Prompt: Veritaserum
Title: Fool me once. . .
Rating: G
Warning: None
She slipped the chalice across the short distance, pushing it into his hands.
"This defeats the purpose of the potion, Granger."
She didn't answer. She gave him a look that said so much for her, yet so little for him. He couldn't quite comprehend it.
"On my count, we ask one question we desire an answer."
He nodded in agreement.
"1. . .2. . .3. . ."
"Do you love me?" they both asked in unison.
"Yes."
"No."
Draco lifted from his seat, heartache and despondency etched across his face. Hermione wanted to scream for him, to tell him the truth. She hadn't yet drunken the Veritaserum.