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Chapter 24

Draco rushed into his room, pulling Hermione behind him. "Henry!" Draco called.

Draco looked around, but Henry wasn't there. "Where is he?" Draco asked.

Hermione sniffed and turned towards the door.

"Mione?" Draco asked.

"This way," Hermione said as she walked out the door. Draco followed her down the hall towards the kitchens. He gave her a questioning look. She just shrugged and continued walking.

"Are you sure, Mione?" Draco asked as they reached the kitchens.

"His scent leads in there," Hermione explained as she opened the door and peeked inside. She looked inside and opened the door fully. Draco peered over her shoulder. All the cooks were preparing the dinner. No one seemed to notice the pair in the doorway yet.

"Can you see him?" Draco whispered. Hermione shook her head slowly and took a few small steps inside. A few chefs looked over at Hermione, but turned right back to the cooking food.

"Henry? You in here?" Hermione asked in a smaller voice than she meant to. That's when she saw him, standing beside a house elf and adding some kind of spice to a pot of something that smelled AMAZING even to Hermione. "H-Henry? You cook?" Hermione asked with her eyes wide with surprise.

He turned away from the pot quickly and started fumbling with a half-assed excuse as to why he was even in the kitchen at all. "I-I was just…uh…I smelt the food and I…uh…I was hungry so I…" he started blurting out. He started turning red which Hermione thought was so cute. She glomped him and he turned even brighter red. She only released him when she felt Draco's glares.

"When did you get into cooking?" Hermione asked as she moved over to the pot to see what was inside.

"A few years ago…you're not gonna tell anyone, are you?" Henry asked with nervousness plastered on his face. His eyes were pleading for her to keep it a secret.

"I won't. But I don't see why you want to keep it a secret. I think it's great," Hermione said with a grin.

"Th-thanks," Henry stuttered with a blush etching across his cheeks.

Hermione and Henry continued talking about cooking and Draco glared at Henry the ENTIRE time. Henry noticed, but he was pretty sure he knew what Draco was pissed about and he was NOT going to say anything unless Draco made him.

"Pl-please make him stop doing that," Henry whispered to Hermione.

"Make who stop doing what?" she whispered back. He nodded slightly towards Draco and she glanced at said blonde Slytherin. "Ah," she whispered before she turned to Draco.

"What?" he barked at her.

"Awww, is poor wittle Dwaco feelin weft out?" Hermione asked (teased) with a pouty lip.

"Shut up!" Draco said with a slight eye twitch. Hermione threw her arms around Draco's neck and nuzzled his cheek. She could tell he was blushing because she could feel the heat from his cheeks.

Henry was just cracking up. It took everything in him not to collapse on the floor. "Ow, my sides," he said in between gasps.

"Serves you right," Draco muttered with a glare.

"Are you still mad?" Hermione asked as she pulled back slightly.

"So what if I am?" Draco asked with an annoyed tone. "I have every right to be. You were hanging all over HIM," he said as he continued to glare at Henry.

"Jealous much?" Hermione teased.

"N-no."

"You so are."

"I am not!"

"Are too."

"Am not."

"Are too. But I think it's cute," she said with a little cat-like grin.

"R-really?" he asked nervously.

"Yep. I like it…to an extent. As long as you don't go overboard and try to kill him."

"That's a good idea," Draco said with an evil smirk. Henry instantly paled. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"So how do I make you feel better?" she asked (mainly just to get Draco to NOT focus on Henry and all the ways he was probably thinking of killing the prince).

"I don't know…"

"No ideas?"

"N-not off hand…"

"That's too bad," Hermione said with a sigh.

"Oh would you two just kiss already?" Henry yelled at them as he pushed Hermione into Draco, making their lips touch. He held her there until he was sure she wouldn't pull back, which only took a couple seconds. After the shock wore off, they both relaxed into the kiss. Draco pulled her closer and she welcomed it. Henry grinned and turned back to the food he was preparing.

End of chapter 24! Hope ya like it! I'm SO sorry it took so long and I'm SOOO sorry it's so short, but honestly it's either THIS or you'ld have to wait another week...or two...or more...T-T GOMEN! Please R&R! I need some ideas on how to continue this or I'm gonna have to discontinue it. Gomen, I'm just SOOO stuck! HELP ME! T-T Luv ya, bye *too upset to smile*