Hermione ran through the hall tears in her eyes. Ron is had not been this way for long but after they got married she saw a change right away. Even right after the war with voldemort he was the same Ron. Now he is not even a little bit the same. Hermione ran into the bathroom and looked into the mirror at her bruised and cut up face. It was just these last few moths where Ron started beating her. Most of the time it was for no reason just if she sneezed he decied that now was a time to beat her. Hermione tried to leave countless times but he always caught her. He had taken her wand a long time ago so she was utterly defenceless. She locked the door and sat and cried. She had not been to her job in a week but nobody called or cared. Hermione worked at the ministry she loved her job and she missed it a lot. Just then she realized something the house was quiet this was her chance to escape Ron was gone. She carefully opened the door and was making her way to her room when the doorbell rang. "Shit" she muttered under her breath. Well there goes her chance. The doorbell kept ringing and ringing. She went to open the door looking out the peep hole. IT WAS DRACO MALFOY. Draco worked in the same department as Hermione. Just the Malfoy said "Granger I know your in there open the door" He can't see me like this Hermione thought in a panic.

" Please Malfoy just leave"

"Granger whats wrong? You have not been to work all week."

"I-um I'm sick"

"You really are an awful lier. Now open the door."

She heard Malfoy cast a spell and the door opened.

Hermione just stood still like a statue she didnt dare move.

"Who the hell did this to you?!"

Draco looked actually angry. He looked like he was out for blood. Hermione couldn't help what happend next she was trying sohard to keep it all then but just now she couldn'tbear it any longer. Hermione startes to sob and sob she fell down on her knees and wept. Just the Draco knelt down beside her and held her. Malfoy! the boy that teasedher constantly all through school was holding her in her weapy state.

"Its going to be okay hermione its all gonnabe okay i promise" Malfoys sepathy turned to rage when he asked "Was it weasel who did this? Did he hurt you?"

Hermione wept harder he took that as a yes. He wondered what that stupid weaselcouldhave done to hurt the fierce Hermione so badly that she was actually crying in his arms.

"Can you stand?" he asked with hesitation.

Hermione tried to get up but quickly fell backdown. Draco then scooped her up and walked her out of the awful house. He apparated them to his apartmeant. Hermione looked around it was aplain little appartmeant but it was definitly better than the house she was living in.

"Ill sleep on the couch." Hermione stated like it was as simple as that.

"No you will not! I will sleep on the couch you take the bed"

Then Hermione blushed slightly."uhh Malfoy uh can i um borrow a t-shirt or something?"

Malfoy was very amused by how embarrassed she was to ask.

"Yeah sure." Malfoy walked into his room and came back out with an over sized t-shirt that wouls easily cover her entire body.

"You can change in the my room."

"Thanks" hermione thought she should feel weird or uncomfortable, but she didn't. She changed and came back out. Malfoy gave her a glass of water she gulped down the whole thing. She had not eaten or drinken anything in days. She then looked back at Malfoy whohad obviously noticed how quicklyshe drank the water.

"You should get some rest granger i'll go with you back to the room."

They walked back to the roomand Hermione got in the bed. As Malfoy walked away he heard a word he never thought he would here from Hermione Granger.

"Stay''she said

Draco spun around."uh um what did you say?"

"Stay please stay"

Draco didn't need to hear it quickly got into bed and they both fell asleep faster than they ever had before.