How Could an Angel Break my Heart?

By Green eyes

Chapter 1

Hermione sat in her rather large office at the Ministry and began her day. The first job she had for the day was to read the headline and then if there were any headlines or stories about Kingsley or the Ministry she would report to Kingsley himself and they would speak with the press.

Today, Hermione opened her copy of the newspaper and sat shocked in her seat at the headline.

'Malfoy Heir announces his engagement to Miss Pansy Parkinson.'

Hermione read the announcement and then quickly thumbed her way to page four to where the full article was. Hermione grabbed her black square glasses and shoved them onto her face and read the article through teary eyes.

Draco Malfoy has today announced that he is set to marry Pansy Parkinson his school sweetheart. It has been reported that Mr Malfoy (junior) proposed to Miss Parkinson in private in France this weekend. Miss Parkinson was reported to be overjoyed and cried when her beau produced a huge diamond ring.

Malfoy and Parkinson were school sweethearts when at Hogwarts School. It was said that they went their separate ways when the War began however love couldn't keep these two apart. It has been reported that they have been dating in secret for the past year and now Draco Malfoy feels that he wants to make Miss Parkinson his bride.

We got in touch with both families who had this to say:

'We are very pleased with the engagement of our Daughter and Draco. They are very much in love and we look forward to the wedding.' Mr & Mrs Parkinson.

The Malfoy's however did not comment, we did manage to catch a glimpse at the soon to be Mrs Draco Malfoy shopping in Diagon Alley in London yesterday afternoon with a huge ring on her finger.

We here at the Prophet would like to congratulate the new engaged couples and cannot wait for the wedding pictures.

Hermione dropped the paper on her desk and burst out crying. How the fuck was happening? Was Draco engaged to Pansy fucking pig Parkinson?

She knew he had been busy this weekend but he said it was because of work and family. He told her he was travelling to France with his parents and would be visiting his elderly Grandfather, he never mentioned Pansy but then why would he if he knew he was going to propose.

She suddenly felt sick and pushed her chair away from her desk and led over and threw up in her metal bin.

'Oh god!' she moaned as more bile came up her throat and she threw up again.

As Hermione sat back up and wiped her mouth with a tissue she saw Kingsley stood at the door.

'Hermione?' he said worriedly.

'Sorry, I don't feel well. I'm going to have to go home. I'm sorry.' She said as she stood up quickly and grabbed her bag.

'Of course.' Kingsley said. 'Take as long as you need Hermione. Get well soon.' He said as she passed Kingsley.

Hermione rushed home trying not to sob in public, she was currently staying with her parents as she was saving for a flat.

As soon as she apperated into her parent's back garden she fell to the floor and sobbed. How could he do this to her? How could he ever betray her, he promised that he would never do that! He promised to always love her and now did he or was she just a pawn in his grand plan.

Hermione got herself off of the grass and walked into the house. Her parents were away and had been for the last three days at her Grandmother due to her having a stroke therefore Hermione was home alone in a huge house for the next god knows how long.

She walked through the back door and into the kitchen to find an owl knocking at the window holding a wade of letters. She walked to the window and let her own in. She recognised this owl; it belonged to Harry and Ginny. She took the letter from the owl who's name she could not remember and shooed him away.

She tore open the letter and read the scribble.

Read the Prophet this morning, what's happening? Are you alright? Call me if you need me.

Ginny xxx

Hermione set the letter down on the counter and felt tears fall down her face again. She needed to know what was happening and as she thought that a familiar owl arrived at the window. Hermione looked at the snow white owl, Draco's owl who was called Atticus. She opened the window and snatched the letter out of Atticus's beak and tore it open and read it.

H,

I know you must have read the Newspaper this morning already and you probably want to kill me. I need you to see you urgently. I know you're not at work because I already sent my mother's owl to the Ministry. Can I come to your house?

Owl me back.

D

Hermione grabbed a sheet of paper from the draw and quickly wrote a quick note.

Come now, I'm waiting.

She pushed the note towards the owl and shooed him away telling him to take it to his owner. Hermione rushed up to her bedroom and changed out of her work clothes and into her comfortable black skinny jeans and a red jumper. As she walked back downstairs she was met by her blonde haired lover who looked tired and weary.

'Hermione.' He began.

'Don't bullshit Draco. Tell me the truth. I want the truth.' She said as she walked into the kitchen and leant back against the counter looking at Draco who was dressed in a smart work suit.

'So are you engaged?' Hermione asked him

'Yes.' He replied as he looked to the floor avoiding eye contact with Hermione. 'My Father and Pansy's Father signed a contract for us to marry. I didn't know until Friday afternoon when we arrived in France. I thought we were going on business, I didn't even know anything about the contract.'

'So you just accepted it?' Hermione said.

'I had little choice Hermione.' He replied. 'My father gave me an engagement ring, told me to propose or otherwise I'd be disowned from my family and sent out on the streets.'

'So this is what it's about, money. You can't bear the thought of being like the rest of us working hard to earn a wage packet. You chose money over...over me, over us.' She shouted.

'No! No it's not like that Hermione. Listen, I'll marry her but we can still be together. We can still see each other; I just have to marry Pansy and have a pureblood heir to carry on the Malfoy line but that's it. Once she's had the baby I can do as I please.' He said.

'I can't believe you just said that!' she said as she shook her head in disbelief. 'You want me to watch you marry someone else, and then see them carry your child or children and still want me to be your bed warmer! Fucking forget it Draco!' she screamed with tears falling down her face helplessly.

'Hermione...please there is nothing else I could do.' He said desperately.

'There was something you could do. You could have said no. You could have told them you loved someone else. Well actually I don't even know if you even love me. Were you just pretending you loved me, using me for sex?' she asked as she wiped her tears.

'Of course not!' He said as he walked towards her.

Hermione threw her arms up to stop him coming further towards her. She wanted him nowhere near her. She couldn't stand the thought of him touching her.

'I never meant to hurt you Hermione. I never want to hurt you but I need you to understand that I have to do this.' He said.

Hermione just shook her head and turned away from him, she couldn't stand to look at him. 'You don't have to, you have a choice and you've made it. Don't lie Draco and say that you have no choice. You do, you just choose money over me and that's fine. It's made me realise that obviously you don't love me as much as I once believed. It's probably good I have found out now.'

'Hermione' Draco said weakly as he stood behind her, too close for her.

'Goodbye Draco.' She said sharply.

'Hermione...please. Can we not try what I suggested?' He asked.

'Never.' She said as she turned around to face him. 'I will never be someone's mistress. I want a husband Draco, a man who will love me completely and only me, a man who will show me off to his friends because he loves me for me and not because of my blood. I want a family. I want to carry my husband's children; I want to have children with someone who loves me holey and someone who will not shun bastard children. I could never have any of that with you, not now. Goodbye Draco.'

Draco stepped back and said nothing. He nodded his head and apperated there and then in the kitchen leaving Hermione alone.

AU: Heartbreaking! :( Thank you for the reviews, please do leave reviews they really help me. Hope you enjoyed.