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2025-12-19
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In Another World

Summary:

A one-shot where Draco and Hermione wonder what they might be like in another world. Based on EJAE’s single “In Another World” released December 2025.

Notes:

A one-shot where Draco and Hermione wonder what they might be like in another world. Based on EJAE’s single “In Another World” released December 2025.

These characters are the sole property of JK Rowling. I’m just playing with them.

A/N: I played this song over and over as I was writing this… "drabble"? I don’t know what to call it, but the first time I heard the song (which was actually on YT from a person who listens and comments on music videos as a professional voice teacher), I knew I had to write a Dramione. I urge you to listen to the song before and/or during reading my offering to you.
I’m including the words to the song in the end A/N in case you don’t want to listen to the song. (I'm not yet sure how to embed in the notes, so I leave you the Spotify link.)

https://open.spotify.com/album/2PKwr5WeVaZlX6coR33aQ3?si=VRexfz4KTuSA3q7NlEM3fw

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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In Another World

 

Maybe if he hadn’t been born into a pureblood family with Death Eater ties.  Maybe if he hadn’t been brain-washed to believe muggleborns were the scourge of the earth.  Maybe if he’d had the courage to defy his parents earlier.  Maybe if he hadn’t called her that word in second year.  

Maybe if she wasn’t a person who continuously needed to prove she deserved to be in the magical world.  Maybe if she had reached out to someone that she saw hurting instead of constantly feeling the need to be right. 

Maybe if he had stood up to his aunt – he might have been able to stop the pain.  Maybe he could have stopped his face from masking his hurt.  

Maybe if she had reached out to him when she saw he was not doing well.  Maybe she could have shown more resilience.  If only she’d reached out…  

Maybe if he’d shown more fight than flight.  Maybe if he’d said “thank you” after her testimony.  Maybe if he’d be less of a coward.  

Maybe if she could look him in the eye as she spoke up for him.

Maybe if he could look her in the eye… 

Maybe…  

 

In another world, five years later…  

“Hey, Granger,” he said with trepidation, but a sweet sort of confidence. 

“Hi, Malfoy,” she genuinely smiled.  

Notes:

In Another World
EJAE
2025

I was thinkin’ ‘bout space and not the one between us.
Where we can take our doubts and worries and leave them there.
Nothing falls, nothing fades, nothing withers away.
I was thinkin’ ‘bout space, and not the one between us.

Maybe in another world where I own that I’m jealous and I did some damage to us.
Maybe we will never know, ‘cause the truth is on ‘silent’ but our egos are talkin’ loud.
You hit where it hurts ‘cause I gave you the bullets.
Oh, maybe in another world…

(I) swear there’s a world: you dealt with your things, I dealt with my things.
(I) know there’s a place, when we’re off beat, we’re finally in sync.
Where I feel okay, and I feel no pain, and all my resentment got nothin’ to say
Before everything changed…

Maybe in another world where I own that I’m jealous and I did some damage to us.
Maybe we will never know, ‘cause the truth is on ‘silent’ but our egos are talkin’ loud.
You hit where it hurts ‘cause I gave you the bullets.
Oh, maybe in another world…

Maybe in another world where I own that I’m jealous and I did some damage to us.
Maybe we will never know, ‘cause the truth is on ‘silent’ but our egos are talkin’ loud.
You hit where it hurts ‘cause I gave you the bullets.
Oh, maybe in another world.
Maybe in another world…

I was thinkin’ ‘bout space, and not the one between us…