As soon as they were out of earshot of the great hall Hermione dropped Draco's hand and turned to him. Her hair was still frazzled from her fight with Harry as she faced him, her hands on her hips. "I don't need you to fight my battles for me Malfoy. I am a strong and capable witch and I can very well stand up for myself!"

Draco's eyes darkened, in anger or desire she couldn't tell. "Oh its back to Malfoy now, is it?"

"When you are being a controlling jerk? Yes!" Hermione turned away from him, her back hunched as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "And now everyone knows. That wasn't how I intended on the school finding out about us! And the teachers, oh God! And I was shouting! And sweari-"

She was cut off my Draco taking a firm grip on her arms, spinning her towards him and his lips pressed firmly against hers. Hermione's hands flew to his shoulders as she tried to push him away. Draco's slid one of his hands to her lower back, crushing her body to his as his other flew to the back of her neck, gently but insistently keeping her lips pressed resolutely against his, growling his frustration. His tongue tasted her lips gently before probing into her mouth more deeply.

Hermione moaned at the contact that she had been deprived of for so long. Distracted from her anger, she responded with enthusiasm, her arms looping around his neck, her fingers tangling in his hair. She nipped his lower lip, soothed the bite with her tongue, and felt her body flush with desire as he groaned in response. Draco's strong fingers traced her back with a gentleness that contrasted the intensity of his kiss.

Hermione swallowed back her lust as she attempted to keep herself under control, not wanting their connection to end. His kisses became less forceful as their anger dissipated and only unfulfilled desire was left. His calloused thumbs skimmed softly over her cheekbones and jaw line as he placed light kisses on the corner of her mouth, her neck, her forehead.

Hermione's heart raced in her chest and she could feel her need pooling in her cunt. 'Calm down. Calm down. Calm down.' She told herself, focusing on her breathing and not letting her longing get the best of her and send her into a fit. Hermione closed her eyes in concentration and tried to steady her breath.

Draco took this as a sign that she was still angry. Sighing, he pulled away from her. "I can't sit idly by and watch someone hurt you. If it takes me intervening to get Potter to calm down and realize he's being a prick, then that is what I am going to do. I apologize if I overstepped, I hope you will forgive me. I'm going to go to class now; I will see you later in our rooms? "

Hermione gave a small nod and kept her eyes closed until she couldn't hear his footsteps anymore. Once she could no longer sense him, her heart rate slowed and she felt her body cool off as the last signs of the start of a fit left her.

Taking a deep breath, she smoothed her skirt and picked up the book bag that she had somehow dropped during their kiss. 'Well that wasn't too bad of a reaction, maybe my body is healing itself faster than Madame Pomfrey thought it would' she thought to herself as she started to make her way to class, 'Nothing I can't handle.' She thought about what Draco had said, that she would need to give up some of her control to let him take care of her sometimes. It was a scary thought, but also made her feel oddly safe and protected. She valued her independence, but recognized how the people in her life that cared about her would want to take care of her. She'd experienced the same time of over protection from Ron and Harry for almost a decade now. 'Harry! How could just a kiss with Draco make me forget the fight we had!'

Hermione realized with a smile that she had her next class with him, but without Draco. 'That will be good, time for him to cool off and he can realize I am still me.'

She stepped into the classroom and before she could even make it to her seat, Hermione felt Harry's strong arms wrap around her.

"I'm so sorry about this morning Mione. I didn't get a chance to apologize properly with Malfoy there but I really was out of line this morning. You said to take my time, but I don't need it. I really overreacted. You are my best friend; I should respect your decisions. I'm sorry. "

Hermione stepped back and looked at her friend. "Its alright Harry, its Malfoy and its new, I didn't expect you to really welcome us together with open arms."

"How did this happen in the first place? With me yelling and screaming in the great hall this morning I didn't give you a chance to tell me." They both laughed, their fight already in the past. "Last I heard of your love life, you and Ron were still…erm…shagging…"

"Who was shagging?" Ron asked as he walked up to his two best friends, throwing an arm around each of them. "Does this mean you two have officially made up?"

Harry looked questioningly at Hermione who laughed and nodded her head. "On one condition. I might have snapped at Draco for fighting my battles for me-" Both boys groaned, they had had that lecture many times themselves. "I know! I know, I really need to learn to let you all play the hero sometimes." They rolled their eyes. "But for now," she continued, ignoring them, "I need to apologize, and maybe do something special to make it up to him…"

Harry raised an eyebrow. "What kind of 'something special' did you have in mind, Mione?"

A blush covered Hermione's cheeks and she laughed nervously. Ron interrupted her before she could even begin.

"Ah well you came to the right place. Thinking of rewards from you used to be quite a hobby of mine." Hermione blushed even harder. "A personal favorite-"

He was interrupted by the classroom door slamming shut. "Sorry for being late, class! Please open your books and take out your quills, we will begin right away!" Professor McGonagall strode past them as students all scurried to get to their seats.

"We'll talk after class," Ron whispered. "But don't worry so much, Draco will love whatever you end up doing, Mione" He grinned as he took his seat behind her and Harry.

Hermione smiled to herself as she pulled out her parchment and quill for note taking; glad to have her boys back to normal and excited for her night of rewarding Draco.