A/N: Hiya!!
The lyrics of the song are between the little stars *. And the story alternate
POV's. The first part is in Draco's
POV, the next
one Hermione's.
The Best Thing
* Never
want to fly
Never want
to leave *
I shook my
head disbelievingly as Hermione danced around on the grass beside me. I
would have never guessed that
she was so
wild, so much fun when I had asked her to the Yule Ball a year ago. She
had seemed like such a studious
person, never
taking risks, never wanting to do anything that might hurt her perfect
grades. I had asked her as a dare
from my friends,
but as I spent some time with her, I fell more and more hopelessly in love.
* Never
want to say what you mean to me
Never want
to run *
I laughed as
I twirled around and around on the grassy field, Draco sitting silently
beside me. He had judged me right
from the beginning.
I could see that. When he asked me to the Ball, he never really wanted
to. But I surprised them all. I
said yes.
I proved them all wrong, I could be wild and risky when I wanted to. And
now, I've fallen for Draco. I know he
feels the
same way.
* Frightened
to believe
You're
the best thing about me *
Hermione stopped twirling for a moment, and pulled me up with her. "Come on" she said, "it's so much fun!"
I laughed and
started to spin with her, until we both got dizzy and fell down on the
fresh spring grass. I pulled her over
to me and
gave her a kiss. "I love you" I told her.
She smiled
at me. "Love ya too" she said, and returned the kiss. Then she bounced
up from the grass. "Race ya down
this hill"
she said, and started running.
"No fair" I
cried, as I started after her. That's the way it was with Hermione now.
You never knew exactly what she was
going to do.
* Sometimes
I feel like this is only chemistry
Stuck in
a maze searching for a way to *
I ran down
the hill, the wind blowing back my hair, my shoes lost behind me. I didn't
care though, this was exactly what I
wanted. I
reached the bottom and skidded to a stop. I turned around and saw Draco
running up behind me, my shoes in
his hand.
"You dropped these" he told me, trying to catch his breath.
I took them
out of his hand and slipped them on. "Thanks" I told him and fell back
on the grass, spreading my arms out
beside me.
I breathed in the fresh scent of the flowers and grass and sighed happily.
* Shut down
turn around feel the ground beneath me
You're
so close where do you end *
I plopped down
beside Hermione and looked up at the sky. Stormy grey clouds were beginning
to cover the beautiful
blue sky.
"A storm's coming" I told her.
She rolled over on the grass. "Great!" she exclaimed. "I love the rain."
I smiled at
her. Nothing about her could surprise me anymore. Small raindrops started
to fall from the sky. I reached for
her arms and
pulled her up. "We should go inside" I told her.
"Fine" she pouted. A bell rang from inside.
"We're late
for dinner" I said, and started to head inside, with Hermione behind me,
dancing in the rain.
* Where
do I begin?
Always
pushing and pulling *
Draco and I arrived in the Great Hall soaking wet from the rain. We parted ways and I sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"Don't you guys just love the rain?" I asked Harry and Ron, as I filled my plate with food.
"Not really" said Ron, shoving mashed potatoes in his mouth.
"Well I do" I announced.
Ron turned to Harry. "So, do you think we're going to beat Ravenclaw in the Quidditch match this weekend?" he asked.
I sighed. I
just couldn't talk to those two anymore. That's why I was so wild, trying
to catch everyone's attention. And
there was
just something about Draco that brought that out more than ever.
* Sometimes
vanity takes vacation time on me
I'm in
a daze stumbling bewildered *
I sat down at the table, my hair wet and stringy from the rain. "Where were you?" Goyle grunted.
I didn't answer,
just put some food into my plate. I didn't even know what. The table was
abuzz with conversation,
mostly about
Quidditch. No one really cared about anything anymore, not after Voldemort's
defeat last year. They were
all disappointed,
the future they had been promised in the Dark Arts was extinguished, just
like that.
I pushed my
hair away from my eyes and started eating. After dinner, I had homework
to do, and I had to take a shower
too.
* North
of gravity head up in the stratosphere
You and
I roller coaster riding love *
I bounced into
the common room after dinner, where people were doing their homework. "Hi
peoples" I called, and some
people looked
up and waved. Most of them ignored me though. I sighed and walked into
the bathroom. I needed a nice,
hot shower.
