Mistakes of the Past

Author: Sorceress of Slytherin
Author's e-mail: beatesoro@skyinet.net
Disclaimer: The people in this fic is not mine, it's J.K. Rowling's. The stuff too is
Her's except some of it I invented. = )
Rating: PG 13
Pairing: Draco and Hermione
Warning: Might not be your type if you're the super action type kind. I might not achieve to your expectations. Please bear with me. Do not read if you get bored immediately.
A/N: Hi! Sorry for the delay of my story. Please read this all the way until I finish my story? That would be quite awhile. I LUV all the people whose reading my story. Thanks you all! The reviews are great, I hope I'm not too slow on the story. Please help me *still* on my sucky grammars. Please drop me a review. PLEEEEEEEESSSSSSEEEEE! : ) THANKS!

~At Platforms 9 ¾~

Hermione went to the Burrow to visit Ron. There the Weasley family greeted her.
"Hermione! Glad you're here at last!"
"Nice to meet you too Ron!" Hermione gave Ron a hug.
Coming from the field was Mrs. Weasley and Ginny.
"Hermione darling. Nice to have you here again." Hugging her tightly. "Feel at home darling. You've grown a lot dear, meet any boys lately?"
Hermione bushing and giggled "No, I'm afraid not." Looking at the shrugging Ron at the same time.
"Oh, that's quite alright. I bet you'll have one soon enough. Well, Ron, please help Hermione with her things, I'll have to cook dinner for your father."
Mrs. Weasley disappeared into the house.

"Sorry Herm." Said Ron, "My Mum can be snotty at times."
"That's ok. I get that 'all' the time."
Ginny hugging Hermione hard.
"Uffffffff! Yeah, I missed you to Ginny."
"I missed you too Hermione!"
"Hey 'Mione! I'm bringing your stuff inside ok? See you girls there."
"Sure Ron."
Hermione turning back at Ginny.
"So Gin, what's up lately?"
"Nothing much. I heard Harry's not going here this summer."
"Ya, he's not, spending time with Sirius I'm afraid. I thought your over with your 'little' crush at Harry?"
"Ya, but, that doesn't mean that I don't like him as a friend."
"Your right. I heard that you already have a boyfriend."
"You can say that, but he's busy right now. I guess he can't visit me this year."
"Oh, that's too bad. It's Neville isn't it?"
"Ya, I thought you knew."
"I did, just making sure it's still him."
Hermione looking sad and troubled.
"What's wrong Hermione? You look pretty preoccupied."
"Nothing, just got things in my mind."
"You wanna tell me?"
"No, I guess it's kind of personal."
"Sure, you know you can tell me anything."
"I know that. Good for you, you already have someone to love."
"Oh, Herm, is that it? Well, you'll get your guy one day." Ginny and Hermione sat down at the front porch of the house. "It's just a matter of time. Your pretty, intelligent and have a sexy body to mach it. Boy's will fall all over you but scared to tell you! Time will give you your prince Herm. Just wait."
Hermione hugged Ginny tight.
"You think so?"
"Sure, positive 'Mione"
"Thanks Gin, I know I could always count on you."
"Of course! That's what friends are for. Come on, let's go inside. Mum's done with the dinner."

Hermione spend the rest of the summer with the Weasley's. Time flied so fast that the last day of her vacation before going to Hogwarts.
"Hey Herm, last day before school and your studying?"
"Well, for your information Ron, I just wanna be prepared for….."
"Prepared for what? Oh, 'Mione. You should enjoy your last day of freedom before you suffer a whole year of studying."
"Suffer? I don't think so."
"Well, maybe not for you but, come on! Why don't we take a walk?"
"Um, sure Ron." Hermione started giggling to the confused Ron.

Ron escorted Hermione down the stairs then outside the door. They started walking around the field.
"So Herm, what's you plan this LAST school year at Hogwarts?"
"I'm not sure Ron."
"Please don't tell me your going to spend this year studying again?!?"
"Well, what else will I do Ron?"
"How about get a guy?"
"What's with people and my love life?"
"Nothing! I'm just concerned for you Herm. I just want you to enjoy your life rather than studying all year."
Ron places his hands around Hermione's waist hugging her. Hermione smiled.
"Easy for you to say lover boy! At leased you have Lavender."
"Well, it doesn't mean that you can't have one too."
Hermione nod to what Ron had said.
"It's just, since I don't have any guy, might as well study."
"The world doesn't revolve around books and school work you know."
"I know that! I'm not just that attractive.
"Not that attractive?!? You must be joking me! If I never met you as a best friend, I should have fallen for you ages ago!"
"Oh stop it Ron!" Hermione blushing at the thought of it elbowed Ron slightly.
"You'll be great Hermione, it just takes some time." Ron kissed Hermione's temple slightly. Hermione didn't react of shock cause she knows that he was just being a friend.
"Ya, well it's kind of getting late. Let's go home, I have to pack my things for tomorrow."
"Sure Herm."
They went back to the house and packed their things for tomorrow.
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"Well, I leave you here dear's. Have fun at school. Sorry for leaving early, your father needs me at home." Mrs. Weasley hugged everyone before leaving, Ron, Ginny and Hermione at the front of Platforms 9 ¾ surprisingly 10 min. early.
"Bye Mum!"
"Bye Mrs. Weasley. Thank you for your hospitality."
"Sure Hermione dearest."
The three teens watched Mrs. Weasley disappear into their sight.

