Forgiveness

                                    

                                          
A/N: I'm very impatient and I'm wanting to skip all the stuff I had planned and go straight to where they admit their love for each other, but I can't! I am going to skip over some things that you would expect in this book because I don't want my story to be like 60 chapters 😂
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Hermione's POV:
I watched as Ron and Harry interrogated Mundungus. He admitted to giving the necklace to Umbridge. I was not excited for what would come next. Knowing that we have to get that necklace because it's a horcrux only meant having to go into the ministry.
"Thank you Dobby. Can you and Kreacher take him back to where you found him?" Harry smiled at the elves as they disappeared.
"So now what do we do?" Ron looked at Harry with questioning eyes.
"We have to get the necklace from Umbridge," I said looking away from the boys and toward the wall. That woman was the spawn of Satan I swear. 
"Well, I guess I can explain things a bit more to you." Harry turned towards Ron and I. "I do not think it is my place to tell you why Malfoy decided to change sides, but I can tell you all he told me. 
"Why can't you tell us the reason? Let me guess, he did it all for this girl he wanted to shag," Ron snorted as I rolled my eyes. Malfoy might have been a pig in our younger years, but in the past year in a half he had changed. 
"Not exactly Ron, but I can't say more than that. That's for him to decide if he wants to discuss it."
"There is no bloody way Malfoy changed!" Ron laughed as we heard a pop behind us.
"Actually Weasley, I have." My head turned to see Draco standing behind us. Wait did I just say Draco? Why didn't I say Malfoy?
"Finally! We have a lot to tell you." As Harry walked towards Draco he began to explain all we had learned. 
I took this opportunity to look at his features. He certainly had changed since I last saw him. I remember that day. I wondered if he remembered that day...I hadn't told anyone about it. His hair is much more unruly now. It seemed to be more blonde than before. His eyes seemed tired and in pain. I always liked his eyes. I hadn't met someone with grey eyes till I met him. I always thought his eyes were pretty. One thing I had never seemed to notice was his toned body. As I was looking at his torso he took off his suit jacket to get more comfortable and I was drawn in further. His button up was a bit tight and definitely showed off his upper body. I couldn't help but wonder what he looked like under his clothes. Wait! I did not just say that! I quickly looked away and towards the wall trying to ignore the urge for my eyes to be on him.
"Ron why don't you and I go look and see if there is anything we can have for dinner," Harry looked towards Ron as he asked his question. 
"Uh sure? But why are we leaving Hermione with Malfoy?"
"Ron just come on!" I was confused by Harry's tone of voice, but Ron got up and left with him. I turned my head back towards Draco. 
"So..." I said not really knowing what to say.
"I need to talk to you about something," Draco said barely above a whisper. He seemed nervous and that made me nervous. "Did Harry tell you the reason I did all this?"
"He hasn't said much."
"Well...I did this for someone I care deeply for. I haven't seen or talked to her in so long, but I have some sort of feelings for her." He moved across the sitting area to the sofa I had been sitting on. "And I'm not exactly sure how to tell her. My main concern is that she won't feel the same way about me as I do her."
"Draco, why are you telling me this?"
"Well...because I-" He didn't get a chance to finish his sentence before Ron walked into the room. 
"Hermione do you still have polyjuice potion?" 
"Yes. Why?" I looked at Ron confused.
"That's how we are getting into the ministry!"
I looked back to Draco who looked irritated with Ron's presence. "What were you saying Draco?"
"Oh...I just wanted to ask you for forgiveness." His head went down as he said those words. 
I didn't know what to say. If he had really been helping us then I owe him my forgiveness. 
"It'll take some time, but I can work my way towards it." 
He looked at me and smiled. It has been a while since I saw him smile. That smile always made my heart flutter. I hate to admit it, but it did. As he started to talk to Harry I started to think about the one of the last times I saw him....and what happened...
"Hey Granger!" I turned to see Malfoy walking up the stairs. I thought no one came up to the astronomy tower....guess I was wrong. 
"What do you want Malfoy?" I groaned
"I...just wanted to talk."
"What about?" I didn't want to admit it, but I was curious as to what he might have to say.
"Um...Gra-Hermione, I wanted to apologize."
"For what?" 
"For all the pain I've caused you. Well you and your friends." I was taken aback by what came out of his mouth. "I know a simple apology cannot make up for the years of hatred, but I hope you can forgive me. I was an idiot and so immature. I would like for us to start over. Please forgive me?"
I looked at him and pondered my answer. His eyes seemed to be filled with desperation and hope. It did surprise me that he even apologized, but this could all be a cruel joke. "Malfoy, I don't want to be apart of some joke so if you wou-" as I stood to leave he grabbed my arm.
"This isn't a joke. I promise."
I looked into his eyes for any hint of a lie, but he seemed to be telling the truth. "Pinky promise?"
He chuckled as he hooked his pinky in mine. "I pinky promise"
"Ok...I forgive you. However, it is going to take me a bit to trust you so starting over sounds good."
He smiled. Oh that smile....I hadn't told anyone but I had quite the crush on him. Even though he teased me and called me mudblood I still felt something towards him. I looked down to see our pinkies still hooked together. As I looked back to Draco, he was closer. He seemed to be leaning into me and I was mirroring his actions. I don't know what came over me, but I didn't stop it. Our lips were centimeters apart when my heart started to beat uncontrollably. Not a second later he closed the small gap. His lips were soft and gentle as the kiss grew more passionate. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he wrapped his around my waist. One of his hands reached its way up into my wild curls and pulled me closer. I blamed the "Gryffindor courage" because I found myself climbing into his lap. I was straddling him as the kiss grew deeper. He tugged on my curls causing me to moan into the kiss. As the kiss continued I felt something hard against my arse and that woke me up. I pulled away with wide eyes. 
"Damn Hermione."
"I-I got t-to go."
"No Hermione wait!" I ran not turning back. What the hell happened?!
After that day I never saw him again. Well, not counting the library and last night.
"Hermione? Hello?" I was awoken from my daydream by Harry snapping his fingers in front of my face. "Hey we need to go."
"Oh," I looked to Draco and started to blush. "Uh yeah let's go."
A/N: I love this chapter! Give me your opinion? 
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