Hello everyone. I am so so so sorry for this long wait. But I was really sick and then I was busy with my work and then other things happened. I am truly sorry for this long wait. But here it is the last chapter. This story will be very close to my heart because it gave me lot of ideas as how to create a new story. I was always and will always be a fan of Harry Potter books (also movies). In the future if I get any chance I would write another story about Draco and Hermione until then please enjoy this. And please don't forget to put down some reviews because it will give me encouragement to create another story. Without annoying you guys any further here is the last chapter. Hope you all like it. It might be the longest chapter ever. And Warning: some foul language used so be aware
P. S. J. K. Rowling is the greatest author of all times. Harry Potter and his friends and also his enemies belongs to her.
Love and thanks to you all and enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 18 end
It was after dinner that Harry went to look for Hermione. She hadn't come for dinner so all the three Gryffindors made sure that one of them would talk to Hermione. So right now it was Harry who would be doing the talking. He looked for her everywhere and couldn't find her. It then clicked him that she might be in the library. And he was right. She was sitting in the corner of the dark aisle looking into the space. He walks up to her.
Feeling that somebody might be there she looks up to find Harry looking down at her. He was always closer to her than Ron. He was her brother and a friend but the betrayal was just too much to handle. He was about to speak but she didn't want to hear any explanation so she said "if you are here to apologize or convince me about the situation then I would like you to know that I don't want to hear anything."
Harry sighs and sits beside her on the floor. "Hermione, when things were bad during the war, you were always with me. I know what you have done for me and also everybody around but never ever say that we always wanted to hang out with you because you were smart to help us out in those situations, never ok? Because I know and I know you know that I would have never used you for anything and then leave you. You know that right? Believe it or not but after the war you have become my family. You are my sister and then a friend. I would never do anything bad to jeopardize our relationship or betray you. You have to know that whatever I do is always with a reason. I have become a very good judge of people so I know what I am doing and if you think I am conspiring against you then you are wrong. And also I am not gonna apologize for anything because I know I didn't do anything wrong. And if you had waited a little longer without snapping at us then you would have find out yourself." He looks at her.
Hermione was listening but was just staring into the space so Harry spoke again "I don't know what you have heard or felt but none of us are going against you Hermione. Yes we are planning with Malfoy but there is a reason behind it. I can't tell you the reason and the plan because it is not me who should be telling you this but believe me we are not against you. He is in fact in love with you Hermione and I believe he had been for the longest period of time. I might have not known this but I had noticed it during that time when he was trying to woo you for the Halloween night. When Goyle hugged you after he answered Snap's question, Draco was jealous. He hadn't realized it then but now he is sure about it. I am just here to tell you that we all love you very much and never say that we don't want you. I don't know about others but I sure want you for rest of my life Hermione. You are my sister."
Having heard everything Hermione looks up at Harry and says "if you are done talking then you can leave. I heard you and I didn't interrupt but now you can stop and leave me alone. Go be with your friends. I want to be left alone." She gets up
Harry was caught off guard of her response that he couldn't wrap his head around. He brings himself together "Hermione I…." but she was already gone.
Harry had told both the Gryffindors what had happen in the library. Now nobody knew about how to handle the situation.
"I think we should let Draco know about it. Or else it would be problematic." said Ginny
"I think you are right. I am gonna owl Pansy, just wait." Ron leaves the common room to send Pansy an owl.
Draco was going over his plan to make Hermione come back to his life one more time when he saw panic looking Pansy coming into the common room towards him.
"What's up Pans? Are you ok?"
Without saying anything she hands him the note she just received from Ron.
Pans emergency. Need to talk to you asap like right now. Can't explain it here. Bring Draco and the other boys with you to rooms of requirement.
Ron
"What's this about?" Draco asked holding up the note.
"If I knew I would tell you but I have a bad feeling about it Draco and I think it has something to do with you and Hermione. It's better to meet them right away. Go grab Greg and Theo, I will grab my robe and meet you down here." She left after saying this.
