A/N As requested, here is another chapter. If you guys like this one, I'll write a third with their date already working on it, since someone already asked for it, just let me know what you think of this one.

Disclaimer in first chapter.

After Draco -yes, he was Draco now- had asked her out, he finally caught up with the fact that it was way too cold and demanded that she went back to the castle. When Hermione pointed out that she didn't feel like going back to the Gryffindor common room just yet 'The castle doesn't necessarily mean your common room, Granger" was his response. Then they walked around the castle for hours. He took her places that she didn't even know existed.

Now she had to go back to the common room before Harry and Ron went crazy with worry. "Think I should tell them?" She asked as he walked her back. "Tell them what?" His voice sounded like she'd pulled him out of a very deep thought. "He smirked "Well, you'd better, unless you want them to find out when I bite Boot's head off when he flirts with you again tomorrow morning"
"You wouldn't!" She said, eyes wide.
"Oh, but I would. Tell him you're otherwise engaged, Hermione, or I will" His tone was light, but she knew he meant it. "Fine, then, but don't get used to it"
"To what?" He asked innocently. "Bossing me around"
"We'll see about that" He said with a gleam in his eyes.
They reached the fat lady and she regrettably realized he had to go "I'll see you later then?" She murmured looking up at him. He smiled "Of course" He hesitated, like he wanted to do something then shock his head and started walking away. "Later, Granger" He called over his shoulder.

She whispered the password and walked into the common room to what she knew she'd find. Harry and Ron on two chairs facing the door, waiting. They jumped up when she walked in "Are you okay?" That was Harry's worried voice, then came Ron's apologetic one"I'm so sorry, Hermione" "I'm fine. It's alright, Ron, you didn't do anything"
"But you were upset, because of what I said"
"No, I was just upset, and you kindda...I don't brought it out or something. Not your fault"
"Alright" He mumbled, clearly not convinced but just glad he was off the hock.
"Where were you, then?" Asked Harry. Uh, there we go. "By the lake" His eyes winded "Are you crazy! It's freezing out there"
Might as well get it all out while he was already angry. "I wasn't alone". There now he was confused rather than angry "With who, then?"
"Malfoy" And he was back to angry, Ron had a calculating look on his face. Like he was trying to work something out. "Draco Malfoy?" They both asked at the same time. She rolled her eyes "I wasn't aware we knew any other Malfoys"
"What was he doing there?" Ron wondered and she realized that she hadn't even asked him what he was doing out in the cold. Way to go, Granger she thought to herself. "I don't know, he was just there, we talked for a while and-"
"You TALKED?" This time it was Ron to process what she'd said first.
"Yes, Ron, I just said that. We talked and-"
"What about?" Apparently Harry had wrapped his head around what was happening.
"Things, normal things"
"With Malfoy?"
"Yes, Harry. You know he's changed" She was relieved when they both nodded, so at least they didn't quite hate him anymore.
"Anyway, we talked and then he.." She took a deep breath "He asked me out"
"WHAT?" Again they spoke together, several heads turned in their direction.
"He asked me out, on a date, to Hogsmed" She repeated.
"And what did you say?"
She shrugged "Why not?"
"you're going out with Malfoy" Harry stated, looking slightly puzzled.
"Oh, you worked that out on your own, did you?" She drawled.
"Hermione?"
"Yes, Ron?"
"You sort of sounded like him right there"
"Oh! I did?"
He nodded "Yeah"
She decided not to think about that too much "So are you two okay with that?"
"Well, it's not like he'd hurt you" Harry reasoned.
"Not that we trust him not to yet, but you're strong enough to look out for yourself" Added Ron and Harry nodded "Exactly"
She smiled "Alright, that's..great"
"Now we had this problem with that Potions essay" Ron started as she walked towards the chairs by the fire. She chuckled "Let me see"

And they spent the night correcting essays and complaining about schoolwork, although for the first time, her mind wasn't completely focused on the books in front of them. Part of her mind wandered down to the Dungeons,