A/N: Hello all. Well I don't know if anyone is still even reading this it has been so long. Sorry about that by the way. I have just been running around…school, work, sleep…then I do it all over again. But I am updating now so if you are still reading….THANKS!!!!...now on to the new chapter.

The next few weeks Harry and Ron's time was split between classes, Quidditch, and researching any and all love spells in the library with Ginny. Unfortunately their searching was going no where as it was always Hermione that was the best researcher and their inadequacy was frustrating them to no end. Draco and Hermione were the exact opposite. The two of them had made no attempt to hide their relationship from the rest of the school; an action that garnered them a lot of attention. Most of the school accepted it with only the Slytherins and some Gryffindors remaining closed off to the two; and those that didn't accept them were of no consequence to them.

It was on a sunny afternoon that found Hermione searching in the library for a book on the Poly Juice potion when she heard Harry's voice from the other side of the book shelf.

"Come on guys! We have to be able to find something that would explain why Hermione is quote 'in love with Malfoy' unquote. It just isn't normal for her to be this impractical and….well….stupid," Harry complained.

Before anyone could respond Hermione walked around the corner to face them, "Well I would say the reason you can't find anything is because I'm NOT UNDER A SPELL! You have no clue what Draco and I went through and you have no idea how I feel because instead of talking to me you chose to assume that I would be stupid enough to fall under a spell like that."

Ginny looked at her sympathetically, "Hermione, what do you mean 'what Draco and I went through'? You just out of the blue said you loved him. How can you go from hating him one day to loving him the next without thinking it is a spell?"

Hermione shook her head, "That is what I mean. You didn't talk to me…to see what was going on and what had happened. Harry sucker punched Draco and the two of them instantly assumed they knew what had happened. Perhaps if you had just made an effort to understand then we wouldn't have spent the last three weeks not speaking to one another and instead focused on the war."

The three just looked at one another in defeat but Hermione didn't stick around to hear apologies. Grabbing her book she left the library and headed straight for her common room; but before she could make it there she ran right into Pansy Parkinson.

"Well well well. If it isn't Draco's favorite Mudblood. Having fun corrupting him?" Pansy sneered

Hermione chose to ignore her and continued on her way when she was hit with an expelliarmus from behind and flew a few feet before hitting the ground. Standing again Hermione turned and continued walking away.

"Everything was perfect until you bewitched him! You fucking Mudblood!" Pansy screamed after her.

Hermione continued to ignore her and all the other students she came upon, finally making back to her common room. Once she entered she saw one of the most adorable sights. Draco had his head resting on his desk over his potions homework and he was fast asleep. Hermione couldn't help but smile at her boyfriend with his hair hanging in his face and that peaceful look he always got while sleeping.

'Draco…Draaaaco'

'hmmm….what?...I was seeping…'

'seeping? Hmmm….Draco you have to get up and finish your homework. If you remember correctly it is due tomorrow and we are going to see your sister tonight so you have to finish it before then'

"I'm awake. Was having a good dream though. It involved a beach and some naked witch. Can't remember who the witch was though…she had all this bushy brown hair that got in the way of her face," Draco joked sleepily.

Hermione rolled her eyes, "My hair hasn't been like that in a while thank you very much. And I would never run around naked on a beach. I prefer to run about naked in flowery meadows."

Draco simply laughed and stared back to his homework looking for something in particular, "Damn it. I forgot to go get the book from the library during lunch today. I need that damn thing."

Not saying a word Hermione laid the Poly Juice Potion book on Draco's desk and continued to the sofa.

'Thanks Granger'

'Anytime Malfoy anytime'

'Want to write my paper for me too then? Since you are in such a helping mood today?'

Hermione gave him a look 'so I ran into Harry, Ron and Ginny in the library when I went to get your book. And then Pansy on my way back here.'

Draco looked up 'you ok? They didn't do anything did they?"

'Harry and the other two didn't cause I didn't give them an opportunity. But Pansy threw an expelliarmus at me. I just ignored her. She isn't worth getting in trouble over.'

'You really should put her in her place. You could totally kick her ass with ease if you wanted to'

Hermione laughed, "Yeah I could. But I really don't want to sink down to her level. I am a much better person that she is."

Draco nodded his head before turning back to his potions homework. Hermione just smiled at the tirade of thoughts running through his head as he tried to think. While he focused on his homework Hermione got lost in her own thoughts. She was still hurt by Harry and Ron's inability to just accept what had happened and wished she knew exactly what was going on in their heads. She knew she could take a peek if she really wanted to but she refused to invade their privacy like that; Draco and her had trust and allowed the other free access but no one else knew and it just wasn't right to spy on their private thoughts. It had taken her a whole day to get Draco to understand this stance and to agree not to dig into her friends minds either.

