They didn't plan for this to happen. They didn't plan to be late to Potions on the same day and end up being partners. They didn't plan for an unexcpected friendship to blossom. And they certainly didn't plan for the catches that came with it.

"Well, love... when I was younger, your daddy made a lot of mistakes. I was so mean to everybody, but I was particularly horrible to this one girl. I tormented her... and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't regret it with all my heart."

On May 2nd 1998, Neville made a promise to never let her go. To always love and protect the quirky eccentric blonde that was wrapped around in his arms. So how the bloody hell did he end up losing her?

It started in the pit of my stomach. It rose from within me all the way up to my tongue. It was trying to escape - I could feel it. Whatever it was, I couldn't hold it in any longer. I opened my mouth and - "Draco, don't go." I heard myself whisper.

They didn't know how they were going to figure this out. Nobody would understand - nobody. Only they could ever truley understand what they felt that night in the Restricted Section. ONE-SHOT

As Hermione charged out of the Yule Ball furiously, feeling hurt and confused, she stumbles upon a night she'll never forget. "No one can ever know." I agreed. "It'll be our secret." Draco whispered into my ear.

Though Draco's heart was breaking, as he stared at his wife laughing with his son and then at Hermione Granger holding the hands of Ronald Weasley, he felt something he had been searching for all these years...acceptance.