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Draco Malfoy was sitting alone at a deserted muggle bar apart from the few druken costumer's he was on his own. He sat nursing his forgoten shot glass staring off into space.

"Draco Malfoy !" he heard the unforgetable voice of Pansy Parkinson call across the dance floor. Spinning his stool around he gulped back the remaining dregs of his drink.

"Pansy," he muttered giving her his trade mark smirk.

"Oh, I knew it was you, didn't I tell you it was him Luca. I did didn't I?" she asked poking the man seemingly known as Luca in the chest. Draco nodded vaguely in the mans general direction.

"But why are you in a run down place like this?" she asked turning her nose up at the bartender who had pushed past her.

"Why are you near a run down place like this Pansy?" he drawled.

"Luca and I were going to a party near here, weren't we Luca, when I thought I saw a blond haired guy in this bar. So I thought to myself who has blond hair like that then guess who's name popped into my head...." Draco held his hand up silencing her.

"I'm guessing my name popped into your head Pansy".

"Wow....your good at that Draco" she said nodding her head happily. Draco simply smiled fakely. "So...."she started again " where's Granger I heard you to were still at it".

"We.... were" Draco answered slowly.

"Ohhh..... were as in tough breakup" she said sitting down on the stool next to him.

"No, were" Draco started firmly " as in past and not wanting to talk about it".

"Well, I think she was a fool giving up something as good has you. Really I do Draco".

"Really" he said calling the bartender over for another drink. He was starting to wish he had just ignored the shrill voice that belonged to Pansy.

"Yep, do you remember when we were together Draco. Long before you got together with that mudblood Granger....."

"Don't you ever call her a mudblood, do you get that?" he asked darkly.

"Of course...its just that I thought..."

"You thought wrong Pansy" he interupted her harshly, she nodded quickly. " why are you even here?" he continued.

"Well at first it was just to say hi, but... now its to keep you company silly" she said pushing is arm. When Draco looked at his arm as if it had a huge stain on it she carried on quite rushed, " I mean who likes to be alone at a time like this?"

"I do".

"Well, thats not good is it? Why don't you go visit your mum and dad...." Pansy seemed to realize that she had put her foot in it and Draco glaring at her didn't help.

"What?" he asked through clenched teeth.

"Sorry....Draco I forgot it won't happen again" she promised.

Draco closed his eyes thanking the bartender when he came back with his drink. 'You need to seriously calm down' he warned himself shaking his head. ' No one knows you did anything, they think its an outside murder so calm down'. He ran a hand through his hair as he took a deep breath in.

"Do you want some space?" Pansy asked rubbing his shoulders.

"Um.... no your alright you can stay". Draco was sure he he was going to regret ever saying that when saw her clap her hands together but said nothing about it. He did however hear her say do Luca " sod off Draco needs me".

"Listen Pansy, I'm not really in the mood to have you throw yourself all over me okay?"

"Its not like I was planning to anyway" she whispered unconvincingly.

"And I don't want to talk about Hermione or my father....."

"Wasn't going to" she said in her singing voice. Draco rolled his eyes sometimes he felt like hitting her but of course he didn't.

"Then what were you going to do?" he asked annoyed.

"Talk about us".

"Pansy there is no 'us' I haven't seen you in two years".

"And whose fault is that. That mud....muddy Granger's thats who. Come on Draco your going to be 24 soon and you've spent the last six years with 'her'" Pansy said in disgust. She didn't seem to realize he had stopped listening.

Draco had tunned out whatever she was saying and had drifted back to a long ago memory. One which Hermione was the center of.

They had both crept out of Hermione's 18th birthday which had been held in a huge tent that most of the Gryffindors had hired and set up at the edge of the forbidden forest. They were both now deep within the forest staring up at the cloudless sky but filled with stars. Both were flat on their backs talking about their future.

"I wish we didn't have to keep our relationship secret" Hermione said twirling a flower between her delicate fingers. "I wish I could yell out that I Hermione Granger was seeing Draco Malfoy".

"I'm sure you'll find all girls wish they could yell that out" he joked.

"I'm serious who wouldv'e thought you and I would get together".

"I wouldn't".

"Promise me something".

"Anything".

"Even if this," Hermione started, waving her hand between them "doesn't work out. Promise that you still will never become a deatheater".

"Ah... that is to easy make me promise something difficult. Oh, I got one like that I will never have sex again".

"No, promise me this Malfoy. Promise me!".

"Alright", Draco said sitting up and taking her hand, he turned it over kissing her wrist " I promise that I will never become a deatheater for as long as I live".

"Good" Hermiome said sitting up also and brushing his hair out of his eyes. "Thats all I wanted".

Draco leaned over to her and kissed her nose, then dropping the few centermetres down kissed lips slowly and caressingly at first until he heard her moan into the kiss. He them opened her mouth letting his tongue gain access to the hotness he called Hermione. The kiss all of a sudden became urgent and passionate, it was all very heady. Hermione because of lack of oxygen pulled away resting her forehead against Draco's as her breathing came shallow and quick.

"Promise me something Granger".

"Alright".

"Promise that you will never try to change who I am".

Looking into his eyes Hermione smiled as she whispered, "I Hermione Granger promise that I will never try to change you Draco Malfoy".

Draco smirked as he kissed her forehead. He fell back down to the ground with a thud Hermione taking his lead layed her head on top of his chest. The steady movement helped to slow her racing heart. He started to play absentmindedly with her hair.

"Draco?"

"Mmnn?"

"Where do you think we'll be in five years time?"

"Hopefully making wild passionate love".

"And do you think we would've changed much?"

"Well you would've if we were having wild passionate sex". Hermione slapped him playfully as she stared at the stars silently wishing.

"Where do you think we would be Mia?"

"Hopefully right where we are now.... in each others arms thinking about the future planning it together".

Draco couldn't but laugh, how wrong was she.

"What's so funny Draco?" Pansy asked.

"Life", Draco whispered.