Suddenly someone tapped Hermione's shoulders that made her shiver. When she looked back, she saw that it as Harry.

"Harry!" one of Hermione's best friend smiled gladly and Harry gave her a tight hug.
"Harry….. your…… 'choking' me!"
"Oops! Sorry Hermione. Got a little bit exited."
"Exited for what?"
"Nothing! Is hugging my best friend a crime?"
"Well, I didn't say it was."
Ron, breaking up the chat, "Break it up you too!"
Hogwarts express blew its horn signaling the students to aboard the magical train going to Hogwarts.

"I'll go talk to Ginny before Neville forgets to take her aboard," says Ron.
Hermione agreed, "Sure Ron, I'll go get my stuff and I'll be right with you."
Hermione went to get her bags at the corner. She stopped at the surprise when she saw Draco.

Hermione's POV:
Is that….. Draco? I don't think he had a good summer after I talked to him. He's seems beaten up and bruised all over his face. I can see a deep scar near his right eye, that almost seem to make him blind from a far.
I wonder what happened to him. Not like I 'REALLY' wanna know or anything, I'm just concerned.
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Hypnotized at the sight of Draco caught Harry's attention. Seeing Hermione staring at Draco forced his body to walk right there and break it, and so he did.

"'Mione, let's go. The train is almost leaving you know."
Hermione, snapping back in reality, "Oh, yeah, I'm sorry."
"C'mon, I'll carry your stuff for you."
"Gee, thanks Harry!"
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Draco noticing that he's being watched, surprisingly turned to the direction were Hermione was standing and saw that Harry was there tugging her to go.

His feeling mixed and confused. He didn't know what he was doing, doing things that aren't suppose to be done and feeling emotions that aren't suppose to be felt. He didn't know what to do, just looking at the face of Harry Potter, you can see he's jealous, but jealous of what? For Draco's case, he felt nothing but thoughts filled his mind till something tugging him in the back of his mind thinking of some reason why he felt that way about a certain someone, a certain someone that could change his life forever, and is beginning to change by the second.

He left that thought for now and set sail for new grounds. As he stepped to the train. He had a feeling that this ride will be more challenging than the other past rides going to Hogwarts. He was soon to find out why.
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"Hermione, what took you so long?"
"Sorry Ron, I……. Um…….. I had to do something."
"Oh! Well, let's take our seats before the train moves."
"Sure Ron."

"Hermione, what's that sticking out of your pocket?"
"Hu? What's that Harry? Oh, this, this is my wand of coarse."
"No, not that, the one there."
"Oh, sorry, that's………… My GOODNESS! This is Crookshanks' food! I better give this to him fast. You know how 'cranky' he gets when he's not fed!"
"Ya, you better give that thing its food quickly before he scratched my arm again. The last time he did that, I had to drink a potion every day for a week!"
"Sure, I'll be back soon, just hang on tight. Oh, and thanks Harry for reminding me."
"No problem."
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for the sentences of Vincent Crabbe, for the sentences of Gregory Goyle and for the sentences of Draco Malfoy.
Draco still stuck up with his thoughts, thinking about what to do. His allays, Crabbe and Goyle, concerned about there friends thoughts.

"Hey Draco. Look's like your thinking deep dude." Says Crabbe
"Yeah, what's wrong Draco? You know you can tell us anything."
"Thanks guy's but nothing you can do."

"Is it a plan to torture Gryffindors?"
"No! No! Is it a plan to fire Hagrid?"
"No, that's not it. I know, it's Voldemort?"
"Greg, it's not any of those, and SPECIALY NOT Voldemort."
"Why not?"
"I don't think I'm joining the deatheaters anymore."

The two boys remained silent, paused at the answer of the once Draco Malfoy, the Malfoy that dreamed of becoming a deatheater since he was a little boy.

"No! You're kidding!"
"No way!"
"Never!"
"How come?"
Draco remained silent, watching his best friends squabbling over his answer. Then he saw Hermione pass by fast but slow in his mind and maybe his own world. He followed every step she made. His eye's never leaving hers until she past the cubicle where they stayed.

The two boys watched his every movement, stopped their restless guessing and stood shocked and silenced by the scene.

