Whiskey Lullaby

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Summary: If you've heard this story, you have some idea of how this story is going to play out. This is only my second attempt at writing a song fic. It will be a multi-chapter story. Let me know what you think.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the song.

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AN: The story might start off slow, and I'm sorry in advance.

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Chapter 1: A Friendship Reaching Between Two Rival Houses

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Hermione had just brought her dad home for the airport, he had been in France for a dental convention, and had left her mother home to run the business. When they walked into the living room, they heard her mother giggle upstairs; she walked to her room, it had been happening all summer, as her father walked upstairs, to say hello to his wife. About 2 minutes after she shut her bedroom door, she heard the front door open and slam shut as her father ran out of the house.

1 month later

Hermione headed off to school, extremely pissed at her mother for two reasons, one: Denise Granger had not told her daughter why her father had left with out a word, and two: when Hermione had called her father, she found out her mother had cheated on her dad with his best friend, and that wasn't right, no matter who you talked to. She hadn't seen or heard from her father in 3 weeks and she missed him terribly; she boarded the train, not even looking back to say good-bye to the women she used to consider her mother.

Hours passed while she sat thinking about her summer; Harry and Ron had decided to drop out of school and spend their time finding a way to kill Voldemort for good. Being as how she never really was close to anyone else in her house, she sat alone immersed in her thoughts, and that's how Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle found her, she didn't even hear the compartment door open.

"Well, look who it is, boys; Mudblood Granger without her personal body guards." Malfoy sneered.

"First Harry and Ron decided not to finish school so they won't be here for the next two years, second go away Malfoy; I'm not in the mood to argue with you." Hermione responded in a monotone voice, without even looking at him. To say Malfoy was surprised would be an understatement. He normally could at least get a glare out of her, or even 'He's not worth it', but getting nothing was something new. He couldn't explain how he was feeling at that moment, so he really didn't understand what he did next.

"Crabbe, Goyle; go back to the compartment, tell the rest that I want some time to myself and if ANYONE interrupts me, there will be dire consequences." Crabbe and Goyle did as they were told, and when they were out of sight, Malfoy walked into the compartment, shut the door, put a silencing charm and distracting charm on the door, and sat down.

"Come here" Malfoy said pulling Hermione into a hug, "What's wrong?"
"Why do you care; and why in the world are you even touching me?"
"One, I'm not a heartless bastard as everyone seems to think, and it looked like you needed someone to talk to, and second, it looked like you needed some comfort," Malfoy answered, "Now are you going to tell me?"
"My mother, and dad got into a fight over the summer and I haven't seen or heard from him in 3 weeks." Hermione answered.

"That explanation might've worked on Potter and Weasley, but I know when I'm not being told something, what's the full story?" Malfoy asked.

"What I told you really happened, but I'm not ready to admit to myself what happened, really happened." Hermione responded, then after a few minutes of silence, and Hermione clinging to Draco like she didn't have anything left, then asked "Have you ever had this image of someone who trusted, and then they do something happens to make you change that image, but you don't want to believe it actually happened?"

"My father; before two years ago, he actually gave a damn about me, but now with Voldemort back, he's changed, and is more angry then ever. He hits my mom, me even, when we do something he doesn't like. One question, what are Potter and Weasley actually doing?"
"Do you want to be a Death Eater?"
"Hell no, that would completely ruin the image of my father that I actually like,"

"Then they are trying to find a way to kill Voldemort for good and knew I would never want to quit school. Mrs. Weasley is naïve to think that they will actually show up later this month, but when she finds out that they actually dropped out, Ron, and even Harry, will get a howler from her." Hermione said, and Draco smirked.

"Do you want me to stay?"

"Normally no, but I do need someone. I'm going to feel so alone the next two years. Zabini's standing outside, along with Nott, apparently they have some back bone, especially for Slytherins." Hermione joked.

"Do you mind if I let them in?"
"Nope"

"Come on in boys"
"Nice to see you again Granger; where exactly are Potter and Weasley, normally they don't leave you alone?" Zabini asked.

"They don't want to either" Draco said.

"Finding a way to kill Voldemort for good, so until they do, they don't plan on coming back,"
"Draco, you do realize that Parkinson is looking for you right?" Nott asked.

"I don't really care, she only wants to be with me because of my last name; she doesn't know that I'm receiving the Black fortune, not the Malfoy fortune," Draco answered.

"Well that makes sense, but you do realize that Potter owns Grimmwald Place right?" Zabini asked.

"He owns #12 Grimmwald Place, not #22 Grimmwald Place."

"Granger, are you ok?" Nott asked.

"Not really, I haven't seen my dad since he got into a fight with slut I used to call my mother three weeks ago," Hermione stated.

"Let me guess, you're a daddy's girl?" Zabini asked.

"Is there a problem with that?" Hermione asked.

"Not at all, but why is your mother a slut?" Nott asked.

"I'll tell you guys later; quick question, why can't you three be like this all the time?" Hermione asked.

"Our fathers would kill us, we were raised to hate anything or anyone that isn't considered pureblood," Blaise explained.

"Do any of you hate me?"

"No, the only person we really hate is Voldemort, our dads would come in a close second if they weren't our fathers," Theo explained.

"When I'm ready to talk; how should I let you three know?"
"Send one of us a letter, saying you need to talk, but don't sign it. Whoever receives the letter will burn it and the three of us will meet you in the back corner of the Restricted Section." Draco answered.

"Ok, thanks you guys this has really helped, but we need to get ready and put on our masks of hate, I'll apparate onto the platform." Hermione said pulling on her robe, while the boys did the same.

"See you later Hermione," Theo said.

"See you later guys" Hermione responded apparating onto the platform.

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End Chapter 1

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