A/N: So you won't get confused in the lather parts, this is some of the parts I kinda modified.
-Voldemort was totally abolished during James and Lily's time but they died in Voldey's hands just like in the real book. So that means, there wasn't another Wizarding war. Sorry everyone. I'll make it similar to the real thing in my next Dramione fic. Apologies for the late late late update.
Hope to see your reviews! [good ones at least!]
~A. :)
Hermione wasn't worried about his absence, or so she thought. She spent endless nights thinking where he could be and what he was doing. Hermione continued thinking as she went down to the D.A.D.A room. She sighed as she neared the door.
"Hey, Hermione."
Hermione immediately looked at the person who called her, her hopes enlightened, thinking it was Draco. But, to her disappointment, it was Neville instead. "Oh, hi there Neville." She said.
"Do you think Snape will give us another quiz?" he asked her.
'I hope not..." she replied.
The class was silent as she and Neville made their way to their seats. Harry and Ron smiled at her, and she smiled back while continuing the silence. Their heads bowed down, waiting anxiously for Snape to hand back their quiz (mind you, Snape was waiting for yet another opportunity to fail the Gryffindors). The Slytherins sneered.
"I don't know about you, but this silence is highly irritating."
"That doesn't sound like Snape. . ." they all thought. They didn't see Snape, instead they saw Draco. The Gryffindors cheered and clapped! The Slytherins felt disappointed as they watched the rest of the class cheer happily for Draco's return.
After a few minutes or so, they all went back to their proper places. "Now that you're settled, let's all have a serious talk shall we?" he said to them. The class, asking each other where he was going with this, listened attentively.
"We all know that it's your final exams the following week." He paused. "And I'm not going to stop reviewing you until you could do these spells blindfolded!" he exclaimed. The class all knew what he meant, they smiled at each other and got their wands. "Wands out everybody! You too Miss Granger!" he said as he laughed.
Hermione chuckled and got her wand. They all got partners, Hermione paired up with Ron (actually, it was Ron who paired up with Hermione, he was still on a mission to avoid any contact from Lavender.) Lavender gave the pair a furious face and went to Pavarti. With a flick of his wand, Draco made all the chairs go to the side of the room, making a huge space in the middle.
"Alright, you guys, we'll start with something simple. The disarming spell, all of you who don't know, or forgot the spell please don't be afraid to come to me, I don't bite!" he laughed. "Ok, pairs ready? Watch your stance now, and begin!"
"Explelliarmus!" the whole class shouted. Several wands flew into the air and back on the ground. "Excellent!" Draco said.
The class did everything repeatedly until they got it right, from disarming spells to stunning spells, from shield charms, to Patronuses. Draco's faith in his students didn't weaken, especially when he saw Hermione do a perfect Stun to Ron. He laughed at the sight. Hermione noticed Draco walking by her for numerous times, she wondered what was going through her mind, but her daydream was postponed due to the fact that Ron had Stun her without notice.
"Ow!" she exclaimed as she made a thud on the pillow.
"Are you alright? I-I'm sorry Hermione!" Ron explained.
Hermione helped herself get on her two feet, "It's alright Ron! You did great!"
"Really? Oh thanks Hermione, I-"
"-Now it's my turn! Stupefy!" she shouted. Ron came flying across the room and into a soft pillow, his impact was so intense that feathers came flying around the room. The whole class laughed. Draco couldn't help it and laughed with the class.
"It's alright Ron, we're even now!" Hermione said, trying to stop herself from laughing. Ron nodded and stood up, although he was muttering something under his breath. Hermione rolled her eyes. "He will never change."
The Gryffindors and the Slytherins were exhausted after their reviewing. For the first time since the holidays they had fun in Defense Against the Dark Arts. They bid goodbye to the teacher and went on their break. Hermione decided to ask him about his whereabouts in the end of the day, she was way too tired to do it on that moment.
The students yawned after a full day's work as they made their way to the Great Hall at sundown. The trio sat together as usual, talking about whatever they had to talk about. Ron and Hermione noticed that Ginny wasn't with Harry.
"Where's Gin?" Ron asked, stuffing his mouth with potato pie.
Harry finished his drink of pumpkin juice, "Oh, she's with Luna, apparently they're doing a project together in Herbology."
"She's with Loony?!" Ron accidentally shouted.
'Shhh! Ron! I told you not to call her that! Merlin's name, don't you have any sensitivity?" Hermione said.
Harry laughed at the two. Ron continued eating his potato pie, mocking Hermione's actions, Hermione sighed as she drank her pumpkin juice.
