the Dursley's.." she trailed off. Harry kissed her on the cheek.

"I'll come, don't worry." Carlie and Ron followed behind.

"Carlie, I"ll miss you. Don't be afraid to write, ok?" Ron said. Carlie smiled and leaned on him. Hermione, all alone, ran ahead. She made sure crookshanks was comfortable, and walked off to the back of the train. Malfoy was in the back, sleeping against the wall. She kissed him and fell asleep next to him. Crookshanks eventually wondered in. Harry, Ginny, Carlie, and Ron talked and played games all the way back. Harry ended up staying at Ron's house, and Carlie came, too. Malfoy finally stood up to his father and Lucious let Hermione stay, even though he didn't like her at all, and vice verca. The Dursley's still hate Harry, but let him send messages with Hedwig only at night.