A/N: *snorts * This story was kind of fun to write... It once again came to me in a dream and wouldn't leave until I wrote it out... There are several things you need to know in order to follow this story...

THIS STORY IS AU AND WILL PROBABLY BE OOC IN SOME AREAS...

THE FINAL BATTLE HASN'T TAKEN PLACE YET BUT IT'S DRAWING CLOSE...

THE MALFOY'S ARE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...

SEVERUS IS NO LONGER A SPY BECAUSE VOLDERMORT FOUND OUT ABOUT HIM AT THE SAME TIME HE FOUND OUT ABOUT LUCIUS...

HERMIONE, DRACO, HARRY, RON, BLAISE, THEO AND THE OTHERS ARE ALL IN THEIR 7TH YEAR AND STARTING SCHOOL AT THE SAME TIME...

HERMIONE WAS ALREADY TORTURED BY BELATRIX BUT WAS SAVED BY DRACO AND LUCIUS...

LUNA AND GINNY ARE ALSO IN THEIR 7TH YEAR BECAUSE THE YEAR THAT HERMIONE, HARRY AND RON TOOK OFF DID TAKE PLACE BUT LIKE I SAID THE BATTLE HASN'T HAPPENED YET...

THE SLYTHERIN'S AND THE GRYFFINDOR'S GET ALONG! WELL MOST OF THE SLYTHERIN'S AND GRYFFINDOR'S!

I think that is it... If I think of more I will let you know... Hold on to your seat folks you're in for a ride!

Disclaimer: I don't own HP!

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Hermione was tired of crying, tired or pretending to be happy, tired of pretending that she was okay and tired of constant arguing. She was really tired of the nightmare she was having. If she was being honest with herself she was just tired period. She looked over at the bed that Ginny was in and then at the bed that Luna was in and let out a sigh of relief that she didn't wake them up.

She sighed and climbed out of the bed she was in and crept to the door. She was that she knew the layout of Grimmauld Place since it was so dark. She crept down the hall and to the room that held the person she knew could and would comfort her. She opened the door as silently as she could and slipped into the bedroom. She let out another sigh of relief that none of the boys in the room woke up. Then again she knew they were used to her creeping into their room in the middle of the night.

She tiptoed over to the bed that the boy she was looking for slept in and smiled when she saw that there was enough room in the bed for her. She climbed into the bed and put her head on his chest. She knew the second he knew that she was there because he kissed her on the head.

The boy wrapped his arm around Hermione and whispered "Are you okay love?"

Hermione sighed and whispered "I'm alright Draco. I just had another nightmare. Can I sleep with you tonight?"

Draco smiled into Hermione's hair. "Of course love. Do you want to talk about it?"

Hermione shook her head and curled further into Draco's side. "No. I just want to sleep."

"Okay love but in the morning you are talking to Dad and I." Draco whispered and then kissed Hermione on the head again. He pulled her closer to him and listened as her breathing evened out letting him know that she fell asleep. As soon as he was sure she was asleep he let himself fall asleep.

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Lucius looked around the kitchen and frowned slightly when he didn't see his son. As he looked around he also noticed that Hermione was missing and he sighed. He had no doubt that he'd find them both together. He looked over at Blaise and Theo and saw the look in their eyes and he knew right away what happened. He was just happy that Hermione trusted Draco to keep her safe even from her nightmares.

He was brought out of his thoughts by Harry asking "Where is 'Mione?"

Ginny looked up and shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know where Hermione is. When Luna and I got up this morning she wasn't in her bed."

Molly frowned and said "Surely she's still in the house. Have any of you looked for her? Maybe we should search the whole house."

Lucius stood up and said "Hermione is fine. I know right where she is."

Molly looked at Lucius and demanded "Well where is she then? How do you know she's okay?"

Lucius sighed. "I know that she's okay because she is with Draco. Which if any of you would get your head out of your arses you would have noticed that she only appears when Draco does."

Arthur looked up from the paper he was reading and looked at Lucius with concern in his eyes. "Is she still sneaking in to sleep with Draco at night?"

Ron gasped and shouted "What do you mean she is sleeping with Draco?"

As Ron finished yelling the door to the kitchen opened and Albus, Minerva and Severus walked in and Severus drawled "Who is sleeping with Draco?"

