All the love in the world
Chapter two
I could never forget that day up at The Three Broomsticks. I couldn't forget how Malfoy was at that time. How he brought back that feeling I once had, how he brought back my insecurity.
We finally conjured the potion today and Harry was finally out of that bed which he was perceptibly getting sick of even after he found out of his true condition. With the expert help of Professor Snape, we were able to extract the mineral from the stone that was on the ring. To do that of course, we had to remove the stone from the ring, meaning destroying its beauty. But we obviously had to, for Harry's sake. I kept the ring even if it was no longer in it's full beauty.
~~*
"I'm so glad you're alright," I said as I hugged him
"Hermione, can't. breathe"
"Sorry, got carried away"
"Hey, Mione, Harry and I are going over to The Three Broomsticks, care to join us?" said Ron
"I'm sorry, I really need to go to London. I'm visiting my parents and I'll be at Gringotts to change some galleons for muggle money this afternoon. Just go on without me and have a great time." I said as we stood in front of Hogwarts.
"O.K. Take care Hermione bye" said Harry.
~~*
I went inside gathered some of my clothes and some money. I stood in front of the fire and walked in to it with my bags.
"Diagon Alley!"
Within a second I felt myself fall on the hard ground, thankful that my bags had caught me. Now I was grateful that I had decided to take them instead of that bulky hard trunk.
I headed towards Gringotts and walked towards the wizard bank. After getting my money changed, I went to Flourish and Blotts to see if there were any good books to read. I turned towards the door when SMACK! I bumped in to a solid figure, which I could not quite recognize.
"Granger" said a voice. A voice that I easily recognized as-
"Malfoy?" I rubbed my eyes as I cleared my vision " I'm sorry,"
"Let me help you there Granger" and he leaned down to straighten me up. He picked up my bags and handed them to me.
"Um. Thanks," I said as I stared at him again.
I've often wondered if love's an illusion
Just to get you through the loneliest days
I can't criticize it
I have no hestitaion
My imagination just stole me away
~~*
As I talked to him, I seemed to loose the interest to enter Flourish and Blotts, and of all the things I could do, I invited him to have tea over at the Leaky Cauldron. When we entered the pub people started to stare at us with questioning looks on their faces.
"Ms. Granger the auror?"
"Yes, she's over there with the Malfoy child"
"Malfoy? Couldn't be, the Malfoy family has been rumored of being deatheaters"
"It is, see? The silver hair, no one could have that but a Malfoy"
The whispers around us grew louder and louder as we walked through the room and settled on a table. We ordered drinks and sat down in to conversation.
"I'm sorry," I started "for bumping in to you at the bookstore"
"Its fine, I know you'd always be the clumsy mudblood you are"
I flushed with anger but to his relief I chose to control it.
"And you'd become the deatheater I always knew you'd be"
"I'm not a deatheater, well at least not yet."
"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.
"It's only six days" he stopped. I looked at him "until I am to pledge allegiance to Voldemort, at the manor"
I didn't know what to say. I looked deeply in to his eyes, searching for an emotion. There was one of course except I couldn't much figure out what it was. Either pain, anger, fear?
Without thinking, I placed my hand over his. He looked at me.
"Do you want to?" I asked curiously as I looked in to his eyes.
Now I could see it. I finally found it, an emotion, I have found an emotion in the eyes of Draco Malfoy. Though it was not that contenting, it was. misery.
"No" he answered.
"You don't have to, if you don't want to"
"Hermione, you of all people should understand" he said "you should know as an auror that no one can escape Voldemort"
"How about Harry?" I said "he's escaped Voldemort's wrath eight times now and the last one's thanks to you, so, how can you say that now Draco?"
Malfoy looked up in surprise at me.
"You said my name," he said
"Why does it make any difference?" I asked
"You haven't," he said as he looked away " you haven't in eight years and you just intend to start now? That's really surprising Granger, and you ask me what's the difference"
I laughed, and so did he. For the first time I was actually getting along with the person I have hated most besides Voldemort. I didn't understand it; I also didn't understand why I felt so safe with him.
His features suddenly went back to its usual coldness, which I found rather handsome. I looked at him nervously started to blush.
"Its getting late" I said as I stood up to leave.
"Yeah" he said as he stood up with me. We started out the door. I was in a hurry, remembering the things that I desperately needed to do. Malfoy was trailing behind me and as I turned to bid him goodbye, I was shocked at what met my way.
A kiss. Yes, a kiss. As I turned around to face him his lips met mine and he pulled me in to a very passionate kiss. I felt so weak; my knees were ready to collapse. I was going to fall for sure, if only his arms weren't around me. After a moment I found myself kissing him back, my arms around his neck, my fingers entangled in his silvery blonde locks and my lips freezing in his.
Still I believe
I'm missing something real
I need someone who really sees me...
(Don't wanna wake...) Don't wanna wake up alone anymore
Still believing you'll walk through my door
All I need is to know it's for sure
Then I'll give... all the love in the world
We broke off the kiss, but he didn't let me go. He held me far enough just to look in to my eyes. We held each other in silence, in sweet silence.
Love's for a lifetime not for a moment
So how could I throw it away
Yeah I'm only human
And nights grow colder
With no-one to love me that way
Yeah I need someone who really sees me...
And I won't wake up alone anymore
Still believing you'll walk through my door
You'll reach for me and I'll know it's for sure
Then I'll give all the love in the world
I was no longer confused, the love that I have been looking for all these years, was just in front of me, and though I could see it, I never recognized it as love. I couldn't' see it then, so I couldn't have found it, but now that I have I'm never letting it go, even if I have to give up, all the love in the world.
~~*
The End.
