Chapter 6

The next couple of days were filled with celebration. It seemed like everyone Hermione knew stopped by Hogwarts teachers, DA members, even Kingsley, who had been appointed minister immediately after Voldemort's fall, found time to turn up.

Ron stayed in his room more now, the meetings were over now and with all the visitors meals had become irregular, making it so Ron only had to leave his room once a day.

Hermione had taken Draco's advice and stopped trying to get Ron to talk to her. Harry on the other hand bothered Ron enough for the both of them. Harry didn't see a problem with Hermione dating Snape. When he expressed his opinion to Ron it backfired.

"All I said was that you are happy with Snape and if you are happy then he should be happy for you." Harry said sitting on the edge of Hermione's bed. She was still half asleep and trying desperately to stay awake long enough to listen to Harry.

"Then he tried to cures me." Harry finished.

"Just leave him alone" Hermione mumbled wondering when Harry was going to stop talking, she had just fallen asleep when Harry came in to talk to her.

"I can't just leave him alone, he's my best friend." Harry argued.

"What about me? I'm not your best friend. Harry that hurts." Hermione said joking.

"Well yea you are my best friend to but you have Draco and Snape. I just have Ginny."

"Exactly, I took his two worst enemies and made nice with them, and you took his baby sister and well you make nice with her all the time." Hermione said smiling.

"Oh come one we don't do it that much" Harry retorted.

"Anyways he feels like we took everything that was the trio and threw it out the window. He'll get bored then realize that he is being a git and come talk to you. But for now go back up to bed." Hermione said rolling over to go back to sleep.

"I can't, Ron kicked me out." Harry said.

"Fine then take Draco's bed." Hermione said waving her hand in the direction of his bed.

"Then where will he sleep?" Harry asked.

"Well he usually sleeps with me." She said not rolling over to look at Harry.

Harry looked at her suspiciously.

"Don't give me that look Harry, it's not like that." Then Harry's eyebrows skyrocketed. She's good. He thought to himself, then undressed and crawled into Draco's bed. Harry did not like the sound of that I'm in Draco Malfoy's bed he gave a full body shiver, then rolled over and fell asleep almost as fast as Hermione did.

The next thing Hermione knew she was woken by the sound of Draco yelling.

"What the hell are you doing Potter?"

"Sleeping"

"Well no shit. Why are you doing it in my bed?"

"Hermione said I could"

"Oh will you two shut up!" Hermione bellowed. "I just want to sleep, is that too much to ask?"

Draco spoke at a normal volume. "Why is he in my bed?"

"Ron kicked him out of their room; I figured since you usually sleep with me it would be fine if he used your bed."

"Well you were already asleep I didn't want to wake you." Draco said.

"Well that worked didn't it" Hermione said sarcastically.

"I can leave" Harry piped up.

"No stay here" Draco said. Getting into Hermione's bed with her.

"Good-night" Hermione said.

"Night" Harry and Draco said at the same time.

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A/N: I seriously considered throwing in a little Draco/Harry ship here but decided it didn't work with the story. Sorry for all you DM/HP shippers.

The next morning Hermione was woken by Draco walking into the room with a basket full of robes.

"What are those for?" Hermione yawned.

"Mrs. Weasley just washed them for us. Here" He said handing her a letter, then throwing one to Harry who was sitting on the edge of Draco's bed. They both opened the letters. Hermione's Jaw dropped.

"We go back to school in two days!" Hermione said.

"I know I got one too." Harry said waving his letter in the air. "Why are you so concerned? Thought you couldn't wait for school to start again."

"Yea I can't wait, but what about me and Severus?" Hermione said.

"Oh" Harry said "Yea you should probably go figure that out."

Hermione jumped up and ran out of the room, in just her underwear and a tank top reading 'Talk nerdy to me'.

Harry and Draco looked at each other after she left the room and laughed.

"Did you see what her shirt said?" Draco said.

"Yea, let's just hope Ron doesn't see that. Then we will have a full on riot on our hands." Harry replied.

"Should we go after her?"

"No she'll be back soon enough."

"If she gets mad it was your idea." Draco said

"Fair enough"

Hermione arrived in the kitchen to find Snape sitting at the table alone. He looked at her clothes and tried but failed to hide a smile.

"I go back to Hogwarts in two days." Hermione said.

"Yes, so do I." Snape replied.

"What are we going to do?" Hermione asked.

