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Just Another Day in Paradise	By : goddess-of_dragons Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 26481 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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“Put the boys in the cellar” Bellatrix screamed. “I want to have a chat with this one. Girl to girl!”

Oh no, Hermione thought. She’s going to kill me. Bellatrix pointed her wand at Hermione instantly her body was on fire. She dropped to the ground and screamed. It felt like hours had passed before the pain stopped, but it had actually only been one whole minute. As soon as the pain had stopped Bellatrix had a hold of her hair and was lifting her up.

“That sword is suppose to be in my vault! What else did you take out of my vault!?”

More pain. So much pain. Hermione was on the floor again, screaming in agony. As quickly as it started, it had stopped.

“Nothing,” Hermione sobbed. “The sword is fake. We found it.”

“Liar!” Bellatrix yelled. Hermione opened her eyes just enough to see her coming closer with a knife in her hand.

Hermione woke with a start, covered in sweat. It was the same nightmare. Nothing ever changed. She picked up her wand and saw that it was only a little after one. She sighed, knowing that she wasn’t going to get back to sleep again. Hermione ripped off her blankets, grabbed her book and headed for the common room.

It was dark as she entered. The only light was the moon shining in through the windows. She made herself some calming tea and went to sit by the window, only to notice someone else was already there.

“Can’t sleep either?” The voice asked as Hermione had started towards the dormitory stairs again. She turned to answer.

“Umm…no. Bad dream actually.” She slowly moved back towards the couches by the window where Malfoy was sitting. “You?”

He chuckled a little. “Same, actually.” Hermione just starred not knowing what to say or do.

He must have felt her starring because he suddenly heard him sigh. “I know that you will probably never forgive me for not standing up to her. I still haven’t forgiven myself. That night has haunted me since it happened. I always wake up right before she starts…” Malfoy sighed again, setting his book next to him and putting his head in his hands.

Hermione heard him mutter something. “Sorry?” She asked and moved closer.

“I said I really fucked up, didn’t I?”

“Did you save your mothers life?” Hermione asked as she sat on the armrest of the opposite couch.

“Well, yes” he answered.

“Then how can you say that you fucked up? Your end goal was to make sure your mother survived and she did.” Hermione stated. “Things always happen during wars. Things we think are right in the moment, but aren’t when we look back on them. What we should always focus on is our end goal. Yours was to save your mother. Harry’s was to defeat Voldemort for good… what I’m saying is if we only focus on the bad that happened along the way, there is no hope in moving forward. What happened to me suck, but if I were only to dwell on that, I would never be able to move forward. Don’t blame yourself for what your sick and deranged aunt did or you may never move on.” Hermione then got up and put her hand on his shoulder. He tensed under the touch, but she didn’t move it. “Good night, Malfoy” was all she said before she turned and went back to her dorm with her tea.

“Good night, Hermione” she heard quietly when she reached the stairs. She almost stopped bit decided against it.

Once she had gotten back into bed, she realized she had left her book downstairs on the counter. Grudgingly, she gets up again and quietly sneaks downstairs, hoping Malfoy went to bed. As she nears the bottom of the stairs, though, she hears quiet talking.

“…you are not your father. She is right. You need to move forward. We all do.” Hermione couldn’t tell who it was.

“Blaise how am I going to make this up to her?” She heard Malfoy ask.

“Mate, you have been head over heels for her since fourth year. Yes I know. I have been your friend for many years, I know when your obsessed with something. My point is that you will find a way to make this right.”

Hermione didn’t wait for his reply. As quickly and quietly as she could, she went back to her room.

That can’t be true, Hermione thought as she locked her door and got back in bed. He tormented me every chance he got. How could he possibly like me?

After about 30 minutes of coming up with every excuse possible for him not to like her, she finally drifted off to sleep. This time dreaming about that blonde haired Slytherin.

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“I can’t believe how open our schedule is.” Theo said as he ate his eggs and bacon.

“That’s because we have to help the seventh years, stupid” Blaise said.

“Right. Forgot about that.”

“Since we are on the topic,” Pansy said, sliding in next to Theo. “Did you see Weasley sneaking in this morning?”

