TITLE: Someone Like You

AUTHOR: SlytherinQueenxoxo

TIMELINE: End of seventh year to post-Hogwarts

MAIN CHARACTERS (last name, alphabetical order): Lavender Brown, Hermione Granger, Astoria Greengrass, Draco Malfoy, Scorpius Malfoy, Ron Weasley

MINOR CHARACTERS (last name, alphabetical order): Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley,

SUMMARY: Based on the song Someone Like You by Adele. It's Seventh Year and Hermione and Draco are going out. What happens when he tells her he is betrothed to someone? What happens when he sees her four years later, lonely and miserable?

RATING: M+/NC-17 for crude language, and sexual situations

PROLOGUE:

It was just a few days until Hermione graduated from Hogwarts. Due to the Battle of Hogwarts last year, Headmistress McGonagall invited the Seventh years to retake their last year since they didn't have proper teaching. The stress of taking NEWTs was finally over and Hermione was making the best out of the limited time she had at her second home. She entered the Heads' Common Room with a slight smile on her face only to see her boyfriend Draco, of ten months, sitting on a sofa, with his hands clasped together.

"Hermione, we need to talk." Draco said, nervously but seriously.

"What is it, Draco?" Hermione asked, worried and confused.

"It's probably better if you sit down." he said, pointing to the spot next to him.

"Draco, what's wrong? You're really starting to freak me out here."

"We... we can't be... together anymore." he said, twiddling his thumbs, avoiding her gaze. Hermione just stared at him, her mouth agape. She stayed like this for several moments until she finally found her voice.

"Why? I-I don't understand, Draco." she said, tears forming in her eyes.

"It's my father. He wants me to marry Astoria." he spat out her name like it was venom in his mouth.

"Do you want to?" she asked.

"What?" he snapped his head to hers.

"Do you want to marry her?"

"No. Of course not. But I have to."'

"You don't have to Draco. No one can make you do anything you don't want to do."

"No, you don't understand!" he shouted a little louder than he intended, making her jump in her seat. "I'm sorry, but you don't understand." he said softer. "I have to. It's a betrothal. If I don't do this, I won't get the family inheritance! It's what's expected. My father will have my head if I refuse. Don't you get that, Hermione?"

The tears finally spilled from Hermione's eyes and she felt like there was a bludger stuck in her throat.

"So a family inheritance is more important to you than me?" she screamed.

"Hermione-"

"I hope you're happy!" she spat and stormed out, slamming the portrait door shut.

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