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I was sitting by the great lake, under a large tree. I was finally getting some alone time. With Crabbe and Goyle always tailing me, and Pansy on my back, it was nice to be alone, even though I was working on a half roll long assignment from Snape on the 3 Unforgivable Curses.

In the distance, I heard lots of laughing. I wanted to hex whoever was making all of the damn noise. I looked up for the source.

Over on one of the docks, Potter, Granger, and Weasel, along with his 2 brother's and sister, were laughing and talking. I kept my eyes at them, wishing they would shut up. I'm doing my freaking homework over here!

The two older boys, the twins, whispered to each other, and nodded. They each took either Potters or Weasels ear, and whispered in it, and finally, they said something to the younger girl.

"Hermione look at the lake," one of the twins said. He took her shoulder, and turned her around.

"What?" she said.

"Go closer, there's merpeople at the top," the younger girl said. Granger stepped closer toward the edge of the dock.

Then, she was pushed into the water.

The gang began laughing.

I stood up unexpectedly.

I remember what Hermione had said two years earlier to Weasels sister, after the 2nd task during the twiwizard tournament.

"It's a good thing Viktor saved me from the Great lake," she had said. "Because I don't even know how to swim. I remember once in the summer, my dad pushed me into a swimming pool, and I almost drowned."

I started to walk toward the dock, but then I stopped.

What is that mud blood to me anyway?

I had to consider it. She wasn't anything, but I wasn't a bad person, like my father. And I knew she couldn't swim, by odd coincidence.

Bubbled began coming up to surface, she was running out of air.

Her friends didn't seem to notice, as they were still laughing.

She was going to drown in the water if someone didn't help her.

I ran for it. I sprinted as fast as I could toward the dock.

"Get out of my way!" I yelled at Potter and his crew. They jumped out of the way, not noticing it was me who screamed. I took inhaled quickly before I dived myself into the brown water.

I swam downwards, before I open my eyes. The water was slightly brown but I could still see a big bush of hair floating down about 20 feet below me. She was trying to swim up, with no success. I closed my eyes and moved downward, keeping my hands in front of me. After what felt like ages, I could feel something, and I opened my eyes. It was just the sea weed. She was very close though.

I let a little breath out of my mouth and reached my hand out further, and circled it around her hair. I pulled her, and then grabbed her from around the waist. I wasn't sure I could swim back up with her, I was running out of breath looked at me, and then closed her eyes.

I let out another couple bubbles of air, and swam upward as fast as I could, using only one hand. I was worn out. I opened my eyes, and all I could see now was a bright white light.

Oh don't tell me it's over for me.

I swam up even harder, and then I finally made it. We were on another side of the lake.

I gasped in for breath, taking it all in, never loving the air more than I did now. After my breathing was normal, and looked for the dock where potter and his friends were.

The dock was still viewable from where we were, and so were Potter and his friends, who were fighting and yelling at each other. Then Ginny, the smaller one, pointed to us. Everyone began running over.

I held Granger tighter and pulled her higher up the dirt around the lake, so that were weren't touching the water.

Her eyes were closed, and I knew she must have been UN-conscious.

I placed both of my hands on her chest, and pushed down. She coughed up a little water, but her eyes still did not open.

I cursed at my self before I closed her nose, put my lips to hers, and blew in air to her. She coughed up more water and sat up.

She rubbed at her eyes and took a deep breath in. Then she squinted open her eyes.

"Are you alright?" I spat at her.

She widened her eyes,and stared at me.

"Malfoy? That was you," she asked, puzzled.

The whole gang was approaching us.

I just nodded, with an angry look at my face, standing up.

"Thanks," she inhaled.

"No need to thank me Granger," I said, and walked away from her.

All her friends came running towards her, not even acknowledging me.

"Sorry Hermione," Potter said.

"We didn't know you couldn't swim," the twins said at the same time.

"That's alright. If Malfoy hadn't come though," Granger spoke. I turned around. Everyone was staring at me. I huffed through my nose and turned around.

After I had gotten back to the tree where I was doing my homework, (and after I got several looks, all of which I threw a threatening look) I gathered all of my school materials, and headed back in the castle.

If you have time and like Ron/ Hermione story's as well, I have written and story called Apple of my Eye which is about those two. Hope you liked this small little chapter.