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A/n: So here you go the final chapter. I just want to thank you all for reading this, and I hope that you are happy with the ending. Thanks to Monica for being the nest beta ever. I love you all and watch this space; there might just be a sequel soon.

Chapter 17

Both Hermione and Draco awoke the next morning with the same thing on their minds: by the end of the day, they would be in each others arms.

Hermione's day

Hermione got up and got dressed then headed to the Great Hall. Draco did the same.

As Draco sat down in the Great Hall, Pansy walked up to him and sat by his side.

"Drakie-pooh, how come you haven't owled me back?" Draco turned around in his seat to face Pansy. He tugged his arm out of her grasp and glared at her.

"First of all Pansy, do not call me that, and secondly I didn't owl you back because you mean nothing to me." He seemed satisfied with his reply and turned around hoping that she would give up, something she had never done.

Ever since he had used her to make Hermione jealous, Pansy had been following him around like a fly would a landfill. He had tried to get rid of her numerous times, so that Hermione wouldn't find out that she was right. She had said that her jealousy would go away, but Pansy wouldn't.

However, Hermione had noticed it going on and thought it was highly amusing.

If Draco had been looking at Pansy he would have seen the look of horror on her face. Her mind was working in overdrive. Draco had never refused her before; he was never this mean to her. She knew what it meant; it meant that he had found someone else. And she was going to do everything in her power to find out who it was, and put an end to it.

Pansy looked at Draco and saw that he had winked at someone; she snapped her head up and saw Hermione Granger look away. 'Mudblood? You have GOT to be kidding me!' Just then a light bulb flicked in her head, she knew just how to split them up.

She got up and ran off, bumping into Hermione, who was making her way out of the hall. Draco looked up at her retreating back and smiled to himself. He thought he had finally gotten rid of the pug-faced wench after all.

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Hermione was sitting in Arithmancy thinking about Draco. She hadn't seen him since that morning. The last time she saw him, he had a smirk on his face as Pansy was walking, no, not walking but running away.

She thought of a way to get Draco to tell her the truth about how he felt about her, coming up with a simple answer, just ask him. She would simply ask him how he felt about her, simple, effective and it would get results.

Just then an owl swooped in through an open window and landed in front of Hermione. "Miss Granger what is the meaning of this?" said Professor Vector.

Hermione looked up at him "I'm not sure."

Her Professor nodded "Very well, take the letter and read it. It may be important."

Hermione nodded and removed the letter from the owls grasp, which immediately flew away.

Dear Hermione

Please meet me in the library at 7 o'clock tonight. I want to tell you something important.

Draco

Hermione stuffed her letter inside her bag and looked up at the Professor. He had continued to teach as if there was no interruption. Although Hermione was hardly listening, she was hoping that Draco would finally tell her how he felt, tonight.

After Hermione had received the letter, the day had started to drag by at an excruciatingly slow pace. At the end of lessons Hermione had returned to the common room, and for the first time she looked at the portrait and studied its contents.

She had never really taken notice of it before, but she wanted to see Draco. However when she got there, Draco was no where in site. "Where is Draco?" Hermione asked herself. Yes, she did feel weird talking to herself in the portrait, but no one was in the corridor so it didn't really matter.

"How should I know?" Hermione replied and shrugged her shoulders. The real life Hermione rolled her eyes and said the password. She walked into the common room and then into her own room.

She decided that if Draco was telling her how he felt, she would look good for it. She looked through her wardrobe and let her fingers run across the different styles of cloaks and muggle clothes. She decided on a pair of her favourite low rise jeans, they were comfortable and looked gorgeous with anything. She also picked out her corset style top. It had the lace up at the back and it was low cut, it was dark green with silver beading on, very appropriate she thought.

It was nearly 7 o'clock when Hermione began to make her way to the library. She wasn't sure which part of the library she had to meet him, but was sure that she would find him soon enough.

As she walked into the library, Draco was nowhere in sight, so she headed to the back of the library. It was hidden from view, so it would make sense that Draco would be there. Just before she would come into view of the corner Hermione stood still and checked herself. She pushed out a few wrinkles of her jeans and then she heard a noise. It sounded oddly similar to the sound of books crashing to the floor.

