AUTHOR'S NOTES:

This was one of two submissions I made for the 2013 DRAMIONELOVE SPRING-SUMMER FEST (dramionelove dot livejournal dot com) . This was a collaborative mother-daughter effort. My daughter, El-El-El, picked the prompt from the list provided and photo manip'd the image that goes with it (see the URL below for that image). She asked me to write the drabble to go along with the story. She has given me permission to post this story under my account here.

Here was the prompt we worked from for this fest:

Prompt#: 5 - Draco or Hermione is in the process of spring cleaning or moving or sudden desire to rearrange their belongings. Draco or Hermione finds a picture, poem, note, card, favourite mug, etc. that belongs to the other or was given from the other to them. Extra Notes: Take it from there to wherever you wish! The specifics of the set-up above are suggestions but not requirements.

Please review! :)

DISCLAIMER: "Harry Potter" is the property of J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. This fanfiction was written entirely for fun, not for profit, and no copyright infringement is intended.

TIMELINE: Post-Hogwarts, EWE (2005).

CHARACTERS FEATURED (alphabetical order, last name): Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy

SUMMARY: Hermione finds a special book while cleaning out the attic one afternoon.

RATING: K (G)

WARNINGS: None

IMAGE TO GO ALONG WITH THIS DRABBLE CAN BE SEEN HERE: ic dot pics dot livejournal dot com/rzzmg/33309824/37897/37897_600 dot jpg (replace "dot" with "." and get rid of the spaces in between)

THE BOOK

Drabble by: RZZMG, Artwork by El-El-El

"I discovered something in the attic today."

"Let me guess - a spider?"

"Well, yes. That goes without saying. That's not what I mean, however."

"Tell me you found a rare book."

"I did."

"...Oh, it's that book. You kept it?"

"Of course. It was our first University class we took together. You said it was 'melancholic trash for the simple-minded'. We spent the weekend in bed arguing its merits, if you'll recall."

"Brilliant book, really. Love it."

Author's Notes:

Please review!

The book in the image - Hermione is holding William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Julie" in her arms.