Fact 1: Harry Potter is owned by JK Rowling

Fact 2: I am not her.

Conclusion: It isn't mine.

A/N: First of all, and most importantly, I want to say a huge gigantic sized THANK YOU to those of you who took the time to review this story or add it to your alert/favorite list. I know I've said it before, but I really do wish you could see how happy it makes me to get those emails from FanFiction. On second though, maybe its best that you can't see that, it might be kind of embarrassing, lol.

Anyway, Not as long of a wait for this chapter- but it still took a littler longer than I intended. It is a lot longer than the last one, though, the second longest chapter so far I think, so maybe that counts for something :) I hope you enjoy it... and thanks for reading!

I yawned widely and stretched my arms above my head, trying to work my muscles out of the near-permanent kink I had worked them into. It seemed like ages since I had last shut myself up in the library and crammed for a test. It felt odd; almost like I was acting out of character, but at the same time like I was finally acting like myself.

For the first time in my life, finals had snuck up on me. I felt completely blindsided by how near they were and how ill prepared I felt. Draco constantly tried to reassure me, telling me that I knew more of the material than I thought I did and that it was virtually impossible for me not to do well.

"You're Hermione Granger" He had said, as if it should wash away all my worries. I just rolled my eyes and shooed him away; it was harder to concentrate when he was around.

I took a deep breath and gazed back down at my notes. Almost the entirety of the long library table was covered in my books. I knew it had to be getting late… I was looking around for a clock when the library door opened, causing me to jump.

I tried to look through the darkness but the light from my wand only lit a couple of feet around me, and I couldn't see anything beyond that. It didn't take long for me to recognize his lean, muscular frame, and I instantly relaxed.

Draco scowled at me as he neared my table, and pushed some books out of the way to sit down across from me.

"Why aren't you in bed?" He asked, his tone sounding more like my dad than I cared to think about.

"I told you I had to study." I answered simply, shrugging at him.

He smirked at me but didn't respond. We sat there for a minute, when suddenly a grin broke across his face.

"You look cute." He said, his tone mocking.

I rolled my eyes and gave him my best mean look. It didn't work- he laughed.

I knew I looked bad, but I hadn't exactly planned on anyone seeing me. I looked down at the old white t shirt I had on over a pair of Draco's sweats- they were rolled up about four times at my waist and my hair was looking worse than usual- piled up loosely on the top of my head.

"Hey now" He said, the laughter not completely leaving his voice, "You know I'm just kidding with you. Well… partially, anyway. You do look cute in my clothes." He smiled at me before adding "Almost as good as you look out of them."

I blushed. He smirked.

I glanced up at him from beneath my lashes and grinned. I braced my elbows and pulled my body up, laying it across the table. I leaned in so that my mouth was barely touching his and whispered "Not tonight." I kissed him once, a small peck on the lips, and then started to pull away.

Before I could move more than a centimeter his arm was around my back and his lips were on mine, hard and feverish.

So, my plan backfired. Oh well, I could deal with that.

I kissed him back, parting my lips and giving him the access he was after. His tongue plunged into my mouth and his lips crushed against mine. It wasn't long before I was gasping for air. He pulled away from me for a moment and stood, pushing his chair back from the table. That seemed to remind me how awkwardly I was lying across the table, so I shifted my weight, trying to shimmy back down to where my feet were on solid ground again.

I stood upright and reached to grab my books; no sense in trying to study when he was trying so hard to distract me. A little voice in my head tried to remind me that I had started it, but I pushed it to the back of my mind and ignored it.

"We might as well—"He didn't let me finish telling him we should go to bed.

"Shh" He said, wrapping one arm tightly around my waist and pulling my body right up against his. I inhaled sharply, and glanced up at him just as his mouth came down around mine.

This kiss was just as urgent as the last had been, and something about that unsettled me. For a brief second I wondered if something was wrong.

He didn't let me worry about it for long.

He trailed his tongue lightly across my bottom lip and then bit down on it lightly; that was my undoing. I threw my arms around his neck and tried to pull myself even closer to him. Draco cupped his right hand around my thigh pulled it up, hitching it around his hip. I could feel his hardness pressing against me, causing something to stir between my legs. I kissed him back more fervently, unable to get enough of him.