Draco was getting nervous about this so he went to call Nott and Goyle.
Blaise saw them going towards Room of Requirement so he ran to catch up to them.
"Hey guys I have to tell you something." He said
Everybody stopped. "Not now Blaise we have to go somewhere. Talk to you later." said Draco while moving forward towards the room.
"I might have an idea what is going on that is why I wanted to talk to you guys. Could I come with you?" he asked
Everybody looked at each other with confusion but they wanted to hear what he had to say so they agreed to take him with them.
"Why are they taking so long?" asked an agitated Ron
"Shut up Ron, you are irritating everyone." snapped a very upset Harry. He was sitting by the fire beside Ginny waiting for all the Slytherins. He was also as much agitated as Ron. Ginny was quietly waiting and thinking of the solution of the problem at hand. They all shifted from their position once they heard the door to the room opening but they were all shocked to see Blaise Zabini come in with the others.
"Pans when I said bring other boys with you that meant Nott and Goyle only, not him." said Ron.
"I knew what you meant you git, but he said he had something to say" told Pansy.
All the eyes were now on Blaise. He step a little far from Draco, he gulped and cleared his throat. "Well first of all I want to apologize for everything I have said and done in the past. I truly understand what Draco feels about Granger. I do but I did something yesterday that made the situation little out of control." He said that while looking at Draco
"When you said situation out of control are you talking about Hermione?" asked Harry
Everybody looked at Blaise and he slowly nodded his head.
"Oh my Merlin."
"Oh bloody hell." said Ron and Ginny at the same time.
Finding the Gryffindors face being white as snow, Draco had an unsettling feeling and he asked "can somebody explain to me what is going on?"
"We would like to know that too." said Pansy and other boys just nodded their head.
"Ask this arse what happened." said a very angry Ginny.
"Blaise I am going to burst just fucking tell me what happened?" asked Draco
Blaise took a deep breath and then he looked Draco in the eyes and told him the whole story. It was like somebody was holding him by the neck and trying to choke him. He couldn't breathe, everything around looked blurry and red. Draco thought the world had just collapsed and he was left alone to die in suffering.
He looked at Blaise and asked him "what did I ever do to you Blaise? Why did you do this to me?"
Blaise took a step forward, he was already ready for the consequences and also wanted to take the punishment but it was not Draco who hit him rather it was Harry.
"SHE WAS MY SISTER YOU MOTHERFUCKER." SMACK
"SHE WAS MY FAMILY YOU SON OF A BITCH." SMACK
"Harry stop." Ginny was trying to get hold of him; Pansy came forward to help her so she grabbed Harry by the arm. After much consideration, both Nott and Goyle came forward to help the girls. "Harry… s…sss...stooop, please." Ginny was still trying to convince him. The boys were able to pull him off Blaise. Draco and Ron were just too stunned to move or do anything.
He stopped swinging his hands but he was still very angry "you have no idea what it's like to live without any parents, at least you had a mother with you. I didn't have anyone. Yes I was raised by my mother's sister but she was nowhere close to being my family. During the war my best friend left me alone I know it was for some times but Hermione, she never left me alone. She was my family, she is still my family" he wipes his wet eyes and speaks again "she was ready to die for me for everyone to what? To save bloody prejudice like you? She is out there somewhere alone thinking she was betrayed by the person she loves and now she thinks she doesn't have any friends and a brother. Do you have any idea what you have done you fucker."
"I know I have made a terrible mistake and I also don't care how much you hit me but at least let me apologize for what I did." Blaise said
"You get nothing you git." Ron finally says
"Please Weasley, I can help you out. Draco please, you are my best friend. I know I am a git and an idiot but let me help you fix this."
Having heard everything Draco finally snapped out into the reality. He looks up to Blaise and says " get this idiot out of my face." Nott and Goyle were grabbing Blaise by the arms and pulling him towards the door when…
"Stop it, stop it. Let him go. Even if you haul him out the situation won't change. Hermione will not talk to us and she won't even look at Draco anymore." says Ginny.
