Chapter 1

Narcissa stood at the huge manor window looking out into the garden, a drop of tear leaked down her eye. In a year everything had changed. This huge Manor had never been very friendly, but Lucius 's present had made it tolerable. But his wrong choices had finished it all. Especially her only son.

" Draco my dragon... I can't see your pain any more." She whispered. " I wish I knew what was wrong?"

Just then there was a whoosh and the floor lit up to let in a dark haired Slytherin.

" Theo my boy. What a pleasant surprise?" Narcissa greeted him with a hug.

Theo returned it, then lent back to look into her eye,

" You have been crying again Cissa?" He asked.

Narcisse wiped her eyes and gave him a teary smile.

" No I'm fine." She said.

" Tell me what is the problem?" Theo asked.

" I...It's just that Draco... he is..." She couldn't complete as she let out a sob.

Theo looked at the door leading out of the living room.

" He is at it again.?" He asked.

Narcisse gave a sad nod and looked away.

" Why is he like this? What are you not telling me?" She asked.

Theo looked away, not meeting her eye, he had given his word to his best friend.

He couldn't break it." It's nothing Cissa. I'll go check him out."

Theo walked out of the room, then taking the stairs two at a time he reached the passage leading to Draco's room. He stood at the huge ornate oak door, he could hear soft music play inside. He knew the song, remember seeing them dance on it all night at times.

"Drake..." He whispered shaking his head.

He pushed open the door, and stepped in. He was hit by the strong smell of fire whiskey. He looked around the dark room. He could make out his friend lying on the couch. He went up to the French window, and opened the curtains behind the couch. Then stepped around it to look at his friend. It was the same as always.

Draco Malfoy looked broken.

He lay on the couch on his stomach, empty bottle of Fire whiskey rolling on the floor, the empty glass still in his hand,in the other hand a framed photo, an ashtray lying next to the bottle filled to the brim with cigarette butts.

His face was tear stained. Theo eyes burned with tears which wanted to slip out of his eyes. What had his friend done to him self. He leaned across and pried the photo frame out of his hand and turned it around. It was the image of 6th year in Hogwarts. Zabini had taken it in Three Broom sticks, the smile on Draco's face was incomparable as he looked into the bushy haired Griffindor's eye, who in turn looked at him with eyes full of adoration worship. They were so in love, so happy. Draco never told him what had happened.

He sat on the balls of his feet next to him, he combed his fingers through his platinum blonde hair,

" Drake... mate come on wake up." He whispered,

Draco moved a little,

" Mia..." He whispered, "Hermione love..."

" No Drake its me Nott, wake up." He said.

Draco opened his eyes and looked up at Theo. He let out a sigh, turned around and lay on his back. Theo stood up and went to the bathroom, opened the medicine cabinet and took out the hangover potion, and took it to Draco. Draco sat up and drank it, feeling better instantly.

" How long will this go on Drake?" Theo asked.

Draco looked, away.

" If you are hurting so much, why don't you just tell her?"he asked in an exasperated voice.

" Do you want to kill yourself?" Theo asked.

"NO." Draco shouted, he stood up with a jerk. " I won't."

" But why Drake?" Theo stood up and went to him. " You guies were so in love, what happened? Why won't you tell her?" He said holding Draco's arms and trying to turn him around.

Draco jerked his hand away and walked away to the French window.

" Why did you guies break up?" He asked.

Draco was silent.

" May be she is hurting too. Maybe she feels the same?" Theo asked.

Draco let out a sigh,

" No she doesn't. " He answered.

" How do you know?" He asked, getting no answer he went up to Draco and turned him around and shook him.

" HOW DO YOU KNOW.?" He shouted.

Draco jerked away,

"BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER OUR RELATIONSHIP." Draco shouted as he fell to his knees crying his heart out.

" What do you mean? Draco tell me... What... Do ... Mean?" Theo asked.

" She has forgotten us..." Draco whispered.

" HOW ? DRACO ... I ASKED YOU HOW?" Theo asked.

" In our 6th year, before I went to the astronomy tower to meet Dumbledore, I spent the night in her arms." Draco spoke, he had a distant look in his eyes, a ghost of a smile played on his lips.

" When she was asleep I looked at her for a long time. Then when it was time, I...I..." Draco stopped talking as tears ran down his eyes.

" You did what Drake?" Theo asked.

" I Obliviated our relation from her memory." Draco whispered " I planted fake memories in her mind." He then gave a maniacal laugh.

