Hermione Granger is not the same and never will be. Nor has she been, not for several long years of her life. Due to one man, one she no longer has. And it has shattered her, broken her, and given Christmas an entirely new meaning. [Dramione One-Shot]

TW: MISCARRIAGE. A short drabble, 1500 words. Dramione. In the time after the war, long after, Hermione and Draco have found each other, and found something far, far worse.

Hogwarts is a welcoming place when you've never seen it littered with corpses; when you've never seen the lights fading from a person's eyes, when you've never heard the screams that echoed through the air. Of course, very few of the people there haven't seen it like that. Nightmares wreak havoc among Draco and Hermione, and they're tired of trying to fight the memories off. Couple that with the Triwizard Tournament and you've got a really tiring year ahead of you. The Goblet of Fire, however, has been slightly broken since Harry won the last tournament. And so, with each school in the Great Hall when names are to be chosen, it conjures up the names of two people who did put their names in and the image of one who didn't. And Hermione is that one. From lethifolds to a trip into the Forbidden Forest, the Tournament creates new relationships and rips apart old ones. Nobody feels safe. And with good reason; what lurks in the Forbidden Forest is something that could cause the fall of the wizarding world as we know it.

Some people promise to change even when things look like they will turn out bad. Draco Malfoy promised himself during the Wizarding War that if everything turned out well, he would change. He would no longer be a Death Eater, he would try to get the girl that he loved but couldnt be with, and he would make people believe that change happens. Some people promise to believe in change and will do anything to help those who want to change. Hermione Granger promised to believe in change when she was a young girl. She still keeps that promise even after the Wizarding War. She would always give people a new chance to start over, she would believe in those who want to change, and she would help people that needed help to change. It is quite amazing that both of them have made these promises. To Hermione, it will be the happiness and content in helping someone. To Draco, its always her that makes him happy and content. Soon she will learn that he is for her as well.