Chapter 4

When Hermione awoke, she felt am arm around her shoulder and panicked. Then she remembered, the two weeks, the kiss and the fact that they were out in the cold, wet woods. She gently kissed Draco and his eyes fluttered open.

'Hey' she said quietly 'the gates will be open now'

'Well what are we waiting for?' he said excitedly 'Let's go I want to introduce you to… well, everyone. But first I think we go to find Ron.'

Hermione's smile faded. 'Why? I don't want to see him. The only reason I was ever near him was because Harry promised to look after me.'

Draco looked deep into Hermione's eyes and said calmly 'I would never let him hurt you. He wouldn't get close enough to try.' With that he took her hands and pulled her up.

She looked up at him and stared for a while, taking in his face. His eyes were one of his best traits but she preferred the smirk. He was smirking now.

'What?' she asked, innocently enough.

He smirked and said 'your checking me out'

She looked up at him, smiling 'you know what yeah I was. But you must like it really, I mean the girl of your dreams checking you out!'

At this he laughed and put his arm around her shoulders. They were outside the doors leading into Hogwarts.

'Ready?' Draco asked.

'Let's just get it over with.' She sighed, wrapping her arm around his waist.

They seemed to float as they entered the great hall together. Every head turned. The Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws weren't as bothered by it as the Slytherin's and Gryffindor's. An uproar came from either side of the room. Ron looked betrayed, Harry was stunned and as for Ginny she ecstatic for Hermione. She knew how long she had liked him so this made her very happy for her best friend.

From the Slytherin side of the room Pansy came rushing up to Draco tears running down her face.

'Draco! What are you doing with that filthy Mudblood? I thought you loved me'

'Shove off pansy. I love her, she loves me. Therefore the logical was around this is that we are together. I was never going to date you again anyway. You want to know why? Because you cheated on me with my best friend. So no pansy. I don't love you.'

And with that pansy glared at Hermione before rushing off in hysterics.

Draco looked apologetically at Hermione. 'Sorry about that sweetheart'

Hermione smiled weakly 'she took it better than Ron's going to…'

He kissed the top of her head. 'I told you. He's not going to get close enough to even touch you.'

'I love you' she whispered into his ear.

'I love you to and I don't ever want to lose you.' He whispered right back and guided her towards where Harry, Ron and Ginny were sitting.

Ginny gave her a small thumbs up and Hermione grinned back. Harry looked confused. Ron however just glared.

'Hey Guys, I just wanted to ask if I… We could speak to you after breakfast. We were going to hogsmead and were wondering if you wanted to go with us.'

Harry and Ginny agreed simply out of curiosity, Ron however was being his usual defiant self and asked 'why should I? What's the benefit? '

'Look Weasly, if I were you I would just agree.' Draco said harshly which received him a sharp slap on the arm from Hermione.

'Fine. ' Ron agreed. 'not because you told me to. I'm doing it for her.' He shot a glance at Hermione who smiled.

'Thank you.' She said. Then asked 'can we sit with you? I don't really know anyone else and Draco doesn't want to sit with the Slytherin's because, well, they don't want to sit with him!'

Ginny looked at Harry who looked at Ron. He grunted 'fine, but none of that lovey-dovey stuff. I have enough of that with those two.'

He looked over at Harry and Ginny who were taking it in turns to throw grapes in the air for the other to catch, with breaks for a kiss or two. Hermione thought it was sweet, Ron thought it was sappy and Draco just felt uncomfortable.

They sat down but Draco, wanting to annoy Ron, grabbed Hermione before she had a chance to sit and pulled her onto his lap. She gasped, then grinned. Ron just grunted then had to look away as Draco pulled Hermione closer and closed the gap between them by kissing her. She just kissed him straight back. They only broke apart when Ron tapped Hermione on the shoulder.

'I'm trying to eat here!' He said, annoyed. She just smiled and said. 'Don't forget! Hogsmead at 3 meet outside borgins and burkes. Bye. Come on Draco lets go somewhere we can't be disturbed' when she said this last part she winked at Draco who smirked, tipped her off his lap, took her by the waist and lifted her up and carried her out of the great hall. Kissing her whole way back to her portrait hole.

He put her down and she whispered the password. Then the two of them went up to Hermione's dorm and locked the door…

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