A/N: Back to Hermione's P.O.V.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Sadly.
"Mione?" I blinked against the harsh lights. Where was I? I opened my eyes. "Draco." I whispered. Then he was hugging me and I noticed that he had let a tear run down his cheek. He pulled away and it all started coming back to me. "Your father! What happened?"
"He's dead." Draco turned his head and I knew that he was the one who did it. I looked around the room. "Harry! Ron!" They smiled at me. "Boy is it good to see you Mione." Ron grinned. "You really had us worried there." "How long have I been out?" "2 months." I gasped in horror.
"2 months?! How am I going to catch up on school work? And I've been completely neglecting my Head Girl duties too!" Draco smirked. "Easy there. They counted all of my essay and assignment grades as your own you just have to study what I already did for N.E.W.T.'s. You're still top of the class, don't worry. As for Head Girl duties, I am capable of running things on my own you know."
I frowned, speechless. "You better have been working really hard on assignments so my marks didn't go down!" I teased. He rolled his eyes at me good-naturedly. "I am second in all of our classes only to you, you know." "Wait if I was out for two months…that had to have been a really nasty spell. How did you reverse it?" Ginny explained everything to her and she beamed at us. "Thanks everyone, I mean it."
Draco took a seat further away from the bed so that I could talk to my friends. After a couple of hours Madame Pomfrey kicked them out. "Don't forget to write Harry! And you too, Ronald Weasley." I fixed him with a glare. He grinned at me. "Yes ma'am." We were finally alone. He sat down next to me and put his arm around me, face buried in my hair. "Don't ever do that to me again." I smiled softly.
"At least we got the meet the parents thing out of the way." He snorted. "Compared to my father your parents must seem like saints." I frowned. "What?" He asked, noticing. "Before we went on the run I obliviated my parents' memories and sent them to Australia so that when death eaters came calling, they wouldn't be there. Two days after the war I got a letter telling me that they had died in a car crash." "I'm sorry." He said to me. "Thanks. They would've liked you, though. After they got over who you were, I'm afraid I complained about you quite a bit when I was younger."
"Ah well. At least I won't have to be interrogated." He tried to keep it light. "Mister Malfoy I let you stay out past curfew but you have to leave now. My patient needs to rest. And if you let her sleep and don't come back till morning I could be persuaded to let her go early." He stood up. "Night Mione." And with a soft kiss he was gone. Madame Pomfrey gave me a potion and I fell asleep instantly.
I woke up pretty early the next morning, eager to get out of there. The moment Madame Pomfrey came over I started badgering her with questions. "What time is it? Can I leave yet? Can I do everything like normal again? What day is it? Can I go to my classes?" She chuckled. "Try to take it a little easy, although you don't seem to be showing any symptoms or side effects. You may go about your life as normal. It's 6:30 am, it's a Friday and yes you may leave now." I grinned. "Thanks Madame Pomfrey!"
I speed walked up to the head's common room and crept into Draco's room, finding him asleep. I grinned at the sight. I climbed in beside him and he shifted closer to me in his sleep, drawing his arms around me. I was content to just lay there until his alarm went in half an hour. I wasn't tired. Probably because I'd been asleep for two months.
When they woke me I knew I had been very close to dying, because I had a conversation with my mum and dad. They had told me they forgave me and that they were proud of the woman I've become. They also gave Draco their blessing and my dad told me that someday, if he asked for my hand in marriage, he would gladly give his blessing. I was started out of my thoughts by an alarm blaring. Draco groaned and shut it off, freezing when he realized there was someone in the bed with him. I grinned.
"Morning love." He turned around and smiled at me. "When did you get out of the Hospital Wing?" "Half an hour ago." He nodded. "We should probably get up." I informed him. He began to protest but I was already dragging him out of bed. A little while later we were finally dressed and ready to go to breakfast. I saw that all of our friends were currently sitting at the Gryffindor table.
"Mione!" Ginny waved me over. I sat in between her and Hannah Abbott and started to butter my toast. "Ah remember when you were attached to Draco and Blaise insinuated that he was feeding you so you made his pants too tight? Good times." Blaise glared. "Thank you for bringing that up, Ginevra." Ginny raised an eyebrow at him. "Watch it Zabini or you may just see a repeat of that incident." He paled and I grinned. I smiled as my friends talked. It was good to be back.
Suddenly Ginny turned her attention back to me. "There's a party in the Gryffindor common room tonight celebrating the fact that you're alive. After that you me Blaise and Draco should have another sleepover. Whaddya say?" I raised an eyebrow at the look on her face. She was plotting something. I shrugged it off, I'd find out what it was soon enough. "Alright. As long as it's good with Draco." He nodded. "No helium brownies this time though." Ginny grinned. "Good times, good times."
Classes started off well, until we got to Transfiguration and McGonagall reminded us that N.E.W.T.'s were only a month away. Once again I was gasping in horror. I needed to start studying right away! But I hadn't made any revision tables! Draco slid some papers discreetly onto my desk. I threw him a look and ignored them. He rolled his eyes and nudged them closer. I noticed they were revision tables. I grinned soppily at him. He raised an eyebrow at my expression.
After a long day of classes and free periods that I had used for studying, it was finally time for dinner. It was a quiet affair, McGonagall said a speech about how close exams were and to remind seventh and eight years of their separate graduation days. Graduation! I'd almost forgotten. I wondered how a wizarding graduation would be different from a muggle one.
Draco pulled me aside after dinner. "I have a surprise for you." I quirked an eyebrow. "What is it?" He rolled his eyes at me. "If I told you then it wouldn't be a surprise!" I nodded. We made our way to our common room but he turned before we got there. He was taking me to the room of requirement. I walked inside and gasped. The room had stained glass windows all around, looking out at the grounds. Here was a fireplace and a sofa near the left side and right in the middle was a magnificent grand piano.
"I believe I promised you some Chopin." I nodded and sat down on the couch. He took a seat at the piano and took a breath. "This is his Prelude in b minor." And then he lost himself to the music. He played with such emotion, his fingers gracing over the ivory keys with ease. I watched his arms as they swept across the piano, light, yet firm. It was the most beautiful playing I had ever heard in my life. When he reached the end, I realized that I was crying.
He turned around. "Well?" "Fantastic. I've never heard anyone play so amazingly in my life. The passion you feel, I felt it too." He smiled at me. "Good." He whispered into my lips. "I love you, you know." I threw my arms around his shoulders. "I know." I replied cheekily. He laughed a breathy sort of laugh and I melted a little. "But I love you too."