It was the next night and Hermione thought it would be fun to go to the Carnival. Hermione had handed them each their tickets after she had divided them up evenly, she had taken them to her town's annual new years Carnival. She watched as all of them had held up their tickets and still looked at her confused. She pointed at each of the rides and picked up a ticket.

"You use this to get on to the rides alright…when you run out you guys can go over there" She pointed to fun booths and concession stands "over there you can play games and win prizes. You guys will have a blast!" She smiled as each other the couple dispersed from on another leaving Hermione and Draco alone. Draco watched her as she looked around the carnival then lights reflecting in her eyes.

"Your beautiful" He leaned over and kissed her cheek as he held her hand in his.

"I know." She smiled back and started leading him onto the Ferris wheel. Draco looked up and lifted an eye brow up at her.

"I thought you hated heights…"

"I hate brooms…its different!" She handed the man their tickets and took the next cart available.

"What ever Granger" He sat down next to her and put and arm around her, the cart jerked as it moved to let another couple on. Hermione looked back as she heard Blaise arguing with her best friend; Draco followed her gaze and smile.

"Come on Ginny!" Blaise was patting a spot next to him "I'll be here to protect you." He smiled.

"I'm just scared, but okay" She made gave the man her ticket and before she took another step a blonde her had pushed passed her and sat next to Blaise shutting the railing, she turned to Ginny and smiled.

"Thanks!" Megan said as the cart started to move leaving a hurt Ginny on the ground.

Hermione saw this and threw her cousin an evil stare "You're such a bitch Megan!"

"I know, but everyone loves me!" She smirked as she turned to Blaise.

Draco pulled Hermione away from her gaze "Forget her!" Draco said as he took a side look at Blaise, who didn't seem disappointed at all.

"Ooooohhhh! She pisses me the fuck off!"

"Look at it this way at least it wasn't Naudia." Hermione just glared at him "Okay…Well I love you." She smiled.

"You always know what to say." She laughed as she placed her head on Draco's Shoulder. The Ferris wheel started moving and they were making it up to the top now. Draco loved the view from the top he started looking around and had spotted Pansy and Ron on the ground comforting Ginny; he turned to Hermione who had her eyes closed.

"Didn't you say this was different?" he smiled as she punched him playfully on his arm.

"Shut up Malfoy!" he leaned in and placed a soft sensual kiss on her lips which he felt her lips turn up into a smile as she kissed him back.

"You're safe…I'll never let anything hurt you, Hermione" He watched her as she slowly opened her eyes to look at him and then turned her gaze at her surroundings.

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"Sorry that I had to cut in between you and that girl's time" Megan said nonchalantly.

Blaise look her in the eyes "Why are you here?"

"I guess because I'm infatuated by you…" She placed her hand on his thigh.

"I have a girlfriend."

"You don't act like it" She leaned over and placed a kiss on his cheek." sat back and looked at him "How was that?"

He looked at her there was something about her that he wanted. Blaise sat there gazing at the blonde with a confused expression. He really like Ginny, but the past couple of minutes he really enjoyed for he missed the old him at times. Back in the day he was never tied down and played with girls emotions, like Draco had. 'Maybe…I don't need to be with Ginny' he thought as the blonde started playing with his hair and smiled up at him.

"So where's your sister?"

"She's down there somewhere" She looked over the side "So are you going to our Granger's annual Barbeque?"

"Yeah"

"That's great you have to hang out with me there…family can be such a bore. So where are you staying at" She raised her eyebrow up at him "Maybe we could go back to your hotel or something."

"Well…You have to ask Hermione, because were all staying with her" he couldn't help but chuckle at the look on her face.

"I see…" She started to play with his shirt "So tell me about Draco…"

"Why…" He turned to face her now engaging himself in the conversation "Let's talk about us."

She smiled.

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Draco took a glance in the cart behind him as him and Hermione got off the ride. The last thing he saw was Blaise giving Megan a kiss. 'Great! The old Blaise it back.' He shook his head as he grabbed for Hermione's hand.

"So what are we going to ride next?"

"Me." he smirked.

Hermione turned and started laughing and sarcastically said "You're so funny!" She started making her way to some of the game booths, she saw her favorite one and stood in front of it and turned to Draco.

"Are you good at throwing darts?" she gave him a questioning look.

Draco looked in front of him and saw a whole entire wall full of different colored balloons and above was hanging stuff animals and to the side was big blow up hammers. He turned to her and smiled as he paid the man.

"We'll see…" he took the dart in between his index finder and thumb while he followed Hermione's movements a couple time, when he was ready he threw the dart and continued until he hit about 2. Hermione on the other hand had hit 5. The worker gave Draco a blow up big hammer and Hermione a tiger stuff animal. She smiled as Draco waved his blow up hammer around; he smiled as he thought of an idea.

"Let's go find Weasley." He smirked and she laughed.

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Ron was sitting on a bench with his sister to his left and Pansy on his right they were enjoying some cotton candy. Ron had a feeling that something was going to happen and gave Pansy and awkward when she had placed her hand on his thigh and began to turn around, but was soon smacked right in the face by something plastic which caused him to stagger backwards. Once he finally found his balance he saw a laughing Draco holding up his big plastic hammer.

"What was that for Malfoy" Ron shook his head trying to stop the ringing.

"I just wanted you to be the first I hit on," Draco laughed as he playfully hit Hermione's butt with the hammer which made her grab it from him.

"I'll hold on to this" She then handed him the tiger animal "You can hold that." She smiled as Draco took the creature and examined it. The group found a table and sat down.