“Yeah, what about it Pansy?” Draco question with a sigh. Pansy loved her gossip.

“Well, rumor has it that he was out all night drinking and shagging a couple of Ravenclaw girls.”

Draco’s head snapped up. “I thought Weasley and Granger we together?”

“That’s what everyone thought, isn’t it?” Pansy asked back. “I wonder what happened.”

Everyone looked at the Golden Trio. At first glance no one would suspect anything was wrong, but the more Draco looked the more he could see that something was wrong. Potter seemed tense as he talked with the Weaselette. Granger was looking at a book, but her eyes weren’t moving. Draco studied her face a little more and noticed that her eyes seemed a little red and puffy. Weasel was acting no different. Shoving his face with food and not noticing anything.

Draco looked back at Granger and wondered if she knew about the Weasel. As if she felt his gaze, she looked up at him. Her cheeks started to get red as she gave him a small smile. Draco smiled back and watched as she closed her book, looked up at Weasley with a serious face and said something to him. After that she got up and left, Draco’s eyes never leaving her. If they had, he would have seen the look the Weaselette gave him.

“We should probably get going” Blaise said, pulling Draco’s focus back to the Slytherin table. “We all have potions first.”

Draco gathered his bag and followed Blaise, Theo, Pansy, and Daphne out of the Great Hall towards the dungeons, trying not to analyze the smile Granger had given him.

The rest of the day passed easily enough. He didn’t have every class with the Slytherins, but somehow had every class that day with Granger. They had even sat next to each other in Ancient Runes. They didn’t say anything to each other though. Draco now sat in the library, ready to start his potions homework. Granger wasn’t there yet, but he knew that she would be soon enough. She was always there.

As if on cue, she walked in with Weaselette, Lovegood, and Longbottom. They sat down at the table right behind him. He continued to look down at his potions assignment, waiting until they were settled.

After about 5 minutes of debating with himself, he pulled the blank piece of parchment towards him and writes, “hey”. Draco had only hoped that Granger hadn’t thrown the other half away by accident.

“Ouch. What Ginny?” Granger suddenly whispered. Draco didn’t dare turn around to see what they were looking at. He waited a few more minutes before writing something else.

Did you happen to already check that book that Babbling recommended for our assignment today?

Draco thought quick enough, not knowing exactly what to say, just knowing that he wanted to talk to her more. “See? I told you” Weaslette whispered.

HG: Umm…I got one of the two copies. I don’t think anyone else has gotten the other one yet.

DM: Great. Thanks.

Draco got up to go et the book and came back to Blaise, Theo, and Pansy at his table. He sat down and covered his parchment to avoid questions. “Where’s Daphne?”

“Who knows” said Blaise.

“She said that she had a study session but didn’t say with who.” Pansy stated.

“I wonder who she’s set on the year.” Blaise said as he got to work on his Potions homework.

“Who cares as long as it isn’t Draco here” Theo laughed.

“True, but I guess her sister is still upset that Mother called off the betrothal between us and the Greengrasses” Draco said focusing on his homework as well.

A few minutes passed in silence before the library doors opened. Draco saw Potter pushing Weasel passed them to the table behind him.

“If your going to be my partner, you need to study” Potter whispered harshly. “Not sleeping with every girl in the school.”

Daphne walked in just then. Her hair was as perfect as it usually was and her robes were a little disheaved.

“So it’s true then.” Granger stated. She sounded more hurt than shocked.

“’Mione-“ Weasel started.

“No. I broke up with you because of rumors, but they were right. Just stay away from me.” Papers were being shuffled as Granger gathered her stuff and left the library. All the Slytherins starred at each other. All, that is, except Daphne.

“You didn’t” Draco said looking at her. She didn’t respond.

“She did.” Blaise said, shocked.

Draco pulled the parchment enchanted to talk with Granger and wrote, “I know I’m probably the last person you want to talk to but if you change your mind, I’ll listen.”
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Archer_elf87: Thank you so much. My sister-in-law is helping me by being my beta and when I had her start reading it, she couldn't put it down! Let me know if your still hooked after this chapter.
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