AN: Hey! Sorry this took sooooo long to update. I just got caught up in all
my reading of fanfics I didn't really write any. Plus, I have so many more
fics planned; it's just no time to type them out. Sorry to those who read
this story and what more. I understand that when you like a story you want
to read more. Wait until December (I'm getting my won computer) and then
you will get a lot more fics. I'm sorry that I forgot spelling. I was so
excited to get my fanfiction up that I typed it and posted it! Hopefully
this chapter will have better spelling. Anyway, this fic hopefully will
keep going (running out of ideas. help!) and keep reviewing. I promise that
I will write a lot more fics and chapters after December and starting now I
will try and update more. My other fic is also getting worked on and will
be updated soon. I have other fics I'm trying to type out and then they
will appear soon too!
Also, thanks to my reviewers:
Silver Wolf - Third person POV. Hmmmmm... Could you give an example(I suck at English!!)
Mizu Ki - Sorry, I am sooooo busy.
Morgan27 - Thanks!!
totallystellar - Thank you! I'll read your fic as soon as I can!
Crystalnia - Yes, I was in a rush to put it up so there are typeo's. I will be more careful later. I am trying to make the chapters longer. RL is so busy though!! I have exams and camp coming up so they won't be updated for a while. What is Beta reader? Can you tell me?
Uglinessrox55 - Well, thanks.
Annita - Thanks.. asap.
Dougman - At VH I'm Shania Maxwell as well although I don't go on very often anymore. I think I gave up with that. No time! I rather write more fanfics and read more.
horseriding-muso - yeah, I know, I will try and fix the spelling. Tell me if this is any better..
I am trying to write longer chapters! It is sooooo hard though.
Here we go..
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Chapter 3: The Beginning
Draco made his way downstairs for lunch. It smelled good in the kitchen.
" It smells really good in here. What are you making?" Draco asked
" It's hamburgers!"
"What's a hamburger?"
"You don't know what a hamburger is. Hahahahahahaha. I'm sorry, but that is just funny. Draco Malfoy doesn't know what a hamburger is." Hermione said while laughing.
"Very funny. You know I grew up in an all wizarding household. Oops. I mean, your parents know right?"
"Yes they know. Now don't talk about them like they aren't here. They are right here at the table. Draco, this is my mom, Melissa granger and my dad, Sam Granger."
" Nice to meet you dear" said Melissa while keeping her eyes on Draco.
"Yes, Nice to meet you" said Sam smiling although the smile didn't reach his eyes.
Draco cringed and sat down. He looked at his plate for a moment.
"Help yourself Draco," said Hermione
Draco looked graciously at Hermione to break the awkward silence and helped himself too a hamburger. Looking at Hermione, he placed the hamburger in a bun and added some of that red stuff and yellow stuff. He then took a big bite.
"This is really good!"
" I'm glad you like our muggle food."
"Muggle food isn't that bad I guess..."
"Hermione laughed again. She was finding it hilarious that Draco was acting so normal. It was Draco Malfoy, the guy that was so mean to her for all her years at Hogwarts of course. What could have brought such a big change in him? She wondered.
Hermione also noticed her parents were being rude to him and not very nice. Oh shoot, thought Hermione. I shouldn't have told them he was my enemy. They are sooo mean and he's being so nice. Wait, when did I start being so nice to him? Why is he here? This is sooo weird. Draco started to finish.
" Draco, do you want to come upstairs now?"
Okay.
Draco and Hermione went upstarts leaving the gangers to discuss this new boy.
Upstairs:
"So, Draco, why are you here?"
"Well, it's kinda a long story."
"I'm listening.'
"Well, I don't er know if I'm ready to tell. I mean oh what the heck. I might as well tell you. It's not like you will tell anyone. What I am going to tell you, you can't tell anyone okay?"
"Okay," said Hermione kind of cautiously.
" Well, it all started back in first year, no actually, it all started before I was born."
Hermione snorted.
"What? I forgot a bit," said Draco looking sheepish. "First, I have to tell you that as much as you think against it, I have changed. I no longer want to follow my father and his horrible ways, but that will all be explain. Gee, I sound like Dumbledore with all the riddles and never getting to the point." said Draco in a rush and stupidly.
Hermione started to laugh.
"It's not funny."
Yes it is, you are stumbling on your words, mumbling things and acting un- Malfoyish!'
"Don't ever, call me Malfoy."
"Um, okay" said Hermione a little scared at his harsh tone.
