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A few hours later ~

The Great Hall was crowded and noisy. It was the first match of the season between Gryffindor and Slytherin, so of course everyone was talking about it.

I guess I'll have to talk to Ginny later she thought as she spotted her talking to Harry about new moves in the game.

"Hey you!" grinned Ginny when Hermione sat down beside her. "Are you going to watch us play?"

"Actually no, I wanted to study for tomorrow's Herbology test."

Both Harry and Ginny stared at her with disbelief. Ginny looked at her in a disappointed way.

"Oh come on! I was just kidding! I wouldn't miss your first match as Chaser!" said Hermione draping one arm over Ginny's shoulders. "I bet this match is going to be won in the blink of an eye if we have you two in the team."

"She's right, Ginny. You'll do great, you just need to have faith in yourself." said Harry making Ginny turn a deep shade of red.

"Yeah… I guess so." said Ginny with a confident smile.

"Hey guys." mumbled Ron as he sat next to Harry, chewing on a piece of licorice. Ron had already been keeper the last season, so he wasn't as nervous as Ginny.

"Alright!" said Harry as he stood on the Gryffindor table, making all the attention fall on him. "This is our first match, Gryffindors! We will play fair and clean, but we will take what is ours!" he said loudly.

The Gryffindor team started banging their broomsticks on the table and the other Gryffindor students started banging their cups. "We will win this match!" he bellowed making the Gryffindors erupt in cheers. Harry raised his cup and so did the rest of the team. Before he drank, he turned towards to where Dumbledore and McGonagall were sitting and bowed his head in respect, with the team following his actions. Hermione found the situation rather comical.

The team drank their pumpkin juice and left the Great Hall in cheers towards the Quidditch court, followed by the other students.

Hermione glanced at the Slytherin table and met Malfoy's gaze. He was looking straight at her as if pondering something… but as soon as he saw her looking back, he rolled his eyes as he took his broomstick and headed to the court.

The match was tied. Both Gryffindor and Slytherin knew that the only way to win was for the seekers to catch the snitch. It was pouring and the players were barely visible. Ginny had played excellently. Her coordination was unique, and she was frequently mentioned by Lee Jordan.

The crowd gasped and Hermione looked up. Harry and Malfoy were chasing the snitch! Harry was ahead of him, with his arm extended towards it.

Hermione could barely see at this point. They had soared into the sky after the snitch and were barely visible through the fog and mist.

A scream among the crowd was heard and people started pointing at the sky. Malfoy was falling at a great speed towards the ground, followed by Harry in his broomstick. Hermione got up, alarmed, and so did the Slytherins and several Gryffindors. Ginny was flying as fast as she could to help them, but she wouldn't make it. She was too far away.

Hermione turned to see if Dumbledore was watching. He was standing, but his eyes were squinted and he looked like he couldn't see through the storm. McGonagall though was reaching for her wand in an alarmed state.

Hermione turned to them again and saw that Harry was almost catching up with him, with his arm extended so he could grab him.

Hermione could not think. She felt like throwing up at the possibility of the boys crashing into the ground. She drew her wand and screamed "Wingardium Leviosa!" as loud as she could and tried to raise them up.

The boys' speed slowed down, but they still brushed against the floor earning injuries. The teachers and students rose and headed to where they were, as well as the players.

Ginny got to them first and took Harry's face in her hands noticing his unconscious state.

"Harry are you okay? HARRY!" she said frantically examining his wounds. He had a huge bruise on the side of his head as well as some blood stains on his robes. His wrist looked broken by the angle of it.

Hermione, seeing that Ginny was taking care of Harry, glanced at Malfoy. He had a gash on his forehead, nearly reaching his left eye, a bloody nose and was also in a weird position. Pansy Parkinson was beside him, but all she was doing was sob over him.

Hermione, desperate, pushed her aside and kneeled beside him to check his wounds.

"What the hell are you doing?! You can't touch him, you disgusting mudblood!" screamed Pansy, but did nothing to get Hermione out of the way.

Hermione cradled his face on her legs to take a better look at him, and saw his eyes part a little. He looked at her and then collapsed again.

Dumbledore put a hand on her shoulder and she stepped back to let him fix Malfoy. He did an enchantment on both of them, but they still looked unconscious.

"They must be taken to Madam Pomfrey immediately."

Later that evening, Hermione found herself walking to the infirmary again. Harry was okay, he only needed to rest through the night. Malfoy had more severe injuries, but she had heard Madam Pomfrey assure Snape that he would be okay in the morning.

She opened the door and found both of them asleep. She smiled at Harry and left a little box of bertie botts beans on his bedside, because she knew he loved them.

She stared across Harry's bed and into Malfoy's and saw that he started twitching in his sleep. Hermione crept closer and stood beside him, without knowing what to do. She tried to wait until his twitching stopped, but he only seemed to twitch more.

Hermione carefully and softly ran her hand through his face, contouring it. She felt Malfoy relax at her touch and return to his peaceful slumber. It was then that she first acknowledged how handsome he was. He had a perfectly straight nose, beautiful hair, and-

Hermione heard Madam Pomfrey coming and immediately withdrew her hand in shock. She stared at Malfoy in disbelief of her actions and practically ran out of the infirmary.

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