(A/N) Thank you to all who reviewed! There was quite a lot within the first day of me posting the chapter! The flashback in this chapter is dedicated to my good friend SAMOORA aka r0manticr0se who is from Egypt:D Also, I'm sorry for not posting for a long time. My birthday came up and I was caught in some things. I was way too lazy to fix all the misspelled words so...just deal with it. Well, here we go!

Chapter 11: An Interesting Game

Draco woke up in front of the fireplace with a sleeping Hermione in his arms. Not wanting to wake her up, he laid there longer, holding her close and thinking back to the night before.

Flashback

Draco entered the common room. Hermione was in front of the burning fireplace with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders and a cup of hot chocolate in her hands. She had a small grin on her face and looked deep in thought. Draco sat behind her much like how he did when they were at the lake and hugged her. He knew all too well that he did this often. He looked over her head and saw the hot chocolate with the white swirls of melted marshmallows. Draco quickly stole the cup and had a taste of it.

"Hey!" cried Hermione

"Mmm…good. You should make this for me more often" Draco said handing back the cup.

"It wasn't FOR you jerk" said Hermione and she crossed her arms in front of her chest and pouted.

"Don't worry love, there's still plenty left here for you. I'll make you more if you want" Draco said, trying to make her fake anger go away.

"No, it's fine" Hermione replied taking back the half empty cup of hot chocolate. "Wasn't it good though? It's special hot chocolate that my mom sent me. They don't make it here in England. She said she got it when she was in EGYPT with my dad. I would love to go there someday. It's so exotic and different. What about you?

"Egypt sounds good to visit. Didn't Weasley go there once too? I saw him and his family in the paper back in third year. I wouldn't mind going there again" said Draco casually.

Hermione looked up at him. "Again? You mean you've been there before?"

"Oh yeah, I've been to many places. Father would bring me on his trips sometimes whenever he had 'business' to take care of. I've even learned to pick up some languages" Draco said.

"Wow you can speak different languages? Like what?" Hermione asked amazed and quite frankly, jealous.

"Let's see…I can speak fluent French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, and Russian. Just the European languages. When it comes to Asian tongues, I have absolutely no idea what they're saying" Draco finished laughing.

"You can speak all those languages fluently! I'm very jealous of you right now…" Hermione said not necessarily joking.

Draco ran his hands through her soft brown curls. "My love, you can you learn anything if you put your mind to it. You're brilliantly smart, and when you do learn the languages you want, you can travel and communicate with whomever you desire" Hermione looked up at him and smiled. "As long as they aren't men" Draco added at the last minute.

Hermione chuckled and hit him lightly on the arm. "I've always wanted to learn how to speak French. Would you say something to me?" Hermione pleaded.

Draco lowered his head to her ear and said in his softest, most sexiest voice: "Mon amour, rien en ce monde me gardera jamais à partir de toi. Je ferai n'importe quoi pour toi, et vous aime pour toujours. J'espère un jour vous voir à côté de moi chaque matin quand je me réveille, et chaque nuit avant que je rêve de toi. Un jour, je te ferai mon épouse. Je t'aime" (A/N: I won't tell you just yet what it means, it'll ruin the story. Just trust me. And please try not to go ahead and look it up yourself, it'll spoil everything!)

Hermione had no idea what the hell he said, but she liked it. "What does that mean…" she said as her heart pounded, sounding practically out of breath.

"In short…I love you Hermione Granger" Draco said softly and slowly.

He leaned in and kissed her passionately. Hermione turned around to face Draco completely and ran her fingers through his hair. She had never felt this way when she was with Skyler. His kisses were never able to send chills up and down her spine. He was never able to make her feel weak in the knees. Hermione fell for Draco Malfoy…and she fell hard.

