Hey Guys,

Another chapter here for you! This one is building on the kiss!

Hope you guys like it.


The show ended, and the taping began for the results show, Draco running off to get ready for the pro dance number, and Hermione headed to the green room to grab her phone.

Unlocking it, her phone almost blew up with notifications, she'd been tagged in so many posts on social media regarding their kiss and opened her text messages to find several from her friends.

Opening her close friends group chat, in which both Angelina and Seamus had been added, she read through the messages.

Ginny ~ What the fuck? Girl? You kissed him? x

Harry ~ Ginny's freaking out because you kissed him, why didn't you mention this? You could have pre warned me so I could prepare myself for her minor freak out! x

Ron ~ What the hell? Ginny just said you kissed your partner on live TV, why didn't you forewarn me, I didn't need to see my surrogate sister doing that! She sent me like a dozen clips of it x

Texting back, she replied to all their questions in one message.

Hermione ~ I didn't tell you because we decided literally 30 minutes before the show Gin, it was his idea, and I'm sorry I didn't warn you x

She got almost instantaneous responses.

Ginny ~ How was it? ;) x

Ron ~ Forgiven x

Harry ~ I'm not sure everyone needs to know how it was Gin x

Laughing lightly, she could picture the look on Harry's face as he thought of the two girls gushing to one another. She opened up a single chat for her and Ginny and typed her reply.

Hermione ~ It was really good btw Gin x

Waiting as her friend replied, she sat down in a chair, crossing one leg over the other.

Ginny ~ His lips as soft as they look? x

Hermione ~ Maybe x

Ginny ~ Nice! ;) x

Hermione ~ And that's all I'm going to say about it…

Hermione ~ For now… x

Ginny ~ I'm so going to need more details, but I'll spare you for the time being x

Laughing, she locked her phone, placing it back in her bag, before removing her book and continuing reading.

"Hermione?" She heard a call from the hallway, and putting the book down she called out.

"In here" She replied, Draco's head peering round the frame not a moment later.

"Hi," He said, walking into the room, and taking a seat in the chair beside her. "Should've guessed this would be where you were".

"I'm a creature of habit, and I wanted to check my phone" She laughed.

"I thought you might've watched the pros" Draco said.

"I want to see it properly on TV tomorrow, all the editing and stuff" Hermione replied simply, and they sat in silence for a while, her resuming reading, and him reading over her shoulder, his arm draped over the back of her chair. "I wanted to speak to you actually".

Looking up, Draco removed his arms as she put her book down once more, bookmark securely in place.

"Oh yeah, what about?" He asked, turning his body to face her properly, giving her his full attention.

"The kiss…" She paused, and Draco got the sense she was gathering all her courage. Grabbing her hand, he smiled, and she continued. "I'm going to be honest, I enjoyed it, it's been a while, and find you attractive, but there's the show and I really don't to complicate things, not if you don't feel the same way".

Looking into her eyes, he saw the fear of being rebuffed grow in her eyes the longer her waited to reply.

"I understand if you don't feel the same, I just couldn't not say anything, it's not who I am, we can pretend this conversation never happened." She replied.

"Shut up" He replied suddenly, and the shock was evident on her face. "Of course, I like you to, you're beautiful, and I understand not wanting to compromise our working relationship, but I honestly don't think that would ever happen, you're amazing, so we should try this".

Hermione's eyes widened, her face breaking into a smile. "Really?"

"Really" He replied, his fingers hooking under her chin, leaning in, and capturing her lips in a soft kiss, pulling away soon after.

"Ok" she replied blushing. "But let's keep this under wraps at least for now".

Draco nodded in reply.

"Draco, Hermione?" They heard from down the hall and standing up they moved to the door, schooling their features, trying to pretend they had not just had a very serious but very happy talk about their relationship. "Hey guys, you're needed on set" An AD shouted, and both of them nodded, his hand gripping hers as they re-entered the studio.

Standing in their designated spot, Hermione sighed as they wrapped their arms around one another once more.

She watched as Tina strutted out in a new outfit, and the director cued her to begin speaking.

"It was a dramatic night in the ballroom last night, and no one wants to go home, but for one of our couples it's the final curtain. The votes are in, and have been verified, and in no particular order, the first couple through to next week is…" Hermione's heart sped up, this part would never get any easier, she sighed as she felt Draco wrap his arms around her tighter, his head resting on top of hers.

