A Man Can Change - A Draco/Hermione Story

The Beginning of the End

I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS: J.K.ROWLING OWNS THEM. This is just a fanfic written by a huge HP fan.

HELLO EVERYONE! Long time no see! I apologize for the month delay on this chapter! First off, as you know, my laptop broke down, and then when I got it back I realized you would all want a super long chapter so its taken a while to write this baby! From the chapter title, you probably got some idea that things are going to start happening since in this chapter it is officially May. I know I also promised some of you that I would explain Harry and Ginny's blood bond, but it is actually in the next chapter. Also, you will read something on Ginny and Neville, and that too will be in the next chapter. I thank you all so much for the patience, you really truly are the BEST FANS AND READERS EVER! Enjoy!!! 

P.S THIS IS A 23 PAGE CHAPTER! SO YOU BETTER ALL ENJOY IT! hahahahaha =D

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“How about a game? Come on guys, surely with so many of you in this family you always had games you could play?” Draco droned on beside Hermione. He had been weird all day, not his usual self at all. He seemed bored at times, then nervous as well, especially around her father. Hermione wondered what had been said between the two of them for him to be acting this way. “Seriously? No games?” He asked everyone again, after no reply. He had also, Hermione noted, been trying to distract himself, get his mind off something.

      “How about...Ginny, what’s that game you were talking about a few weeks ago with Dean and Seamus? I think it was a muggle game.” Ron spoke up. Hermione held in a laugh as she saw Draco’s eyes widen at the prospect of obviously distracting himself.

      “Muggle game? What sort of games do muggles play?” Draco turned and asked her.

      “Lots really, they are super creative those muggles.” Ginny answered for her. “But the one Ron is talking about is Truth or Dare.”

      “And how do you play it?” He questioned Ginny.

      “Well I don’t know really. I only heard the name of it before Harry pulled me away and dragged me upstairs to –“ Ginny was cut off by Ron who placed his hand over his sisters mouth.

      “I definitely don’t want to hear that.”

      “Sorry mate, I don’t control what she says.” Harry apologised to Ron, shrugging with indifference.

      “Back to the game... Does anyone know how to play it?” Draco was getting impatient now and Hermione noticed his nervousness had momentarily passed now.

      “Actually, I do.” Hermione said. Ron, Harry, Ginny and Draco all turned their eyes on Hermione.

      “Well, how do you play it then?”

      “Muggles have their own versions of how to play it, but this is the one I know. Basically, you sit around in a circle with a bottle in the centre. The first person spins the bottle and asks the person it lands on ‘Truth or Dare’. If they say truth, they have to answer no matter what the question and if they say dare, then you make up something for them to do for example you could have them do something as lame as licking the floor to as dirty as stripping naked in front of the group. Once they have answered or done their dare, it is then their turn to spin the bottle and so on.” Hermione sucked in a large breath after her long speech. ‘Oh this could be a long night’, she thought to herself. She had never actually played the game herself. Fear of having to do something nasty had been the main factor. But this was when she was a child attending muggle school, when nasty things only consisted of holding hands with a boy and getting ‘cooties’ or putting mud on your new clean dress.