"Okay, I'm sorry, its, just that its hard for me. Well, here we go. My father was always an ambitious man. He wanted the Malfoys to be a huge family that would go on for ever and be the same as always. Rich and powerful. He met my *gulp* mother and found they were similar. He thought she would help bring him to more power since, she was a black. The blacks were also a very wealthy and well-known family.
When my mother was pregnant my father made it very clear that he wanted a boy and not a girl. A girl he would um, kill, and a boy he wouldn't."
"That's horrible."
"It was needed for his heir to continue. My father didn't care about killing people. He killed his own dad before. "
Draco waited for a reply but Hermione was silent, so he continued."
" If he had a girl, he would kill it. Thankfully, I was a boy. No babies were killed from the Malfoy line from my father. My father was delighted he had someone to carry out the name of the Malfoy family and be his heir. He would teach me how to follow the dark lord and make me a replica of himself.
When I got my Hogwarts letter, he wasn't surprised. Instead of congratulations like everyone else received I received beatings, like all the other times he was trying t teach me a lesson. Also, I was beaten and tortured and taught the dark ways before I went to Hogwarts.
At Hogwarts, I was what he created, another Lucius Malfoy. Driven by the things my father taught me about hating potter and muggleborns, I was angered further by potter's decline of my friendship. From then on, I made it my business to follow you around and annoy you because of everything I was taught. For that one embarrassment, the whole Malfoy pride suffered and my father couldn't take it. On breaks and summer vacations,. I was constantly beaten and tortured for not beating Harry potter in Quidditch or not beating you in any subject.
"What? You were beaten because of me?"
"Yes. Do not think it is your fault. My father was just a horrid man who had no feelings or emotions. "
"Okay...."said Hermione sheepishly
"Anyways, it was the same every summer. He would constantly beat me and hurt me whilst teaching me the dark laws. During school last year, I decided that he was doing everything wrong. I realized it a way back; I just couldn't figure it out. I decided I would not be a death eater or listen to him.
When I went back this summer, it was worse then ever. He found out I didn't want to be a death eater."
"What? What did he do?"
"He, He... well, he always threatened about it but he never...never...went through with it.
"What did he do?"
"He killed my mother."
Hermione gasped. "That's horrible! How could someone kill their wife? '
"Easy, with the killing curse. He never really cared about her anyway. He knew I did and was using her against me. Later, when he thought he got his way, he asked me if I wanted to be a death eater. At first I didn't reply. He started to beat me. Then it got worse. He asked again. I told him I wouldn't and he got soooo upset, he kicked me out. I ran with my wand. I was going to take my stuff but figured it would be too heavy. I ran out the door. On the way out, he disowned me. He also told me not to come back, but like it would matter. He would come and kill me soon enough anyway. Then, I somehow came here."
Hermione sat still in shock. She couldn't believe that so much could happen to someone to make them change sooo much. She was angry with Lucius Malfoy for what he did and proud of Draco for the decisions he made.
"Hermione help me! I want to change. I want to be nicer. I don't want to be like my father anymore. Could you please help me?"
He sounded desperate. All of a sudden, Hermione started to laugh. It started out small but soon she was bawling for laughter. Draco sat dumbstruck.
"Hermione, I just told you my whole sad story and you are just laughing."
"No, It's just, not your story, it's just" Hermione sighed." I wanted to change too. With all that happened to you, you have a good reason. Harry and Ron think of me as just a friend and I don't know, they think of me as the braniac who studies too much and I want it to change. I want o be daring and exiting! I want to change too! So I will not be some stupid boring studying girl."
Draco laughed too. "Okay how about this. We each help change each other."
"Great idea." Said Hermione. " Rule number one, my name is Mia. "
"Okay mia" said Draco still marvelling on how their rivalry had turned into friendship in just one day.
"Let operation HD commence!"
"Operation HD?"
"Operation Hermione Draco. I thought it should hare a good name."
Draco laughed again. "Okay. Sure operation HD. But wait, you should tell me more about yourself."
"Okay" said Hermione and then preceded to tell him about her boring life with her parents and then about what happened in school with Harry and Ron still saving some parts to be secrets, how much can she trust him yet? Like if she told him about Sirius, she could get in trouble.
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Downstairs:
Sam, darling, I don't know if its a good idea to have him in our house.'
"Marissa, she seems to be getting along fine."
" I know, but she said he was her enemy. Remember her complaining about her enemy every year. She hated him."
"Hated is the key work."
"Are you suggesting that they are friends?"
" It looks like it now..."
" I don't like it. "
"Kitten, she is our daughter Hermione. She knows what she is doing. She is a smart girl. "
"Yes..."
"She can make her own decisions."
" Are you sure it is safe?"
