Pairing: HermioneDraco
Prompt: 534. Lonely Road
Word count: 275
Lonely Road
She walked slowly down the quiet cul-de-sac, searching for number twenty. That was where they would be; Monica and Wendell Wilkins.
Or Mr and Mrs Granger.
Her parents.
She had found them in a beachside Australian town known as Port Macquarie. It had been a long and difficult search, but she'd eventually managed to track them down through the electoral roll and sifting through the three other (oddly) Monica and Wendell Wilkinses in Australia. In the end, it had come down to how well she knew her parents. She was pleased to see they hadn't lost some of their more endearing traits.
Her walk slowed even more as she saw number eighteen and then… it was sitting slightly up on a hill compared to its neighbours, but she knew it would belong to them before she even spotted the number twenty on the mailbox.
"I can do this," she said to herself, staring at the house. "I can do this."
"I know you can."
Hermione was startled by the sudden appearance of somebody beside her.
"D-Draco, what are you doing here?" She looked up at the blond man who had slipped his hand into hers.
"Come for moral support," he said, smiling at her.
Hermione's mouth opened, as if she wanted to say something, but closed it again shortly after.
Draco squeezed her hand. "You didn't really think I was going to let you do this by yourself, did you?"
Hermione's hand tightened around his. "Thank you," she said.
Draco shook his head and nodded towards the house. "Let's do this together," he said.
And suddenly the journey didn't feel so alone to Hermione anymore.
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