**Oops... I'm really really sorry I haven't updated!! Please don't hurt me! I've been busy but here is a really short chapter I just typed up because I felt bad for not updating sooner!! Thanks for the great reviews though. I really appreciate it!**
Malfoy walked to the door way and didn't see Hermione. He didn't see anything at all. The door way lead to darkness. Shivering, Draco went to close the door.
"Malfoy!" Hermione's voice came from below.
Looking down he saw her holding onto the ledge of the floor. He couldn't help but let out a chuckle at how helpless she looked holding on by her fingers.
"Look what you've gotten yourself into Granger." He told her with a smirk. "Face it you need me."
Frustrated Hermione struggled to pull herself up not wanting to look as helpless as she felt but, it was useless. She hung there limp for a few moments. "Please Malfoy help me up..." She asked him.
"Admit you need me." He said.
"I don't need you though!" Again she tried pulling herself up over the ledge. She got one leg up and stopped when she felt the warm blood trickle down the back of it. Her arms were tired and giving out on her.
"I could let you die. I have no problems with watching stupid Mudbloods like you die!" He told her.
With the last ounce of energy she had left she gave in. "Ok I need you! Help me up Malfoy."
"Call me Draco."
'He's not going to help me. He's going to let me fall.' Granger said to herself. Closing her eyes she felt her arms go numb and her fingers slip from the edge. A tight grip closed around her arm. When she opened her eyes she saw Draco holding her arm trying to pull her up. The look in his eyes actually shocked her. Did he actually look concerned for her?
Pulling her up what seemed like effortlessly he smiled. "You need to lay off on the potato chips."
Hermione collapsed against his chest for a brief second until she realized who she was up against and backed away to a wall. "Now what?"
"I thought you were the smart one."
"Well, there has to be a away past that door." She reasoned. "I don't know how though."
She let out a sigh and slide down the wall until she was in a crouching position. Looking Draco in the eyes she smiled a little. "I'm fat? Did you call me fat?" She joked. Right now she didn't want to feel scared so she was better off making a joke out of whatever she could.
Malfoy took the wall across from her and leaned against it ignoring her question. He was mostly thinking of a way out of the hell hole he was in.
*****
Ron yawned and turned a page of 'The History of Hogwarts'. He skimmed and flipped skimmed and flipped.
"Find anything?" Harry asked.
"No." Ron snapped at Harry who sat behind a pile of books.
"Ron, I know your worried, but I'm sure Hermione's alright." He put the book down so he could see his friend. "I'm sure Malfoy would hurt her intentionally." He tried to convince Ron but he still wasn't convinced himself that Malfoy wouldn't hurt her. "Look, we've missed breakfeast and soon we're going to miss lunch so let's go eat and think of something."
Ron glanced to the clock on the right of him and sighed. It was eleven. five hours of looking had gotten them no where. "Fine. But if Malfoy touches her I will personally give him a nose job!" He put a fist up.
*****
"How'd you do that?" Hermione asked as she looked over Malfoy's shoulder at the tunnel he had created in the wall.
"It's a charm I learned about in class the other day about making passages ways disapear. I had to get rid of it so we could see the passages ways that we thought weren't here." Malfoy turned around nearly knock Hermione over.
Surprised Hermione jumped back. "Ok, are we going to go?" She asked.
"You are completely helpless aren't you?" Draco asked looking deep into her eyes.
Infuriated, Hermione stepped in front of Draco. "Well, you take away my wand in an enchanted place then yes I am!" She admitted. "But I'm not a wimp. Or a coward that has to mock and make fun of people to boost my self confidence and please my daddy!"
She looked at the ground and complemented herself on standing up to him again, especially where no one would hear her scream if he attacked her.
"You have no idea what my life is like. What I have to go through and hide!" He put his hand up to hit Hermione but stopped when he saw her wince. "You have no right to speak to me that way."
Hermione backed away from Draco. She was officially scared of him. 'What kind of past could he possibly have to make him want to hit me? To make him hate me?'
Draco's expressions softened and he stepped closer to Hermione grabbing her arm tightly. Her pulled her into the secret passageway.
'Hurry Harry, Ron, please help me.'
**Sorry for the shortness but I promise to update more frequently now!! I just wanted to get a chapter out for people who actually wanted to read it! Thanks!!**
