Chapter One

Draco fled through the forest unsure of where he was heading and not particularly caring. He just needed to get away from this place.

"He went this way!" A voice bellowed far behind…but not far enough.

Draco thrashed at the branches to release him as they grabbed and clawed, attempting to hold him back. The only light was the full moon high above as it streamed through the possessed forest's canopy.

Every muscle in his body ached for rest and he could barely breathe but he dare not stop and face the consequences of his actions. Creatures of the night shifted in the darkness hidden from sight. Draco clutched at his side where blood began to seep through his shirt and his sight became distorted from his pain. The voices behind him continued to shout and scream but Draco blocked them out.

He knew that he wouldn't make it much further and he began to panic. They would find him if he simply hid behind a tree, as the bastard trees were the one's giving away his location to the twisted wizards who chased him.

Draco saw the edge of the forest drawing near and he pumped his legs as hard as he could, pushing through the sharp, vicious branches as they lashed out at him.

He broke through into the fresh air and tore through the field. His lungs were failing and his head spinning. Draco's legs gave way beneath him and he began to crawl slowly across the ground, trying to get as far away as possible. His fingers clawed at the grass desperately, pulling his body forward. Unable to continue on any further he collapsed, sprawled out in the open quivering.

As if out of nowhere he saw a figure appear above him and he tried hard to focus on the face. The figure bent down to his side and uttered a spell and their wand lit up. Draco squinted up into the eyes of Hermione Granger and choked one word out,

"Help." He said softly before passing out.

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Hermione Granger slouched in her chair and twirled her wand in her fingers bored senseless. As she looked at her watch she realised she would probably be in the Great hall right now eating mouth watering dishes the elves had slaved hard to make.

Hermione sighed and look around the tent she actually found herself in. It wasn't shabby at all as once inside it expanded turning into a fully contained Arabian sort of apartment. But after spending four months in it and being denied the right to step outside Hermione had begun to detest it.

It was supposed to be her seventh and final year at Hogwarts but she had not returned, instead joining Harry on his quest to find and destroy the Dark Lords Horcruxes. At present they were somewhere in the German countryside following a lead Hermione believed to be false, but Harry and Ron insisted they check out. They never actually let her join them as they left the tent to search it's location and Hermione often felt she was wasting her time here when she could be studying for her N.E.W.T's and preparing to graduate.

"That's it I'm sick of this!" Hermione said out loud to nobody in particular, as she happened to be the only one there.

"I need some fresh air" and she headed towards the tent opening.

Nobody could actually see the tent from the outside as many invisibility charms were placed upon it daily.

As Hermione reached to open the tent she heard someone outside breathing heavily and grunting in what seemed to be pain. Her chest tightened as she imagined Ron or Harry right outside hurt and unable to locate the tent.

Hermione tore open the tent flap and looked down in shock at the quivering body less than a metre away from where she stood.

'That is definitely not Harry or Ron…' She thought

She knelt down beside him unsure of what to do.

"Lumos," she said and her wand lit up.

There in front of her looking ragged and beaten was Draco Malfoy.

"Help" he said softly through gasps for air before passing out.

Hermione was trembling. 'What if this is a trap? What if the death eaters knew they were camped here and sent Draco to spy?' She surveyed the body before her. There was blooding oozing out through his shirt and he was covered in scratches and bruises.

"The trees say he went this way! Quick he couldn't have gotten far!"

"I'm going to kill that mudblood loving coward!"

Hermione's head shot up and she looked towards the forest. 'Surely they couldn't be talking about Malfoy?' She thought, but against her better judgement she quickly dragged him into the tent away from the approaching voices.

Hermione quickly muttered an incantation placing a protective ward around the tent. She turned back to Draco who still lay motionless on the floor. She removed his blood soaked shirt revealing a large wound in the side of his chest. His breath was hardly there anymore and he had obviously lost a large amount of blood. Hermione had never performed a blood cell multiplication charm, but she didn't have the replenishing potion. Hermione knew if she didn't perform it he was going to die. She had seen their school healer Madame Pomfrey perform it a few times before.

Hermione closed her eyes and placed the tip of her wand against the wound opening.

"Disperso!" She said and his blood cells began to multiply.

Hermione let out a sigh of relief and repaired his wound.

Before she had time to tend to the rest of his cuts and bruises she heard more yells from outside.

"There's a protective charm here! Right in the middle of the field!"

"What!? Draco didn't have his wand on him. He couldn't have put one up." Another voiced sneered.

"Lucius there must be someone else here."

Hermione felt her heart begin to beat rapidly as she panicked. There were death eaters swarming right outside her tent and all she had was one measly protection charm in place.

"I'm such an idiot why didn't I put on more!" She hissed.

Suddenly she heard Draco groan and looked down at him unsure of what to do.

"Malfoy we have to get out of here!" She cried.

"Did you here that Goyle!? Lucius!?"

"Yes I heard it, They're inside! They've got him!"

"Quick disengage this protective charm!"

Draco awoke at the sound of his father's voice outside the tent. He looked up at the distraught Hermione and grabbed her arm.

"Apparate us out of here Granger! Now!"

"What's going on Malfoy!? Why are they after you!?"

"Just get us out of here!!" Draco screamed.

Hermione sensed the desperation in his voice so without thinking dissapparated to the first place that came to mind.

A/N: Okay first chapter? Bit confusing? Review and let me know. If you have any ideas for story titless let me know because I'm still not sure so as I submit more chapters just try n think of a good name and let me know. How?? Review of course!!