Once again I don't own any Harry Potter characters just the plot of the story.

Draco Malfoy made his up the stairs noticing a slump figure at the top of them, his heart raced not knowing what to do he quickly made his way up. As he came closer he saw that it was Hermione her chest heaving deeply she was crying. Draco slowly lowered himself next to her not to startle her.

What am I doing she is just a mudblood to me nothing more but for a reason I feel some sort of a connection with her. Not noticing what he was doing he slowly pulled her into him.

Hermione felt her self being pulled from her place on the floor and into a warm place. She began to wonder if she was dead until she was jerked back to reality when she heard the voice of a male.

"What do you want Ferret?" she asked in a voice of poison.

"Nothing I thought you were someone else," came the irritated voice of Draco

After shooting daggers at each other Hermione turned on her feet and around the corner she went. Draco slowly followed suit, wondering what could of happened he should not be having feelings for someone that was below the dirt he walked in earlier that day. But yet he found her presence addicting. Still wondering he walked through the portrait into the common room only to hear it filled with the loud music of what he had learned was a Band called Three Days Grace. The familiar tune began to ring through the walls of his room and he began to hear Hermione half singing half screaming to the lyrics.

I could be mean

I could be angry

You know I could be just like you

I could be fake

I could be stupid

You know I could be just like you

You thought you were standing beside me

You were only in my way

You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

You thought you were there to guide me

You were only in my way

You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

You thought you were there to guide me

You were only in my way

You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

I could be cold

I could be ruthless

You know I could be just like you

I could be weak

I could be senseless

You know I could be just like you

You thought you were standing beside me

You were only in my way

You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

You thought you were there to guide me

You were only in my way

You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

You thought you were there to guide me

You were only in my way

You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

On my own, cause I can't take liven with you

I'm alone, so I won't turn out like you

Want me to

You thought you were standing beside me

You were only in my way

You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

You thought you were there to guide me

You were only in my way

You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

You thought you were there to guide me

You were only in my way

You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

I could be mean

I could be angry

You know I could be just like you

After that song had played it was silent Draco heard a soft knock at his door, mumbling under his breath about lack of privacy he opened it to find Hermione standing there.

Hermione brushed past him and went to sit on his bed. Draco smirked he knew she couldn't resist him. But Hermione began talking. "Draco I have to talk to someone if I don't I will surely do something to myself that I will regret," a silent tear slid down her cheek and without realizing what he was doing Draco used his thumb to wipe it away and he spoke "Go ahead mudblood amuse me." Hermione went to get up she was not going to be treated like this she would just go ahead and jump like she planned earlier but wait...someone had saved her. Draco shook his head and she could have sworn he said something so she leaned in closer to hear "I'm sorry" was all she heard Draco Malfoy apologizing to her she was so shocked she fell back onto the bed.

Draco simply sat down and looked and Hermione she had definetly changed in a year her once frizzy hair was now black with blue highlights that was totally straightened, she was no longer wearing her school uniform also and he noticed that she was wearing her own style with tight dark denim jeans that clung to her and a large black t-shirt which had the words "Hey look the Circus is in town, Lets go see if your mom is working" he was wondering what on earth a circus was when Hermione began talking about everything on her mind.

He listened for over 3 hours about the life of pain that had only happened to this girl in the past year she couldn't have been more than 16 yet but all the things she had been through were more than he had been through in 5 years. As she finished her story he began to tell her his, he didn't know why it was just something that happened not caring if she told anyone which he knew she wouldn't. As he finished his story he noticed Hermione had been paying attention to him the whole time unlike his "friends". Without any warning at all Hermione hugged him and turned to leave but he still embraced her. "I want to thank you for just listening to me, noone has done that for me ever" came his reply and before she had a chance to speak he gave her a quick kiss.

Hermione not expecting this didn't kiss back however the kiss was so quick she barely felt his lips brush against hers. "Thank you also you're the only person who has listened to me in the past year" with that she turned around and walked out of the room into hers.

That night both lay in their beds wondering what had happened just only hours before. In no time at all both fell into a sleep that had been the best in a long while.

The song lyrics I used were Three Days Grace – Just Like you

This is the end of Chapter 2 of A Newly Found Love. Please review what you think!

Story © by Niki AkA GrumpiFaerie