A Forbidden Love

Chapter 26: Only For Now

After that stressful morning, Dumbledore canceled exams as a school treat. I'm thankful for that. I haven't been that focused on my studies. Anytime I should've been engulfed in my studies, I was engulfed in Potter's lips, physically and mentally.

On the last day of school, we party like there's no tomorrow because in school terms, there isn't. We drink coke, play beer pong, with coke, and play Exploding Snap and Wizard Chess. It's a lot of fun.

Finally, the final day of school comes. I'm kind of upset, I made a few good memories this year, but at the same time, I made a lot of bad ones. I'm happy to go home. Well, to Goyle's house at least.

When the train finally arrives, and we pack all our stuff into our usual compartment, I sneak away to the compartment furthest in the back. No one ever goes to this cabin, so Potter and I decided to meet here. I wait for five minutes and I start to worry. What if he forgot? What if he doesn't like me anymore? Then I think, Shut up, Draco! You have serious trust issues. Sure enough, as soon as the train starts moving, he comes through the door.

"Sorry I'm late. I couldn't escape my friends. I didn't worry you, right?" he says to me, once he sits down.

"Of course not," I lie.

"Good. So what were our plans?"

"I believe this had something to do with it." I lean in a plant my lips against his.

I push him onto the bench in the compartment. I start with a few kiss on his lips and then slowly move down to his neck. I kiss and suck on his neck right under his chin until I hear him breathing heavily. Then I slowly start to make my way back to his lips.

Then it's his turn. He rolls me over onto my back and follows the same process. Unfortunately, he only gets to my chin going down before we hear it.

"I wonder where he is. Why would he be in this last cabin?" asks a voice I recognize.

Harry whispers urgently above me. "It's Hermione! Crap!"

I quickly roll him back onto his back and raise my hand above his face like I'm going to punch him. I do it just in time. My hand barely makes it to its place when Granger and Weasley open the door. I look back at them, hopefully with a Crap! They caught me! look.

It was obviously convincing enough because Granger runs in and peels me off of Potter. She then pulls Harry off the floor and sits him on the bench.

"What were you doing, Draco!" she screams.

I don't respond. She looks at Potter's neck, and I get a panicked feeling in my gut.

"Oh my gosh! He bruised you!" She looks closer. My stomach churns. "What a second. That's not just a bruise."

"Wait. What is it?" Ron asks, stupidly.

She ignores him and looks between us. We both have awkward looks on our faces. She has a look of disbelief.

"Is this a thing! Really?"

"Is what a thing?" Ron asks, a little louder this time.

Again, she ignores him. "I can't believe you would stoop this low. Kissing him, of all people." Ron finally understands, and he looks as shocked as she did.

"He's not that bad once you get to know him," Harry yells back. "And he's right there Hermione. Don't talk about him like he's not in the room. That's rude."

My heart melts at him defending me. I'm touched. I didn't think anyone would ever feel that way about me. Well, besides my friend group. They don't count.

Granger looks kind of defeated. I immediately feel bad, realizing that she has a reason not to like me.

I scratch the back of my neck and say, "Look. I'm sorry about the things I said. I didn't exactly have the best past two year at home. My parents made things difficult on me, and I took it off on the kids at school. I know I shouldn't have."

She gets up and I wince. I expect her to slap me or something. I definitely deserve it. Instead, she hugs me.

"Apology accepted," she says. "But there is one more thing." She looks straight at Potter. "Why didn't you tell me you were gay."

Now it's his turn to scratch the back of his neck. "First off, I'm not gay. I'm definitely bi. And second off, I wasn't completely sure. Not until Draco wished me to the Room of Requirement at least."

"Fair, but why didn't you tell me about Draco?"

"Because I knew you'd have this same reaction."

"Oh." She looks down. "Well I totally support this and," she pauses, "I'm sorry for reacting the way I did and being mean."

This time I hug her. She hugs me back for a solid minute. The she walks over and hugs Potter.

"Well, now we need a ship name."

"A ship name?" the other three of us ask, in unison.

"You know. Like a name for a couple you think would be cute."

I don't know, but I say "Ohhhh," anyway.

"Drarry. That sounds right. You two will be Drarry."

"Ok," Potter says, questioningly.

"And one final thing before I leave you two in peace. There's an extra room? How didn't I know about this?" She sounds excited and amazed.

"I didn't either, until Draco summoned me."

"I had no idea that would happen. I was walking and thinking of Potter and the door appeared and he was there."

"Awesome!" she exclaims. "OK, well I'll leave you guys in peace. Have fun, but don't do anything dirty." She leans in, acting like she's whispering it me, but says it loud enough for everyone to hear. "I haven't given Harry that talk yet." Then she turns, and her and Ron leave the compartment.

"She really is like your mother," I say with a laugh.

"She sure is."

We go back to where we were. He starts back on my lips and goes down to my neck, then back up. When we part, the train is pulling up to the station. We quickly collect ourselves and I walk to the door.

"This year was fun. I can't wait for next year," I say.

"Yeah, me too." He looks like he doesn't want to leave. I don't blame him.

I lift his chin so his eyes meet mine. "Hey, it's one summer. Plus, we have our owls. This is hardly goodbye." I kiss him one last time.

He smiles. "Yeah, you're right." Then he hops up and we head back to our compartments together.