"I'll see you guys in the common room." She said to Harry and Ron. The boys waved goodbye as she exited the Great Hall.
Hermione walked alone again through the barren corridors, the moonlight shining on her feet. She could hear her footsteps and the howling of the wind and nothing else, the night was peaceful. A night like this wasn't so frequent, she loved it.
She heard another pair of footsteps just behind her, she looked back and saw his blonde hair shining with the moonlight, his smile made him as peaceful as the night.
"Lovely, evening isn't it Hermione?" he said, his hand in the pockets of his trousers, walking to her side.
"Where have you been?" she finally asked.
"Oh I just came from the Great Hall, and just met up with Mcgonagall." He replied, he knew that his answer wasn't what she was looking for. Hermione raised her eyebrow, waiting for his real answer. Draco sighed, "Do you really want to know?" Hermione nodded. "Let's sit here." He said as he pointed to a large tree just in the middle of the courtyard.
They sat down silently; Hermione was dying to know what the truth was. Finally, Draco opened his mouth.
"I found the person who was trying to kill me." He said swiftly.
"K-kill you?!" she gasped. It all made sense, it wasn't an accident, it was really attempted murder. It explained the poisoning and the Dementor attack. "Yeah, it's really surprising isn't it?" he said.
"Who was it?" she asked.
"My mother's sister, Bellatrix Lestrange."
Bellatrix Lestrange. It was familiar to Hermione. She suddenly realized where she heard that name. She was one of Lord Voldemort's followers.
"She's related to you?" Hermione said, he nodded. "And she's a-a-"
"Death Eater, I know." Draco finished. He felt ashamed, his past had haunted him, just as he predicted. He wanted his family's reputation to change, he buried his face in his hands.
Hermione was still confused, didn't Lord Voldemort fall ages ago?
"So, isn't it suppose to be in the Prophet by now?" she asked him.
"That's why it took long, and it took a lot of persuasion to keep it all hushed up." Silence fell upon the two. Draco spoke again, "Hermione, I need you to promise me that what we talked about is only between the two of us, ok?"
"I promise." She
Hermione bid him goodbye and went to the common room. She still couldn't believe it, but she felt relieved that she was in Azkaban .
After that night, they didn't speak of it again.
The seventh years studied harder that ever. The first day went as fast as the next one. Their routine now was that after each test they would go straight to their common room to study some more. Their heads were throbbing with pain. Ron groaned as he complained how hard the History of Magic NEWTS was. At last,it was the final day of exams, the final subject, Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Just as they expected, they only needed their wands. Draco peered into the room, watching his students pass every test with flying colors. Seeing his students excel was one of the things that made him proud to be a teacher, the students' bellowing heard across the room. Now, it was Hermione's turn.
"Goodluck Hermione, you can do it." Ron said on his way out.
Hermione smiled, "Thanks Ron!" she said to him. "Well that was unexpected." she told herself. She got her wand and the door closed.
"Granger, Hermione?" the examiner asked. Hermione nodded. "Now listen to my instructions very carefully. You may only need your wand in this examination. I will ask you to do a series of defensive spells and you have to do it quickly and as close to perfection. Is that clear Miss Granger?" he asked again.
"Yes sir."
"Alright, wand at the ready." he said. Hermione lifted her wand.
"The Patronus Charm." the examiner said.
"Something, happy and quickly!" she thought. And then a memory came into her mind, the time when she and Draco danced. "Expecto Patronum!"
A bright light followed by an otter made out of mist swimmed around the room. The examiner was impressed.
Her test went on and on with harder spells, all of them made her think. But she actually enjoyed it. It's a miracle how she became better in Defense Against the Dark arts, ever since Draco was their Professor.
A few minutes later, Hermione came back out, feeling giddy. Draco was just there across the door, waiting for her. A few moments and he saw Hermione running to him.
"I aced it!" she said while running, she ended her running by giving Draco a hug.
Draco seemed quite surprised. He felt something, something different. It didn't feel like the usual hugs they had the past year. It sent a woosh all over his body, he never felt it before, but it felt magnificent.
Hermione felt it too, she seemed confused all of a sudden. She was wondering if what she did was a good idea. She pulled away from his grip and said goodbye. She ran to the Gryffindor common room and went straight to her bed. She clutched her head and continued wondering.
She placed her head on her pillow and asked herself: "Is this what they call love?"
This fan fic's almost done! Hope you guys like it, sorry again if it took time. I'm such a bad writer. *laughs* I need your help again, writer's block is frequent this summer. It sucks... Anyways, I'd love some reviews, so just click that green button below and review! Thanx guys! :)
~A.