Somehow, without my realizing it, he had me pushed right up against the table, and then I was on top of it. And then I remembered where we were. I pulled myself away from him abruptly and planted both hands on his chest, trying to push him away. I bit my lip and tried to catch my breath.

"What's wrong?" He asked, concern evident on his face.

I shook my head, unsure that I could form a coherent sentence. "Library" I said, my breath still coming in heavy pants.

He smirked at me and pulled himself closer to me, situating himself back between my thighs. He leaned down and blew lightly in my ear. Shivers ran down my spine and I could feel my resolve slowly melting. He sucked on my ear lobe lightly before whispering, "There's no one here."

He trailed kisses along the base of my neck, across my shoulder and along my collar bone, patiently awaiting the moment he knew would come- the moment that I completely gave in.

He kept one hand on my waist, holding me against him but his other hand was free to roam; it slowly made its way up my shirt, leaving goose bumps in its wake. His mouth never left my skin, kissing, licking, and nibbling across my shoulders and neck. My head fell back and I moaned unintentionally as his fingers trailed underneath the bottom of my bra.

"This isn't fair." I whined, and I felt his mouth smile against my skin.

"Do you really want me to stop?" He asked, as he pulled back just enough to look me in the eyes. I opened my mouth to answer just as his fingers flicked across my nipple, sending chills down my spine. I gasped and arched my back slightly as I shook my head no. He took the opportunity to capture my mouth with his own again. He kissed me slower this time, sucking lightly on my tongue and bottom lip.

I groaned and pulled away from him again, focusing on my resolve long enough to plant my hands against his chest and push him away.

"Can we do this later?" I asked as I started gathering my books up again.

Draco sighed loudly but didn't push the matter further. "No, we can't. It's already late, and we have school in the morning." He paused for a second to smirk at me. "We can do it tomorrow, though, and we will."

I smiled at him and let him take some of my books for me. He was right, it was late. I hadn't studied as much as I had planned too, but that was okay, I'd take the trade any day.

"So…" Draco began as we walked down the corridor outside the library. "Are you taking the train home?"

I looked up at him curiously. The only reason students didn't take the train home was if their parents set up some other means of transpiration. Surely he knew better than to think my parents would do that- that they would even know how if they wanted to. "Of course, how else would I get home?"

He chuckled softly before answering. "You're right… guess I forgot about that. I normally don't, but I will if you are."

I smiled to myself. I knew that his dad normally sent over a portkey back to the manor, and I had secretly been disappointed that we would miss out on that time together. Suddenly it seemed like everything was on fast-forward. We didn't have much time left with things being normal. After Christmas, things could potentially be very different for us- and probably not for the better. I wasn't going to say anything, though; I didn't want to make him feel anymore like he was having to choose between me and his family- his life.

"You're happy." He mused, looking down at me as we walked up the stairs.

"Yes, I am. Is that a crime?"

"No, just nice to know. " He said, smiling smugly.

The next morning things went the way they always did- I sat with Ginny at breakfast, and everyone else pretty much pretended I wasn't there. Draco caught my eye and smiled at me a couple of times, and Silas and Blaise made kissy faces at us as we passed them on our way out the door.

I stopped by the bathroom on my way to class; I knew it would probably make me late, but it couldn't be helped. I ran in and out as quickly as I could- so quickly that I ran right into the person coming through the door as I was on my way.

I glanced up just long enough to see that it was Pansy Parkinson, muttered 'Sorry' and tried to push past her as smoothly as possible.

"Not so fast, little mudblood." She said, her voice sounding so sweet that it made me incredibly nervous.

"We need to talk." She smiled at me, her face too close to mine for comfort, and held her arms across the door frame so that I couldn't get past her.

I took a deep breath and looked her square in the eye- this was ridiculous, I would not be intimidated by her. "Alright, Parkinson, let me guess: You're mad at me because I've stolen your part in the play- I'm saying all your lines, and most importantly- I took your leading man. Am I getting close?" I asked, a look of mock concern crossing my face.

