A/N Hello everyone! This is my first Dramione fanfic. I've been reading Dramione fanfics for a few months now and I am in love with the pairing. I honestly think they are perfect together. I know that this plot is a little overused, but please give it a chance. I hope you enjoy the first chapter! Also, in my story, Lavender didn't die in the Battle of Hogwarts. Please leave a review. I'd appreciate any advice, constructive criticism, anything really. Even if you just say hello. I really want to know what you think. I'm only 14, so I have a lot of room for improvement. I want my story to be the best it could be, so it would really help me if you left a review. Thank you ElizabethAnneSoph for being the best beta ever! Also, credit to you for coming up with the letter. It's lovely. Also, please check out my friend SoraKairiRikuNamine's story, Dear Hermione. It's also a Dramione story. I really hope you enjoy my story everyone!

Disclaimer: I'm sorry, but unfortunately I don't own the Harry Potter series. If I did, Draco and Hermione would've ended up together. The series belongs to the brilliant JK Rowling.

Chapter 1

It was a quiet day at Hogwarts and Hermione was enjoying the day while it lasts. Everyone was at Hogsmeade for the day, but Hermione decided to stay at the castle. Harry and Ron insisted that she come with them, but she told them that she had head duties.

It was no surprise to anyone when Hermione Granger was made Head Girl. She was the brightest witch of the year. She was the perfect Head Girl. She was responsible, well organized and hardworking.

Hermione loved being Head Girl. She was honored to be given the position and loved the advantages. She got to help with scheduling, organizing events and having her own, spacious bedroom.

In a way, she was telling the truth to Ron and Harry. She did have to help schedule patrol hours for the prefects. Her and the Head Boy took turns scheduling patrols every week and it was her turn this week. However, scheduling only took half an hour at most.

The real reason she skipped Hogsmeade was to read a book. No, not Hogwarts: A History. She had already read it more times than she could count. She was reading a classic piece of muggle literature called Pride and Prejudice. It was by a lovely muggle author named Jane Austen. The book was published in the early 1800s, but Hermione still fell in love with the book. She adored the romance between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Also, if she was completely honest with herself, Elizabeth somewhat reminded her of herself.

Hermione would never tell anyone, especially Ron and Harry, but she was a sucker for romance. She always dreamed about finding the one, getting married and having kids. She's always wanted to find her Prince Charming, but has not had any luck yet.

At one point, she was sure that Ron was the one for her. They both had a crush on one another throughout their time at Hogwarts, but never acted on them until a spur of the moment kiss during the war. They started dating after the war and everything was great at first. They were finally dating their longtime crushes and they were as happy as they could possibly be. It didn't last though. After a few months, it just seemed like the spark between them was fading.

The breakup was mutual and they ended on very good terms. They both were able to agree that their relationship did not have a future. They were just too different. Hermione didn't have the love of Quidditch that Ron has and Ron could not have the intellectual conversations with Hermione that she desired. They loved each other, but not in the romantic way that they should.

They decided to remain friends and everything was able to work out for the best. Surprisingly enough, things weren't as awkward as she thought. Sure, she got a little jealous sometimes when Ron was with his girlfriend, Lavender, but she really was happy for them.

They suited one another, she had finally come to realize. When Ron and Lavender first got together in their sixth year, Hermione was too jealous to actually take the chance to get to know Lavender. Although Lavender is chatty, she was a nice girl who obviously loved Ron very much. Overall, she's happy that Ron and Lavender got back together.

Ron was Hermione's first and only boyfriend. She kissed Viktor Krum in her fourth year, but they never dated. Long distance relationships don't usually work out that often, so they never bothered. He was a little too old for her in her opinion anyways.

There was also Cormac Mclaggen who liked her, but he was just a creep. She went to the Slug Club party with him to make Ron jealous, but she ditched him since he was being so self absorbed. All he did was talk about how he was such an amazing keeper. Not one thing about her. It was a horrible night for her. At least she probably would never see the toe rag ever again.

Besides those three boys, no one else was ever interested in her. At least, as far as she knew.

"Who would," she thought sadly. She had bushy hair that made her look almost like a lion and eyes that were a dull shade of brown. Her body was a whole other story. She had almost no curves and wasn't as pretty as girls like Parvati Patil or Cho Chang. At least, that was her opinion of herself.

She had always been self conscious of herself. She never really had any friends until Ron and Harry. Everyone thought that she was ugly and too much of a bookworm know-it-all. When they became friends after they saved her from the mountain troll in first year, she actually felt like she belonged in the world for once. She never had regretted taking the blame for that troll.

They were always good friends to her. They were there for her when she needed them and always defended her when the ferret was being an insufferable git. The git, Draco Malfoy was a classic Slytherin Pureblood. Always putting muggleborns down and being cruel to almost everyone else.

He was better this year, but only because the war was over. He was on the dark side of the war with his family and everyone but a few people hated him for it. He was forced into the position, but he didn't go to Dumbledore when he had the chance. Maybe he would have been able to prevent himself from becoming a Death Eater if he did the right thing, but he made his choice and now he had to face the consequences .

Hermione pitied him, but that didn't mean that she liked him. She had to deal with him more than usual this year. Somehow, Malfoy landed the position of Head Boy.

It was ridiculous that he even got the position, but she had to admit that he was pretty good at his job. He took his job seriously and even tried to be civil with her since they'll be working together. Sure they still get into plenty of arguments, but he have not called her a mudblood yet this year, so that's a good sign. It's only the middle of September, but she doesn't think it will be too challenging to remain civil with Malfoy. She still thinks that he's an insufferable git, but she'll do it for the sake of keeping her head position.

After finishing her thoughts, she went back to her lovely book.

She almost felt like she was inside the book when she began reading it. She was so enthralled with the book, she almost didn't notice the barn owl sitting by her window. The owl was holding a letter with her name neatly written on it. She didn't recognize the handwriting, so she curiously opened the envelope to discover a letter.

Dear Hermione,

I write to you with one purpose. I wish to court you in these letters, if you would allow it. I am sure your feelings cannot equal mine at the moment, since I have only now made you aware of my feelings. But I would be honored if you would agree to be my correspondent. For I believe I am quite taken by you and you do not even notice the snare you have set for my heart. Please send an answer even if it is in the negative.

Your most ardent admirer

After finishing the note, she had to re-read it to make sure she was reading it correctly. A secret admirer? Why would someone want to court her? It didn't make sense. Maybe it was a prank? But What if the person was actually genuinely interested in her? Well, she had nothing better to do and it might be fun to have a pen pal.

After making her decision, she grabbed her ink and quill and wrote her reply.