Title: Don't Look Back (01)
Author Name: danielsgirl1
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Category: Romance
Sub Category: Angst
Keywords: Hermione Draco
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Remake for The Lovers, Hermione and Draco both come back for their seventh year changed by the events of the past summer, they have to live with each other now that they're head boy and head girl and they discover that they're the only ones who understand each other. Rating may go up to R for later chapters.
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. This work contains quotes from movies and television shows, stories and plays, novels and films. They are all cited at the end of each chapter. Sometimes I don't know where something comes from, in which case I note it anyway. Let me know any of these things, and I will add the citation.
I own nothing but the plot
DON'T LOOK BACK
CHAPTER 1: A NEW BEGINNING
It was September and it was the first day of Hogwarts in Hermione's seventh and final year. Hermione stood outside her compartment with Harry and Ron.
"I can't believe you'd rather sit with Malfoy then sit with us," Ron said making an Are-you-out-of-your-mind expression on his face.
"Ron, for the millionth time, it's not my choice. The rule is that head boys and head girls have to stay in the front compartment together," she snapped at him, looking at Harry for help.
Harry, by now, had gotten used to the snapping and bad moods of Hermione.
"Ron, if we don't…" started Harry but was again cut by Ron's annoying whining.
"Can't you twist the rule? You and I know that the only thing you'll be doing inside is hearing Malfoy insult you."
"And you and I know that I'm not taking any crap from Malfoy this year. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get inside."
And with a final glare at Ron, she slid the compartment door open and stepped inside.
"I can't believe her!" Ron shouted.
"For god's sake, cut her some slack, will you?" Harry said as they searched for an empty compartment. "I mean she doesn't exactly want to fight with you now. She needs you, she needs both of us after what had happened to her during the summer."
Harry said the last sentence in barely a whisper but Ron understood it anyway.
He was of course talking about The Granger's loss of money. The Granger's had moved out of England leaving Hermione with nothing but an advice of acting responsible. Harry and The Weasley's had acted like her family the entire summer; The Weasley's providing her with food and accommodation and Harry willing to split up his vault with her.
But Harry couldn't deny that she was getting moodier and grumpier by each day. by each day. But they really did have to cut her some slack, it's not everyday a person's family abandons him forever.
"You're right," Ron replied finally agreeing feeling a little guilty.
"I know I'm right. Let's just keep our fingers crossed that Malfoy doesn't annoy her."
But as Ron entered the compartment with Harry, he silently prayed that Hermione would blow Malfoy up for annoying her.
Hermione slammed the compartment door behind her blocking out Ron's incessant droning.
"If it isn't the mudblood," drawled the familiar exasperating voice of her six year old enemy Draco Malfoy.
She had prepared herself for something like this. Trying to restrain her anger, she casually sat on the couch opposite him and looked outside the window.
"What? No Weasel or Potty to come up with a comeback for you. My badd, they never in fact came up with comebacks."
"For goodness sake, shut up your pie hole Malfoy and please come up with a new line for a change," Hermione shouted; her cheeks slightly blushing from rage.
To her surprise, he actually shut up and he was looking at her without that appeared to be concern.
"What's up your ass? You look like you're about to cry." It was more of a fact than a statement.
"Even if I was, it's not as if you'd care," she snorted.
"I suppose so," and he too looked out of the window.
She looked sideways and took a peek at his profile. He had certainly grew taller and she noticed how his shoulders had broadened to show off his muscles. His blonde silvery hair was neatly arranged and combed. His eye lashes where long and dark. He looked practically perfect.
"Don't," he said suddenly, breaking through Hermione's thoughts.
"Don't what?" she asked irritably.
"Stare at me. I hate it when people stare at me."
"I wasn't staring at you!"
She waited for a reply but it never came.
"So, do you know where you'll be staying Hermione now that you're head girl and all?" asked Ron.
They were all sitting at the Welcome Back feast and the sorting had just finished.
"They still haven't told us," she replied coolly helping herself to some of her favorite steak and kidney pie. She knew that he was trying to make up for their argument at the train but she also knew that the one reason was out of pity.
"Imagine what it would be like if you had to move in with Malfoy," he said grinning sheepishly but it vanished the second Harry gave him a Don't-Talk-About-Malfoy look.
Hermione sat between them and pretended that she hadn't noticed any of that. Instead she turned her attention to Ginny Weasley who was sitting opposite her apparently engaged in deep conversation with Dean Thomas. She caught Hermione glancing at them and Hermione gave her a wink, Ginny slightly blushed, smiled then resumed her conversation with Dean.
The chattering eventually died out and everyone had Dumbledore's full attention. Dumbledore started with the usual first year rules, Hogsmeade, new teachers and finally head boys and head girls.
"Finally, we would like to congratulate Mr. Malfoy of Slytherin and Miss. Granger of Gryffindor for becoming this year's new head boy and head girl.
The room erupted with applause and Ron started chanting, "Hermione, Hermione"
According to a new Hogwarts policy," continued Dumbledore, "Mr. Malfoy and Miss. Granger will be sharing a room together across the hall and we hope that you will comfortable away from your house's dormitories."
At that, the entire hall started whispering. Hermione could feel a lot of people staring at her and Ron looked as if his nightmare had come true.
"Prefects please guide your houses to their dormitories and will our head boy and head girl please join Professor McGonnagal. Good night."
Hermione felt awkward saying good night to Harry and Ron at the table. And with a final glance at her two best friends, she made her way through the crowd.
"And with that, I have explained to you your responsibilities. Any questions?" Professor McGonnagal asked.
"Yeah, I have one," Draco thought. "Weren't you the one wearing only a push-up bra and a pair of panty hose on Play Wizard's latest issue?"
But instead of asking that, he glanced at Hermione. She had asked McGonnagal something but he wasn't listening. Instead he looked at her; there was something different about her. And it wasn't the fact that her hair wasn't frizzing anymore. It wasn't the way she held herself. It wasn't the way she kept twisting her hair with her finger. It wasn't the way her brows furrowed while she was listening to McGonnagal. It wasn't the fact that he noticed each and every curve in her body. It was the fact that when she smiled, the only thing that changed was her lips, she wasn't actually smiling. She was hiding something and Draco knew exactly how she felt; she felt lonely, as if no one could understand her and that was exactly how Draco felt.
Maybe that's why when each one of them was heading off to their bed rooms, he told her, "Good night."
She looked surprised, a puzzled look on her face but without hesitation she said, "Good night to you too!"
They both closed their rooms at the same entering the world where their dreams would haunt them; dreams about family and dreams about life.
Author's Note:
Ok, now this is a remake for The Lovers, for you who have read The Lovers, you will notice a HUGE difference but trust me a lot of the sequence and events are still in this fan fiction, but they're put in a different way. For you who are used to Hermione being a slut like she was in The Lovers, never fear, we still have major chapters a head of us. For those who have not read The Lovers, never fear too, it's all going to be understandable later on. I'd really appreciate it if you review. I'd love any suggestions and just a warning don't bother to put up flames because I don't read them.
Next Chapter:
A shower incident between Draco and Hermione and they take there relationship to a new step. Plus we know more about Draco's summer.