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Hermione POV

I needed to find Ginny. I needed to talk to her and tell her everything that had just happened. I needed to figure out if I was in love with Draco. She was the only one who would help me be able to work this out.

Once Ron left my room, I made a beeline down the hall to find Ginny. The door to her room was open and she was nowhere in sight. I quickly made my way down to the common room in search of her long red hair, but she wasn't there either. I made my way to the door and out of Gryffindor house. If she wasn't here, I knew exactly where she was.

I walked the now familiar path down the stairs and corridors until I found myself in the dungeons only a few turns from Slytherin house. I paused outside the door and took a deep breath to gather myself before entering. I let the last hour replay in my mind and tried to get a better understanding of exactly what went down. Ron had agreed to back off and I'd started to try to process my feelings for Draco. I had a feeling that I had fallen to the point of no return. I had a feeling I had fallen in love with Draco Malfoy.

I took another calming breath before saying the password and entering the common room. The first thing my eyes found was the guy who was plaguing my thoughts. His tousled white blonde hair, his pink kissable lips, and his gorgeous grey eyes that were on mine. I pause in the doorway as Draco smiles at me and stands, making his way over.

"Hey Hermione, I wasn't expecting you," he smiles as he stops in front of me, reaching up to brush a strand of hair behind my ear.

"I wasn't planning on coming," I answer, looking up at him.

"Did you talk to Weasley?" Draco asks, taking my hand and pulling me over to an empty couch in the corner. I sat down and he settled in next to me.

"Yes, I did and you were right. He isn't going to stand in our way," I smile up at him. "But I need your help with something," I say, figuring now was a good a time as any to let him know about Ron's little request.

"And what might that be?" Draco asks, raising an eyebrow at me.

"I promised Ron that in return for him backing off I'd help him with something," I start to explain.

"What does that have to do with me?" Draco asks in confusion.

"I promised I'd help get him together with Pansy," I answer. "And since Pansy doesn't like me much, I figured you could talk to her instead."

Draco smiles at me, "Of course. I'll talk to her tonight."

"Thank you," I smile and throw my arms around him. He pulls me close and holds me for a few seconds; it makes my body and mind go crazy.

"No problem," Draco pulls back laughing. "It shouldn't be too hard to sell her on the whole idea."

I lean in and give Draco a peck on the lips in appreciation. "Have you seen Ginny?" I ask, I didn't see her anywhere in the common room, but I had a feeling she was with Blaise.

"Blaise's room," Draco answers with a knowing smile. "You might not want to interrupt though," he warns.

I just ignore his warning, give him another quick kiss, and make my way to Blaise's room to find Ginny. I can feel Draco's eyes on me, but don't look back. I know if I look back he'll find a way to have me running back into his arms and heading up to his dorm to do what he seems to think Blaise and Ginny are currently doing. I love the idea of it, but I need to talk to Ginny, now!

I knock on Blaise's door twice before it opens. The door is pulled back to reveal Blaise with no shirt on, his perfectly toned torso on display for all. "What's up Hermione?" he asks, leaning against the doorframe.

"Is Ginny here?" I ask with a small smile.

"Mione, what's up?" Ginny asks as she bounces into the doorway and slides under Blaise's arm to stand in front of me.

"We need to talk," I say with a laugh at her actions.

"Are you trying to steal her away from me?" Blaise asks teasingly as he pulls Ginny against his chest.

"Just for a little bit," I smile, loving how perfect the two of them are together. I wonder if that's how others see Draco and I.

"I'll be back soon babe," Ginny wiggles out of Blaise's grasp and gives him a quick kiss. "We'll be back," she waves as she grabs my arm and leads me out of Slytherin house, I wave at Draco as we pass.

Once we are out in the corridor, Ginny turns to me and asks, "So, what's up Mione? You seem happy."

"Ron agreed to back off," I let the smile that I am holding back take over my face.

"He did!" Ginny squealed. I nod and explain how everything went down as we make our way to the Room of Requirement, we figure that will be the best place to talk uninterrupted.

"There's something else I need to talk to you about though," I say as we finish with the previous topic.

"What is it?" Ginny turns to me in concern.

I chew on my lip as I try to figure out how to say what I want to say. I don't know how to begin or how to explain that I think I'm in love with Draco. "I think…" I trail off, questioning myself.

"Just spit it out Hermione," Ginny laughs as she playfully nudges me with her shoulder.

I take a deep breath and look at the ceiling as I say, "I'm in love with Draco Malfoy." The second the words leave my mouth I have no doubt that they are true. I was in love with him. "I'm in love with him," I whisper to myself with a smile, loving the way the words felt on my tongue.

"Bloody hell!" Ginny gasps, her face breaking into a smile. "Finally!" she laughs as she claps her hands giddily.

"Finally?" I ask in confusion. What the bloody hell is she talking about? I give her a skeptical look, but she's too busy celebrating to notice.

"Finally you admit it," Ginny laughs. "It is so obvious you are in love with him," she smiles at me.

"What?" I ask. "How do you know I love him already when I just realized it less than a half hour ago?" Had I been missing something? Before today I hadn't even considered being in love with Draco, I knew I'd been falling but I'd honestly never been in love before so I didn't really think of that as an option.

"Oh come on Hermione, I know you and I'm no stranger to love," she sends me a smile. She's right, she's no stranger to love...if you can really call it love. She's been in "love" with most of her boyfriends, but it always ends. I'm not sure if she's ever felt what I'm feeling with Draco.

"Speaking of that," I smile easing my way into my question. "Do you love Blaise?" I ask. I've seen Ginny when she's in "love," but I feel like she has something different with Blaise.

"I think I do," Ginny smiles at me as she twirls a lock of her red hair around her finger. "He's really amazing," the sickly sweet smile on her face seems familiar to me, maybe because it's the same smile that's on my face when I think about the fact that I'm in love with Draco.

"If the way he looks at you is any indication, he loves you too," I smile. It's true, there is a certain sparkle in Blaise's eye when he looks at Ginny. It's obvious he really likes her.

"I know," Ginny smiles at me. "Draco loves you too by the way," Ginny tells me, I find it hard to believe though.

"No, he doesn't," I shake my head, not wanting to get my hopes up. It's okay that I'm in love with Draco, but I haven't thought about what it might mean if he loves me back. Or worse, if he doesn't.

"Trust me Mione, he does. I've never seen Draco Malfoy of all people look at someone the way he looks at you. He may not realize it yet, but he's in love with you," Ginny looks at me, her face completely serious.

I roll my eyes and don't fight it. I know there is no point in arguing with Ginny and honestly I don't want to. Maybe Draco does love me, but I'm not going to dwell on it because if he does I want to hear it from him, not some one else.

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