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Chapter 15: The Truth Is Finally Said

It was 8:30 p.m., and Hermione Granger was sitting in her Common Room. Waiting until the clock struck 9:00. Why you may ask? Because that's when her plan would begin.

It was all like clockwork, you see.

Since when did Hermione Granger not have a plan thought through.

9:00- Curfew began, everyone has to be in their House Dorm Rooms.

9:01- Hermione begins to walk to Gryffindor's Common Room.

9:13- Hermione arrives at Gryffindor's Common Room

9:20- Hermione finally convinces Harry to come with her.

9:30- Hermione finally convinces Ron that he shouldn't come with.

9:42- The arrive back at the Head's Common Room

10:00- Draco begins to question Harry

Hermione had it all planned out. In fact, just in case her plan was off by a few minutes, she gave them 18 minutes extra. It all worked out. Hermione grinned at the thought. Smiling happily at the book she was reading.

What most people don't understand why Hermione reads so much. She reads to calm her down. It reminds her to take life one step at a time, or rather one page at a time. Which we all knew, she needed a reminder of.

Hermione could here the noises coming from Draco's room. She could tell he was nervous as well. After all he was interrogating Harry Potter, his sworn enemy since First Year. He was probably getting his potion ready. Getting all the questions he was going to ask written down. That way he wouldn't waste time trying to remember that brilliant question he came up with earlier. Hermione could just imagine it all.

Hermione shook her head in dismay.

'Why do I care so much?' She asked herself.

She set her book down on the coffee table. There was no point in reading it anyway. She had been stuck on one word for half an hour. Which wouldn't be to bad, but the word was 'and'. She sighed while looking at the fire. She remembered Draco doing it a lot. Maybe that's what he did when he was stressed. All he had to do was look into a blazing fire. When Hermione looked into the burning fireplace she felt instant relief. His method was definitely a fantastic method to relieve stress.

Hermione glanced at her wristwatch. It was nearing nine o'clock. Hermione got up and began to ready herself. She didn't need much. Her plan involved her staying in her school attire, so it wasn't a complete change. She just slipped on a pair of her red Converse, and tied the laces and she was good to go. Hermione looked at her miniature clock.

8:58

It read, making Hermione sigh. She still had three whole minutes left. She was getting fidgety with nerves. Her left hand couldn't stop shaking. As if it knew a secret and was dying to tell it to somebody. Hermione began to put her hair up to busy herself. It seemed to work. It was a long enough task that she was able to leave as soon as she was done as well.

She began making her way toward the door.

"Hermione wait!" A voiced called.

Draco Malfoy was trembling in suspense. His wall clock read 8:30. Meaning his plan would begin in exactly thirty minutes. The fire in his room was made as hot as he could make it. Meaning his room was burning hot.

The fire that used to relax him to sleep was now making everything worse. Especially since Draco decided pacing was his best option to calm himself. His room was probably 100 degrees (F), and then on top of it he was giving himself a bit of a work out. By basically jogging around his room.

Draco glanced back at the clock.

8:35

He needed to stop himself. The thing he needed most was to sit down. Otherwise he would be a hot and sweaty idiot by the time his plan started.

'Well that hot part won't change either way.' He thought. Trying to amuse himself. It didn't work very well.

He sat down, back pressed up against his bed. His room was getting warmer. But he still refused to turn the fire off. Sooner or later the fire would start to relax him. It had too. It always did. When all else failed, start a fire. That saying had always worked for him. But somehow today the crackling sound the fire made, just made him more anxious. The heat the fire gave him just made him want to vomit.

Of course his only method for relaxation didn't work, only when he needed it most.

Draco groaned and closed his eyes. He needed the rest. The stress of this week was far to much to handle. Soon he began to drift off.

His grey eyes popped open. Immediately finding his wall clock.

8:58

He jumped quickly, and ran to his desk.

It was littered with old essays. Random things he wrote down. But of course not the thing he was looking for.

Finally his hands came in contact with something cylinder. Pulling it up, he smiled.

The last vial.

He grinned like a mad man before storming out of his room.

"Hermione wait!" He shouted.

Hermione turned to see who called her.

She was sure it wasn't Draco.

Draco had never called her by her first name.

'But didn't you just call him Draco?' A voice countered.

'Ah shi-' Another voiced started. But was cut off quickly.

She turned around on her heel. It in fact was Draco. His face was red, and he was a bit sweaty. One of his hands was fiddling with something inside his pocket with anticipation.

"I need to talk to you." He wheezed.

"I'm about to go get-"

"Now."

"Oh well alright then. I guess the plan can wait." She replied. He smiled at that.

"Ok good." He nodded.

"So.. What do you have to tell me?" She asked awkwardly.

He locked his gaze with hers.