"If he is really bugging her then he will leave. They look okay now. Giver her a chance to follow her own judgement."
"But"
" I say he stays. Now, we will be nicer to him okay?"
"Okay. "
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Finally done the chapter! Sorry it took soooo long (3 months) and I'm glad it is finally up. Hopefully I will get the other chapters up much faster and then we will all be happy. So review and tell me what you think!
Also, thanks to my reviewers:
Silver Wolf - Third person POV. Hmmmmm... Could you give an example(I suck at English!!)
Mizu Ki - Sorry, I am sooooo busy.
Morgan27 - Thanks!!
totallystellar - Thank you! I'll read your fic as soon as I can!
Crystalnia - Yes, I was in a rush to put it up so there are typeo's. I will be more careful later. I am trying to make the chapters longer. RL is so busy though!! I have exams and camp coming up so they won't be updated for a while. What is Beta reader? Can you tell me?
Uglinessrox55 - Well, thanks.
Annita - Thanks.. asap.
Dougman - At VH I'm Shania Maxwell as well although I don't go on very often anymore. I think I gave up with that. No time! I rather write more fanfics and read more.
horseriding-muso - yeah, I know, I will try and fix the spelling. Tell me if this is any better..
I am trying to write longer chapters! It is sooooo hard though.
Here we go..
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Chapter 3: The Beginning
Draco made his way downstairs for lunch. It smelled good in the kitchen.
" It smells really good in here. What are you making?" Draco asked
" It's hamburgers!"
"What's a hamburger?"
"You don't know what a hamburger is. Hahahahahahaha. I'm sorry, but that is just funny. Draco Malfoy doesn't know what a hamburger is." Hermione said while laughing.
"Very funny. You know I grew up in an all wizarding household. Oops. I mean, your parents know right?"
"Yes they know. Now don't talk about them like they aren't here. They are right here at the table. Draco, this is my mom, Melissa granger and my dad, Sam Granger."
" Nice to meet you dear" said Melissa while keeping her eyes on Draco.
"Yes, Nice to meet you" said Sam smiling although the smile didn't reach his eyes.
Draco cringed and sat down. He looked at his plate for a moment.
"Help yourself Draco," said Hermione
Draco looked graciously at Hermione to break the awkward silence and helped himself too a hamburger. Looking at Hermione, he placed the hamburger in a bun and added some of that red stuff and yellow stuff. He then took a big bite.
"This is really good!"
" I'm glad you like our muggle food."
"Muggle food isn't that bad I guess..."
"Hermione laughed again. She was finding it hilarious that Draco was acting so normal. It was Draco Malfoy, the guy that was so mean to her for all her years at Hogwarts of course. What could have brought such a big change in him? She wondered.
Hermione also noticed her parents were being rude to him and not very nice. Oh shoot, thought Hermione. I shouldn't have told them he was my enemy. They are sooo mean and he's being so nice. Wait, when did I start being so nice to him? Why is he here? This is sooo weird. Draco started to finish.
" Draco, do you want to come upstairs now?"
Okay.
Draco and Hermione went upstarts leaving the gangers to discuss this new boy.
Upstairs:
"So, Draco, why are you here?"
"Well, it's kinda a long story."
"I'm listening.'
"Well, I don't er know if I'm ready to tell. I mean oh what the heck. I might as well tell you. It's not like you will tell anyone. What I am going to tell you, you can't tell anyone okay?"
"Okay," said Hermione kind of cautiously.
" Well, it all started back in first year, no actually, it all started before I was born."
Hermione snorted.
"What? I forgot a bit," said Draco looking sheepish. "First, I have to tell you that as much as you think against it, I have changed. I no longer want to follow my father and his horrible ways, but that will all be explain. Gee, I sound like Dumbledore with all the riddles and never getting to the point." said Draco in a rush and stupidly.
Hermione started to laugh.
"It's not funny."
Yes it is, you are stumbling on your words, mumbling things and acting un- Malfoyish!'
"Don't ever, call me Malfoy."
"Um, okay" said Hermione a little scared at his harsh tone.
"Okay, I'm sorry, its, just that its hard for me. Well, here we go. My father was always an ambitious man. He wanted the Malfoys to be a huge family that would go on for ever and be the same as always. Rich and powerful. He met my *gulp* mother and found they were similar. He thought she would help bring him to more power since, she was a black. The blacks were also a very wealthy and well-known family.
When my mother was pregnant my father made it very clear that he wanted a boy and not a girl. A girl he would um, kill, and a boy he wouldn't."
"That's horrible."