Then looked at Theo.

" She hates me Theo..." He stood up suddenly "Ha Ha Ha Ha... she hates me. The love of my life. The only one I was ever living for hates." He says slumping down on the couch.

He was cry again. " I can't tell her anything." He said.

Theodore was shocked. He looked at his friend, the Slytherin sex God that's what he was called in Hogwarts. Who would have thought that love would leave him in this state.

"I...I can hardly breathe leave alone live, to stay alive." Draco said.

" I'm finished Nott." He snorted, " I'm incomplete without her."

Theo didn't know what to say.

Narcissa stood outside the door hearing every word that came out of Draco's mouth. She felt her whole world turn upside down as she experienced the pain of her only son.

The Hogwarts express was shining with its usual glory on the platform 9. Hermione waited for rest of her friends to arrive. She was quite exited to go back to school. The whole of the Wizarding world were now taking a sigh of relief after Voldemort's death.

" Mione." She heard someone call her out in the crowd. She turned around to find Ginny rushing towards her.

" Hey Girl. How are you?" Hermione asked smiling at her old friend.

" You tell me. Didn't you say you wanted to talk about something." Ginny asked.

" Later ... look there's Harry." Hermione said pointing behind her.

Ginny turned around to see Harry coming towards them with Ron following just behind him.

" Where did you guies go off to?" Ginny asked.

" Hey Mione. " Harry said giving Hermione a hug. " How was your summer?"

" Good I enjoyed the French sun with my parents. They are back from Australia you know." Hermione filled them in.

" Hey Mione." Ron gave Hermione a awkward hug.

" Hey." Hermione returned it.

Things were quite weird after their kiss in the chamber of secrets after the war. Ron had been asking her out the whole summer, but she kept declining.

" Come on let's look for our compartment." Harry said as he led Ginny into the train.

Hermione took hold of her trunk and pulled it along. She turned to follow Harry and the rest when she bumped into someone. She looked up to find herself staring into a pair of stormy grey eyes. Draco looked different. She had last seen him in his hearing, where he and his mother were pardoned because of Harry and Hermione testimony. He seemed to have lost his weight and there were dark circles under his eye.

" Granger, Look where you are going." He said dusting himself, "Got some muggle germs on me now." He said smirking.

" Sod off Malfoy." Hermione hissed as she walked around him leaving him behind.

Draco's smirk dropped as he watched her walk away. He stumbled back a few steps and caught hold of the iron fence to steady him self. He held it tight, not feeling the sharp fence cut into the palm of his hand. His breath felt short again. He tapped his coat and took out his hip flask opened it to take a gulp from it.

" Drake ." Zabini called him pulling him out of his dispare.

He put the hip flask back and turned to stumble his way back to his compartment.

Hermione was with the rest of her group in the compartment. When a fifth year girl opened their compartment door.

" Granger. Mc Gonagall wants you in the heads compartment. "She said.

" OK You go ahead I'll be there." Hermione said getting up from her seat. " Guies see you later." She walked out of the compartment.

When she reached the heads compartment, she found Mc Gonagall and the head boy already there. She stepped in to find herself face to face with Malfoy again.

" Have a seat Miss Granger. As you can see you and Mr Malfoy are the heads. So you'll be sharing your duties. " She said. There was silence.

" You will also be sharing the living quarters." She said.

Both the students looked up with start.

" With all due respect Professor, you can't expect me to live with her. The Mudblood. " Draco sneered.

" It is the rule Mr Malfoy it will not be changed for you." Mc Gonagall answered sternly.

" B...But Professor? " Hermione tried.

"No arguing. You will set up weekly prefect meeting and you have the right to take off points and give out detention. But do not missuse the power our else you will lose your post." Mc Gonagall said. " Now I will leave. You guies are to stay in this compartment. Good day see you at school." Saying she left.

She left behind an awkward silence.

" So Granger, we will be staying together. " Draco said.

Hermione looked into his eyes, she felt strange.

" Mia..." it was the same distorted voice again. " Mia I love you. Stay safe."

She shook her head, and looked at him with curiosity.

" Yes it seems so." She answered.

Malfoy leaned towards her, then stopped himself.

" J... Just stay out ovmg way." He said. Moving away to the far corner of the seat.

How would he be able to take this pain again? Staying away was one thing, but being near her and not being able to touch her was torture.

Hermione looked at him strangely. What did she just hear?