Ok i know it's been a while but i haven't had time to type and i haven't had the muse to write this . I am hoping to finish these stories before i start any others so i doubt i will have new stories for a while. This chapter isn't as long as i wanted it to be and it's also not really the best it's sort of a filler giving a bit of information on Draco and Hermione's relationship and maybe how everyone feels about it. But i hope you enjoy it none the less.

"I know I'm hugging you. I felt you tense." Hermione says. "I'm not going to hurt you. I want you to trust me." Hermione says quietly.

As the Christmas holidays drew closer, Hermione and Draco got closer at least in the private. They always faked being enemies in front of everyone else. Hermione was starting to show, but being about two months along with twins usually did that. Draco still had yet to talk to Dumbledore about his task and Hermione was still trying to talk him into actually doing it.

"Draco, you need to talk to him…he can help." She told him.

"What if he can't?" Draco asked looking up from his book. They were in the room of requirements working together.

"It's worth a chance." She insisted. "Do it for them." She said bringing his hand to her stomach. "Please." She begged.

"Fine, I'll go talk to him now." He told her closing his school book and standing up.

"Thank you Drake." She told him. Hermione was one of the few people Draco allowed them to call him Drake. Ginny called him Dray and Harry and Ron just call him Draco.

"Yeah, I'll be back and we can finish the Defense Against the Dark Arts assignment." He told her as he headed out of the room. Hermione sighed quietly knowing he didn't want to talk to Dumbledore in fear of being thought of as a liar but she knew he had to give it a shot at least. Hermione looked that their DADA assignment and decided she could just finish it. She opened up the book again and continued. She was really good at Defense Against the Dark Arts and knew it'd save Draco some stress if it was already done.

She read through the section she was suppose to and she started answering the questions on it. She was almost done when Draco made his way back into the room. She looked up as she sat down her quill.

"What did he say?" Hermione asked him as he sat down again.

"He said Severus will do it if I can't." He told her.

"Wait he's…letting himself die!?" Hermione asked not believing it at all.

"He said he's getting old anyways and it wouldn't matter either way." Draco told her. Hermione wasn't sure if she could accept it or not.

"He can't do that….people are going to die if he does." Hermione told him. Draco shook his head as he continued.

"People are going to die either way…he said this is the way things have to be for things to work out in the end." Hermione sighed quietly. She didn't like accepting this but it seemed like she had to.

"Fine, but by things work out does that mean we're going to win?" Hermione asked him.

"I would think so." Draco told her. "But I guess you may never know for sure.."

"I guess, but I don't like it." She told him.

"Me either."

"And here, I almost finished this why don't you finish this and then we'll head back to our common rooms." She suggested.

"Ok, and random change of subject much?" He asked.

"Maybe." She giggled. Draco reached out and lightly poked Hermione's stomach being extra careful with the babies inside her. She giggled again and batted his hand away. "Stop that." She told him.

He smiled innocently as he looked at where she was on the homework and then continued it. He finished in about 10 minutes and he put it back into his bag deciding to take it with him.

"There, we're done." He told her.

"We are, now let's get out of here." She told him. She stood up and grabbed her bag and put it on her shoulder.

"Ok, I'll see you in class tomorrow." He told her giving her a smile instead of his famous Malfoy smirk which he gave to everyone.

"Ok, see you tomorrow Drake." She told him as she headed out of the room and made her way toward the Gryffindor Common Room. Draco left soon after her and made his way down to the Slytherin Common Room. So far he had been safe and no one knew how he really felt about being a death-eater. Well besides his friends. The only thing the Slytherins knew was that his father had been arrested for abuse and rape toward him and his mother.

Hermione entered the 0ommon Room and saw Harry, Ron, and Ginny sitting and playing a game.

"Hey guys." She said going over and sitting down next to Ginny on the couch.

"Hey Hermione, where have you've been?" Ginny asked her.

"Working on Defense Against the Darks Arts with Draco." Hermione told her as the other two looked over at her.

"You're always with him." Ron said with a slightly jealous voice to him.

"We were doing homework." Hermione repeated.

"Why can't you work on it with us…you two seem to have gotten really close." He said. Hermione gave a small sigh at Ron's jealously.

"He's the father of my babies Ron…we are bound to get close." Hermione pointed out.

"It was rape and you are just letting him get close to you." Harry said finally speaking up. "I can't see how you would."

"Because I'm not living with what the past was like. I'm looking at the present and the future now." Hermione told them. "Maybe you should as well." She said before getting up and storming upstairs.

Down in the dungeons Draco entered the common room and saw Blaise sitting at the table and doing homework. He went over and sat down by him.

"Zabini." Draco said.

"Malfoy." He mimicked. "Where have you've been?" He asked him.

"Out and about." He told him.

"A letter came we have to go for a meeting tonight…they want to discuss what happened with your father…now that he's in Azkaban…they may want you to take his place." He told him.

"They can't let me get the mark…to much of a risk still at school and with what happened with Granger you know one wrong move can make me be questioned." Draco told him.

"True, but I was just guessing I don't know what they want exactly they just want to discuss what happened with your father that's all I do know for 100%." Blaise told him.

"Yeah, I guess we will find out then…should i…" he lowered his voice as he leaned closer. "Tell Dumbledore that we are being called for?" He asked.

"Yeah, probably a good idea, most of the 6th and 7th year Slytherins will be leaving so…better do it." He said.

Ok please read and review...show me i have some readers still :( I'm really REALLY sorry i haven't updated in like a year and i know it sucks to have stories you like not be updated because i am one of those people who get upset by it. I am going to hope for at least...3-5 reviews before the next chapter just so i know i have readers still. I hope that doesn't sound like a lot to ask for. Next chapter will hopefully be longer and maybe a bit more..drama ish stuff lol