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A/N: Yes well I thought the previous version of this might have been hard to understand. This is hopefully better. :)
Most people believe that Hermione Granger has always been in-love with Ronald Weasley.
Those people do not know her very well.
***
"Granger."
Hermione.
"What?"
Finally, he's acknowledging my presence.
"What are you doing here?"
You don't belong here among the dead – I do. I should be with them.
"It's none of your business."
I want – I need to be here too.
"I was only asking."
I don't want you to be like me.
"Well I'm not answering."
You wouldn't understand why.
"Do you always have to be such a bitch?"
You drive me crazy.
"Do you always have to be such a prat?"
You drive me crazy.
"This isn't going anywhere."
You should leave. Really. Go.
"The conversation?"
I am not going anywhere either.
"Obviously. And they say you know it all."
Why don't you go? This place isn't for you. It's for me.
"Shut it."
You'll never understand, will you? No one does.
"I don't want to."
I understand. But I have to make sure you escape. You can't be trapped here, not like me.
"I detest you. Malfoy."
Draco, I don't. Not really.
***
"You're here."
It's been a year.
"Yes, I am."
I should have left this behind a long time ago.
"Why?"
I should have never let you stay.
"Do you truly still wonder why?"
You know why I'm here.
"You shouldn't be here anymore."
You have a life to live – a good one. Yet you waste your time in this place – with me.
"Says who?"
I know I should. But I can't. I keep coming back. I don't think I'm ready.
"You're marrying Weasley."
You're going to leave me.
"You're marrying the Greengrass girl."
I wish it could be me.
"Why?"
No, wait. I know why.
"He loves me."
Do you love me?
"Do you love him?"
I know you don't love him.
"Does it matter?"
I love you.
***
"You keep coming back."
Two years now.
"So do you."
What are we doing – what am I doing?
"I can do what I want."
I can do almost anything I want.
"And I can't?"
I can do anything too. I should. We both should.
"I'm a Malfoy. I can do anything."
I'm free. I don't deserve to be but I am. Why can't I do it?
"Can you?"
No, no you can't. We wouldn't be here if you could.
"I have no choice."
I never had a choice. We both know that.
"Really?"
Yes, really.
"They're forcing me to marry her."
I want to marry you.
"How is she?"
I wish she were dead.
"Alright I suppose."
She isn't you.
"She will make a good wife."
She's the one they want.
"I don't really care."
You're the one I want.
"She will make a good Malfoy wife."
She's beautiful, graceful, poised – pure.
"I suppose."
I don't care what she is.
"I will be a good Weasley wife."
I'm smart, brilliant, intelligent – dirty.
***
"This will be the last time."
You're marrying him tomorrow.
"I am aware of that."
I'm marrying Ron tomorrow.
"This will all be over soon."
I have no excuse to keep you.
"Yes."
I have to leave you.
"He will make you happy, Granger."
You're better off with him.
"Perhaps."
What if I don't what to be happy? What if I just want to be with you?
"He will. He loves you."
I love you too.
"Stop."
I want you to say it out loud..
"Sorry."
I love you.
"Not for the right things."
Why won't you say it?
"Life will go on."
Forget this – that we have this, that I love you.
"I know."
I should, shouldn't I?
"Years from now, you will look back at this."
Tell me you'll never forget.
"I will."
I will remember ever day.
"What do you think you will feel?"
Say it. Say something.
"Regret."
Remorse. Anger. Pain.
"I'm sorry."
I wish I could be with you.
"Stop saying that."
I wish you could be with me.
"Okay."
They're only wishes.
"You know that isn't what I want to hear."
I want our wishes to come true.
***
"I thought it was the last time."
We're still here.
"I thought so too."
I can't walk away. I just can't.
"Why are you still here?"
Thank you. It's selfish of me. But really, thank you.
"Why are you?"
We both need this.
"I don't know."
I do know.
"I don't know either."
We both know.
"Where is your husband?"
I should've been him.
"Where is your soon-to-be-wife?"
I should've been her.
"I don't really care where she is."
I care about you.
"I want to meet her."
We have to stop this.
"You met her at school."
Do we really have to stop?
"That was different."
This is dangerous.
"Why do you want to meet her?"
Maybe there's some other way.
"I just want to."
My head knows we should stop.
"What good will it do?"
We can't stop, can we?
"Probably none."
No, we can't. Not right now.
***
"It's been a while."
I missed you.
"I know."
I missed you too.
"What brings you back?"
You're still so beautiful.
"It's a nice day."
We've moved on, haven't we?
"Quite."
Perhaps we are starting to.
"It feels good."
We should be happy.
"The sun?"
Are we really happy?
"Everything."
We should be. That's all there is to it.
"How are you?"
Do you still love me?
"Fine."
Yes.
"Good."
Thank you.
"How about you?"
Do you still love me?
"Same as always."
Yes.
"I heard."
We shouldn't. Not anymore.
"Oh."
I know.
"Scorpius is a good name for the Malfoy heir."
You have a son now. You love him.
"Thank you."
I love him.
"Did you choose it?"
Go on – c are for him, love him. Forget me.
"My wife did."
Never – not even for her.
***
"Hermione."
Granger. No.
"Draco."
Malfoy. Yes.
"Yes?"
Please, don't.
"I think I am finally starting to love him back."
I have to.
***
Most people believe that Hermione Granger has always hated Draco Malfoy.
They couldn't be more wrong.
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