A/N: not a long one but it had to end there. I haven't decided if I'll do a new chapter or another quick story.

Hermione tapped on the door in the same sequence Draco had before depositing her and his mother there before the battle only to find it empty. A small scrawled note lay on the desk. She picked it up and read her mother in laws beautiful calligraphy.

Dear children,

Lucius has been asking for me, unfortunately like the two of you I too have obiligations. Severus will accompany me. Be safe and I will see you after the battle.

Love always,

Mum

Her thoughts of going to track her mother in law down were interrupted by Draco's reappearance.

"Where's mother?" He asked pulling Hermione to him an wiping a smudged of dust from her cheek.

"Severus took her to your father." Hermione answer showing him the paper.

"Bloody hell," he grumbled. "You went out I see."

"I had too!" She started to protest, he waved her off.

"i knew you would otherwise I wouldn't have traded wands with you." He stopped her. "I have to go meet McGonagall, come with me?" She nodded and glued herself to his side as they walked passed many Syltherin students who had been trapped in the dungeons until the start of the battle.

"The new wife?" Blaise Zambini questioned as they made it to the stairs leading up to the great hall. Draco nodded as she released him slightly. "We'll done Malfoy she is quite the catch."

"Thanks," Draco mumbled pushing Hermione along and up the stairs. He spotted McGonagall and started pulling her that way when she spotted the Weasley's all surrounding a body, she pulled away and ran towards them. Mrs Weasley caught her in her arms sobbing for her lost child and the safe return of her surrogate daughter.

"Ginny told Arthur and I, we'll find a way out of it for you dear!" She sobbed Hermione just nodded and stroked the older witch's hair. It was then that the professor called them out to the front of the castle. Wands at the ready te remaining students and members of the order stood at the ready on the front steps of the castle grounds. As lord voldemort and his death eaters approached Hagrid carried a limp body in his arms.

"Your saviour is dead!" The snake like man shouted as his minions prodded the half giant forward with the body. Ginny screamed but Hermione and her father held her back. "Come now, and join my ranks and you too may live, stay with the order and prepare for death!" Not a soul moved, Draco stood towards the back with a group of unaligned Slytherin."There you are Draco my boy, come along then, and bring your new bride as well. She will make a welcome addition to my ranks." He took a few deep breaths before moving forward. His mother's voice caught his ears.

"Come now Draco, everything has gone according to plan dear." He knew in that moment Potter was not dead he eyed McGonagall who nodded then descended the steps before offering his hand to Hermione causing a gasp to rip through the ranks of the order members who had not been informed.

"Come on now." The dark lord encouraged as the couple took their placed beside Narcissa. He asked again "is there no one else? Would you rather die like foolish muggle lovers?" Hermione tuned out the battle as she saw the rage bubble up in Ronald Weasley's face and his father who was quietly explaining what Ginny had already told him. She mouthed a quick I'm sorry just as Neville lonbottom pulled the sword of griffyndor out of the sorting hat and started to brandish it around and Harry lept from Hagrid's arms. The commotion cause curses to be sent flying and Hermione was quickly engaged in a duel with the husband of her new mother in law.

"You stupid little mudblood, you think because my idiot of a son bonded himself to you I'd let this stand ?" His words scathed as Hermione continued to hold him off, her eyes searching for Draco. It was until a yell from Voldemort himself pierced the air was she sure the snake had died. She sent a stupify towards Lucius and turn just in time to scream Draco's name , he had been duelling with Dolohov when Ron came up behind him and sent a slicing hex at his leg causing pain to rip them both. The pain of a stinging hex was next, this time the hex had come from Dolohov and had been directed at Hermione. She had taken it straight to the chest and hit the ground just in time for the last thing her vision caught was Harry defeating Voldemort.