Draco's View
Hogsmeade was beautiful, but what was more beautiful was the Gryffindor holding his hand and walking alongside him. How badly he wanted to ki- Oh snap out of it, Draco! It's not like you to show your feelings! Focus, Draco Lucius Malfoy, focus! What if his father was somewhere in the village? What if he saw him? Draco shook away his thought. No, times have changed. He will stand up for what he wants. Sure, she was still the same Granger he had met in the first year. Witty, funny, smart, caring, muggle-born Granger. He smiled to himself, just as they reached Honeydukes. The belled jingled merrily as they pushed open the door, looking around at a very, very pink room. Pink edible balloons were hung at every possible place, ever lasting pink gum was floating about lazily while candies of all shapes and sizes were displayed and tasted by couples. He took her hand and led her to some tasty looking chocolate, accidentally bumping into the last person he wanted to meet in a pink, laced store.
The person raised his eyebrow and pursed his lips, taking in Draco. He nodded somehow knowingly and raised his wand. Hermione beat him to it. She flicked her wand and yelled, "Stupefy!" Draco drew in a sharp breath as he laid eyes on his father laying spread eagled on the ground, pink balloon entangled in his legs. It would have been funny if he didn't spot other death eaters turning to glare at him. He did the first thing that came to mind. Grabbing Hermione's hand and running out of the store, they ran down an alleyway. He pressed Hermione towards the wall, perhaps a little too forcefully because he heard her whimper. He winced, it was such a fragile sound. He would not let anyone hurt her. No one.
Draco stared into her chocolate brown eyes that many claim as boring and plain. He saw fear, tiredness and… Draco didn't want to think about it. How is it possible that he, being a bully for so long, calling her a mud-blood for as long as they knew each other, how is it possible that she was looking at him with love? A feeling he have never actually experienced before. It was warm and welcoming. He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek gently. "I'll be back, Hermione. Wait here and don't go anywhere." He smirked at her shocked face and turned to walk away.
This was it. Time to kill Lucius Malfoy once and for all.
