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Hermione Reparo	By : Kit_Stella Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 20416 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Another chapter for the weekend. Hope you enjoy it :-)

Chapter 4: The run
The school year continued and was rather eventless. Well, not eventless per say, the usual exams, gossip and quidditch ups and downs kept everyone busy but over the years, Hermione had gotten used to having more on her mind. This emptiness was not something she was used to and she felt at a loss of what to do with herself on most days after class. Her homework was done and she had helped her friends with theirs. At times, she felt restless and so she had started running that fall. She found that an easy escape from always being around the others were her evening runs. When classes would end early, she would throw on a sweater and some yoga pants and go running along the edge of the Forbidden forest, enjoying all the noises she could hear. What used to scare her as a first year now almost made her feel more alive. For she remembered all that took place in the forbidden forest. Heck, her best friend had died there. But the beauty in it was that he had come back. Hermione couldn’t help but feel good about it, and that whatever was in there did not wish her any harm.
On her way back up to the school, she saw some first year Slytherins walking towards the castle. At that moment, Draco Malfoy stepped out, looking almost like he was about to smile. The two young students quickly made it clear that they did not want to cross paths with the latter and hurried off to another door to the school. What surprised Hermione was the look on his face, how he went from pure happiness to the exact opposite within a second. The Gryffindor’s heart cried for him, she felt like she should say something but was at a loss as to what she could possibly say at that moment. She decided that silence was her best policy and walked up in his direction to head back to the school. She was very much aware of how she must have looked like at that moment. She was covered in sweat, her sweater tied around her waist in haste whilst her hair was no longer in the neat ponytail she had arranged before her run. And she probably was very red in the face. As she approached him, Malfoy looked up and his expression changed immediately. Hermione heard him make a soft sniggering noise.
“Granger”, he greeted her, a half smile etched across his lips.
“Malfoy” she added, knowing that in spite of his obvious making fun of her, his spirits had indeed lifted and something in her was very happy about that. Seeing him slow his pace, she realized he might feel in the mood for a chat and something compelled her to do so.
“Something seems to have you in a good mood. Care to share it then?” She said, hands on her hips.
He started rubbing his chin, and replied to her very sarcastic question with a very real answer.
“I just received some very good news”. And for the first time she saw a true Draco Lucius Malfoy smile. She was almost taken aback on how it made him look, well, so handsome! Even as a Gryffindor she had to admit Draco Malfoy was a good-looking bloke but with this smile, he went from that to to-die-for sexy! Yeesh, snap out of it, she thought to herself. She hadn’t actually expected him to share. She didn’t really know how to react at this point. This was unknown territory for her.
“That’s great, ummm, what is it?”
Without skipping a beat, clearly ecstatic about the news and dying to share, he replied:
“My father is being sent back from Azkaban”, relief clear on his face. It was a known fact that Malfoy Senior had done his mea culpa once the war had ended. Rumor was that the missus hadn’t left him much of a choice, taking it upon herself to make sure her family was properly taken care of and doing everything possible to repay for the harm her family had done on his incentive during the war.
Part of Hermione got a warm feeling inside from seeing Draco so happy. They were both, after all, still young, and the loss of a parent was quite close to unbearable, she knew only too well. The way his good mood radiated off him however was contagious but at the same time, this was Draco Malfoy, she couldn’t just react how she would have with any other friend. This was different…But nevertheless she had to say something.
“That’s…great, um, I bet you’re quite relieved.” She said.
Draco must’ve felt how out of place she felt and so, as he ran his hand through his hair, and looked from her feet up as he changed the topic of the conversation.
“Why’s it you never have your school robes on each time we meet?”
His comment reminded her of their last encounter. Good thing she was already so red in the face, he couldn’t see her blush at the memory of their parting that time.
“I was on a run”. She said. And then, maybe because he had started sharing more with her, even though he didn’t ask, she added:
“It helps me feel far away and free” she said before realizing. Why oh why had she said that. Did Draco really need this kind of information on her? Merlin only knew how he would use it.
He thought for a second and said:
“Flying does that for me”.
“Oh, she retorted, more and more surprised at how much Draco Malfoy had started opening up to her.
“I’ll try and give running a go some time.” He said before returning back into the castle without another word.
Later, whilst the boys were at quidditch practice, Hermione was in her dorm room preparing her bag for the next day. Ginny arrived and plopped herself down on Hermione’s bed.
“So, did you hear about Lucius Malfoy, then?”
“Yes, as a matter of fact, I did”, Hermione replied, and after a second of hesitation, she added “Draco told me this afternoon”.
“Draco?” Ginny replied with a surprised look on her face.
“Malfoy, I mean. He’s changed…I think.” Hermione said, all of a sudden feeling the weight of Ginny’s stare almost as if accusing. It made her justify her choice of words by continuing with
“I mean, we’ve all changed after last year and I think he’s really trying to leave the past in the past.” Ginny’s stare was starting to change, as if she was genuinely trying her best to see this differently. She was nothing if not understanding. It was something Hermione truly appreciated in her friend. The redhead stared at her friend a while before speaking up.
“Well, Pansy mentioned during class yesterday that he’s helping out with rebuilding the castle…I can’t believe it though…Malfoy…who would’ve thought”.
“Yeah, who would’ve thought” Hermione replied musingly.
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