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Chapter 4

Three days later Draco still hadn't started speaking to Hermione again. Oddly enough, she felt bad about it too. She wasn't sure if she felt worse about the fact that he wasn't talking to her, or that she had hurt his feelings by telling him that she didn't remember their relationship. The only person she had been speaking to on a regular basis was Ron. He was only slightly different than the Ron she had known back in her own time / universe. She wasn't exactly sure what to call it.

"Good morning, 'Mione," she heard as she made her way into the Great Hall for breakfast. She smiled as she took a seat next to Ron and started piling food onto her plate. As much as she hadn't had time to eat breakfast in her own world because she had been busy studying, she made sure to make time for it now. If she was going to be stranded in this time indefinitely she needed to make friends. So far Ron was the only one who was truly making an effort.

"Morning, Ron."

"Remember anything last night?"

Shaking her head, she frowned. "No. Nothing is coming to me at all."

It had been hard enough trying to tell him and Draco that she'd hit her head and couldn't remember her relationship with anyone, she wasn't about to try and explain to them that she was from a different world and that's why she didn't remember. They'd never understand anyway.

"Well I'm sure it'll come to you in time."

Pulling the leather-bound book out of her bag she placed it on the table in front of her and opened it up. She'd been reading a lot of the passages in the last couple days but they all told her the same thing, she was supposed to be in love with Draco Malfoy. What they didn't tell her was just how he felt about her. He said he loved her, but if he did wouldn't he be trying harder to get her on his side?

23 September 1995

Dear Diary;

Another school year has started. It's really exciting. Draco and I got to come back to school as a couple who actually made it through the summer. My birthday was a few days ago and Draco made it super special. He made a picnic and we ate it out by the lake. It was afternoon because we had a test the next day and we both had to study so we couldn't stay out too late, but it was nice all the same. The only way it could have been better would've been if it was sunset. I love the lake at sunset, the way the sun looks on the water and the pinks and oranges and purples. The sky is amazing. I told Draco it's my favorite time of day and he agreed.

He got me a bouquet of my favorite flowers too, lilies. They're so pretty. He put a stasis charm on them so they'll stay fresh for a long time. He said they would last for a year, until my next birthday, but I'm not sure if even my magic is that good yet. I guess we'll see, won't we?

Anyway, I have to run so I will write more when I get the chance.

Xoxo,

Hermione Granger

Hermione rolled her eyes at the fact that Draco had gotten her flowers and then put a stasis charm on them, but was pleasantly surprised to find out that her personal favorite flower was the same as the Hermione from this world. 'I don't remember seeing any flowers in the room lately. Guess he didn't get me any this year,' she thought to herself as she packed up and walked with Ron to class.

"Draco when are you going to speak to her again?" The brunette who spoke looked at him with wide eyes as she awaited his answer. Three days since he had found out that Hermione didn't remember anything about dating him and he was still moping around about it. "Why don't you get inside her head?"

"I'm not using mind control on the girl," he growled and turned to face away from the girl next to him.

"That's not what I meant, git. I meant why don't you talk to her, become friends with her again. Show her that you do actually love her, don't just tell her or expect her to read a diary or listen to other people tell her. You need to show her that she still matters to you."

"Dude, when Pansy is starting to sound smart, then you know you have a problem," laughter was heard as Blaise finished his sentence and was followed by a smack from Pansy.

"You know just because you think you're gorgeous doesn't mean you know everything," Pansy bit back.

"I'm not saying it does. I was just trying to lighten the mood. It's been terribly depressing around here for the last week."

"Week? She only told him a couple days ago."

"I know that, but things were weird with her for a while before that. It was just that nobody could understand what it was that was so strange."

"I need to show her."

Draco's words were so unexpected that all sound in the Slytherin common room stopped as everyone turned to look at the blonde. His gray eyes were focused on the stone floor but he slowly lifted them, making eye contact with Pansy first, then Blaise, as if looking at them would tell him all the answers he needed to know for his problem with his girlfriend. "I need to show her. Show her that she is still the only thing I think about even if she can't remember us."

"By George I think he's got it," another one of the Slytherin's said smartly before walking out of the common room.

Draco took a deep breath, resigning himself to the task at hand. He was going to make Hermione fall in love with him again. And this time he was going to do it right. Friends first. The question was, how did someone become friends with a person who didn't seem to want anything to do with them? And how did that someone act around the person they had fallen head over heels in love with years ago?

A/N : Sorry it's so short this time guys. I know it's taken forever for me to get this out to you. Since December, wow. Well someone messaged me asking me to keep going despite taking forever, so I'm going to try. I have an idea for Draco to use, though it won't come in until much later, but I wanted to know if you all had any ideas for how Draco could make Hermione want to be his friend.

Also, I was watching The Lizzie McGuire Movie earlier, and listening to the soundtrack, and I want to use the song Open Your Eyes (To Love) for Hermione and Draco. The question is, should I incorporate it into this fic somehow (and if so, do you have any ideas?) or should I write a separate story for that song?