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Summary: The HP Crew have graduated from Hogwarts. Ever since then, Harry turned into an egotistical jerk who continues to try to woo Hermione. Her feelings for Harry never were, she can't seem to stop. So...What happens when Hermione and Draco are all forced back to Hogwarts to protect it from evil once again? Will love rise between Draco and Hermione? You know it! DMxHG
Hermione sat on her couch, with the television remote in her hand.
Flipping through the channels and found nothing good on, she rose up from her seat and walked to her kitchen.
She opened the fridge, hoping to find something she could place in her microwave and eat instantly. To her dismay, it was not so.
-BRING-
The sound from the phone reached caused Hermione to jump a little, but she answered it none the less.
" Hello?" she simply said.
" Why, Hello 'Mione! Are how are you this fine evening?" said the voice.
" Just fine, Thank you Harry."
" I was wondering if you'd love to go out with me tonight, you know...as friends..."
How he said the word 'friends', the tone he used had implied it was to be more than just that.
" Oh, I'm so sorry, Harry! I have important things to do!"
" What can be more important than spending your night with me?"
'Anything at all, Harry! Anything would be better than spending the night with you!'
" How about Ron and I come over, we can all watch a movie?"
She could tell Harry was disappointed to have Ron with them.
" You know what, I think I can manage that much. Yes."
" Great, we'll come over at 10:00pm, see you then 'Mione!"
" Okay, bye Harry!"
Hermione hung up, not wanting to keep the conversation going.
Ever since graduation, Harry allowed all the fame and glory go to his head. Yes, it gave him more confidence. Which was the problem. That confidence turned Harry from a young gentleman who was kind and a bit of a pushover to a cocky moron that made even Draco look a better.
She had six hours until Harry and Ron were to arrive, which allowed Hermione to just sit and relax in silence.
Unfortunately, this silence was interrupted when an owl swooped in from her window and landed right next to her. She stared at the odd little creature, wondering what she had to do with it. It pecked at her shoulder softly and stuck out its leg, where a letter was attached.
" Why, Thank you. Would you like some bread?"
The owl nodded.
She got up from her seat and went to get some bread from her cabinet, after searching for a few seconds she handed the owl some bread. As it nibbled on the bread, Hermione opened the letter.
Miss. Granger,
You are needed back at Hogwarts, there is a chance that evil is a foot. At this newly found information, we cannot risk the safety of the former students at Hogwarts. We request that you become a resident at Hogwarts in order to conquer this threat. The Hogwarts staff and I have agreed to choose the top male and the top female of our graduates to help us. Since you are the top girl, you were selected to come back to Hogwarts. If you do decide to help, then you are to head to platform 9 3/4, where you will meet the top male student, and you will both be taken , by train, to Hogwarts. You must leave the very instant that you decide to go. Since this is an urgent matter, we will allow you to use magic to pack your things. Quickly, now. Go on.
Headmaster,
Albus Dumbledore
Hermione re-read the letter over and over just to make sure that she had read everything correctly. She agreed to help out. Quickly she took out her wand, using it to pack up her things.
As she ran out her apartment, she left a note on her door that allowed only wizards and witches to read. Hermione had no time to spare as she made her way down to the train station.
A soft land on her knees was made in order to allow herself to catch her breath. She got up and ran through the wall. Her sigh could be heard as she discovered she arrived before the top male student. Hermione rested her back against the 'thick' brick wall as she closed her eyes. She could not wonder but to who the top male student was.
It couldn't have been Ron or Harry, certainly not Crabbe or Goyle.
She randomly went through names.
Not Neville, not Collin. Then who could it have been?
" Hello, Granger."
Her head bolted up, not turning to the direction of the voice.
A small gasp escaped her lips.
' NO! Not him of all people!'
" Malfoy." she muttered angrily.
" Hm, Well are we not going to get on this bloody train back to hell?"
She glared at him before making her way to the train.
' Why? Why Malfoy?'
Once seated across from each other in the rather small train, Malfoy kindly returned the glare.
' I knew she would be the head girl! Bloody hell, I knew! And yet I agreed to this bloody bullshit anyway! What the hell am I on? Am I drunk, must be. How could I have agreed to protect Hogwarts! And with this damn sexy mud blood no less!'
It was Malfoy's turn to gasp.
' Did I just call her a sexy mud blood? God, I really am on something! What is coming over me? How could I think such horrid things.'
On his pale face, a blush began to grow.
" Malfoy?"
" MALFOY!"
" What the hell do you want, mud blood?"
" I think you're catching a fever of sorts."
" And what in the world has made you come to believe that?"
" Your face is red all over." she stated.
Malfoy glared at her for pointing it out.
" I just might be getting a damn fever."
Hermione sighed once more.
" My god, how could I have agreed to do this...Why did I?"
She looked up.
" Because you wanted to get away from Harry, that's what."
" Really?"
Her eyes widened, she had said that out loud! And to Malfoy!
" I thought you two loved each other."
" No. Not exactly."
" Hm, tell me. What do you mean 'Not exactly'?"
DRACO'S POV
'Not exactly? What can she mean by 'Not exactly'? I really want to know...'
" Tell me, Granger."
" No, Why should I?"
" I can tell Potter just how you feel..."
" No! You can't!"
" And why not?"
" Because...I value our friendship, and he might not want t-"
I cut her off.
" Granger, he wouldn't want you as a friend anyway. Right now, he wants you as a girlfriend. Which makes me wonder if Potter is out of his bloody mind!"
" Shove it, Malfoy!"
" Just tell me, Granger!"
" No!"
" Tell Me!"
" No!"
" Tell Me!"
" NO!"
" JUST BLOODY TELL ME!"
" OKAY!"
" GOOD!"
" FINE!"
We took a few minutes to relax before Granger broke the silence.
" Well...ever since graduation...Harry just became an egotistical jerk, and thought that he could just have me. And I continue to drop hints that I don't want him, but he just won't stop..."
It took me a while to digest this.
" So Potter finally let the fame get to him, and he wants you. Interesting, well...Can't say it wasn't expected."
" What?"
" It was obvious Potter had a thing for you. And it was also obvious that he'd allow the fame get to him after such a long time. We all knew it would happen one day."
" We?"
" Yes, nearly most of the school."
" Oh my god! Arch!"
" I still can't believe you haven't gotten around to telling him your feelings. Its been five
years since graduation! My god, Granger."
She cast her head at the ground in shame.
My eyes soften at this as I got up and sat at her side.
Granger seemed so shocked by this, but allowed me to embrace her.
" Thank you...Malfoy."
" You're welcome, Granger."
I couldn't help but to feel as if I belonged with her, as if I was born to be with her.
" When are you going to tell Potter?"
" I really don't know..."
" Honestly, I thought Potter was better than that. I can't believe I used to loathe him! Him, Hah!"
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