End Flashback

Hermione shifted in her sleep and Draco took this opportunity to get up and take a shower. Today was the day Draco and Hermione would let all of Hogwarts know that the Slytherin Prince and the Gryffindor Princess are an item. Fortunately, there were some good things that would make this task easier. According to Hermione, Harry and Ron have already approved, which automatically covers all of Gryffindor House fore no one would dare argue with the Trio, especially the hot tempered Ron. Ravenclaw House would be the house most likely not to care since they were so engrossed with their studies, and the Hufflepuff House has so much loyalty for the Gryffindor House that they would agree to anything in favor of the mighty lions. The only house that truly needed convincing was the ever cunning Slytherin House. Granted, it should be less hard for them to approve since all the Slytherins were witness to the devastating incident the night of the Winter Ball, but the one great advantage Draco had was quite simple and obvious: he is in fact the Slytherin Prince after all right? With this in mind, putting the Slytherins in line should be a piece of cake.

Sooner than they would have liked, Draco and Hermione were already on their way to the Great Hall holding hands. Right from when they exited their tower, they were getting looks from wherever they were. The two even managed to get a shocked look or two out of the professors. Whispers of quiet conversations can be heard from all around.

"Wow who would have thought?" a Hufflepuff said

"I knew this was bound to happen" said a typical all knowing Ravenclaw

"You go girl!" said Parvarti and Lavender, the gossiping Gryffindors

"Everyone shut up or I'll hex you!" hissed a Slytherin.

Hermione chuckled and Draco squeezed her hand. Draco smiled and looked up at his fellow Slytherin and nodded, symbolizing a silent "thank you." Marissa Steel nodded back at him as to say "your welcome." The couple finally reached the Great Hall and was greeted by complete silence. All eyes were on Draco and Hermione. Draco's chest stuck out proudly knowing all eyes were on him and Hermione slightly fidgeted at so much attention. Finally, Draco tugged at Hermione's hand and led her to the Gryffindor table. Once they reached Harry and Ron, they made a space in between them for Hermione. Draco kissed Hermione on the cheek and went to the Slytherin table and sat down next to Blaise who acted like nothing happened. For this, Draco was truly grateful because at that moment, the Great Hall erupted in talk. Once could see that even the professors were conversing in the matter.

Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall were staring at their individual star pupils in shock and amazement. Both had their mouths slightly open and were completely still as if waiting for flies. The two then looked at each other questionably as to ask if they had any idea. McGonagall finally turned to her left to Dumbledore.

"Albus, you didn't perhaps expect for this to happen, did you?" McGonagall asked the Headmaster.

"Oh Minerva, how ever would I have expected that?" replied Dumbledore in a slightly sarcastic tone.

"Albus, I don't know what you're up to or what you have planned, but I hope it works out, whatever it is," McGonagall said finally and turned to continue eating her breakfast.

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Harry, Ron, and Hermione were outside admiring the view of the Black Lake. Some parts were slightly frozen, but beautiful nonetheless. Neither of them was saying anything when they heard a cough behind them trying to get their attention. When they turned, they saw a tall strongly built guy with blond hair and silvery gray eyes as well as another boy with black hair who was also strongly built. Hermione got up and gave Draco a big hug and then turned to Blaise. She hesitated as to what to do and Blaise snickered slightly. He opened his arms wide and Hermione smiled and hugged him as well. Harry and Ron too stood up and the four boys looked at each other with no anger or disgust in their features. None could see, but Hermione was trying to hide the smile of happiness she had on her face. The sight and action was very similar to that of the day before with Blaise and the Gryffindor boys, only this time, Blaise stood at the side next to Hermione as Harry, Ron, and Draco shook hands calling it a truce.

"Why is it boys never say anything when they're resolving a feud?" Hermione whispered to Blaise.

"Because we're women, we don't like to talk as much as you girls do" replied Blaise and Hermione slapped his arm.

The silence was finally broken by the laughter of Blaise and Hermione. Harry and Ron looked questionably at Hermione and Draco did the same towards Blaise. Blaise and Hermione looked at each other and shrugged.

"So, who's a fan of the Chudley Canons?!" Blaise asked

Ron looked at him bewildered. "Me!"

"Mate, you're gonna be my new best friend" Blaise said as he put an arm around Ron's shoulders.

"Fine by me" Ron replied

"HEY!" Draco and Harry yelled slightly offended.

Hermione, Blaise, and Ron just laughed at them. Suddenly, a sixth voice was heard. They all turned around and followed where the voice had come from.

