When Grey Turns To Silver

Chapter 1- How I've Missed You

Prologue:

During their sixth year at Hogwarts, Hermione's trips to the library seemed, if possible, even more frequent. The boys assumed that her Ancient Runes class had become harder since her third year, but they were wrong, entirely. Hermione, although she claimed to be going to the library in order to study, would be meeting up with her love, her Draco. It has been months now, and Hermione was longing for her true love again. But their romance was forced to be kept a secret, because if any one knew of them, it was certain that Draco would be disowned, and Hermione would have that on her shoulders for the rest of her life. The only question that Hermione and Draco have for each other, is do they have a future? Could they ever be happy? Only time would truly tell.

How I've missed you…

Her heart pounded in her ears. It had been three months since she saw him last, and she was curious to know if he had changed at all. She was in her parent's car on the way to Kings Cross station in London to catch the Hogwarts express. It was raining outside.

Flashback

"Did I ever tell you how much I love the rain?" asked Hermione sweetly as they stood on a balcony outside of the Charms room. It had been storming out for days this April, and it hadn't stopped yet.

Draco couldn't care less of course. He was only interested in listening to the girl he loved. The girl he loved… he thought to himself as he answered,

"No, you never told me, but I always knew that you did." Hermione grinned at her secret boyfriend, and her heart skipped a beat like it always had whenever he spoke. The downpour was becoming heavy, and his hair was getting soaked. Elegantly gorgeous, but, soaked all the same.

"I love you Draco…" mumbled Hermione as she suddenly hugged him. Her head only hit the bottom of his chin comfortably, and Draco smiled at his girlfriends surprise hug.

"I love you too 'Mione…" said Draco as he bent to kiss the top of her head.

Back to reality

It had been so simple then… thought Hermione as she continued to stare at the rain. The Weasley's had told Hermione's parents about the Malfoys, and how they discriminated against those who had muggle parentage. Hermione had no knowledge of this conversation between the Weasley's and her parents, and thought they would be happy for her when she mentioned her new boyfriend at the beginning of the summer.

No boy like that will be able to date our daughter. You'll just have to write to the lad m'dear.

The words still rung through her head like wildfire. She obviously hadn't written to Draco telling him so. As a matter of fact, she hadn't written to him at all. She had done it for Draco's sake. She didn't want her Draco to be thrown out of the home he loved, and she certainly didn't want to ruin Draco's relationship with his parents (although Hermione didn't like them very much).

Hermione's eyes hadn't left the rain drops, even when the car came to a halt. Hermione sat still, watching the rain fall from the sky.

"Come on darling!" rang the voice of Mrs. Granger distantly. "Hermione! Come on! Get out of the car!"

"What? Oh, sorry Mum…" mumbled Hermione. She reached into the seat next to her, grabbed her large trunk, and stepped out into the rain. Every rain drop that hit her face made her anticipate seeing Draco more and more. Her heart pounded faster and faster until,

"See you soon love!" said Mrs. Granger as they approached the barrier to Platform 9 ¾. "How about Christmas?"

"I dunno Mum, maybe. I'll write to you loads though, I promise." said Hermione some what distantly. With out any final goodbyes Hermione ran through the barrier onto the magical platform.

It had been as she had always remembered. The bustling wizard parents, the students and their pets, and-

"Hermione!" screamed a tall red-headed boy. Hermione spun quickly to see none other then Ron Weasley.

Ron walked over quickly and before he could say a word, Hermione pulled him into a large hug and said, "Oh Ron, I feel like I haven't seen you in ages."

"I know, same here." Ron said happily. Hermione looked around for a while and noticed that some one wasn't there.

"Where's Harry?" asked Hermione. Ron looked around himself and seemed slightly confused.

"I dunno, I thought I saw him before. He's probably gone off to talk to Sam." said Ron.

"Oh…" mumbled Hermione. Sam… thought Hermione irritably. Sam thought she was so brilliant, just because she was a rebel. What could Harry possibly see in her? She wasn't very smart, she wasn't very nice, well, not to Hermione anyways.

Flashback

"So, Harry, who've you been meeting?" asked Hermione on their way back from dinner.
Harry blushed and tried to hide his grin.

"I've honestly no idea what you're talking about Hermione. I've been in detention." said Harry.

"Honestly Harry, you can't lie to me. I know you get detention once in a while, but you haven't had it this often before. Besides, I'm in all of your classes you idiot." said Hermione.

"Okay, fine, I'll tell you. It's Samantha Watson." said Harry.

"What?"

"Yeah, I know, me and Sam, but, I dunno, she's really cool!" said Harry. His face reddened even more, and Hermione could swear on her life that his eyes were twinkling.

"But, Harry, she's a bit, I dunno, tough, don't you think?" asked Hermione.

"Well, yeah, that's what I like about her."

