CHAPTER 3

I held her as she cried feeling her small shoulders shake uncontrollably. as she seemed to finally start calming down I felt relief since I didnt know what to do with a crying hysterical girl. "OK as soon as she stops crying I will walk her back to the room so that weasel face cant get to her and then this night will be over", he thought to thought back to the altercation he had just had with Ron and wondered why He had reacted so strongly to the situation. As he sat holding Hermione he had felt the urge to kill Ron with his bare hands. He had almost hoped as he issued his threat to Ron that he would not back down so he could keep it. Even now he felt the fury coursing through him as he remembered seeing Hermione struggling against Ron unable to do anything but cry as he took ...

"Ok think of something else," He thought to himself "or this night will end badly for Ron."
As he calmed down he suddenly started to feel other sensations like how soft her hair was and how good it felt just to hold her close. Her hair was a strange floral sweet smell that he couldn't quite place but that drew him in.
"Wait," he thought , "This is Granger! I cant be thinking these thoughts about Granger! I must have been without a girl for too long."
"Hermione," he said softly. "Its time to go." There was no answer and so he tried again. When there was still no response he pulled away from her only to hear her sigh as she snuggled closer to him.
"She's asleep?" he thought incredibly. He thought about waking her but seeing how pale she was and how worn out she looked he just didn't have the heart to wake her. He sighed and thought "Ok well there is only one option left."
He picked her up half hoping she would wake and the other half perversely wishing she would stay asleep so he had an excuse to hold her for awhile. She sighed and snuggled in even closer as if she was trying to literally crawl inside him. He felt a surge of emotion. He wanted to protect her and hurt anyone who dared to try to hurt her. As he walked he suddenly heard a shout.
"What are you doing Malfoy." Harry yelled. " If you hurt her i'll ..."
"You will what Harry?" Draco questioned softly. " Leave her as unprotected as you did a few minutes go when your friend Ron assaulted her?"
Harry's mouth dropped open for a minute then he snarled "You are a liar!"
"Oh muzzle it Harry," he said quietly as he stopped at the door to the head girl and boys dorm." lets get her to her room and then we will discuss it."
"One small problem Malfoy." Harry said." we don't know the password."
"Well we should ask the head boy then." Draco said smiling.
"But there is no head boy." Harry said. "They haven't named one yet."
"Wrong again Potter," Malfoy said softly "They did this afternoon."
With that he turned and said "Jumping frog chocolate," and the door opened. As he carried her into the room Harry followed and said with surprise " So YOU are the new head boy?"
"Yes Potter I am."