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LAST CHAPTER:

I hate to see him with a girl who isn't me. I can't reprimand anger when I see him touch her the way he used to touch me. Hold her the way he held me. Whisper into her ear promises he whispered into mine. Promises that weren't fulfilled. No. he told me he loved me and that we would end up together, which I don't think very probable of happening. He told me we would overcome all difficulties together. He lied. And I wanted to hate him. I truly wanted, but I couldn't. I would have been so easy if I did…but I loved him too much. I was addicted to him.

My parents' story

By: A.Lupin

Chapter 17: At last

At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song

At last
The skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I have looked at you

I found a dream, that I could speak to
A dream that I, can call my own
I found a thrill, to press my cheek to
A thrill that I, have never known

You smiled, you smiled
And then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine at last

I found a dream
That I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill, to press my cheek to
A thrill that I, have never known

You smiled you smiled
And then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine

At last
At last
At last

At last - Celine Dion

17. Draco

What could I do? At least I had left Parkinson, and with it most of the chances of marrying her. My father would be angry but I didn't mind anymore. I wasn't living my life. I was like a puppet in hands of nobody. I did things only for routine, nothing ever exited me anymore. Weeks passed and my life and its ambitions started to fade. Don't get me wrong; I was fully in love with Hermione but I hated not being able to be near her while her friends could, and not being me who made her smile. And I also could see sadness in her eyes since I left her. I snogged girls, thinking it was her, but the real Hermione only glared at me, never looked at me with the eyes the others did. Never said the 'I love you's' the others said. If I kept behaving like this I was going to die.

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"Then why didn't you go to her and tell it?" she asked curiously.

"In his way, he was protecting me" Hermione said as she placed her hand inside his. Their daughter smiled and nodded.

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"Hey, Malfoy, be careful" a feminine voice said from the floor breaking my thoughts. My books had crashed with hers and her. Immediately I knew who she was. There was only one girl who could resist me and called me by my surname. Hermione Granger.

We started to collect our things without muttering a word. We looked constantly at each other, but never meeting the other's eyes. Our hands brushed and I felt her soft skin against mine again. Memories invaded my mind but I was waken up with a silent scream from her. I looked down at what she was holding. I blushed slightly when I saw them. Drawings of her. During all the classes I spent my time drawing her. There were drawings of her listening to the teacher, scribbling and taking notes, answering to the teacher's questions… about ten of them. But the one she was holding was one in our common room, she was not in school robes and was leaning against the wall, waiting to go with her date with Weasley. As a title of the drawing there was: "Mrs. Malfoy"

Her mouth hung open as she turned around and ran away, taking with her my favourite drawing.

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"It's that drawing over there!" she pointed to the wall.

"That's it darling." Draco said sweetly.

"It's so nicely done!" Beverly Malfoy said.

"I know. I draw so well" Draco said proudly lifting his chin. Hermione rolled her eyes and smacked his arm playfully.

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Next morning I saw the drawing in my table without any note. I sighed and putted my drawing in my room. Another boring day was ahead, I thought. But this day was worse than the others. She didn't even look at me and every time we crossed in a corridor she spited an insult. We entered the dungeon for the last class of the day and I saw her holding hands with Weasley, and both smiling stupidly.

I heard a door bang and some quick steps.

"Sit down, class, we don't have all day." Severus Snape said sitting in his table "today we are going to do a potion to find our soul mate" he looked at the surprised faces of all the class, it was strange to see Severus talking about something to do with love. "Anyone knows the potion that we can use?" the usual hand shot in the air. Severus decided to ignore it, as he always did. Then I raised my hand. I knew the answer and I wanted to show Hermione I was superior to her. Severus looked at me and told me to say the answer.

"Meadlow's potion, sir" I said proudly as I received a glare from Hermione. Well, maybe it wasn't a bad day after all.

"Correct Mr. Malfoy, 15 points to Slytherin"I smirked at Hermione and her glare only intensified.

"This potion has to be done strictly individually. Each person does a potion which ten minutes at the end of class everyone will drink it, whatever they have. Does anyone know the effects of it?" this time her hand was up, with mine too.

"The effects of the Meadlow's potion are immediate. The one who drinks it sees all blurred figures except for their soul mate, which they see clearly. The effects pass half an hour after they have seen their soul mate."

"Exactly, Mr.Malfoy. Another 20 points for you" my grin widened but she smiled at me sweetly and cruely. What was she going to do? I saw her get Weasley's hand and murmur something into his ear, smiling sweetly. I got red with anger and jealously and didn't see her raise her hand.

"Yes, Ms. Granger?"

"But, what if our soul mate is not inside the school?" she asked and then murmured "but I know he is, isn't he?" she looked at Weasley. I thought I was going to vomit.

