But no matter what he did or what he said she wouldn't let go of him, and Merlin, he only had so much willpower. He couldn't keep pushing her away when she was so determined to have him, and he wanted her so badly. He wasn't made of bloody stone. So he'd left the future to the future, and tried to pretend that the war would never end, as twisted as that sounded. And then Draco saw her standing there congratulating a proud Weasley and a glowing Cho Chang, and he realised what she was losing by being with him. Their relationship had been doomed from the beginning; had a time limit set on it, and the clock was ticking away steadily. Because Hermione could never have the normal relationship she deserved if she was with him, and he sure as hell wasn't letting himself drag her down.