Draco Malfoy has been more and more irritable as his sixth year progresses. Can a conversation with his best friend Blaise change not only his mood, but his relationship status? T for an F-bomb.

"Draco wait-" Hermione began, not entirely certain what she was going to say afterwords. "I- uh... You called me by my name." "That's what names are for, isn't it," he stated simply, shrugging. "But you- you never... I always thought I was just another mudblood to you."

Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy have both closed up since the war, even to their best friends. But after many sleepless nights, an unexpected late-night meeting in the Astronomy tower, and some words neither had felt they could tell anyone, can these once-enemies put aside their differences and help change each other for the better? Post-War Hogwarts, DM/HG

"Harry Potter is dead. Come forward and join us, or die," the voice of He Who Must Not Be Named echoed. "Draco, come," his mother beckoned. His father reached out a hand. He swallowed hard and set his jaw, then took a couple steps forward. "Draco, no. You don't have to go," Hermione whispered softly. "I'm not," he whispered back, but kept walking.