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Chapter 3

Draco Malfoy was definitely not the arrogant bastard he once was.But when he went back to Hogwarts he knew everyone would think so. Poisonous toadstools don't change theirs spots(A/N:Or something like that..)

He had decided to take a walk through Diagon Alley.He looked the exact same,so he was shot many angry glares from former Hogwarts students.He knew they wouldn't believe he had changed.So there was no use in trying.

Just when he thought the day couldn't possibly get better,he saw a pretty brunette leave a table outside Florean Fortescues Ice Cream Parlor.She had left her bag,and was heading for the bookstore,so he decided this would be the perfect opportunity to meet her.

He grabbed the bag and ran after her.

"Hey!!"he called he ran faster into the store,and out of breath,tapped her on the shoulder.

Hermione felt a tap on her shoulder.

She was extremely bored and decided to go back to Diagon Alley for some more books.She had finished Harry's,and was craving more.She missed the musty smell of old books,and longed to be back in the Hogwarts library

She turned around,and in shock,dropped her coffee.

Standing in front of her was Draco Malfoy.

She stood there,gaping like an idiot,while he said something,when all that was running through her mind was:HE LEFT YOU WITH A BABY WHEN YOU WERE 17

Then anger completely overtook her and she almost slapped him,but she thought better of it.She would wait until the reunion to tell him off in front of everyone,so they could see what a bastard he was.As if they don't already know,she thought smugly

Draco held his breath.She was beautiful.But she looked oddly familiar.

"Um,you left your bag at the ice cream parlour."he said,still staring at her.

Then he noticed she was starting at him very intently,almost glaring at him.He saw a flash of anger behind her deep brown eyes.He was growing uncomfortable,so he said "Are you ok?"

"I'm fine"she said,and Draco couldn't help but notice how stony her voice sounded.

She saw him holding her bag and asked sharply "Where did you get that?"

"I just said that I found it outside the ice cream parlour!"Draco said angrily.Why was this girl being such a bitch?

"Oh"she said rather lamely.Then she just grabbed the bag out of his hand and walked quickly out of the store.

When Hermione got away from the store,she leaned against a wall and pressed her head to the cool brick.5 minutes in the presence of Draco Malfoy filled her with rage.She was lucky that he didn't recognize her,because she would have surely beat the shit out of him if he mentioned her daughter.She wondered if he even remembered. She laughed to her self.Even someone as thick as Malfoy would remember that he had a child running around somewhere.

The more she thought about it,the angrier it made her.

She hoped the guilt has killing him.She had dropped out of school,given up all her dreams,working 3 minimum wage jobs to get where she was today.A 27 year old single mom.

But on the other side,she couldn't even imagine life without Emma.She probably would have stayed in the wizarding world,become a healer,gotten married when she was 25 and had lots of babies.At least that was how she had planned her life.As clichéd as it was, it was amazing how one night could change her life forever.

On another side,underneath all the anger and hatred for Draco,a very small part of heart saw the only man she had ever loved.He was so tender and caring that it took years to accept what he had done to her.

She thought back to all the wonderful times she had with him.She remembered the night of the Halloween Ball,when he had blindfolded her an taken her to a small clearing in the forest,where he had prepared the most romantic dinner.They ate and danced under the stars to the tinkling music.It was undoubtedly the best night of her life.It was so romantic,she never thought Draco would have been able to do anything like it.She thought he was more of the one night stand/fuck and run types.

They had to keep their relationship a secret,but it was more fun that way.She knew Ron and Harry would curse Malfoy to oblivion if they saw him with Hermione.She smiled as she remembered when they saw Malfoy with his arm around her,and beat him up to a bloody pulp.But when Hermione went to the Hospital Wing to see him,he assured her it was all worth it to be with her.That was when she knew she was in love with him.

She was feeling do mixed up and confused that she quickly apparated to the Burrow to talk to Ginny.But by the time she reached her room she was already in tears.

Jesus,what a bitch Draco thought after she rushed out the door.He tried to do one good thing for someone,and she runs away like he is the bloody ghost of Christmas Past.

But she had looked so familiar.As he tried to figure out where he had seen her,he heard a familiar sound.Pansy Parkinson was running towards him screeching "DRAKIE!!!!!"

Goddamit, he thought, I really don't need this now!!Pansy was the most annoying thing he had ever met.They had been fuck-mates up until the beginning of the 7th year,when he had fallen in love with Hermione.Hermione.The only girl he had ever loved.And then she broke his heart when she ran away.But then,with a sinking feeling,he remembered what had happened before she left.She was pregnant.Just thinking about it made him feel so awful inside he just wanted to curl up and die.

He thought about her all the time,but lately he had forgotten that she had a child.His child.

He thought about what his life would have been like if he hadn't have been such a bastard when she told him.He would be a 27 year old married man with a 10 year old child.It sounded so perfect.Too perfect.

He was exceptionally glad his father was dead.He was killed after Lord Voldemort fell.He could just imagine what would happen if his father found out he had fucked 'the mudblood'.Not to mention gotten her pregnant.His father would surely have killed him.No joke.

He knew he had to get in contact with Hermione.He decided to even take drastic measures.As in call Potter or Weasly.He cringed at the idea.As much as he had loved Hermione,he always hated 'Potty' and 'the Weasel'.He laughed to himself as he thought of their former nicknames.But immediately stopped when he remembered his-'Malferret'

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