AN: I'm going to try really hard to get out of the boring chapter mode, but some things that seem boring are actually quite important to the story. I hope you enjoy this one. As always, read, review, flame, and of course enjoy! –Mirioux

Chapter Ten: The Truth Revealed

"So we still haven't decide what we're going to do for the November Hogs Meade weekend, any one have any ideas?" Hermione asked the prefects and Draco.

"What about a Wizard's Dueling Tournament?" Blaise asked.

"How about a fashion show," Lavender suggested.

"Absolutely not," Ron decided, as he entered the common room.

"You aren't allowed to be included in these meetings until your essay is turned in!" Blaise snarled, scowling at Ron.

"I finished it last night mate, so all of my privileges have been restored," Ron explained with a devilish grin smeared across his face.

"Alright then, what do you suggest we do if neither of those ideas are good enough for you?' Draco interrogated, putting Ron on the spot.

"Well, I actually hadn't really thought that far ahead…"

"What about a play?" Sarah Stonebridge from Raven claw asked.

"The whole school can not be included in a play…" Blaise retorted shortly, his anger rising to near boiling point with the appearance of Ron.

"A talent show then, the whole school can be involved in that." Lavender announced; proud that she had though of the idea of a talent show before Hermione, or anyone else for that matter.

Everyone looked at one another, it wasn't too bad of an idea, everyone had some sort of talent and it would surely take up the entire weekend, and promote school unity. "I think that I'm alright with that idea," Terry Boot commented.

"Me too," Blaise and Millicent said in unison.

"Well, I like that idea, since it was mine…"Lavender bragged. Everyone else seemed to agree with the plan; even Ron thought it was a pretty good idea. 'Then I can think of a way to win Hermione's heart back!' He sighed thinking to himself after the meeting had ended, and everyone went back to their activities.

His concentration was broken when he heard Hermione's angel like laugh, he looked up and saw her talking to Blaise and Draco, laughing at what Draco had said. He was over come with rage, how dare she laugh at one of Malfoy's jokes? How could she just turn her back on Ron and Harry like that, and for whom? 'Malfoy couldn't possibly love her the way that I do, now all I have to do is prove it to her.' He decided as he walked over to them.

"What do you want Weasel?" Blaise demanded still slightly chuckling from what Draco had said.

"It doesn't concern you Zabini," Ron snorted in reply.

"Go on and get out of here Weasel, no one in there right mind wants you here." Draco commented darkly.

"Go to hell Malfoy, I'm not going anywhere, I'm here for Hermione!"

"Ronald, get a life, there's no way that I'd go anywhere within five feet of you, let alone by myself, I can't trust you." Hermione hissed coldly looking away from him.

"But you can trust pureblood scum like Malfoy and Zabini?" Ron protested hurt by the vindictive tone she had used with him.

"Yes, because unlike you, Malfoy never forced himself on me, and he believed me, you hurt me and Harry thinks that I am the one lying. And Blaise is my family, they apologized for being ghastly to me, you however don't even think that you did anything wrong!" Hermione shouted as everyone else in the common room stopped what they were doing and began to stare at the foursome.

"I didn't, I wanted to prove my love to you!"

"THAT was not even close to what love is! There was nothing but lust and pain in your actions, at least Malfoy know what 'no' means, once again unlike you!" She screamed as tears began to fall from her eyes.

"Hermione, come on let's go get some dinner or something…away from here, and away from him…" Draco suggested standing up and placing his hand on her arm.

"NO!" She sobbed, "Everyone wants to know why we aren't friends anymore, so I'm going to tell them the real story! This foul pig professed his love to me, by dragging me into an empty compartment on the train, kissed me when I tried to get away, and tried to force himself into my pants, all the while swearing he was doing it to prove how much he loved me. He didn't get it when I started crying for him to stop and he still doesn't get it!" She was crying hysterically and all everyone could do was stare at her.

Harry had listened from the entrance to the common room, "Hermione…" Ron started, "I'm…I'm…sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you…I thought that you were just playing hard to get…"

"So you lied to me then?" Harry asked.

"It was an accident…"

"I believed you; I took your word over hers! Ginny was right, I should have believed Hermione over you!" Harry yelled and punched Ron in the face. He stood over him momentarily and left the common room once again.

Hermione collapsed to her knees in sobs, and both Blaise and Draco rushed to her side. "Come on; let's get you out of here." Draco whispered as he carried her out of the common room.

"I'm sorry that you had to see that, I just couldn't stand that he's still lying to everyone so that he isn't the one to look bad." Hermione told Draco and Blaise as she wiped the tear stains from her face.

"Well, now everyone know the truth, even Potter." Blaise said hugging his cousin. "Just think of it this way, it's highly unlikely that things could get any worse, they can in short, only get better."

