We Can Never Be

Disclaimer- I own no characters…boo…oh but how I wish Draco was mine… wand… laughs the things I could do to that boy… WITH that boy!)


Chaper 1- Letters and a Memory

The seventh and final year at Hogwarts and Hermione was just waking up and saw a letter addressed to her. It was a bit thick too. She ripped the letter open and out dropped an object into her hand. Her mouth dropped open at the sight to it. It was a gold badge, with the words 'Head Girl' on it.

"Hey Mi. Did you get your Hogwarts letter?" Ginny asked, walking in the room. Hermione continued to stare blankly at the badge. "You ok Mi?" Ginny looked over Hermione's shoulder. "OMG!" she gasped. Ginny ran out of the room to get Harry and Ron. They came in to congratulate her.

"Well…" Ron asked "Aren't you happy?" Hermione slightly nodded not looking up.

"Mi, you feeling alright?" Harry said.

"I'm Head Girl." Hermione whispered.

"We know!" Ginny said smiling.

"Then who…" Hermione started, and suddenly it hit her. It hit her like a baseball bat in the face. She grabbed the envelope and found a letter in there from the headmaster, Dumbledore.

To Miss Granger/ Mr. Malfoy,

Congratulations on becoming Heads of the school. I would like to inform you that this is the first time Hogwarts has seen a seen a Head from Slytherin and Gryffindor at the same time. I would kindly ask you to put aside your differences and get along. I am also going to be setting up a new system for the school. Professor McGonagall will be at Platform 9¾ to talk to you about it. Congratulations again to you both.

-Albus Dumbledore-

Hogwarts Headmaster

"No. No! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Hermione cried "NOT HIM! ANYONE BUT HIM!" Tears were running down her cheeks.

Harry took the letter out of her hand and read it with Ron next to him.

"Get along?" Harry read.

"Put aside your differences!" Ron questioned, "Of all the stupid idiot gits there are in the school, it had to be the biggest git there is put on the planet!" His face was turning red he was so upset.


-At Draco's-

"Well what does it say?" Narcissa asked her son.

"I'm Head Boy," Draco muttered.

"Ohh…I'm so proud of you," she said taking Draco into her arms. "Why do you seem upset?"

"Granger is Head Girl," Draco muttered again handing out the letter from Dumbledore. Narcissa frowned while she read.

"Well, the headmaster is right," she said trying to smile.

"Whatever," Draco sighed and went to his room. 'Of all the girls,' he thought 'Mudblood Granger is the one I'm stuck with for a whole year, but last year…"

DRACO'S FLASHBACK

My Dearest Draco

I'm so sorry to tell you this, your father has been found dead. I'm upset just as much as you feel. I love you so much and I will see you in a month.

Love Mother

Draco sat there re-reading what the letter said, praying and hoping that it can't be true, but it was. He dropped the letter onto the floor with tears streaming out of his eyes. He buried his face in his hands and stared at the fire.

He heard the portrait hole open and Hermione walked into the room with her nose in a book and sat down in a chair continuing to read.

(A/N remember they are prefects and they share a common room.)

'Damn,' Draco thought. 'What does she have to see me like this now…of all the times…why now!' He felt too weak to get up so he secretly wiped his eye. He also gave a small sniff. Hermione looked up, in surprise.

'Shit, she heard me. Now I have to go.'

Without looking at Hermione, Draco ran up to his room, making sure that she didn't see his face. She CANNOT see him like this. A Malfoy has to be strong and not show that they are weak but no matter how crappy he felt…HE CANNOT LET MUDBLOOD GRANGER SEE HIM LIKE THIS, NEVER!

The next day, he saw Hermione reading (as usual) in the same chair she was in last night. She looked up for a quick second and Draco saw that she had been crying. Without saying anything, Draco walked toward the portrait hole.

"I'm sorry," Hermione whispered.

"What are you talking about, Granger?" he said.

"About your dad," she whispered again. "I got a letter yesterday saying that my mother passed away."

"Sorry," Draco muttered without thinking. Hermione looked up with red puffy eyes and a small smile on her face.

"Thanks," she said.

"Yeah, no problem," he said and walked away.

Three things crossed his mind, #1- How could he be so stupid and leave him letter on the floor right where anyone could see it. #2- why does Granger feel sorry for him? #3- why does HE feel sorry for Her! The only time Draco made Hermione smile was when Professor Moody changed him into a ferret, but he wasn't trying to make her laugh. And an even weirder feeling, he felt good that he made her smile. He shook his head from these thoughts. Draco made his way to the Great Hall for breakfast trying to forget about Hermione.

Minutes later, Hermione entered the Great Hall. Draco saw that she didn't have puffy eyes or any tears. In fact she looked…happy.

'Jeeze, all I said was –sorry-,' he thought rolling his eyes.

Later on that night, Draco was finishing his homework and Hermione walked in.

'Why is it that every time I'm here alone, SHE walks in while there is NO ONE eles in the room?' He got up and headed for his room but stopped at-

"Mal-Draco?"

He turned and saw Hermione coming toward him. He noticed she was too close to him.

"Umm…I, uhh…" Hermione started to blush, "I just wanted you to know that…uhh…" 'Wow she stutters a lot.' He thought as Hermione was trying to find the right words.

"What you said earlier, although it wasn't much, whatever," she went on, "It just meant a lot to me to have you be nice like that…to me."

"Yea," Draco said staring at her in her deep brown eyes, "Well…you and I are both feeling pretty crappy now so…" 'What to say?' "…Yea." 'Nice.'

"And even though it was very rude of me to look at you letter and I know I shouldn't of, I'm really sorry about your dad," Hermione smiled at him.

"Yea, thanks," Draco gave a smile grin to her, "I'm sorry about your mum." Suddenly Hermione jumped into his arms and gave him a hug that practically crushed his ribs. 'What has gotten into her?' The first and last time they touched was when Hermione smacked him right across the face. Draco, not thinking again, wrapped his arms around Hermione and held her close. About after five minutes, Hermione pulled away, but Draco kept her in his grasp. They just stood there, lost in words, staring deep into each other's eyes. Draco slowly raised a hand to her face to remove some hair from it. Her face was so smooth and the minute Draco's fingertips touched her, he felt her shiver and saw that her face was turning redder by the second. Hermione began lifting her face slowly toward his. 'She's not gonna kiss me, is she?' he thought not knowing what to do. She was coming closer and closer, and…

"Hermione?" a voice said that made the two of them jump. Hermione was completely out of Draco's arms, staring at the person who interrupted them. Of course, it was Weasley.

"Hi Ron," Hermione said weakly.

"You…wha-" he was lost for words.

"Umm…thanks for the homework help, Granger," Draco said thinking fast.

"Wha- oh, yea," she answered.

Draco glared at Ron and then turned on his heel.

That was the last time that he said anything to Hermione.

END DROACO'S FLASHBACK


so… that is chaper 1!

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