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The next day Draco awoke feeling warm all over. He looked down and found Hermione resting peacefully on top of him. Draco sighed and lightly shook her. When this didn't work Draco took her hand and placed a light kiss on it. After a few moments he felt her slowly stir and sit up. Draco sat up as well and gave her a small smile. Hermione smiled back and looked around the room. She saw Blaise slowly waking and stood up, closely followed by Draco. When the two approached Blaise he stood and nodded at them both. The trio then exited the room and went their separate ways.

As Draco headed towards the kitchens he couldn't help but allow his mind to wander. 'I can't believe I had sex with Hermione Granger last night. And that wasn't just a… quickie as they say; it lasted for a long time! I've been waiting, dreaming, for this moment since fourth year and now I'm in heaven.' By now Draco had reached the kitchens so he tickled the pear and entered. Automatically house elves began offering food to him, but he rejected it all. Instead he asked for a simple red apple and after he received that he left.

After exiting the kitchens Draco headed outside for it was a nice day out and it was Saturday. Heading down to his usual spot under the tree next to the lake Draco once again thought about the night before. He had no idea what so ever if Hermione actually liked him or if what happened last night was just something that happened. He truly hoped that she did in fact like him. If she didn't he didn't know what he'd do. Of course he felt a sexual attraction towards Blaise, but that was it. Blaise and he were really just friends with benefits and that's how it would stay, basically. Maybe one day the benefits wouldn't be there but for now they were and that was that.

Draco sighed and sat down under the tree. Many thought him misunderstood and in a way he was. Ya he was really just made to be the way he normally acts, but he didn't want to be. Also many thought that his father abused his mother and himself but that was totally untrue. His father would never deface a Malfoy. It would ruin the Malfoy look and name. A Malfoy had to be perfect and that's that. Of course he did torture him. Saying Crucio at Draco was one of his favorite hobbies, save for killing muggles and anyone with muggle blood or loves muggles. Draco knew that if his father had known that he was so infatuated with a muggle born that he too would be killed. One person his father had managed to kill that Draco truly cared for was Draco's mother, Narcissa Malfoy. Lucius had found out that Narcissa had in fact had a relationship with a muggle born wizard before she was forced to be married to him. Draco had seen Lucius murder his mother and was forever scarred. He never cried about it in front of his father but oh did he cry when he was in his quarters.

After the death of his mother Draco worked himself so hard that he made himself sick very often. Even when he was sick however he still worked. He ran the entire length of the Malfoy grounds (which mind you are extremely large), he lifted weights for hours at a time, he practiced quidditch in all the positions constantly, and he ate everything healthy and nothing not healthy. He worked his body so hard that he landed himself in the hospital for a week because his body was too exhausted to be able to function. Working out and eating healthily had become a drug that he was still addicted to.

At these thoughts Draco stood up and began running the length of the Hogwarts grounds. His body had become so adjusted to running for long distances that it took him a long time to become tired. He didn't stop until an hour later when Hermione, who had been out on the grounds watching him finally stopped him saying that he needed to relax. Draco sighed and followed her while taking off his shirt. He had become extremely hot and was desperate to cool down. Hermione made him sit down beneath the shade of a tree and then sat down in front of him. She gave him a look that clearly said speak-because-I'm-worried-about-you and so he sighed and spoke.

"Over the summer my father killed my mother right in front of me. It was because of this that I went in search of something that could… calm my mind. So I began exercising and eating healthily. The problem is that I've become addicted to it. I work myself to much but I just can't stop it. I actually ended up in the hospital for a week because of this addiction. It's so hard to break though. I've just become too used to it. That's the only reason I look as I do now. I've worked my body over its limits. I just don't know how to control it, but I wish I did…" Draco admitted quietly. At that moment Harry Potter and Ron appeared. At one glance at Draco Harry smirked and smirk worthy of a Slytherin and spoke the one thing that could stab Draco hard.

"Well well well if it isn't the boy whose bitch of a mother was killed over the summer. You know I bet she deserved it too. Probably was sleeping around with other men." Harry said snidely. Draco already infuriated by him stood up and was about to punch him when Hermione did so herself. "BITCH WHY'D YOU DO THAT?" Harry exclaimed.

"Never, I repeat never, insult someone's dead mother! Especially when you don't know the half of it! Do you hear me Harry James Potter? Never do that!" Hermione exclaimed furiously.

