Draco was not what you would call a hopeless romantic, but he knew how to please a woman and make her feel wanted. Pansy had seemed down in the few weeks that Hogwarts had started, so he planed a romantic dinner for the two of them. He really hoped she would feel better, not because he really cared all that much, but because she had been lacking in the sack, and more then anything he wanted to fix it. The only time Draco felt like his old self was when he was fucking Pansy senseless. He had so much power when it came to her, she would do anything for him, and he loved it.

It had taken him a few days to get everything ready, but he knew the reward would be well worth it.

"Draco, where are we going?" Asked a blindfolded Pansy.

"Just be patient, we are almost there," Draco said as he turned the handle to the room he had set up for the two of them. "Here we are," he said as he removed her blindfold. Pansy gasped. The whole room was coved in silver candles of all different sizes, there were huge pillars that stood 3 feet tall, all the way to tiny tea light candles, white rose petals covered the floor, and leading up to the table set for two was a red carpet.

"Oh Draco," Pansy cried as she walked up to the table which was draped in a red table cloth, on the table were two champagne glasses, two sliver trays containing food, and two identical candle holders that were shaped as snakes, holding two white candles.

Draco knew that anyone woman would have loved to be in Pansy's spot right now, and that Pansy had a lot to live up to, or he would replace her. Pansy walked over to her chair, and Draco pulled out for her like a gentleman. As a Malfoy he was taught to treat women with respect, although now a days his father didn't follow that practice very well. Many times Draco had caught his father with different women, fucking them in him and his wife's bed. Things recently got really bad, and Draco's father had started hitting his wife, leaving her bruised for days.

"I hope you like it, you seemed down lately and I wanted to cheer you up."

"Oh I do like this Draco, I love it," Pansy said as she started eating the pasta that was in front of her, both of them ate in silence, before they knew it dinner was over.

"Draco…" Draco looked up to see Pansy almost in tears.

"What's wrong?"

"Oh Draco I have to tell you something."

"What is it?" He started getting nervous, he had an idea about what she was about to say, but oh boy was he wrong.

"Draco, I think, I think I love you, no I do, I love you Draco."

Draco looked into Pansy's eyes, she wasn't lying, she really did love him. Draco sat there flabbergasted for a few minutes, before he regained his composure.

"Pansy, I don't know what you want me to say…"

"I want you to tell me that you love me, please Draco tell me you love me," Pansy begged.

"I'm sorry…" Draco began.

"Draco please…"

"I'm sorry Pansy I don't love you."

"But you have to, you just have to, all the things I do for you, I do them out of love."

"I don't love you, I'm sorry Pansy."

"Don't you ever talk to me again!" With that pansy flung the table across the room, stormed out, leaving Draco to clean up her mess.

Well that went well he thought to himself. After he finished cleaning up the room, he headed to the library to find his diary.

Oct 12

How is it that someone can love me so deeply, and I can not love her back? I lost her today, I know that for certain, and I feel a bit sad deep down, but my heart is not broken.

How can people fall in love with me, and I can not return it, not even in the simplest way emotionally?

I've figured out what I need, what I crave, and it scares me. I want to love someone. I want to feel love. I want to want someone so badly that I would do anything for them.

For once in my life I am truly scared.

As Draco was leaving the library a figure stepped out in front of him, it was professor McGonagall.

"Mr. Malfoy, what are you doing out so late?"

"I was just doing some homework."

"Well that's lovely and all, but I dear say fifty points from Slytherin, and detention Monday night, now off to bed."

Hermione, Ron, Harry and Ginny, where all chatting together as they headed down the path towards Hogsmeade. It was their first trip this year and they were all excited to get away from the castle. When they got to Hogsmeade they all deiced to have Butterbeer, so they headed to The Three Broomsticks were they quickly found a table and ordered.

"So Hermione, what have you been up to lately? We never really get to see you anymore." Harry asked.

Hermione felt slightly guilty, she hadn't spent all that much time with her friends, besides meals.

"Oh you know me Harry, I've been studying a lot, and then my Head Girl duties take up a lot of my time, which reminds me, Ron, we are going to have a perfects meeting next Friday night." Ron nodded.

"That's no excuse mione, we are your best friends," Ginny replied.

