Ten Ways They Broke Up
In response to a prompt from drcjsnider, I wrote this little drabble series today that describes ten ways Hermione and Draco almost broke up at different points in their relationship. I guess they're not really drabbles, because they don't have the right word count, but they're short. I posted it at ff.net: Touch and Go (rated PG)
Here's a preview:
Sometimes a woman has to choose between a man and something else that she holds very dear; for example, a beloved cat that she's had for over a decade, and who was her first real friend in the whole wizarding world. Other times, that choice has been taken away from that woman, because the cat is no longer an option. For example, if the cat were killed by the man.
It doesn't matter how it happened. It's not a ridiculous story that could be funny in a few years or anything: Draco left the door open, and Crookshanks got out, and Hermione found him a week later in Muggle London, looking flatter and bloodier than when she'd last seen him. There's absolutely nothing humorous about that situation. In fact, it's just about the saddest thing ever - or at least it seemed like it at the time - but did Draco Malfoy shed one single tear?
I wanted to post it on LJ, but it said it was too long and sometimes the internet's really confusing. Anyway, I hope you like it, especially drcjsnider!