"Um…may I join you?" Pansy asked with her hands behind her back looking at the ground gently kicking the snow.

Hermione felt a strange feeling at the pit of her stomach. A part of her didn't want to invite Pansy into their conversation because of her feelings for Draco. Luckily, Blaise was the one who spoke. Hermione silently thanked Blaise and now knew why so many people liked him. Blaise was one of the few Slytherins everyone enjoyed talking to. Even the Ravenclaws took time away from their studies to listen to him.

"Pansy, we don't mean to be rude but…I don't think that would be such a good idea" Blaise said

"Oh…why not?" Pansy asked. Hermione now felt really bad, Pansy sounded like she was going to cry

"Well because, as you already know Draco has a girlfriend now and we all know how crazy you are about him" Blaise replied, not ashamed to be brutally honest.

Draco then nudged him hard in the ribs. "NOT helping!" Draco whispered.

"I'm not crazy over him…I never was" said Pansy

The five raised their eye brows at her.

"I find that hard to believe" said Ron.

"Well it's true!" Pansy hissed.

"Then why is it that whenever we see you, you're trying to sit on Malfoy's lap or get his attention?" Harry asked as politely as he could.

Pansy looked down at the snow again and waited before she said anything. "Because my father ordered me to…"

"What?" they all said as a union. This startled Pansy a little, but then she tried to explain.

"As you may or may not know, the Malfoy's and the Parkinson's are two of the oldest and purest wizarding families of all time. You should also know that our parents, being as strict as they are, would only want us to marry other purebloods. This leads me to say, my father and Draco's father had an agreement for an arranged marriage between Draco and me after fourth year. I was ordered to do everything in my power to try to get Draco to fall in love with me so that it wouldn't get out to the Daily Prophet that we were being forced out of-"

"-out of prejudices." Draco finished Pansy's sentence and she nodded. "Why wasn't I informed of this?!" Draco asked Pansy, angry at his father once again.

"Your father said you wouldn't stand for it and you for sure would have went straight to the Daily Prophet" answered Pansy

"He was right" Blaise added matter-of-factly.

Draco nudged Blaise again in the ribs. "Again, NOT helping!"

"Anyway," Pansy continued, "the point is, I don't like Draco like that and I never did. I mean, we grew up together for crying out loud! It would be too weird to get together"

"I agree" Draco said softly squeezing Hermione's hand.

Hermione's throat relaxed. It was tired even though she didn't say anything. There was silence once again. Suddenly, Hermione let go of Draco's hand and walked up to Pansy. Pansy looked at her questionably, and then Hermione gave her a hug. Pansy was shocked at first; fore she's never hugged a girl before. Most Slytherins weren't use to friendly gestures like that. She finally returned the hug and Hermione smiled at her.

"That's enough of all this drama. Who wants hot chocolate?" Hermione said as she smiled to the other people. All the faces lit up and were all too eager to get some of Hermione's famous Egyptian hot chocolate.

The group of six laughed and so began a new friendship between the Slytherins and Gryffindors. Their conversation eventually made its way up to the Head's common room and Hermione made hot chocolate for everyone.

"Hey, I have an idea" Blaise said.

"Wow that's a first" Draco said sipping his hot chocolate

"Can it you git!" Blaise shot back.

"Don't call my brother a git!" Pansy hissed.

Blaise whipped out his wand and Pansy whipped out hers. Draco whipped out his as well but only to try to stop the two of them from doing anything stupid. Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at them in amazement.

"Damn are you guys serious?" Ron said amazed.

"Do all Slytherins play like this?" Hermione asked.

"Just tell us your idea Zabini" Harry said trying to settle the argument.

Blaise finally put away his wand. "Let's play a game"

"What game?" Pansy asked curiously, putting away her wand as well.

"Basically, it's a game of 'I bet you've Never'. It's kinda revised from the game 'I Never.' We'll sit in a circle and one person says 'I bet you've never blank' and everyone who did do it has to take a sip of their cocoa and tell us about it. When everyone answers, the next person in the line goes. If you don't tell us of the experience then you'll have to do a dare. This version of the game won't be as intense as the last time I played it because we'll only be drinking hot chocolate" Blaise explained.

