Disclaimer: All characters of this story do not belong to me. All credit goes to the queen herself, JK Rowling.

Warnings: This is a Dramione fanfic. With Romione as well. Please don't hate me if you support/hate one or the other.

PROLOGUE: The Yule Ball

Draco stood with Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, completely regretting that he was attending the Yule Ball.

"I would be better off sitting in the common room than doing this rubbish," he muttered to them. They nodded in agreement.

Draco was the only one out of the trio who had managed to get a date; the only reason he had one was because his date, Pansy Parkinson, nearly forced herself onto him. He really had no choice but to ask her, unless he wanted to face her wrath for the rest of his time at Hogwarts.

Pansy, however, was nowhere to be found. She had disappeared almost instantly after meeting up with him. She was seemingly mad that Draco found her silver and green dress quite boring. When she turned on the spot of his indifference, he simply did not care.

He just wanted to get the night over with, the entire year, actually. This whole Triwizard Tournament thing was overrated, and for Potter to be a part of it, it only made him want to leave Hogwarts even more. The only satisfying part was seeing Potter getting nearly demolished by a Hungarian Horntail, but the indulgence was crushed when Potter defeated the dragon and succeeded in his first task of the tournament.

Draco's train of thought was broken when Crabbe poked him in the arm.

"What?" he snapped.

"Look – it's the mudblood," Crabbe responded, pointing behind Draco.

Draco looked around, noticing that everyone else was staring behind him. He turned around to see a flight of stairs, Hermione Granger at the top.

She wore a soft lilac dress that seemed to fit her silhouette perfectly. She floated down the steps, unaware that all eyes were on her, including Draco's.

"Wow," was all that he managed to get out.

"I know," Goyle said, laughing. "She looks horrible!"

Draco shot a look at him in disagreement. She looked perfect, beautiful.

Today, Draco decided, was the day that he threw all of his beliefs of prejudice against blood status away. It was the day that he changed his entire state of mind.

It was the day that he fell in love with Hermione Granger.

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