The way it never was.
Prologue
Astoria stared at the grey eyes of Draco Malfoy standing in front of her, he looked perfectly handsome like the true gentleman he was, or she thought he was, his lips were curved in a small smile and his hands were holding gently hers. It was her wedding day and it was exactly like she had imagined it would be, her green eyes were enlightened with happiness, her blonde hair looked like sparkling and her pink heart shaped lips curving in a loving smile while she listened to Draco pronouncing his vows "I promise to love you and watch for you…" it was all she could hear, she knew it was a lie, a sweet lie that brought her a bit of hope that, maybe someday it would be the truth, one can have hopes and all Astoria hoped was that one day her husband's words forward her would be truthful, real.
The rest of the ceremony and the reception passed rather quickly, Narcissa Malfoy seemed younger than her age, the wedding of her only precious son to this lovely girl made her feel like the old times before the war, not that they were perfect but they were better than the nightmare after that, on the other hand, Eleanor Greengrass was smiling pleased to see her daughter fulfilling the last will of both heads of family, Lucius Malfoy and her late husband Harold, she now could die peacefully knowing that her only living child wouldn't be on her own.
Some hours later a lonely figure stared at the sky since the open doors of a balcony, Astoria had been standing there for a while now, crying silently and turning to glance every now and then with repulsion at Draco, she closed her eyes hearing again that name that her now husband had called her when the time to consummate their marriage had come, he had called her Hermione, breaking her heart beyond any repair, she took a deep breath and promised to herself two things: The first, she would never ever let another tear fall because of him and second, she would get her retribution, sooner or later.