When Enemies Attract

Darkness down Diagon Alley.

Draco was walking down diagon alley for the what he was sure to be the last time. He knew his life after Hogwarts was doomed, he had no life. He wouldn't become an auror, or a potions professor, instead he would become the person an auror would hunt down. He would be seen as dangerous, a threat to people, he would become his father. But Draco knew that in his own heart, he didn't want to be a death eater, he didn't want to follow someone, who others where afraid to mention. He just wanted to be successful, find someone to love, settle down, and have a family - teach his children the wonders of magic, but all was too late. He knew his fate was already decided for him. So as he strolled down the alley that was once surrounded by enthusiastic witches and wizards, the silver haired boy, was determined to make his 6th year at Hogwarts one to remember ...

Hermione Granger fell out of Wizard Wheezes with tears coming down her face from laughing, linking arms with her two best friends Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley. Fred and George, Ron's brothers, could make anyone laugh, even the most stubborn of people. Hermione was even sure she seen Professor Snape crack a smile at them in her third year at Hogwarts. They laughed more in 5 minutes, than they did all summer. There 5th year at Hogwarts ended the same as the one previously, in disaster. Harry lost his Godfather, Sirius Black, the only family, besides the dursleys, that he had left. After weeks of silence, and pointless conversations, the three bestfriends decided to make a pact, a pact to stay strong for each other, to smile as much as they could when there 6th year at Hogwarts finally commenced.

They knew there was a war ahead, they could feel it. They could feel it in the way that the lights outside their houses shook, the way other wizards and witches where afraid to step outside theirs houses, and afraid to talk of evil, incase it came in the night to take them. They continued to laugh walking up diagon alley, Wizard Wheezes, was the only store still looking like there was life behind the windows. They walked past stores that where now boarded up, Quality Quidditch Supplies, Flourish & Blotts, Ollivander's, Slug & Jiggers Apothecary, among the many shops that Hermione, Ron and Harry had memories in.

All the laughing and joking came to sudden halt, as the spotted their enemy coming towards them, the boy that taunted them most of there schooling lives, always looking down on the fact that Hermione was a muggle-born, something his father taught him to be filth, Ron, who wasn't part of the richest of families and He didn't like Harry because Harry seemed to be the celebrity of the school, everyone knew Harry, and everyone loved him .. everyone except for, of course the slytherins

They exchanged glares passing each other, though no words where said. You could feel the hatred between them. Draco walked past them with his hands in his pockets, exchanging one deathly glare, which was returned by the trio. They decided not to act on their senses, and follow Draco. But instead stared at him while he walked away into the distance.

As Draco turned the corner which lead to Knockturn alley, He couldn't help think of Hermione Granger, he had no idea why. He always seen her uptight, worried about homework and exams, being a know-it-all, and frizzy hair, which you could hide 10 owls in. But this time something was different. He'd never seen Hermione Granger smile like that .. which was mostly because when ever he did see her, he was calling her a mudblood, and threatening to kill her two best friends .. but something about her smile and her laugh, made his body feel warm, and almost give him to erge to smile himself. " She looked pretty ", Malfoy thought to himself, but almost seconds later, mentally cursed himself for even thinking anything of the sort.

But there was one thing he was certain, he liked about Hermione Granger, the anger in her eyes after he insulted her. Draco almost got a rush of adrenaline, when he seen her pupils dilate, and seen a rush of fury pass through them. He got a kick out of seeing Hermione lose her composer, and lose her state of mind, before she tried to hex him.

All thoughts of Hermione were gone in an instant, as he saw his father waiting for him, down Knockturn Alley.