"Oh I know, and I am sorry, I promise I will make more time for you guys."

"You better."

"Hermione?"

"Yes Ron?"

"Do you want to take a walk with me?" Ron asked, both Ginny and Harry where looking at Hermione, neither one of them seemed surprised, so she knew he had talked to them about this before hand.

"Um, sure why not," she said standing up. Her and Ron left The Three Broomsticks, they headed towards the outskirts of the village, where it was more wooded, the leaves had almost completely changed, and it was very beautiful. Hermione said a quick spell and a blanket laid out before them, they both sat down.

"So Ron, was there something you wanted to talk about?"

"Yeah…"

"What is it?"

"I want to know why we broke up."

"Because, we just don't work, you know that."

"You barely tried, we gave up to quickly."

"I did too try Ronald, I loved you, I wanted us to work out."

Before she knew what was happening Ron kissed Her, hard. She slowly opened her mouth and allowing him entry. Maybe he was right, maybe they did give up too quickly. They kissed for a while, and Ron pushed her down lightly so that he was on top of her. Hermione could feel Ron's erection against her leg, making her feel slightly uncomfortable. Slowly Ron let his hand roam underneath Hermione's shirt, they had never gone this far before.

"Ron," Hermione said lightly, trying to push him up, but he wouldn't stop.

"Ron stop, please."

"Oh come on Hermione, I know this is making you feel good, you can feel that It's making me feel good," and he started kissing her again. This time allowing his hand go underneath her bra, and started to squeeze her breast. Hermione started to panic.

"Ron get off of me now," Hermione begged, all Ron did was squeeze her breast harder then started to kiss her neck. Hermione closed her eyes trying to think of a way to get out of this, when all of the sudden Ron was ripped off of her, and someone punched him in the face. Hermione quickly pulled down her shirt and looked up. Draco Malfoy was standing there, alone. Hermione didn't know what to say, she barely got out a thank you before, Draco took off running.

"Hermione, my nose I think its broken," Ron said as the blood streamed down his face. Hermione looked at him, frankly she didn't care.

"Who did this?" Ron asked. Hermione looked at him with shock, he didn't see Draco. Ron must have blacked out for a moment, and never saw that Draco had punched him.

"Good-Bye Ronald." Hermione turned around to leave, when Ron called after her.

"I'm sorry Hermione, I should have stopped, but you just can't leave me like this… You need to help me," Ron said bluntly like it was her fault that he was laying on the ground with a broken nose.

"Go find Harry." She said and left him there to bleed. She wanted to find Draco, she looked all over Hogsmeade and couldn't find him. Giving up she walked back to Hogwarts, and headed towards the library.

Hermione had a bunch of books in her hand and could barely see, when she was knocked off her feet, her books flying everywhere.

"I'm sorry."

"Oh no that's fine, I should have been looking, but I really couldn't see, and well this is what happens when you can't see," Hermione babbled, and looked up to see who had knocked her over. It was Malfoy.

"Malfoy…" was all she could get out. She looked at him with bewilderment as he bent down and began picking up her books. "Thank you."

Draco stood up, and offered her one of his hands, and as she accepted on, he pulled her to her feet and he handed her some of the books she had dropped and began to walk away.

"Wait, Draco," she said she had never used his first name before and it felt weird. He stopped and turned around.

"Yes?" he said.

"I wanted to thank you, for well both things, I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't stopped Ron and well thank you. You saved me."

"Did he see me?"

"Who? Ron? No he didn't and I didn't tell him it was you."

"Do me a favour Granger, Don't tell anyone about me punching him, and don't make me have to do it again."

He then walked off, leaving her stunned. She entered the nearest row of books, unaware that it was the row Draco had just came out of, she sat down by the wall. Why was Draco Malfoy being nice to her? She suddenly started to cry, she had trust Ron so much, and he almost… she stopped herself, he had almost what? Raped her? She didn't think he could do such a thing and yet, he didn't stop when she told him to. Suddenly one of the books caught her eye, crawling over she took it off the shelf; it was a simple black leather book. She turned it over to it's spine and read the title she gasped: Rex Rgis Specialis, 'The Kings Secrets.'

Hey guys I hope you liked it, im going to be late now because i posted this instead of going to work on time :P Please review.

--Nickie Thorn