"Maria and Tom"

"Dancing through to next week are… Tanya and Matthew".

"Returning for their sequel are… Charlie and Witney".

"One step closer to the final are… Hermione and Draco!"

Hermione stepped out of Draco's embrace, turning around, and jumping into his arms, delighted to be through, he placed a quick kiss to her neck, before they turned to the camera, mouthing 'Thank You's' to it.

"Strutting their stuff next week are… Daniel and Rachel" Tina continued, and Hermione and Draco waited in the darkness, arms clasped around one another.

"I'm so proud of you baby" Draco whispered in her ear, and she smiled, embracing him tighter.

"Joining them are… Zachary and Ola".

"Now the first couple who will be dancing again tonight are… Jason and Aliona, the rest of you will have to wait a little bit longer to find out your fate. Jason and Aliona come down and join me."

The couples cleared off the floor, Draco leading Hermione up to the sky box once again. They took a seat on one of the sofas, side by side, firmly pressed into one another.

"I am joined by our saved couples. Let's start with Hermione and Draco. Hermione, I have never seen anyone looks so genuinely shocked and excited to be saved in all my years doing this show."

"I know, I just get so excited, it's brilliant to hear your name called, and to know you can carry on dancing" Hermione said, Draco placing his hand on her thigh as she spoke.

"We just don't want this journey to end, and we're so happy to be able to learn another dance" Draco said.

Olivia moved on to the next couple, and Hermione felt Draco tracing patterns on her leg as they talked.

"Now back to Tina, and we'll find out who else is in our dance off".

Hermione and Draco moved backstage, Hermione watching eagerly, her fingers crossed for her friends who were yet to be saved.

"Dancing again next week are… Simon and Michelle".

"Saved to dance another day are… Seamus and Lindsey" Hermione smiled as Seamus screamed in relief, spinning Lindsey in a circle.

"Joining us next week are… Phoebe and Michael".

"Returning for their encore performance are… Angelina and Peter" Angelina dropped to the floor, and Peter gathered her up in a hug, both relieved to be saved for another week.

Both Hannah and Vincent and Diana and Liam were saved, leaving Nicholas and Karen in the dance off once again, as they all watched on.


Her Sunday was occupied this time, by Draco and Scorpius joining her for a movie afternoon. Draco had texted her that morning.

Draco ~ You busy? x

Hermione ~ No, resting my ankle remember? x

Draco ~ Fancy some company? x

Hermione ~ I suppose so… x

Draco ~ Please say yes, Scorpius is desperate to see you again x

Hermione ~ Well I mean if it's for Scorpius? Then ok x

Draco ~ We'll be there in 20 x

Hermione ~ Spare key is in the plant pot, 3rd from the front on the right hand side of the door. X

Draco ~ Oddly specific, but ok, got it x

20 minutes later she was alerted to their arrival by the excited shout of a 4-year-old.

"'Mione?!" Scorpius shouted from her entry way.

"In the living room" She replied, and after hearing both Malfoy's remove their shoes, she was greeted by a small blonde boy jumping onto her sofa, cuddling into her.

"'Mione!" Scorpius said, wrapping his arms around her neck, Hermione wrapping her arms around the small boy in return.

"Hey" She looked up, seeing the boy's father in the doorway, and she nodded to the seat beside her, him taking it.

"Hey" She replied, settling Scorpius in her lap. "So, I thought Movie Day?"

"Yay, Movies!" Scorpius exclaimed.

"Then I thought you'd want to see the results from last night, so we'll tune in at 7.30" Hermione said, and the young boy nodded. "Well, my DVD collection in down there, why don't you have a look through and pick something out?"

The boy nodded eagerly, wiggling out of her lap, and heading over to the DVDs.

Once the boys back was turned, she turned to his father, pressing her lips to his in a short kiss.

"Hey." He said once more.

"You said that already" She laughed.

"How's your ankle?" Draco asked, indicating to the leg she had propped up on the coffee table in front of her, a cushion placed underneath.

"Sore, but nowhere near as bad as it was yesterday".

"I found one!" Scorpius announced, the adults turning to him, him proudly holding aloft Hermione's copy of Aladdin.

"Ooh good choice, Draco do you mind?" She asked him, indicating to her DVD player.

"Not at all" The man stood up, moving towards his son, opening the case, and turning on the DVD player before placing the disc in.

Scorpius bounded back to her, taking a seat beside her, and Draco followed shortly after, the DVD remote in his hand.