"Funny, Granger, very funny." She responded, looking at me through narrowed eyes. "I just wanted to make sure you understand a few things. Draco doesn't love you. Sure, he's telling you that- of course he is. Do you honestly believe he hasn't said the same things to me? To half the girls in Slytherin? Do you really think you are the first girl he's looked at like that… touched like that… made those promises to?" She looked me over one last time before continuing "Just know that I'm not giving up. You aren't getting off as easily as you think you are. Don't forget that."

With one last glare, Pansy turned on her heel and was gone.

Great, now I was late for class and in a bad mood. Stupid Pansy. I tried to shake the thoughts from my head- worrying about her was the last thing I needed to do. I didn't actually believe the things she had said- still, it was annoying.

I got to class as quickly as I could, smiled apologetically as I walked in, and eased into my seat next to Draco. He eyed me suspiciously when he saw the look on my face. I slid the piece of parchment out from under his hand and grabbed a pen from my bag.

Quickly, I wrote "It's nothing. Ran into Pansy in the bathroom. She's annoying…. Your taste has definitely improved."

I hoped being lighthearted about it would make him see that it wasn't anything big- nothing to worry about- definitely not worth sending death eaters after her over.

I saw his mouth curve up in a smirk, but his eyes tightened slightly as he wrote back "She has never been my taste- you are right, she is annoying. It better be nothing; Pansy knows better."

I rolled my eyes and then smiled at him before turning my full attention to the front of the room.

The rest of the day passed without incident…no one cornered me in a bathroom or yanked me into a corridor to make threats on my life, so my mood had improved by quite a bit.

I was bunkered down at my table, once again surrounded by books when Draco walked in the library.

"Hello." He said simply, a playful grinning playing across his mouth.

"Hi." I said, suspiciously, wondering what he was so amused about.

"What you doing?" He eyed my books meaningfully, and my suspicion increased- what I was doing was more than a little obvious.

"Studying!" I said it with false enthusiasm and smiled at him broadly.

"What should you be doing?" He asked, and somehow I felt like I was being led in a circle- like he had planned this conversation perfectly to suit his needs.

I rolled my eyes and shrugged at him, smiling. "I have no idea," I said, "Educate me, Draco, what should I be doing?"

He leaned in very close to me, so that his lips were right at my ear. "You should be shagging your boyfriend." He flicked his tongue across my ear lobe and I shivered.

I turned so that I could look at him and couldn't help but giggle. He looked so serious.

"I'm not joking." He said plainly, causing me to laugh louder. Some very-stressed looking first years at the next table shot me a dirty look.

I kissed him lightly on the lips and said "We're in the library."

"That's what you said last night." He reminded me "You are going to give me a complex. Am I so terrible at it that you feel the need to hide out in the library forever?"

I narrowed my eyes at him, certain that he had to be kidding. He didn't look like he was. "Get my books." I said as I stood up and slid my chair under the table. He all but raced me out of the library.

"You are being ridiculous." I said as I walked towards him, pushing him against the wall outside the library.

I kissed him firmly on the lips and pressed my body against his. "I would much rather study you," I said, running my hand down his chest "Than my books… but I will not, no matter how many times you ask, shag you in the library."

He chuckled as he took my hand and led me down the hallway. I wasn't sure where we were going until we started going down the stone steps at the back of the castle.

"Where are we going?" I asked, quietly. For some reason, the darkness of the stairwell made me want to whisper.

"To my room." He said easily, as if it was the most normal thing in the world.

"But-" I started, unsure of what I was going to say even as I spoke.

"But nothing." He said, interrupting me. "You've been down here before- in the common room at least. We can stop there if you really want, but it's only fair that I warn you- you may not want an audience." He flashed a grin at me and I couldn't help but smile back. He was in a good mood, and that made me happy. Things had been kind of tense sense the letter from his dad.

Draco stepped through the portrait hole, pulling me behind him.

A few murmurs went through the common room as we walked in, but most people tried to act like they weren't staring at us. Silas, however, looked up and smiled.

"Hey Hermione, what's up Malfoy- finally decide to share your girlfriend with us?"

Draco glared at him and Silas laughed. "I didn't mean like that, good to know where your head's at though."

