Chapter Twenty Five

Dear Benjamin,

I don't think I can take this much longer and it will be the hardest thing I have ever had to do. This has left me with guilt and sorrow. I am going to have to call off the wedding because the truth is I love you to death but not the kind of love that we should be experiencing; there is no romance, no fighting, and no laughter…not the kind I remember. I have been in love with Draco Malfoy the whole time we have been together. I have not cheated on you but I cannot accept the fact that I have been lying to this whole time. There is a million reasons I cry but I don't tell you, I miss the way I was when I was 17 and I was carefree and in love and now I'm not. Please forgive me for everything, for all the hurt I caused you to have. I will take your last name because it's the least I can do, but I can't be a lying bride. But if you do not accept my apology, I understand. On the back of this paper is something more, it's something you have to understand.

Love always,

Hermione Granger-Bisson

The Rules of the Daffodil Love

Try as little as possible not to hurt your crush.

Try to fix your crush's problems without making it obvious because it shows them that you understand.

Keep your thoughts to yourself (it helps you figure out how you feel about the person)

Kiss your crush goodnight even if they hate you and you hate them.

Eat fattening foods with them and try to avoid the drugs.

Don't be afraid to call yourself lovers after kissing a lot.

Play your favorite sport with your lover.

Talk about as many things with your lover as possible…even if its strange and you hate your lover.

Look at tea leaves together.

Never say "I love you" if you don't mean it.

Do a favor for them, like making their dream workplace.

Go to your lover's (if they have them) Quidditch matches and if they get hurt; help them even if they don't want it.

Do not tell everyone that you did stuff with a hot teacher just to clear a rumor that you don't want (Example: Your lover and you hate each other but did stuff soberly together)

Comment on your lover's "skills."

Once again stay away with the drugs, and having two lovers without telling them about each other is a bad idea.

Don't ignore the lover that you left behind. And fall in love fast because it makes you better at Quidditch.

Never ever trust your dad if you think he is coming up with an evil scheme because he probably is.

Trust your friends though because they will save you from your lover's dad.

Don't base a decision between wealth and a lover because you may lose the one you love and never find them again.

Make love to each other often…it makes you feel better about the other.

Never get high and then make out with your cousin because drugs are wrong and well…making out with your cousin is G-R-O-S-S!

Tell the one you love that you're sorry as soon as you and explain how it was the wrong thing to do and what made you do it at the time. There's a good chance they will forgive you.

Say sorry to the other people you hurt too because it will show the one you love that you aren't arrogant.

If you get stuck in a "love square," choose the person you love the most and do not take your anger for someone else on a corner of the square because you couldn't have them.

If you and the one you love get in a fight and have a long gap in your relationship, forgive, forget and fallback in love (the 3 F's).

Don't beat up the one you love's new crush…it's not worth it.

Don't wait a WHOLE year to find the one you love if they left, get them back as soon as possible.

Do not ignore your daughter's mother/father.

Do not go into a marriage if you're in love with someone else.

Falling in love when your 17 withsomeone you hateis hard work…so be prepared.

Author's Note: I hope you all likes the end of the story because I know I did. I might make an epilogue but I'm not sure. I really should get back to the Cruel Love sequel (Original Skin) because I haven't gotten many reviews on that one, plus the chapters on it have been written very sloppily so I should probably switch some of my concentration to that. Leave love,

XoXo,

-Steph