"Wow I can't believe Blaise Zabini, a pureblood Slytherin, knows a muggle game" Hermione giggled.

"Well you learn things when you get drunk at a muggle party," Blaise winked.

"When the hell were you drunk at a muggle party?!" Draco asked surprised.

"Sorry mate, but the game hasn't started" Blaise said laughing and leaving a fuming Draco.

The six got in position. The three Slytherins were on one side of the coffee table and the Gryffindors were at the other side. They didn't do this on purpose, it was habit. The Gryffindor Trio and the Slytherin Trio were separated and face to face. Harry and Draco were facing each other followed by Hermione and Pansy facing each other in the middle and Blaise and Ron at the other end.

"I wonder how interesting this game will get," Pansy asked Blaise and Draco out loud, "we're playing with the goody two shoes Gryffindors after all" The three Slytherins laughed. Hermione glared at Draco for laughing and he immediately fell silent.

Ron gave a knowing smirk to Harry and Hermione and they smirked back. "Let the game begin then" Harry said.

"I'll start, and we won't go easy on you. Hmm…I bet you've never gotten a tattoo" Blaise said

Every single person drank.

"What the hell?! YOU GUYS have tattoos?!" Pansy said shocked.

"I don't believe that, show us" Draco said looking particularly at Hermione.

"Let's go Harry" Ron said. The two lifted up the sleeves of their shirts and sure enough, there were tattoos. Like all tattoos in the wizarding world, theirs moved.

The tattoo was fire that took shape of a phoenix in great detail. Towards the talons of the phoenix were the letters "OP" in gold.

"OP? What does that stand for?" Blaise asked

"Order of the Phoenix" Hermione answered before Harry and Ron could.

"What's that?" asked Draco.

"It's a secret society dedicated to fighting Voldemort." Hermione answered.

The three Slytherins suddenly lost color in their faces, but didn't push the matter any further.

Blaise then looked at Hermione. "Didn't you drink? Where's your tattoo Granger?"

Hermione sighed and stood up.

"Now wait just a damn minute! You have to stand up to show us your tattoo?! I'm not sure if I approve of this question now" Draco said protectively.

"Calm your arse Malfoy" Harry said "Go on 'Mione, show 'em."

Hermione pulled down the right side of her skirt and there was the same tattoo as Harry and Ron.

"Oh wow that's kinda hott" Pansy said in awe.

"Hell yeah it is!" Blaise said.

Hermione then turned around and lifted the back side of her shirt to reveal her lower back. She had a muggle tattoo that was of flowers and some fancy swirly designs that the Slytherins have never seen before.

"Good Merlin thank you so much…" Blaise said hypnotized.

Harry, Ron, and Draco all got slightly red and angered. "Ok, ok! That's enough!" Draco yelled.

Hermione chuckled and pulled her shirt back down. "So let's see your tattoo's then."

The Slytherins looked at each other and Pansy sighed. All three of them stood up. Draco and Blaise took off their shirts while Pansy pulled down the shoulder part of her more stretchable shirt and they turned around. All three of their tattoos were different but at the exact same place: their right shoulder blade. It didn't take long for Harry, Ron, and Hermione to realize that the tattoos were their family crests.

Draco's crest was of a green serpent's head with a fancy silver M in its mouth. Blaise's crest was of a griffin with outstretched wings with a gold Z on each wing. Pansy's crest was of a snow white wolf with a black P on its forehead.

"Wow, no offense, but I thought for sure that at least one of you would have the Dark Mark" Ron said.

"Well I guess we're not as transparent as you think, huh Weasley?" Blaise said back.

"I can't believe you all wanted to get your family crests tattooed. Isn't that a bit too proud?" Harry asked.

Before any of the Slytherins could say anything, Ron answered. "They had to get it whether they wanted to or not."

Harry and Hermione looked at him, surprised that he new the answer to something. "How would you know that Ronald?" asked Hermione.

"Blimey guys, I think sometimes you two forget that I'm a pureblood too, even if my family is banished from the pureblood society" Ron stated a little irritably.

