Chapter 5

Harry had free periods after lunch, Ginny acousted him on the way back to the tower. They had spent quite sometime in one of the abandoned Green houses which had been destroyed during the war, now they were on the way back to the tower as it grew dark.

" You know Mione has agreed to go to Hogsmead with Ron." She informed Harry.

" Is that so. Hmm." Harry answered in an absent-minded manner.

As they passed the lake, Ginny tugged on Harry's sleeves.

" Harry look isn't that Malfoy on that Rock." She asked.

Harry looked at the direction she pointed. Sure enough Someone was lying on the rock.

" Why don't you go ahead Ginny I'll just come." Harry urged her to go back to the castle.

As Ginny walked off, Harry walked towards the edge of the lake where Draco was lying on the rock. He could see Draco had a flask in his hand, and was drinking from it.

" Hey Malfoy, want to share." Harry tried.

" Scaaarhead, why wou I." Draco slurred.

Harry climbed up the rock and sat next to him.

" You know we didn't save your arse from Azkaban so you could drink yourself to oblivion. There is so much your liver can take." Harry reasoned.

" Why d u?" He slurred sitting up and putting the flask to his mouth and took a long gulp.

" Why did I what?" Harry asked.

" Swe my sorrrrry arrse?"Draco asked in a bitter voice.

" Why Malfoy you'd rather have gone to Azkaban? " Harry asked.

" Wou ave been bette th wa... watching th low of ur liwe go with somewo elseeee. " Draco answered.

"U eve loss ur low Pottah. No offcour not. U arrrr the golden boy, the chosen won. What id feelsh like to see, the hate in her eyezzzz." Draco slurred.

Harry could see the tears running down his cheeks in the setting sun.

"Shhh wazzz like th suunnn to my darknessssshhhhh. Th breathhhh offf liwe to me, My Mia... thoese eyezzzof herzzzz, those Carmel eyezzzz held th worlddddd forrrr me." He slurred.

" Bu now they hold only hattteeee for me. I can't breathe Pottah. Thisss personnn you seeee in fron of U is dead from inside. So wha wou it matter if a dementor kissed me." Draco said as he fell back on the rock.

" It's Mione isn't it. What did you do to her?" Harry asked.

He shook Draco, and pulled him up with a jerk.

" Malfoy!!! Why aren't you together any more?" He asked.

" She doesn't remember. Ha ha ha ha.." Draco started laughing like a maniac.

"You... Obliviated her!!!" Harry asked surprised.

He couldn't believe the selfish git Draco Malfoy could love someone so much especially Hermione, their Mione, that he was ready to endure pain equivalent to death.

" But Why?" Harry asked Draco, looking at him with new respect.

" Why would you do that?" Harry asked again.

" WHY... WHY" Draco had stumbled to his feet.

"YOU DON'T KNOW. THE MADMAN WOULD HAVE KILLED HER. ID RATHER DIE THAN SEE HER IN ANY KIND OF PAIN." He shouted and sat back again.

" I DIDN'T WANT HER HANDS TO SHAKE WHEN SHE FACED ME IN THE WAR." He shouted again.

" The war is over, So what's stopping you now? Give her back her memories." Harry suggested.

"NO...NO I don't want her reputation to be tainted by association to an ex death eater. Don't tell her Pothead, or else I'll Avada you. And you'll go from being boy who lived to boy who died. Nigh nigh." He stood up stumbling, and got off the rock almost falling into the lake.

Harry watched him go with shock and respect.

Hermione was still in the library. She rubbed her eyes and got up to get a particular book from the restricted section. As she reached there, some one pushed her into the self. She felt a familiar pressure on her back, a femiliar fragrance.

" Mia," someone whispered into her ear, a masculine voice, a very deep and sexy voice.

She couldn't pinpoint. She felt his hot breath on her exposed neck.

" You know what this skirt does to me." He whispered.

She felt his hot hands on her buttocks. She pushed her butt further into his hand. He slipped his hand slowly to the front. It escaped into her skirt.

Hermione ground her butt into his arousal, as one of his hand held her chin and turned it around to capture her lips, as she opened her mouth and their tongue met, everything turned dark.

Hermione sat up in her bed sweating profusely, and finding herself aroused. Their was an unknown void in her heart.

She got out of bed, and downed a silk rob over her black lace boy shorts and black camisole, tying it up as she went. She looked at her muggle watch which lay on her bed side table. It was 2:00 in the morning.

After coming back from patrol, which was again done alone on one side of the castle while Malfoy covered the other side, she had gone straight to bed.

She opened the door to her bed room, she went down to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water.

" So what are you going to do to tomorrow? Are you going to Hogsmead? " Draco suddenly drawled behind her.

Hermione jumped in surprise.

"Malfoy! You scared the living daylights out of me."

She said in a shaky voice.

Malfoy was inching closer to her.

"So you're going alone or do you have a date?" He asked in a whisper.

" I don't see how that is any of your concerns." She answered.

By now Draco was almost in front of her, was still inching closer. Hermione was resting against the kitchen counter, as he came closer she started bending back.

"What if I told you it does concern me?" He whispered.

" I'm going with Ron if you must know." She whispered.

He was inches closer to her lips.

" Please don't go." Saying he closed the distance between them sweeping in to capture her in his. Hermione was shocked at first, but then fell into the kiss as if it was natural. She felt a weird sense of dejavu. She moaned into his mouth as he deepened the kiss.

"Bloody death eater."They whispered, as Draco walked passed the forth years near the great hall.

The memory brought Draco back to his senses. He pushed him self away from Hermione.

" I...I...I'm sorry." He stammered as he stumbled back, away from a shocked and embarrassed Hermione

" I'm sorry, I shouldn't have." He said as he turned away from her.

Taking the stairs two at a time he returned to his room, banging the door shut. He fell to his knees, as a sobb wracked from his chest.

" Mia... Mia. Oh Metlin please help me someone."He murmured.

Hermione stood shocked touching her lips with her fingers, staring at the place where he stood.

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