If I Fall - A Dramione Fanfiction.

Chapter 1 Two Ghastly Events.

Summary - Hermione Granger never saw it all coming down on one faithful day. Her boyfriend of four years was cheating on her and her parents were found dead in Austrailia. If she thinks this is all, hold on to your hats dearies because your beloved Slytherin Prince has more in store for the Gryffindor Princess. This is a Marraige Fic! Hermione Granger goes though some rough time before the news of Marraige Law is thrust on her. With already so much going on in her life, will she be able to deal with this new situation? Will there be anybody to catch her when she falls? Read and find out.

Disclaimer - I wish I could just own Draco Malfoy but alas, I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters. J.K. Rowling does.

Authors Note - Hello my dear readers! For most of you who have read my fic, 'The Reason' and were expecting a sequel, I am really really really sorry but I will not be writing it. I've always wanted to write a marraige fic so here I am with a new fic. I was just listening to this song 'If I Fall' by Aqualung and I've got few ideas from it. Anyone who hasn't ever heard of the band, you're insane and you should go listen to him right now, that's my command. Kidding! But you should really listen to his songs cause I'm in love with the guy. He has the most soothing voice ever. Helps me relax, really. Anyways on with story...

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Swept away

By the wonder of it all

So amazed

Never saw it coming

Left me dazed

And I don't know where to turn.

- If I Fall by Aqualung.

Hermione Granger was in Australia. She had been in Australia since a week now but no, she wasn't on a vacation. Far from it. Exactly a week ago she had recieved a letter from the Ministry which caused the first turmoil in her life.

Dear Miss Granger,

I have regretfully written this letter to inform you that your parents, Harold and Jane Granger were found dead yesterday in Australia. It seems that Rodolphus Lestrange has escaped from Azkaban and before our Aurors could capture him again, he has already attacked a muggle neigbourhood and killed ten muggles which includes your parents. My only logical assumption is that he did this to seek revenge for his dead wife Bellatrix who was killed by you. This places an immediate threat on you and I will ensure that proper protection is provided to you in this case.

My deepest condolences to you and you may take two weeks off to deal with the matter.

Minister Shackelbolt.

Minister Of Magic.

Hermione didn't know what to think. She didn't know she would be repayed in such a cruel way for getting rid of the Death Eater scums. This is what happened to good people, everyone or everything ever close to them is always taken away.

After the great battle, Hermione was offered a job in the International Relations Department which she readily took up. Succeeding that, Hermione went to Australia to lift the memory charm off her parents. She thought she would turn her parents back from Wendell and Monica Wilkins to Harold and Jane Granger and they would be a happy little family again when they went back to London but the outcome was not as she expected. Her parents had been in shock when the memory charm was lifted and they came back to their senses. They felt betrayed and very disappointed. They honestly didn't expect their daughter to trick them magically and make them leave London. London was where their home was, where they worked and where their family was. It's like a part of you is missing or unnamed. They didn't like the fact that they were living a random life for so long and without their information or permission.

There had been arguing and yelling and tears of frustration. Hermione tried to reason with them that all this had been for their protection but her parents would not consider it and called it a trickery. Her mother said that just because she was a witch didn't give her any authority to involve them in anything magic related. Her father kept reminding her how disappointed he was.

Never in one million years did Hermione think that her parents would be disappointed in her. She only thought of their safety while placing the charm and the ratioinal part of her forgot to think of the outcome. This incident turned her life upside down when her parents decided that they would continue living in Australia. They said going back to London would just cause more problems in their life. Though she was furious at their decision, her mind screaming at her to plead them to come back, she listened to her heart and without questoning them futher, returned back to London.

She thought she should have pleaded with them some more. She should have begged them to come back. Or she shouldn't have been so selfish and returned back to London where her life awaited her. She should have gone to Australia and started a new life there with her parents. But it was too late now.

SHOULD. A word that people use only for when in regret. SHOULD. A word used when some things had to be done which were not done. SHOULD. A word if followed in the past could have brought happiness or gain in future.

After Hermione broke from her state of shock, she decided to floo to the Ministry, to the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Department where Ron Weasley worked. She and Ron were dating for four years now, straight after the Great Battle. Aurthur Weasley had set up a job for Ron in as his replacement when he retired. Ron's dream to be a player for the team Chuddley Cannon had remained a dream when after several try out's, he wasn't selected. It had been a huge blow to his ego but after a lot of convincing from Hermione, he accepted his Dad's offer on setting him a job. Even though he had been rubbish with everything Muggle, he quicky caught on and did well for himself.

Hermione had gone to find solace in the arms of her boyfriend. She was determined to keep it together till she entered his personal office but the scene which unfolded before her eyes was not something she could take for the second time that day.