Hermione forgot the creases in her jeans and turned the corner to investigate, and stood rooted to the spot.

She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Draco had Pansy pushed up against the bookshelves, with her legs wrapped around his waist. His hands were on her bum keeping her upright and her hands were wrapped in his hair. It wasn't until Pansy moaned into Draco's mouth, did Hermione snap out of her thoughts.

"Is there a reason why you wanted me to witness this?" Draco's head snapped up in shock, he was looking at Hermione, who had tears flowing silently down her face.

"Hermione?" He looked back at Pansy confused. Pansy however looked smug.

"I can't believe I came here expecting you to tell me… to admit… but it looks like you just wanted to hurt me. Well, congratulations Draco. You just broke my heart." With that Hermione ran out of the library and back to her room.

Draco looked at Pansy with so much anger and hate in his eyes that Pansy was genuinely scared. "What the hell?"

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Draco's day

Draco looked up at her retreating back and smiled to himself. He thought he had finally gotten rid of the pug-faced wench after all.

He spent the rest of the day thinking about Hermione, thinking of how to get her. He had a free period and was just walking randomly through the halls waiting for his next lesson when an owl flew past him, and into a nearby classroom. It was unusual for owls to fly in the school during lessons; it must be for the teacher. He headed out to the Quidditch pitch. If it was empty he would spend an hour practising Quidditch until his next lesson.

When he got there he saw that it was being used, but decided to watch anyway. Madam Hooch was teaching the first years how to fly. He noticed that a girl who looked like a miniature Hermione was having trouble getting her broom up. He couldn't help but laugh as he remembered Hermione when she was learning. She would get up so high and then freak out and fall off.

Draco sighed and let him fall into a day dream about Hermione until an owl landed on his knee. He was just about to push it when he noticed the letter in its mouth. Draco removed the letter and read it.

Dear Draco

Please meet me in the library at 6.45pm; I have something important to tell you

Hermione

Draco immediately broke out into a grin, maybe today would be the day that Hermione would tell him she wanted to quit with the games, and ask him to go out with her.

Draco continued to watch the class until it was time for him to leave. He noticed that the day went by very slow; it always did when something he was looking forward to was coming.

At the end of his lessons he headed to the common room and noticed that Hermione in the picture was missing. He didn't ask his portrait why, because last time he did, he heard that she was with Blaise. However this time he didn't want to know. He said the password and walked to get changed.

He didn't really take notice of what he was wearing. He just wanted to go and meet Hermione. At 6.45 he headed to the library.

Once he reached the library he saw that Hermione was already there. She looked at him and motioned to the back of the library, which Draco knew was secluded.

He followed her, and once they got to the secluded area Hermione turned around and looked him dead in the eye. "Draco, I'm sick of the games. I want you and I know you want me. So let's just do this."

Hermione then walked over to Draco, grabbed his shirt collar and pulled him to her in a very rough kiss. Somewhere in the back of his mind Draco thought that this wasn't like Hermione, to act so forceful. But he immediately pushed it to the back of his mind and proceeded to kiss her back. Draco felt Hermione bring up her legs to encircle his waist. He put his hands on her bum immediately to keep her up and steady and pushed her up against the bookcase, so that he wouldn't have to hold all of her weight.

Before he knew it, they had been making out for about three minutes when he heard Hermione speak, but wait he was kissing her how could she be speaking?

"Is there a reason why you wanted me to witness this?" Draco's head snapped up in shock, he was looking at Hermione, who had tears flowing down her face.

"Hermione?" He looked back and saw Pansy.

"I can't believe I came here expecting you to tell me… to admit… but it looks like you just wanted to hurt me. Well, congratulations Draco. You just broke my heart." With that Hermione ran out of the library.

Draco looked at Pansy with so much anger and hate in his eyes that Pansy was genuinely scared. "What the hell?"

Draco realised he was still holding Pansy up and immediately dropped her. He looked at her expecting an answer, when he didn't receive one he got angrier. "What the hell did you do?"

Pansy smiled "Well isn't it obvious Drakie–pooh?" She let her fingers trail across his chest. "I found out about you and the mudblood and I just had to put it to an end. I had to save your reputation"

Draco was fuming. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL HER THAT, and I don't give a crap about my reputation. How did you do it?"

