"When we were 6 years old"
Flashback~
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"Hermione!! Wanna play with me??" little Draco smiled when he saw hermione sat on the grass, reading a book.
Hermione looked at him, angrily " Go away, Draco Malfoy, I hate you!!!!"
Draco seemed to be shock "what....but why?"
"Why!!? You dare to ask me why?"Hermione stared dagger at him.
"It's me who should ask why? Why do you play all the time but you can be the top while I spend all the time I am always the second one!?"
"But I dont get it.......isnt being the second good enough?" Draco seemed to be confused.
"Shut up!!! It isnt good enough because I have spent a lot of afford while you are just playing with the girls!!"
".....You dont understand.....it is just...just because i was lucky...and I didnt play with the girls......they just come to me.....hermione, i only want to play with you"
"Lucky!? Then why dont the luck go to me?? and in the past years, the 'luck' seemed to keen on you so much!!"
"........"little draco wanted to cry.....hermione was his best friend....and he knew he loved her.....although he was so young...he was sure he couldnt love someone as how he loved hermione
suddenly an idea comed to draco's head
"Hermione, in fact, there is a thing that brings me luck. I wanna share with you.I am sure you will be the top of the class then, you are so smart and hard-working?"
"Really? You are willing to share with me? then you will no longer be the top of the class" Hermione seemed to become a little bit happy and excited
"yeah....it doesnt matter as long as you play with me" Draco thought again, very positive that his idea would work
"then show me"
Draco just picked a grass randomly, then made it into a star.
"This.....keep it in your pocket when you are having exam, then the luck will be with you"
" Thanks Draco!!" Hermione smiled and hugged him. Draco blushed a bit and smiled.
During the exam
after finished his paper quickly, Draco rechecked it again. Then crossed out the word" elephant " and changed to "elppant".
'That will work" he thought
After the exam
"Ok, there are a lot of students do well in the exam. The first is....."the teacher said
"wonder who?"a student said
"who else? the 100-maker....i wonder has he ever made mistake?"
"yeah......of course...Draco Malfoy..and honestly i have never seen him studied"
"NO....class, this time is not Draco...it is Hermione Snape who scores 98!! Draco comes in second who scores 96!"
Hermione smiled brightly.....Draco saw this and smiled to himself...he has made the right decision. Hermione would no longer hated him and played with him
Back to home
"Draco, I think the exam result is out, isnt it?"Lucius Malfoy asked
"Yes father" Draco said respectfully.
"And I supposed you are the top and get 100?" It was a statement more than a question
"Sorry, father.....I have spell a word wrongly and get 96....and I am not the top but the second " Draco lowered his head a bit...afraid of what would happen
Lucius' face seemed to turn to purple because of wrath. "How dare you? How can my son be so stupid!? I suppose you to be the top at anything!! You insulted the reputation of Malfoy!!"
Feeling his rage, Draco winced a bit..."Papa, I am really sorry....."
"boy, I dont see the use of apologise. You are going to recieve the punishment anyway"
Draco's eyes widen because of fear "No,papa.."
"ha, son, no way" Lucius sneered
Lucius swung at him, and hit him in the arm. Draco heard a *pop* and he winced in pain, a small tear ran down his cheek, he tried to hide his pain, so his father wouldn't hit him harder and call him a baby.Draco closed his eyes, and his father pushed him to the floor.Lucius had pushed him so hard, Draco hit the wall. Draco tried hard to hold it in, he did. Draco sat there, against the wall looking at his father with anger in his eyes. Lucius, took one last strike and slapped Draco in the face so hard Draco's nose bled and he had a deep rose red mark on his face.
Then Lucius sneered again, "Don't you dare show your face till tomorrow." Lucius said before going to his own room and slamming the door shut.
Draco went back to his room. Draco went to his bedside table, grabbed his handkerchief, and wiped the blood of his face. Then he looked at the handkerchief it was nearly covered in blood.
He had to hide it before Hermione saw it. He wiped away all the blood on his face quickly, cleaned his face and looked at the mirror again. It looked a bit werid, but not easy to notice it.
suddenly, the bell rang.
"Draco, I am overjoyed!! The star really works!! Thank you!! I am so happy !!" Hermione smiled
"No thanks, Hermione, remember your promise!!" Draco's heart warmed a bit when he saw her smile
"Of course, are you free now? I can play with you"
His smile widened "why not? let's go to the garden"
In the garden
"Hermione, come here!! look!! There is a worm!!"
"oo.....really?? I am coming now." Hermione run, but was blocked by some stones and fell.
Draco catched her immediately.
"Hermione, are you okay!? be more careful next time!!"
"Sorry, I will be more carefull next time"
Their faces were so closed, then Draco bended down and kissed her.
Hermione blushed.
"uh.....Sorry.....I dont mean to......I just suddenly have a urge to....sorry" Draco babbled
"Who says i mind?" Hermione smiled a bit.
