Chapter 1
"I'll miss you" he said, shyly. We both blush."I'll miss you too, Ron" I answered. I never thought I would say that I missed the ginger boy who is standing in front of me. This is how fast things change. "Don't forget to send me an owl when you get there" he reminds me.
"Ok" I don't really know how to say goodbye to him. We have been friends for so long, and yet it's awkward. Although it's more than a friendship. I like him, he's a great boyfriend but sometimes I feel like something is missing in our relationship.
We heard the last sound to get into the hogwarts express. I really wish him to come with me, but he said that after everything we have been through the last thing he wanted to do was sit in a chair and hear professor Sprout talk about some deadly plant found in the caribean ocean or something. Idiot. I give him one last hug and promise to send him an owl 'asap'.
As I enter the train I look for an empty cabin so I don't bother Ginny and her friends. "This is gonna be a lonely year" I sigh. I finally find a cabin after squeezing myself into groups of people to get through and most of them were looking at me like some kind of super hero. I now understand why harry didn't like the attention. I open my bag and grab a book. For some reason I'm not Gryffindor prefect this year. I remembered Dumbledore not goving Harry the pin 2 years ago because he thought he didn't need one more responsibility. I wonder if he did the same to me.
I open the book I'm currently reading, The Hunger Games, and just when I'm at the part when Peeta and Katniss are going to eat the berries someone enters in the cabin. It's the last person I wanted to see here.
Draco Malfoy entered into the cabin and seat across from me. He doesn't say a word, so I try to continue my reading. But he is looking at me with so much intensity that I can't stand it. So I speak up "What do you want, Malfoy?" I ask rather rudely. He chuckles and says "I was just wondering what could you possibly be reading before classes start, Granger". What is he planning? Like it's Draco we're talking about. He'd never just wonder what I could possibly be reading.
"I don't see the point where it concerns you" I answer drily. There's no way I'm telling him what I'm reading, it's a muggle's story anyway, he wouldn't understand. He suddenly takes the book off my hand and reads "The... Hunger games? I didn't know that all the muggles were that poor".
I can't believe him. I try to take the book back but he grabs my hand firmily. "I have to talk with you about something" he said seriously. "Yeah, because to talk to me you have to steal my book and make fun of it." I say with the sarcasm dripping in my voice and just when I'm starting to regret what I said he looks at me and smiles again, he is obviously enjoyng my angriness. "Ooo hoo someone pretty sarcastic this year" I am about to reply when someone entered brutely in the room. Crabble and Goyle.
I can't believe they are here too. When I decided to come back to Hogwarts it was partially because I thought it was going to be the first year that I would have peace to study and enjoy school. My thoughts are proven wrong as the two creatures enter the cabin and I groan to show my displeasure of seeing them.
Now that I'm thinking, how could I be so stupid? Of course they were going to be back. Those Neanderthals could still be in 4th year and I wouldn't be surprised. The only question is: why is Malfoy back? He had spent most of his last year studying at Hogwarts, coursing first years and muggleborns. I don't see a reason for him to come back just to finish the last semester.
My thoughts are interrupted when Draco says "What are you two doing here? Haven't I told you to leave us alone for a while?" Yup, Draco still as rude as ever. But why would Draco want to be alone with me? I start feeling scared. It was prank. It had to be a prank. My eyes started looking all around the room looking for something unusual. Mean while I had the vague idea Malfoy and the two idiots are discussing something.
I mutter a few curses just to make sure that the area is clear and when I'm sure it is I turn around I see that Crabble and Goyle had gone away and Malfoy was looking at me like I had grown a second head. "What?" I ask kind of rude but I don't care. Its Malfoy after all.
"There's no need to be rude, Mione. I just came here to apologize! I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry for everything and every single rude word I said to you. I'm sorry for all times I've called you a mud blood. You're so intelligent, so funny, so thoughtful, you are always there for your friends... And I realised that I've never had a true friendship. Like you, Ron and Harry have. I guess I was envious of what you had and that's why I acted like that. I like you, Mione, I really do. I want to be your friend. I'm sorry! I don't care if you don't want to be my friend, but I need you to forgive me or else I wouldn't be able to forgive myself. Do you forgive me?"
By the time he's done with his speech my head is spinning. I look at him for a while. He doesn't seem to be lying. He is a bit different than last year. He's no longer that skinny and pale. I guess not having Voldemort around his house made him some good. His hair is as white as always, only longer, and he had it pushed back, which suited him well. He hasn't grown much, however you could see he got stronger. He's already in his hogwarts vest, the Slytherin tie pending on his neck. Ugh I bet he couldnt bare to keep his "muggle clothes" on for long. His eyes were a gray ton of blue, I can almost see the begging for forgiveness in them. What was his game? Only then I remember he is still waiting for an answer.
A.N.: This story is a collaboration between me (somethingaboutbooks) and dalexterminated so credits to her too.
P.S.: We know Crabble died in the fire, but just go with it
