The Whereabouts and Findings of the Dragon and the Bookworm

|Disclaimer: Same as my other stories. Also from a roleplay by Julia and me!! ^^|

|Rating: PG-13|

|Summary: Five years after graduation... Nothing more to tell.. -_-"|

(A/N: No more author's notes after this, please leave reviews.)

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

Hermione sat at her desk in her office, she was working on one of the biggest cases she had ever had. The case was very top-secret, and difficult, that's why Hermione took it over. She sighed as she put her quill down. Hermione was thinking of her friends that she had at Hogwarts. She hadn't seen them in such a long time and she wondered what they did now.

She sighed and picked her quill back up. Hermione sighed once more as she thought of Harry, Ron, and their so-called enemy, Draco. Hermione thought of Harry and Ron, they probably did something involving quidditch. Knowing them, thats something they would do. Then, Hermione thought of Draco, he was so rude to them back then. He might have changed, you never know. But, knowing him he hadn't. He had probably gone over to the dark side or something. She just wanted to see them all again. She wanted to know what they were doing.

Being a single witch just wasn't easy. With all of the work she gave to her job and all, she barely had any or no time to date. Hermione sighed and put away her work things. She reached into her drawer to get the old, worn, and tattered photo album. She had gotten pictures of everyone, even at the time when she didn't like Draco she got a rather sexy picture of him.

She took it out and sighed, if only they could see each other now. Hermione was for once tired of working, so she decided to search the internet for a while. She went onto a dating site, to see if anyone had seen her ad lately. She sighed, seeing that noone had. 'It's okay, Hermione. You've only been on it for a day. Give it time.' She thought to herself. Hermione wondered if she was doing the right thing, she hoped to meet her love there, but it was just a stupid dating service. Had anyone really ever found their true love on the internet? Maybe...Hermione just sat there staring at the screen of her computer. She logged in under StudyFreak, she really couldn't think of anything else to use as a screenname.

Hermione went into her profile to make sure everything was okay. It read as follows:

Name: You might find out sooner or later.

Age: 23

Sex: Female

Location: London

Appearance: Brown hair, brown eyes, fit body.

Occupation: Auror in firm.

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

A large figure of a man appeared in the large crimson office chair at Dragon Enterprises. You could hear him sigh several times, glancing at a picture or something of the sort. He had sleek, blond hair that was gelled messily about his head and piercing grey, blue-streaked eyes. He had a cold expression on his face, hiding some sort of emotion from the rest of the world. That man was none other than, Draco Malfoy. His father had been sent off into Azkaban many years before and he did not have anything to worry about his mother, Narcissa Black.

Yes, she had married Sirius Black, Harry Potter's godfather and they were now residing at Grimmiwald Place, leaving him the Malfoy Manor. He had gotten sick of the dreaed place, so he handed over all of the items of Dark Arts, just the relics over to the Ministry of Magic, obviously showing where his loyalty was at. He had kept all of the books enclosed within the huge library, that had previously belonged to his father, which he hated by the way, but he had a deep interest for books on that kind of thing.

He sold off the Malfoy Manor, taking the millions of galleons that the house was worth and that was the end of the Malfoy's dark reign over the wizarding world. Malfoy senior's own heir, his only son, had turned to the good side, the side of Albus Dumbledore. He had bought a flat, since he was a bachelor, close to London and Hogsmeade. It had four bedrooms, two-and-a-half bath, an outdoor pool with a beach entrance, jazzcuzi, and lounge, enterntainment room, a personal theatre in the basement, along with his private library in the attic. He was a very content man, but not a very happy one. The photo that he was holding was of his sworn enemy, or he thought to be. It was a photo of Hermione Granger.

He stared at the picture one last time, or he thought and put it away carefully in a rose-carved mahogony box. It was his most prized possession. Yes, he did not care about money anymore, hell, he didn't even care for it in the first place. Even though money was a necessity, he didn't fancy it with his dear life. He slowly took the picture out again, as he heard a few knocks at his door. "Who is it?", he called out, slightly annoyed while he hastily, but carefully put the photo away back into the custom-made box. "It's Kimberly, Mr. Malfoy. I have a message for you." Draco sighed and rolled his eyes, wondering what his secretary wanted to tell him. How could anything be possibly more important than his worshiping, no, floating away in his thoughts of Hermione Granger? "Come in, Kimberly," he replied back in a clear, overly dripping with sarcasm voice.

A pretty woman with long, raven colored black hair with brown eyes walked in with a smile across her face. She was of Asian decent, which remind Draco of a certain Ravenclaw named Cho Chang. Kimberly had long, slender, tanned legs and also a fit body. "What is it that is so important, dear?" 'Her eyes remind me of Hermoine's, even though Hermione's are more of, what should I say.. Entrancing?', he thought silently waiting of the news. "Mr. Malfoy, our rival Auror company has fallen behind by two points in the WSS, Sir." He smirked at the news and then told her thanks as she left the room.