"That's very true, now I'll finally be able to let this all fall behind me into my old life and Hermione granger, and start fresh as Hermione Grimm." Hermione announced as the three of them walked down to the great hall for an early dinner. They entered and Blaise and Draco left Hermione at the Gryffindor table next to Harry as they found their seats at the Slytherin table. "Harry, I'm sorry that you had to find out the truth that way," Hermione told him as she sat down next to him.

"I should have seen it Hermione, I knew deep down that something was fishy about Ron's story, but I never thought that either of you would lie to me about something that serious. I guess what I'm really trying to say is that I'm sorry I didn't believe you, and I'm sorry for being such a bloody idiot about it," Harry begged for her forgiveness taking both of her hands in his.

Hermione looked down at her hands in his and blushed slightly; she was confused by this gesture, mostly because he only ever touched Ginny this way. She slowly pulled her hands away from him, "it's alright Harry, and everyone makes mistakes every now and again." She whispered, as she put some food on her plate and scooted a few feet away from him, hoping he would understand that she was no longer comfortable being that close to anyone other than Draco, Blaise, Ginny and Professor Grimm; since they had been by her side through the whole ordeal, and had not questioned her honesty or toyed with her emotions.

She finished her meal quietly and when Draco and Blaise were finished with theirs, they left with her. Blaise bid the two head students good night, going up to his dorm, leaving Draco and Hermione alone, for the first time in what seemed like an eternity. "Well, this hasn't happened in a while." Draco chuckled as they cuddled on the couch, gazing into the flames of the fire.

"Is Blaise ok with this?" Hermione asked.

"He said he'd rather have it be me than anyone else, especially not that disgusting, most repulsive, pustule Weasley."

"I love you." She whispered to him, kissing his lips softly, and rising from the couch.

"I love you too, where do you think you're sneaking off too?" Draco laughed lightly following her.

"Well, come with me and you'll see!" She giggled dragging him along with her, "Dragonfly," She said and the portrait to her room swung open.

He followed her into her room, and as soon as the door was securely closed and locked, her lips smashed passionately into his. He moaned in delight, they had been deprived of good physical quality time since the train. Her tongue flicked the inside of his lips, begging for entry, which he gratefully allowed. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he hoisted her up in his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist.

His hands roamed freely over her ribs and her back as he laid her on her bed and straddled her, kissing her neck fiercely. "Oh Draco…" She moaned as she tugged his shirt off of him.

"Are you sure you want to do this…I don't want this to get out of control…?" he questioned breathlessly, "I don't know what will happen if we don't stop."

"Well let's find out shall we?" She gasped as he nuzzled her neck some more, "I'm ready for what ever happens between us tonight." She assured him, as she sat up and removed her own shirt.

They were suddenly interrupted by a loud banging on her door followed by: "Hermione, Hermione are you in there? I need to speak to you, it's important!"

Draco rushed into the bathroom, accidentally banging into the door frame on his way to his own room, in case he too had an interrupting visitor. "What the bloody hell was that Hermione is someone in there with you?" Ron shouted again.

"WHAT RONALD, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?" Hermione roared, putting her shirt back on and opening the door slightly, 'He had better be bloody dying. What nerve he has if he's not!' she thought, infuriated that he even dared to disturb her at all.

"Is someone with you?" Ron demanded.

"You interrupted me for that?" Hermione growled, wishing the death of a thousand deaths upon Ron at that moment. She could have killed him with the glare she had plastered on her face.

"No, not entirely, tell your bloody cousin, that no matter how much he claims that he and Malfoy have changed, Harry and I are still your best friends." He directed as he flinched slightly at the intensity of her voice.

"HOW DARE YOU INSULT ME LIKE THIS?" she screamed as she opened the door enough for her to slip out of the room and notice that Blaise was scowling at Ron, with his arms folded across his chest. Then it hit her like a grand piano dropped from a fifty storey building; Blaise wasn't scowling at Ron, he was smirking at Hermione. He knew that Draco had been in Hermione's room with her, and he had started something with Ron on purpose."Go to hell you fucking piece of wizarding white trash, you'll never be anything close to my best friend or even friend ever again. And don't bother me with your petty little arguments any more."

She muttered her password, and slammed the door to her room in Ron's face, leaving him utterly crushed. She had always forgiven him before for his stupidity, and she had never used such harsh language with him before either. As she locked the door once more Draco re-entered her room from the bathroom again, "Well, that was most interesting…I wasn't aware of how incredibly hot you look after a rough row like that, shall we continue our little escapade in my room?" He asked gracefully wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close to him, letting her know just how aroused he was by the scene.

"I thought you'd never ask." She giggled as they kissed, and tore clothing from each other making their way to his bed. He tossed her lightly onto his bed, and pounced on her, kissing her neck and making his way down her body, and then back up again as she squealed and moaned in complete and utter delight. He climbed in top of her and thrust himself inside her, leaving her with a feeling of ecstasy and fireworks exploding all over her body. They made love softly and tenderly all night, never once letting their minds wander to anything but the other's happiness.