"So where's Blaise?" Pansy asked as she shared a funnel cake with Ginny. Ginny seemed to look like she was on the verge of tears.

"I don't know probably somewhere with Megan." She said nonchalantly.

Draco looked at Hermione and then he gave her a nod. Hermione understood as Draco had got up and set off to find Blaise. Pansy looked at the rest and decided to go with Draco; she set off and tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hey." She said

"What are you doing?"

They made their way to the Ferris wheel and looked for him in the surrounding areas.

"I'll help you look. Plus I wanted to talk to you…." He gave her a look and she continued "Well I know you and Blaise had gotten your Dark Mark." He stopped looking and looked right into her eyes.

"Did you tell Hermione and them?"

"No I haven't."

"Good keep it that way." he began looking again.

"You know you have to tell Hermione some time…" She looked over at the lavatories and saw Naudia. She pulled at Draco's sleeve and pointed at her, they made their way towards Naudia.

"I know Pansy, but it's not that easy."

Pansy was about to say something, but Draco shot her a look that meant subject dropped. Naudia saw them coming towards her and knocked on the lavatory door, Draco and Pansy stopped and looked at the people emerging from behind the door. Blaise was nuzzling his nose against a laughing Megan. Pansy lunged for her, but Draco held her back and pulled Blaise next to him.

"What the hell Draco." Blaise shoved his friends hand off him.

"What are you doing with her?!" he looked deep into his eyes "when Ginny's back there crying!"

"So!…you're forgetting the old us aren't you dear friend…" Blaise hiccupped and staggered forward.

"Are you drunk?" Pansy asked as she held Blaise's head up and looking to his eyes which seemed to be lost "You are…" She turned to Megan and slapped her right across the face "How dare you take advantage of him!"

Megan staggered backwards into Naudia who held her sister up "Megan didn't do anything it was Blaise who bought the damn drink!" Megan just laughed.

Draco looked at Blaise as if he had never met the man ever in his life. Draco felt embarrassed to have him as his best friend. 'This is going to cause some problems' he thought as he supported Blaise who completely used him for support. Draco looked at Pansy who came over and put one arm over her.

"I think we need to give him time to collect himself before we take him to Ginny."

"Your right" Draco said as he nodded towards a bench and sat him down on it "Agumenti" he said as a cup of water appeared in his hands and handed it to Blaise who sipped it slowly.

"Did I fuck up bad?" Blaise asked.

"What all did you do with her?" Pansy questioned.

"We kissed and …" he laughed "I copped a feel… You know what I mean!" Draco couldn't help, but laugh at his friend's stupid ness, but Pansy smacked him and he stopped.

"Yeah you're probably single…" Pansy said.

"Good, because of this damn thing" he rolled up his sleeve to show the mark "We would've never worked."

Draco looked at his friend and rolled his sleeve back down for him. He then noticed Blaise looking pretty down he then looked at Pansy.

"How about you go and tell the Gryffindors we'll meet them at the car. I need to have a talk with Blaise here." She nodded and left, and then Blaise spoke up.

"I was scared…" he looked up into Draco's eyes "to have finally fallen in love with a girl. It's just not me…not us Draco" and then he puked.

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Ron and Draco drug Blaise into bed and before Ron had let go he made a lunge for him with his fist, but was blocked by Draco. Ron was fuming, but understood why Draco held him back. He needed time to sober up before everyone started interrogating him about Megan. Draco and Ron walked across the hall into the girl's room. It looks like their room.

"What get tired of sharing a bed?"

"Yes Ron we did unlike you who loved to snuggle against my man" She smiled as she motioned for Draco next to her. Hermione was already ready for bed. She looked at her friend Ginny who still had a red face from crying. On the way home Blaise had completely ignored Ginny, but that was maybe because he was to drunk. Pansy went over and put a comforting arm around her as Ron did the same.

"Gin he's a jerk…" Pansy moved the girls red hair out of her eyes.

"Do not worry once he sobers up I WILL beat his ass…" Ron kissed his sister's forehead.

"No Ron …" She muffled "Don't hurt him...I believe there's a reason why he acted the way he did" She then looked across the room at Draco who looked at Pansy who shook her head. 'If she told Ginny I am going to kill Pansy!' Draco thought as he clenched his fists. Hermione noticed this and pulled Draco down next to her.

"Draco is there something you need to tell me?" She looked at him with concern.

"No Hermione…I would've told you by now…" he swallowed hard and she smiled as she got up and went to kneel down in front of Ginny.

"So Gin…there are so many better guys out there for you."

Ginny closed her eyes as a tear slid down his face "No…He still seems like the one for me…"

"Of course you still think that it's only been a couple hours from now." Hermione motioned for Ron to move and held Ginny "You want me to un invite her to the barbeque.."

Ginny laughed a little "Am I being stupid.."

"No not at all if Ron had done that to be I would of…well…let's just say he wouldn't be able to have children." Ron's eyes had gotten big once Pansy had said this.

"I think I'm going to bed." Draco got up and pulled Hermione up next to him "I'll see you in the morning" He placed a kiss on her forehead and looked at Ginny who gave him a half smile "I'll talk to him alright."

He felt like he had to get out of there since they were talking about his best mate and didn't want to come between his new friends and his old one. As he pushed opened the door he found Blaise staring right back at him rubbing his arm.

"The Dark Lord wants us."

Just then Draco felt the pain in his arm as well. He turned and locked the door and they both apparated to the liar.

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