Draco was wearing black pants, a Slytherin quidditch jersey, his hair was a little messy and caressing his face just right. He was clean shaved and wore cologne. Draco went with his father to Knockturn Alley into Borgan and Burkes. After about 30 minutes of waiting, he finally went to his father and asked for money to get his school supplies. His father hissed at him as he handed him a heavy pouch. "Go away, I need to settle this. This clerk here thinks he can cheat me out of my pay."

Draco didn't argue with his father, though he would have loved to knock him in the jaw to make him shut up. He swiftly left the shop and made his way to Diagon Alley. He already felt much better being out of there. He was glancing from shop to shop and finally went in to the robe shop to buy a new pair of robes. He looked around the shop and happened to glance at the door when it opened. None other than Granger. Her hair caught the sun just right and she seemed to be glowing. She was wearing black flats, skinny jeans, Hogwarts tank top and a necklace that enhanced her neckline. Draco's heart dropped down to his stomach. He kept thinking 'God, she is so beautiful'.

Hermione made her way into the shop and met Draco's eye contact. She let a small hint of a smile come across her face before she quickly turned to the other side of the shop. Draco watched her as she looked through different clothes and would occasionally look up to see Draco staring at her, but he would quickly look away. The last glance she made to him, she didn't look away until she actually smiled at him. This smile made Draco's heart rise to his throat. He quickly grabbed the robes he needed then paid and left for them.

He took a seat at a table in Diagon Alley and got lost in his thoughts for what seemed like hours. "Could Granger possibly think of me as anything other than a snob? Could she ever find me attractive? How would I get her to really notice me?" "Malfoy... Malfoy... DRACO." Draco looked up to find a fellow Slytherin Crabbe picking at him. He quickly stood up, "What do you want? Can't you see I'm trying to think? I could go without you interrupting me every time I turn around." Crabbe stepped back, "whatever man, lets just go get our books and get out of this dump."

Draco started to follow him when he looked back at the robe store he caught eyes With Hermione, who was leaving the shop with her parents. She noticed him and let out another smile and a slight wave hoping no one would notice. Draco was trying to fight back the lump in his throat and he let a small grin back at Granger. He quickly turned back and followed Crabbe not noticing that the leather bracelet that was on his wrist had fallen off. He went inside the bookstore and began to look for the books he needed while dazing off into thought again about Hermione. After picking up the two books from his list he turned around and walked directly into Hermione Granger.

He looked at her in shock trying to swallow the urge to throw up from being nervous. "I'm sorry Granger I... I didn't see you there. I... I... was just trying to get my books." She was floored. Did Draco Malfoy, the handsome devil, really just apologize to her? She looked at him for a second with a small smile, then shook it off. "Um.. It's okay, really. I just... noticed that when you were walking in, you kinda", she slowly pulled the bracelet out of her pocket and awkwardly held it out to him. She was trying not to meet his gaze, but failed miserably.

Draco looked down at the bracelet and then back to meet eye contact. He hesitated for a minute before taking the bracelet. "Thanks Granger", he said in a shaky voice at the touch of her hand. He couldn't help but feel like her eyes were taking in the whole of him like she had never seen the man in front of her before. "This was my aunt Tonks's bracelet. She gave it to me when I was small." He didn't know why he was telling her this, but he felt like she deserved the truth. He flipped the bracelet over to show a small engraving. Lumos was inscripted on the back. "She always told me when I was younger, before my dad turned completely evil, that this spell would bring me light." Hermione tried not to let her eyes water at what he had told her. Draco looked back up at her slowly and paused when he met her eyes. His heart pounded at being this close and vulnerable to her. He handed her the bracelet and held his wrist out to her. She gently tied the bracelet around his wrist while enjoying the touch of his warm, soft skin on her fingertips. He quickly looked off to the side,"Thanks again Granger. See you at school." Draco walked off to join Crabbe leaving Hermione in awe of him.

She sat down and started re-evaluating Draco from the moment she met him. She never knew that he had a kind side. She never knew that he could open up to someone in general. She never knew the real Draco. It was at that second she realized that she had always had a thing for him because he was so handsome. She decided she would put those thoughts in the back of her mind. She got up and left the bookshop.

While she was leaving, Draco glanced down at her once more and smiled a quick smile before anyone noticed. His heart beat was so loud he couldn't hear anybody. He had to turn away and act like he was looking at a book so no one would notice the red color taking over his face.

At that moment Draco decided he would no longer be cruel to her. He decided that if she wished, she would see the real side of him. He decided that the feelings he had been hiding from her for years were all true. He looked down at his wrist and touched it lightly thinking about her gentle touch. It was official from that moment, that Draco Malfoy was beginning to fall in love with Hermione Granger.

Draco forced the thoughts out of his mind so he could finish shopping for school. He went from shop to shop with Crabbe getting supplies, but he kept quiet the rest of the day. Then they headed to King's Cross Station to catch the train. Crabbe beat Draco to the compartment where Goyle and the rest of his gang were sitting. There was no room for him there. But after the day he had he didn't care. He walked down to an empty compartment and packed away his belongings except for a book; Beginners Guide to Legilimency. He sat down and got a pumpkin juice and licorice wand from the snack trolley that was rolling by. He started reading while waiting for the train ride to begin occasionally taking a sip of his juice and chewing on a bite of his candy wand.

Hermione was making her way to the compartment her Harry and Ron normally sit in only to find that Harry and Ginny were cuddled up together asleep and the same for Ron and Lavender. So she continued on until she found the only compartment left available. She took in a deep breath as she watched the blonde beauty reading so deeply. She watched him for a minute as she took in his beauty. She finally knocked a small knock on the door that startled Draco so bad he dropped his book.

He looked up in a slightly angry tone and then softened and froze for a second when he realized who was at the door. He grabbed his book off of the floor and opened the door. "What do you need Granger," he said with a confused tone. Hermione's nervous voice made Draco's heart pound again. "Do you mind? Everywhere else is full. I promi-. "I don't mind at all", Draco interrupted as he opened the door wider inviting her in. He closed the door behind her and caught a smell of her hair that drove his mind insane. He blushed a little before she could noticed. He grabbed one of her bags and put it up for her without realizing that she was smiling at him.

He sat back down and picked the book back up to continue reading. He read for a few minutes. As Draco read his book Hermione couldn't help but watch him again. The sight of seeing him reading so intensely drove her mad. She thought he was beautiful, and to see him reading topped it off. It was at that moment that Hermione Granger began to fall in love with Draco Malfoy.