Later on that night Draco and Hermione stepped out of one of the many fireplaces at Malfoy Manor.

'No matter how many times I come here I don't think I will ever truly know my way around! How did you grow up here and not get lost?'

'I don't know I guess I just have a better sense of direction Mione'

Hermione glared at Draco while he just smiled at her and the pair walked out the door to the room they were in. The sight that met their eyes was not one they were expecting. Furniture and items were thrown all over and there were scorch marks on the walls from hexes being thrown. The pair began running in the direction of Cassie's room. Once they reached the room they found that it too was trashed.

Draco began to scream her name into the room with not answer. Turning he began to run yelling for his sister. Hermione followed behind him and they soon made it to the main meeting room and Hermione got a strange feeling. Before she could rationalize her actions she shoved Draco into the wall in front of him and flattened her self to it just in time to miss a large fireball that flew at the spot Draco had been standing.

"Very good Ms. Granger those are some good reflexes you have," a voice called from the end of the hall.

Looking up Draco and Hermione were greeted by the site of Voldemort holding Cassie by the hair with his wand trained on her.

"Now I suggest you two stay quite still and or you just might force me to hurt this young child. I am going to leave now and yes I am taking Cassie here with me. I am letting you off the hook this time because I truly cant waste what time I have fighting you, that I will do later. Oh and please give Harry my regards," Voldemort requested.

"What do you want with my sister? She hasn't done anything to you!" Draco exclaimed.

Voldemort just sneered and started to walk towards the fireplace.

Hermione quickly spoke up, "Riddle!! Yeah I thought that would get your attention. You are going to release her now or face the consequences!"

Voldemort laughed, "And what do you think you are going to do to me Mudblood? Throw some stupid little curse at me?"

Hermione smirked, "You may not be afraid of me Voldemort but I do know someone you are afraid of and he CAN hurt you."

"If you think that I am afraid of Dumbledore or that he can…" Voldemort started.

"I BELIEVE SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT ME" Harry's voice called from the fireplace.

Voldemort swirled around to face his adversary, "Potter how nice of you to join us. Thought I am surprised to see you; I heard you and Ms. Granger were on bad terms due to her and Mr. Malfoy's relationship."

Harry raised his wand, "Let the girl go Voldemort."

"Or what Potter?" was the answer

Before Voldemort could realize what was happening Hermione pulled her wand from her pocket, "Expelliarmus!"

The spell hit Voldemort and at the same time Harry lunged forward and grabbed, and both hit the floor as Voldemort hit the fireplace. Quickly the Dark Lord gathered himself and disappeared in a burst of smoke in the fireplace before any of the others could stop him. Once he recovered from his shock Draco rushed forward and gathered his little sister in his arms in a tight hug.

At the same time Hermione came forward and helped Harry off the floor and hugged him as well, "I wasn't sure you would show up…or that my plan would even work! Are you ok?"

Harry pulled back, "Yeah I'm good…though I would like to know how in the hell you were calling me in my head! One minute I'm studying on my bed and the next you are calling me to floo to Malfoy Manor, how can you do that?"

"Um well I'm actually a telepath…so is Draco. I'm just glad you actual listened, I wasn't sure you would believe it was actually me," Hermione answered.

Before either could say another word Draco walked up to both of them and extended a hand towards Harry. Harry regarded look at Hermione before looking Draco square in the eye and shook his hand with a smile.

Looking back and Hermione he spoke again, "I guess I know what you see in him and I'm sorry for what Ron and I put you through."

Hermione hugged him again while Cassie finally spoke up, "So this is the famous Harry Potter huh? Guess people regard the Gryffindor Trio highly for a reason; that was an awesome display. How in the world did you two pull that off I mean it was seamless. Did you use you telepathy Hermione?"

Hermione was stunned by that question, "You know I hadn't even thought about using it to talk to Harry while we did that. I guess we have just worked together long enough to know what the other is going to do."

"Very cool. Man mom is not going to be happy when she gets home and sees this mess. And I am so NOT going to be cleaning it right now," Cassie exclaimed.

"It doesn't matter, you aren't staying here. Voldemort wanted you for some reason and I am damn sure gonna make sure he doesn't get you. You get to come back with us to Hogwarts, and Dumbledore can just deal with it," Draco decided.

With that Cassie quickly ran back to her room and packed up some clothes and person effects and the four of them flooed back to the school they would all now call home.

WELLLL what do you think? Took me forever to get this out and I know I haven't updated in forever and I am sorry but I hope you like it. Please read and review.