"It was needed for his heir to continue. My father didn't care about killing people. He killed his own dad before. "
Draco waited for a reply but Hermione was silent, so he continued."
" If he had a girl, he would kill it. Thankfully, I was a boy. No babies were killed from the Malfoy line from my father. My father was delighted he had someone to carry out the name of the Malfoy family and be his heir. He would teach me how to follow the dark lord and make me a replica of himself.
When I got my Hogwarts letter, he wasn't surprised. Instead of congratulations like everyone else received I received beatings, like all the other times he was trying t teach me a lesson. Also, I was beaten and tortured and taught the dark ways before I went to Hogwarts.
At Hogwarts, I was what he created, another Lucius Malfoy. Driven by the things my father taught me about hating potter and muggleborns, I was angered further by potter's decline of my friendship. From then on, I made it my business to follow you around and annoy you because of everything I was taught. For that one embarrassment, the whole Malfoy pride suffered and my father couldn't take it. On breaks and summer vacations,. I was constantly beaten and tortured for not beating Harry potter in Quidditch or not beating you in any subject.
"What? You were beaten because of me?"
"Yes. Do not think it is your fault. My father was just a horrid man who had no feelings or emotions. "
"Okay...."said Hermione sheepishly
"Anyways, it was the same every summer. He would constantly beat me and hurt me whilst teaching me the dark laws. During school last year, I decided that he was doing everything wrong. I realized it a way back; I just couldn't figure it out. I decided I would not be a death eater or listen to him.
When I went back this summer, it was worse then ever. He found out I didn't want to be a death eater."
"What? What did he do?"
"He, He... well, he always threatened about it but he never...never...went through with it.
"What did he do?"
"He killed my mother."
Hermione gasped. "That's horrible! How could someone kill their wife? '
"Easy, with the killing curse. He never really cared about her anyway. He knew I did and was using her against me. Later, when he thought he got his way, he asked me if I wanted to be a death eater. At first I didn't reply. He started to beat me. Then it got worse. He asked again. I told him I wouldn't and he got soooo upset, he kicked me out. I ran with my wand. I was going to take my stuff but figured it would be too heavy. I ran out the door. On the way out, he disowned me. He also told me not to come back, but like it would matter. He would come and kill me soon enough anyway. Then, I somehow came here."
Hermione sat still in shock. She couldn't believe that so much could happen to someone to make them change sooo much. She was angry with Lucius Malfoy for what he did and proud of Draco for the decisions he made.
"Hermione help me! I want to change. I want to be nicer. I don't want to be like my father anymore. Could you please help me?"
He sounded desperate. All of a sudden, Hermione started to laugh. It started out small but soon she was bawling for laughter. Draco sat dumbstruck.
"Hermione, I just told you my whole sad story and you are just laughing."
"No, It's just, not your story, it's just" Hermione sighed." I wanted to change too. With all that happened to you, you have a good reason. Harry and Ron think of me as just a friend and I don't know, they think of me as the braniac who studies too much and I want it to change. I want o be daring and exiting! I want to change too! So I will not be some stupid boring studying girl."
Draco laughed too. "Okay how about this. We each help change each other."
"Great idea." Said Hermione. " Rule number one, my name is Mia. "
"Okay mia" said Draco still marvelling on how their rivalry had turned into friendship in just one day.
"Let operation HD commence!"
"Operation HD?"
"Operation Hermione Draco. I thought it should hare a good name."
Draco laughed again. "Okay. Sure operation HD. But wait, you should tell me more about yourself."
"Okay" said Hermione and then preceded to tell him about her boring life with her parents and then about what happened in school with Harry and Ron still saving some parts to be secrets, how much can she trust him yet? Like if she told him about Sirius, she could get in trouble.
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Downstairs:
Sam, darling, I don't know if its a good idea to have him in our house.'
"Marissa, she seems to be getting along fine."
" I know, but she said he was her enemy. Remember her complaining about her enemy every year. She hated him."
"Hated is the key work."
"Are you suggesting that they are friends?"
" It looks like it now..."
" I don't like it. "
"Kitten, she is our daughter Hermione. She knows what she is doing. She is a smart girl. "
"Yes..."
"She can make her own decisions."
" Are you sure it is safe?"
"If he is really bugging her then he will leave. They look okay now. Giver her a chance to follow her own judgement."
"But"
" I say he stays. Now, we will be nicer to him okay?"
"Okay. "
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Finally done the chapter! Sorry it took soooo long (3 months) and I'm glad it is finally up. Hopefully I will get the other chapters up much faster and then we will all be happy. So review and tell me what you think!