My life is brilliant.
My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Flying high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.
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Remus was sitting in the common room when Hermione and Sirius came in. They were linked at the arms, laughing, and Remus could just see them over the crowd. Hermione turned her head and saw him. There gazes met and she smiled. Remus smiled back, but it was forced. And as she walked away with Sirius, he sighed.
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Hermione woke on grad morning with an arm around her waist, holding her in place. She smiled as she pushed the arm off of her, sliding off of the bed and slipping back to her own dorm. It was a miracle that Dumbledore had never figured out she had been spending nights there; he always seemed to know everything that happened in the school. Hermione shrugged off the thought as she got dressed, though.
The grad went exactly as planned, which was good. Afterwards Hermione was waiting for Sirius when Lily came up to her.
'Hey, Mya.'
'Hi.'
'Listen, Mya, we need to talk.' She looked away, speaking. 'James proposed to me.'
'That's nice.'
'Yeah. And I know how close you guys are, and even though you don't really like me- '
'I don't not like you-'
'I was just wanted to know if you'd like to be the maid of honor.' Hermione froze.
'Wh- well, don't you have anyone else you'd rather?'
'Not really no.'
Hermione didn't say anything for a moment. Then, 'Sure.'
'Miss Chapman. Could I please have a word?' asked Dumbledore, standing maybe twenty feet away.
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Hermione was on her way up to the Gryffindor Common Room after her chat with Dumbledore, contemplating what he said, when she found herself hitting the cement wall of the hallway hard enough to make her wince in pain. There was an arm across her throat, holding her there. Platinum blonde hair surrounded her as she struggled to pull away.
'Don't bother, Mya.' Hermione felt Lucius Malfoy's free hand force her arms behind her back, pinning them there with her own body. 'Or do you prefer Hermione?' Hermione froze and stopped struggling. 'Yes, that's right. I know. As do numerous others.' He smirked. 'You know, I hope my future son enjoyed giving you that scar,' he whispered, his fingers trailing the scar that was placed on Hermione's face. I know I would have.'
'Fuck you,' Hermione spat. Lucius just smirked.
'I'd much rather you,' he said, leaning closer to her. Hermione struggled a bit, and Lucius pressed his body against her to hold her still. 'You know, I like a challenge. And you prove to be untamable; what a challenge that would be... '
'Mr Malfoy,' came a voice from down the hall. 'If you'd please, step away from Miss Chapman.' Hermione looked down the hall to see Dumbledore standing there, his eyes seemingly emotionless behind his half moon spectacles. Lucius stepped away from Hermione, straightening his robes out. Hermione stood with her back still to the wall, shaking. 'Mr Malfoy please continue on to my office. I believe we have something we need to discuss.' Lucius took one last look at Hermione, then continued on past Dumbledore.
'This isn't over,' Hermione saw him mouth.
'Now, Miss Chapman, I suggest you hurry up to your Common Room. I daresay that Mr Black is waiting for you.' His eyes twinkled for the first time in the past couple of minutes. Hermione blushed and nodded, turning and continuing in her interrupted journey up to the Gryffindor Tower.
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A/N Yes I know that this is like very very short but I needed to get SOMETHING up. Sorry I haven't posted; I've been really busy with finals and then other activities... but here you are finally! I'm going to try my best to get the next chappy up asap.
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