" Really?" Draco smiled
"Of course, I love you Draco, maybe I am too young to love.....but I know I am already fell in love with you..."
Draco's heart became warm
"Hermione, when we get older, will you marry me?"
"Is that a purpose?"Hermione teased.
"I supposed"
" Then fine" Hermione answered
"Thanks, Mia"
"what's that stupid name?"
"No, it's not stupid!! This is the unique name that only I can call. Nobody else can call you this name!!"
"What if they do?"
"Then I will kill them"
Hermione smiled " I like this name...Mia.....I wil be your Mia forever...Drakie.."
" What's that silly name?"
"It's not silly!! It is just like Mia,only i can call you this!!"
"No way!! It is so girlish!!"
"but that's unfair!!"
"This is fair enough! Nobody really calls my name....just a few...they are fear of me because of my father...so this name is unique to you too" Draco's features seemed to sadden a bit. Something seemed to be stabbed Hermione's heart, made her feel depressed. Is it love?
"ok, I will call you Draco"
"Mia, do you think we should have a ring?"
"What ring?"
"you know, something like a engaged ring?"
"ooo.......but where can we find them?"
" I can hardly find them neither......what if we give each other our own star?you know., the lucky star?"
"That's a great idea!!"
So then they exchanged their stars....
"Draco...I love you" Hermione hugged him tightly
At that moment, all the pain of Draco's body seemed to go away..
"Mia, I love you too"
flashback end
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" At that moment I promised myself that I would sacrifice anything for Mia's happiness.......even my life" Draco smiled softly as he rememered his sweet childhood memory....which is sad enough, one of the few
"What if Hermione discover that? The cat will out of the bag one day, it is only a matter of time. Hermione will be collasped if she knows how your father torture you, she has already cried restlessly when she first saw the big slash on your back. Not to mention she herself is all the reason of you suffering from this pain. Can you imagine what kind of guilt and sorrow she will have?"
"Then I hope it is the rest of my life. Thanks for reminding me, uncle Serevus, I will be careful. This year is the last year, I have been doing this since i was 6. I dont see why i can keep it as secret as i have done it for 11years" " Beside, you wont tell her, do you?"This is a statement more than a question. but Draco's tone betrayed him, he didnt have conifidence to convince Snape not to tell. He hopelessly looked at him
Snape hesitated for a moment
"........."
"hey, time for dinner" Theresa yelled.
"ok.....but promise me never trying to do this again, NEVER, get it?"
"Thanks Uncle Severus"Draco said gratefully
Flashback~
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"Hermione!! Wanna play with me??" little Draco smiled when he saw hermione sat on the grass, reading a book.
Hermione looked at him, angrily " Go away, Draco Malfoy, I hate you!!!!"
Draco seemed to be shock "what....but why?"
"Why!!? You dare to ask me why?"Hermione stared dagger at him.
"It's me who should ask why? Why do you play all the time but you can be the top while I spend all the time I am always the second one!?"
"But I dont get it.......isnt being the second good enough?" Draco seemed to be confused.
"Shut up!!! It isnt good enough because I have spent a lot of afford while you are just playing with the girls!!"
".....You dont understand.....it is just...just because i was lucky...and I didnt play with the girls......they just come to me.....hermione, i only want to play with you"
"Lucky!? Then why dont the luck go to me?? and in the past years, the 'luck' seemed to keen on you so much!!"
"........"little draco wanted to cry.....hermione was his best friend....and he knew he loved her.....although he was so young...he was sure he couldnt love someone as how he loved hermione
suddenly an idea comed to draco's head
"Hermione, in fact, there is a thing that brings me luck. I wanna share with you.I am sure you will be the top of the class then, you are so smart and hard-working?"
"Really? You are willing to share with me? then you will no longer be the top of the class" Hermione seemed to become a little bit happy and excited
"yeah....it doesnt matter as long as you play with me" Draco thought again, very positive that his idea would work
"then show me"
Draco just picked a grass randomly, then made it into a star.
"This.....keep it in your pocket when you are having exam, then the luck will be with you"
" Thanks Draco!!" Hermione smiled and hugged him. Draco blushed a bit and smiled.
During the exam
after finished his paper quickly, Draco rechecked it again. Then crossed out the word" elephant " and changed to "elppant".
'That will work" he thought
After the exam
"Ok, there are a lot of students do well in the exam. The first is....."the teacher said
"wonder who?"a student said
"who else? the 100-maker....i wonder has he ever made mistake?"
"yeah......of course...Draco Malfoy..and honestly i have never seen him studied"
"NO....class, this time is not Draco...it is Hermione Snape who scores 98!! Draco comes in second who scores 96!"
Hermione smiled brightly.....Draco saw this and smiled to himself...he has made the right decision. Hermione would no longer hated him and played with him
Back to home
"Draco, I think the exam result is out, isnt it?"Lucius Malfoy asked
"Yes father" Draco said respectfully.
