Draco is in love with Hermione, but she still blames him for the terrible crime he didn't commit. Draco continues to fight for her and is determined to win her heart. Hermione is still hurt from what happened. She is broken and empty and even Harry and Ron cannot console her. She still cares for Draco but can she allow him back into the place in her heart?

~Complete~ Draco Malfoy was raised to live up to his father's expectation and pureblood standard. Malfoy has to keep the image for his family's name. But when he finds himself captivated by an intellectual muggleborn witch, his world is turned upside down. Hermione Granger has loathed Draco Malfoy ever since he called her that name. She is the brightest witch of her age and the best friend of the infamous Harry Potter. Her hatred runs deep, but when she discovers what Malfoy has done and continues to do for her, her hatred turns into fascination.

Hermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadn't meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl.

All Hermione wanted to do was to return to Hogwarts and finish her education with a bang as Head Girl. After that, she had her whole life sorted out. She would work things out with Ron, work at the ministry, and become Minister for Magic one day. The universe, as usual, had other plans. Draco certainly wasn't expecting McGonagall to pick him as Head Boy but Harry Potter declined and as per usual, he was the second choice. Unsure what the people back in school had in store for then after all the Death Eater business they were involved in, he returns to Hogwarts with his friends to finish their education anyway. Neither one saw the partnership coming, nor the friendship forged between their two sides. They really didn't plan for any of it to happen - the law, the friendship or the love that changed both of them. Here's another round of betrayal, forced laws and love found in the most unexpected places. v 2.0