Summary: Draco Malfoy's life changes drastically when his mother dies, he goes back to school for his last year and Hermione is the only person who tries to help. They soon become friends but will it turn to more.
Rated: M
Genre: Romance
Disclaimer: I own nothing
A/N: Hermione's thoughts in normal italics Draco's in bold italics
Chapter Seven – Connections
Last time:
He felt a piece of parchment there so he pulled it out on it were the words.
Do you want to come and play?
Draco smirked and walked to the heads dorm he said the password and entered, what he saw took his breath away; there was no longer a common room she had transformed it into a beach charmed to look like the sea as well. I sensed her in the room but couldn't see her.
Like what you see.
Like I love it now where are you.
Ahh that's part of the mystery if you want me you have to find me.
Aww baby please come out.
No. now come and find me.
Draco heard her giggle behind him but instead of turning he just stood there waiting and concentrating, his face was blank; Hermione started to get worried and moved to stand in front of him she had an illusion charm on her. A small smile tugged at his lips as he quickly lunged forward and pinned her arms to her side lightly. He laid her on the sand, straddled her waist before taking out his wand "Finit incartum" (A/N spelling?) she giggled again before disappearing Draco looked around confused
Funny astral projection. Now come out of your room or do I have to fetch you?
Ok I'm coming now.
"There you are he said as he crossed the room to meet her halfway, she slowly walked to him, he put his arms around her. "I know your scared but I promise to stop if you want to." He explained she nodded as he carried her to his room and laid her on his bed.
"Draco I love you so much I want to do this with you for you." She replied looking in his blue eyes.
"Baby you don't have to do it for me I will wait for when you ready, I love you and I am willing to wait." He replied kissing her gently and filled it with his love. "It's up to you is this what you really want to do." Hermione started crying Draco pulled her into a hug "shush its ok baby its ok." He whispered lovingly in his ear.
"No it's not ok I've let Harry and Ron down by loving you but I don't want to stop. I can see it now they are going to make me choose and I don't want to. I really do love you." She said crying into his chest harder. "I thought if I gave myself to you that you would get tired of me then I didn't have to choose id have a broken heart but I would also have my friends." She pulled away from Draco and moved further down the bed away from him he opened his mouth to speak "no listen I realize now that you really do love me and that you don't want to hurt me, you've showed me that I don't deserve you. I'm sorry." Giving Draco one last kiss she walked out of the room.
"IS THIS IT ARE WE OVER OR WHAT!" Draco shouted at her back she stopped for a second before walking out he broke down in tears
Why oh why does it hurt so much.
Draco I truly am sorry we really don't belong together, I am breaking my heart as well as I say this but we are over goodbye just know I will always love you and only you.
This is how your saying goodbye, Hermione I want you only you in all my life I have never loved someone the way I love you please reconsider.
I can't us being together will tear me away from my friends.
If I had known that that last kiss you gave me was going to be my last ever I would never have let you go.
I know I know please forgive me.
I will always forgive you. Can we at least be friends?
You know that wouldn't work either.
It would plus we have to live and work together anyway. Please Hermione don't deny me this as well.
Ok we can be friends but nothing else. This connection also has to stop I'm going to block you and not unblock it again.
Ok if you must I just want to tell you one last time that I love you and I will wait for you forever.
I'm so sorry
Hermione put up the wall and walked to the great hall to find everybody, she was still crying at her table she saw Ginny, Harry and Ron sat together. Ginny motioned her over to sit next to her.
"You ok Hermione" Ginny asked.
"I just split up with draco." She said letting more tears fall as Ginny put her arm around her.
"Good at least you did it to save you the heart break I don't know what you see in that death eater." Ron said.
SMACK
Ron held his face Hermione had just smacked him and hard Draco had walked into the hall at that moment and smiled at what he had seen.
