Disclaimer: MY FIRST DISCLAIMER! Sadly I don't own Harry Potter.

Prologue

Hermione

You learn by experience that life is unpredictable. What can seem like the most horrible thing can actually turn out to not be so bad once you gave it a chance. But you also learn that life can be cruel- once you start to like something, and maybe even start to love it, it has the fullest potential of hurting you. And once it starts to hurt you, you find yourself in the worst kind of pain imaginable.

Did I ever think that my life would be filled with this much pain? Certainly not! How could I predict that this period of time, when Voldemort was gone and the world was safer, would be when I would want to abandon all hope? This was truly supposed to be the happiest time in my life, the time where I should feel relieved, but instead I found I had no hope for anything. Because there really was no point in hoping for anything if he was gone…

Oh…but when he was with me I felt so happy! When he said my name I felt like singing…When he looked at me, I felt like there was more to me than brains and intellect, like I fit in with everyone else, like I wasn't just the brainiac or the know-it-all. But he also had a way of making you feel special. When his gorgeous grey eyes were on you, you had this feeling that lifted you-the feeling that the world was made up of only you and him and really nothing else mattered…love does that to you, you know. Love leads you to do foolish things…it takes you way up to a world of your own and for a moment you feel like nothing would go wrong…like nothing could go wrong.

But eventually something brings you crashing back down and you have to face reality. You have to face the consequences of your actions, all the people you have hurt because of one little decision. But what could you do? What could I do? Would I want to have my friends question me, to have most of the wizarding population turn on me? But how could I abandon the very thing I realized I couldn't live without? The very thing that kept me together when I was ready to fall apart? And all because I am in love!?

All because I am in love with Draco Malfoy…

A/N : This is my first author's note ever! I'm so excited!

Please tell me what you think- this was just a small preview of the story from Hermione's pov.... I'm not sure if I want to make the whole thing from Hermione's pov, but if you think I should, then let me know.... also please tell me through the story if I didn't make Draco or Hermione's characters true to their characters in the books!!!

Also if you think anything else should be changed then please tell me!

Thanks for reading Rand R!