I got the note a week after school started. Right when I had begun to eat again, when I was feeling better, it came. I was eating breakfast when I saw my owl Wesley come in bringing me a letter. I wondered what it was. It looked ordinary enough. I opened it. At the Gryffindor table, Ron looked at me curiously. I just shrugged. I took out the parchment inside the envelope and began to read.

Lily,

I regret having to do this. I did love you. At one point. For a very long time. I loved you for 3 years can you believe it? I still love you, but there are things in my life that cannot be changed, that get in the way of us. Please understand that it is purely my doing, and that you had nothing to do with me breaking up with you. It was fun. Really.

-Draco Malfoy

I slowly got up from the table. My eyes were wide, and were rapidly filling up with tears. Tears I did not wish to shed in front of the entire Hogwarts student body. I began to run. My long robes got in my way, and I tripped on the stairs leading to my dorm. I just lay there and let it all out.

My eyes were so puffy and my face so red. I could not have mustered enough strength to carry myself up the stairs. Luckily Ron came running in at that moment. He took the letter from my hands, and read it, and re-read it twice. Without a word he lifted me up and carried me to the Ravenclaw common room. I said the password, and we were in. He gently set me down on the sofa near the fire. He found a throw blanket and laid it over me. I remember him sitting there with me, stroking my hair until I fell into a deep sleep.

People told me I didn't wake up for two days. Ron came every day, they said, just to see if I was alright. Rumor had it he gave Draco quite a beating after the feast that night. I still didn't exactly know what I had done to deserve this. He broke up with me. The greatest love of my life dumped me, in a letter. I sat up, and discovered I had a wicked headache. Kyle sat with me and made it go away. Dad came in.

"Hello Lily." He said with a concerned smile on his face.

"Hi Dad." I discovered my voice was raspy due to all my crying.

"I'm sure you don't feel too good about this whole situation, but I wanted you to know I'm here for you. I have talked to Mr. Malfoy," His name sent shivers down my spine. "He said that he is sorry, but there were factors in his life that forced him to break things off with you."

"I've heard that before. Despite everything, I still love him. I think I'll always love him. He was everything. My entire world. I feel as though my life is over."

"But it has just begun." Kyle assured. "So you had your first heartbreak. Mine was awful too. You will move on. Things will get better. I promise." He and Dad kissed me on the forehead, and left me to my own sorrow.

I drifted in and out of consciousness the next few days. Sometimes I'd open my eyes to see Ron there. He always brought my homework, which I did late at night, and had finished for him the next morning. During those days I believed it was easier to sleep through my entire life than to face it. When finally I thought it was safe to exit the safety of the common room, I gathered my bag, changed into clean robe, and did my hair, and went off to double Transfiguration.

When I got there, I discovered that Draco sure didn't waste any time. He was sitting there in my seat, making out with Pansy Parkinson. In order to avoid this uncomfortable confrontation as long as possible, I went to go stand by Ron's desk.

"Good morning sunshine." He got up, and put his arm around me. "Glad to see you back. How are you feeling?"

"Oh just peachy." I said, glancing at Draco and Pansy. They were still going at it. Ever heard of breathing?

"See that black eye?" I looked over and saw that underneath his right eye was a large purple bruise. "Yeah I did that. while Kyle and Harry held him down. Then I kicked him where it hurts." I couldn't help but smile. "We would have gone on for quite some time blissfully beating him to a pulp, but then Snape came and pulled us off of him."

At that moment I realized how lucky I was to have such good friends. McGonagall came in then, and I gave them a shaky smile, and I slowly made my way to my seat. Oh class would be hell today. At one point, his arm grazed mine. I closed my eyes, and thought of happier things. I told myself I would not lose it. Not in front of him.

After class, Hermione came up to me and talked to me for the first time in about 3 years.

"I'm sorry that Draco is a jackass." I hugged her. She looked surprised.

"Well it is not your fault he's an unfeeling slimy cockroach." I saw him in our corner happily snogging Pansy's pug face. "Let's go."