"Ronald Weasley you have absolutely no idea what your talking about for a start he isn't nor has he ever been a death eater. He hated what his father made him do. Secondly have you ever broken your own heart as well as someone else it hurts twice as much, and you know why I did it." Hermione shouted the hall was listening Ron shook his head "I did it because I knew you and Harry would make me choose between you and Draco and I didn't want to have to do that. So I broke it off knowing full well how he felt. I felt his heart break as I'm sure he felt mine I didn't even have the guts to do it face to face."
"Hermione listen to me." Harry said she turned to look at him "I wouldn't have made you choose I was happy for you I would have just told you follow you heart if Ron would have tried to split you 2 up it would have showed he wasn't a true friend and he wouldn't deserve your friendship."
"Thanks Harry I thin I need to go and think things through. Ron I'm sorry but Harry is right if you don't support my decision then you don't deserve to be my friend but I think your whore of a girlfriend Pansy wouldn't mind. Ginny come to my room later I'll need your help." Hermione said before standing she winked at Ginny. Hermione let her wall down.
You hear all of that
I came in as you slapped weasel are you ok.
I'm fine I just told Harry I need to think things through I lied.
Merlin Hermione lying no I misheard that.
No I told Harry I need to think but really I want to talk
Talk to who?
How on earth did you get to be head boy?
Because of my devilishly handsome good looks and I'm second smartest student in school you being the first.
Are you sure your not thick it's you I want to talk to.
Oh I knew that
Liar
Duh I'll come up in 10 mins alright
Ok see you in a few.
10 minutes later Hermione was sitting waiting for Draco he came storming through the door followed by Pansy
"But drakie you and the slut broke up" Pansy screeched
"I don't care I will not go with you again" Draco shouted back neither had noticed Hermione's presence
"Please"
"Pansy even if you were the last witch on earth I would still not go with you I would date a muggle."
"What if I was the last female and mankind rested on our shoulders." Pansy fired back Hermione thought this the time to step in
"Then mankind is doomed." Hermione said smirking Draco nodded "Now Parkinson haven't you got a date with Weasley"
"No I broke it off with him as soon as I heard about you two splitting up." She replied
"Too bad cos we might be getting back together." Hermione said Draco's face lit up Pansy's face dropped "so if you don't mind get the fuck out of our common room" pansy opened and closed her mouth like a fish before turning and storming out of the room.
Draco's face was blank again "Draco what is the matter." Hermione asked
"Nothing thanks for getting rid of Pansy for me, but I got to go to do homework." He replied coldly
"Draco wait I want to talk to you." Hermione replied
"Can't it wait?"
"No it's important." Hermione said before she realized that he didn't believe her "oh I see you think that whatever we talk about is going to be bad."
"No I have work to do." He replied getting angry
"Now I see it you can't even spare 5 minutes for me anymore no matter how important it was maybe Ron was right." Hermione said playing the guilt card.
"Hermione I'm sorry I just can't do with it I'm still getting over you." Draco replied
"Wouldn't you like to know if I meant wat I said to Pansy?" she asked
"Of course I do but I can't handle it if you reject Me." Draco replied signing
"Draco you know I love you right I'm so sorry for breaking up with you earlier but Harry has made me see sense." She said sitting down. Draco sat across from her never taking his eyes off her he took one of her hands in his
"What did Harry say to you" Draco asked rubbing his thumb over her hand.
"He said that I should do whatever I want and that he will stand by me no matter what and that if Ron doesn't like that he isn't a true friend he will stand by me n if he doesn't he isn't worthy enough to be my friend. So…" Hermione
"Shush and listen to me now." Draco said Hermione nodded "I love you no matter what happens. I admit I was pissed off earlier I honestly thought you were going to go back to Ron but after I saw what you did in the hall I realized that you were only doing it to save your friends. Hermione I made fun of you for 6 years but this year I have realized why I did that. I did it cos I've always wanted you, then I had you and you walked away."
"Draco I'm so sorry."
"I know you are and you didn't let me finish. I felt your heart break as well I was just wondering if we can forget what has just happened and go back to what we were like this morning." Draco said
"So in other more simple terms your asking me out" draco nodded "Then the answer has to be…"
TBC
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