The WSS, or the Wizard Stock System, was the center of all of the economy in the wizarding world, and even though Draco did not care much more for money, he was secretly happy and a grin was now sprawled across his face. He was so happy that he decided to check up on his e-mail when he found a pop-up ad with a dating service on it. 'Hmm, interesting..', he thought. "Maybe I should check it out..", he said, silently to himself.

He got more and more interested, looking at the website that the pop-up brought him to and success stories. It showed that the dating service was totally confidental and that it was perfectly safe. "I think that I should give this a try..." He made an account, ThoughtfulDragon. He then set up a profile. It looked like this:

Name: Anything you want it to be.

Age: 23

Sex: Male

Location: London

Appearance: Blond hair, silvery-blue eyes, tall, built body

Occupation: Owner of a law firm (just in case a muggle got to it)

He then sent the profile in and then he recieved updates sunndely of the most recent girls on the dating site at the age of 22-23. He eyed the list down and searched through the names on the rather long list of girls. He then clicked on a screenname, going by SexyGuRl4U. He thought that was interesting, but he went on. He went down to the second name and clicked on it. It read, StudyFreak.

'Hmm.. Sounds very familiar to someone I knew of at school..' He checked her profile and it said that she lived in London. He became excited and sent her an invitation to chat.

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

Hermione watched her screen as a window popped up, she read and it read:

|StudyFreak, ThoughtfulDragon has requested to chat. Please enter by clicking on the ENTER button.|

She slowly pushed the enter button.

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

He typed in to chat first, after he had entered into the room.

ThoughtfulDragon: Hello, how are you?

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

'ThoughtfulDragon...that sounds like a nice name,' she thought. Then she began to type,

StudyFreak: I'm fine, and you?

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

He smiled at the reply.

ThoughtfulDragon: Just peachy, so, you're an Auror? Where do you work?

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(A/N: No point of view here, just in the chatting room.)

StudyFreak: Yes, I am an auror, and I work at Lion Enterprises. Where do you work?

ThoughtfulDragon: Really? I'm an Auror also and I work at Dragon Enterprises. =)

StudyFreak: That sounds like fun. So, tell me about yourself.

ThoughtfulDragon: It is fun and very enjoyable. There is not much to tell. I work as the Head Auror of Dragon Enterprises and I live in London, close to Hogsmeade. I'm currently single, as you might have found out. My hobbies are flying on my broomstick whenever I get a chance to and reading. How about you?

StudyFreak: Well, I work as Head Auror at Lion Enterprises. I live in London, close to Diagon Alley. I'm also currently single (duh), my hobbies are reading, working, and did I mention reading?

ThoughtfulDragon: So.. We both like reading.. What school have you attended?

StudyFreak: I went to Hogwarts.

StudyFreak: What school did you attend?

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

Draco froze at his computer. He suddenly became more interested in this mystery girl.

ThoughtfulDragon: I also attended Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I'm figuring that you also graduated with the Class of 1998-1999?

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

StudyFreak: I did actually...

Hermione stared blankly at her computer and wondered who this man was.

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ThoughtfulDragon: What house were you in?

StudyFreak: Gryffindor, you?

ThoughtfulDragon: Slytherin.

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

Hermione pulled another screen up and looked for his profile. She read it and was amazed at who she thought this might be.

StudyFreak: Oh...

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

Draco stared blankly at his computer. 'Could it be? After five years, have I..? Is it even possible?', he thought to himself, shaking his head, but he was happy secretly. 'But, it could be anyone in the Gryffindor house, but who else do I know with brown hair and brown eyes?'

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StudyFreak: So...who are you, exactly?

ThoughtfulDragon: Did you by any chance recieve 40 O.W.L.S before your seventh year, am I correct? You were also a Gryffindor prefect starting your fifth year with Ronald Weasley and was also the Head Girl your seventh year...

ThoughtfulDragon: You also had the highest marks in all of the school and recieved a three hundred and twenty-eight percent on your N.E.W.T.S..

StudyFreak: How do you know so much about me? Let me guess, you were always rude to Ron, Harry, and Hermione. You were second to the highest in marks in the school, always hung out with Crabbe and Goyle. Were on the Slytherin Quidditch team, seeker. You were also one of Snape's favorites..

ThoughtfulDragon: Hermione..?

ThoughtfulDragon: =-o

StudyFreak: Malfoy?

StudyFreak: Oh my god.

ThoughtfulDragon: It's Draco, Draco Malfoy and I agree.. What on Earth?

ThoughtfulDragon: Are you the owner and Head Auror for Lion Enterprises?

StudyFreak: Yes. Why?