"That's right. Right now we have to think about fixing this problem and not hit him even though as much as I want to at the moment." says Pansy looking at Blaise's bloody face.
"Thank you everyone for giving him this chance." Speaks Luna, who again happens to appear out of nowhere.
Hearing her voice everybody gets scared and moves to one side of the room away from Luna and Blaise.
"Luna, how the hell did you get in? Actually, when did you get in? And why didn't you let us know? You scared us you know."
"Oh… really? Sorry about that Harry. I thought you saw me getting in with everyone." She says
"When you say everyone…?" asked a very paled face Nott.
"With you guys, I was with Blaise."
Everyone looked at him. He moves closer to her and nods his head. "She told me to come here and apologize to you all. She was with me."
Luna looked at everybody and they looked very confused so she decided to explain everything. "Blaise has a problem. He didn't know about it but I have explained it to him."
"What problem?" asked Goyle
"He likes to hurt people emotionally and likes to see where it takes them. It might be because he was badly hurt when he was little but he doesn't do it intentionally. I have read about it and I might find an answer as to how to fix him but right now I can only say that if you guys help him out with his problem he can be fixed. And as for Hermione and Draco Malfoy, he is willing to help them be together. Isn't that right, Blaise?"
Blaise smiles very softly to Luna through his wounded face. She moves forward to wipe his blood away. Everybody in the room was very quiet because they were just too shocked to see the romantic display of affection.
Draco was still shocked and still angry at Blaise but he moved forward he grabs Blaise by the shoulder and hugs him.
"You know if you hadn't done anything I was very close to winning her heart." He tells Blaise.
"I know mate and I am really sorry. Really I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart." He says.
"And you should be, Blaise. But we will forgive you. Come here you." With tears in her eyes Pansy hugs Blaise.
"You better not hug him for more than two seconds Pans… I am a very jealous boyfriend." says Ron with a smile.
"Shut up Ron." scoffs Pansy and finally everybody forgives him.
After thirty minutes of thinking and arguing Ginny finally stood up and said "you know what guys? I think we should just let Draco handle Hermione. I have a feeling that once he convinces her she would realize what was happening. I say we still stick to the plan but change it a little bit so instead of ignoring us, she wouldn't have any other choice but to give in."
"Ya, that is a great thinking, love. But you are missing a little thing. She won't even care if we are standing in front of her." stated Harry
"Which is why I said we have to do something that will make her listen to what we have planned for her."
"I don't know guys, I don't think she wants to see my face or even hear my voice." Says Draco
"Don't worry Draco Malfoy, she will listen to you, she is in love with you." Said Luna in a very airy voice.
"And how did you figure that out?" asked Nott
"I can see things, remember? When two people are in love with each other, they produce a common air. In another word its called aura. You and Hermione have the same aura. Even if she is angry at the moment she can't change the fact that she is in love with you. You have to convince her right away. I have a feeling that this love aura won't change but I also know it won't last forever. It might take a long time to change but it will change eventually. So you have to act on it." Luna stated.
After listening to Luna everybody seemed very quiet. Finally Pansy says " you know I also believe Hermione is still in love with Draco but it will be very hard to convince her. But I have a perfect idea. But you should be willing to do it, Draco."
"I am willing to do anything ." he said
Pansy just gives an evil smile which made Draco think twice in his decision but he made up his mind to win Hermione Granger over, whatever it takes.
Monday mornings always had been very quiet in the Great Hall as far as Hermione can remember. But today was a different story. It was the day of St. Valentine. It was the day of love. The atmosphere was very lively everywhere. Everywhere but in Hermione's heart, which was broken in thousand or even uncountable pieces (that's what she thinks). She didn't want to look anywhere or even hear anything. She just wants to be in a closed space where she didn't have to face anybody who is in love.
