A/N: The inspiration for this fic came while I was listening to a song. "Iris," by the Goo Goo Dolls. If I get some reviews, I'll continue it. I'm trying t keep them as 'in character' as possible, but I may slip. Just tell me if I do.

NOTE: The main focus for now is Draco, but I will switch POVS.

*~Hermione, I Did Love~*

Prologue

~Draco~

I used to think that love was for idiots. Just some stupid emotion that was made up by some crazy god. I thought it was a sign of weakness, to love someone. In fact, I thought any kind of emotion was a weakness. My parents didn't love each other at all. They merely reproduced to keep the bloodline going.

Purebloods were superior to Mudbloods, or muggle-borns, and muggles. Mudbloods and muggles were unneeded scum, placed on the earth for us to torment.

My father taught me all of those things, and I believed them. I followed his dark ways and tried to prove that I was just as strong as he. I believed that we, the Dark Side, would win in the end.

But my beliefs were all shattered by a certain someone.

It was all her fault that I felt that annoying little emotion. It was her fault that I realized love was anything but a silly weakness. It was her fault I realized that Mudbloods and muggles had a place here too. It was her fault I betrayed my father, and everything he had ever taught me. And it was her fault that I learned to love.

Because Hermione, I did love.

~Hermione~

I always wanted someone to love, and love me back. I wanted someone to hold me just once, and tell me that he loved me. Reading all of the books that I do its hard not to avoid romances. I loved reading them, and I was always day-dreaming of someday finding my own person to love and hold.

Mother was always encouraging me to love everyone. She always said not to let anyone get to you bad enough to hate them. Hate was "a weakness."

I knew I'd find someone some day, but I never imagined it would be him. I never imagined that I'd actually care about the one person that I'd ever hated.

"My only love, sprung from my only hate," just like in the tale of Romeo and Juliet.

I didn't imagine it, but it came true.

And it was all because of him.

Iris

 And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
'Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am