ThoughtfulDragon: You realize that our companies have a meeting in two days, right?

ThoughtfulDragon: Where were you for the last five years, Granger?

StudyFreak: Is it really any of your business, Malfoy?

ThoughtfulDragon: Why so hateful? Of my knowledge, people can change over the period of five years.

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

Hermione sighed and sank back in her chair. 'How am I ever going to go through with that meeting?' She thought.

StudyFreak: I'm not so sure about you. Why would you have changed? We were at Hogwarts for five years together and you didn't change then.

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

Draco slumped back into his chair in an instant. 'How am I going to survive through that meeting? What will she think of me? What I have become?', he thought, silently looking at his screen. Then he thought that it would be the perfect oppurtunity to tell Hermione on how he felt about her. 'No, it's to early in the game..'

**********

ThoughtfulDragon: ... It was seven years, genius.

ThoughtfulDragon: And if you haven't checked last week's morning papers, Narcissa Black, yes Black, and Sirius Black got married, and my father died in Azkaban this morning.. I just finished selling off the Malfoy Estate...

StudyFreak: For your information, Malfoy. I was just bringing up the fact that you said five years. I know how long I was at Hogwarts. I'm not stupid. I'm happy for your mother, and Sirius.

StudyFreak: But, I will never forget some of the things you said to me back then.

ThoughtfulDragon: I'm happy for my mother and Sirius, too, whether you believe or not. She had suffered enough from the bastard I called a father. I know that I have said some bad, no, horrible and terrible things to you back then, but you have to understand that my father threatened to disown me if I ever stopped on putting muggle-borns down. I didn't want to and I have kept a secret from you for all of these years.. You don't have to forgive me, but I thought that you might have wanted to know why I did those things..

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

'Oh God, Oh God, Oh God...What am I going to do? I can skip the meeting, that's it. Yes.......NO. Oh, I forgot. I'm required to be there! UGH, what am I going to do?'

**********

StudyFreak: It doesn't really matter anyways. If you had wanted to not call me those things, he would have never found out. *glare*

ThoughtfulDragon: Does the name Pansy "pug-face" Parkinson come to mind? Do you know what would have happened if I didn't insult you like I did?

StudyFreak: I didn't see you insult any of the other muggle borns as bad as you did me!

ThoughtfulDragon: Parkinson had my life and future in her clutches until graduation. That's when I told her to sod off and to leave me alone and I left the wizarding world for a year and seeked out some refuge in California. Also, I treated you the worse because you were the only muggle-born Gryffindor at Hogwarts and Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff didn't really matter to the Slytherins.

ThoughtfulDragon: Like I have said before, I'm really sorry for what I did and how I have treated you for the last seven years during school and for not apologizing sooner before today, Hermione.

StudyFreak: What about Seamus? He was half and half!!!

StudyFreak: I'm surprised you even know how to spell my name, Malfoy.

ThoughtfulDragon: Like it's that hard to spell. What so hard spelling the name Hermione? H-E-R-M-I-O-N-E. Not at all hard. Seamus Finnigan was a half-blood and no one cared about half-bloods. I don't care about blood anymore, please, it brings back horrible memories of my father that I wish to forget about..

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

StudyFreak: Just shut up Malfoy.

As she pushed enter she had regretted it. She didn't really want to tell him that, just a bad reaction. She could still hear the name mud-blood spoken from Malfoy...

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ThoughtfulDragon: ... As you wish.

StudyFreak: No, wait. I didn't really mean it!

ThoughtfulDragon: Um, okay..

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

He thought, 'Phew, she didn't ask about the secret, I would have died if she knew today..'

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StudyFreak: What was the secret, Malfoy?

ThoughtfulDragon: ... Are you sure that you want to know?

StudyFreak: Of course I do. Why wouldn't I want to know?

ThoughtfulDragon: I'll tell you what, I'll tell you after the meeting on Wednesday, deal? It's not like you can strangle me over the internet anyway. *grins*

StudyFreak: *glares* Come on, tell me now. Please.

ThoughtfulDragon: Wow, Granger's begging me to tell her. Wow, I'm shocked.

StudyFreak: Shut up, Malfoy. I just want to know what the secret is.

ThoughtfulDragon: You'll freak when you hear it coming out of my mouth more than when you hear it from me here. *raises a brow and smiles*

StudyFreak: Why what is it??? Come on, just tell me.

ThoughtfulDragon: You'll freak or faint or something. Trust me.

StudyFreak: Okay, okay. Wednesday it is then. Don't forget though. I want to know what the secret is.

ThoughtfulDragon: If you want to know about it so much, you would remind me, Hermione.

StudyFreak: If you don't bring it up then I'll strangle you there.

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

Draco froze in his seat and then started to laugh.

ThoughtfulDragon: You? Strangle me? Funny, Granger.

