A Brand New Life

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He looked into the window at the woman. Her  husband was standing beside her, holding her hand while she gave birth to her first child. He had to kill them. His pointed his wand at the man.



"Avada Kedarva" he said. The man dropped. His wife screamed. He pointed his wand at the woman. "Avada Kedarva."



That should take care of her. She won't even get the chance to distract me from my goals and tear me apart. Though when he did it, he felt something in what may have been his heart, ache. 



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He heard Hermione tossing in her bed. He could hear her making loud sounds. It was annoying him. He wanted to sleep. His reached for his wand to cast a silencing charm, and remembered that he had broken his wand. He groaned and rolled over, throwing his pillow over his head. He heard Hermione sit up in her bed and lay back down. He thought he heard someone in the hall outside of the door. But it was probably nothing. 



The next morning he woke up and his dishes were gone. His ankle was starting to feel a lot better. He decided to see if he could walk. When he stepped on it, it didn't hurt like before so he decided to limp into the living room. He didn't see Hermione so he limped outside. She was sitting out by the garden and pond, reading. She had cleared the garden up and it looked great. It was beautiful outside. Maybe if they were friends he would join her. But he decided to go back inside. When he was inside, he picked a book off the shelf. He had never heard of it before. It must be a muggle book. 



Hermione sat outside. It was a beautiful day so she decided to sit outside and read. Something caught her eye across the pond. She looked up and saw the man with dark hair from her dream. Her heart started racing.



"Hello?" She called out. Who was this? She lifted her wand. He just stood there, looking at her. She got up and started walking towards him. He started walking backwards. She picked up her pace and starting running towards him. He started retreating into the woods. She tripped over a root sticking out of the ground and fell. She noticed she deeply cut her leg and healed it quickly with her wand. When she looked back up, he was gone. 



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Hermione walked into the door of the house, looking for Draco. She saw him sitting on the couch, reading a book. She wanted to tell him about what she just saw but would he even believe her? No. She wasn't going to open up to Draco Malfoy. She needed to get her mind off of things. She went to the kitchen, and rummaged through the cabinets. She pulled out a full bottle of fire whiskey. It looked pretty old. She pulled out a glass and filled it up, tilting her head back as she threw the whiskey down her throat. 



 



Draco stood in the door way as Hermione took a shot of fire whiskey. He wondered why she decided to get drunk right now. He thought it was such a bad idea himself. 



"Need something?" Hermione glared at him.



Draco just limped over to the cabinet and pulled himself out a glass. He took the bottle of fire whiskey from her hand and poured himself a glass. 



"You aren't the only one who could use some of this," Draco said while pouring himself some. He drank it in one gulp, then hopped into the front room with the fire whiskey in his hand, leaving the glass behind. 



"Where do you think you're going with that?" Hermione called after him. Draco kept hopping and sat down on the couch. Hermione walked in after him, arms crossed. She saw him and rolled her eyes, walking out of the room. 



"Scared, Granger?" Draco said. He didn't know why he said it. He wasn't keen on getting drunk with the Gyriffindor princess either. He saw Hermione stop in her tracks. She turned around on her heel and stomped back into the room, yanking the fire whiskey from his hand and took a long swig straight from the bottle. She coughed after, no doubt. It was stronger than usual, probably because it had sat for so long. 



"No, are you Malfoy?" She said while shoving the bottle back into his hands. He was drinking with Hermione Granger. He raised the bottle to his lips and took a long swig after this thought. 



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He watched from the window as Hermione was completely drunk.. And with him. His magic was crackling through the air around him. He was infuriated as they laughed and told stories from their childhood. It took all his restraint to not kill him now. He would have his revenge. He needed him alive to get Hermione to him. 



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Hermione was laughing at something Draco just said. She looked above Draco at the window and saw the dark haired man. She stood up, staggering backward. Just as she was about to fall, Draco was up and catching her. He grabbed her by the waist to steady her. She looked at him, blushing, and then took a step back. She knew she still looked frightened and Draco had a worried look on his face. 



"What's wrong, Granger?" Draco said with actual concern in his voice.



"Nothing. I'm fine. I'm just seeing things," she sighed. She didn't want to lie but she knew Draco wouldn't believe her. 



"Well then tell me what you've been seeing," said Draco sitting down on the floor, motioning for Hermione to sit in front of him. She took a seat on the floor. 



"Okay Malfoy, before I tell you, there's something I've been hiding from you. I know more about why we are here than I said," Draco looked at her, waiting for her to go on.



"Your mom informed me the day we came here, that I was a pureblood wizard."



Draco's eyes widened when he heard this. He tried to play it off but Gods that was not expected. Hermione Granger, a full blood wizard? He could tell Hermione was looking at him.



"Yes, go on," Draco said waiting for Hermione to keep speaking. 



"My real parents were killed while I was a baby. They were good friends with your mother. Now that Voldemort is back she has to protect me. She vowed to my parents," Hermione said, looking at the ground and playing with something he couldn't see. He didn't know what to say. This was surprising. Hermione Granger wasn't muggle born. If someone had told him that before right at this moment he would have told them they had gone mad. What did this mean? Draco had always hated Hermione because of her blood status but now everything he believed was a lie. Who knows? He was drunk off his arse right now and it was probably just the whiskey making him consider being friends with Hermione Granger. 



"I keep seeing this dark haired man. I saw him in a dream the other night and now he follows me. I see him when I'm alone and when I'm not. That's what I saw in the window. I don't know if I'm going mad or what."



Draco just listened. Honestly, what was he supposed to say? He didn't like Hermione. He  didn't want her to think other wise. He had to cut this thought short now. 



"Honestly Granger, I could care less," Even as he said this, he knew it was harsh. She had opened up to him and he had made her feel foolish. He hadn't had such a bad time with her tonight, she wasn't as stuck up as he considered her before. He stood up and walked to the bedroom. 



Hermione sat in disbelief. She was so stupid to open up to Malfoy. She couldn't stop the welling of tears that blurred her vision. Tears dropped down her face. She wanted to be in the burrow with Harry and Ron. Not here with bloody Draco Malfoy. What a prat. She truly hated him at this moment. She sat up when she heard a knock on the door. She pulled her wand out, heart racing. Who could it be? No one knew they were here except Narcissa. It was invisible to muggles. She slowly walked to the door, trying to build her famous Gryffindor bravery. She opened it quickly and looked around. There was no one there. Was this a trap? Or had she just imagined the knock? She looked down before closing the door and saw a package marked "Hermione". She picked it up and shut the door. She sat down on a couch and opened the package. Inside was a time turner. Who would have left a time turner for her?



 



 



I'm sorry it took me a while to update. Ive been stumped and school just started for me. Let me know what you think of this chapter. Please review and rate. I promise the story will start coming together soon. I couldn't do this without my best friends who give me great inspiration.