Losing You – Dead by April


She had tried so hard to lie to herself and push away what she knew was true. She couldn't accept it – no one else would, either! If only she could stop herself from thinking about him, maybe she would never have to face what others would have to say about it!

Draco had noticed Hermione beginning to draw back within herself. He tried to encourage her to come out again and talk to him, but she seemed so frightened of something.

He didn't know, but she was falling in love with him.

"Hermione," Draco said one night when they were working on their Potions assignment together. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." she snapped quickly, keeping her head down.

"Don't lie. I always know when you are."

Hermione's quill froze across the parchment and she bit her lip. He was making it impossible for her to push her feelings aside and move on. Couldn't he see that?

"I want to help." he continued softly.

Looking up at him sadly, Hermione shook her head.

"It's my problem," she murmured. "It'll go away."

Then she went back to scribbling furiously on the parchment and Draco leant back in his chair. The small friendship they had been able to make was gone now and he knew there was no way he could get it back again.


A/N: Look a longer one! I didn't want to write this because it was a sad idea that I had, but I wrote it anyway. Poor Draco, watching Hermione push his friendship away and not being able to do anything about it. =[