A/N- So you guys persuaded me… but I just want you guys to know that some of the things you guys liked in this story before kind of stopped. They are still sort of the same character and all, but I felt like I was really confident with the other part, and it went downhill after I finished it. Please tell me what you guys think! It's always a confidence booster ;) REVIEW!

"I would like everyone to come down to the Great Hall immediately." McGonagall's voice came over the P.A. system the school now had. Hermione looked over at Draco, neither wanting, nor planning to go. "If you do not show up, we will know, and you will be punished."

"Damn." He muttered, as she got off of him. She had been lying on his chest, and quite enjoying herself, as she read a book.

She giggled, but leaving him behind, she headed for the Great Hall. He went chasing after her, grabbing her hand as soon as he caught up. She smiled up at him, the whole way to the Great Hall. The families gathered at their becoming familiar tables, many students pointing and staring at the image of Malfoy and Granger together. They hadn't really advertised that they were together before then, even though it had only been a week.

"Students, thank you for joining us. It has come to our attention recently that not all families are coming as close as we had hoped. We are going to try some activities that will hopefully help." McGonagall explained.

The tables disappeared, and they all stood up, their seats disappearing beneath us. Other teachers separated families into groups, where they would be playing games against other families.

Their first family was unfamiliar to the older kids, but the game was simple. Each family was separated into two groups, and had to carry one person through an obstacle course, magic free. For the younger kids, it was obvious Driana would be the person, but for the older, it was an argument.

"I am taller then you Hermione." Ginny argued.

"So? That doesn't make you fatter!"

"You are not fat! Besides, I'm stronger then you!"

"If you two are going to argue so much, I'll go." Blaise grinned. He was easily the tallest in the group, and considering no one was very big on their team, he would probably be the heaviest. "Have fun lugging me."

Hermione stared for a moment, and then finally stuck her hand up. "God, I'll take one for the team there."

"You are a good girl." Ginny winked at her best friend. "I'll go first."

Both teams, both groups got lined up before their course, Hermione on Ginny's back, and a teacher, Professor Flitwick Hermione thought, but she wasn't paying enough attention, yelled go, and off they went.

"Faster!" Hermione repeated, as Ginny stepped through the tires.

"I swear Hermione, if you do not shut your mouth this instant, you are dead." Ginny huffed, going over the magnetic steps.

"They are winning though!"

"I don't give a crap!" Ginny replied, passing her off to Blaise. "Enjoy yourself with the dumbass."

Smirking, Blaise took her onto his back, and they ran through more obstacles. As soon as he reached Harry, he made a point of kissing her cheek, and then winked at Draco. Draco made a face, pointing two fingers at his own eyes, then two at Blaise. Hermione held her breath, telling herself over and over again Harry wouldn't let her fall. She had always been afraid of swimming.

Hermione couldn't keep herself from laughing though, as Draco continued to make threatening signs to Blaise, and Harry couldn't help but laugh with her. They tried to keep their balance. They really did, but unfortunately the floating platforms weren't very steady, and they were tossed into the water.

As soon as they hit the water, Hermione started to panic, floating down, into the seemingly endless pool. She waved her arms, as if trying to climb out of the water, but only managed to float further down.

Suddenly she was in a big lake, floating down, just as she had been before, but this water was dirtier, she couldn't see anything. Everything was slower now. Not very life like. She could see her mother reaching out to her. She wouldn't let her drown... But then she saw the person in front of her. They looked so familiar… they looked like…

The memory was interrupted by strong arms, pulling her out of the water. Sputtering up water, she realized she hadn't been down as long as it had seemed. Harry pushed her up onto the side of the wall.

"Don't make a big deal." She whispered. Harry nodded, ever the understanding friend, knowing Draco probably didn't know. He climbed out, letting her climb onto his back again. He jogged over, reaching Draco. Draco wasn't stupid though. Hermione may have been smiling, but it wasn't the same fully happy as before.

When Harry reached Draco, she transferred backs, Ginny yelling at them to hurry up! She giggled, as Draco mock-glared because she had gotten him soaking. He carried her over a series of obstacles, with Blaise, Ginny, and Harry yelling at them to hurry up, even though it was useless. They were already the last team.

Even though she was a little shaken up, Hermione couldn't stop laughing, after Blaise gave her a hug, his hand traveling a little further down then it should have. Draco brought out his wand, levitating his best friend over to the pool Hermione and Harry had been in, dropping him in it. While he was distracted, Harry quickly turned to her.

"You all right?" He wondered under his breath.

"I'm fine." She said reassuringly squeezing his hand. Draco turned around and started to come back towards her, but Blaise was faster, and had levitated Draco into the water with him. Hermione giggled, taking her wand out, and drying her clothing off.

