AN: hmm, im not sure if I care or not, but I hope this chapter doesnt like offend somone or something... Umm I think I like this chapter, becuase this is like the stuff that I read, cept not even close becuase it's pracivally pointless in this story... just kidding... dun dun dun, more drama on the way. DRAMA! weeeeee!

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Chapter 8

Hermione had been sitting on the chair in the waiting room of St. Mungo's since she had sent the letter, but was still more than furious at Malfoy when she saw him stumble into the entrance, a cane in front of him a house elf following behind him.

She couldn't believe he was so pompous that he needed a house elf to even follow him to a hospital. "Draco, Draco." The itsy houseelf screeched running after Malfoy. Hermione couldn't help but wonder if that really was a house elf. It was finally dressed in a small suit. It almost looked like it might be a little child, chasing after its father. Even without it's shoes it looked quite nice. Hermione stood up quickly and started to storm after them, tripping a little in her haste. Draco seemed to be doing something between a jog and a shuffle, but still made it to the desk before she could get their attention.

She stomped up behind him watching as he held his hand out, and the house elf took it. Draco picked the house elf up and set him on the counter in front of him, asking loudly and quickly. "Where can we find Healer Granger?" He sounded like he was in a hurry, he even sounded a little worried. Why the hell would Malfoy be worried about meeting with her, she was surprised he had even come without force.

The nurse at the desk looked disgusted that there was a house elf on her desk, and screeched, "She's behind you." And as Draco turned around quickly Hermione watched the nurse shoo the elf off her desk.

As Hermione turned her attention back to Malfoy she felt a sharp pain on her leg and jumped backwards with a squeak.

"Oh shit, I'm sorry." Draco said standing up stiffly, pulling in his cane. Hermione hissed and grabbed her leg, watching the elf jump quickly off the counter and then bound at her. She wanted to jump away again as it tan to her, afraid it was going to hurt her too. Maybe the Malfoy's taught their house elfs to attack.

"Let me see, Mrs. Granger, sir did not mean to hit you." He said reaching up to her leg. She set her foot on the ground and watched the elf pull up her pant leg a little to check for an injury. She shuddered a little bit, not only at the light touch of the small hand, but wondering how it was that this elf was being so 'shameful' as to help her without asking. The little elf, smaller than ANY one she'd seen before, looked up at Malfoy. "It might bruise sure, but it didn't break skin." It said and then dropped the fabric and stepped behind Draco.

"Uh, thank you Dominic," Malfoy said, and looked up at him amazed. She shuttered again when she looked up into his eyes finally. "You wanted to see me Granger?"

A blind Draco Malfoy, she'd never in a million years have thought that was possible. "Yes, if you would follow me to my office." She said slowly, after a few seconds.

"Ma'am, he's blind, not deaf." Little Dominic growled from behind Draco. Draco bit his lip stomped his foot a little to tell Dominic he was annoyed at the comment, but the look of official hate did not leave the elf's face.

Hermione nodded, "I know that, I am a healer… I'm just a little surprised." She said starting to walk to her office. She looked behind her to see the little house elf holding the cane and pulling Draco after him. She could see a little embarrassment on Draco's face, but for the most part he was trying to pretend it was no pig deal. She shook her head and looked the other way the look his house elf gave her.

As soon as Malfoy was settled, Hermione started to explain what was going on. The little house elf kept busy with Malfoy's cane from the wall, balancing the cane on his finger, and smiling as it fell and he caught it. Hermione listened intently at the story, confused, and disbelievingly.

She stared at the house elf as she thought about everything, and it took her a little while to answer. "Well." She started as he finished. "Well, then there are a few things you should know… first, I should warn you that the youngest Weasley might want to kill you, and also, beware for the entire family. I know there wrath." The house elf stopped playing with the cane and glared at her, looking like it was going to lunge. "I'm gong through the same thing right now, so I guess there in an even worse mood."

She took a deep breath, and Draco spoke, "I don't care about the Weasley's. They don't- why are you going through it?"

"Eh, I don't really want to explain it. Lets just say I pissed off he only Weasley on our side."