Chapter two
I could never forget that day up at The Three Broomsticks. I couldn't forget how Malfoy was at that time. How he brought back that feeling I once had, how he brought back my insecurity.
We finally conjured the potion today and Harry was finally out of that bed which he was perceptibly getting sick of even after he found out of his true condition. With the expert help of Professor Snape, we were able to extract the mineral from the stone that was on the ring. To do that of course, we had to remove the stone from the ring, meaning destroying its beauty. But we obviously had to, for Harry's sake. I kept the ring even if it was no longer in it's full beauty.
~~*
"I'm so glad you're alright," I said as I hugged him
"Hermione, can't. breathe"
"Sorry, got carried away"
"Hey, Mione, Harry and I are going over to The Three Broomsticks, care to join us?" said Ron
"I'm sorry, I really need to go to London. I'm visiting my parents and I'll be at Gringotts to change some galleons for muggle money this afternoon. Just go on without me and have a great time." I said as we stood in front of Hogwarts.
"O.K. Take care Hermione bye" said Harry.
~~*
I went inside gathered some of my clothes and some money. I stood in front of the fire and walked in to it with my bags.
"Diagon Alley!"
Within a second I felt myself fall on the hard ground, thankful that my bags had caught me. Now I was grateful that I had decided to take them instead of that bulky hard trunk.
I headed towards Gringotts and walked towards the wizard bank. After getting my money changed, I went to Flourish and Blotts to see if there were any good books to read. I turned towards the door when SMACK! I bumped in to a solid figure, which I could not quite recognize.
"Granger" said a voice. A voice that I easily recognized as-
"Malfoy?" I rubbed my eyes as I cleared my vision " I'm sorry,"
"Let me help you there Granger" and he leaned down to straighten me up. He picked up my bags and handed them to me.
"Um. Thanks," I said as I stared at him again.
I've often wondered if love's an illusion
Just to get you through the loneliest days
I can't criticize it
I have no hestitaion
My imagination just stole me away
~~*
As I talked to him, I seemed to loose the interest to enter Flourish and Blotts, and of all the things I could do, I invited him to have tea over at the Leaky Cauldron. When we entered the pub people started to stare at us with questioning looks on their faces.
"Ms. Granger the auror?"
"Yes, she's over there with the Malfoy child"
"Malfoy? Couldn't be, the Malfoy family has been rumored of being deatheaters"
"It is, see? The silver hair, no one could have that but a Malfoy"
The whispers around us grew louder and louder as we walked through the room and settled on a table. We ordered drinks and sat down in to conversation.
"I'm sorry," I started "for bumping in to you at the bookstore"
"Its fine, I know you'd always be the clumsy mudblood you are"
I flushed with anger but to his relief I chose to control it.
"And you'd become the deatheater I always knew you'd be"
"I'm not a deatheater, well at least not yet."
"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.
"It's only six days" he stopped. I looked at him "until I am to pledge allegiance to Voldemort, at the manor"
I didn't know what to say. I looked deeply in to his eyes, searching for an emotion. There was one of course except I couldn't much figure out what it was. Either pain, anger, fear?
Without thinking, I placed my hand over his. He looked at me.
"Do you want to?" I asked curiously as I looked in to his eyes.
Now I could see it. I finally found it, an emotion, I have found an emotion in the eyes of Draco Malfoy. Though it was not that contenting, it was. misery.
"No" he answered.
"You don't have to, if you don't want to"
"Hermione, you of all people should understand" he said "you should know as an auror that no one can escape Voldemort"
"How about Harry?" I said "he's escaped Voldemort's wrath eight times now and the last one's thanks to you, so, how can you say that now Draco?"
Malfoy looked up in surprise at me.
"You said my name," he said
"Why does it make any difference?" I asked
"You haven't," he said as he looked away " you haven't in eight years and you just intend to start now? That's really surprising Granger, and you ask me what's the difference"
I laughed, and so did he. For the first time I was actually getting along with the person I have hated most besides Voldemort. I didn't understand it; I also didn't understand why I felt so safe with him.
His features suddenly went back to its usual coldness, which I found rather handsome. I looked at him nervously started to blush.
"Its getting late" I said as I stood up to leave.
"Yeah" he said as he stood up with me. We started out the door. I was in a hurry, remembering the things that I desperately needed to do. Malfoy was trailing behind me and as I turned to bid him goodbye, I was shocked at what met my way.
A kiss. Yes, a kiss. As I turned around to face him his lips met mine and he pulled me in to a very passionate kiss. I felt so weak; my knees were ready to collapse. I was going to fall for sure, if only his arms weren't around me. After a moment I found myself kissing him back, my arms around his neck, my fingers entangled in his silvery blonde locks and my lips freezing in his.
Still I believe
I'm missing something real
I need someone who really sees me...
(Don't wanna wake...) Don't wanna wake up alone anymore
Still believing you'll walk through my door
All I need is to know it's for sure
Then I'll give... all the love in the world
We broke off the kiss, but he didn't let me go. He held me far enough just to look in to my eyes. We held each other in silence, in sweet silence.
Love's for a lifetime not for a moment
So how could I throw it away
Yeah I'm only human
And nights grow colder
With no-one to love me that way
Yeah I need someone who really sees me...
And I won't wake up alone anymore
Still believing you'll walk through my door
You'll reach for me and I'll know it's for sure
Then I'll give all the love in the world
I was no longer confused, the love that I have been looking for all these years, was just in front of me, and though I could see it, I never recognized it as love. I couldn't' see it then, so I couldn't have found it, but now that I have I'm never letting it go, even if I have to give up, all the love in the world.
~~*
The End.