"Before we get started, anyone want a drink?"

They watched Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast, before deciding to break for dinner. Hermione in no fit state to cook, had insisted they order Pizza for the three, and with help from Draco they seated themselves at her dining table.

"So, Scorpius do you want to know a secret?" Draco asked.

"Yes" The boy replied, biting into a large piece of Pepperoni.

"I know the dance Hermione and I are doing next week; do you want to know what it is?" Draco asked, his eyes flicking to Hermione's.

"Yes!" The boy said.

"We're dancing the Waltz" Draco said.

"Oh, I like the Waltz daddy" Scorpius replied.

"I know" Draco replied, thinking on the time when Scorpius was smaller, and he would hold him in his arms and Waltz his young son around his kitchen whenever a song on the radio reminded him of a routine he had once performed.

"Should I be worried? I know it's one of the simpler dances but doesn't that mean it's easier to make mistakes?" Hermione said, her face pulling into one of worry, before she caught Scorpius' eye and pulled a funny face at him.

After they ate, they moved back to her living room, Hermione propping her ankle up once more, and they tuned into the results show. Hermione paid attention to the pro routine, Draco watching her watch the tiny him on screen.

Scorpius watched as his father and his partner were saved with delight, and watched as Jason and Aliona were eliminated from the competition.

Looking over at the two boys, Hermione found herself feeling extremely lucky these boys had come into her life.


Their week was chaotic to say the least, it coincided with a press tour for her book, and Hermione was dashing from studio to studio, doing interviews and chapter readings, sneaking in rehearsals with Draco in between.

They had to do ITT on Thursday, and she found herself more exhausted than she thought she could be.

She and Draco met early on the Monday morning, they were catching the train up to Manchester for an interview, and after checking into their hotel, they used its empty gym and yoga studio to rehearse.

"So, this week is going to be tough, but we got this, I'll come with you to interviews and we can practice in the green room, we'll pull some late ones, and we can always rehearse afterwards" Draco said, he held her lightly as they stood talking. "So, the Waltz is romantic, peaceful, technical. We have 'Angel by Sarah McLoughlin this week"

She nodded, she loved that song, and separated from him as they got to work on choreographing.

They'd had to stop about 3 hours in, her grabbing her bag and phone, sliding into her trainers, before rushing from the room, heading for Media City for an interview.

Draco decided to stay behind, to finish choreographing their routine, and after what seemed like days, she returned.

Looking up as she re-entered the gym, her face dusted in make-up, hair in soft curls and clad in a loose blouse, jeans, ankle boots and a leather jacket.

"How did it go?" He asked her, as she dropped her bag and phone down on the floor, watching as she sat down, taking her shoes off.

She slipped her jacket off and took some pins from her hair, tying it up in a ponytail.

"Alright, they asked a lot about the book, about the show, about you." She said, digging her t-shirt and leggings from her bag, where she'd stowed them after changing at her interview.

Pulling her ballroom shoes from her bag, she stood up.

"What did they ask about me?" Draco asked, and he watched as she lifted her blouse over her head. He supposed most people would turn away, but she'd done this before in front of him, and to be honest, it wasn't anything he was sure he wasn't going to see in the future anyway.

"What the nature of our relationship is, like whether we were just friends or something more, if some of the rumours were true that kind of thing" She replied, slipping her t-shirt over her head. "I told them what we agreed on yesterday".

Dumping the blouse in her bag, she moved to her jeans, unbuttoning them, and tugging them down her legs, stepping out of them, and throwing them in her bag too.

"That's good" Draco said, gulping. He watched as her slender legs disappeared as she pulled her leggings on.

"They were way too excited about the show to be honest; this is supposed to be about my book". She said, as she sat down once more, buckling her ballroom shoes on to her feet. "So, what did you get up to whilst I was gone?"

"Well, I've got the basis of the routine planned, and now we just need to get the steps down and add some flourishes" Draco said, shifting into work mode, Hermione nodded, joining him in the centre of the room. "I think we should go with something equally romantic for this dance, I'm thinking we're out for a stroll in a park or something, and then we begin dancing."

"Sound's good." She agreed and he began teaching her the routine.


On Thursday, they'd rehearsed for a few hours, before they left together to go to a primary school where Hermione was reading a chapter of her book.

Jumping in his car, the pair drove to the school, being greeted by the head teacher, and Draco smirked at her as they walked in.

