Broken Butterfly

by SableDreamer

Glimpses into what might have been, if things had taken a different turn one fateful evening, giving the two an opportunity to support each other rather than tear each other down; Draco determined to change his fate, and Hermione driven to see him whole again.

1. Chapter 1

Authors Note:: Ah... A new story... And none of my others are finished. This, however, is a (complete) drabble series. One that I created a while ago in an effort to break my writer's block. After discussing it with my beta (the awesome yaslanagirl), I decided to go ahead and post it. Each chapter is rather short, and they are inspired by a randomized prompt. I'll include the prompts at the beginning of each chapter. At the moment, there are only four chapters. Those chapters can be considered as a singular story, though I might decide to add on to it later. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer:: I do not own Harry Potter or anything in the HP universe. No matter how many times I say it, I'm still sad.

Broken Butterfly

Chapter 1

Prompt:: Broken Pieces

The pain was intense, excruciating, worse than anything he'd felt before. Worse than any pain he could imagine. It felt as though fire was slowly eating away at his flesh, like ice painfully encasing his limbs. He couldn't stop the tears of agony sliding down his cheeks, burning a path down to his chin before falling to the hard stone floor on which he writhed. It went on for eternity, it seemed. Never ending, never abating, never giving even the slightest hint of relief. And while he felt at times like he would fall into darkness from the agony of it, he never did, though he wished for that peace with all of his being.

Though it lasted for seemingly forever, only a few moments went by. He found himself panting and weak on the floor of his home, curled protectively around his arm. As he looked at the darkened lines marring his alabaster skin, as he stared at the writhing form of the snake, whose movements called forth pain-filled memories of mere moments before, Draco Malfoy wondered when his life had broken into pieces, and if it would ever be whole again.

Author's Note:: So that's the first portion. I plan to post a new chapter every other day. This means that this story will be over quickly, but I hope everyone will enjoy it regardless! Please, let me know what you think! R&R!