A/N: I swear I actually ship Dramione a lot. Also, it's a Muggle AU.

N: Yellow Zinnia - Daily Rememberance ; Asphodelus - meaning death and the afterworld "my regrets follow you to the grave, Memorial sorrow ; Star of Bethlehem - atonement

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Transfiguration - Task: For this task I would like you to write about a person atoning for, or correcting past mistake/s.

Word count: 593

Disclaimer: Nope. Never Have, Never Will.

Asphodelus

Dear Mr. Malfoy,

Our foundation sends our best regards and thanks because we appreciate your generous donation to our small cause. It's not often that we get such an enormous amount of money. Your gift has helped keep this building standing since our funds were dangerously low. You cannot begin to understand how overwhelmed we are with joy.

You are a good man, Mr. Malfoy, despite all those horrid rumors. I know now what she saw in you, and I confess we were unreasonable. We let our warped versions of the "truth" hinder what could have been something beautiful. We acted as everything we stand against. We are terribly sorry for our actions. I know it might not mean anything to you know, but we truly are sorry. Now, in response to your apology, we forgive. We do not forgive you because of the amount of money donated but because you donated to begin with. As someone who belonged to a family which caused so much grief and destroyed various families, this truly speaks for itself. We can only hope you forgive us.

Our most sincere regards,

Ginny Weasley, Co-Founder and Chairwoman of The Hogwarts Orphanage

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The man walked into the small flower shop and smiled at the elderly woman who was tending to some tulips. She looked up at the ding of her bell and nodded solemnly. "Is it this time of the year already, son?"

Draco Malfoy gave a small nod. "Yes, it is." Mrs. Adam sighed and motioned to the bouquet on the counter. "Oh, is this my order?"

"Of course, dear. I followed the request exactly. I have the yellow Zinnia's, the Asphodelus, and Star of Bethlehem. It's quite the range of emotions."

Draco laughed, that was was a statement that people wouldn't have directed at him in a million of years. His family was just the worst. They were snobby, white supremacists who actively seeked out to take action against those who weren't as fortunate as them or someone who couldn't change their identity. It was no surprise that many absolutely hated his family. They called Draco heartless. He believed that for a while until he met her.

"I love them." Draco picked the bouquet up with a gentle touch and paid for them. He said his goodbyes and continued on his walk. He had learned how to change from his family. He didn't believe the lies they fed him. He learned how to pay back all the damage has family did. He spoke out and donated money to causes that his family had snubbed. That was when his tentative relationship with Hermione ended. Her friends didn't want her to be with a Malfoy. He didn't blame them. He blamed himself for not going against his family sooner and for not showing how different he really was.

Draco entered the cemetery and walked to her grave. He closed his eyes and payed his respects. He should've been able to calm down the riot. The one that pushed Hermione into a moving vehicle. There shouldn't have been a riot in the first place if it weren't for his family. He laid the bouquet on her grave and cried.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, thinking back on her personality which screamed ALIVE. He would continue to atone for his deeds. "Please forgive me."

(She already had; just before she died. He knew that since she weakly said it before she became unconscious. That was the kind of person she was. It didn't mean that he had forgiven himself just yet.)