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Prologue

It was raining. She hated rain. Rain is so depressing. The sky is gloomy and gray, the sky is crying. And Hermione has had enough crying in her life. She cried when Dumbledore died, she cried when she had to obliviate her parents. Hell, she even cried when the war was over even though she was supposed to be happy. Yes, Hermione Granger has had enough crying in her life and she vowed that there will be no more.

Chapter 1

Darkness. It was usually associated with evil and wrongdoing. But is it really bad? Without darkness, there can't be light. And light was good, right? So if darkness brings light, darkness can't really be bad. Because sometimes you need a little darkness to find the light.

She walked up to the Astronomy tower alone, like every other night. Alone. That was what she felt coming back to Hogwarts. When she and her friends got their welcome back letters, they had been so excited. It was a great opportunity to go back to Hogwarts and retake their 7th year. But then, she and her friends drifted apart. Harry now had Ginny and Ron, Lavender. She had no one. So every night, she went up to the Astronomy tower to get away from all those happy people who had each other when she had no one.

She climbed up the tower and went through the hidden door to the secret balcony hanging over the lake. But when she got there, she realized that she wasn't alone. There was someone else on that balcony where she sought out solitude. She tilted her head and tried to figure out who it was that interrupted her mission for peace and quiet. She softly gasped when she caught sight of the unmistakable platinum blond hair of her old enemy. He turned around and looked at her fully. His eyes widened.

"Granger?"

"Malfoy." She answered calmly.