Reality again

"Honestly Ron, I don't understand why Harry's with-" began Hermione, but she stopped when she saw Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle walk past. Before she could stop it, a smile spread across Hermione's lips, until Ron noticed Malfoy walking past.

"What are you staring at?" asked Draco in a cold voice Hermione knew didn't belong to her boyfriend. Ron's faced reddened as he stared at Draco.

"Nothing special, just some ugly twit…" said Ron.

"Just because you're jealous Weasley…" began Draco as he and the boys walked away.

Ron quickly calmed down and muttered something like, "Why would I?"

Hermione ignored this and simply watched her boyfriend walk away. He turned and winked at her, and any worry of him that she had went away a little bit.

Ron's attention on the other hand was elsewhere. He was busy focusing on the girl coming out of the train.

She was sort of in her Hogwarts uniform but her tie was un-done and she wasn't wearing her robe. Her somewhat untidy dark brown hair had a creative streak of red here and there, and her eyes were a deep hazel.

This was Samantha Watson:

She was one of the many less noticeable lower year Gryffindor's in years past, until last year when her father was reported dead. Many of her friends considered her drastic change in personality, style, and attitude effects of this sadness, and when Samantha no longer talked to them, everyone knew it was. She certainly had detention more than many of the other students, and was one of the few who actually didn't seam to care.

In Ron's eyes, Harry's attraction for her seamed immediate once he noticed her, and wasn't surprised in the least bit that she agreed to date him.

At this current moment in time however, Sam seemed very flushed and happy about something. Ron figured out what made her happy about a split second before it happened, and that was when Harry came out of the train following Sam, gave her a hug from behind, and began to kiss her neck.

Hermione found this act quite repulsing. Why her Harry? Why not some one nice like Ginny?

But this was only a secondary thought in Hermione's mind. Her brain was still following Draco, and she decided to leave Harry and Sam be, and bid Ron a quick farewell before she went off to do her 'head girl duties'.

Her mind still racing at the thought of Draco, her step was quick as she followed his path into the Head boy and girl compartment.

When she entered the train's compartment, she stood outside of the door first to listen to what was going on inside.

"Go on you two, I have important things to do." came Draco's cold voice.

"But come on Malfoy, we need money for chocolate frogs" came the deep slow voice of Crabbe or Goyle, Hermione couldn't tell.

"Fine, my God, take it and get out…" came Draco's cold voice again. The two large things left the compartment, shot a nasty look at Hermione, and left. Hermione's eyes followed them for a moment, and she entered the compartment herself.

"Ah.." she sighed in order to get Draco's attention. His head shot up to see Hermione's bright smiling face. "So this is my head boy, is it?"

Draco couldn't help but grin widely and stare at Hermione. Hermione seemed to only have changed slightly. Her hair had become elegant curls rather than the slight frizz she had when he fell in love with her. Although his love was stronger, his want for her had grown, and it seemed she had become a more sensual person.

They started walking and met half-way in the compartment. Their lips met for what felt like an eternity.

This is the kiss Hermione and Draco share:

Take the feeling you had when you had your first kiss. Multiply that by infinity and that is Hermione and Draco's kiss. The tenderness that Hermione feels is indeed the touch of Draco's mouth against her own. She places her hand on Draco's face, and surprisingly feels a small amount of stubble growing beneath her hand, but Hermione enjoys this feeling. Her eyes, although closed, would light up if they were open, and her heart is singing a beautiful song. She places her other arm around Draco's waist and she can feel his slender and elegant back.

Draco also feels something this powerful. Hermione's mouth is soft, and as his hand caresses her hair, he is reminded about what they share as a couple. He can't help but to rap his arm around her waist and feel her beautiful shape. When he feels her arm around his waist as well, his heart begins to pound, possibly because he has a bad habit of expecting something more then what's going to happen, but all the same, he is seriously enjoying this moment with the girl he loves.

That is the kiss that Hermione and Draco share.

"Oh Draco…" sighed Hermione.

"It's so good to see you love." mumbled Draco in Hermione's ear.

This is the Draco I know… thought Hermione.

"How I've missed you…" began Hermione.

"I know, I know, me too. I missed you too Hermione. I'm so sorry I didn't write-"

"It's better that you didn't Draco." said Hermione softly. Draco didn't need to ask what she meant, he already knew.

"It's so wonderful to see you Hermione." said Draco as he continued to hold her in his arms.

"Yes it is wonderful to be with each other again…" sighed Hermione.

For what felt like an hour when it was only maybe thirty seconds or so, they continued to hold each other and mumble sweet things, until a murmur came toward their door.

"Oh, those damn prefects…" mumbled Draco.

Hermione loosened her grip and said, "Come on love, we've a job to do…" Draco nodded and watched Hermione leave him and sit on the bench.

I'm in love with perfection thought Draco.