"What?"

"This is Scorp's school" He told her.

"Really?"

"Yeah"

"I had no idea; well, he'll get a surprise" Hermione said. Draco grabbing her hand as the head teacher led them into the hall, where all the students were sat.

Draco stood in the corridor watching as Hermione interacted with the kids, her eyes wide with glee, reading her book before answering questions.

"Now some of you know Hermione's taking part in this year's Strictly Dancing Stars and her partner's here now, and we wondered if you could show us your dance for Saturday night?" The head teacher asked.

Hermione nodded, "We'd love to" and Draco headed into the centre of the room, his eyes locking with his son's as he and Hermione showed off their dancing to the small crowd.

Breaking apart, they danced with the kids, Draco's heart-warming when he looked up and saw Hermione dancing with his son, her spinning Scorpius under her arm before she lifted him, doing a few Waltz steps, reminding him of the moments he'd had with his son in exactly the same way, before she replaced him on the ground dancing with the group.


After they finished, the end of the day had arrived, and bringing Scorpius with them, they drove to the ITT studios.

Seeing Scorpius was occupied in the back, he spoke lowly to his partner.

"You made my day back there?" He said.

"What do you mean?" She asked turning to him.

"I saw you with Scorp, he loves you".

"I love him, he's amazing, you have an amazing boy there Draco".

He smiled. "I know"

They arrived at the studio, Draco getting Scorpius from the back of the car, grabbing his hand. Scorpius holding out his other hand to Hermione, which she took, and the trio entered the studios.

"Hey Michelle" Draco said in greeting as they arrived at the studio, a tall brunette waving, and Draco indicated to the woman. "Scorp this is Michelle, she's going to watch you when I can't so, Hermione and I are going to go and get changed, we'll come and get you in about half an hour, think you can be a good boy?"

"Yes" Scorpius said, and Hermione and Draco withdrew their hands, and watched as Michelle began interacting with the boy.

"Wardrobe for us" He said, and Hermione smiled, grabbing his hand.

They headed to their usual room, and no sooner had the door shut before Draco was attacking her lips with his own.

"You were incredible today" Draco said, in between kisses.

"Stop, we have to get dressed, Scorpius will wonder where we are if we're not back dead-on time" Hermione said, giggling as he pouted at her, pulling away from him, she sauntered into the room, perusing the racks, and trying to calm her flaming cheeks.

'Christ, those eyes and fucking lips are going to kill me' She thought, selecting some clothes from the rail, and retreating to her side of the room, before moving to get changed.

Across the room, Draco watched her, a smirk climbing on to his face at her obviously flustered state. Selecting some clothes of his own, he watched again as she slipped off her t-shirt, slipping some deodorant on, before she slipped a lightly coloured jumper on.

Turning away before he tried to start something neither of them had the time to finish, he dressed himself, and turning back around her found her zipping some heeled ankle boots to her feet.

"Ready?" He asked, as she stood, and she nodded, slipping her phone into the back pocket of her jeans.

Holding his hand out to her, they exited the room, his hand encircling her small one, they returned to where they had left Scorpius and Michelle, and soon Draco's legs were encircled by small arms, a blonde head almost knocking him over.

"Thanks Michelle" He said, as he grabbed his son's hand, and then Hermione's and they walked to hair and make-up.

Sitting him in a chair, Hermione laughed as she watched Scorpius' amused expression as Draco got his make-up done, her hair being tamed and pined as she watched.

The hair and make-up ladies then switched, and work began on Hermione's face, her face being dusted in powders and colours, until finally she was done.

"You look pretty" Scorpius said, as Hermione stood up, removing the apron they'd placed over her clothing.

"Thank you" She said, bending down to the boy who was now stood beside her, placing a kiss to his cheek, making the boy blush and smile.

"He's right" Draco said, as Hermione stood up, her blushing this time, and the group left the room, heading for the green room.

Sitting on the sofa, they had Scorpius between them, and when the show began, Jenny introducing the couples, she smiled and waved, watching as Scorpius turned bashful, burying his head in Hermione's arm, both the adults laughing, attempting to coax him to look at the camera.

Diana and Liam were called to set first, being interviewed briefly, Hermione, Draco and Scorpius all leaving the green room together, her and Draco's interview coming second.

Scorpius stood dutifully between them, Michelle standing with the trio ready to take Scorpius' hand as his father and his dance partner were introduced.