After she left Harry the other night, she went straight to her room. She thought about what he had told her and tries to see reason about what was happening but she can't think straight. Maybe it was because she didn't sleep the whole night or maybe if it was because she didn't want to see any reason. This was making her all very confused. She was still thinking when she felt somebody sitting beside her. She looked up to find Ginny smiling at her. She turned away to find Harry and Ron sitting across her and smiling at her like Ginny. She found it weird but she didn't want to talk to any of them so she moved away from her seat and stared at her homework. She didn't see any of them move to be closer to her and she thought maybe they don't want to be bothered by her stubbornness so they are leaving her alone. She was still thinking hard about the situation when she hears some murmuring and some giggles. In a minute everyone was laughing so she looked to find out what was going on. When she saw what had made all the commotion she was shocked and had forgotten to close her mouth.
She saw a very naked Draco Malfoy with Gryffindor socks on his feet and Gryffindor tie around his waist and it had also covered his man area. Well he wasn't all naked he had a Gryffindor cape around his neck and a guitar. Other than that he didn't have any clothes not a single piece of Slytherin garments. Too shock to say anything she stood up from her seat to watch him closely.
Draco thought he might die of shame but after he saw Hermione looking at him made him realize he had done the right thing. Pansy even suggested putting on some Gryffindor garments for the house unity. He doesn't know where she got tie, socks and the cape from but it worked. The first plan was just to sing her a song with full clothes. But given the situation they had to go for plan B.
He conjured a chair enough for him. He plays the guitar and looks at Hermione "Hello love, this is for you"
Hermione just blushes forgetting all the pain. She looks at him and listens to him play the guitar.
"My song is for Hermione Granger, the love of my life. She is angry at the moment but I hope to convince her with my song, just so you know I didn't write this song. A very good muggle friend of mine, Tom Felton, help me convey my feelings to you so he wrote it for me. So here it goes."
Cause we belong in two thousand and eight
The best year of my life without debate
Oh wait
And in an age while learning your ways
Who would have planned
To fall in love in a caravan
'Cause we belong getting lost underneath ancient stars
And no one else was in that moment 'cause that moment was ours
And you would have planned
I'd be walkin' the land with you
And who would have guessed
I'd fall asleep with your head upon my chest
'Cause we belong
In a song that I've written
About you and I
At the best of times
I've been fallin' in love
I run you a bath or two
'Cause we belong in center of the sky
Where the only guests allowed
Are you and I
'Cause I found what I need to get through
It's all in the shape of you
In the words of my song that's where we belong
'Cause you belong asleep right here with me
I sing you all my songs under the willow tree
And oh no
I won't look forward to tomorrow
'Cause time without my girl seems
Unbelievably hollow
And yet you are the reason why
I won't be sleeping tonight
Yet you are the reason why
I even feel alive
You are the reason why
I won't be sleeping tonight
Yet you are the reason why
I even feel alive
'Cause we belong in a song that I'm singing
'Cause I'm not interested in being with other women
'Cause I've found my girl
She's all my world
'Cause we belong, yeah
We belong, oh
We belong together
In my arms you will stay
Girl I'll never let you get away from me
'Cause we belong in center of the sky
And the only guests allowed
Are you and I
Cause I found what I need to get through
It's all in the shape of you
In the words of my song
That's where you belong
In the words of my song
That's where you belong
Draco stops and looks up to see Hermione looking at him with tears in her eyes. He stands up and walks up to her. He brings his hands to wipe her tears away. "I have always loved you. And as far as I know I will always love you. I have done very horrible things to you which I am not very proud of. But even then I had loved you. I had loved you when we kissed for the first time, I had loved you when I hurt you, I had loved you when you asked me to leave you alone, I had loved you even when you were upset with me. I asked your friends to help me win you heart Hermione. Neither I nor they had betrayed you. Just so you know I won't be able to live without you, which I had just found out recently thanks to Blaise. If you are upset with me then hit me but never tell me to go away from you because I don't know if I can survive without you."
