The school was unnervingly empty as you strode through the castle. As much as you tried not to think about your best friends, they were still there.

He was already there waiting on the seventh floor. He smiled when he saw you approaching. You felt a pang when you saw how forced it was.

"Shall we?" he gestured to the Room of Requirement, taking your hand.

"Draco. Stop." You pulled your hand out of his grasp. "We need to talk. No sex."

"Wasn't planning on it anyway Granger." It stung you to hear him use your last name again. Together, you entered the Room.

"We can't do this anymore," you both said instantly. It shocked you to hear him say the same thing.

You stared at each other for a beat, before he sighed. "I have my reasons. What are yours?"

The tears were rising again. "It's just too hard." You dropped down next to him on the master bed that dominated most of the Room.

"Don't cry," he murmured, taking you in his arms. You felt a tingle as he kissed your forehead, and you swore it was the last thing you would feel for him ever again.