Chapter 2: Draco's New Start

A/N: I really hope you all like this chapter. It's only Draco POV and next one is only Narcissa POV but chapter 4 is Hermione POV and Draco POV. I'd love it if you reviewed or hit favourite or follow.

Draco's POV

When will they ever stop? It's been months since the war ended and I'm still having nightmares. At least now I only get them three to six times a week compared to everyday.

When my mother found out in June that I was still having lots of nightmares she kept on giving me dreamless sleep draughts and when they wouldn't stop I could tell she was worried. After a while I began to lie to her and say they were getting better. I just didn't want her to worry anymore. I can't always tell if she believes me, but if she doesn't she has yet to say anything.

Most of them are about what happened during the battle at Hogwarts or Voldemort, but sometimes there are about when Granger came to the Manor and Bellatrix tried to get information out of her. I can still hear her screams like it was currently happening and see the image of her on the floor in the drawing room so vividly.

Ever since the night Potter, Weasley and Granger were brought to my house I've refused to go back into that room. Just the thought of it terrifies me. My mother closed off the room shortly after the war ended. I guess she couldn't face it either. It's strange to be afraid of the rooms of your own house. The place you're supposed to feel comfort in. I guess that's why I tried to stay at Hogwarts so much over the last couple of years. It was the only real comfort I had left. Except now the place I thought of as my second home has bad memories too.

I can't believe I'm going back. How can I face all of those people? After everything I've done how can I go back there? The day I got my letter from Hogwarts telling me that I could return to school all I could think was why would they let me return? My mother told me that she wanted me to go back and that she thought it would be good for me. Of course I said I would go back because I know she wants me to. My mother said that Professor McGonagall sent her a letter telling her of some of the changes that she has made at Hogwarts. My mother wouldn't tell me of the changes but that she thinks that they will do me good.

How can going back to a place where for one most people already hated me rightfully so and two now hate me even more for all the other terrible things I've done be good for me?

Okay yes I had a reason for how I acted throughout school, well not a great reason, but a reason nonetheless and why I did all the things I did. No matter the reasons I still did it and I can't change it no matter how much I wish I could. I just wish Lucius hadn't brought my mother and me into it all.

After the war ended and Lucius went to Azkaban I stopped calling him my father. I just couldn't not after everything he put my mother and me through and everything he's done. I just can't believe that for years of my life I wasted my time trying to make him proud and looked up to him. If I had known half the things I know now I would have never looked up to him or tried to be him.

I'm just glad that I'll never have to see Lucius again. Thinking about how he treated my mother makes me hate him more than I already do. While she doesn't want anything to do with him I can tell that she still loves him. She once told me that he used to be a different person, but at some point that person disappeared. I can't help but wonder why that is.

I realize what time it is and decide I should go downstairs for breakfast. My mother and I always eat together down in the private dining hall. Every morning I get up at the same time and we eat breakfast at the same time.

As I get to the dining hall I see my mother sitting at the table reading the Daily Prophet. She must have heard me enter the room because she then greets me.

"Good morning Draco. I was just wondering when you would be down." She then puts down the paper and smiles.

"Good morning Mother. How are you feeling?" She grabs her mug of what I use is her usual morning tea.

"I'm well just a little tired. How are you? Did you have any nightmares?" She asks.

"I'm feeling alright and no nightmares."

"Well I didn't hear you last night but well never mind I'm glad. The owl should be arriving soon. I'll call Mitsy to bring our breakfast. I had a chat with her this morning and she agreed to teach me to cook. It was a little difficult to get her allow me to pay her extra for it, but in the end she agreed. I'm quite excited I must say." She says joyfully.

I used to wake her up during the night with my nightmares. Once I stopped taking the draught I put a silencing spell on my room so she wouldn't hear me.

"Breakfast sounds good. That is wonderful Mother I'm glad." I respond as she calls Mitsy who then brings our plates.

"Hopefully I'll be able to teach you to cook soon. I think it would be a good thing for both of us to learn." She then continues to eat.

"You're quite right. It will probably have to wait till I come for a visit from Hogwarts."

"Yes I do agree. Maybe I come convince Minerva to let you come for a visit one weekend during October that way I can teach you earlier than Christmas. How does that sound Draco?"

"Why not during the Christmas break, not that I have a problem with doing it in October I'm just confused?"

"Don't worry about it Draco oh the owl has arrived." She gets up from her seat and retrieves my letter then hands it to me. I know she's hiding something but I can't think of what it could be so I leave it.

I open the letter and see a Head Boy badge. Why in the world would McGonagall make me of all people Head Boy?

"I'm so proud of you Draco. Oh we must celebrate tonight. Hmm…oh I can make your favourite treacle tarts. I may not be able to cook but I can do that."

I laugh and nod knowing how she gets with good news. "That sounds great Mother. Thank you."

"Don't forget we are going to Diagon Alley tomorrow at 11:30. Are Daphne and Blaise still meeting you?"

"Yes they are. I spoke with them yesterday and they said they would meet me at 11:40 at the Leaky Cauldron."

"Perfect I was thinking of meeting Molly tomorrow while you all go get your supplies. She said she was taking her children, Harry and…Hermione" She says and I can tell that she felt a little sad when she said Granger's name.

"Well that would be nice." I'm not sure what else to say.

"She's most likely Head Girl this year."

"Yes I'm sure that is true." I don't want to think about what that means just yet.

"Meaning you'll be sharing a common room together."

"I know and I promise to be polite." I shake my head knowing exactly what she is thinking.

She then begins to laugh and says "That is not what I was thinking about Draco."

"What it wasn't?" What else could she be thinking about?

"I was thinking it's the perfect opportunity to try and mend some fences. I know you've been worried about going back to school especially after everything that has happened but this is the perfect opportunity to try and show them you're not that person and that you're sorry." It's like she read my mind. I hadn't even told her I was worried.

"How is Granger the perfect way to do that? She hates me and rightfully so. There is no way she'll believe me or feel anything but hatred for me."

"Draco I think even you know you're wrong about her. Also I have talked to Molly and she told me that she has talked to Hermione many times and she has said things that make me truly believe she'll understand."

"I really hope you're right Mother."

Maybe she's right I mean Granger seems like the kind of person to try and understand why people do what they do. Maybe she'll even want to be friends. God I hope Mother is right. Wait Granger will be in Diagon Alley. Perhaps I'll bump into her there. This will be quite an eventful year.

A/N: I really hope you liked this chapter. Chapter 4 is Draco and Hermione going to Diagon Alley where we will get some Blaise and Daphne action. Just PM me if you have any questions about where I'm going with this story. I do have a plan figured out and I'll try to answer your questions as much as I can without giving too much away. Thanks for reading my story! Don't worry Hogwarts will be coming up really soon.

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