"Draco?" Hermione questioned. Even though she knew it was her former lover standing in front of her she was still surprised to see him in the muggle world.
"Hello, Hermione." Draco replied, his perfectly composed demeanor slipping into place despite the shock he was feeling.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked, wondering if somehow he had managed to track her down deliberately.
"I had a bit of business." Draco answered, briefly mentioning the reason for his visit.
As Draco was mentioning the reason for his visit the couple realized they were partially blocking the entrance to the shop. Moving away from the entrance they walked a few paces to a nearby bench and sat down together.
"So you're not here on holiday, it's a shame it's a beautiful place. Although I can't imagine Pansy would like an island full of muggles." Hermione said, unable to resist a dig at her former rival.
"No, I don't suppose she would." Draco agreed. "Luckily I don't have to worry about what Pansy would like."
"I thought husbands were supposed to care about what their wives thought." Hermione said, surprised by Draco's words. While she knew he didn't love Pansy she knew they had a solid friendship and Draco did care for the Slytherin witch.
"They do, but I'm not Pansy's husband." Draco couldn't help but smirk at the delight that flooded Hermione's face before she schooled her features into one of surprise.
"What happened?" Hermione asked. "I wouldn't have thought your parents would approve of divorce."
"They don't, but there was no need for a divorce. I didn't marry Pansy." Draco said, watching Hermione's reaction carefully.
Hermione was speechless, she had no idea how to react. She had left because Draco was getting married, that was even the reason she hadn't told him about her pregnancy. Now she was discovering that he hadn't gone through with the wedding and things could have been very different between them.
"I'm sorry." Hermione finally said. She wasn't sorry but it seemed an appropriate response.
"Don't be, I'm not. Breaking the engagement was the best thing I ever did, I should have done it sooner." Draco said. "Maybe then I wouldn't have lost you."
"We can't change the past." Hermione sighed, wishing that they could turn back time and handle things differently.
"No, but maybe we can put it right." Draco replied. "Maybe this time we can get what we want."
"And what do you want, Draco?" Hermione asked. During their affair he never seemed to know exactly what he wanted, or more accurately who he wanted to please, himself or his father.
"I want you, I always have. The biggest regret of my life is letting you leave that day." Draco admitted. ( Mending Broken Hearts : cleotheo )
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Draco hearing laughter across the classroom. It's a familiar kind of laughter and he looks up- already dreading what he'll see. He sees Hermione laughing with Ron after he made a funny comment.
Pushing his jealousy away, that he's the one who wants to and should make her laugh, he just stares at them for a second before looking back down to his books.
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