"Side."

"George and I-okay, stop. Listen, none of the Wealsey's are to happy with him right now, so before they figure out how stupid they're being and come in… would you like to see him?"

For the first time that day the house elf looked quite happy. He ran up the Malfoy smiling. Then as he looked up at his master he glared back at her. "I think Mr. Malfoy would like to go to Mr. Potter's room." He said accusingly.

Hermione was starting to hate this elf. He was as snotty as Malfoy himself had been as a boy in school. But she could tell that Malfoy had changed. She still didn't trust Malfoy though. However, his story tied together, and as much as she didn't want to admit it to herself, it made sense. It filled in holes from her past, where Harry would go missing after curfew and no one saw him till morning. She was not looking forward to explaining this to people, especially not the Weasley's.

She rolled her eyes and stood up, "This way then." She said glaring back at the elf. The elf swung the cane at her and then pointed the other end at Draco to grab.

She didn't know how he knew but Malfoy sounded a little proud as he growled. "Dominic, apologize."

The house elf stuck its tongue out at her. "Sorry." He said, and both Draco and Hermione knew he didn't mean it.

Draco shook his head and smiled, motioning for them to go.

Hermione and Draco each sat on one side of Harry. Hermione picked at her fingernails, running out of things to do while they waited. They'd been sitting there almost a half hour now, and Harry hadn't woken up. Hermione had explained to Harry that Draco was there, but he hadn't woken up. A soft knock on the door and Hermione looked up to see George walk in.

He smiled at her, and then glanced at Malfoy. "So it's true?" he said smiling even bigger.

Hermione smiled lightly back at him, "I'll talk to you at home later. I might be home later then I thought, so if you already left than I'll just see you later." Draco looked confused and turned his head from one side to the other.

"I'll wait for you, mom's making you come."

"What?"

"That why I came up here, but I think you're a little busy. I'll just tell you about it tonight. Tell Harry I said hi, and that we'll get my family in here to see him as soon as we can. And uh Malfoy… even though you broke my little sister's heart, I'm not going to kill you quite yet, that's not fair to Harry. Besides she's being a booger…that doesn't mean your off the hook though, my brothers are coming down this we-"

"George." Hermione sighed and shooed him out. "Go, I'll see you later."

Draco looked worried, "Who was that?" he asked when the door shut.

"George Weasley."

"Which on is that?"

"One of the twins." She said annoyed again.

"I thought you were with Ronald?" He asked.

She shook her head, and then said, "No… you know, maybe if you let Harry know it was you…"

"How?" Malfoy asked. Hermione jumped as the house walked slowly over to his master and grabbed the mans elbow, she didn't know why she was so threatened by him. Malfoy jumped a little too as the elf set his hand on Harry's. Hermione smiled at all the compassion this elf had, and then smiled even more as she watched Draco wrap his hand around Harry's. Draco's face fell a little, but Hermione could tell that Draco was still happy.

"It was in sixth year when we realized, that we were acting like school children. We both like each other. I was sure that if he knew about my illness, there was no way he would like me. And he knew that my father would never accept him, though my father always knew about me." Draco told Hermione, his face blushing, not even seeing her slightly disgusted expression.

"But when my father died, he didn't have an excuse anymore and told me. I think were together a year, and I told him about this," he pointed at his eyes, "just before we left school." Hermione wondered how he was able to admit this so easily.

"He said he didn't care, and somewhere inside I knew he didn't. But when we graduated, he left to war, and then the coma. I never forgot about him, and I still love him, and I think I always will." He finished slowly. It was weird for Hermione to hear something like this, but she didn't think he would lie about something like this.

They hadn't sat there much longer when Draco gasped a little. Harry had wrapped his hand in Draco's and was trying to open his eyes a little. Hermione watched as both Draco and Dominic smiled, Dominic crawled up onto Draco's lap and behind Draco, sitting on the back of the chair, looking over his shoulder. Draco cupped Harry's hand in both his and said quietly, "Harry?" Hermione could tell by the way he said his name, that Malfoy truly loved Harry. She didn't know what to think about this. Harry had so many people who loved him. Any girl would love to have him…

She watched Harry smile a little, and pulled his hand out of Draco's to touch his face. "I was gone to long." He said in a raspy voice. "You've changed so much."

