''I couldn't believe it! She made me get this stupid muggle mobile device thing and she won't even answer it'' Draco mumbled to himself as he paced the grand marble fire place in the manor. 'So what! She's out with her muggle friends' he fumed to himself, 'I need her! She's meant to be helping me! She can't just take a day off!'.
After the war everyone on Voldemort's side was given two choices; either go to Azkaban or be a part of the new companion programme that the new minister brought in. The whole point of it people from the light help people from the dark change their old ways and re-join society as good and helpful citizens, people no longer had to be scared off. As for the Malfoy family; Draco's father had to serve a time in Azkaban before allowed to join the programme. But his mother, because of what she did for Harry, had been assigned Molly Weasley in the programme, while he had been stuck with the insufferable know it all Granger. At first he never said anything to her when he went for his meetings, he just waited till he got home then organised with his mother to have the manor changed and lightened. A few months later, when it was the first home visit for Granger to the manor she saw it had been transformed inside and out; gone were all the thorns and high hedges replaced with roses, tulips and carnations of all different colours. And where the inside used to be dark and gloomy was now light following in the style of Greek gods and goddess and yet with a more homely feel. Yet still Draco would not say a word, he just watched her face for old memories to surface and the surprise on her face at how different the place was. For months Draco never said a word to her when she came, they just sat in the comfy chairs in the library looking at each other, both waiting. But soon Granger's love of books drew her to the shelfs and she would read for their session. Then one day everything changed like usual Draco just watched Granger read when music started play from her pocket, to which she drew out a small rectangle device and mumbled to him "oops, I thought I put it on silent". She looked at him for a moment and seeing no change she went back to reading. But just as she finished her page he spoke to her for the first time since being pair with her on the programme, "What was that object you just had?" Draco asked quietly. And that was how everything began.
About an hour or so later there was a knock at the door of the largest dining room where Draco was still pacing the fire place. "If you're not Granger or someone equally as important go away" Draco yelled, one of the oak double doors slowly creaked open and slowly in walked Granger her shoes clicking against the tiled floor. "I asked for one day Draco! Just one! What could possibly be so important that it can't wait till are meeting tomorrow" Granger asked as she approached, Draco looked over her almost sorry for making her come over on her day off, but not quite. "I passed my interview for training to be a potion master but my test is tomorrow" he replied quickly, Granger looked at him confused and replied "and?! Your already prepared and that's great" but before she could say anything else Draco interrupted her and almost snapped "my auror exam/interview is tomorrow as well." A light of understanding passed over her features and replied "Ah! That's a bit of problem, well which do you want more", Draco stopped his passing and stared at her then said in a exhausted voice "it's not about which I want more, it's about proving that I can! And not brought my way."