Pansy's smile got bigger "I'm glad you asked, as I ran out of the Great hall, I ran past Hermione and pulled out a piece of her hair as I went by. I already had a stash of Poly juice potion in my dorm; I use it to get the answers to quizzes out of the Professors offices. I put her hair in it and then wrote the letters to you and Hermione. I got you here just before the mudblood was due to show up and made sure that my potion time would run out, just as she showed up. So it would look like you cheated on her."

Draco's face grew red as the blood rushed to his head "You evil, conniving bitch." He picked up his wand and pointed it at her throat "Give me a reason why I shouldn't kill you right now?"

Pansy's eyes grew wide as she thought of a reason, and when she came up with nothing she gulped. "Draco, please don't, I know you love me deep down, and you know it too."

"I have never, nor will I ever love you. I hate you, I despise you. You are the lowest of the low, and you're not even worth my breath."

Draco walked away, leaving a very scared but smug Pansy behind. Sure he didn't want her now, but at least he and the mudblood were over.

Draco ran into the common room "Hermione are you here?"

He ran up to her room and tried to open it but it was locked. "Hermione, I know you are in here, let me explain."

Hermione threw her door open "Let you explain what?" Her eyes were red and puffy from crying so much and her face showed just how upset and angry she was.

"Hermione…"

"Don't Hermione me, you asked me to meet you, why? Just so you could make out with Pansy in front of me. Why? To prove you have absolutely no feelings for me? To prove that you are better than a mudblood? To prove I was wrong?

"Well let me tell you this Malfoy." Draco cringed as she had gone back to using his last name. "You have just lost the one person who has ever loved you for who you are and not how much money you have in your vault. I hope that you are happy with that Slytherin bitch. You really do deserve each other."

Hermione shut her door once again and locked it. Draco stood stunned and a little angry. "Hermione let me explain." When he didn't hear anything he punched the wall beside her door. "Dammit Hermione, I love you!"

He could hear that Hermione had stopped moving around her room and he took it as his cue to talk to her.

"I love you, I always have. I love everything about you, the way you run your tongue along you're bottom lip when you are concentrating on a book, I love the way you twist your hair around your fingers when you are bored. I love the way you look when you are trying figure something out. I love you.

"I thought it was you… in the library earlier… Pansy had used the Poly juice potion and planned it so that you would think I was sleeping with her. Hermione you know me, and you know that I hate her with every fibre of my being and that I love you with all of it."

Draco sighed and leaned against the wall next to her door "I love you." He slid down to the floor and put his head in his hands.

"I'm sorry." He looked up and saw that Hermione was standing above him "I'm sorry I didn't listen to you, I'm sorry about all of the games, I'm sorry I didn't tell you I loved you earlier."

Draco got up and put his fingers on her lips "Shhh, its ok." Hermione shook her head

"No it isn't I should have trusted you."

Draco put his fingers up to her lips again "I love you." and leaned down to kiss her. He kissed her softly. "I always have."

Hermione smiled and kissed him back "I love you too."

Fin

A/n: Ok that is the end. I am actually happy with it. I hope you guys are too. If you want a sequel I will write one. I loved writing this fic and I hope you all enjoyed it. Please review and let me know what you thought of the ending.

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Mrs Lisa Malfoy: lol thanks for your review, maybe we will tackle Ron and Harry in the sequel, and I hadn't really wanted them to be involved this early on in their relationship. I only had a little twist, nothing too dramatic.

OrliGolas-4eva: Lol I hope that you liked the ending, Hermione is string willed but Draco is even more so, he knew that everything would have been given up if he had barged in there, but he gave it up in the end anyway.

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Mistresslessdracey: lol well, they wont 'get together' not in this fic but maybe in the next, you will have to tune in to find out, although I am no good at writing smut.

Lynster89: Yeah I think I will, I love writing DM/HG fics they are so interesting and fun to play with.

Cold Feet: lol the toothpaste box, I've read it and it's pretty boring. Lol. I hope you liked the ending.

Blonde-brain: I think in the end they both got bored of playing games and just wanted to be together, they just needed a little push.

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Justmaybe: Yup, Malfoy's are the definition of self control, but everyone loses control at some point ;D

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