Disclaimer: The peoples belong the J.K. Rowling. The song is Savage Garden's.

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

by magical*little*me
 
 
 

* 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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