Draco's POV:

I hear a loud chatter and a couple of clangs. 

I looked up at the stairs to see Hermione's arms looped through my mother's and Weaselettes. She looks stunning, I thought. But it was true. The dress hugged her curves and made me wonder why she constantly wore baggy clothes. She had a great body. Realizing what I had just thought about, I blushed. Stop it! Malfoys don't blush! Stop! I straightened my tie and walked up to her.

"You look beautiful, Granger," I complimented her, offering my hand. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she took my hand. She mumbled, "thanks," under her breath. "Come on now, we can't be late." I tutted. "I rented out the Three Broomsticks for the night."

Her jaw dropped. "What!-I didn't know-You didn't have to-" She spluttered. I kind of zoned out a bit. She looked beautiful, like a goddess. She was positively glowing and I almost wondered if it was that "pregnancy glow". I quickly scrapped the idea. There's no way that would happen! 

I put my finger on her lips. I was about to tell her to shut up and just get going already so we wouldn't be late, but I remembered that my mother was there. I cleared my throat. "Malfoys get the best. Since you're going to be one...why not start now?" I looked at my mother quickly. Oh god if I mess up more she'll kill me! She nodded, smiling in approval. My eyes flitted back to Grangers. She was blushingly madly at this point but squeaked, "Ok!". 

I walked to the portrait and held it open. The girl in the portrait eyed Granger before saying, "You look beautiful, Hermione! Happy Birthday, and have fun!" 

"Thank you, Cora, I will!" Granger blew a joking kiss at the girl and skipped down the hall. I looked between the girl in the portrait, apparently named Cora, and Granger. 

"Shut your mouth, you'll catch flies!" Cora joked. I shut my mouth and looked down the hall. Granger was still skipping away with her friends. My mother came up behind me and gave me a little push. I nodded at Cora before walking towards Granger.

"You know, Draco," My mother spoke. "She's a really nice girl."

I gazed at the skipping girl ahead of me. She started to skip down the stairs and slipped. I was about to rush forward, but Saint Potter...er...Saint Harry caught her. Ginny laughed so hard that she too slipped and once again, Harry caught the bumbling girl. "I just feel like she deserves much more mother. Look at me," I rolled up my sleeve to reveal the Dark Mark. "I'm a Death Eater!  She's the Golden Girl, 1/3 of the Golden Trio. I really don't know why she wasn't placed with Weasley. She deserves better than me." I sighed as Granger started sliding down the railing. "I've tormented her for years and...what if I hurt her?" I pleadingly looked into my mother's eyes.

She smiled and gave me a one-sided hug. "Of course, but, Draco," My mother spoke softly. "She may be your overall opposite, but there are so many things you two have in common. Your both top students. You both have secrets that you hide because you were both broken during the war. Maybe that's why you were placed together, to fix each other." I looked at her skeptically. "I was talking to her earlier and she said that she could love you one day." I snapped my head up to look at her.

"Really?" I asked, a bit confused.

"Really," She confirmed. She gripped my arm and stopped. "Draco, do you think you could love her?" I swallowed. Could I love her? She was perfect in every way, at least, that's how it seemed. I had never met a girl like her. I looked up at my mother and whispered, "I think so..."
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Theo's POV:

I walked into the Three Broomsticks and found Pansy adjusting decorations. I sidled up to her. "Hello, Mrs. Future Nott!" Pansy blushed a bit and stepped down. "You look wonderful!"

Pansy twirled around. She was wearing a maroon dress with gold rhinestones at the bottom. A black leather belt held the fabric around her waist before it flared out. She had maroon stuff and had black and red powder on her eyelids. She also wore black heels that were like a bajilllion inches tall. She could absolutely stab somebody with those. Mental note, don't piss her off tonight! 

"Should I take this off?" She put a streamer over the door then took it down to show me the difference.

"Keep it on," I stepped closer to her, putting my hands around her waist. I lowered my head so my breath tickled her ear. "But I'd like for you to take my shirt off." I joked. 

Pansy huffed and taped the streamer to the door. She turned around and smacked my shoulder, quite hard, before picking up another box. "Make yourself useful and finish the streamers?" I groaned and grabbed the streamers and tape. I stepped up on the ladder and hung the streamers around the doorway.

After about ten minutes, I stepped down and admired my work. It was wonderful, even more wonderful than the time I wrapped Draco in streamers and pretended he was a mummy! 

Pansy returned a minute later. She placed another box near the buffet table. She looked up at the doorway and gasped. "Very good, Theo! If you continue to work like this, then we'll see about taking your shirt off. Oh! Be useful again and set up the snack and drink table." She winked and strutted away to do something else for the party I presume. 

I headed over to the large buffet table. I stretched from one side to the other, it was huge! There was going to be real food, dessert, junk food, candy, and drinks! I picked up a box to find a bunch of candy wands. I picked one up and popped it in my mouth.

"THEO! THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE PARTY!" Pansy shrieked. She ran over (how did she run in heels!?) I dropped the box and whimpered.

