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The Astronomy Tower by Composition_tension_harmony
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
11 Jun 2026
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Her jaw tightened. Ten years. Bloody ten years, and they’d never talked about it.
“Look, Draco-” He scoffed and heat flared in her chest. “Will you bloody look at me?” she snapped.
He turned then, hands braced on the counter, pinning her with a stormy glare that felt sharp enough to bruise. She forced herself not to look anywhere but his face.
“We both know we couldn’t stay in each other’s lives,” she said calmly. “Not with Ron and Astoria-”
“And how did that turn out for you, Hermione?”
The words hit like a slap. She recoiled, spine snapping straight.
“I warned you,” he said, quieter now, but worse for it. “I told you. You don’t listen. That’s your issue, you think you know better than everyone.”
“It was for the best,” she said, the words automatic. Reflex. A lie polished smooth with overuse.
“For the best?” His mouth twisted. “I’m divorced. And you walked in on your husband fucking a bint from Archives.”
A punch to the gut would have hurt less.