"Now next up, we have the couple who are cooking up a storm at the top of the leader board week after week, let's see how it all played out for them last week" The VT played, ending on the kiss which happened between the two the previous Saturday night and then focusing in on Draco's bewildered face. "It's Hermione and Draco!"

Letting go of Scorpius' hands, they bopped up to the couches, taking their usual perch, Draco's hand resting on Hermione's knee, one leg crossed over the other, her hand placed delicately on top of his.

"So lovely to have you here" Jenny said, and the couple laughed and smiled. "So last week, the highest score of the series for you two, how does that feel?"

"Amazing, I think I speak for us both when I say it's incredible, the amount of support we're being shown, and it feels so good to keep doing everyone proud, and keep doing Draco proud" Hermione said, a smile beaming from her elegant features.

"Now looking forward to this week, you're dancing a Waltz to "Angel" by Sarah McLoughlin, very different than any of the other dances you've done so far?"

"Yes, and I'm so excited, I love being a little bit softer and sweeter this week, and I personally love this song" Hermione said.

"It's definitely been nice to work into a softer side of dancing, it's definitely a much more feminine dance and we've loved dancing it, and I've loved teaching it to her" Draco said, and Hermione blushed at his praise.

"Now we can't let you go without talking about the kiss".

"His idea!" Hermione laughed, the crew in the studio laughing too. Hermione caught Scorpius smiling at her, and she smiled in reply.

"Hey, you didn't protest, and I think it worked well with the routine, right?" Draco said. Him laughing too. "Besides, you don't want to embarrass me in front of my son, do you?"

"That's precisely what I want to do!" Hermione replied, giggling.

"Ah, I assume that's the beautiful blonde child we saw in the green room with you?"

"Yes, that's Scorpius, not my choice by the way, and he's 4" Draco said, waving at his son.

"He's just adorable, and I'm sure he's super proud of his dad and his partner" Jenny said, smiling at the little boy.

"He is."

"Oh, I adore you two, Hermione and Draco everyone. Now we move on over to Georgina Hamilton for "Puttin' on the Glitz"" Jenny said, as she stood and moved over to where Georgina was waiting, Hermione and Draco moving to relieve Michelle of Scorpius, Draco scooping his son into his arms and wrapping an arm around Hermione's waist as they watched.

"Georgina Hamilton everybody!" Everyone cheered, clapping as they watched Georgina smile at the cameras. "Let's talk very briefly about some of last week's costumes, there were some spectacular ones of Saturday night…"

The two chatted briefly about the previous weeks costumes before Jenny steered the conversation onto the upcoming week.

"Now, moving on to this Saturday night, we have a sketch here" Jenny said, a sketch appearing on the monitor between her and Georgina. A gorgeous mint green dress, all flowing fabric was displayed.

"This is a sketch of Hermione's dress for Saturday, Draco was very insistent that he wanted her to be ethereal, look perfect. We decided to go with a one strap design, lots of jewels as well, but something subtle that will accentuate the dress and not be the dress" Georgina said, indicating to the details on the sketch. "This style should really suit her, and we have obviously added a ballroom skirt to it, something which is important for the waltz, and it will probably get a little bit shorter, she's got lovely long legs and we want to make sure there's a hint of that but in a classic way, a lot of the adjustments simply depend on Hermione".


After that, camera blocking and costume fitting on Friday went severely quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was Saturday. Meeting Draco at the entrance to the studio, she smiled, and they entered the building hand in hand. Dropping their belongings in the green room, before exiting once again.

Arriving in the right area, they were both hurried into hair and make-up, Hermione's hair being straightened and then re-curled into soft beachy waves, some jewels added to her hair in order to complete the look, something classic but also new. She was then shuffled to get her make-up done, Vikki, painting her face to be subtle but stunning, in fitting with their routine, her eyes light and bright but with some green mixed in, a small amount of eyeliner coating her eyes as well as some glitter, and her lashes dark, long, and heavy, bordering on sexy but romantic and simple. Her cheeks were highlighted, and her lips a blush pink. She looked about 3 years younger than she was, the make-up highlighting her youth, and she loved it.

Smiling, and thanking the two women, she exited the room, heading for costume, where Draco was being dressed, and she smiled seeing him, his eyebrows raising.

"Hermione!" Georgina said, the woman coming over to her, a green dress draped over one arm.

