In Rose’s opinion, the one thing worse than knowing a boy hated her was knowing that one liked her.

The day Hermione left Ron, Malfoy just wanted to hear her talk. Now, she just wished he’d listen.

They were still the same people with the same problems on either side of a bathroom door.

He felt something close to pity for the woman in front of him. And while that disturbed Draco to no end, what really disgusted him most of all was the harrowing fact that someone or something had broken Hermione Granger’s spirit beyond recognition.

“Thank you for cheating on me, Ron. It’s the best thing you could’ve done. Thank you for stopping me from making the worst mistake of my life.” My first Dramione story. Rated M for strong language and sexual content.