That was a year ago. That was when I didn't have to be something I wasn't. That was when I met the love of my life. That was when I fell in love with Draco Malfoy.

Hermione Granger

Harry sat in the Leaky Cauldron, drinking tea and reading the Daily Prophet. He really missed Ron and Hermione. He got up, folded the paper, put it in his pocket, and walked out of the Leaky Cauldron, and into Diagon Alley. Two long years and no sign or letter or anything from them. 'Maybe they're just busy,' he would think to himself. Of course, he was busy too. Even more famous for defeating Voldemort in his 7th year and he was training to be an Auror. He was on break for summer. He sat outside of Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, eating a sundae, and watching people as they walked by. He saw a couple people he knew from Hogwarts: Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigin, Lavender Brown, and Draco Malfoy, hand-in-hand with a pretty brunette. Harry finished his sundae. He got up to leave; he saw Draco and that girl one last time. He walked about two feet, when he turned around and looked at Draco's girl again. That was Hermione! With Draco!

"HERMIONE!" Harry shouted over the crowd.

Hermione stopped walking when her name was shouted. "That sound like..." she scanned the crowd. "HARRY!"

"Potter?" Draco muttered to himself. Hermione let go of his hand and ran to Harry. She hugged him tightly.

"It's been too long," said Hermione.

"I know," said Harry.

"How are you?" asked Hermione.

"Good, I'm just on vacation," said Harry.

"What do you do?" asked Hermione.

"I'm training to be an Auror," said Harry. "What about you?"

"I'm a Healer at St. Mungo's," said Hermione. Draco cleared his throat.

"Malfoy," said Harry.

"Potter," said Draco. "Come on Hermione," he grabbed her hand, knowing that Harry had no idea about them, "let's go get some ice cream."

"Don't touch her like that," snapped Harry. Draco smirked.

"You haven't told him about us yet?" asked Draco.

"Us? You and him are a-a couple? Geez Hermione, you could have picked someone better," said Harry.

"Harry, come on, that's not fair," said Hermione. "Yes, we are going out. It's a long story."

"People change when their parents are dead, Potter," said Draco.

"You know how Lucius was," said Hermione.

"He don't know half of what my father was like," said Draco.

"HARRY! HERMIONE!" someone had shouted from the crowd.

Hermione and Harry looked around and saw a tall redheaded guy. "RON!" they both shouted. Ron came up and hugged them.

"What are you doing here?" asked Hermione.

"Just out and about is all," said Ron. "Wow. How long has it been?"

"Two years," said Hermione.

"But if feels like is has been 100," said Harry. They all nodded.

"Ron, I have something to tell you," said Hermione.

"What?" asked Ron.

Hermione went over to Draco and put a hand on his chest. He put an arm around her waist. "Draco and I have been going out for about a year now." Ron's jaw dropped.

"But Hermione, he called you names, made your life at Hogwarts horrible," said Ron.

Draco's eyes narrowed. "And I regretted saying it everytime."

"Ron, look, if it wasn't for Draco, I probably wouldn't be here right now," said Hermione.

"What do you mean?" asked Ron.

"My ex-boyfriend was going to kill me because he found out I was a witch, so I ran. I don't know how or why, but I ran to Draco's house. I don't know it was his house at the time. Draco knocked out John, my ex, and called the muggle police," said Hermione. "I don't know, but I guess we both had and have feelings for each other." She smiled at Draco who smiled back. "Ron, you should be happy for me. I'm happy with Draco."

He sighed. "Whatever make you happy, I'm with you 'til the end of time," Ron muttered. "You know that." He looked at the ground. They next thing he knew, Hermione was hugging him.

"You have to trust me this time. I know it's hard, but I really like Draco," Hermione whispered to Ron while she hugged him. He nodded. Hermione let go.

"So, Ron, what are you doing for a living?" asked Harry.

"Right now, I'm helping Fred and George with their joke shop. I'm also in the middle of becoming a worker in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts. My dad convinced the Minister of Magic to pay more money to that area. He agreed," said Ron. "What about you two?"

"I'm training to be an Auror," said Harry.

"And I'm training to be a Healer at St. Mungo's," said Hermione.

"Wow," said Ron.

"Hermione," Draco said about an hour later. "I'm going to go home."

"Oh, ok, goodnight then," said Hermione. She got up and kissed him goodnight. Both Harry and Ron had to restrain themselves from attacking Draco. About an hour later, Hermione looked at her watch. It was 3:00pm. "Oh, is that the time? I really must be going, Healer training. Uh, here's my address," she scribbled her address on two spare pieces of paper, "come over or send me a letter anytime. Bye." She apparated to St. Mungo's.

A/N: Well, heres chapter 2! I hope you like it!