"Hey Georgie" Hermione said, turning her attention to the woman, who ushered her into her usual booth.

Slipping off her own clothes and trainers, she slipped on the dress Georgina handed her, before she emerged in it, Georgina sewing her into it, before she moved to take a look.

The dress was a mint green, the neckline low enough to display her assets but cute enough to come off as romantic, the jewels crowning the neckline then draped down the bodice and then leaked into the skirt before they end in points before the bottom hem of her dress which plumed with green feathers, smiling at her reflection she turned to thank the woman. The dress was simple, but its simplicity made it breath taking. Georgina added some jewellery, and accessories including some matching green fingerless gloves.

Across the room, Draco was simply staring. 'Fucking hell, how am I supposed to think straight?' Draco thought, taking in his partners appearance. 'Jesus, get a grip.' He'd certainly seen her in sexier outfits, but something about how this outfit teased him with the shapes it made on her body was much sexier than the normal exposed skin.

"You look amazing Hermione" He said, approaching her, "Green really suits you" He said, smiling, a quick wink being shot in her direction, Georgina moving on to the next people that stumbled through the door.

Exiting the room together, now wrapped in dressing gowns, he looked both ways before leaning into her and whispering in her ear.

"Sexy too" His voice husky as he crooned in her ear.

She blushed at his comment, and he smirked, she shook her head, before leading the way back to the green room.

Opening the door, she'd barely heard it shut before Draco attacked her lips.

"Draco, you'll ruin my lipstick, everyone will know what we've been doing" She said, pushing him off with a laugh, moving to take a seat by her bag, the large sofa in the room encircling her as she settled into it. "I don't get you; I've been wearing much sexier dresses than this the past couple of weeks"

"I don't care" He said, joining her on the sofa, pulling her close to him, a vice like grip on her waist. "You look amazing, you're so beautiful, this is so teasing, the neckline, the open back, it's so tantalising and yet so, hidden".

She giggled at him, and he tugged her in for another kiss. Giving in, a few more minutes passed.

"Seriously we need to chill, otherwise people are going to know too much about our relationship" She said, and he sighed, kissing her neck once before he let his vice grip slacken, still not letting go, reading over her shoulder when she grabbed her book.

"30 minutes to show time, last minute adjustments go now!" An AD said, his head barely popping into the room before he left.

"Come on then" She said, putting her book down, and standing, Draco's hand slipping into hers. "I don't know how I'm going to explain this" Hermione indicated to her face, streaks of pink lipstick smeared all over it from his earlier attack, he laughed, and the exited the room.

Returning to the make-up room, she made a quick excuse about eating some messy cake at craft services, and rubbing her mouth with a napkin, ruining the make-up.

Vikki patched her up before sending her to the large group of dancers and contestants gathered backstage, slipping into Draco's side, she smiled as he encircled his arm around her.

They were dancing first that evening, and so after doing the group circle ritual, Hermione's make-up righted, they cued on the stairs, them in the middle of the line.

"Live from the Strictly Dancing Stars Studio, please welcome your hosts Tina Mahone and Olivia Harrison".

The hosts did a little speech, and soon after announcing the judges, they began moving up the stairs once more.

"Tennis Star and Wimbledon Champion, Angelina Johnson and her partner, Peter Fletcher"

"Singer and Actor, Charlie Walsh and his partner, Witney Larson"

"Ireland Rugby Captain, Seamus Finnegan and his partner, Lindsey Thompson"

"TV Doctor, Diana McCall and her partner, Liam McKay"

"Singer, Phoebe Stevens and her partner, Michael Peace"

Reaching the top of the stairs, they stepped into the spotlight, which was waiting for them, Draco's arm wrapped around her once more, smiling as they both waved to the television and studio audiences.

"Author and Stage Actress, Hermione Granger and her partner, Draco Malfoy"

"Boyband Star, Nicholas Marshall and his partner, Karen Lewis"

"Olympic Gold Medalist, Daniel Hulmes and his partner, Rachel Evans"

"Footballer, Zachary Bell and his partner, Ola Aguillera"

"Soap Opera Star, Tanya Gutierrez and her partner, Michael Parkinson"

"Children's TV Personality, Hannah Reid and her partner, Vincent Alamore"

"Gymnast, Maria Adamson and her partner, Tom Malloy"

"And Finally, TV Presenter, Simon Lake and his partner, Michelle Norris"

Upon reaching the bottom of the stairs, Hermione and Draco had gotten to their mark, bopping gently to the music, Draco's arm remaining around her the whole time, a comfort which she was grateful for.