Draco led me across the room and sat down on the arm of the couch Blaise and Silas were sitting on with some girl I didn't recognize. I stood at Draco's side awkwardly for a few seconds before he pulled me down and perched me on his lap.

"Finally decided to grace us with your presence?" Blaise asked teasingly, barely taking his eyes off the girl sitting beside him. I looked at him curiously…. I had seen his girlfriend, and that wasn't her.

"Briefly" Draco said, squeezing his arms more tightly around my waist. "Hermione's been wanting to see my room… this was just a stop along the way."

Silas grinned knowingly and looked up at me suspiciously "I can save you the trip- his room is just like yours, Hermione, the sheets are just a different color." He smirked at me and Draco glared at him.

"She isn't good with visualizing things, but thanks anyway." He said, a slight smile on his face. I blushed as he stood us both up and moved towards the staircase.

He led me up the stairs quickly, but I was pretty sure I heard someone call "Have fun" after us.

We were barely in the room when Draco's mouth was on mine, eagerly parting my lips . He gripped his arm tightly around my waist and slid his fingers underneath the hem of my skirt.

I giggled around his mouth and leaned against the door, knotting my fingers in his hair. I nibbled on his bottom lip and smiled to myself as he groaned into my mouth. He pulled me away from the door and pushed me toward his bed.

"In a hurry?" I asked teasingly as he laid me across his bed.

"You have no idea." He replied, smirking at me with a look in his eye that I had come to recognize.

I gripped my hands on either side of his waist and pulled myself up towards him, kissing him along the corner of his mouth. I pushed my hands up slowly, pulling his shirt up with them.

He moaned softly and pulled away from me to pull his shirt up over his head. Taking his lead, I pulled my own shirt off and tossed it to the floor, then reached behind me to unfasten my bra. He watched me carefully, with an intense look in his eye. As soon as my bra was off and thrown on top of my shirt, his mouth came down around one of my taught nipples and he lowered us down on the bed. I moaned as his sucked gently, rolling his tongue over the sensitive tip.

I closed my eyes and allowed my head to fall back as he continued to kiss and suck on my breasts. He made a trail along the middle of my chest down to my stomach with his tongue. I planted both of my hands beside me on the bed and leaned back, giving him better access. His tongue dipped into my naval and I felt the wetness between my legs increase. I squirmed against him as he pulled back to look at me.

I sat up slightly and he kissed me once before murmuring "You are so beautiful" in my ear. I felt his hands on the waist band of my pants, and lifted myself up off the bed enough for him to ease them off of me. I didn't realize he was taking my knickers with them until I felt the chill from the air against my skin.

Draco unfastened his pants and I pulled myself up to the head of his bed, watching him as he undressed. Once his clothes were lying on the floor, he got on the bed and hovered above me. He kissed me along my neck, trailing feathery kisses all along my shoulder, neck, and ears. He licked me along my jaw line, sucking lightly on my skin before kissing me on the mouth. I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck and pulled him down closer to me, so that his body was pressed firmly against mine.

I could feel his hardness pressing against my stomach and I wiggled beneath him, smiling against his mouth as he groaned softly. Draco ran his hands along the middle of chest, down my stomach, stopping at my hip.

He spread my legs with his knee and pressed the palm of his hand firmly between my legs. I inhaled sharply and arched my back, pushing my body closer against him as his fingers spread my wet folds and he pushed one finger swiftly inside of me. Draco swirled his finger slowly against my inner walls and I bit my lip and moaned softly.

Draco bent my legs at the knees and spread them further apart. The cool air from the room sent a shiver down my spine and I suddenly felt very vulnerable. Draco removed his finger and I whimpered softly. He held my folds open, and bent down, blowing lightly across my sensitive flesh. He re-inserted his finger and flicked his thumb across my clit. I bucked against his hand and moaned.

"Draco…" I whined impatiently as he pushed his finger into me infuriatingly slowly.

"In a hurry?" He asked teasingly, smirking up at me.

I glared back as he started laying a trail of kissed from my inner thigh up my body, finally stopping at my mouth. He kissed me slowly at first, massaging my tongue with his own. He cupped one hand around my cheek and ran his other lightly up and down my side.

