hey guys, sorry for taking forever to write this chapter, i would like to make a shout-out to one of my fans, shruti srinivasan, thanks for reading my book!


As the train arrives at Hogwarts i leave the compartment in despair, i felt like i could never be loved by a pure heart, such as Hermione Granger, it made me think deeply about my life and the choices i had made, especially the one concerning the headmaster and my fathers "friends". i walk up to the castle and make my way through the wrought iron gates, paying no attention to my surroundings, looking behind me as i notice Hermione walking with potter and weasley, i blush as she looks at me, looking away before she notices. i walk through the grand oak doors as the flickering candlelight spills out into the night, illuminating the path in front of me, i hear the chatter of students in the hall, eager for the sorting to finish and for the feast to start. i sit down at the slytherin table, Crabbe, Goyle and pansy close behind me, i let out an exasperated sigh, pansy turns to me and asks "are you alright Draco? something seems to be the matter" i look at her and say "no, no pansy, i am perfectly alright, just brooding over my task for the year" i look into her eyes and see that they are un-pure and un-loving. i look down at the table to see the feast appear, i play with my food until we are dismissed then i slip away to the room of requirement to work on the vanishing cabinet, the first phase of the plan, i sighed as i work, looking nervously behind me to make sure nobody walked into the room. i hear a noise and freeze, i look around the corner to see the familiar fuzzy brown mane of hair that belongs to Hermione, i throw a blanket over the cupboard and walk up behind her, hoping to talk to her, as i come closer i notice she had been crying, as if someone had broken her heart, i walked up to her and said "hey, are you okay, something seems to be bothering you Granger" i notice my words seem to be kinder than usual, i look at her as she turns around and says "oh, Draco, i wasn't expecting to see you here, i just, i just cant believe what Ron did to me, he kissed lavender in front of me, oh i just don't know what to do anymore Draco" she throws her arms around me and i blush, not knowing what to do i bug her back as we stand there in silence, her teas soaking my shirt through. i look down at her and look into her eyes, i see a heart that is pure and loving, i lift her chin so i can see her eyes better and all of a sudden i find our lips touching, in a way i never had with pansy, this, this was something else, i just stood there as we kissed, passionately. she broke away and said "D..D..Draco, t..that was, amazing, t..thank you, but we cant, it just wont wok, I'm sorry" i look at her and then say "what if we keep it a secret and meet here in the room of requirement, just us, you know?" she smiled and hugged me, leaving a fleeting peck on my lips before saying "okay, i will let you know he time we will meet, by a note that only you can open" i smiled as i watched her ;leave the room, i just knew something great wads going to come out of this, i turned back to my work and continued on through the night, stopping only to remember the tenderness of her kiss and the feeling i felt as i kissed her, smiling as i packed up for the night, returning to my dorm and falling asleep with a smile on my face, this was going to be an alright year.....i guess.