"Yes, there they all are, our fantastic stars who are all eager to impress you and win your votes tonight" Tina said, the cameras panning back to her and Olivia.

"Remember, your votes and the judges scores decide who will be staying and who will be leaving this year's Strictly Dancing Stars, so be sure to pay attention to those all-important numbers to save your favourites when the lines open at the end of the show" Olivia said.

"And up first, we have Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy, now last week Hermione impressed the judges with her Paso Doble, this week she'll be hoping to switch stern for romantic as she tackles to romantic Waltz".

Smiling at the camera, she smirked up at Draco, and the VT began playing, the couples clearing the floor, and Hermione and Draco assuming their opening positions.

She caught a sly look coming her way from Draco as her mouthed to her "You got this!" And she smirked in reply, having caught him after giving her outfit an appreciative look.

"Dancing the Waltz to 'Angel' by Sarah McLoughlin, Hermione Granger and her partner, Draco Malfoy".

The music began, the familiar intro to the song stirring her up and making her want to feel every beat of this music.

She began dancing, her face soft, and she could feel herself becoming more and more comfortable and confident as they danced, and as they ended, his arms wrapped around her in a tight embrace, she could feel his smile cutting into her neck.

'This may be the most intimate moment we've had so far' Hermione thought as Draco sighed into her, and slowly loosened his arms.

Draco stepped back, and she turned to face him, wrapping her own arms around him as they soaked in the applause from the audience.

"Beautiful, effortless, brilliant" He screamed in her ear, and she beamed.

Letting her loose from his hold, he grabbed her hand, the two moving over to Tina.

"You two definitely brought the romance, but what did our judges think?" Tina asked rhetorically, turning to the judges. "Martin?"

"I loved it, I have to admit, the drama, the passion, the romance. You could have done with being a bit softer in places, you still look a little bit stiff in hold too, but aside from that it was simply wonderful well done my darling"

"Selina?"

"Beautiful lines, beautiful passion, beautiful chemistry, amazing"

"Zoe?"

"You know, you really surprised me once again tonight, after last week I wasn't sure if you could pull off the romance elements, and the softer elements this dance requires, but boy was I wrong, I could practically feel the romance building between you. I honestly didn't think you had this gorgeous swan inside of you, this self-assured and romantic woman, and yet you do, and you keep impressing us, just when we think you can't possibly improve you do even better than before"

"Tim?"

"My, my, my! The tension in the room just then, my gosh was it getting steamy, the romance, the passion, the drama, I agree with Martin, you ought to neaten up your hands some times, and it felt a little hard in places, but my gosh I couldn't take my eyes off you"

"Sounds like you could be in for very impressive scores you two, why don't you head on up to Olivia and we'll see - Hermione and Draco everybody" Tina said.

Draco began moving to the stairs, and pulled her along with him, the two beaming to one another as they ascended to where the other couples and Olivia were waiting.

"Wow, wow, wow, first dance of the night, and I don't think anyone has ever had comments like that before, it's week 4, and you are unstoppable." Olivia said, Hermione and Draco coming to a stop in front of her, matching smiles adorning their faces.

"I feel like I could do anything right now, I love that song, I love that dance, I love this man, he's an incredible teacher and I love every single one of you at home that keep making this experience possible" Hermione said, cheers coming behind her from the other members of the cast.

"I am honestly in love with you, you're so humble, the scores are in" Olivia said.

"Martin Thomas"

"9"

"Selina Valentine"

"10"

Hermione screamed in delight, Draco lifting her off the floor in glee.

"Zoe Chalmers"

"9"

"Tim Lisetsky"

"9"

"That gives you a score of 37 out of 40, that's the highest score of the series so far, and the highest ever week 4 score ever!" Olivia said, as the couple in question embraced in happiness as they beamed about their score. "Remember, Hermione and Draco need your votes to secure them a place in next week's competition, you can vote for them when the lines open at the end of the show. Coming up Angelina and Peter Cha-Cha, and Simon and Michelle Jive. Tina"

The cameras cut and Draco dropped his lips upon her head.

"I'm so proud of you" Draco whispered, and she beamed in response, her arms tightening around him.


So there it is!

I really wanted to up the romance in this chapter, because who doesn't love a bit of romance?

As always, let me know what you think!

Love

DWMS6