Harry and Hermione's faces turned a little red.

"Well what do you know, the Weasel's got something right" Draco said.

"All purebloods have a family crest, even Weasley here, but families that are banished from the pureblood society have their crests marked and categorized. In order to get into all pureblood society events you must show your crest. You can't get in if you don't have one or if yours is banished, and once your crest is banished, no one in that family is able to be branded with it unless you're re-instated into the society. It's a bunch or rubbish, really, but girls get branded right before their coming out party and boys get branded before their first real social event" Pansy said. Everyone was a little shocked at how she sounded like a complex textbook.

"Yep, that's right. There's even a book in the library of all the family crests ever recorded in history. It gives you a list of those who are in the pureblood society, those who are no longer existent due to no descendents, those who are banished, and those who have been banished and re-instated. You should check it out Granger" Blaise suggested.

"Uh, thanks Blaise, I think I will" Hermione said. Blaise smiled at his first name being said.

"Grrrr, I don't like this conversation anymore! I'm next" Pansy said.

"Please, go" said Draco who was also annoyed with all the pureblood talk.

"I bet you've never had a piercing, and ears don't count" Pansy said.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione drank.

"WHAT?! 'Mione you have a piercing! Oh dear Merlin…" Draco said getting a headache.

Hermione stood up and lifted her shirt to show her navel. There stood a gold stud with a dangling red charm.

"I don't know why, but seeing that is a real turn on" Draco said, not taking his eyes off of the belly button ring.

"Quite the Gryffindor spirit, huh Granger?" Blaise said smiling.

"That's really cute! I didn't know you could get a piercing there! Is it a muggle thing?" Pansy asked politely as if talking to an old friend.

"I guess it is if you've never seen one before. You should get one! It doesn't hurt all that much" Hermione said smiling

"Yeah thanks! I think I will. Will you come with me?" Pansy said turning red.

"Sure! We can go to-"

"'Mione, put your shirt down" said both Harry and Ron.

Hermione didn't realize that she was still standing and holding her shirt up. "Oops, sorry" she said and she sat back down.

"That's two for two Granger. Who would have thought you were such a wild child" Blaise said.

"Well I guess we're not as transparent as you think, huh Zabini?" Hermione said as payback for what he said earlier to Ron.

"Where are your piercing?" Pansy asked Harry and Ron.

Harry and Ron stuck out their tongues to show their tongue rings.

"Whoa…" said Pansy wide eyed.

"I bet you can do wonders with that thing huh Potter?" Draco said crossing his arms.

"Oh Malfoy, you don't even know" Harry said laughing.

"Your turn Malfoy" said Ron.

"I bet you've never gotten physically hurt by the Dark Lord" Draco said.

Everyone drank. They all knew that Harry got hurt from the Dark Lord obviously, but the rest were surprised that the others drank.

"Y-you guys were hurt by the Dark Lord?" Hermione stuttered.

By the looks on their faces, they knew that it was something that happened regularly for them.

"I got mine during the summer every Tuesday" Draco said with no emotion.

"I got mine during the summer every Friday" Blaise said also with no emotion.

"I got mine during the summer every Sunday" Pansy said choked up.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at the other three with the most sympathy they've ever had for them in their lives.

"I can't believe he'd do that regularly, what the hell for?" Ron asked.

"Discipline" the three replied.

"Why did you two get hurt by the Dark Lord?" asked Pansy

"We're the best friends of Harry Bloody Potter, need we say more?" Ron replied.

"Oh yeah, that's right…" Pansy said to herself.

"Umm…I think I'll go next" said Harry, not wanting to push the matter further. "I bet you've never gone skinny dipping"

To everyone's surprised, Hermione was the only one who drank again. "Granger, what the hell!" Pansy screeched. "If you're not such a goody good then you should try not to make it seems like you are all the time."

"Can it Pansy" ordered Draco.

"'Mione, I'm slowly beginning to wonder about you" Harry said.

"When did you go skinny dipping?" Ron asked, not really wanting an answer.

"I went last summer with my cousin and some other guys" Hermione said as if it wasn't anything big. Before Ron, Harry, or Draco could say anything else, she went on to take her turn. "Anyway, I bet you've never lost your virginity"

Everyone, including Hermione, drank.

