Chapter 16- A love Lost Before Found

As the beauties of May approached, Hermione felt more content then she ever had. Her life seemed to be on the brink of perfection. She had her friends Harry and Ron, who surprisingly didn't seemed to mind the fact that her going out with a Slytherin and advised her that the best way to keep your boyfriend happy was snogg him in new place at the most awkward times. 'Keeps the relationship fun' were their words.

She had laughed it off and asked them why exactly would they want to help her with her relationship with a Slytherin in tact and their answer was.

"Well you see Hermione, for one you've been hanging out with Slytherins for most of the year and if you say some of them are good we trust your judgment." Harry said.

"What Harry means to say." Interrupted Ron smiling "is that as long as your spending so much time with Blaise the less time we have to spend with you in the library keeping you company. And if you've been recently snogged thoroughly, you're much willing to let us copy you homework." He finished cheekily.

"Ronald!" she smacked his arm.

It was exactly that time when Blaise and Draco showed up. "Oooo we're beating up the Gryffindors. Me next." Draco smiled.

"No, we're not." Hermione corrected. She then told them why she hit him and what he said.

"Well it pains me to say this but I agree with Weasley." Draco said shocking them all and turning to Blaise. "Zabini go snogg my sister, I have a mile long charms report to write and I need her notes." He ordered.

"Don't forget potions for me and Ron." Harry offered.

" Yeah and snogg her good this time. She was a little cranky yesterday and it's due tomorrow. We're counting on you." Ron finished clapping Blaise on the back and walking off with Harry in the opposite direction Draco went to find Pansy in.

Hermione couldn't believe it. They had never agreed on a single thing but yet they can come together to agree on this. They were the three most proactive boys she ever met and they wanted her to go snogg Blaise just because they were having trouble doing their homework. It was unbelievable.

Hermione was brought out of her line of thought by Blaise tugging on her sleeve. "What?" She asked him.

"Come on. You heard your friends and brother I have to go snogg you nice and good for they can pass their classes. You don't want Harry and Ron to hate me do you." He finished with an innocent smile.

She couldn't believe it they were all using her' she thought while looking at Blaise. She sighed giving in to the look of desire in his eyes. "I guess." She started. " It is for a good cause. Wouldn't want them to fail now who'd we." She smile and graded Blaise's hands and lead him to the nearest empty class room. Before his lips descended on hers her last thought was. 'Life is good.'

She also had Draco and Pansy, whose love seemed to grow more each day. They still had to keep their marriage secret of fear of Voldemort but they didn't seem to mind all that much. They seemed to think sneaking kisses when they thought no one was watching seemed to bring mystery to the marriage. She appreciated each for different reasons. With Pansy, she could talk about her relations ship with Blaise and how they only got a far as a really intense snogg. Something neither, Harry. Ron or Draco wanted to hear. And with Draco she had a relationship similar to hers with Ron and Harry. With Draco she shared things that only Harry and Ron knew about and he share more about his relationship with his father or lack there of.

Last but not least she had Blaise. He showed her the most important thing that no one ever has been able to. How to fall in love. She knew from the bottom of her heart that she was falling for him and fast. But it was hard not to. When he smiled at her, her heart melts, when he kissed her, her body burned, and when he held her, she felt save.

Everything was the way it was supposed to be but she still got the feeling that this was just the calm before a big storm. So she tried to enjoy it as much as possible, which is why at the moment she was lying on her boyfriends chest under a tree near the Black lake. Blaise had set up a picnic for the two of them to be alone and she was grateful to have him to herself for a while.

"Kacy?" Blaise said softly underneath her.

"Yes?'

"I have to tell you something." He sat up to face her and held her hands.

"Well what is it." She asked smiling.

"i… you see… I think… well what I'm trying to say is." He stuttered nervously.

"Take a deep breath and just say it Blaise I'm sure what ever it is it's not that bad." Hermione tried to reassure him though she herself was starting to get nervous.

Blaise closed his eyes and took a beep breath. He opened them a moment later and smiled at her." Kacy." He gulped. " I've been thinking about us and I think that I'm falling in-"

"Kacy!" She jerked her head up to a panting Harry and Ron.

"Guys I' in the middle of something right now." She scolded turning back to Blaise. "Go on" She smiled.

"What I was going to say is that in l-"

"Kacy this is important, that can wait," Harry shouted cutting him off again.

"Ugh, what is it!" She screamed.

"Did you read the prophet this morning?" Ron asked.

"No, why? What's in there?" Her eyes narrowed.

"Lucius Malfoy isn't dead!" Harry said panting.

Hermione looked at him like he was crazy. "What! that's ridiculous. Give me that." She asked for the paper.

Harry handed her the paper. There in bold letter read.

"Lucius Malfoy strolled into the ministry wondering why every head turned in shock. When he asked the Minster what was with the sudden treatment he laughed in humor criticizing the Minster for believing such a rumor that he could be cut down by a mere teen. He then began to inform him that he had been on a business trip to the Americas.'

Hermione was gobsmacked. "This can't be happening." She whispered looking up to her friends to reassure her that this was some kind of joke. They just looked at her sadly. She sighed sadly.

"Do you know if Draco seen this yet?" Harry shook his head.

"Do you want us to go and tell him?" Hermione nodded.

"Could you please? I have to talk to Blaise." Ron and Harry both nodded knowingly.

"Good luck." Ron said as both boys walked back to the castle.

