Chapter 9

Draco had watched Hermione face turn red before leaving and not returning. The next morning Draco got dressed, his sharp gray eyes spying signs of reporter trying to get sneak peeks at the people inside. His tongue ran over his lower lip out of habit. He then made his way down the steps to join the large group of people down stairs. He didn't answer Mr. Weasley at first as he asked if Draco was joining them for breakfast. His eyes were fixed on the many tents out in the yard. Slowly he turned to look at the man speaking to him "Yes, I believe I will" He took a set, making a plated as his mind worked over how to get rid of the people outside.

He made it clear with his quit with drawn demeanor he did not care to talk about himself at that moment. It seemed to work as the table talked about this or that. Then Mr. Weasley said a Mr. Kannier had been trying to get him to put his money into a business that he swore would make thousands and he was thinking of doing it. Draco couldn't stop himself as he looked up from his plate. "That would be a bad investment" all eyes seemed to be on him, and he knew it was because of his age. A lot of people thought he didn't know what he was talking about because he was young.

"Mr. Weasley, I know you're speaking of one Mr. Jake Kannier. He uses to stop into my home at last once a month to try and get my father to back one of his ideas. The thing is my father saw right throw him" Draco made a kind of annoyed face "So did I, his little get rich quick schemes were just that schemes. Whatever he showed you, only looks like it would work, but if you put it into use, you'll find it is a lawsuit waiting to happen. And as I have found, Mr. Kannier has a way of making it his backers fault and not his own"

"Thank you, Draco form keeping me from making that mistake" Author Weasley said with a slight smile on his face. He could see Draco much like his father had the spirit and fire for business. Which meant he knew just how to keep the boy talking. "Do you think it be wiser to invested in…" The two must of talk about better way to make money for a few hours. In fact everyone else was getting ready for lunch when they started to talk about other things. However Draco mind was starting to go back to the annoying reporters. He was sick of those people outside and though he was deeply involved in the business talk, he couldn't take it no more.

Draco stood up from the table moving toward the door "It is time they left" He snapped at on one really, just to the air around him before he took off across the lawn, ignoring the people calls from the house telling him it was not safe. As the crowd of reporters moved in on his the Weasley family plus Potter made them come to a halt. Draco felt Hermione come to his side maybe she was watching his back he did not know. Draco raised his hands to shush the questions being spat his way. "You want to know what happen, let me tell you" A slight smirk played over his lips "All your speculations and theories were right." That smile only widened "Especially the one that claims Granger and I were planning to run away together and get married"

He watched as everyone had got accepted over the idea there mad theories were right, only to have it thrown in their face with someone wild joke being told was the main reason. "Now that I have made fools of you all, with your wild tails of death eaters, dark lords and drunken foolishness, I'm going to put this forth. You have a half an hour to get off these peoples lawn, out of this area and out of our hair or I will never tell anyone what happened. However if you're out of here first and stay out of here until I owl you, you will get the pleaser of getting the story first. Your time starts now, good day"

It was even more pleasing to watch the wild scramble to be the first one's gone, to try and win that interview. Within ten minutes the lawn was clear of reporters and life would no longer be so annoying. He felt those around him turn in wonder at just who the hell he was. He didn't act like the kid they know. He almost acted like he cared about others and not just himself. Draco let his hand lightly brush Hermione's. "And that is how you get rid of those people"

He turned slowly making his way back to the house followed by the people who for some unknown reason had been so kind to him. Maybe that was why Draco felt the need to help them, to remove his problems and burdens' form their lives or maybe it was in hopes that Hermione would show up to his room later to reward him for his kindness. Most likely Draco was hoping for a snog or a shag out of all this.

As night fell he got just want he wanted, she came into his room shortly after everyone else was asleep. No words needed to be spoken, after all once lovers you can always read the signs of lust in each other. They started to kiss softly in the pale glow of the moonlight shinning in throw a tiny window. With each kiss they moved closer to each other moving back to the bed, for Draco it was love, Hermione it was an unknown need to feel a man she thought she knew, but was coming to realize she had no idea who the man truly was under that cold hard mask of his.

They made love thought out the night never speaking words, just feeling the other one out. Seeing each other in a new light and learning sometimes to find love you don't need a lot of words. It was all so heavenly, it almost made Draco forgotten; as the sun came up he would be laying his mother to rest in her finely resting place. However, he would not be alone. His new lover Hermione would be with him. Their eyes meat as some sun shine filled that same little window, a soft smile moved over his lips for a single moment "I love you Hermione" He kissed her lips before whispering once more "Don't ever leave me again"