Hermione is the one who finds Draco weeping in the bathroom. He flees. She chases him into the Room of Requirement, and the room forces them to face their greatest fears together in order to find the door.

“Why did you do it?” she asked. “Believe me Granger, if I had known it was you, I would’ve let you die.”

Hermione investigates a noise to find Draco lounging in an empty classroom. A chance meeting that goes beyond petty hate evolves them into something neither would have expected. Does a pureblood's veins really run cleaner? Sequel up and complete.