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"No, he didn't bite me, I'm fine. But I might have been a werewolf or dead right now if Malfoy hadn't saved me."

Hermione smiled lovingly up at the man then, forgetting their company, leaned up for a kiss. Lucius quickly plunged his tongue into her mouth, his body remembering their morning. The Order was floored and everyone's jaws dropped.

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Chapter 13-Devistated

"Merlin, Hermione, what spell are you under!" Harry yelled when he thought the kiss was becoming a little too much for everyone to see.

Hermione broke away from Lucius and glared at Harry. "I'm not under a spell, I actually enjoy kissing Malfoy." She said in a thank-you-very-much tone.

"Ew." Hermione heard a familiar voice in the back of the crowd.

"Ginny?"

"Yeah it's me." She pushed her way forward until she and Hermione were standing facing each other. "If you're happy and not under a curse, I'm happy for you, but really? Malfoy senior?"

Hermione shrugged. "Thanks Gin."

Ginny smiled and hugged her friend. Then Hermione saw Mrs. Weasley making her way towards her. She swallowed, she supposed this is really what she was scared of, her second mother's wrath.

"Hermione Granger I want to talk to you about this alone."

Hermione nodded and motioned Mrs. Weasley to the kitchen. Before leaving she whispered to Draco to hex anyone if they even tried anything stupid on his dad. He nodded. She then followed into the kitchen set up a silencing charm.

"Are you two in a relationship?"

"I guess you could call it that."

"How intense is it?"

"What do you mean?" Hermione asked blushing.

"Physically, or emotionally."

"Well er, I'm not sure about emotions but we're…..physical."

Mrs. Weasley rasied an eye brow.

"We've….made love." Hermione mumbled.

"HERMIONE GRANGER!! YOU ARE A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU COULD BE SO STUPID! YOU ARE COMING HOME WITH US AND NEVER LEAVING THE HOUSE!!"

"No!" Hermione's breathing spiked, "I won't leave him! I won't!"

"I'm afraid you don't get a choice!"

With that Mrs. Weasley dragged Hermione out of the kitchen protesting. As soon as she saw Lucius, Hermione broke free of the older woman's grip.

"Malfoy!" She ran to him and clung to him.

"No, Hermione you are coming with us!" Mrs. Weasley shouted.

"No I am not!"

"We can always make you." Harry said, stepping forward with his wand raised.

Draco stepped in between the lovers and the Order. "You don't want to do that Potter." His wand was pointed at Harry's heart.

"Why not? What's it to you, Malfoy?"

"Gr-Hermione and my father's happiness. Did you ever think that she might be happy about this arrangement? In a world so full of hate and war and enemies what's a little love? Is it so wrong to be happy, to be loved?"

Every single person was staring at Draco. Had those words really come from his mouth? They were all shocked. Harry had lowered his wand and Hermione's tight grip on Lucius' clothes eased up. Everyone seemed to be thinking on what Draco said. All except Mrs. Weasley.

"It's not wrong to be happy or loved but I will not have a sixteen year old girl in my family loose her innocence to a man like him!"

Hermione was happy to still be considered a part of the family but she wasn't sure everything would be the same.

"Do you mean to say you've had sex with Lucius Malfoy!!" Harry bellowed.

Whoop, that did it. Hermione raised her chin in confirmation and Lucius nodded. The silence in the room was immense and then the room broke out, mostly in fury, partly in surprise. In the chaos Harry and Mrs. Weasley had taken Hermione's arms and were attempting to drag her away from Lucius but the lovers were clinging to each other for dear life.

When Hermione understood that they couldn't hold on to each other much longer she decided saying good-bye would be a good idea. She wanted to say 'I love you' but she didn't know how he would react so instead she pulled towards him with the strength she had left and placed a kiss on his lips.

She was pulled away by a mob of people and they tried to push her out the door. Right before they succeeded Hermione heard Lucius' defeated: "Granger." And she saw Draco put a hand on his father's shoulder.

After that Hermione went limp in the arms of her friends, kidnapping her from her love. She let them apparate her to the Burrow, take her wand, and lock her in the top floor. As soon as they were gone she started crying. Crying like she never had before. She had spent weeks with Lucius, she had fallen in love with him, and he had cared for her.

She heard someone come up the stairs, then in to the bedroom and wrap their arms around her. She looked up into Ginny's concerned eyes. "I'm sorry, Hermione, I really am."

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I didn't mean to make the Order or Mrs. Weasley sound like a bunch of bad people but I was trying to imagine being in their position.