Save Me!

HERMIONE'S P.O.V.

"So, Draco…" I trailed off anxiously. I keep thinking he knows my secret for some reason. "I'm sure your father was happy to hear you got the Head Boy button."

"Actually, my father wasn't around for the occasion." He replied, suddenly it looked like something was troubling him. Was something going on with him as well. "What about your parents, I'm sure they were glad to hear you're doing good at Hogwarts."

I got up. "I'm sorry, I have to go to the bathroom." I said as tears started to form in my eyes. Draco stared at me concerned as I struggled to open the door. Draco stood up and grabbed my arm with the cuts on it, I winced in pain hoping he wouldn't notice.

"Hermione, are you ok? Did I say something wrong, I know something is troubling you. You can trust me Hermione. I promise." He smiled at me sympathetically. For a second I thought I should tell him, but then I remembered all the hurt Draco had caused me in the past as I forced my arm away from him, and left.

Not knowing where to go, I wandered over to where Ginny and Luna were sitting together and took a seat. "Hey Ginny, can I talk to you in private for a second?" I smiled towards Luna as she got up and left for us.

"Hermione!" Ginny hugged me knowing what was wrong. "It's about your parents. Does anyone else know yet?" She pat my back sympethetically.

"No Ginny." I sniffled, "I just can't tell anyone about how Voldemort killed them, you're the only one I trust with this secret." I smiled at her with tears still in my eyes.

"Well it's good you know I'm always here for you Hermione. And knowing that we have no secrets makes our friendship so much more special, right?" She hugged me again.

"Yea, no secrets." I replied, thinking about my cuts, "Gin, I have to go now, other people to say hello to, it was great seeing you again though." I quickly got up and left, I smiled again at Luna as I passed her, knowing that I had to go back to Draco, things would be much more awkward at the castle if I didn't.

DRACO'S P.O.V.

I heard the door open again and I looked to see a smiling Hermione. She was obviously trying to hide the episode that occurred here a few moments ago. "Are you ok?" I asked looking up at her. She looked down at me meeting my gaze, and getting caught in the moment I got up and kissed her. I was waiting for her to push me away and storm off again, but instead she kissed back. I pulled away after a few seconds and looked at her. She sat down across from me.

"Draco…" She just stared at me for a couple moments. "Why did you kiss me?" She finally asked me. She seemed confused, and worried.

I glanced at the window. "It felt like the right thing to do." I replied without looking at her. I turned back to look at her, "Why did you kiss back?" I was curious, I needed an answer. I had always loved Hermione, but because of her being muggle born I had to hide it. The different houses didn't make it too much easier either, but maybe all along she's always felt the same way about me.

"I don't know, I just wanted someone to hold me I guess." She answered. "I've been a little lonely lately, because of how things are changing." She whispered, fighting back tears again.

Suddenly, I caught on. "Hermione, what happened to your parents?"

She looked up, tears rapidly streaming down her face. I pulled her into a hug and let her cry into my shouder. "He killed them! And it's all my fault! I should've been there to help them, not out shopping with Harry and Ron. It's my fault, they're dead because of me!" She cried harder.

Voldemort killed her parents. There was more to Hermione then I thought, that's why she changed so much. "Hermione, there's nothing you could've possibly done to stop him. If anything it's a good thing you weren't there, or else there would be a possibility you wouldn't be here. Her head lifted from my shoulder and she kissed me again. We had just become friends and that was blossoming to something greater.

HERMIONE'S P.O.V.

"I'm sorry!" I looked up at him and blushed. We've been enemies for years and today we kissed twice, and I told him one of my darkest secrets…this is awkward.

"It's fine," He smiled. "I wanted to." He had this goofy grin on his face. "Hermione, I've wanted to be your boyfriend since I first met you."

I was in complete shock. "I can't say I've felt the same way for that long, but now I do. Draco I've never realized how sweet you were."

"Because I never was sweet. I was always a jerk, but things have changed, I want to be different." I looked up at his pleading eyes.

"You already are different." I didn't know what else to say, so I just grabbed his hand in mine, and we sat like that for some time.

"Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked breaking the silence.

I nodded, "We keep it a secret though, things will never work if everyone knows about us."

"I agree." He said, pulling me into another hug.

When we finally got to the castle I knew me and Draco would have to put on an act. Opening the door I met up with Ron and Harry, parting from Draco. We stayed silent, I wasn't in the mood to talk, and Harry could tell. We entered the castle and took a seat in the Great Hall for dinner.

"Welcome back students." Professor Dumbledoor's voice projected accross the room. He introduced the teachers then called mine and Draco's name to announce the Head Boy and Girl. Ron's face instantly turned red and me and Draco stood up and walked to the front. We helped the new first years get sorted and get off to their dorms patrolling the halls until finally me and Draco were allowed to go to our dorm to sleep.

DRACO'S P.O.V.

I walked to the Head Boy and Girl's dorm with Hermione in silence and it was killing me. The second we walked through the port hole after giving our password I walked towards Hermione and kissed her.

She pulled away quickly. "Draco, it's been quite a day, I'm going to go catch some sleep. Good night." She kissed me on the cheek then ran over to the Head Girl's room and closed the door. I sat on the couch wondering why she rejected me, and hoping I hadn't done something wrong already. I couldn't get my mind off things so I got up to go for a walk.

After wandering aimlessly for what seemed like hours, I made it back to the portrait. I heard sobbing, thinking Hermione was in danger and panicked. I whispered the password into the portrait and entered with my wand at the ready. The crying continued from her room, without knocking I opened the door scared to death. Then I saw her, her arm was covered in blood, with her head on her knees. She kept mumbling, "shut up." but no one was talking.

"Shut up! Please! I didn't mean to let you die, I wanted to save you, I did! I tried!" She screamed. "I was scared, he said if I got any closer he'd kill me too! I tried to protect you, I tried to save you! I didn't mean to betray you!"

I began panicking, blood was still gushing from her arm. I glanced around the room for what could have done this, then I saw the scissors lying next to her. "HERMIONE!" I screamed running over to her, picking up her arm. She looked up at me, scared.

"NO! Nobody was supposed to know!" She screamed, her eyes red.

I lowered my voice to a whisper. "Who were you talking to a few moments ago. There's nobody here Mione." I looked at her, tears starting to form in my eyes as well.

"They haunt me Draco. In my mind, I hear them screaming, SAVE ME! SAVE ME! I tried to, I tried to save them!" She got up and ran out of the room, and out of the dormitory. Chasing after her would be useless, I needed to think anyway. Right now I was confused, and I needed to relax. I thought this was my dream, but it was worse, it was a nightmare. And it was reality.