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hpbookworm · 04-23-2008, 09:50 PM

Disclaimer: If I owned Harry Potter… Draco and Hermione would get together. ( Unless I decided to include myself in the books, then, canon would be Me/Draco and Hermione could have Ron ) What’s that you say?!?! THEY ARE?!? I DO?!?! Oh hey! April’s fool’s day is over… and that’s not very nice… we all know JKR still has Harry and the rest of the characters locked up in her basement…

A/N: So… this is a new fic of mine… its actually the first one I wrote a looooong time ago, so it gets kind of cliché. It's also a Dramione, taking place over the summer after their fifth year. It goes AU from there. It's actually the first of a trilogy I'm planning, though it isn't even completely thought out yet. Please, if you like it, if you hate it, tell me what you think! And thank you soooooooo much to animequeen48 for betaing this for me!!!

~lizzie

STARTING OVER

Introduction

As the sun peered into a bedroom window, it cast its light and warmth upon an exquisitely carved wooden desk where stacks of books, quills, and rolls of parchment lay. A matching dresser resided in the shadowed corner, its beautiful door of purple heart wood kept the possessions of the girl still lying asleep under the violet covers of her queen sized bed, which held the attention of the whole room. As time crept by, feet fell upon the comfort of the pale white rug by the bed and a shadow appeared on the lavender walls. As gentle hands thrust open the soft, white curtains, leaving only a thin veil of purple to separate the room from the sun’s gaze, light filled the room, followed by a soft gasp from the bed.

Responding to a light tapping sound on her bedroom door, a teenage girl twisted in her bed and reluctantly allowed her eyes to flutter open. As she did, her eyes were temporarily blinded by the morning light, and her ears strained to hear what her mother was saying. Confused, she mumbled, “What was that?”

Her door cracked open and revealed her mother’s face.

“Dear, you’ll need to get up soon. Don’t you remember? You and Emily made plans today…”

With that Hermione jumped out of bed with a panicked look on her face.

Chapter 1

I couldn’t believe I had forgotten about Em! We meet up every summer when I get back from school, come on Hermione! I ran to the bathroom to take a quick shower and brush my teeth. Hurrying back into my room with a towel wrapped around my body, I gathered some clothes and slipped into them. I stopped at the desk and mirror next to my dresser to fix my hair and applied some make-up. I usually didn’t do this at Hogwarts, but now I was home, it was summer, and I was going to hang out with my Muggle friends. As I studied my reflection in the mirror, I chuckled, thinking of what any of my Hogwarts friends would think if they saw me like this. I definitely did not look like the Hermione Granger they knew. I grabbed my bag and hid my wand in a desk drawer, just in case we decided to come back to my place later.

I entered the kitchen to find mom sitting at the table with her tea and cereal in front of her. Dad was still in bed asleep of course, since it was Saturday and he had the day off work. I glanced at the clock above the oven, 8:45. I had fifteen minutes to get to the park where Em and I had planned to meet along with a few of her other friends. I gave mom a kiss on the cheek and told her I was going and would call if we’d be out any later than 7 o’clock.

The park wasn’t that far from my house and it was within my view in no time at all. I scanned the area to find some little children at the playground, some ladies playing tennis, and a couple of guys playing some one-on-one basketball. A frown found its way onto my face. But it was quickly replaced by a grin when I saw another figure sitting on the lawn in the shade of a big oak tree while laughing at the boys on the court. Thinking to myself that these must be the other two people I would be spending most of the next two months with, I studied them closely. The two boys looked relatively alike. Both seemed athletic and strong, standing around five found eleven with rather long hair and fair skin. Only one had hazel brown hair while the other’s was so blond it seemed almost white. Their baggy shorts and wife beaters showed off much of their skin, all of it shining of sweat. It was obvious they both were extremely good-looking. A part of me blushed at the thought.

Encased in my thoughts, I hadn’t noticed someone sneaked up and grab me from behind.

I gasped while turning around to see the familiar face of Emily laughing. I joined her and we hugged each other, happy that summer had arrived and we could hang out again.

We separated and took a good look at each other.

“Looking good!” we chanted simultaneously, giggling again.

We continued chatting idly while walking back to the basketball court, where the two boys were still playing, unaware of anything around them until Em ran and stole the ball while I started heartily laughing again. Somehow the ball ended up rolling towards the tennis courts, so the boy with the white blond hair went chasing after it.

Em, now smiling from ear to ear, grabbed me and pulled me closer to the court to introduce me to the brown-haired kid still standing there.

“Hermione, this is Eric,” Emily stated, using gestures like she always does when she talks. “Eric, Hermione, but I usually call her Mia,” she giggled, “don’t ask.”

“Hey Mia,” Eric smiled playfully, holding out his hand. I shook it, laughed, and replied, “Hey. Nice to meet you.”

“Oh yeah, and that over there,” Em pointed to the white-blond boy. For some reason, he stood motionless, with the basketball in his hands, just staring at us. Actually, it looked like he was staring at me. I shifted nervously with this knowledge, though I didn’t know why…

“… is Draco.”