"Granger, even I have to say that was a lame question. You should have known the answer to that. Though, I'm a little surprised you three drank" Blaise said looking at the Golden Trio.

"Oh my dear Blaise, this question wasn't for your benefit, it was for ours" Hermione said sneakily.

"What…do you…mean?" Blaise wondered looking at the other two Slytherins. They just shrugged.

Harry and Ron began to laugh. "Here, let me just start you guys off into realization. Malfoy, who did you lose your virginity to?" Harry asked.

"Ooooh I get it. We get to find out who you guys lost your virginity to. I see, ok I lost mine to Ebony Shaw." Draco said.

"I lost mine to Jake Sky" Pansy said next.

"And I lost mine to Clarissa Steel, Marissa Steel's sister." Blaise said. "Potter, Weasley, who did you two lose it to?"

At the same time, both of them answered. "Hermione"

Draco choked on his hot chocolate, Pansy covered her mouth, and Blaise nearly fell side wards.

"BOTH of you did Hermione!" Draco yelled outraged.

Hermione couldn't help but laugh at the jealousy. "Hermione, who did you lose your virginity to?" Draco asked.

"Harry and Ron" she replied.

By this time, Draco was about to faint and Blaise looked at Hermione with a smirk. Pansy still had her hands over her mouth.

"Are you telling me, that the first time all three of you had sex was with each other! And in a threesome!" Draco yelled trying to confirm.

"Umm…yeah I guess that's what we're trying to say" Ron said trying to refrain from laughing himself to death.

"I definitely don't like this game anymore…" Draco said, about to be sick.

"Well, who better to lose your virginity to then your best friends?" Hermione said chuckling.

"Granger, you're my idol" Pansy said

"And you're my hero" said Blaise

"I don't want to hear anymore about this" Draco said.

"Fine, since Malfoy's being such a puss, I'll finish the game. I bet you've never hit a parent" Ron said.

For the first time the whole night, it was only the three Slytherins that drank.

"I punched my father in the face the first time he crucioed me" Draco said.

"I slapped my dad when he was trying to drag me into the cellar. I was raped by a complete stranger because this stranger paid my dad galleons" Pansy said

"I punched my dad in the gut when I found him torturing my mum one night." Blaise said.

"Wow…I'm really sorry you guys…" Hermione said, wanting to hug Pansy for being raped.

"It's alright, it's in the past…" Draco said.

The game was finished and it was already getting dark. Everyone but the Head boy and Head Girl left the tower to get ready for dinner. Hermione watched as Harry and Ron left the portrait hole. Hermione saw Blaise and Pansy whispering something to Harry and Ron. Right before the portrait closed, she heard the word "Deal" come out of Harry's mouth as he shook hands with Blaise. Draco wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek. They swayed from left to right for a few moments in silence. Finally, Draco spoke.

"So, a threesome eh?"

Hermione hit him in the arm. "Git" she said laughing.

She turned around and walked up her stair case and into her room. Much to her surprised, Draco followed her.

Harry, Ron, Blaise and Pansy noticed that the couple didn't show up for dinner. From across the Great Hall, the two Gryffindors looked at the two smirking Slytherins. When dinner was over, Blaise and Pansy were waiting outside the Great Hall for Harry and Ron.

"Five galleons each, pay up" Blaise said holding out his hand.

"Aw this sucks! We should have known they'd get it on tonight" Ron said digging through his pockets.

"What dumb luck" Harry said handing his galleons to Blaise.

Blaise took five galleons and gave it to Pansy.

"That goes to show that for future reference, never make a bet with a Slytherin" Pansy said giggling and winking at Ron. She and Blaise turned around whistling happily and headed back to the Slytherin dungeons.

"I wish Malfoy kept his pants on. At least until tomorrow when we won the bet" Harry said.

"Let's just bug 'Mione into giving us ten galleons tomorrow. It's her fault anyway." Ron said

The two laughed as they whistled and walked back up to Gryffindor Tower.

(A/N) lol interesting ending wasn't it? Review!