Stay ConnectedHow did it feel? It felt like he was barely holding it together. She, of all people, should shun him. Or yell at him. Curse him. Spit at him. Take out her wand and blast him off the face of the earth. It was crushing guilt and relief and confusion all at once when he looked at Hermione Granger.
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Chapter 17
Closing the door behind her in the bathroom, Hermione leaned against it and let out a sigh. That had been, frankly, mind-blowing sex.
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Chapter 16
Draco sighed as his apparition landed him in a deserted alley a short block from his designated meeting point with Hermione. He had come to a decision: this was going to be the last of their little forays outside of the coffee shop. His feelings for her had grown so far beyond friendship it was painful. If his little wanton display in the cafe earlier this morning were any indication, he couldn’t be trusted in her presence. He had to protect himself, and ultimately her, from their relationship getting out of hand.
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Chapter 15
“He kissed your hand?”
Hermione nodded as Ginny’s brows shot into her hairline after Hermione divulged how the night at the ballet had ended.
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Chapter 14
Tomorrow evening’s trip to the ballet was not a date. Hermione repeated this to herself the entire week leading up to Saturday. Malfoy had only agreed to go with her because she’d practically begged him to way back in November. He was only fulfilling this social obligation as a favor to a friend.
It was very much not a date. They weren’t even having dinner or drinks before the show, just meeting outside the theater.
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Chapter 13
February 2008
Would it be ruder to tell her, or ruder to let it go? Draco finally opted to risk her ire.
“Uh, Granger?”
“What!?”
So she was having one of those mornings, then. The kind of morning where if Draco dared interrupt her writing, she’d bite his head off. Her foul mood was most likely caused by lack of sleep if her appearance were anything to judge by: Purplish bruises under her eyes, a sallow tint to her usually rosy face, and her hair haphazardly thrown in some sort of bun on top of her head. That, and she’d already snapped at Draco for sipping coffee too loudly.
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Chapter 12
Draco received a surprise when he walked into the café on Friday morning. For the first time in their entire friendship, Hermione was already seated at their usual table.
“Granger. A little early for you isn’t it?”
She didn’t respond, but merely slid a folded piece of parchment across the table, practically bouncing up and down in her chair.
Draco raised an eyebrow in her direction. “And what’s this? You weren’t serious about actually bringing legal action against me because I ate the last bite of your scone yesterday, were you?”
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Chapter 11
December 25, 2007
Stretching her arms overhead, Hermione couldn’t help the wide grin as she sat up in bed. It was Christmas morning and she could already smell her father’s gingersnap cookies baking in the oven. Waking up in her childhood bedroom, with all the wonderful sounds and smells that accompanied Christmas, Hermione could pretend for a few minutes that everything was back to how it was before the war.
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Chapter 10
Friday, December 21, 2007
Hermione hadn’t felt this nervous in quite some time. This was their last morning together before their Christmas break started and they most likely wouldn’t see one another until the New Year. It was now or never. But maybe she should just wait and send this through owl post. That way, he could open it in private and she wouldn’t need to witness his reaction. She considered her options as she tapped her pen rhythmically against her notebook and shifted her weight to cross and then uncross her legs. Maybe she could just hand it to him when they parted for work and—
“Did you accidentally order espresso again?” His bored drawl tore through her anxious thoughts.
“Sorry?”
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Chapter 9
The second there was a break after Molly Weasley’s impeccable roast dinner and before dessert could be brought to the table, Hermione cast a very significant look down the table at Ginny.
She and Ginny didn’t even bother coming up with a pretense for why they both needed to leave the table and go to the pantry off the Burrow’s kitchen at the same time. Hermione merely jerked her head toward the kitchen and Ginny dutifully followed.
“Ginny, if I tell you something, will you promise to keep it between us for now? And to also not get protective or mad or—”
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Chapter 8
November 2007
He could do this. He could totally, completely do this. It was absolutely within the capabilities of Draco Malfoy to ask Hermione Granger if she would like to grab dinner some night this weekend. He would be the height of casual when he asked. As friends. Well, almost friends. What would you call the pair of them?
It was Draco’s monthly appointment and Healer Browning had finally convinced Draco that this was becoming ridiculous. It of course didn’t prevent him from lashing out at the older man.
“If you think I’m acting childish, then bloody well say so!” Draco seethed at him.
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