Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, J.K. Rowling does. All I own is the plot.

In The End

"Hermione I made a mistake ok? I'm sorry. I know it was stupid. It just pisses me off that I'm not able to be with you in public and I do stupid stuff in order to keep up appearances….I'm…I'm sorry." "Stupid stuff…right," I say as I look at him square in the eye.

We were standing in the middle of our common room, or what was left of our common room after all the spells and curses we had sent to each other while "discussing" our relationship.

He stutters and says "I do. I'm Serious." "I…I'm…I think you are better off with her." I say looking down, not wanting to let him see the hurt look in my eyes.

"Herms stop. Why did you have to say that!" I looked up at him shocked at the sadness in his voice and the hurt in his eyes. I hadn't expected him to react that way, but after what I had seen two days ago, I didn't think he would mind me stating a commonly known fact.

…: Flashback :..

It had been a normal day, well as normal as it gets here anyway. I was walking back to the common room from the library when I heard a soft moan coming from the slightly opened door of the Transfiguration class.

I stopped to tell the students to get back to their common rooms because it was my responsibility as Head Girl. I took a peak inside and I gasped. I couldn't believe my eyes. It just couldn't be.

He couldn't be cheating on me, not with her, not with anyone. He swore he had changed, that he wasn't the same. He swore that he had matured, that he had grown up. I pushed open the door loudly and waited for them to notice.

I guess the slamming of the door brought them out of their heated make out session because in a matter of seconds, his face went from a look of pleasure to a look of complete and total horror. "What do you want Mudblood? Can't you see we were busy?" she says giving me a look of disgust mixed with anger and smugness at the same time.

I can't stand to look at them as they straighten themselves out, you know buttoning pants and putting on shirts, ties, and putting on robes again, so I turn around and face the door. "I was here looking for the Head Boy, sorry I interrupted your shagging session, but don't mind me. I was just leaving." I say and walk towards the door.

"Granger wait!" I hear the Head Boy, who just happened to be my soon to be ex-boyfriend, say just before I make it out the door. I stop and turn around, give him the dirtiest, foulest, most evil look I can muster and walk out the door, slamming the door loudly when I'm out of the classroom.

"Get away from me…I need to go…I'll…umm…see you around." I hear him say through the thick oak door. I hear him walking towards the door while she screams at him to get back and finish what they had started.

I can't bear to see him or talk to him or even be near him at the moment so when I hear the door start to open, I take off running in the direction of the common room, hopping that he wouldn't get there first. I got to the portrait and said the password just as a single tear slid down my face.

Once I was in the common room, I ran up the stairs to my room and closed the door, putting plenty of locking spells on it that not even he could open. That night, I contemplated what had happened and I decided that the best thing I could do was forget about him, wait until I cool off then…well… I had yet to think of that. For now, I could only ignore him and hope that he would leave me alone.

..: End Flashback :..

He did leave me alone for a while, well two days to be exact, which leaves us where we are now, yelling at each other in the common room.

I shook my head to make the memory go away, but no matter what I did, the images wouldn't leave me. "Why did you have to say that?" he repeats, this time softer almost to himself. "Because it's true, everyone knows it." I say finding the floor rather interesting to look at.

"But it isn't. Look, it may not seem like it at the moment or rather because of my actions these past couple of days, but Herms, I really like you. A lot," he said almost pleading me to believe him. I wanted to, I really did, but after what he did to me I couldn't trust him. I wouldn't let myself be hurt. "Damn it Draco! If you really liked me the way you say you do, you wouldn't have lied to me and then cheated on me. You do make a great couple by the way; I hope you are happy with her." I say barely lifting my eyes from the floor.

I meant what I said, so instead of standing there and arguing, I turned around to walk away but I was held back by Draco's hand grabbing hold of my wrist in an almost painful grip. "Fuck Herm! Why did you have to say that again! I told you it isn't true!" he said while he turned me around to face him again.

"Why did you do it Draco? I trusted you and I believed you when you said you stopped seeing her and yet, you still do. How am I supposed to trust you Draco? I'm sorry but you brought this upon yourself when you cheated and lied to me. I turned around, yet again, refusing to let him see my tears that were rapidly threatening to spill. Draco, refusing to accept the fact that he was losing me, walked around me and stood firmly in front of me.

Seeing my tears he tentatively reached a warm hand to brush away my tears that were now falling freely down my face. Seeing his intentions, I jerked back and looked up in time to see Draco's stormy grey eyes start to tear up too. "Please…Draco…don't make this any harder than it already is. I really liked you, but you blew it all for the sake of what? Your reputation or a good shag?" I said and I brushed away his tears with my thumbs softly.

"You really hurt me Draco, you knew how difficult it was for us and yet you still go and mess it up." I say a small sob escaping my throat. "Herms please wait. I'm sorry. I would never want to make you cry." "A little late for that now isn't it?" I say, a small smile tugging at the corner of my lips.

I reached up and wiped away the tears that after a couple of seconds had stopped falling. "Draco Adonis Malfoy, this is the first and last time I cry because of you. I refuse to be hurt again. What you do from this point forward is none of my concern. I hope you are happy with that bitch. Good day Mr. Malfoy, I'll see you next head's meeting."

I turned and walked out of the common room. I needed to be alone, I needed time to think. Closing the portrait, I leaned against it and sighed. Inside the common room, I could hear Draco crying and throwing things around. For a second I thought I heard him say "Herms, I love you," but it was probably just my imagination. I was too hurt and worn out to care. Now that I think about it, he probably did say that he loved me, but I couldn't love him, not after what he did to me. Determined to forget all about Draco Malfoy I pushed myself away from the portrait and headed towards the lake, the only place I could think in peace.

I didn't see Draco that often, even though we shared a common room, well with the exception of the meetings and the rounds. On graduation day, we shared the podium and we gave our speeches. Afterwards, we each went our separate ways.

...: Six Months After Hogwarts :..

I guess in the end it didn't matter what we did, maybe we weren't meant to be together. It just seems right that what started off as such a rocky relationship was destined to end that way. I guess in the end destiny had other plans for each of us. If I had stayed with Draco, forgiven him for what he did, I wouldn't be engaged to Ron and about Draco Malfoy... Well I hadn't seen him or heard of him since graduating from Hogwarts until recently when I read in Witch Weekly that he was secretly married to her as soon as school was out due to the fact that she was pregnant. In the end, everything was as it should be…how it always should have been.

…………………:……………...

A/N: This is my first fanfic so plz be gentle. I actually got the idea for this story after reading a conversation I had with my boyfriend on AIM…we're still together though… and our situation was different so yeah…anyway review! You know you want to! Thanx!