Hermione stared out of the window in the common room. "Oh how I wish someone would love me!" She muttered. Harry snuck up behind her and said in a ghostly voice,
"Maybe someone already does!"
Hermione whirled around and found herself in the arms of Harry.
"Oh Harry," She sighed, pulling him into an embrace. "You don't know how lonely I am!" She murmured into his chest. Harry pulled her close and stroked her hair lovingly. She looked up into his eyes, those green eyes and the scar that lingered on his face. Harry's face came closer to hers, until their noses were touching. A scream echoed down the hall. "It sounds like Draco!" She said worriedly. Parvati, Dean, Ron and Lavender came stumbling down the dormitory steps.
"What is going on?"Parvati yawned.
"Ya!" Ron agreed. "And what are you two doing up so early?" He said suspiciously, noticing their hands were holding.
Hermione rushed out the door with Harry and the others running behind her. As she came in view of the Slytherin portrait hole, she cried out in alarm. Pansy and Draco were twitching on the floor and a stranger who had an evil look on his face was leering down at them. Hearing Hermione's cry, he dropped his wand and ran. Draco was panting in pain when he managed to say,
"Follow him! He used the Cruciatus curse!"
But it was too late. The stranger was gone. Down the corridor there were hurried footsteps as Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape came in sight. As soon as he got the wind of Draco and Pansy lying on the floor, weak with pain, a group of Griffindor students surrounding them, and also a mysterious wand on the ground he bellowed with rage.
"WHICH ONE OF YOU DID THIS TO MY STUDENTS?" He shrieked. "WHICH ONE OF YOU ALMOST TORTURED DRACO AND PANSY?" He bellowed. Then he snapped "Draco, hospital wing." Hermione saw Draco's pitiful face and faced Snape.
"I'll take him, Professor."
"WHAT?" Snape bellowed. He was about to yell something very bad at her, but Draco said weakly,
"Please Professor, let her take me." A grin flitted across his face. Harry frowned. This did not look good. Hermione helped Draco up. When he stood on his leg he shrieked,
"Oh, the pain!"
Hermione soothed him and supported him to the hospital wing. Once they were out of earshot, Draco bent over Hermione and pulled her into embrace. "Hermione, my love!" He whispered. Hermione pulled away.
"Draco, what are you doing?" She said, frightened. He kissed her slightly.
"Just taking the love I wished I could have for years!" Draco murmured. As Hermione stared into those handsome eyes with fright, he dragged her behind a passageway. He began unzipping her shirt. Hermione used her instincts and screamed. He pulled her farther behind the statue and began kissing her. She pulled herself out of his grasp and zipped her shirt up.
"Harry!" She screamed. Draco pulled out his wand, his features in a smirk.
"And now," He whispered." You shall be hurt and taken to my father's house." He pulled out his wand and screamed the curse.
Harry ran faster then he had ever run. Hermione was in trouble. As he skidded around a corner, she found Hermione lying there. She looked……" Dead!" He whispered, burying his head on her chest. Tears began to escape his eyes. He lifted her up, his arms trembling. Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore ran around the corner. They caught sight of Harry grieving and holding Hermione's body. Professor McGonagall gave a kind of muffled sob.
"Minerva," Dumbledore said seriously. "Go fetch Poppy." Professor McGonagall nodded.
"Harry," Dumbledore whispered urgently." Wait for Hermione. She will have to go to St. Mungo's."
"No!" Harry yelled. "She doesn't." He pressed his face on her chest. Mme Pomfrey rushed out. "Potter, they're taking her in an ambulance to St.Mungo's. You are allowed a special card." She gave him a card. It said 'Death and Ambulance Pass'.
"Death…death…DEATH? HERMIONE IS GOING TO DIE?" He shrieked. Mme Pomfrey shook her head on the verge of tears.
"Potter." She said sadly. "She is dying!" Harry looked at Hermione. And he right away noticed something.
She wasn't breathing.