As she opned the door,

Ron was sitting on his chair while his secretary Wendy was sitting on his desk with her legs spread for him, holding on to his shoulders for dear life. One of his hand was under her skirt, rubbing her clit, she assumed, while his other hand was kneading her left breast. Her shirt was already undone and Ron's mouth was firmly attached to her right breast, sucking it through her red lacy bra which left nothing to imagination.

Her presence didn't hault them from their activities so Hermione shut the door with a loud bang and was already on her way out to their appartment to collect her things. She decided she would seek refuge from Harry and Ginny Potter at Grimmauld Place till she could fix the broken pieces back in her life.

Hermione thought Merlin above was playing a cruel joke on her. This could not be happening for the love of God! Her boyfriend of four years, to whom she lost her virginity could not be sleeping with his secretary. But he was. So now she knew the reason behind the increase in his workload. Hermione Granger was never unsure of herself. She had a height of 5'2 inches, with soft brown curls till her shoulders and dark chocolate eyes. She never considered herself pretty but she thought she was enough to hold her man's attention in a relationship. That's the reason she didn't protest to Ron having a pretty blonde female secretary after his promotion two years ago. That was roughly the time when she had moved in with him in his appartment. Clearly she was not enough for him! She wondered how long had this been going on behind her back. But Ron Weasley had to be out of her life now. Period!

Harry wasn't home when she went but Ginny had been her best girlfriend ever. She listened to Hermione talk it out for two straight hours, floo'd Harry immediately after that and promised that Ron Weasley was a dead man. Harry had been so furious that he went and shot Ron with a hex which shrank his precious member for a week. After Harry's return, Ginny went and performed her famous bat boogey hex. For a moment, they both forgot that Ron was a best friend and a brother. They had been livid at him for hurting her. They were also shocked at Ron being unfaithful.

She really appreciated Harry and Ginny. She didn't know what she would do without them. To deal with her parents death, Harry set up an International portkey to Australia, to hold a funeral and cremate their bodies. Harry and Ginny wanted to come along to support her, but she didn't allow them claiming that this was something that she needed to do on her own. They respected her wishes and sent her off .

Currently after a week of two ghastly occurence, Hermione was driving to one of the beaches that was closest to her hotel. She didn't think she could bear living in the Granger house in Australia as it would just maker her think of her parents more. It was three in the afternoon but it was dark outside as it was raining. Angry grey clouds pouring away and the chilled foggy atmosphere suited her mood too perfectly. She had decided to spend the two weeks in Australia. She didn't think she could deal going to London so soon. She had been hurt and confused. These two situations had put her in a very depressing place. What's a 21 year old women to do when she finds out that both her parents had been killed and her long term boyfriend had been cheating on her for god knows how long? She cursed Rodolfus. She swore that if she saw that bastard, she would kill him with her two bare hands. She cursed and cried, cried and cursed till she could no more. It went around in a cycle but each cycle has their dry spell.

She reached the beach in next 10 minutes. It was stormy outside and tall waves were roaring away as they hit the shore but no matter, Hermione Granger will do exactly what Hermione Granger came here to do. She had taken up to surfing during the week and learned it enough to go surf on her own. She got her surf board from the roof of her car, put on her wet suit and was ready to surf. It had been her routine from past five days. Though today, Ben, her instructor wasn't present because of the stormy weather, in fact no one was at the beach. Not that she needed any more instructions from her coach because Hermione Granger was a quick learner.

As she took her surf board and went inside the water, she noticed a presence of one more person. Squinting her eyes, she could make out a blonde head surfing away like a pro. She went nearer to the person, to find out if he or she was someone familiar as she knew some of the regurlar surfers at the beach. When she finally came close enough to identify, she couldn't contain her shock, her mouth wide open, gaping like a fish. The blonde head belonged to none other than Draco Malfoy.

"Hello Granger", Draco Malfoy said, coming right in front of her, his trademark smirk on his pale face.

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Author's Note : Read and Review please! I guess that goes without saying but I will still remind you guys. Love it? Hate it? Constructive Criticism is welcomed.

Also please bear with any grammatical error on my part. I have proof read it but I'm still human.

Also for the last part, see the video of If I Fall by Aqualung, you will get the hint of what I was trying to tell you about the atmosphere and surfing.

And, all the girls, I am just dying here. Imagine Draco in a wet suit, surfing with wet blond hair.

I dislike Ron Weasley. I just don't like Ron/Hermione pairing. So if anybody here doesn't like Ron bashing, feel free to discontinue reading.

Anyways college is going to get hectic entire April so I dont know when will I be able to post next. Right now I am home for a couple ofdays so I will try updating the next chapter soon.

P.S - Chocolate Milkshake v/s Strawberry Milkshake ?