Draco grabbed the mans wrist and sighed. From Draco's shoulder Dominic said, "You've changed too sir."

Harry smiled at the elf, pulling Draco's hand down to his cheek. Draco touched Harry's face, starting at the eyes, nose, then mouth. Harry grabbed his hand, "So it's official?" he asked, stopping to take a deep breath then finishing, "Dom's gotta follow you everywhere now?"

"At home, he pretty much lets me alone."

"That's because he doesn't need me." Dominic added in his perfect English. "He can do almost everything himself, sir."

Draco blinked and bit his lip again. Harry looked around the room smiling at Hermione. And looked confused, "Where are the Weasleys?"

"At home."

"They don't know yet?"

"We'll talk about it later, why don't you get some sleep now." She said, and Draco nodded.

Harry shook his head. "Stay here and talk with me until I fall asleep." He said, but he didn't close his eyes. He continued to stare at Draco, who had a look of pure worry on his face.

Hermione knew she should leave them alone, but she didn't want to move. She watched the little house elf making motions at Harry, and Harry smiled, "Draco, what's wrong?"

Draco faked a smile. "Nothing… it's just that I missed you."

Harry lifted Draco's hand and met his other hand on his chest. "Are you worried that I might leave again?"

Draco shook his head, "Damn you Dominic…" he trailed. Draco's face went paler as Harry let go of his hands. Draco pulled his hands to himself, but relaxed as Dominic poked him in the back.

Harry used his hands to push himself up a little and Hermione lunged at him to help him up. She knew he would do it weather she liked it or not. Harry threw his legs off the side of the bed, with no tubes or wires, he was free to move.

As Hermione fell back into her chair, and Dominic jumped off Malfoy's chair, Harry took Draco's hands back again and leaned his forehead against Draco's. Draco relaxed, but a hurt expression still crossed his face. "You stayed with me, even when I was gone."

Hermione defiantly wanted to leave now, she wasn't imagining it, Draco Malfoy's eyes were beginning to water. It made her really uncomfortable, and even though Harry was her best friend, and she'd been doing everything for him a long time now, she didn't want to see more than she had too. "That's just it Harry, I'm not the only one."

Harry laughed a little and pecked Draco's nose, "Draco, we've known since before I started going out with her that she was going to find out eventually." Harry said. "I never loved Ginny, and you know it." He said as Draco burst into happy tears. "And I will never stop loving you." Hermione looked away to let them have their privacy, but she looked backed when she realized she was crying too. Both men turned their heads to her when she gasped at her insecurity. Maybe she was getting a little to worried about all this, and what she was going to tell Ginny now.

She'd heard it from him herself, he'd never loved her.

"Sorry." She said standing up, and starting to walk to the door. "Draco, I'll be back in a little bit." She said walking over to Harry and shooing him to make him lay back down. She helped get under the covers and he whipped away a tear, looking up at her tiredly.

"Don't worry Mione, I'll tell her." He said smiling.

"You aren't supposed to be so mature." Hermione said with a kind smile at her friend. Hermione smiled sobbing a little. "Alright Malfoy, he's done it for you. I'm going to send in a nurse, my favorite, you'll like her. I'm going to tell her that she is to let you stay here as long as you'd like, but that nobody else is to come in this room. And you," she said turning on Harry. "Your going to stay put, get some sleep."

Draco laughed, "I'll watch him for you Granger." Hermione nodded and then narrowed her eyes in confusion as both men started to laugh a little.

The little elf shook his head and turned to Hermione, "Draco thinks he's funny, but he's not." Dominic said. "I won't let any stupid Weasleys hurt Mr.'s Harry or Draco, Granger ma'am."

Everyone laughed, and Hermione shut the door behind her. How was she going to face the Weasleys now?

Hmm what will the wealseys dooooo? Read and review, so I can add the next chapter...