Sorry for the long wait, I've been busy with school and everything. I even started a new story. You should check it out. :D

Hermione walked into the nice, cool night air. She walked to a huge rock near the Black lake and sat down on it. She pulled her legs to her face and rested her chin on them. She felt weird not having Marcus to talk to about her time at Hogwarts. Usually after dinner on the first day she would write him. She wanted to cry, but nothing came out. Her eyes were dry, she had no tears left. She had cried so much in the last couple of weeks. Hermione laughed at herself for crying so much.

"What are you laughing at Granger?"

Hermione turned around so suddenly that she almost fell off the rock. Draco Malfoy stepped forward a little bit as if to catch her. She caught herself just in time.

"Are you okay?" He asked, concern on his face.

"I'm fine!" Hermione snapped, "What do want anyway?"

"I just wanted to um-well I guess to talk to you" He stuttered.

"Talk to me? You've hated me since like first year!" She yelled.

"I didn't hate you. I just acted like I did because of my father," he whispered.

Draco was telling the truth, he didn't hate her. He never hated her. He always had a little crush on her, but he had to act like he hated her because his 'friends' would tell their fathers, and their father would tell his father. Basically he just had to act like he hated every single muggle born.

"Are you on something?"

"What? No! I'm serious! To tell you the truth I had a crush on you in first and second year" He did bend the truth a little, he still liked her.

"Really? Well, why are you being nice to me all the sudden?" Hermione asked, now staring at him.

"Because you've changed. My 'friends' have seen that and expect me to hit on you or something" He blushed.

"Really? Well, this is going to be an interesting year" She said more to herself than Malfoy.

"Sure is, Hermione" Draco said.

Hermione snapped her head in his direction, "What did you just call me?"

"Um-H-Hermione?"

"This is getting so weird! Now your calling me H-" She started.

"Call me Draco"

Hermione started at him again, this time disbelief. She opened her mouth several times before she finally said, "A-and we have to share a room together this year! Arghh!"

"Hermione, listen I know this is a big change for you to understand, but I want to be your friend" Maybe more.

"HUGE change! And my friend? You really are on something aren't you?" Hermione yelled as she got gotten off the rock and started to pace.

"I don't want to be that Draco Malfoy anymore! I don't want to be like my father!" He yelled back.

Hermione stopped and looked at him again, this time seeing sympathy in her eyes. He took this chance and asked a question he had been want to ask her all night, "Will you help me be a better man?"

Hermione looked at him and answered…

Okay I know this one is short, but I least its FINALLY here right? Okay, the next chapter will be longer, I promise.

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