Chap 3 - A Mr Draco Malfoy's Discovery Of a Miss Hermione Granger

Disclaimer:The characters are owned by J.K. Rowling but the plot is mine, but if there is anything you recognise I'm sorry I didn't know it was yours.

Chapter 3
Draco's P.O.V
Wait...What... was I hearing correctly Granger wants our help? The snakes?
I watched as she scowled like she knew exactly what we were thinking. I clamped my jaw back in place and rearranged my facial expressions so I gave nothing away.
Daphne didn't even try and hide her surprise "With what Granger?, correct me if I'm wrong but you don't need any academic help and I'm pretty sure you could hold your own in a fight?"
We watched as she swallowed and let out a short humourless laugh, what the hell was going on? She opened her mouth to speak when a group of girls came out and looked at us and started giggling and batting their eyelashes. God couldn't they have picked a better time.
My head turned back towards Granger, her jaw was clenched and she was rolling her eyes, she paused then started walking and brushed past me, I could feel a note in my hand and looked at her retreating figure.
We made small talk with the girls, subtly trying to get them to leave and when they did, we walked back to the common room.
I opened the crumpled note and read :
Meet me on the 4th floor, abandoned classroom tomorrow at eight PM... Please.

We looked at each other, I thought this was supposed to be a relaxing year, the end of the war and no head boy or girl to control what we were doing. "What do you think it is?" I asked.
"Well she must be pretty desperate if even Potter and Weasley can't help." Blaise replied and I nodded my head in agreement.
"We'll see tomorrow, I need to pack my things to move, night." Daphne said.
We slumped further into our seats and talked into the night before going to bed.

Tomorrow
Lesson - 6th and 7th year Potions
Draco's P.O.V

I stared at the seats in front of me where Patil was sat with Pansy. To add to the growing list of surprises, Patil had been the Gryffindor to be moved, and as a favour to Daph we have decided to be nice. I looked to the left and on the opposite side of the classroom, was Weaslette and Daph, I'm guessing Granger had arranged that.
We were still trying to figure out what was wrong with Granger and the best thing we had come up was that she had lost her virginity and didn't want to tell Potter and Weasley.
After the war many people had been pulled out of school, despite the fact that the school was now safe, so we had 6th & 7th year potions with the Gryffs.
For the second time in a week, I felt a sharp nudge and turned just in time to see Professor Snape come in with his cape billowing behind him. He turned to us, a closest thing to a smile on his face, "The ministry has allowed for us to make 'The Draught of the Living Dead'." He said in his monotonous tone. I heard a few shocked gasps and I felt the same, they're going to let us make a potentially fatal Potion.
And just like that Professor Snape spoke "As some of you are not capable of making simple potions, only the advanced potions students will be making this while the rest of you watch."
I nodded in relief, I hadn't lived through a war only to die in a potions accident.
Snape started speaking "Granger, Weasley, Greengrass, Parkinson, Zabini, Malfoy. Step forward, the rest of you to the back of the classroom."
He looked at us for a second before nodding slightly in approval, then he spoke "Miss Granger could you tell me the safety precautions that have to be taken before starting this potion?"
I knew them but I was waiting for Granger to give us her Know-it-all answer but it didn't come. My head turned towards her and saw that like yesterday her jaw was clenched as well as her fists, she spoke a hard tone in her voice "We must remove our outer robes as they are too long, be screened for spells or charms, and must follow the instructions given exactly."
I looked at her curiously as did many members of the class but Snape just nodded before facing us towards the class and started with me and no one had any charms placed on them, so far... Snape stopped at Granger and sparks shot out of the end of Professor Snape's wand. My eyebrows rose up on their own accord and I think they disappeared into my hairline when Snape asked Granger why she was wearing a very strong glamour charm. I heard titters spread through the class and the vicious whispers. I watched Granger stiffen as Snape removed the spell, and my face as well as everyone else's changed into one of horror. There were bruises and cuts covering every inch of Granger's arms and she had a bruised eye as well as a busted lip and what looked like a broken nose, with various cuts all over her face.
My mind went back to a couple of months ago when Granger had gotten into an argument with Edgecombe and Edgecombe had taunted her with "What's the matter princess, Daddy didn't get you what you wanted?" And granger had let out a bitter laugh and replied with a cryptic "You don't know anything Edgecombe, so I suggest you shut your trap before I shut it for you."
My head snapped towards Granger who now had the She-Weasel stood in front of her, and I could tell that she didn't know about Granger but she was still protecting her.
Granger snapped out of her moment of shock and snarled "What the hell are you looking at, never seen a human punchbag before."
"Mione...I'm sorry..."
My head turned on it's own accord to the back of the classroom where a Gryffindor was stood, Lavender I think.
Granger snarled "If you value your life Brown, you won't finish that sentence."
There were more shocked gasps before Granger was ushered out of class by Weaslette. Before she went she whispered something to Pansy. I needed to find out what the hell was going on before I had a heart attack from all these surprises.
Everyone jumped to attention when we heard Uncle Severus' deadly cough. Only if you were paying attention would you see our eyes lock and a slight nod of his head which meant 'Find out what's happening, and fast.