They were the best of friends since childhood.
They did everything together.
She made him laugh, he made her feel safe.
They had their own little hiding spot, a secret garden just for the two of them.
If she cried, she would rush to the garden and sit among the golden flowers that blossomed there.
Somehow, he would know she was upset, and he would be there within moments to comfort her.
She always smiled through her tears with him around.
She remembered the first time they found magic.
It was beautiful, a lovely summer's evening.
He took her down to their garden.
He was wearing a suit - just coming from a party, he had said.
He held her hand and they lay together in the grass, side by side with their hands intertwined.
They told stories; fiction or memory, it didn't matter.
Later that night, when the moon was rising and the glowflies were coming out of hiding, was when the magic happened.
The blazing gold comet that flew across the sky - only, it was small, and it only zoomed through the meadow.
They had no idea what was happening, but he just held her and they both felt safe.
For years, they stuck together.
They had their first kiss in that garden, an innocent kiss that sparked the magic again.
This time it was fireworks.
He remembered the time he taught her to ride a broom.
She clung to him, his hands clutching at his waist.
He didn't mind - she was warm, and being this close was wonderful.
He would turn and see her face, eyes tightly shut, yet beautiful.
He wished he took a picture.
The letters came.
Excitement, meeting up in the garden to share the news.
They expected to be best friends forever.
The garden is now abandoned.
Nobody visits there anymore, not even the glowflies that once showed them magic.
She has friends, he has class.
Sometimes, she still makes him laugh.
He still makes her feel safe.
They try to remember what being best friends felt like, what true love once felt like, but everything is blurred.
They were the best of friends since childhood, but Hermione and Draco changed their fates with magic.