Horcrux Destroyers (Book 2)

Always

Hermione POV
We were in a memory ... Draco's memory...

I recognised the place - Malfoy Manor.

'Happy Birthday Draco.' Lucius greeted.
'Thank you father.' Draco replied.
'I expect you to be a fine young man.'
'Will try my best.'
'Remember whatever I said?'
'Yes. On going to Hogwarts I have to concentrate on my studies and stay away from mudbloods.'

Hermione flinched.
'Yes and?'
'To remember my job and do it well.'
'And what would that be?'
'Befriending Potter to see how he defeated the Dark lord.'
'Exactly. Thats my boy.' Smiled Lucius ruffling his hair.

The scene changed.
Draco and Lucius were in ... Borgin and Burkes?
Hermione remembered harry saying her this in her second year... How he had ended up in knockturn alley by messing the place using the floor powder.

'Best friends of thieves and plunderers! Your son has fine taste, sir.' Borgin was saying.

'I hope my son will amount more than a thief or a plunderer, Borgin.' Borgin started apologising when Lucius continued.

'Though if his school marks don't pick up that may indeed be all he is fit for.'
'It is not my fault. The teachers all have favourites, that Hermione Granger-'
'I would have thought you would be ashamed-'

But hermione stopped listening. She had heard Draco mutter something which neither Lucius or borgin had heard.
'Bitch'

Draco POV
Oh shit! She heard that.
The scene changed.
He was showing off his and his team's brooms.
Oh no! Not this...
The Slytherin team was howling with laughter.
'At least they got on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way in. They got in on pure talent.' Hermione said.
This was the moment.
'No one asked for your opinion, Mudblood'.
As the following uproar took place he saw Hermione's face expressionless and a bit sad.

The scene changed...

It changed into the scene after Hermione had slapped Draco -
After Draco had left with Crabbe and Goyle -

'You guys go. I have work to do.'
'You sure?' Asked crabbe dumbly.
'Yeah.'
'Well ok. But answer this truthfully. Why didn't you beat the crap out of her?' Asked goyle.
'Yeah why didn't I ?' Muttered Draco. 'I mean I have my own reasons and that's none of your business.'
'Whatever.'

Hermione POV

As Draco was heading away he brought out his hand and caressed his cheek.
'To be honest ... '

The next words shocked her.
'It felt good...' He whispered to himself.

'Don't tell me you were fal-'
'Yeah I was. A little bit.'
'Uptil now? After all this time?'
'Always.'