AN: I'm back again. I got this idea from the last line of the song "Rumour Has It" by Adele.

I don't own anything relating to the Harry Potter series.

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Hermione Granger was not all that surprised when she walked into her flat to find her boyfriend of one year, Theo Nott, cheating on her. Honestly, she wondered why they were even together anymore.

But the sight of him actually in the act repulsed her. What repulsed her even more was the witch that he was currently on top of. Astoria Greengrass.

The very same Astoria Greengrass that was currently planning her wedding to one Draco Malfoy.

Hermione and Draco had become not-quite-friends-but-close-enough acquaintances since she started dating fellow Slytherin, and best friend of Malfoy. They shared heated debates about almost anything, but gone was the venom and hatred of their Hogwarts arguments. It was, instead, replaced by teasing. Malfoy was an equal match for her and she found she quite enjoyed the arguments. Who knew huh?

She took one last look as she quietly closed the door and turned on the spot with her destination in mind.

Malfoy Manor was still as big and as lavish as it was during the times of war, but since Lucius had been sentenced to the Dementors Kiss for his participation in the war, Narcissa and Malfoy had taken to renovating the house completely. Gone were the dungeon where people were tortured, gone was the drawing room that had so many bad memories, gone were the dark, Slytherin colours.

The constant darkness that had settled over Malfoy Manor when old Voldy had taken up residence was gone. It was no longer a place to be feared.

As she made her way to the gate, she thought back to how she had felt when she first came here after the war. She had felt apprehensive at first but Theo had squeezed her hand and whispered reassuring words. To say she was shocked at the obvious overhaul the Manor had gone through was an understatement.

As her thoughts returned to Theo she wondered why she didn't feel anything. Surely when you walked in on your boyfriend cheating, you should feel something. But she felt nothing. If anything, she felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. She realised that now, she wouldn't have to go through with sitting him down and explaining that it wasn't working.

As she pressed her wand to the intercom that would grant her access, she thought of Malfoy and what his reaction would be. Obviously since he had proposed to Astoria, he wouldn't take this well. He would probably deny it, followed by blaming her for it. She could imagine him coming up with something along the lines of 'Why can't your bloody boyfriend keep it in his pants? Obviously you don't put out as much as you should or we wouldn't have this problem now would we?'

When she reached the front door, it opened to reveal a small house elf.

"How can Sadie help you missus?"

"Is Draco home Sadie? I need to speak with him, it's rather important." Hermione smiled down at the elf who was wearing a flowery printed pillow case and a pair of her own 'Dobby Socks' as she called them. Since Lucius left and the changes to the house were made, Narcissa went out and personally bought each elf some new pillow cases, as they had ever so politely refused proper clothes. Narcissa was such a lovely woman.

"Hermione dear, how good to see you! It has been too long my dear, where is that boyfriend of yours?"

Hermione forced a smile in place as she regarded the older witch in front of her. Never would she have thought that Narcissa Malfoy would be such a loving, caring woman under her hard shell. When asked why she had acted so cruel in the past, Narcissa simply said that she had never even liked her husband, let alone love him. And that the ideas that Lucius entertained were not her own but she had to portray the good pureblood wife, the one that agrees with her husband no matter what.

"I agree Narcissa. Uh Theo is at home actually, I wished to speak to Draco without his nosey ears being around."

"Of course dear, I assume Sadie is off fetching him?"

"Yes I believe so."

"Very well dear, I must leave you now. I have some rose bushes in the east garden that I must attend to. Hope to see you soon Hermione."

Just as Hermione was about to respond, Draco walked down the main staircase, bare chested with a towel in hand, obviously just having got out of the shower. Her newly single mind was processing how good he looked when he interrupted her thoughts.

"Ahh Granger, to what do I owe the pleasure this time?" he inquired as he reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Draco, we may have a problem."