A/N Sorry this Update has been slightly slow. Exams and other school-related things got in the way.

Isadora120: Hopefully this update has been quick enough for you. I'm sorry if it was slow.

Byakugan Fighter: This chapter should contain more Draco/Hermione action but I'm not totally revealing their plan yet.

Chapter 7

The Hogsmeade visit was now two weeks ago and the boys had decided not to put their "genius" plan as Ron called it into action until after Christmas. But they were getting things ready unbeknown to Hermione. It wasn't difficult with all the time she spent with Draco to find excuses to be away from her.

Ron had found out about Blaise and Ginny but hadn't done anything. Hermione was surprised but thought that Ginny must have threatened him so much that he backed down.

It was two weeks before Christmas and Hermione was in the Head's common room curled up on the sofa in front of the fire wearing a t-shirt and jeans her bare feet beneath her to keep them warm.

She was reading a copy of Ginny's Witch Weekly that she had seen lying around when Draco walked in through the portrait hole. He had been playing Quidditch and was very wet and muddy. He smiled when he saw Hermione curled up on the sofa, her hair falling in front of part of her face. Over the past few weeks they had got so close and Dracos' stomach filled with butterflies every time he saw her.

He came up to her and tried to give her a hug but she pushed him away

"You're all muddy and wet. Go and get changed" she said. He laughed and quickly kissed her on the cheek before going into the bathroom to have a shower.

Half an hour later and he was back in the common room having showered and changed into jeans and a shirt. He came and sat next to Hermione and tucked her hair behind her ear, stroking her cheek. Hermione put the magazine down.

"How was Quidditch practice?" She asked.

"It was fine" Draco answered. He looked at her and leaned his face closer to hers.

"I missed you though" he whispered and he kissed her. Slowly at first but then he ran his tongue along her bottom lip asking for entry which she granted and soon they were kissing passionately. She had wrapped her arms around his neck and his were around her back and she fell back on the sofa bringing him down with her.

He slowly slid one hand under her shirt and started caressing the skin of her back all the way up to her breasts. Hermione had constant shivers up her spine whenever he touched her with his hands. They were still kissing but with not quite so much force. Draco removed his hands and they started to lift her t-shirt up. They stopped kissing so that her t-shirt could be removed entirely and then they looked into each other's eye for a moment before Draco pulled her towards him and kissed her fiercely again. This time Hermione undid the buttons on his shirt and then slid it off his shoulders and back, running her hands along the hard wall of muscle on his chest. All the Quidditch training he was doing showed on his chest and biceps.

Once again he was caressing her back while holding her tightly to him with his arms. Hermione's shivers increased the longer she was in his arms and she was beginning to think she might be in love with him. Draco's fingers found the clasp of her bra and the expertly undid it and then slid the garment off her shoulders. He stopped kissing her mouth and held her to him while he kissed her neck and once again falling back on the sofa.

He stopped kissing her and just held her tightly to him. Her head lay against his chest and his head resting on the top of hers. At that moment in time Draco felt nothing but happiness and what he was sure was love for the girl he held in his arms. He noticed that she was asleep and he reached for his wand on the table and conjured a blanket and turned the strength of the fire down before he too fell sounds asleep.

Draco awoke to find that an owl was tapping it's foot on the table in front of the sofa. He suddenly realised it was his family's owl Flint and he quickly untied the letter and read:

Draco

Your father has requested that you return home for Christmas. He wants to see you. Make sure you are doing ok. Remember you don't have to do it. Reply as soon as you get this.

Your Mother

Draco was tempted to scrunch the letter up and throw it into the fire but he didn't. He looked at the sleeping girl beside him and his heart nearly burst with the love he felt for her. He hated his father but he couldn't leave his mother alone. He quickly scribbled his answer off and then sent Flint on his way. He watched him soar off into the sky until he realised that Hermione was behind him wearing his shirt. He turned around and wrapped his arms around her kissing the top of her head.

"What's wrong you look troubled?" Hermione asked. Draco sighed and shook his head.

"There's something wrong I can see it. Tell me please" She asked and she now looked sad enough to melt his heart.

"I just got a letter from my mother he said. My father wants me home for Christmas. She says he wants to see me." Draco said, Hermione thought for a moment and then said

"Are you going?" Draco nodded.

"But I don't want to leave you and I hate my father and his "Pureblood" ideology" He said.

"Draco, you must go home and see your family. It's only for two weeks. It will be fine." She said although her heart wanted the complete opposite.

"I know. But I'm going to miss you so much" He said taking her face in his hands.

"So will I" She said and then he kissed her. Not passionately but with all the love he felt for her.

"I love you Hermione" He said.

"I love you too Draco" She said back and he scooped her up into his arms and carried her towards his bedroom where once again they both let the passion they felt take over.

A/N sorry it's a mega long chapter. The next one will be a bit shorter. Hopefully. Please read and review.