Three years, three fucking years and nothing.

All of that love all of those memories they've just gone

He was everything, we were everything.

How could this have happened?

How could he just fall in love with someone else?

'I can't do this'

'Come on Hermione'

'Please, mum, please can we just go back home'

'I know you're better than this sweetie'

'I just want to go back home'

'Please try'

Hermione looked at the barrier in front of her, she knew what lay beyond it, for so many summers she had looked forward to this moment with excitement and anticipation, now all she felt was fear and sadness. She looked back at her mum who gave her an encouraging smile and nodded, she took a deep breath and made her way onto platform nine and three quarters.

Hermione braved a smile as she saw her best friends standing with their cases waiting for her and tried not to cry when she felt Mrs Weasley wrap her in a safe hug.

'Oooh poppet it's so nice to see you' She said stroking her hair.

Hermione turned to face Ron and Harry giving them a brave smile.

She gave them both a brief awkward hug, nodded uncomfortably at Ginny and made her way to the head's carriage.

Hermione flinched slightly at his touch, she hated Harry a bit more for insisting that they be friends.

***

Draco strode through the barriers, head boy badge neatly in place and was immediately joined by Crabbe and Goyle on either side.

'Congratulations mate' Said Crabbe

'You knew I was head boy weeks ago fool, you congratulated me then too' Draco replied

'Yes we did' agreed Goyle 'but he's not congratulating you on that, he's congratulating you on your insanely hot head girl – Hermione Granger'

Draco froze, of course she was head girl, he knew she must have been but he couldn't help feeling dazed by the confirmation.

She was all he had thought about all summer, and now he would be living with her – how the hell was this going to work.

'Finding out I'm to be working alongside that mudblood is nothing but bad news' He sneered at them before stalking off to the front of the train.

***

Draco tapped his fingers nervously – now what? He thought angrily.

He had had it all planned out, what he would say to her when he walked into the carriage and what he would do, but when he got there she was fast asleep. He was thrown and now he didn't have a clue what to do.

He had thought about waking her but he knew it would be met with an argument and she looked so peaceful, he watched her thoughtfully as she twitched her nose in a way that was so cute it made his insides turn.

'Urgh' she moaned as she stirred awake and groaned again when she saw Draco Malfoy sitting opposite her.

'I hope you're not going to be that lazy during your duties as head girl' Draco said laughing meanly at her.

Hermione sighed wearily 'I'm not getting that much sleep at the moment'

Draco smirked suggestively

'Oh go die' she snapped and spent the rest of the journey looking out of the window.

Hermione frowned at the trees and hills that were whizzing by, she could really do without having him around right now. He was one of the many things that would make this a very hard year...

***

'Jesus woman hurry up, we don't have all night' Shouted Draco to her backside

Hermione turned around and glared at Draco 'it's not as easy as it looks!'

Hermione was halfway through the door to their shared living quarters, for some reason the portrait had been hung very high up and the whole to get in was not very big. She was currently balanced on the frame of the door and couldn't quite get her right leg over into the room. Finally Draco had had enough, he put down his bag and gave her a shove.

'Argh' Hermione hit the floor with an ungraceful bang 'What the hell did you do that for?'

'You were taking bloody ages' sneered Draco as he effortlessly threw his bag through the hole and then elegantly jumped through the hole landing neatly on his feet.

Hermione looked up at him furiously and completely humiliated.

'Hey' Draco said in mock kindness 'cheer up darling, what the hell happened to you over the summer?' and pulled her up off the ground.

The anger left Hermione's face and her eyes widened, she was left looking like a helpless child, 'Leave me alone Malfoy' she said picking up her case and walking away.

Draco looked at her retreating figure thoughtfully, he didn't like it when she pulled that face, it made him want to look after her, to put his arms around her and tell her she would be ok. That, he decided, was not a good feeling...

***

'You don't love me?'

'Hermione I'm sorry'

'You love her?'

'I didn't mean for this to happen, I am so, so sorry I hurt you'

'But... Ginny...'

'We just couldn't help it'

'Right'

'Can we still be friends?'

'Sure'

'Hermione, stop pushing it around the plate and eat something' said Lavender exasperated, waking her from her daze.

Hermione looked up from her dinner and shot a sharp stare at her friend, immediately feeling guilty. It wasn't her fault, she couldn't possibly understand, obediently Hermione put her fork to her mouth.

As she lifted her head her eyes met his and felt her stomach flip, holding his gaze for a moment to long, only when Draco abruptly got up to leave did her eyes move from his.

Watching him walk away all she could think about was those eyes and the way his blond hair fell over them, she considered for a second what it would be like to be wrapped up in his muscular arms.

Hermione cursed to herself and let her eyes fall back to her plate but allowed herself a small smile when she realised that this was the first time she had concentrated on anything but what happened with Harry. She knew she had to start thinking about something else before too long,

Why on earth does that something else have to be Malfoy? She thought to herself.

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