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A/N: Dedicated to all the heart broken people in the world and of course, my reviewers.
Recap- The next day Pansy came, she had traveled all night so she and Neville said. But her arrivals made Draco announce his and Hermione's departure to search the other Horcrux in the Riddle House.
CHAPTER7 HEARTBROKEN
Hermione left for 'Little Hangleton' with Draco, on their brooms. They had a map with them and a magical broom compass. Even then it took them days to reach there. They spent their nights in deserted muggle houses and days flying. Enjoying each other company, believing in their love for each other. They reached there at last and Hermione decided that they should have a drink. There was a pub named Hangman for this purpose, and they went in there. The pub was rather shabby, and looking at it seemed as if it was quite ancient. They entered in and ordered for vodka. The bar tender was shocked, for the both of them looked like teens but all the same he gave them what he wanted.
They both didn't really wanted to drink, the real motive was to question the bar tender. Hermione began the interrogation.
'… So do you know about the Riddle House?'
'Why would you ask that?' said the Bar tender, though he seemed willing to tell.
'It'll make a good story,' she replayed cunningly adding, 'You'll get your due if the book got published.'
'Well I?'
'Yes but go on with the story.'
Bartender told him every thing he knew, from the childhood stories he had heard to what happened to Frank Bycle. In the end Hermione asked him the way to the house, as she wished to see it. He told her the way, adding on that two men also came here asking the way to the house and this sudden popularity of this house seemed strange to him.
'Dose it?' she asked, shocked. Then she heard:
-Obliviate-
Hermione turned around to see a man who looked familiar; he had dark hair and grey eyes. Next to him was Snape.
'You,' hissed Hermione, 'Snape.'
'Indeed he is,' said the other man, 'I suppose you know by now who I am?'
'A death eater perhaps, like him'
'You are wrong, here, we aren't Death Eaters we were death eater but not now,' he said, 'we now have devoted our lives to finish the Dark Lord.'
'Prove it!'
'Perhaps this shall help,' he took out the real slytherin's locket and then a Quill, ravenclaw's quill. Both of them disfigured and destroyed.
Hermione looked at him and then she said, 'You must be- '
'Regualus Alphard Black or simply RAB'
'You are RAB?' said Draco, 'how we not know you aren't an imposter?'
'Ask me a question. Go ahead!'
Hermione tried to think, and then she got it. She asked, 'When you destroyed the locket Hocrux what did you write in the letter as opening lines'
He said it all correct and he was accepted.
Draco and Hermione stayed on listening to the talks of the ex death eaters or rather discussed with them about there future. The things remained quit normal for Draco and Hermione. But one odd day while they were sharing a passionate kiss outside, Snape saw them. He couldn't resist lecturing Draco, afterwards.
That's when Draco said, 'Who are you to tell me? What do you know of love? You have never loved!'
With that he left. Snape was shocked at Draco's outburst, he wondered, thinking all about Petunia slowly, realizing there wasn't any love in it. He liked her only because she was a shadow of his Lily. He truly loved her. The night the Dark Lord went to kill Potter, he had begged Him to spare her life. And she too had known love protecting Harry Potter by giving her life. This was love.
That night he went to Draco. He said, 'You asked me what love is, I have never loved, yet I have seen true love. Lily Potter loved Harry Potter and so she died to save her. She could have lived, yet she chose that path, in love you sacrifice. This is love, not your infuriation with that girl.'
It was Draco's turn to ponder. He looked uncomfortable all night while Hermione slept in his arms with ease and comfort. Snape's voice echoed in his head: "in love you sacrifice." Did Hermione sacrifice? No But she love me, thought Draco. Again he heard its infuriation. Then he asked himself, who has sacrificed? Pansy.
Next morning Draco looked at Hermione. She chirped as usual, ok more than usual. Then she looked at his face. His face was stony.
'What's wrong?'
'We need to talk.'
'But I was talking to you? Do you think there is something wrong?'
'Every thing is wrong.'
'I don't-'
'Listen Hermione, I don't love you, nether do you love me. Professor Snape knocked sense into me yesterday he told me love is sacrifice, like Lilly Potter…'
Hermione listened to him shocked. He ended up saying, 'You and me are on the same side as it is. Pansy is the one who gave up every thing for me, she's my true love.' And with that he left her to be.
Hermione though now she hated Snape more than ever, perhaps more than Harry. How could Draco think of all that? Was this not 'love'? It had to be it wasn't her fault that she couldn't sacrifice her life for him. Life hadn't given her a chance. But did that mean this wasn't Love? No. Why, James loved Harry as much as Lily only because he didn't had a choice he couldn't leave his protection on Harry.
She was heart broken, sure all this was an idea of Draco just to dump her. He was missing Pansy perhaps… But she had Ron, did she?
A/n- A/n – Next chapter is for Hermione/Ron fans as they reunite, maybe Harry returns as well.
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