"You have a point Ms. Granger. And we are going to add an ingredient to the potion" he flicked his wand and the ingredients appeared on the board, and one marked in red "that shortens the space and now you won't find your soul mate, but the best one for you in2 miles, so in all Hogwarts." She nodded, understanding.

The class passed with boring normality. That is, until 15 for the end. Everyone was very exited with the potion and its effects and couldn't wait to see what happened next. Severus even had to shout, a very unusual thing.

"Shut up, class! Is everyone ready? When I say three, you drink it. Yes, I will see if you have drunk it and if it's correctly done because your ears will enlarge. One, two, three!" I eyed everyone in the class and I saw most people drinking it except from a few, who were doing the same as me. I decided to do it. I felt the hot liquid run down my body and started to feel strange sensations. I closed my eyes and let warmth invade my body, making me feel full of energy. I opened my eyes and saw everything blurry. I closed them again, trying to calm down. When I opened them I saw the figures moving. I tried to think where the door was and tried to go towards it. I reach the corridor with efforts and tried to think how to go to my common room. Shit! How much time would I have to be like this? Appear, damn soul mate. I went towards my common room and saw my soul mate. She was looking at me too, and I thought that she could also only see, so I was also her soul mate. Then I clearly saw who she was.

Hermione Granger.

Of course it would be her. Severus had only said in Hogwarts, but I was sure that it was inside and outside Hogwarts. She came closer, locking our eyes. We both went near each other slowly, but without leaving the other's eyes. It was like anything else existed, only the two of us. Without noticing it, we were inches apart. I couldn't hold it anymore. I caressed her cheek slowly with my hand, longing for the contact with her skin. I focused on the moment, making the most of it. She stepped back a little, looking away. I wasn't going to let her go. Not again.

I stepped closer and hugged her tightly. She tried to back away, but I didn't let her, I held her tighter.

"I'm sorry, Hermione, I truly am. You can't even imagine how much I've been missing you. I know that you may not want to forgive me but…" I was murmuring, but she shushed me. She drew away from the hug and got my face between her hands. She looked deeply into my eyes trying to find if it was the truth. She must have found it, because she drew me into an extremely passionate kiss. I was going to kiss her again when I heard a voice.

"Hemione! Oh at last I have found you!" I closed my eyes, realising our moment had ended. I turned around but saw a blurry figure but I recognised the voice. Ronald Weasley.

I heard her mutter who was he, and I smirked. She didn't see him, she didn't love him. He came close to us, looking at us strangely.

"What are you…" then he realised "oh, you have found him, haven't you? Your soul mate. So it isn't me. After all, I am not the one for you" he looked away, in his eyes sadness. Take that, Weasley.

She drew away from my hug and went pulled him into one "oh, Ron… I'm sure you'll find her, and she can be outside Hogwarts, remember?" he nodded, sadly.

"Anyway, who is he?" he asked looking at me, but for him I was a blurred figure.

"You wouldn't like to know" she muttered. "Well, Ron, see you, I'm going to my common room"

"Herm…Hermione" he said firmly "wait. I think we need to break up." I heard her gasp and think during a bit of time. Then she nodded and agreed. They both knew the reason. Me. They said their bye bye's and we went away. I went with her, following closely behind and holding her hand. She asked me what I was doing but I told her I didn't want to get lost.

When we arrived to our common room we sat on the same couch, very close to each other. We stayed some minutes like this, savouring the other's presence. Then she turned to look at me, her eyes filled with determination.

"Draco" she said calmly "why?" she didn't need to say anything else; I knew what she was talking about.

"You were in danger Hermione. My father threatened me telling me he would hurt you if I didn't leave you and go with Pansy" it was direct enough, and being intelligent as she was, she would understand.

"But your father is in Azkaban, isn't he?" he nodded "I do understand what you did but there is one thing I don't understand." She came closer to me "why didn't you tell me? You didn't trust me enough? Because if you didn't, I think we should leave…" I saw her eyes filled with sadness and I felt guilty.

"No, no! I just didn't want to worry you. And do you still think, that after all the things that have happened I still don't trust you? Maybe I should ask you if you don't trust me, because you didn't believe I still loved you even though I was going out with Parkinson?"

"hmm…I don't know if I do" she smirked maliciously. "Make me trust you"

"I'll show you." after all, it was time for fun. We hadn't been with each other since… well, forever. I knew what to do. "Hermione, grab your cloak, we're going outside."

She tried to argue, but I told her that if she wanted to trust me (I knew she already trusted me, it was just a game), she should get her cloak.