Harry glared at her while Ron stood stock still with his eyes wide and Draco, still infuriated, stood seething and smirking. It wasn't until Harry suddenly lunged at Hermione that he reacted. Draco jumped on him knocking him to the ground while Hermione scrambled away holding her bruising cheek, tears leaking out of her eyes. Draco began punching Harry in the face repeatedly while Harry tried to get out from under him. Finally Harry managed to get one hand free and he punched Draco in the jaw, automatically breaking it, and then kicking Draco off him. Draco glared at him and lunged at him, punching him hard in the gut. Harry retaliated by punching him in the eye. Suddenly the two were pulled apart from eachother. Snape had grabbed hold of Draco while Ron had grabbed Harry. Hermione sat under the tree crying in pain. When Draco saw this he calmed some and went over to her after his professor had let go of him. He kneeled down in front of her and raised her face so that she could look at him. Automatically she threw her arms around him and cried on his shoulder.

"I… he just made me so… so angry. I couldn't st… stop my… myself. He… he was just… just insulting your m… mother when he didn't even… even kn… know her. And… and now you're hurt. I'm s… so sorry Dr… Draco. So, so sorry." Hermione said between sobs. Draco once again made her look at him.

"Hey I'm hurt because I fought him, not because of you. It's him that was the complete bastard." Draco said softly. Snape stood off to the side watching this curiously. He'd never known Draco to be so kind, so soft.

Slowly the two rose to their feet and walked over to the other three. Harry, they saw, was suffering from two black eyes and a bloody nose. Draco had a single black eye and a bloody, and broken, jaw. Hermione's jaw too was broken. It looked as though Ron had gotten a piece of Harry as well because he was slightly hunched over and was wincing in pain. Ron was smirking, not quite a smirk worthy of a Slytherin but still a smirk none the less. Silently Snape led the four up to the headmaster's office so that he could deal with them. This of course wasn't good at all as Hermione was Head Girl and as head girl it was her responsibility to punish rule breakers, not be one of them. Sighing Hermione followed behind Draco. It was when she looked up at his back did she notice the tattoo on his left shoulder blade. He still hadn't put on his shirt and he seemed to have just noticed this for he was in process of putting it on. The tattoo on his shoulder blade was of a midnight black M with a sword and wand crossed over it. Hermione's automatic thought was that it was his family crest, and she just happened to be right. She also happened to notice his rose tattoo on his right forearm. Her sight of both tattoos was covered up quickly however as Draco finished putting on his shirt and, having noticed his rose tattoo was showing, placed a charm on the tattoo so that it was concealed. Hermione sighed and walked beside him solemnly.

When finally they reached the headmaster's office Snape spoke the password and led them up the spiraling staircase. At the top he knocked on the door and entered at the headmaster's permission.

"Headmaster I was taking a stroll outside on the grounds when I found Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy fighting. I also found Ms. Granger here crying and nursing an obviously broken jaw."

"Is this true students?" The headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, asked. The three students mentioned all nodded while Ron stood off to the side. "And why, Mr. Weasley, are you here in my office as well?" Ron shrugged.

"Mr. Weasley is here solely for the reason that he helped me separate the two fighting." Snape answered.

Dumbledore nodded. "Well then 10 points from Gryffindor and Slytherin for fighting and both Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter shall have detention. 5 points to Gryffindor since Mr. Weasley helped separate the fight and… Ms. Granger why exactly did you get hurt?"

"I… I kinda punched Harry because he was insulting Draco's mother so he punched me back which is why Draco punched him." Hermione replied quietly.

Dumbledore nodded. "Well then 10 more points from Gryffindor and detention for you Ms. Granger. Now the three injured students I suggest you go onto see Madam Pomfrey and get healed. You shall be contacted about your detentions by the end of the day. Oh and Mr. Potter I'd like to talk to you before you go get healed. And Ms. Granger after you are healed if you'd just pop by here and talk with me I'd appreciate it." The three nodded and while Ron, Hermione, Draco and Snape left the office Harry stayed behind to talk to Dumbledore.

Silently Draco and Hermione headed to the Hospital Wing to get healed. Once there Draco went and got Madam Pomfrey while Hermione sat down on a chair. The nurse came out and first healed Hermione and then Draco ("Fighting! How immature is that! You could have been hurt worse than this! You're lucky you only have a bloody lip, broken jaw, a black eye and a fractured rib.") The two then left the Hospital Wing and while Draco headed towards the dead end hallway of the sixth floor Hermione went back to Dumbledore's office.

Harry had already left by the time Hermione arrived. Dumbledore motioned for her to sit down in the chair in front of his desk and once she did he spoke.

"Now Ms. Granger I'd like to discuss some things with you about your family. I know the reason you faked your last name and bloodline is because you wanted everyone to judge you for you, but your parents have requested that your friends at least know what your true name is now. They feel that you've had enough time to find out whom your real friends are and now want you to support the family name and line."

Hermione nodded in agreement. "I was actually thinking of doing that professor but now that I have my parents' word I shall fulfill their request."

"Very well then Ms. De'Paul, you are dismissed."

Hermione left the office and headed towards The Rose for some well needed peace.