A/N Longer one at the end, but just saying quickly, thanks for your patience, and I do hope you enjoy, and review. 3Jm.

We were walking back to the head dorm the first night when Draco pulled me into an empty classroom and slammed me against a wall.

'That train ride was hell,' he said quietly into my ear, his warm breath tickling my skin.

'Sorry about that.' My heart started to race. I had an inkling as to where this was going. I wasn't going to make it easy for him, though.

'Sorry? I spend four hours having your two best buddies envision me under the worst dark magic imaginable, and you say sorry?' His face had moved so his lips were almost against mine, and his hands rested firmly against my waist.

'What do you want me to say?' I replied breathily, keeping my eyes firmly on his.

'Nothing but my name.'

This is when he assaulted my lips.

I was nervous as hell. I mean - a classroom! Anyone could walk in.

Draco, however, was bold as bold can be.

It only took him a few moments to start unbuttoning my pretentious white blouse, and sucking on my bare white skin. As he did, I ran my fingers through his baby-fine blond locks, my body burning though it was still winter outside, and freezing within.

'Draco,' I sighed as his callus fingers roamed my body. Pulling him up to me, I lifted his lips to meet mine and kissed him deeper and longer than I'd ever done, not stopping until I was light-headed from lack of breath. As I inhaled, he reached for my left hand where the promise ring was residing and squeezed it tight as he gnawed at my collarbone, leaving a light red mark.

Slowly, tantalizingly, he kissed lower and lower, pushing my skirt down to rest on the floor. My hand found the crown of his head as he kissed my naval, and then even lower. He had never done this before.

It wasn't long until I was almost entirely supported by the cool wall behind me, my legs becoming rubber beneath me.

When he finished, and came to meet my lips again, he lifted me towards a large desk and laid me up against it. I felt the scrubbed wood against my bare back, and it almost drove me wild with desire - it made me feel as if his callused fingers were all over my body at once.

I was wild with the feeling of him all over me.

I was shaking with desire when his hands ran over my breasts, rubbing the are a around my erect nipple, teasing me until -

'Say it,' he said roughly into my ear.

My mouth opened, my lips trembled, but I couldn't speak.

'Say it,' he repeated, quietly this time, as he licked from my earlobe to the base of my neck, and sucked generously on my collarbone.

'Yours,' I croaked, barely able to breath from the pleasure. 'I'm yours. Please, Draco!'

'Only as my lady commands,' he whispered as he finally slid into me. His eyes locked with mine for a moment, until the pain of it all reached me. I was aching with passion, desire, and pleasure. I closed my eyes, and tilted my body to meet his. My back arched as far as it would go, and we rocked in unison for what seemed like hours.

When we had both come, neither of us wanted to move. We lay, naked, upon the scrubbed oak desk, both of us glistening with sweat, both of us out of breath. A wild winter storm raged outside, but we felt as warm as if we were sitting under a hot Egyptian sun.

'I love you, you know,' Draco mumbled into my tousled, knotted hair. 'More than anything.'

I sighed, deep and content, and looked up into his silver eyes. 'I love you. And I can't imagine anything more perfect.'

He leaned in, gently brushed my forehead and lips, and whispered, 'I can.'

Somehow we managed to make it back to the dorm room. Don't ask me how, I have no idea. I was thankful that I had the foresight to come back early, however, because I wouldn't've been able to get up the next morning if we had had class. When I did wake up, I was laying in Draco's bed, him asleep beside me, as snow drifted gently down over Hogwarts. How could I have ever thought of not coming back to the castle, barely two years ago? It was so picturesque. Oh, how I would miss it when I was gone.

And that's when it hit me.

This was my final year at Hogwarts.

After graduation, in only a few short months, I would be leaving. Off to pursue my very own paths. Career… family (I glanced over at Draco)… This was the end of our school years together. Heck, if Voldemort hadn't been here last year, we would've been gone already. Out into the world.

I shuddered slightly, and I felt Draco stir.

'What's wrong?' he asked sleepily, blinking through the pale sunlight that drifted through the curtains.

'This is the end,' I replied, looking up at his proud, aristocratic features, softened slightly by sleep.

'The end?'

'After this year… we're gone from Hogwarts. This is it. The end.' I could feel a lone tear run down my cheek and into the soft silk of the pillow beneath me.

'No,' he laughed gently as he kissed my forehead. 'This is only the beginning.'

My eyes widened a bit in anticipation.

'Come now, Hermione, you're smarter than that.'

I continued with my stare.

He chuckled, shook his head slightly, and ran his finger down my cheek. 'Last year, I didn't know whether I would survive or not. No one did. Now, though… we're at peace. Or, whatever peace you can expect from humanity. And just think – after graduation, you and I can be married, and I'll get to carry you over the threshold of our home. Our home. The one we'll make together. It's not the end, Hermione, my love. It's the beginning. The beginning of something amazing.

'I love this old castle. I really do. It's been more of a home to me than my home ever was. But now, I get to make my own. My own house, my own family, with the woman I love more than life itself.' He brushed an imaginary hair away from my face, and sighed again, 'Not the end, Hermione, my love. Only the beginning.'

A/N Sigh. Well, what did you think? No, this isn't the last chapter, don't worry!! I would not want to end it here. I swear. However, this will be the last I can write for a little while, as this week I have exams, and the week after that I'm off to work as a councellor at a camp - no computer access. I'll probably write some stuff then type it out when I get home, but I don't know when I'll get the chance. Summer's here, though, so I'll start in and go nuts with writing, I'm sure, once I get back. And I'll even try to write some stuff between exam review (which, incidentally, is what I should be doing now ; ) ) I'll try to write more ASAP.

Anyways, yes. I hope you enjoyed, thank you so much for your support and patience, and I appreciate any and all reviews... ;)

Love,

Jacinta.