AN: This is my first story on here, so please be gentle..XD Please review, that'll help me a lot! :-)
DISCLAIMER: Sadly, I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters in this story, just the plot..:D
Chapter one.
DRACO
Hermione Granger. I thought, the freak with a bush on her head. The mudblood. The geek. "You filthy little mudblood!" - I smiled as I remembered the look on her face. I remember the pain when her fist crashed into my face, the force of it made me stumble back, aghast at who just showed me up. I grimaced at the memories.
Now, I live with only my house elf Cooper as company. I lived in a large, grand old house in the outskirts of London. In the day, I worked in the Ministry as an Auror. It was easy for me to get the job, with all my experience with the Dark Arts, even though some people still labelled me as a Dark wizard, which could upset me. You can't change the past, only get over it. I ate my porridge, alone whilst reading the Daily Prophet. As I flicked through the pages, one particular article caught my eye, 'GRANGER STARTS AT MINISTRY'. I read through the article, my hands shaking for some unknown reason as I did so, my heart thumping in my chest like a bass drum in a rock band, what is wrong with my body?!
'Muggle born witch, Hermione Granger, has been appointed a job at the Ministry, in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department. Her skills and experience will help the Ministry greatly. Granger was a member of the 'Golden Trio' in her School days, along with the famous Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley whose father, Arther works in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department and also finds Muggles extremely interesting. Hermione played a large part in the defeat of Lord Voldemort along with Weasley and Potter, the three of them together managed to find and destroy Voldemorts horcruxes with help from a others along the way. The trio suffered several great losses during their long journey to victory - Ronald lost his older brother Fred Weasley, which was a tragic blow to the whole family, especially George Weasley who was Fred's twin. Potter lost many people whom he meant a lot to him, including Remus and Nymphadora Lupin and Sirius Black - Harry's godfather and former prisoner in Azkaban. Granger had to personally wipe her parents memories in order to protect them. She has now replaced those memories and they are both fully aware of the events that passed. The wizarding world hope to see many great improvements in the department benifiting from the help of Hermione Granger, who is said to be 'The smartest witch of her age' by many.'
What?!
I couldn't believe what I had just read. It seemed impossible that she was going to be working in the same place as I do. I stood up, my hands still shaking, bile rising in my throat. I didn't want to imagine seeing her in work. I managed to get my things together, struggling with quivering hands. When I was finally ready, I apparated to the Ministry.
HERMIONE
I lived in a small cottage on my own in Cumbria. It was perfect for me, as I could apparate anywhere I wanted to go, I don't get many visitors at all, my parents come to see me every month or so just to catch up. I regularly hear from Ginny and Harry, sometimes Neville and Luna. Most people thought that I was mad but in actual truth I was just trying to forget the horror of that night.
About 2 months ago I had found out that Ron was cheating on me, to make it fifty times worse, with Lavender Brown! I had come back from seeing my parents, I thought I was going to be staying over night but they had a surprise visit from some friends they had in Australia. So I stayed for dinner, then apparated back home to find Ron and Lavender in each others arms in our bed! MY bed! I don't know how I felt. Feelings escaped me. I just stood their, closed my eyes for a few seconds just to check that it was actually happening and walked straight back out again, ignoring Ron's hurried excuses and shouted protests.
I was heartbroken. So heartbroken that I moved away from everything and everyone. I had only just told my parents where I was and what had happened about 2 months ago. Ginny, however, I had told a couple of days after it had happened. She was a huge support, Harry as well. Both of them were so worried about me, they came to see me most days and delivered meals and other supplies as I wasn't eating or looking after myself properly.
I had fallen into deep depression. A dark tunnel in which I was stuck, unable to see the way out.