She saw his eyes filled with tears and love for her. She was already convinced from the song but wasn't ready to accept it until he said those words. She raises her right hand and smacks him across his face. Everybody was watching this very quietly (one could even hear pin drop) but as soon as she hits him everybody gasps.
"This is for the time you hurt me" smack " this is for the time for letting yourself hurt me" smack "this is for the time I asked you to leave me alone and you obeyed which wasn't ok by me" smack "this is for not letting me know sooner and this " SMACK "is for walking around naked in front of other girls which is definitely not acceptable at all" she looks at him wipes her eyes and smiles at him. Her every worry melts away from her when he smiles back "and this is for the pain I have caused you just now" she stands up in her tip toes and kisses his both cheeks.
He holds her face between his palm and kisses her lips.
Everybody watching hoots for them. Some whistles, some clap. Even the teachers, who were about to come and take Draco away after they saw him walking naked into the Great Hall, were clapping and screaming in excitement. Snape was jumping up and down with happiness.
"You know you should have told me what you were planning to do with my tie. If I had knew it was going around that ferret's penis I would have given you Harry's tie. I only had one." whispered Ron to Pansy.
"Don't worry baby you can punish me however you want tonight in Room of Requirement. I am all yours." Pansy whispered back.
"Oh then I m very happy he wore my tie around his 'man area'. I am going to think of all kind of punishments there is for tonight." He smiles at her
"Oh I am so happy for them, but I think Draco needs to cover his "thing" its getting bigger." Informed Ginny
"Why the hell are you looking at his 'thing'?" inquired Harry.
Too shy to speak Ginny says "I was … was just trying to be a good friend, you. Oh stop it I wasn't looking at it. I am gonna go now. But if you want to follow me we can meet up in the broom closet." She winks at him before leaving.
Getting his cue, Harry follows her.
"You need to apologize to Hermione, you know that right?" Luna asked Blaise
"Yes I know. And I will do it for Draco. I finally understood love is a beautiful thing." He says this looking at Luna.
"Oh? And how did you understand that?" asked Luna
He looks at her and put away strand of blond hair behind her ear " Its hard to explain, Luna, but if you give me the chance I can show you how."
She smiles at him and says "when I said people in love have the same aura I meant it. And you don't have to explain it to me because ours have become one."
" AAAwwwww they are so cute, don't you think Greg?" asked Millicent
"I don't know about cute but they are good together. Umm… do you want to go somewhere before the class starts?" Goyle asked her
She nods her head and turns to leave. Goyle turns to Nott and says " see you in class mate, I may be late." He smirks and leaves Nott alone.
"Whatever, leave me alone I don't care some friends you are." Nott talks to himself and was about to leave when he sees Lavender Brown. She was staring at the couple and was about to leave when she sees him. He goes towards her and says "happy Valentine's day Brown." He bends down and kisses her in the cheek and leaves smirking.
Too shocked to speak, she touches her cheek and talk to herself "Happy Valentine to you too."
This might be the first time in her life that Hermione Granger skipped any classes but right now sleeping in the arms of the man she loved she would care less. "When did you think of everything?" she asks him.
He clears his throat and says "I wouldn't have done anything if you would have listened to me the first time we made love but after you asked me to leave you alone I was lost, I didn't know what to do. So I asked Harry and Ron to help me and then they convinced their girls and then…" he was about to complete his sentence but he felt like Hermione wasn't listening to what he was saying. He looks at her and finds her sound asleep. He smiles she might not have slept last night he thought. He covers her up and let her sleep beside him. He watches her sleep and thinks to himself life is good and I think it will be better. I love you Hermione Granger. He closes his eyes and falls asleep beside her.
Hermione opens her eyes and combs her fingers through his hair and whispers "I love you Draco Malfoy." And falls sleep.
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P.S The song belongs to Tom Felton
Title: We Belong Together
Album: In Good Hands
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