I could feel him position himself against my entrance and I kissing him back more urgently, pressing my lips firmly against his. He pushed himself into me with one thrust and I bit down on his lip causing him to groan.

Draco pushed the hair out of my eyes and looked down at me as he thrust slowly in and out of me. I felt so vulnerable, him looking me straight in the eyes like that, but I couldn't take my eyes off of him. I was completely transfixed on his dark grey eyes looking down at me.

He lowered his head down towards mine and laid light kisses along my fore head and face, barely grazing my skin with his lips. I tilted my chin up and caught his lips with my own, holding myself tightly to him as he pulled himself slowly out of me and pushed back into me again.

I could feel his tight muscles tensing against my body and my sensitive nipples were grazing lightly across his skin. I kept expecting him to speed up his rhythm, but he didn't. He continued at his infuriatingly slow pace, causing my body to say coiled up tightly.

I moaned his name through my teeth… more a plea than anything else.

He pushed himself into me completely and then stopped moving. He leaned down and whispered in my ear, "Yes?"

"Please" I begged softly. I could feel the blood coursing through my veins all over my body and there was a knot tangled in my stomach that kept tightening each time his skin brushed across mine.

"Hmmm" He murmured against my skin, trailing his nose down my neck, still all but motionless from the waist down. I could feel him inside of me, his hard flesh pressing against my inner walls- buried in me to the hilt, not moving an inch.

I closed my eyes and arched my back, trying to create as much friction between us as I could. He chuckled lightly and brought his lips down around my left nipple causing me to moan out loud. He swirled his tongue around my sensitive peak as he tweaked my other nipple with his fingers- pinching and twisting it between his finger and thumb.

I moaned and writhed beneath him, bucking my hips against him as much as I could with his weight pressing down against me.

Without any warning, Draco pulled out swiftly and thrust back into me with much more force than I was used to. I moaned in relief and matched his thrusts with me own, bucking my hips against his until finally, I felt my muscles tighten and my heart begin to race. Tiny electric shocks ran over my skin. I threw my head back and moaned Draco's name as my orgasm over took me, shaking my body and blinding my vision.

Draco continued to pound into me as I rode out of my climax, and a few thrusts later he groaned loudly and I felt the liquid warmth fill me as he collapsed on top of me.

We both lay there for several minutes, trying to catch our breath. I could feel the heat radiating off of both our bodies.

I pressed my lips against Draco's jaw and for the first time noticed how sweaty we both were. I giggled as I realized that anyone that walked in the room would know exactly what had happened in here. Then, remembering that Blaise and Silas already knew, I felt the blush run up my cheeks.

"What's funny?" Draco muttered, not bothering to open his eyes.

I shook my head and whispered "Nothing". I tried to bury my head in the crook of his neck, not wanting him to see that I was embarrassed about something, but he caught my chin in his hand and pulled my face up so that he could look at me.

"I'm insulted, Hermione. What about that was funny?" He asked, his tone completely serious.

I rolled my eyes "That was many things, but funny was not one of them." I assured him. "I was just experiencing some delayed-reaction embarrassment." I explained, shrugging.

He rolled off of me and propped himself up on his elbow to look at me. I suddenly felt the need to put something on; instead, I settled for wriggling beneath the blanket that was thrown across his bed.

"Embarrassment?" He asked, surprise evident in his voice.

I looked at him pointedly and nodded. "Silas and Blaise… you all but told them exactly what we were doing up here. They've probably been listening at the door." I said in horror as I considered the possibility.

He laughed at the look on my face and said, "They're just jealous."

"Oh, of course" I said sarcastically, "That's what you said when I told you everyone was staring at us that first day they saw us together."

"That's true." He admitted, the laughter still in his voice, "But this time they're jealous of me… because they know I'm shagging you."

He kissed me on my lips, lightly at first, and then he pressed closer to me, winding his arm around my waist. I felt the familiar stirring in my stomach and parted my lips just enough for his tongue to overtake my own.

I turned on my side, facing him and pressed myself against him, placing my arm firmly behind his back.

'Here we go again' I thought to myself, and a smile crossed my lips.