Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any other character in this story.
Background Information: ( This is just some stuff I don't want to work into my fic.) Takes place in
the 7th year of Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione went to the Dursley's with Harry at the end of
the year. Hermione and Ron became a couple. Draco showed up at the Dursley's door crying at
Harry's feet begging him to forgive him saying that Dumbledors words at the end of last year
changed him. Draco then showed him the remaining Horacruxs that he had destroyed; he told him
that Voldemort had realized that they all were destroyed and that he was coming to kill Harry that
night. Needless to say Voldemort came, Harry destroyed him, and Snape just happened to get
killed in the battle. The Death Eaters were sent to Azkaban except Draco who was pardoned. The
trio went to The Burrow, to attend Fluer and Bill's wedding were Ron cheated on Hermione with
one of Fluer's friends leaving Hermione distraught and heart broken. Well that's about all the back info so enjoy my fic.
Hermione wandered through King Cross Station dressed in all black, the hood on her sweatshirt
was pulled up covering her face. The last thing she wanted was a bunch of people recognizing her,
swooning and begging for an autograph because of the part she played in defeating Voldemort.
Steadying her cart she passed through the barrier at platform 9 ¾ . Like usual there was tons of
witches and wizards standing there saying their goodbye's to kids they wouldn't see till Christmas;
Harry, and Ron were no where to be seen.
"Good," she thought, "I really don't want to see Ron." She still hadn't forgiven him for what he did over the summer.
The train was packed when she got on, it was a good thing she was Head Girl this year, the Head's
shared a compartment with the preficts and it was mandatory that they ride the train in that
compartment. No one else was in the compartment when she got there, so she Sat down, pulled a
book out and started to read. About 20 minutes later the compartment started to fill with preficts
chatting loudly, waiting for the speech from the Head Boy and Girl to begin. She looked up from her
book as the compartment door opened wondering who the Head boy this year was, praying that it
wasn't Ron. All her fears were replaced with even bigger ones when the door opened revealing a
tall pale faced, blonde haired Slytherin.
"Malfoy! Your Head Boy!" she cried.
"What expecting Potter, or hoping for your lover Weasel," Draco smirked. Hermione had a look as
if someone slapped her in the face; Draco was quick to realize the sudden change in her facial
features. Her eyes had become glassy, her face grew pale as her lips bottom lip began to tremble.
"No but I definitely wasn't expecting you!" Hermione answered submissively trying to hold back the
tears that wanted to spill form her eyes at the mention of Ron. Draco took that as his cue to lay off.
"Well, we have a meeting to start so we better get started right, Hermione," He suddenly
announced. Niether Hermione nor Draco knew why he had called her by her first name, he hadn't
done it in seven years, but it did seem to make her feel better, and she was able to stop the onset of
tears waging in her eyes.
The preficts meeting was short, and quickly the occupants of the compartment left to go join up with
their friends. Draco was about to leave when saw that Hermione wasn't, mentally kicking himself,
he went and sat down next to her. Why do I have to be a nice guy he asked himself.
"So spill Granger what's the deal. I figured you of all people would be in a rush to go be with your friends?"
Hermione turned ghost white. Seeing Draco become Head Boy was shocking in it's own but to see
him being nice to her that was shocking on a new level. Sure he had helped them out with
Voldemort, but they hadn't really talked during that ordeal. It was more of him crying at their feet,
which was quite enjoyable she had to admit, them battling, and Draco's sudden leave after the fight
had ended. What was she going to tell him that she never wanted to see Ron again, that he was a
liar and a cheater and spill her most private secret with a previous enemy? He mind cleared, she
decided the truth would be alright, she was sure most of Hogwarts would know by the end of the
night anyway.
"Well if you must know Ron and I broke up. It was rather nasty, and I really don't want to see
him," she replied eyes burning more and more with every word.
"What happened? I always thought you two were perfect for each other." A bewildered look
crossed his face for a moment then hiding behind his usual emotionless look.
"Well I guess I wasn't perfect enough for him." The tears couldn't be fought any longer; Hermione
erupted in uncontrollable sobs.
" Do you want to talk about it, things like this usually get better when you tell someone." Even
Draco himself was surprised at his own unusual bout of kindess.
Hermione hadn't been able to talk about it all summer, not when her parents asked why she was
always locking herself in her room crying, she had even ignored all Harry's letters pertaining to Ron
but now she was compelled to talk.
" Well we were doing alright till Fluer's slut friend showed up. Ron instantly fell for her. The night
before the wedding they were no where to be found, until I stumbled in on them having sex, when I
went to get something from the shed."
"Oh." Draco couldn't think of anything to say. There were no words for that, even he wouldn't have
cheated on his girlfriend, sure he had been with a lot of girls but never when he was exclusive with
one.
" That's not even the worst part. He tried to deny what I saw, saying that I was seeing things. He
tried to say that he and that slut were just hanging out in there. Like I am stupid enough to believe
him." She started to sob, not caring about what Draco would think, letting the tears roll down her
face. A hand came to her face wiping every tear away, she looked up at Draco, he had a sincere
smile on his face.
"He's a jerk Hermione. He doesn't deserve some one as wonderful as you and if he cant see that
then he is not only blind but stupid."