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StudyFreak: Shut up, Malfoy!!! It won't be funny when it's actually happening.

StudyFreak: Oh, just sod-off.

ThoughtfulDragon: ... I am away from you and also, if I sod off, you won't find out what the 'secret' is. You can actually figure out what it is for yourself. A little library research, perhaps? *laughs*

StudyFreak: Okay, okay. Just don't try anything stupid at the meeting. It is very important.

ThoughtfulDragon: No shit it's important. I wonder why they called a sudden meeting between two rival companies though..

StudyFreak: I don't know, but I hope it goes well.

ThoughtfulDragon: Same here. I don't know about anything else, but I heard that Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall are going to be there.

StudyFreak: I just hope I don't walk in and fall flat on my face. That would be my luck.

ThoughtfulDragon: You've never done it in school, but wait.. You have come close to it several times.

StudyFreak: I'm surprised you even remember that.

ThoughtfulDragon: ...

StudyFreak: What is that supposed to mean?

ThoughtfulDragon: Well, I can't believe it. Granger doesn't know what three dots mean.

StudyFreak: I'm not stupid, Malfoy. I just thought there might be a hidden meaning. We are talking about something YOU wrote.

ThoughtfulDragon: ...

StudyFreak: Oh, come on, Malfoy.

ThoughtfulDragon: First of all, I know that you aren't stupid, let alone a genius. There was no intended hidden meaning unless you WANTED one.

StudyFreak: What if I did want one, then what would the hidden meaning be? *grins*

ThoughtfulDragon: Eh, I don't know. What do you think, Miss Granger? *smirks*

StudyFreak: I don't know either, that's why I was asking you.

ThoughtfulDragon: Maybe I should keep you on your toes then. *grins*

StudyFreak: Why would you want to do that, though? *pout*

ThoughtfulDragon: Just to keep the cat curious.

StudyFreak: Fine, then. Be that way.

ThoughtfulDragon: What else am I supposed to do then?

StudyFreak: Tell me the secret that you are making me wait for.

ThoughtfulDragon: No can do, Miss.

StudyFreak: Then I have nothing else to talk to you about. *turns away and crosses arms*

ThoughtfulDragon: *smiles* Fine with me, Hermione.

StudyFreak: I really have to get ready for this meeting, and do some work. So, I'll talk to you later perhaps?

ThoughtfulDragon: Sure, my secretary might call me anytime soon with more details on the WSS. I'll talk to you soon. I have some things to prepare for the meeting, too. Goodbye.

~+Hermione's Point-Of-View+~

StudyFreak: Bye.

With that Hermione logged off of the internet and went back to her work.

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

Draco rolled his eyes, but then smiled for the first time in what it seemed since his mother's wedding. He logged off of the dating site and also from his internet connection. He went back to his documents, lying about his desk, telling him the details of the stock drop.

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

Hermione tried to work on her notes for the big meeting but couldn't. She couldn't help but thinking about the conversation that she had just had with Draco Malfoy. She put down her quill and stared blankly at her computer screen. She sighed and wondered what the big secret was. She was so anxious to get to that meeting that she wished it wasn't so far away. Hermione rolled her eyes and finally went back to work.

She went to sleep at her desk, taking a brief nap, thinking about Draco, the past, the future, and the meeting. She dreaded having to face him, but she wanted to know what the secret was. The next day she stayed in her office most of the time, working on the notes for the meeting. If she did well, hopefully it would all work out for the best...

-+Draco's Point-Of-View-+

Draco shuffled through a quite a number of papers on the stock market changes in the last two days, but then couldn't really focus on what he was doing. He kept getting replays of the conversation, previously held with his long-time school rival, Ickle Perfect Hermione Granger. He sighed heavily and then put the papers away. He was about to go back to the picture that he owned, but he heard some knocks at his office door again. "Who is it?" He heard Kimberly's voice, so he replied, "Come in." She stepped in, handing him some details about the meeting in two days. "Thank you, Kimberly. Oh and one more thing?", he said to her, as she turned to leave. "Yes, Mr.Malfoy?" He smiled and said, "Will you please get all of the information you can about Lion Enterprises?"

She smiled and nodded, saying, "Anything for you, Mr. Malfoy." She then swiftly left the office for the front desk. Draco sat back in his chair more and then looked at the time. "Hmm, just a few more hours of work." He didn't do anything, but more than going back on the internet, researching more on Hermione's Auror Firm and their stock standings.

-+Hermione's Point-Of-View-+

Hermione worked, and worked, and worked, on the notes for the meeting. She finally decided that she couldn't find anymore useful information so she got on the internet to try to find information on Draco Malfoy. Nothing really interesting came up, but she printed the page off to examine later. She then searched for Dragon Enterprises. While very impressed with the results, she printed off the information.