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Chapter One: Apprehensive
Draco Malfoy's grey eyes stared at himself in the mirror as he adjusted his black cloak. He didn't make an effort to cover the bags under his eyes.
He felt weary to the bone. He wanted nothing more than for this year to be over—for two reasons: one, so that he could finally live without this great cloud of expectation from Lord Voldemort, and two, so that he could finally tell the girl he loved his feelings.
They had been long-suppressed; it had started from when he met her in their first year. It had grown into something more of a deep respect and admiration for her, although he had done his best to keep it hidden. After all, aristocratic purebloods like him weren't supposed to feel respect for Mudbloods like her.
No matter how he tried to keep the emotion fettered, it had grown and consumed him. To the point that now, as he was preparing phase one of his plan—delivering the cursed necklace to the Three Broomsticks—he couldn't stop thinking about her.
He wished she kept out of the ladies' bathroom today. In fact, he wished she wouldn't step into the Three Broomsticks at all. But the possibility of that was slim; it was a typical winter day outside, complete with snow and heavy winds. She and her friends would want to warm up, and where better than in the Three Broomsticks?
He lightened up a little at the prospect of seeing her, but it was hampered down by the weight of his task. Again, he wished she'd stay out of the magical pub.
There it was again; that feeling inside of him. Blooming and blossoming like the flower he'd left her in front of the Gryffindor common room.
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AN:
Written for Written Sparks' 26 Prompts (Alphabet) Challenge. I will post one drabble a day, the title of each drabble a letter of the alphabet, in order. The next word title can be found in the last paragraph/line of each drabble. That made the challenge just a little more fun for me.
Just a note: These drabbles, while linked, do not happen directly one after the other. In other words, they're not the whole story, per se. They show certain scenes after things have happened. They're in order, but they don't flow naturally together. There are things that happened in between that aren't mentioned. You'll see what I mean.
This story is mostly set in Half-Blood Prince, and switches from Draco and Hermione's point of view almost always consistently.
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