"I am going to go back and teach Potions, and you are going to go back and be a student." Snape said calmly.

"But does McGonagall know about us? Will I be able to take Potions? I need to take potions to become a healer." Hermione said rather quickly.

"It'll be fine. As long as we don't boast about it at Hogwarts, and I treat you like I treat all my other students. No special treatment."

"How are we going to be able to spent time alone?"

"I will make sure we get time alone. Very often." Snape said sensing her concern. "I promise"

"Ok." Hermione said looking down then seeing her shirt and her bare legs. She felt her face turn pink.

"I told Draco I would take him to Diagon Alley today to get his things for school, I was going to invite you but if that's what you are wearing I think it better you stay here." He said while getting up from the table and walking towards her. He smiled then put his arms around her waist. "Maybe we should both stay here Draco can handle himself right." Snape said then kissed her. Hermione could feel him smile against her lips. She pulled back, "Or maybe we should make this trip as short as possible, so then we could spend the rest of the day somewhere a little more private." She smiled devilishly.

"That sounds like a much better plan."

"Oh Harry should probably come with us. It is probably not the best idea to make him go with Ron."

"Oh I don't know" Snape said joking. "Alright but hurry"

Hermione turned and started to walk away. Snape slapped her butt, "I said Hurry." He said then smiled again.

Hermione ran all the way back up to her room.

"Hurry up and get ready" She said quickly getting dressed herself.

"Ready for what?" Harry said.

"We are going to Diagon Alley to get our things for school." She said quickly.

"With who?"

"Severus is taking us"

Harry and Draco looked at each other then turned their backs to each other and dressed. Hermione ran to the bathroom and brushed her teeth, brushed her hair and put on her make-up in record time. When she returned to her room both Harry and Draco were dressed and ready. Hermione grabbed her bag and turned to Harry and Draco.

"Ready?"

"Yea, but what's the hurry? Diagon Alley isn't going anywhere." Harry said, but Draco just smirked at her.

"You never know." She said. "Let's go"

They headed down stairs and met Snape in the kitchen.

"Ok let's get going" Snape said barely a tenth of a second after they entered the room. They all walked out into the garden and dissaperated to the Leakey Cauldron.

They went to Gringott's then went to find a robe shop. Most places had been whipped out during the last couple days of the war. Harry, Hermione and Draco were all fitted for new robes. Then they went to the apothecary to get ingredients for Potions class. Snape picked pretty much everything they got so they wouldn't pay for things they didn't need. Harry insisted they go get lunch because he was starving. After they had lunch they went and got parchment and quills and other things they would need. By noon they had everything they came for and returned to The Burrow.

Hermione quickly put her things in her trunk and started back out the door when harry stopped her.

"Where are you going?" He said putting his arm across the doorway.

"Out" She said ducking his arm and running down the stairs. Harry looked at Draco and shrugged his shoulders. "What's up with her?"

"You saw what she was wearing when she went to go talk to Severus this morning." Draco said.

"Yea, so."

"We are her best friends we don't notice her, but imagine if Ginny walked up to you wearing what Hermione was wearing this morning." Draco said laughing at Harry.

Harry was silent for a minute then a smile slowly appeared on his face. Draco snapped his fingers in his face. Harry came too.

"So they are?" Harry said.

"Probably" Draco said then laughed at Harry again. "I can't believe it took you that long."

"What do you mean?" Harry said. Draco laughed again.

"Hermione is attractive, and other guys see that. You have to remember that." Draco said.

"That's…well that's gross she's Hermione." Harry said making a face.

"Yea but not every guy is her best friend."

"Wait so did you ever see her like that?" Harry asked.

"No. I went from hating her to being friends with her over night, there was no transition stage." Draco said shrugging his shoulders.

Hermione went back down to the kitchen to find Snape and Ron sitting at the table. Snape had his back to the door that Hermione walked in, Ron however was facing her. He looked about like he was going to cry. Hermione walked up to Snape and put her hands on his shoulders and kissed his neck.

"You ready?" She asked quietly trying to pretend that Ron wasn't there.

"Yea let's go" Snape said getting up from the table. "We are finished right?" He said to Ron who nodded. Hermione and Snape started towards the door then Ron said something.

"Can I talk to you when you get back Hermione?" Ron asked his voice a little cracked. She nodded back to him then he lowered his gaze back to the table. Hermione and Snape walked out to the garden and dissaperated hand in hand.