Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns Hermione, Draco, Harry, and Ron. Britney Spears owns
the song Stronger. I own the story.

Stronger

by Fallen Darkness
 
 
 

"Shut up and listen to me."

"But Hermione…"

"I said shut up, Draco."
 
 

Hush, just stop
 
 

"I love you." He said with empty, unfeeling words. He didn’t love me. He never had. Why had
I wasted so much time on him? Why didn’t I listen to Harry and Ron and everyone else?
 
 

There’s nothing you can do or say, baby
 
 

"Like hell you do. It’s over."
 
 

I’ve had enough
 
 

"Hermione, come on, sit here and talk to me."

"There you go! I’m not a dog! Don’t tell me were to sit! I like standing!" I can’t believe he
talks to me like that! He acts like he owns me!
 
 

I’m not your property
 
 

"And, like I said before, It’s over. Starting now."
 
 

As from today, baby
 
 

"You can’t live without me, mudblood! You’ll come crawling back on your hands and knees,
begging for forgiveness."
 
 

You might think that I won’t make it on my own
 
 

"There’ll be ice in Hell, before I come crawling back to you." I spat.
 
 

But, now I’m…
Stronger than yesterday
 
 

"I said its over, so guess what! Its over!" I said with feeling.
 
 

Now it’s nothing but my way
 
 

"Mark my words mudblood, you’ll be back." He said.

"Yeah, right, Malfoy. I already feel better without you." And it was true, I did feel better.
Better alone. I felt stronger.
 
 

My loneliness ain’t killing me no more
I’m stronger
 
 

Stronger. I’m stronger. I just broke up with Draco. I. Am. Stronger. I never thought I could
actually, I mean REALLY, go through with it and break up. But I did.
 
 

Than I ever thought that I could be, baby
 
 

Gosh, I used to do everything that everyone wanted. Just be a ‘good little girl’. Not anymore.
I stood up. I broke the glass that was holding me down.
 
 

I used to go with the flow
 
 

I would just do whatever people wanted, my feelings were irrelevant. Not anymore.
 
 

Didn’t really care ‘bout me
 
 

"No you don’t." He said jarring me back into the present.
 
 

You might think that I can’t take it, but your wrong
‘Cause now I’m…
 
 

"Yeah… Right. You don’t know how I feel, so don’t pretend too."
 
 

Stronger than yesterday
Now it’s nothing but my way
My loneliness ain’t killing me no more
I’m stronger
 
 

"Come on Herm, come back." He said in an annoyingly pitiful voice.

"Don’t call me Herm, and I’m never coming back."
 
 

Come on, now
Oh yeah
 
 

With That I turned on my heel and walked away. Alone. Not needing anybody for the first
time in my life.
 
 

Here I go, on my own
I don’t need nobody,
 
 

This is freedom. Real freedom.
 
 

Better off alone
 
 

I kept on walking. Free.
 
 

Here I go, on my own now
I don’t need nobody,
Not anybody
 
 

The paths we chose to walk, be they evil or be they good, shape who we are, and where
we’re going.

I just chose a path.
 
 

Here I go, alright, here I go
 
 

And started walking.
 
 
 

A/N: Thanks for reading. Please review. Flames welcome, I like toasting marshmallows.

Okay, here’s the deal on my other stories [check them out!]:
A Stolen Kiss: Chapter 4 is done and only needs to be typed and edited. I like to edit while I type. Not too long.
Braking, Broken, Pieced Together: Chapter 2 in progress, 3/7 done.
Harry Potter and the prediction: Work has been stopped for the time being, I am fresh out of ideas and don’t
like writing for the fifth year. Note: It WILL BE H/H!!! I only put the R/H in so that I can make them brake up!!!