Lucius looked at Severus and rolled his eyes and then looked around as he glared at everyone. "If you wake Hermione and Draco up before they are ready to get up I will hex you Ronald. And yes Arthur, Hermione is still sneaking in to sleep with Draco at night. If any of you besides Arthur, Draco, Blaise, Theo and myself had paid any attention to Hermione you would have noticed that not only is she not sleeping like she should be she isn't eating either. It's pretty damn bad that I'm the one who supposedly doesn't like Muggle-borns but yet I'm the only one who noticed that something was wrong with Hermione. How can all of you call yourself her friend or family when you don't even bother asking her how she is doing or if she is alright? With friends like you she doesn't really need enemies. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go check on my son and Hermione."

Everyone but Arthur, Severus and Albus gasped at Lucius words as he strode from the room.

Arthur stood up and looked around. "As much as I hate to say this Lucius is correct and has a point. The only ones who knew something was and is wrong with Hermione is Lucius, Draco, Blaise, Theo and myself. I'm disappointed in you all for not even realizing that something is wrong with Hermione. Now I'm going to join Lucius and check on Hermione."

But Dad." Ron started to say.

Arthur turned his head and looked at his youngest son. "Don't but Dad me Ronald Weasley. Everything Lucius and I said is the truth. You all are too busy with yourselves to even notice that someone you claim is a friend is hurting and going through something."

With that he walked out of the kitchen and then up the stairs to join Lucius in front of the door that led to the bedroom Draco slept in. "Are they still asleep?"

Lucius looked at Arthur. "I don't know if they are or not. I was trying to calm down some before walking in. I know that most of them in the kitchen are your family but they pissed me off. I'm not sorry for what I said to them because it was the truth. Hermione is going through something and not a damn one of them will take their bloody heads out of their bloody arses."

Arthur nodded. "You don't need to apologize Lucius. You said everything I should have said sooner. Now shall we check on the two kids?"

Lucius nodded and then turned his head when he heard footsteps coming their way. He shook his head when he saw Albus, Minerva and Severus. He gave them each a hard look. "I don't want to hear a bloody word about how it's not proper for Hermione to sleep in the same bed as Draco. I have a feeling I know why she is. Arthur and I have both seen them like this and haven't seen anything wrong with it. Now all I ask is you hold your tongue until you see what we do."

Albus nodded. "That is fair Lucius and I think we can hold any questions we have until later."

Lucius nodded and then turned back towards the door and opened it. He wasn't surprised at all when he walked in with Arthur, Albus, Severus and Minerva behind him to see Draco awake and his eyes on the group that had just walked in.

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Draco started to growl when he heard Ron shout but he stopped when Hermione shifted in his arms. He brushed his lips across her head and then settled back in the bed. He didn't want to wake her up yet because even after falling asleep in his arms she still woke up from a nightmare.

He heard someone outside the door to the room he slept in and he had no doubt it was his Dad. He looked at Hermione and sighed in relief that she was still asleep. He heard another set of footsteps and then he heard his Dad talking to Arthur. Soon he heard more footsteps and once again he heard his Dad talking to whoever just joined them.

When he heard the handle turning he looked at the door just as it opened and his father walked in with four other people with him. He quickly lifted a finger to his mouth. "I just got her back to sleep a couple hours ago. I really don't want her woke up especially after the night she had last night."

Lucius nodded and looked down at Hermione who looked peaceful and then looked back at Draco and said "Nightmares?"

Draco nodded. "They seem to be getting worse. I tried to get her to talk about it last night when she came and joined me in bed but she wouldn't. I didn't press but I told her that she had to sit down and talk with you and me today."

Lucius sighed. "We can't let her keep this up much longer."

Minerva had to bite back a gasp at her first look at Hermione. She couldn't believe that this was the same Hermione she had seen for a few seconds two weeks ago. "How long has this been going on?"

Draco sighed and then said "Two months or so. She won't let anyone but Dad or me touch her. Every once in a while she'll let Theo, Blaise or Arthur comfort her but more often then not it is only Dad and I. Anytime Harry or any of the others try to touch her she jumps."

Albus frowned as he took in how pale Hermione was. "Why wasn't we informed about Hermione?"

A/N 2: *grins* I know that I'm evil for how I left this chapter but if I would have kept up it would have been even longer and I didn't want that... This is a Severus/Hermione story but it will show a lot of Draco/Hermione friendship... Click the button and let me know what you think!