I stepped out
of the bathroom half an hour later and headed into my dorm. Lavender and
Parvati were already there,
probably dicussing
makeup and boys.
"Like, hi Hermione" said Parvati, looking up from her magazine.
"Hi" I told
her, changing into my pyjamas. I grabbed my homework and jumped onto my
bed, trying to finish it. I gave up
ten minutes
later. I just couldn't concentrate, I felt like I just really had to do
something, and I couldn't remember what.
"Maybe a walk
will help" I muttered to myself and walked out.
* You're
the centre of adrenalin
And I'm
beginning to understand *
I walked into
my dorm, hair still wet from my shower. The Slytherin dungeon was surprisingly
cold today, but maybe that
was just because
of the storm. I shivered slightly and changed into my pyjamas.
Crabbe looked up from his game of Gobstones. "Hey Draco" he called to me.
"Hey" I replied.
Grabbing my work from the desk, I settled down and started to work on it.
It was really easy and I
finished it
in no time.
After watching
Crabbe and Goyle for a while, I yawned. "I'm going to bed" I said to no
one in particular.
* Never
want to fly
Never want
to leave *
I climbed out
of the portrait hole and started down the hall. Outside, the storm raged.
I stopped at a window and settled
to watch it.
I loved storms, they were so interesting. Lighting flashed and lit up the
field. I saw a glimpse of the lake and
a nearby tree
before the thunder came. "That's it!" I cried and ran back to the common
room.
The common
room was empty. I dashed to the couch, where Fred and George had kept all
their old tricks. Only a few
people knew,
and I was one of them. I flipped through the book they had written, looking
for the spell that would give
me the password
to the Slytherin common room.
"Got it!" I
cried snapping the book shut. "I'll go at midnight" I decided. I climbed
the stairs to the common room and sat
on my bed,
setting my alarm clock for midnight.
* Never
want to say what you mean to me
Never want
to run *
I walked in
my dorm and climbed into bed, pulling the green curtains close behind me.
A few hours later I woke up again.
I tossed and
turn restlessly. The same horrible dream kept coming to me. In my dream,
Hermione and I were out in the
storm. Suddenly
lightning struck and Hermione fell in the deep stormy depths of the blue
grey lake. I screamed and dove
in after her,
but no matter where I looked I couldn't find her. Then I woke up in a cold
sweat.
I rolled over
again, and this time, I fell into a deep sleep.
* Frightened
to believe
You're
the best thing about me *
The ring of
the alarm clock woke me, and I quickly shut it off before anyone else could
here. I got out of bed quietly,
climbed down
the stairs, and left the common room. I walked down the many halls until
I finally reached the dungeon
entrance to
the Slytherin Common room. I whispered the password to the silvery snake
at the entrace and it opened the
door to let
me in. I found the door to the boy's dorm entered peeking in the curtains
looking for Draco. I found his bed
and pulled
open the curtains. Giving him a kiss, I waited for him to wake up.
* Walk on
broken glass make my way through fire
These are
things I would do for love *
In my dream,
someone kissed me, just like Hermione would. I stirred and opened my eyes.
Looming over me, was a face.
I started
to scream, but the person clapped a hand over my mouth.
"Shhhhh, it's just me, Hermione" she whispered.
I sat up. "What are you doing here?" I hissed at her. "And how did you get the password?"
She shrugged.
"Fred and George left a spell on how to get the password to the Slytherin
Common room. I just wanted to
get you for
a midnight walk."
I sighed. "Fine" I told her, "just let me get changed."
"No need" she
said. "Let's go already."
* Farewell
peace of mind kiss goodbye to reason
Up is down
the impossible occurs each day *
I led Draco down to the grounds and pointed to a large maple tree right at the edge of the lake.
"Over there"
I told him, walking towards it. My cotton nightgown was starting to get
wet from the storm but I didn't
really notice.
All I knew was that something inside me told me to climb that tree.
"Help me up"
I called to Draco. He gave me a boost and I pulled myself up to the lowest
branch. I motioned for Draco to
come up and
he climbed up and sat down beside me.