"And I supposed you are the top and get 100?" It was a statement more than a question
"Sorry, father.....I have spell a word wrongly and get 96....and I am not the top but the second " Draco lowered his head a bit...afraid of what would happen
Lucius' face seemed to turn to purple because of wrath. "How dare you? How can my son be so stupid!? I suppose you to be the top at anything!! You insulted the reputation of Malfoy!!"
Feeling his rage, Draco winced a bit..."Papa, I am really sorry....."
"boy, I dont see the use of apologise. You are going to recieve the punishment anyway"
Draco's eyes widen because of fear "No,papa.."
"ha, son, no way" Lucius sneered
Lucius swung at him, and hit him in the arm. Draco heard a *pop* and he winced in pain, a small tear ran down his cheek, he tried to hide his pain, so his father wouldn't hit him harder and call him a baby.Draco closed his eyes, and his father pushed him to the floor.Lucius had pushed him so hard, Draco hit the wall. Draco tried hard to hold it in, he did. Draco sat there, against the wall looking at his father with anger in his eyes. Lucius, took one last strike and slapped Draco in the face so hard Draco's nose bled and he had a deep rose red mark on his face.
Then Lucius sneered again, "Don't you dare show your face till tomorrow." Lucius said before going to his own room and slamming the door shut.
Draco went back to his room. Draco went to his bedside table, grabbed his handkerchief, and wiped the blood of his face. Then he looked at the handkerchief it was nearly covered in blood.
He had to hide it before Hermione saw it. He wiped away all the blood on his face quickly, cleaned his face and looked at the mirror again. It looked a bit werid, but not easy to notice it.
suddenly, the bell rang.
"Draco, I am overjoyed!! The star really works!! Thank you!! I am so happy !!" Hermione smiled
"No thanks, Hermione, remember your promise!!" Draco's heart warmed a bit when he saw her smile
"Of course, are you free now? I can play with you"
His smile widened "why not? let's go to the garden"
In the garden
"Hermione, come here!! look!! There is a worm!!"
"oo.....really?? I am coming now." Hermione run, but was blocked by some stones and fell.
Draco catched her immediately.
"Hermione, are you okay!? be more careful next time!!"
"Sorry, I will be more carefull next time"
Their faces were so closed, then Draco bended down and kissed her.
Hermione blushed.
"uh.....Sorry.....I dont mean to......I just suddenly have a urge to....sorry" Draco babbled
"Who says i mind?" Hermione smiled a bit.
" Really?" Draco smiled
"Of course, I love you Draco, maybe I am too young to love.....but I know I am already fell in love with you..."
Draco's heart became warm
"Hermione, when we get older, will you marry me?"
"Is that a purpose?"Hermione teased.
"I supposed"
" Then fine" Hermione answered
"Thanks, Mia"
"what's that stupid name?"
"No, it's not stupid!! This is the unique name that only I can call. Nobody else can call you this name!!"
"What if they do?"
"Then I will kill them"
Hermione smiled " I like this name...Mia.....I wil be your Mia forever...Drakie.."
" What's that silly name?"
"It's not silly!! It is just like Mia,only i can call you this!!"
"No way!! It is so girlish!!"
"but that's unfair!!"
"This is fair enough! Nobody really calls my name....just a few...they are fear of me because of my father...so this name is unique to you too" Draco's features seemed to sadden a bit. Something seemed to be stabbed Hermione's heart, made her feel depressed. Is it love?
"ok, I will call you Draco"
"Mia, do you think we should have a ring?"
"What ring?"
"you know, something like a engaged ring?"
"ooo.......but where can we find them?"
" I can hardly find them neither......what if we give each other our own star?you know., the lucky star?"
"That's a great idea!!"
So then they exchanged their stars....
"Draco...I love you" Hermione hugged him tightly
At that moment, all the pain of Draco's body seemed to go away..
"Mia, I love you too"
flashback end
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" At that moment I promised myself that I would sacrifice anything for Mia's happiness.......even my life" Draco smiled softly as he rememered his sweet childhood memory....which is sad enough, one of the few
"What if Hermione discover that? The cat will out of the bag one day, it is only a matter of time. Hermione will be collasped if she knows how your father torture you, she has already cried restlessly when she first saw the big slash on your back. Not to mention she herself is all the reason of you suffering from this pain. Can you imagine what kind of guilt and sorrow she will have?"
"Then I hope it is the rest of my life. Thanks for reminding me, uncle Serevus, I will be careful. This year is the last year, I have been doing this since i was 6. I dont see why i can keep it as secret as i have done it for 11years" " Beside, you wont tell her, do you?"This is a statement more than a question. but Draco's tone betrayed him, he didnt have conifidence to convince Snape not to tell. He hopelessly looked at him
Snape hesitated for a moment
"........."
"hey, time for dinner" Theresa yelled.
"ok.....but promise me never trying to do this again, NEVER, get it?"
"Thanks Uncle Severus"Draco said gratefully