"Please don't stomp on me with those heels-" I pleaded.

She snorted and patted my head. "If I did, I would be arrested. There's nobody else here right now. Everybody else is still with Hermione. Luna, Lavender, Ron, and Neville are getting last-minute drinks and supplies." She offered me a hand and pulled me up. She pulled the candy wand out of my mouth and shoved it into hers. "Get back to work!" 

I stared wide-eyed at her. Did she just shove my wand down her throat!? I laughed at the thought. Jesus, I need therapy.

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Hermione's POV:

I stepped into the Three Broomsticks. I saw that nearly eveybody in my year, the Weasleys, and the professors, where there! "HAPPY BIRTHDAY 'MIONE!" They all yelled. I looked around. The small room had been charmed bigger. There were red and gold balloons and party decorations everywhere. On the left wall was a huge buffet table. To the back of the room was a DJ table and a dance floor. To the right were a bunch of couches and chairs arranged in several circles. 

"THANK YOU ALL!" I screamed back. Immediately, my friends all rushed over to me, each of them holding a present. Harry picked me up and plopped me on a couch at the back of the room. I laughed when he plopped me down. It reminded me of being in the Burrow and how he would do that so I would stop reading and come and eat. 

Harry cleared his throat. "So clearly...you'll like my gift the best." I cocked an eyebrow as my other friends started screaming that their gift was better. He held out a small box that looked beautifully wrapped. 

"Let me guess," I mused. "Ginny helped?" I looked up to see him looking down at his feet. I laughed again and pulled one end of the ribbon. Then, I carefully peeled the tape so as not to ruin the paper. I heard Draco groan.

"Granger, that's not how you open a present!" He complained.

"Oh yeah?" I challenged him. "And how do you figure?" I handed the box to him. He put his wand in his suit pocket and tore the paper in one fluid motion. He balled up the paper and threw it in Neville's face.

"That's how!" He chirped, handing me back the box. Once I really looked at it, I gasped. 

"Oh, Harry! Thank you so much!" I jumped up and hugged him. I opened the box to see a brand new iPhone in it! "It's wonderful!" 

"Mine next!" Luna handed me an oddly large present. I made a big show of ripping off the paper and throwing it in Malfoys face. He spluttered. In my hands, I held a potion's briefcase. 

Present after present was shoved in my hand. Each time I made sure to rip the paper and throw it in somebody's face.

"You're a fast learner, Ganger," Draco approved.

"I'm not called the Brightest witch of Her Age for nothing you know!" I joked. 

Ginny had gotten me a lot more makeup and enchanted brushes.

"You can read while doing your makeup!" She squealed.

Blaise and Theo got me a hat. I had no idea what it was for until Blaise told me to put it on somebody's head. I shoved it on Theo's head and he screamed: "NO NOT MY HEAD-", but it was too late. It started styling his hair. It added pink hair extensions and put his hair in an elegant half-up style. Theo posed. "Do I look beautiful yet?" He asked, twirling a piece of the hair extension.

Ron handed me a very large box. I looked at him questioningly but peeled off the paper. There was another box inside. I groaned. "Not one of these!" Ron smirked evilly. "Yes..one of those!"

It took everybody about ten minutes to tear through every layer. When I finally got to what was in the middle, I hugged him. He had gotten me muggle wireless headphones to go with the iPhone! I found out that a lot of people coordinated with Harry actually. Neville got me a speaker, Lavender had gotten me gaming headphones, and the Weasleys gave me an Xbox with a couple of games.  

Pansy and Astoria pulled me into the bathroom to give me their present. I opened it to find ten sets of bras and matching underwear. "For your wedding night!" They snickered. I clamped the box shut and ran back out. Everybody was confused, but nobody said anything. 

Finally, Draco gave me his gift. It was a ring. The band was a Serpent was a small lion cub entwined in between the Serpent's tail and it's head. The Lion had ruby eyes and the snake had diamond eyes with emerald scales speckled here and there. "Oh, it's beautiful!" I slid the ring onto my finger. The Serpent hissed and the Lion roared, causing me to giggle. "And it's alive!"

Draco sheepishly looked at me. "It's enchanted so you can always appear by my side. You just have to tap it twice, say the password to our dorm then my name. Watch." He walked across the room. I tapped the ring twice, once on the Serpent's head and once on the Lion's. I muttered the password then Draco's name. Nothing happened at first but then-

"WHOA!" I stumbled into Draco's arm. He was so close to me right now. I could see every little detail of his face. His stormy grey gaze met my chocolate brown one. 

"Granger," He whispered huskily. He leaned in a bit. For some reason, despite yelling at myself not to, I leaned in too. My lips met his in a soft and brief kiss. His touch sent tingles down my spine and I could feel the warmth that his lips spread throughout my body. I wanted to stay in this position forever, but he pulled away suddenly. "S-sorry I-" He gave me one last look before running away. I shuffled awkwardly back over to my friends. Oh my god. What just happened?