"Kacy are you okay." Blaise asked rubbing his girlfriends arm.

"Blaise." She cried putting her head in her hands. She rocked her self slowly.

"You're going to have to hide again, aren't you?" Blaise said removing the offending hand from his beloved's face. He looked into her teary eyes. "Kacy don't worry, where ever you go I'm going okay, we'll go to the Americas or Scotland or someplace. We can change our identities" This only made the girl cry harder. "Kacy I'm not leaving you, we'll conquer this together okay. I want to be with you forever. I wont lose you. I'll be damned if I let the likes of Lucius Malfoy take you away from me."

Hermione searched his eyes. "Do you mean it?" She asked.

Blaise kissed her passionately. "Yes. We will run away and never look back. Now stop crying"

"Before you decide that Blaise I have to tell you something." Hermione kissed him softly. She let her tongue wander and explore the hidden places that she knew like the back of her hand. She savored the moment, hoping it wouldn't be the last. She pulled back slowly and opened her eyes. Blaise's eyes were still closed but he had a smile on his face. " Blaise?" She called and he opened his eyes and looked at her with so much love she almost chickened out. She didn't want to lose that look that he reserved only for her. She knew if she didn't tell him now she would only hurt him more. She stood from sitting in front of him and back away a little.

"Blaise, my name isn't Kacy Malfoy, I'm not pure blood and my father isn't Lucius Malfoy."

"What are you talking about Kacy? I know you were hiding from Lucius, Draco explained it to me when you first came." He laughed.

She shook her head. "I am hiding, but it was never from Lucius. I'm hiding from the ministry. They wanted to send me to Askaban for murder." Blaise look shocked." Dumbledore, he hide me with the Malfoys and faked my death. I'm Hermione Granger." She confessed. He looked ill.

"What is this some kind of joke?" He questioned jumping up from his sitting position making Hermione stumble back in fear.

"No, it's not a joke. The ministry wants to prove how they are doing such good jobs at capturing wrongdoers. They put a warrant out on me for the Murder of Lucius-"

"Your fucking Hermione Granger!" He shouted in her face. She nodded her head. "And what was this. What were we some sick joke to laugh about with everyone? Let's see how long it takes to get Zabini to fall for the MUDBLOOD!"

Hermione flinched at his words. "No it wasn't like that. Nobody was allowed to know but the Malfoys and my parents." She tried to reassure him. It didn't work.

"DON'T FUCKING LIE TO Me!!!!" He shouted

"I'm not."

"What about Potter and Weasley?" He asked still yelling.

"They didn't know until a day before we started dating. The day you thought Harry and me had a date was the day they told me they figured it out. But they're the only ones who knew. I wanted to tell you sooner but-" He interrupted her.

"But what? Uh. Decide to play with my feeling longer did you."

Hermione had had enough. She hadn't taken anybody's bullshit in a long time and she wasn't about to start now.

"BLAISE STOP BEING SO BLOODY SELFISH." She screamed. "THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU!" She took a deep breath. "How do you think I felt? My friends thought I was dead. I barely got to talk to my parents and I had to live with my enemy for six years. Nobody was plotting against you. This wasn't about you. I understand you mad but be honest with yourself. You're mad because you fell in love with me, with a mudblood. But that wasn't my fault! I didn't change you just got to know me. I was the same girl only different. I thought you were different, I thought I could trust you." She paused turning from him." I guess I was wrong." She left him standing there.

The day he planned to admit that he had fallen in love with Kacy Malfoy. Turned out to be the day he got his heart broken by Hermione Granger.

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Later that night at dinner Blaise found himself looking for Hermione at the Gryffindor table but she wasn't there. Blaise looked to his friends to see Pansy trying to comfort a very sick looking Draco.

Blaise sighed not knowing what to do. He was in love with a girl but didn't know if it was the person he loved or who he thought she was. And even if he did love her for her how could he just ignore the fact that she had lied and tricked him. He felt like a child who had just been told that Santa Clause wasn't real.

Dumbledore stood up at the Professors table and began to speak. " In light of certain event we are to welcome back a Miss Hermione Granger who went in hiding from the Ministry."

The Whole hall went quiet as the double doors opened and Hermione walked in and took her rightful seat between her two best friends. Her eyes locked on Blaise. She stared at him with those eyes that rocked his soul. But the look in them was something that he had never seen before, or at least not directed to him. For the first time she looked at him with regret and disappointment. Every one including Blaise stared at her. They were amazed but for different reasons.

" I am rewarding Mr. Malfoy with a plat of serves to the school for his help in hiding Ms. Granger. Showing out standing friendship and courage. Also two hundred and fifty points to Slytherin house. Now will you all join saluting MR. Malfoy and Welcoming Ms. Granger?" The Great Hall erupted in cheers. The shock that had come from the news was over and every one cheered happily. Even the Slytherins cheered for Draco because the point's awarded to him put them in a far lead.

The real surprise that night wasn't that Hermione Granger was alive or that Draco Malfoy had protected her. The real surprise that night that had reduced so many teachers to tears was when everyone from the Gryffindor table stood and raise the goblets as a Ms. Hermione Granger shouted.

"To Draco!" Following her lead every Gryffindor at the table lifted their goblets and repeated.

"TO DRACO!"

The other houses, not wanting to be left out stood also raising their goblets to an extremely red Draco Malfoy. His red face put the Weasley's to shame