I was fuming about what Slughorn had said to me. I couldn’t believe that he thought that I couldn’t juggle a boyfriend and schoolwork. That was preposterous! He’s a teacher! He shouldn’t be meddling in my private life. I was so angry that I just walked to the library. I needed a quiet place to calm down. I could feel a massive headache coming on, and it wasn’t going to be a very pretty night. I could tell that.

“Hanna?”

I looked over to see Bella, Beth, and Katherine standing there. I smiled up at them before they took the seats around me and huddled close. It reminded me of the old days back when we were that close all the time. It made me wish that we had stayed like that, but I had to be stuck up Draco’s ass the whole year.

“So, what happened?” Katherine asked as soon as they had settled down.

I sighed. “Professor Slughorn is what,” I started before explaining it all. I told them of everything that was bothering me, from Slughorn’s talk to Draco’s actions. I had been keeping it all bottled inside for so long. It really felt great to get it all off of my chest.

“I think you should go talk to Draco,” Bella said. “If not, then you might be in for a surprise later. Make him be honest with you. Do you hear me?”

Beth nodded. “It’s the only way to gain the closure that you may need.”

“When should I talk to him though? Should I do it tomorrow when we go to Hogsmeade?” I asked, feeling relieved to be receiving some much needed advice.

Katherine shook her head. “No, bad idea.”

“You should talk to him tonight. It might be better for you two tomorrow. You guys can get these things out in the open, and everything will be alright,” Bella said, smiling.

I bit my bottom lip. “How can you be sure that things will be alright, Bells?”

“I just know it,” she said, looking away. “No, go find him. Okay?”

I nodded before getting up and heading towards the loo. I couldn’t go talk to Draco looking like a mess. I know that he wouldn’t care, but I needed something to boost my self esteem at the moment. After making sure I looked as close to perfect as possible, I headed towards the Slytherin common room. I had no idea how I was supposed to get in, but I was going to find a way. That’s when I saw Pansy walking in the same direction, so I went for it even though I knew she wouldn’t help me.

“Pansy!” I called.

She turned back with her nose in the air. Her eyes looked over me for a moment before turning all the way to face me. I just prayed that she would help me despite our differences that we had all year long.

“What do you want, Honeyyeager?” she spat, eyeing me.

“I need your help. Please, I have to get into the common room so I can talk to Draco. It’s really important,” I said, my eyes pleading with hers.

“Talk to him about what?”

I sighed. “It’s really none of your business, but I will tell you that it could save our relationship. I love him so much, you probably understand where I’m coming from. I can tell that you love Robbie just as much and would-“

“I DO NOT LOVE HIM!” she interrupted me. “Why is everyone assuming that I fell in love with that disgusting mudblood lover? It’s ridiculous. I am in love with Draco. You know that. I know that. Can we please just move on?”

I smirked at her. “Hey, it’s okay. A lot of people deny their feelings at first. You just need to realize that these feelings will not go away. I can tell you though, that you need to let Draco go. He doesn’t love you anymore. He loves me. Now, please let me in-“

Wham! Pansy slapped me across my face. I grabbed my cheek in pain. I was not expecting her to do that. It was totally out of the blue. I looked at her in shock before she grabbed my hair in both fists and pulled me close to her. I let go of my face and grabbed her around the waist, slinging her to the side and into the wall. She still hadn’t let go of my hair so I reached up and grabbed two fistfuls of hers. I pulled and pulled until I couldn’t pull anymore. She did the same. We were both screaming at the top of our lungs before she decided to let go and tackle me to the floor, hitting me with open hands in my face. She stopped for a second, and I took it as my chance to deck her a good one right in the nose. Blood flew on my face and into my open mouth, but I didn’t care. I slipped from under her and pinned her to the floor, just hitting and hitting until someone pulled me off of her and over his shoulder. I then realized that tears had been streaking my face and blood was pouring from my lips, covering my chin.

“Hey,” I called to the person carrying me, “put me down.”

“I will,” Draco’s voice called.

Next thing I knew, I was being thrown down onto a nice soft bed that felt nice against my aching body. I sat up as Draco sat down next to me with a smirk on his face. He took the tissue in his hand and began to dab at my cut lips.

“What was that all about?” he asked.

I shrugged. “I guess it was because I kept telling her that you loved me and she loved Robbie.”

“You did what?” he asked, pulling the tissue away. “That was a death sentence right there. She hates it when you claim that she loves him. It’s like something would be wrong with the world if she was in love with someone other than me.”

“I would tell you that you would be correct, sir,” I smirked.

He smiled. “I can’t believe that you fought her and won. That’s my girl,” he said, leaning in to kiss me gently. “So,” he said when he pulled away. “What were you doing down here anyway?”

“I was looking for you,” I sighed. “We need to talk.”

“Shit,” he mumbled under his breath. “You know you’re scaring me using those words like that, right?”

I giggled. “No, it’s nothing bad. Well, it could be bad I guess,” I said, working up the nerve. “Are you…planning…on-“ before I could finish, his lips were on mine.

I made to pull away, but he pulled me right back. He was stronger than me, but honestly, I didn’t mind it. It had been awhile since he had kissed me like that. I was going to let it continue on for a little while. I missed him so much, it wasn’t funny. The hurt that surrounded my heart seemed to lift away as he continued to kiss me. Our tongues wrestled a bit before he slowly leaned me back. I smirked into the kiss as his hand was at my pants button. I tugged on his shirt and he quickly lost it. Somehow, I had lost mine just as fast. When he leaned back to pull his pants off, I took it as my opportunity to slide mine off as well. He kissed me again once the only things separating us were our undergarments. His lips traveled down my neck and into the curve of my shoulder which made me moan with delight. Before long, we had completely shed our clothing and were one. The thrusting of our bodies showed each other just how much we loved one another.

“I love you so damn much, Hanna,” Draco whispered into my ear as we continued on.