She disappeared up the stairs and when she came back, everything started to move around me. I closed my eyes again, for some moments and then opened them. Everything was clear again, so the effect of the potion had passed. I looked up the stairs and I saw her. She had brushed and tamed her hair, which was a miracle…

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"Hey!" she argued playfully. "You told me you liked my hair!" Draco pushed her closer to him and when they were inches apart and when she thought he was going to kiss her, he got a lock of her hair and turned it around his finger and murmured into her ear: "I love your hair." Then she realised he was only teasing her and she blushed a bit but he laughed.

"Can we continue?" Beverly said impatiently.

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Well, she was ready and perfect for a walk around the castle. I looked at her reassuringly.

"Draco! I promise that if you do something to me, I'll scare the h…" could she just have a little fun and not know what was going to happen? No, after all, she was Hermione Granger. I came closer to her and pressed my lips against hers.

"Oh, will you shut up? You are giving me a headache. Now, follow me." I grinned and saw her cross her arms and looked at me angrily but then from the corner of my eye I saw her smile a bit and follow me.

I was starting to work on my plan. "Close your eyes. Let me guide you." she looked at me with an alarmed expression but then smiled softly and agreed. With our hands locked and her eyes closed we started to walk through the castle. I performed an invisibility charm on us and I started saying in her ear the directions she had to follow. At first, she looked a bit scared but slowly she started to gain confidence.

We arrived to the doors and when I went to button her cloak she jumped in surprise.

"Shhh, we're going outside" I whispered and she shivered a bit. "Don't worry, if you are cold, tell me, I'll warm you up" I knew I had made her angry and I moved a bit and she punched the air, and not finding me to support her weight she fell on the floor. I started to laugh as she ow-ed.

"Stop laughing and pick me up!" she said trying to sound angrily but a small smile was formed in her lips. I lifted her in my arms in a bridal style and we went outside. "Where are we going?" she asked nervously.

"You think I'm gonna tell you?" I smirked. We walked for a bit until we arrived to the favourite point of the grounds of the castle.

"Now you can open your eyes."

17. Hermione

I opened my eyes and I saw everything snowed around us and in front there was the lake. It was frozen, with a thick layer of ice, about five inches large. It was so nice, and it was better now that the sunset was starting, the sky of all tones of red. It was a perfect scenery and I looked at Draco smiling, thinking that the thing of the trustiness was only the walk through the castle. How wrong I was.

"Accio skates" Draco murmured as two pairs of skates came to him. Then, I saw his intentions.

"Oh no Draco, I am not going to skate! I don't know how to skate!" I started to walk backwards.

"Do you trust me?" he grinned.

"Oh well, I guess I need to do it. But, how do you know I don't know how to skate?"

"I know everything" he said simply.

"But not even Ron or Harry know!" his grin widened. Well, after all he loved me more than them and he was far more observant.

We started to lace our skates in silence but both smiling. It had passed so much time since we had been together…. When we were finished, he held out his hand and I accepted it. I tried to walk through the snow without achieving it. He laughed again and passed his arm around my waist to hold me closer and preventing me from falling.

We arrived to the lake and he stepped on the ice and started to skate. His movements were elegant and soft. He slide with a perfect style and then came back to me.

"Mademoiselle" he bowed. I got up with difficulties and followed him. I got his hand and my knees were half bended. "Oh, come on, don't be scared, are you a Gryffindor or not?" I lifted my head proudly and started to skate (well tried). I moved slowly, trying not to loose balance and when I was nearly going to fall, he got my other hand and moved closer to me. "Right, left, right…yeah, that's it". He left go of one hand and moved with me, slowly. Moments later, he let go of the other hand, and smiled at me, but staring at his smile, I fell.

"oww!" I tried to get up again.

"That is what happens if you stare at me too much. Come on, you're doing better than I expected"

"What did you expect anyway? Of course I do good at skating!" I got up and tried again. But I fell again. He laughed and got my hand when I got up.

Time flew and I had the best time I had had in a long time. And I also saw him better and more spontaneous, he was also enjoying it. We laughed and he helped me skating. I fell but he got me up a time and another, never surrounding. He was a Slytherin after all.

And I learned to skate.

We went to our common room and I threw myself on the couch, exhausted. Then Draco entered holding both pairs of skates.

"Do you skate often?" I asked him.

"Whenever I can" he said shortly. I got up and went closer to him.

"Well, when you do, tell me, Ok? Because I think I trust you more now, but it will take more skating sessions if you want me to trust me." I looked deep into his eyes "I had such a good time… I wish we hadn't wasted so much time doing that stupid thing of Parkinson and Ron, I've missed you" I hugged him as tight as I could.

"Me too, me too" he cupped my face in his hands and kissed me deeply. Very deeply. It was his way of telling me he had missed me too.

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"So that's why you send to make a lake for mummy in front of our house for her 25th birthday!" Beverly realised and their parents nodded. "awww how romantic!"

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