Stormy grey eyes meeting beautiful chocolate brown eyes.

This made Hermione stiffen. Increasing her heartbeat. She was sure he could hear it now. It was like a drum. Pounding inside her chest.

"Why, why are you helping me?" He whispered. Looking down. Then looking back up. She blushed a little.

"Well, I guess we're sort of friends now. And if your not wanting to be my friend. Then I guess it comes down to, that I guess I want to be yours." She replied. Her face growing redder by the minute.

"But why? Why would you want to be a friend, to somebody like-like me?" He questioned. He needed to know now.

"Because despite what you show, I think your a good person. I believe you could be a good person if you tried. Actually I know you could be good person. Because I've seen him. He helped me go through hard times this year. Yes he may have started it but he cleaned the mess up. That's why." She replied honestly. His eyes growing wide at the remark. He had never been told that he was liked for who he was before. Not only that, but she sounded so genuine when she said it.

He pulled out the last vial. Then held it up high, so she could see it.

"This." He started "is the last vial I have of a perfectly made truth potion." He stated.

"Now Hermione. As soon as I drink this, I want you to ask me how I feel about you." He instructed calmly.

"Wh-what why." She stuttered.

"You'll see." He replied. Before chugging the contents in the vial down. Then looked at her.

"Ok, well, erm, what do you think about me." She asked.

"I think you, Hermione Granger, are a gift to mankind. I think you are a blessing to me, because you taught me so much. You taught me how to care. How to comfort. Even how to love. Hermione I find you beautiful on the inside. You're sweet, caring, compassionate, forgiving, and full of hope. But the thing is your just as beautiful on the outside as you are from the inside. Which I want to make sure you know. Even though I've teased you in the past about how you look 'unattractive', I would take that back. Because you are bloody gorgeous, and every time I see you it makes my heart skip a beat. But I think the thing I love about you the most is how smart you are. Your brain is probably ten times the size of any normal human being. Which is perfect, because I want someone to tell me I'm wrong. I want to have intellectual conversations with a girl. I want someone who will stand up for herself. I don't ant someone like you Hermione. No, of course not. Because I want you. And I want you to be mine. You're probably one of the only things that I've actually wanted, and the only thing I can't get. Because your perfect, and you deserve better than me Hermione. You deserve so much more than me." He spoke rapidly.

His mouth moved faster than his thoughts. He was shaking at the end. He didn't know how she was going to react. He just didn't want to freak her out. HE just wanted her to think rationally about this. And knowing her, she probably would.

"Me?" She asked quietly.

"Yes." He replied honestly.

"Why would you want somebody like me?" She asked utterly confused.

His eyes popped out of his head.

"Becau- I- well- Because I love you Hermione Jean Granger!" He shouted.

"I really, just, I love you, I have loved you, for quite some time really. I was just a blind fool not to notice it earlier."

Hermione was crying silently now. Draco's heart was shattered.

"Look, I'm-I'm sorry, you probably don't even like me like that. I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry I'll just go right now." He whispered brokenheartedly. Then walked off.

"Wait no!" She called tears streaming down her face. "Draco don't leave me, please. I need you now." She said.

Draco turned to glance at her. Her big beautiful brown eyes wide, and full of compassion.

"I really just need you now." She whispered.

He walked over to her. Cautiously.

As soon as he was close enough, Hermione practically leaped on him. Hugging him so tightly, that he was finding it hard to breath. His shirt starting to grow wet from her tears.

Maneuvering one of his arms around her backside to hug her back. Then his other to stroke her hair.

"Hey, hey, look it's ok. You'll be fine. I'm here for you. I'll always be her for you." He whispered in her hair. She nodded in response. Sniffling a bit too.

"It's-it's fine really. If you don't like me back. I understand. You deserve better.." He trailed.

She shook her head.

"No, no. Its fine. It's good because, I love you too." She whispered back staring up at him. He hugged her tighter,and placed his faced in her hair. He found this relaxing, and he loved it.

"That's the first time somebody has said that to me. And actually mean it." He whispered.

She smiled at that.

"I'm glad you know that somebody does." She replied. He smiled at her.

"Hermione, is it okay if I kiss you now?" He asked. She smiled back.

"Absolutely." She whispered.

So that's what they did.

"I have something to tell you as well." He admitted.

"What?"

"As you know before, I was a- a Death Eater." He croaked.

"Yes." She replied slowly.

"I wrote to my father. And told him I didn't want to be apart of that any more. I told him to stay away or I'd report the Ministry. I told him I didn't want to be apart of that family anymore. I don't want that kind of life. Because it doesn't have you in it. And that's what I want Hermione. I want you to be apart of my life."

"I think I could live with your decision." She replied. Resting her head on his chest.

"I think I could too." He replied.

And he meant it.

THE END!

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