It was until she fell asleep that he could hold her, slowly he had lifted her and brought her out of the mansion. When he saw how frail she was at that momment , he nearly turned weak, with pain.But as a malfoy , he had learned to have his emotions controlled.
He brought her away to Harry's house for him to look after her, but it didnt work, she wouldn't let anyone go near her. Time then was all she had to heal her, bit by bit, she would open up, starting by making people's pressence known to herself, but she wouldnt trust. Ginny had to be by herside constantly.
He was jealouse of ginny, to be able to be by herside, to be depended on by her, but this was all he could do..nothing more.
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Dumbledore sat patiently by his side...
A malfoy, looking so close to tears, he had never seen. But he knew that Hermione had changed smt in him, smt that made him more human than anyone knew he could be.
He got up slowly and patted the young man's shoulder, "dont worry Draco,i promise you, we'll help her, not matter whaat it takes.
But dont fall Draco, your all she has left , if you do tumble and fall, not even the most advance magic of the face of this earth will save her."
"Thank you"
Just then, a shattering sound came from behind, he turned to see Hermione throwing th glass of wather on the floor. Slowly she picked it up, as if admiring its beauty, she looked at it with intent,then holding it to her wrist.
" Hermione don't" Draco called out as he ran over and held it in time.
" Let go off me..." she cried , grasping another fragment.
" Hermione no.. "he caught her this time but reciving a deep cut down his arm.
"Don't touch me ...i'm filthy" she snapped as she ran and hid herslef.
" i don't care how dirty your are Hermione.." he whispered." i dont"
" I do, " she sobbed. He slowly walked over to where she was. her hair a mess of curls, her face pale white.
"Go away Draco, go away..i don't deserve this, i don't desrve you." she muttered . " i want to go, away from this world..."
" Don't " he snapped .
' Don't what, " she asked.." she lifted her face and looked up at him, " don't go don't what, i know for certain you don't even love me "
" How can you say that Hermione..." he looked her with a mixture of sadness and confusion.
" you only love her, don't you, don't you, i've just been living in this world i thought i had..haha... it was really convicing, thanks Draco for everything, even if u didn't mean it , it mae me fell better." she scarcly made out the words , chokin on her tears.
" Thats not true... i love you, i really do," he retorted.
" You don't , remember at the start, you didn't even want to acknowledge me until you read her letter , her plea for me , and until you found the note" she replied.
" what note"
" The note she wrote you when she had the child, go away Draco please, i'm happy already."
Could what she had said be true, no.
Her face trembling with tears , his heart tremblin with hurt, how could she say those things.
" I thought you were different Hermione, i really did, i realised you're just as cold" he whispered. Slowly he got up and walked
" I love you Draco i really do " she whispered.
These words were carried to his ear by the silenece.
He ran back and placed himself infront of her"If you love me, why do this to me, to us, i've never regrettde loving you, i never will, i'm sorry if i made you feel as a subsitute or a replacement, i love you" he spoke as he borught her towaard him into his arms " i really do, and if you think that its not real and don't want to .."
"I want to , i just never believed it was real, i just hoped to have u long enough to have a life that had true love be part of it ," she muffled into his chest.
"Well, it is Hermione, it will never change , believe me .."
" I want to, i really want to "
" i promise you Hermione , eerything will be fine everythign will be alright, we just have to make it happen"
quietly she nodded. The room silence around them , when a love thought once to be lost had now shown itself.