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He held her like a man drowning. Like someone trying to convince himself that she was real, that she was alive, that the world hadn't ended after all.
Hermione's eyes burned. She didn't hug him back, but she didn't pull away either.
She stood in the circle of his arms and felt the wetness of his tears against her temple, felt the ragged breath he dragged in like it hurt, and something inside her cracked open, bleeding and raw and terrifying.
"It's always been you, Granger," he mumbled against her hair, so quiet she almost missed it, broken and honest.
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After the War, Hermione and Draco return for Eighth Year.