Five minutes later…

"So Draco we have to figure this whole thing out I am utterly confused and I have a feeling this is going to be very vital so…"

"I agree but first let's discuss what we know."

"Okay question time" she pulled out a piece of parchment and quill tapped with her wand and balanced it on her parchment.

"I have a few questions that might clear a few things up depends on the answer." She said.

"Ok shoot!"

"First where did you learn the song to distract the mer-people?"

"My mother used to sing it to me when I was younger." He said quietly.

"Second question. Did you notice the tune you sung was the same as the verse the squid sung? And have you heard the verse before?"

Draco took his time to answer

"Sorry Draco you don't have to answer that we can just move on."

"No, no its ok I will answer… I did notice the tune was the same. My mother has a music box that plays the tune and I have heard the verse before but it was a bit different. My mother was head girl back in her day but every time the verse is told it is changed to suit the people it is sung to."

"So that means the verse Is about us?"

"Yes, but listen Hermione about the part..." but hermione cut him off, not by her words but by her eyes… she was crying again.

Draco quickly rushed over to her "What's wrong Hermione?" he whispered in a soothing voice.

"They are lovers

We are lovers"

She recited slowly.

At her words Draco had know exactly what was bothering her. After all he had been wondering the same thing. He figured he had to start somewhere so he bent down and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"I can promise this is going to be easy Hermione but you have to promise to keep and open mind. Stay strong and let the prophecy take its course okay?" he whispered.

"Draco I am scared for you!"

"Why I am not going anywhere?"

"Purest of the Purest

He will fall"

Hermione lifted her head and caressed Draco's lips with her fingertips and then ever so slightly with her lips. Draco leaned in closer feeling the need to comfort her to be with her. Responding to his needs she parted her lips to let Draco gain access with his tongue. He roamed her mouth with his tongue joining and intertwining them to be one. Like a dance, a ballet a duo, No not a duo they where one, solo joined, locked in an ever existing embrace of passion.

Rowena Ravenclaw was never one to cry but as she watched she could not help but think 'Through the two of you… Purest of the Purest love of the heart they will fight for us…' turning her back on the Heads she walked into her painting in McGonagall's office.

"Purest of the Purest he will fall"

She recited

"He has fallen M'lady and she caught him."

Hermione pulled apart from Draco as she heard a rustling and saw the back of Rowena's robes swept out the portrait.

Hermione blushed a deep crimson and Draco just smiled sheepishly not smirked but smiled.

"You should smile more often" she commented.

"And you should snog me senseless more often too" he replied.

Draco leaned in closer and cupped her cheeks with his hands. Placing a gentle kiss on the tip of her nose and under each eye, kissing away her tears. 'Is that a fire burning in your eyes?' Draco mused silently to himself.

Hermione moved so she was now in Draco's lap placing her head on his chest. Draco leaned back into the couch wrapping his arms around Hermione.

They fell asleep in each others arms locked in an ever existing embrace of passion.

They both woke the next morning to the sound of a bird tapping on the window.

Hermione stood up sleepily and grabbed the letter from the owl and went to sit back down with Draco on the couch, who was now rubbing sleep form his eyes with his platinum blonde hair sticking up at the back and his silver bangs hanging loosely over his forehead.

"Morning" he said sleepily while stifling a yawn.

"Who is that from?"

"McGonagall" she said looking at the personal seal on the back. Opening the letter she read aloud.

"Dear Mr Malfoy and Miss Granger,

I would advise to you that what has occurred is best kept to yourselves. It is not the best choice to notify your piers of your recent encounters with one another. Speaking freely of course congratulations.

On another note please meet me for a private meeting in my office at 8.00pm.

Yours truly,

Minerva McGonagall

Headmistress"

They seem to anticipate this didn't they?" Draco said amused.

"Well at least we don't have to have the conversation on whether to tell our friends or leave them in the dark. Because we obviously don't have a choice now." Hermione said equally amused.

