I ran back to my room, holding my arm.

You should tell them Hermione, there your friends

Are you crazy? They will use every spell on him possible, and kill him. They would get expelled, and he would die.

Hermione paused. That's what she wanted on the inside. She wanted to kill him, she wanted him gone. Hermione wanted to punch him until he was bruised and bloody, use every unforgettable curse on him, and get rid of him, get him out of her life. She thought those thoughts, and stung in pain…

FLASH BACK…

"Where is that book… oh there! 'Potions: Advanced'" I grabbed the book off the shelf and sat down. I was reading about the dangers of mixing rat blood and dragon saliva when I heard his voice.

"Hey Mud Bl- I mean Hermione. Studing for that test in Potions?" He said in excitement.

"What do you want Draco?" I replied.

"I was looking for that book, and I saw you had it. Do you think we could share?" Draco's sweet voice said.

"Umm sure…" I replied. I tilted the book over towards him. We worked quietly and we both finished at the same time.

"Thank you Hermione." He said kindly. He remembered my name. I closed the book and saw a note sitting there. The envelope read "Hermione Granger" In his handwriting. I looked around, and saw that he had gone. I opened the envelope and it said on the inside:

Dear Hermione,

Hi. Hermione, you must think I'm a horrid person. I call you mud blood, make fun of you and your friends. The truth is, I do this because I love you. I've loved you since first year. Your beautiful, smart, and I can't stand being away from you. I know you must think I'm crazy, or pulling some stupid joke, but I really do love you. If you like me too, meet me under the weeping willow before lunch tomorrow? I can't wait to see you there!

Draco Malfoy

END OF FLASHBACK…

Of course I had gone. I really didn't like him that much. I was just sick of having everyone saying that I should get a boyfriend, or that I hang out with Harry and Ron because no other boys like me. We agreed that we should keep our relationship a secret. In the beginning, it was perfect. We met at night and in between class breaks. We went to the coffee shops and pizzerias. Draco and I were in love. Then, things took a turn for the worse. He looked at me like I was "the mud blood" again. He never wanted to go anywhere. It was like he stopped seeing me. It became horrible. I tried to get his attention. I wore makeup, and tighter clothes. I splurged on my tiny allowance on clothes; instead of books.

I heard footsteps coming up. I ran into the bathroom and ran the bathtub. Tears streaked down my face, but I tried to be quiet.

"Hermione? Are you ok?" Ginny yelled. I grabbed the bubble bath and shampoo. I poured tons of bubble bath in the water, so she couldn't see the scars. I stripped of my clothes and jumped in the tub.

"Come in Ginny!" I said. I put the shampoo in my hair.

"Hey Her- Hermione! Have you been crying?" Ginny questioned. She ran over and looked at my eyes. Yes… I have been crying Ginny; I'm going out with Draco and he's a foul a pathetic cockroach. I'm glad I hit him in third year.

"Oh. No, I just got shampoo in my eye…" I lied. I rubbed my eye for effect.

"Ok…" Ginny replied. She walked out and down the stairs. I sighed in relief and kept scrubbing. I wanted to get him out of my life, but I couldn't. He told me he loved me. No one else ever loved me.