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hpbookworm Skrewt Location: trying to stay away Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,208 Hogwarts RPG Name: Elizabeth Brecker Fifth	Starting Over - Sa13+ Disclaimer: If I owned Harry Potter… Draco and Hermione would get together. ( Unless I decided to include myself in the books, then, canon would be Me/Draco and Hermione could have Ron ) What’s that you say?!?! THEY ARE?!? I DO?!?! Oh hey! April’s fool’s day is over… and that’s not very nice… we all know JKR still has Harry and the rest of the characters locked up in her basement… A/N: So… this is a new fic of mine… its actually the first one I wrote a looooong time ago, so it gets kind of cliché. It's also a Dramione, taking place over the summer after their fifth year. It goes AU from there. It's actually the first of a trilogy I'm planning, though it isn't even completely thought out yet. Please, if you like it, if you hate it, tell me what you think! And thank you soooooooo much to animequeen48 for betaing this for me!!! ~lizzie STARTING OVER Introduction As the sun peered into a bedroom window, it cast its light and warmth upon an exquisitely carved wooden desk where stacks of books, quills, and rolls of parchment lay. A matching dresser resided in the shadowed corner, its beautiful door of purple heart wood kept the possessions of the girl still lying asleep under the violet covers of her queen sized bed, which held the attention of the whole room. As time crept by, feet fell upon the comfort of the pale white rug by the bed and a shadow appeared on the lavender walls. As gentle hands thrust open the soft, white curtains, leaving only a thin veil of purple to separate the room from the sun’s gaze, light filled the room, followed by a soft gasp from the bed. Responding to a light tapping sound on her bedroom door, a teenage girl twisted in her bed and reluctantly allowed her eyes to flutter open. As she did, her eyes were temporarily blinded by the morning light, and her ears strained to hear what her mother was saying. Confused, she mumbled, “What was that?” Her door cracked open and revealed her mother’s face. “Dear, you’ll need to get up soon. Don’t you remember? You and Emily made plans today…” With that Hermione jumped out of bed with a panicked look on her face. Chapter 1 I couldn’t believe I had forgotten about Em! We meet up every summer when I get back from school, come on Hermione! I ran to the bathroom to take a quick shower and brush my teeth. Hurrying back into my room with a towel wrapped around my body, I gathered some clothes and slipped into them. I stopped at the desk and mirror next to my dresser to fix my hair and applied some make-up. I usually didn’t do this at Hogwarts, but now I was home, it was summer, and I was going to hang out with my Muggle friends. As I studied my reflection in the mirror, I chuckled, thinking of what any of my Hogwarts friends would think if they saw me like this. I definitely did not look like the Hermione Granger they knew. I grabbed my bag and hid my wand in a desk drawer, just in case we decided to come back to my place later. I entered the kitchen to find mom sitting at the table with her tea and cereal in front of her. Dad was still in bed asleep of course, since it was Saturday and he had the day off work. I glanced at the clock above the oven, 8:45. I had fifteen minutes to get to the park where Em and I had planned to meet along with a few of her other friends. I gave mom a kiss on the cheek and told her I was going and would call if we’d be out any later than 7 o’clock. The park wasn’t that far from my house and it was within my view in no time at all. I scanned the area to find some little children at the playground, some ladies playing tennis, and a couple of guys playing some one-on-one basketball. A frown found its way onto my face. But it was quickly replaced by a grin when I saw another figure sitting on the lawn in the shade of a big oak tree while laughing at the boys on the court. Thinking to myself that these must be the other two people I would be spending most of the next two months with, I studied them closely. The two boys looked relatively alike. Both seemed athletic and strong, standing around five found eleven with rather long hair and fair skin. Only one had hazel brown hair while the other’s was so blond it seemed almost white. Their baggy shorts and wife beaters showed off much of their skin, all of it shining of sweat. It was obvious they both were extremely good-looking. A part of me blushed at the thought. Encased in my thoughts, I hadn’t noticed someone sneaked up and grab me from behind. I gasped while turning around to see the familiar face of Emily laughing. I joined her and we hugged each other, happy that summer had arrived and we could hang out again. We separated and took a good look at each other. “Looking good!” we chanted simultaneously, giggling again. We continued chatting idly while walking back to the basketball court, where the two boys were still playing, unaware of anything around them until Em ran and stole the ball while I started heartily laughing again. Somehow the ball ended up rolling towards the tennis courts, so the boy with the white blond hair went chasing after it. Em, now smiling from ear to ear, grabbed me and pulled me closer to the court to introduce me to the brown-haired kid still standing there. “Hermione, this is Eric,” Emily stated, using gestures like she always does when she talks. “Eric, Hermione, but I usually call her Mia,” she giggled, “don’t ask.” “Hey Mia,” Eric smiled playfully, holding out his hand. I shook it, laughed, and replied, “Hey. Nice to meet you.” “Oh yeah, and that over there,” Em pointed to the white-blond boy. For some reason, he stood motionless, with the basketball in his hands, just staring at us. Actually, it looked like he was staring at me. I shifted nervously with this knowledge, though I didn’t know why… “… is Draco.” Last edited by hpbookworm : 05-26-2008 at 12:34 AM.