"What's on today's agenda?" Draco asked.

"Its Saturday"

"hows about we go down for breakfast, visit our houses, before lunch we meet back up here and use the tunnels to go get lunch and stay up here until our meeting with McGonagall."

"you always seem to amaze me with your Malfoy 'initiative' but I think it's a good plan so I will see you at lunch then" she gave him a quick peck on the cheek before going and getting ready for the day.

Half an hour later Hermione was talking animatedly with Ginny at the breakfast table about what happened to Parvati's school skirts.

"God Hermione you should have seen it! Parvati was trying to shorten her school skirts with her wand and eventually got sick of doing them individually so she did them all in one go and they all blew up her face. Now she doesn't have any skirts so she is borrowing mine and Lavenders. It is so funny but I know I shouldn't laugh.

After Breakfast Hermione and the rest of the Gryffindors made their way up to Gryffindor tower. After playing many rounds of exploding snap with Harry and Ginny Hermione got up to find Ron. Looking around the common room she couldn't see him anywhere figuring he probably went flying with Seamus or Dean or he was in the library doing last minute potions homework Hermione made her way over to a bare canvas of what was meant to hold Godric Gryffindor.

'Argetlam' She whispered and the portrait swung open just enough to slip through unnoticed. Receiving a wink from Harry and Ginny across the room. Following the tunnel for about 5 minuets Hermione decided she was going to have a swim in their oversized bathroom before her lunch with Draco.

Slipping into her swimmers which consisted of her hunter green bikini Hermione trekked off to her bathroom.

After about ten minuets of waiting for the water to fill the tub Hermione got rather impatient and cast a replica charm in the water so now the water was full to the top of the tub. Slipping into the tub Hermione didn't bother with any soap. Who swims in soap? After about half an hour pf floating on hr back Hermione decided on doing laps of the pool which wasn't very far. On her 5th lap Hermione felt a ripple of water wash across her. Stopping her strokes Hermione looked across to see Draco standing in the water about 2 metres away. With a huge smirk on his face.

"Funny I didn't know you where in here." His smirk growing wider.

Hermione had consciously started to lower herself under the water as much as she could. Silently cursing herself for wearing only a bikini and not putting soap in the water to cover herself.

At least he has the decency not to stare at me under the water.

"MALFOY" she sad glaring at him crossing her arms.

Draco swept over to her about a meter before he plunged under the water.

Hermione franticly searched the water in front of her but she missed Draco slip past her left leg. He came up behind her and blew on the back of her neck.

Making her scream Draco laughed as she turned around before she could start yelling at him Draco swooped upon her and captured her lips with his.

Hermione didn't push back but melted into him.

Surprisingly Draco was the first to pull back.

"Hermione?"

"Mmmm"

"I know I tormented you for six years straight, but you have to know that I was and still am to an extent, stupid and reckless! But that's not the point. Six years of torment and a week of friendship. What I guess I am trying to say is, Hermione Granger will you be my girlfriend?"

Now Hermione Granger is not one to giggle but when she noted the apprehension and desperation in Malfoys voice, she couldn't help but think she was making him that way, she couldn't help but giggle.

She took a step closer to Draco. Being as tall as Draco was Hermione was facing his chest and collar bone. Looking up into his silver metallic eyes and back at his chest.

She started to kiss rapidly up his and onto his neck finally reaching his lips she breathed into him – "Yes! Y-e-e-ss"

Pulling her closer to him. He broke his lips from hers as he wrapped his hands around her waist. Taking a leaf from her book Malfoy began to kiss her neck and collar bone. Making her moan with pleasure.

"Malfoy?"

"Mmmm"

"I think the prophecies under estimates something."

"What – was - that?" he asked between kisses along her shoulder blades.

"The power of your kisses."

He broke off again.

"If you wanted more you just had to tell me." And before Hermione could say another word her took her mouth with his backing her against the steps into the tub.

Immersed into their snogging for at least another hour.