"Draco, is that what I think it is?"
"Vince, I don't know. That's what confuses me, the way I 'think' I feel for her is so different. I feel I like her but something warns me to stay away."
"That's weird. But in your heart, do you 'love' her?"
"I'm not sure but I think I do. If I do, I just have a feeling that that freak Harry Potty and that sissy boy Ron Weasel."
"Well, I don't think you have to be afraid of them."
"Ya! Your Draco Malfoy! You'll find a way, some how."
"I know that. Did you know that I spoke to her before?"
"No, what happened?"
"Nothing much, I just talked to her and just then, I felt something inside me, tugging and beating. I just ignored this feeling for years, but now, I don't know. It seems that I could not take it anymore. I just can't take it, the feeling of guilt because I didn't talk to her well, the only thing I did to her is to tease her and call her names. I defended myself from my father because of her. That's why I look like shit. Every time I see her, I feel my heart beating stronger and stronger, the thoughts in my head keeps popping out like CRAZY!"
"Not a bad start Drac's! I think you should talk to her again. Even you do look a bit like shit"
"Nah, I don't think she wanna talk to me."
"Are you kidding me? If I were a girl, I would come right away if I've been called by you!"

Draco gave Goyle a look with his eyebrows up.

"What?!? I would you know!"
"Ya, maybe, but your not her!"
"Oh yeah, your right, sorry 'bout that!"
"Draco, when she comes back you have to try and pursued her to talk to you."
"What should I say? And I still look like shit."
"Forget what you look like man! Just converse with her and see how's she doing and stuff like that."
"Why do I have to do this?"
Crabbe, trying to be sensible and fast before Hermione gets back.
"What year are we in Hogwarts?"
"Seven."
"Right, and how many years still do we have in Hogwarts?"
"This is our last year."
"Correct, and therefore, you only have one year to talk to her before you part ways but that wont happen if you play your cards right. Now do you understand me?"
"Sure."
"Now, we'll see you when we arrive at Hogwarts."
Draco gets the picture on why they decided to leave him alone.
"Sure, bye guys and thanks!"
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Draco, now sitting alone, waited for Hermione to appear then, she came in quite in a hurry but knowing Draco, a person who always gets his way, and doing it in every possible manner.

Hermione was almost near the compartment of her best friends then suddenly, out of nowhere, a person grabbed her hand and held it tight.

"What the? Malfoy?"
Draco, giving a face that means he's not satisfied, gave a quick meaning to Hermione."
"Oh, sorry. I meant Draco. May I ask why you grabbed my arm?"
"Sorry Hermione. May I talk to you, alone for awhile?"
Hermione, sensing that she shouldn't go, she let her inner voice get the most of her and decided go with him.
"Um, sure Draco, but I don't see the point why you wanna talk to me."
Draco remained silent until they got seated in his compartment.

"I just wanna say sorry about what happened the last time."
"Oh that! I thought you forgot that already."
"I just wanted to make it all clear."
"Oh, how sweet of you to say that Draco. By the way, what happened to you?!? You looked so smashed."
"Oh, that, that's nothing."
"Are you sure? Here, I made this potion for such cases that I get a scar or a bruise. It will work in quite awhile. Just don't touch it."
"No, it's not nesses….."
Hermione place a finger to his lips, cutting of his words. Hermione leaning closer to Draco, examining his tender and smooth skin. She went to the scar in his left eye and when Hermione touched it and place the concoction at it, Draco shivered.
"Oh, sorry." Hermione almost said in a whisper.
Hermione examining his face to his neck, placing the antidote one by one. Going back to his face. They were face to face, breathing the same air, inches away to creating a kiss.
"That's better ain't it."
Draco once more attempted to kiss her but Harry and Ron broke to the scene.

"What the hell are you doing to her?!?"
"Harry NO!"
Ron restraining Hermione.
Harry, landing a few punches on Draco's face, but Draco made no moves to punch back.

Finally getting of Ron's grip, Hermione stood the badly bruised Draco, crying, begging for Harry to stop.

Harry, having mercy to Draco, for the sake of Hermione, he spared him. Harry went stomping away, followed by Ron.

"Draco! Are you ok?" while tears come down her eyes.
"Draco opened his eyes and smiled, "It's ok Hermione," touching her face, "it's ok."

Crabbe and Goyle stepping in the compartment seeing the happening, ran towards Draco immediately.

"What happened here?!?"
"Forget it guys, I'm ok."
"Help him up!"
"Ok."
"Hermione, please go, I'll be alright, I promise."

Seeing one last look at Draco, kissed him quickly in the cheek and said "Thanks as fast as she can and ran towards her other so called friends.
"That's a great girl you have there Draco, great girl, even thou she is a mudblood."
"Ya, I know, that's why I love her."

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A/N: Hey, another chapter done. Sorry for the wait, super plenty the homework eh. Not that much time on my fic but I try to finish as fast as I could. Hope you like this chapter and tell me what to add. I'm kind of low in ideas but there is still some in my head. Please drop me a review. LUV YA!!!!!!!! : )
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