Waiting For You | By : dracoyoflam Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 3523 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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About eight months after Hermione left Hogwarts, she found the broke down house that he was in. She knew that she shouldn't be there but she missed him so much.
There was a snowstorm falling on her head outside of the window but she didn't care. It seemed to snow on her all the time now anyway.
She almost thought it was because of her. Maybe it was.
She cried herself to sleep every night so far this year.
Hermione was already soaked and freezing when she saw him. He walked down a pair of stairs and stepped toward the small tree in the living room.
Draco had been sent to hide with a group of muggles, Dumbledore thought that would keep him safe for a while.
It was Christmas night for the people, the tree was barely decorated and the bottom of the tree was bare. No presents for anyone this year.
Hermione pulled her hood back and let the snow wet her long curly hair.
She waited there for so long that she couldn't feel her feet anymore and her hands were stiff.
The lights were going out one by one in the house. Draco sat in the room all alone, the last one to go to bed.
When he finally started dozing off in the chair, he heard a knock on the door, he wasn't sure if he really heard it or dreamt it but he got up anyway.
He opened the large loud door and looked around. The yard was empty and there was no one in sight.
Draco looked down and to his surprise, a small present sat on the porch in front of him.
He stepped over it and walked barefoot into the snowy yard.
He made it to the middle of the yard then stopped.
The snow was still falling from the dark sky, it was tangled into his blonde hair in seconds.
He looked like a beautiful angel. He was pale already, now with frosted hair and white all around him.
Hermione hid behind a tree with the invisibility cloak that she stole from Harry, hoping he wouldn't mind too much.
This was the most beautiful sight that Hermione has ever seen.
Draco ran around the house once and tried to look through the snow but he was shivering, his feet were turning blue.
He turned around and walked back to the doorway, he picked up the gift and slowly walked inside to warm up by the fire.
This would not be their last encounter.
(END FLASHBACK)
Hermione woke up suddenly with tears flowing from her eyes. She sat up and quickly wiped at her face. Draco walked in at that precise moment.
“Draco! What are you doing in here?”
Hermione was shocked that someone had caught her with tears on her face.
“What's wrong?”
Draco moved across the room toward Hermione but she got off of her bed and took a step away from him.
They both paused and stood there for a minute.
“I ah...”
They met eyes for a moment then Hermione headed for the bathroom, she stopped in the doorway before finishing.
“I had a bad dream, I'm fine.
I'll see you downstairs.”
She walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind her before Draco could say anything back.
Hermione locked the door and leaned back against it. She took a step forward and turned the faucet on in the sink. The water was on full blast when she stepped back against the door and slid down into a sitting position on the floor. She put her face in the palm of her hands and started crying.
On the other side of the door, Draco was confused and upset. He sat on Hermione's bed and ran his fingers through his hair.
(FLASHBACK)
Draco walked back to the doorway, he picked up the gift and slowly walked inside to warm up by the fire.
He sat on the floor putting his feet next to the fireplace. The fire was still high and hot, his feet tingled and stung but they warmed up over time.
Draco just sat there confused and curious.
He sat there for a long time just staring at the fire while his eyes watered from the heat.
The fire finally started going out and he was sweating. He took off his sweatshirt and underneath was a white tank.
He looked down at the small wrapped up gift.
There was a little white tag tied onto the bow, all it had written onto it was an 'H'.
He picked it up and started to unwrap it, he let the wrapping fall to the floor and he held a single small white box.
He pulled the small lid off of the box and was surprised by what was held inside.
There was a ring inside, it had a silver band with a silver dragon with its tail wrapped around the band. The dragon was facing sideways and for its eye was a small green emerald.
Draco pulled it out of its case and held it in his fingers.
He twisted it around a few times and saw an inscription on the inner side of the band.
It read – 'Waiting For You'
(END FLASHBACK)
Draco sat on the bed listening to the water run in the bathroom.
He was staring at the ring that he wore on the third finger of his left hand.
When he heard a voice call him downstairs he got up and left the room.
Hermione heard him leave and turned the sink water off.
She grabbed a towel out of a cabinet, turned the shower on, and undressed. She stepped into the hot water and scrubbed the salty tears off of her face.
When she finished scrubbing, washing, and rinsing she just stood under the hot water until it started to go cold.
She felt bad about using all of the hot water but it was a house full of wizards, they could figure something out.
She stepped out into the steamy room and wrapped a big brown towel around herself.
Draco was sitting in a chair, being antisocial for the moment.
They were talking about the old days in Hogwarts and how they finally worked together against Voldemort.
They had finally become true friends after the war ended. They were laughing and Draco was cheering up finally since Hermione had shown up there a couple of days ago.
When Draco finally glanced around, he saw Hermione coming down the stairs.
Her hair was wet and put up into a messy bun.
She was wearing a summer dress, it was purple and went down to her knees. She looked beautiful just by wearing a simple dress.
Harry stopped talking to Draco and went to greet Hermione.
They walked away together for some privacy. Harry was working for the ministry and he needed some information about the time she was alone.
He didn't know much more about the five years than anyone else.
Draco watched them walk away. He sat in the corner by himself, staring at the ring again.
After a few minutes of starting and feeling stupid, he pulled the ring off of his left hand and put it on his right hand, upside down.
He was tired of feeling desperate. He had to find a way to get over Hermione. After all, it had been five years and he didn't want to feel like this for any longer.
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