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Chapter 26 – Goodbye.

Hermione and Draco went along as they had been for the next two weeks; ignoring the fact that everything was coming to an end.

"Now, I'd like everyone to raise a glass to our seniors as today was there official last day at Hogwarts."

The whole room raised their glasses

Harry had his eyes on Ginny and she had hers on him.

Ron and Blaise were looking at each other, neither caring if they got caught right now, they needed it.

Hermione felt tears prick her eyes as she looked over at Draco who seemed to be looking back at her.

"Good luck and Farewell!"

With that the clinking of glasses broke everyone out of their gazes.

After dinner everyone headed back to their dorms, Hermione went back to the Gryffindor Dorm; Draco went to the Slytherin Dorm, both of them needing to spend some time with their friends.

Later that night Hermione went to leave, "I've got to head back now, finalise my packing."

"I'll walk you out." Ron said.

Hermione smiled as she looked around at the group of Gryffindor. She couldn't believe it was all coming to an end.

Her and Ron walked down the corridors in comfortable silence until they came to her dorm. Draco seemed to have just gone in and Blaise was waiting outside.

A small smile laced both boys' lips as they saw each other. Hermione tried to act as if she didn't see anything, bidding Ron farewell before giving them some privacy.

As she closed the doo behind her she found Draco sitting on the couch, staring at the fire, lost in thought, turning the book, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, in between his hands.

Hermione smiled softly and went and sat next to him, laying down, resting her head in his lap. He numbly started running his finger through her hair. Hermione hummed at the familiar feeling.

After about half an hour of silence Hermione sat up, leaning over and placing a soft kiss on his lips before standing up, holding her hands out to him. He looked up at her, they both had sadness in their eyes but love was also there. Neither needed to say anything, they didn't need to.

Hermione kissed him softly once again when he stood up. She took his hand, interlacing their fingers as she led him upstairs. They stood in her room, staring at each other, their eyes saying all that needed to be said.

Hermione slowly started taking her clothes off and so did Draco before they were just standing there before Hermione kissed him once again. Deepening it this time as she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pressing against her back, needing her closer to him. They slowly started to make their way over to the bed. He gently laid her down, never breaking once from the kiss as he crawled on top of her.

Her hands ran down his chest, wanting to stay in this moment forever as she wrapped them around him and pulled him even closer.

Draco cupped her cheeks as he continued to kiss her attentively. He started trailing soft kisses down her jaw, neck, shoulder, arms, chest, stomach, legs and all the way up again. He wanted – no – needed to remember every inch of her. He placed another soft kiss on her lips before he started gently sucking her neck. Hermione felt tears stinging her eyes, "Draco…" She slightly choked. He looked up at her as a tear slid down her cheek. He gently kissed it away, "I know… I know." With that he recaptured her lips with his, a soft and loving kiss is what it was, a kiss that said everything, everything they'd been through, everything they'd felt and it also said, 'I love you… I'll always love you.' Draco slightly lifted her thigh before slowly sliding into her warm waiting folds.

They both moaned against their kiss, Hermione's lips slightly trembling. They continued to kiss softly, both moaning as he slowly, deeply and lovingly thrusted into her. This continued until they felt it start to rise. Draco slightly intensified the kiss; Hermione met his intensity with her own. They both slightly gasped against the kiss as her milky juices covered his length while his heated seed exploded into her core one last time. As he slowly pulled out of her she closed her eyes, forcing the tears way. He whispered softly in her ear, "I love you Hermione Granger."

With that he got up and went to his own room.

Hermione kept her eyes squeezed shut until she heard the door close behind him. With that she let more tears fall as she rolled onto her side, holding herself as she fell asleep with one thing ringing in her ears, his voice and those three words, 'I love you.'

…

The next day was slightly depressing. She didn't see Draco in the morning.

Her and her friends all went for one last walk around the grounds, laughing and talking about things they did and where they did it.

Graduation was excruciatingly hard for Hermione, Draco hadn't looked at her once although she saw the rings under his eyes – he hadn't slept last night – and the sadness on his face, but what was probably the hardest thing… her parents weren't there, they would never be there for any of Hermione's future milestones, they would never meet their grandchildren or her future husband… she'd never see them again.

Graduation finished and they were now all standing on the platform for the Hogwarts Express. Harry, Ron and Hermione all looked at each other and took a deep breath before boarding.

As the train jolted forward Ginny came in and sat down next to Hermione and Harry.

"Have you seen this?" Ginny asked handing Hermione the Daily Prophet.

She shook her head and read the article.

Malfoy's Found Dead.

Lucious and Narcissa Malfoy were found in one of the Malfoy's holiday homes late last night.

Both were found dead in their bed.

The ministry has confirmed that Lucious Malfoy killed his wife before killing himself out of insanity.

No more information has been released at this moment in time.

Hermione slightly gasped, "I… I'm going to go say goodbye to few of the others."

Ron stood up with her, "Yeah, I'll come with you."

Hermione mentally sighed; she didn't want him coming with her. As soon as they were out of sight from Harry and Ginny Ron turned to Hermione, "I'm going to say good-bye… to him."

Hermione nodded in understanding, with that Ron darted down the train to Blaise's compartment.

Hermione saw them enter an empty compartment together as she reached Draco's she knocked lightly on the door, "Draco?"

Luckily he was alone; he looked up with red eyes, "Hermione?"

She sighed and sat down next to him, closing the door and curtain behind her. She reached over and laced her fingers into his, "I'm sorry… about your parents."

He took a shaky breath before leaning over and resting his head in the nook of her neck. Hermione numbly ran fingers through his hair as he wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her close. Eventually they moved so that Draco was sitting with his feet up on the opposite seat while Hermione lay down with her feet tucked up and head in his lap. They seemed to stay like that until Blaise came back, he was red eyed and puffy cheeked. As he saw the couple he decided to wait outside to give them some privacy.

Hermione slowly sat up her hands trembling as she looked over at Draco.

She wanted to say something but didn't know what, what could she say that would sum it all up?

Draco took her shaking hands in his, gently rubbing the back of them with his thumb as he leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers. The kiss didn't deepen but it did linger, it only stoped when Hermione's tears rolled down her cheek causing Draco to pull back and gently wipe it away.

She took a shaky breath before leaning forward and whispering softly in his ear, "I love you Draco." With that she stood up, just before she opened the door, without turning around, "Goodbye."

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