"Isn't this
neat?" I asked.
* This intoxication
thrills me
I only
pray it doesn't kill me *
I was sitting on a maple tree, in a lightning storm with Hermione, both of us with nothing on but our pyjamas. It was crazy.
"Isn't this
neat?" she asked me. I didn't really think so that much, it was more dangerous
than neat, but there was
something
electrifying about the storm.
Hermione stood up shakily on the branch and laughed. "This is just so cool" she said, balancing carefully.
A feeling of dread struck me. This was exactly like my dream. "Hermione, don't!" I yelled.
And that's
when lightning struck.
* Never
want to fly
Never want
to leave *
I don't know
what made me do what I did. It was just something inside me, telling me
I had to. Lighting struck the tree
and I tumbled
down, down, into the murky waters of the lake. I pushed myself up to the
surface and sputtered. Looking
all around
me, I couldn't see anything. I was so cold. The last bit of my strength
left me and I sank down in the stormy
lake, slipping
into unconciousness.
* Never
want to say what you mean to me
Never want
to run *
I treaded water,
searching for Hermione. "Hermione! Where are you?" I screamed out to the
icy cold lake. I saw flash of
her yellow
nightgown and started swimming in that direction. I dove down, swimming
after her limp body.
She was out
cold, and I couldn't hold my breath much longer. I swam and wrapped my
arms around her, slowly dragging
her up to
shore. It seemed like I would never reach the surface, and with my last
bit of strength, I kicked upwards and
broke the
watery surface. Dragging her to shore, I lay her down on the grassy surface
and sat beside her. "I don't know
what I'd do
if I lost you" I told her unconcious form, as people started rushing towards
us.
* Frightened
to believe
You're
the best thing about me *
I was going
to die here, I knew, I had no chance. Not in this storm. And I had so much
I had wanted to do, so much I had
never gotten
to tell people. And now, I wouldn't have a chance.
Someone was
pumping oxygen into me, giving me life. I felt, just slightly, hands on
my stomach and water started
gushing out
of my mouth. I slipped into conciousness again and looked around groggily.
Professor Dumbledore, Madame
Pompfrey and
Draco were standing around me.
"What happened?" I asked weakly.
Draco threw
his arms around me, he looked so relieved. "I'm so glad you're okay" he
told me. Ane then I went
unconcious
again.
* You're
the centre of adrenalin
And I'm
beginning to understand
You could
be the best thing about me *
I paced the
floor in front of Hermione's bed in the hospital wing. It had been three
days since our midnight walk and she
still hadn't
woken up. I was so worried, if anything happened to her, I don't know what
I would have done. I was okay,
of course,
a bit of a cold and a little lack of oxygen but nothing extreme.
Hermione stirred
on her bed and I rushed over. "What happened Draco?" she asked me weakly.
It killed me to see her
like this.
All of the life had gone out of her fun loving brown eyes and she was as
pale as me.
"Shhhhhh" I
told her. "It'll all be okay.
* Never
want to fly
Never want
to leave *
I looked on
as tears started to form in Draco's eyes. I wanted to cry myself, he was
the one who had saved me. I would
have been
gone if it weren't for him.
I wrapped my
arms around him in a weak hug. "Thank you" I told him. I broke down completely.
"This is all my fault" I
sobbed, tears
running down my face.
He pulled me
in even tighter and ran his fingers through my hair. A tear dropped on
my hospital gown. "No it isn't" he
told me quietly.
"I knew this would happen. I had a dream right before you woke me. And
I didn't even try to stop you."
* Never
want to say what you mean to me
Never want
to run *
It broke my heart, seeing her cry and blame herself like that. "Don't worry" I told her. "You're fine now."
She sniffled
and looked right at me, her eyes burning into mine. Something in them must
had reassured her, for she
stopped crying.
"I love you" I told her, wrapping her in a tight embrace. "And I don't
know what I would have done if I
lost you."
* Frightened
to believe
You're
the best thing about me *
I started crying
again. "I love you too" I told him. "You're the person who makes me who
I am. You're the best thing
about me."
He smiled at
me. "And you're the best thing about me"
* What if
you're the best thing about me *
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