Hermione burst out laughing, as Blaise tried to climb out, but Draco pulled him back into the water. Climbing out faster. He gave Hermione an evil grin, while she shook her head, backing away.

"I just dried off Draco Malfoy! If you get me wet again…" She glared.

"You'll have to dry off again." He said, but as he got closer to his girlfriend, he grabbed her wand out of her hand, tossing it to Blaise, then wrapped her up in a soaking wet hug. By the time he was finished, she was almost as wet as him. She just attempted to shove him, but found him just holding her tighter.

"You are such a…" she tried, but she was cut off by a sloppy kiss.

"You talk too much, Granger." Draco winked.

"You…" Only to be interrupted by the same thing. He smirked, but then he dragged her to the wall, which was a little away from everyone else.

"Why did Harry get so freaked out when you two fell in?" He asked.

"You call him Harry now?" Hermione grinned, only partially trying to change the subject.

"Well… yes. But only for you." He blushed. "Don't change the subject though. Why did Harry get so freaked out? What did he say when he put you up on the side?" Hermione sighed, realizing she should have known he never would have missed that.

"I don't know how to swim." She blushed back.

"Oh. Well you don't have to be embarrassed of that. I'll teach you." He offered.

"That's all right, Draco. I don't need to learn how to swim." She looked away. "I don't really want to either."

She hoped he wouldn't ask. She really didn't want him to ask. "Hermione, is everything all right?"

"Yep. I think we are doing something else though!" She dragged him by his hand back to their family. He was staring at her, with a worried look on his face, so she planted a reassuring kiss on his cheek. "It's nothing to worry about. I just don't like water."

The next game was tug of war. Whichever team lost would end up in a huge puddle of mud, which they would not be able to wash off until the games were over.

Professor Flitwick came over to them. "Unfortunately there are not enough teams, and you will have to go against each other. Let's go with… Granger, Weasley, Dreary, Ellison, and MacDonald, versus the rest of you."

"You have got to be kidding me." Hermione groaned, but Flitwick had already walked off to speak to Professor Sinistra, a good friend of his.

"We have got to win this." Ginny agreed. "I am so not getting covered in mud."

"I think it is safe to say we are going to lose whether you want to or not. Just take Blaise, Driana, and Alex out of the equation, and we have already lost." Bex laughed.

"Well, Miss pessimist, you take the front." Hermione ordered, with a smile.

"Oh no, there is no way I am taking the front!" Bex exclaimed. After several rounds of rock paper scissors, it resulted in a scowling Hermione at the front, followed by Bex, then Marcus, with Lissa between him and Ginny.

"At least I'm closer to the back then you two." Marcus smiled slyly. Hermione and Bex sent withering glares at him though. Those glares that had killed several death eaters.

They put up a fight, pulling as hard as they could. But then Blaise, Driana, and Alex finally grabbed the rope too. Malfoy and Harry were sending identical smirks, as they gave another hard tug. They probably could have won without the other three team members. Hermione ended up in the bottom of the dog pile in the pool, with Bex half ontop of her, but Marcus, Lissa and Ginny had just dodged their way out of falling in.

"Granger, you are all muddy." Draco laughed.

"I am all muddy, eh?" She smiled. She climbed out of the puddle, and stood in front of Draco.

"Yeah, you are." He agreed. "And you know what else, Granger?" he added, sounding flirtatious.

"What?"

"I happen to think muddy girls who can't clean themselves off should stay away from me." His voice much more certain, as he backed away from her, finding himself backing into a wall.

"Yeah, well…" she gave a smirk similar to the one he had been wearing with Harry. She leaned up; wiping her hands all over his chest, then pulled him in for a hug.

"Admit it, Granger. You want me so bad right now; you can't keep your hands off of me." He teased, making her cheeks rouge. "But it's okay. I want you too, I guess." He put his hands in her muddy hair, and gave her a kiss, only to be interrupted.

"You wouldn't date me, for him?" Dean scoffed.

Whirling around, Hermione's face was redder then before. "I'm really sorry, 'bout that, Dean. I just…"

"I'm just surprised." Dean said, but his face was an unreadable mask. "Don't worry." Then he turned on his feet and walked away.

Hermione looked back at Draco, shrugging. "I am not completely sure what that was about…" she admitted.

"Well I expect you were supposed to, considering he is staring at you still." He replied, but before she could look, Professor Flitwick called for them to start the next game. Hermione was starting to feel a little suspicious. After all the time she had spent with Harry, she knew when to expect something bad to happen, and was one of those times, after the remembering her brother in the pool, and the weird way Dean was acting…

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