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"Bella, what are you doing outside?"
"Neville, I've forgotten the password. You wouldn't happen to know it would you?" I replied.
"Yes, I do." I did a double take.
"Really?" I exclaimed astonished.
"Yes! Why is that so hard to believe?"
I stifled my laugh. "Go ahead."
He walked up to the portrait and said confidently, "Snowflakes."
The Fat Lady shook her head. "Sorry."
I groaned. "Shit! Okay, uh, Neville do you mind finding Harry, Ron and Hermione?"
"Sure Bella. I'll be right back."
I sat down again and started humming some random song. I stopped I when I heard footsteps, getting louder and louder by the second.
"Bella what are you doing?" someone asked. The voice was very familiar and I knew whom it belonged to immediately. Not again!
"It's none of you business Malfoy!" I said.
"Bella you are my business! Now why are you out here?" he demanded.
"Fine! Jeez. I've forgotten the password to Gryffindor Tower. Neville went to get my friends. He'll be here any second now."
"Hm. You can't wait out here any longer," he stated.
"What? Why?" I asked, annoyed.
"C'mon let's go," he said, picking me up bridal style. This is not happening!
"Malfoy, put me down! Now!" I screamed.
"Sh Bella. You'll wake the whole castle."
"Oh yeah, because everyone's asleep at 7 o'clock at night!" I retorted sarcastically.
"Actually, it's like 9," he corrected.
"Huh? How?"
He smirked. "Wow, Bella. I never thought you were this delayed."
"Shut up! I am NOT delayed!" I screamed, struggling to release my arms from his grasp to hit him.
"I think you are. But that's okay. I still like you."
What? He likes me?! After years and years of fighting and hatred, he likes me? This guy has some serious issues.
"Serpent," he said randomly.
I turned slightly in his arms and saw a portrait of this random guy. The portrait swung aside, revealing a hole in the wall. Inside, I could see glimpses of green and silver. He didn't take me- No, he couldn't have-
"Draco Malfoy, did you take me to the Slytherin common rooms?!" I screamed. "You better not have or I'll-." He cut me off by covering my mouth with his hand.
"Sh, Bella, you really will wake up the whole castle!" he said. He still held me and I looked up only to see his face and the ceiling. He was still walking and I didn't know where we were heading for. I tried to see where we were going but his arms restricted me from moving.
Finally, I felt myself being lowered onto something soft. I looked around and saw that I was in a room very much like that of my own, except the beds had green and silver doonas and sheets and there were serpents and more green and silver on the walls.
I heard muttering outside the door. Probably Malfoy. I didn't particularly care about the conversation. Then I felt the bed sink: someone else was sitting on the bed.
"Sleep Bella love," said Malfoy, gently pressing is lips to my forehead. Since when was I his love? Was I missing something?
He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me to his chest. It was so wrong but it felt… right.
I closed my eyes and drifted to sleep, feeling safe in my enemy's arms. Well, that makes loads of sense…
HermionePOV
Bella walked out of the great hall rather abruptly but I didn't say anything. She was stressed: anyone could see that. But, of course, stupid Malfoy continued driving her off the edge. Knwoing Bella, I was surprised that she hadn't already totally gone off at him in front of the entire school. I don't know why she allowed him to stalk her continually.
Dinner passed by without incident really. Ron continued behaving like a pig, but he was one, so no surprises there. I think he's adopted, because really, none of the Weasley children behaved like that.
After dinner, I went to the library to work on my Potions essay. It was rather easy, nothing too strenuous, but Ronald would probably come and ask for help because he's so lazy and…
Well, after I finished, Neville came rushing in. "Hermione, I'm glad I found you! Bella and I can't get in the common room. We've both forgotten the passwords!"
Figures. Neville always forgot the password. Bella, well, not so much.
I stood up and walked to Gryffindor tower. Bella was nowhere to be seen. Maybe someone came up and she got in already. "Baubles." (A/n: okay guys let's pretend it's December in this story, kay?) The portrait swung open to reveal the Gryffindor common room. Still, Bella wasn't there. I walked up to the dorm Bella and I shared and I couldn't see her anywhere. I got worried. Where else could she be?
I ran down the steps. "Hermione what's wrong?" asked Harry, worry evident in his voice.
"It's Bella! I can't find her anywhere!" I said, the anxiety taking over.
"Where did you look?! Did you look everywhere?!" he asked, frantically.
"She wasn't in the library and she's not in Gryffindor Tower! Where else would she be?!" I answered.
"C'mon, we'll split up! Get Ron!" he said, running out of the room.
I grabbed Ron from his dorm. "Wake up! Bella's missing! RONALD WAKE UP!" I screamed, shaking him violently.
"Wh- Huh- Whadaproblm?" he said sleepily.
"Bella's MISSING!" I screamed.
"Okay, okay. Imup!" he said.
I grabbed his shirt and pulled him down the stairs after me. "Look everywhere you can!" I yelled as I sprinted off to a random place, looking in every classroom, every corridor, every nook and cranny, though, it was highly unlikely that she'd be there.
After half an hour of searching I bumped into Harry and Ron. "Any sign of her?" I asked.
"No. What now?" asked Harry.
"Dumbledore," I said simply. "It's the only solution."
We walked to his office. The only thing restricting us were the gargoyles in front of his office.
"Ideas for his password guys?" asked Ron.
"Uh… Chocolate frogs?" said Harry. Amazingly, the gargoyles sprang aside and we ran up to Dumbledore's office.
"Professor, Bella's missing! We can't find her anywhere!" I said.
"Ms Granger, do not fret. I'm sure Ms Swan is around here somewhere. I'll get some of the teachers to search for her. But for now, sleep. You have worried enough for tonight."
He ushered us out the door. "Hey, Harry, what about the marauder's map?!" asked Ron suddenly.
I stopped in my tracks. "That's brilliant Ron!" I ran over and threw my arms around him in a hug.
Then I realised just what I was doing and removed my arms rather awkwardly.
"Quick Harry, grab the map!" I said and with that, Harry rushed towards Gryffindor Tower. He was back within two minutes, with the map already open, scanning it for Bella.
"She's- she's in the Slytherin dungeons!" he exclaimed.
"What?! What in the name of Merlin is she doing there?!" I exclaimed. "What in the world has she done?! You don't think-?"
"No, she wouldn't. Not willingly anyway. We can't get in there now, but she'll have to come out sometime. We'll talk to her in the morning," Harry said.
We walked back in silence to Gryffindor Tower. I walked into the dorm and lay down. My thoughts swimming of Bella and how she was. I couldn't help thinking but… what if she was in trouble?
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