A/N Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've just gone back to school. The amount of homework they give you in the first week is ridiculous. Anyway, please review.

Draco somehow managed to fall asleep last night, but he still got up quite early. He needed to talk to Astoria, the sooner the better. He didn't know how he was going to tell her. He was finishing his toast when Astoria entered the kitchen sleepy eyed. She didn't look at him until he spoke.

"Morning" There was no response. "Hello, earth to Astoria."

"Oh sorry."

"Is there something wrong?"

"No. Why would there be?"

"Just asking. Good, because I need to talk to you about something. It's been bugging me." He spoke very nervously, which Astoria picked up.

"No need to be nervous. Go ahead. I'm ready for anything."

Cautiously, Draco began. "I'm just going to come out with it. I feel like someone is watching me." He looked down waiting for her response. He lifted his head when he heard a laugh.

"Draco, I can finally say you've lost the plot." Astoria giggled.

"I haven't. Ever since that first night when I hit you, it's like someone's making sure I don't do it again. No matter where I am, what I'm doing, I'm constantly being watched. You can think me mad, I don't care." Astoria had calmed herself enough to say something about needing to go to St Mungos before she started again.

"I'm glad you find it funny." Draco spat with sarcasm. "I will not go there. Instead, I'll go to someone better." And with that he apparated.

There was a crash in the kitchen.

"Oh Merlin." She looked to the living room where Draco was stood.

"Sorry, didn't mean to startle you."

"Those plates were brand new."

"I'll buy you some more. Anyway, I came to talk." Draco sat down on the sofa. "Please say you won't call me a lunatic."

"I've heard many stories, I'm sure yours can't be that bad." Draco told her about the feeling of someone watching him.

"You were too drunk to remember."

The barman came over to Draco.

"Another firewhiskey." He slurred.

"I think you've had enough." Came a female's voice. Draco tried to turn to look at her but fell off the stool. His head smacked the floor with such a bang, the entire pub went quiet. The mysterious woman helped him to his feet and led him outside.

"Start from the beginning and don't miss anything out."

Draco looked at her confused as to why she was telling him to do this, and to whom she was. He explained how he had hit Astoria and wasn't coping well with his father's death. It was all down to the drink; if he was sober, he wouldn't even think about saying any of this.

"You! You made me tell you everything!" Draco lurched towards her. The next thing he knew he was bound up in ropes. She had used the incarcerous spell on him.

"Now, you shall stay there until I tell you everything that happened, and you have had time to think about it." She cast a silencing charm at him for good measure.

She was shocked. Never had she thought Malfoy would sink to the level of his father. But it didn't scare her, he was drunk and she knew a lot of spells. It began to get quite chilly, so she cast a warming spell around them. They stood in silence before she spoke.

"You just left her? She's going to be scared out of her mind. What were you thinking?"

"She kept going on and on" Draco slurred.

"That gives you no reason." She had done some reading awhile ago on security spells. It was a requirement for working in the department of magical law enforcement. There were some which didn't seem like anything to do with security. However, she had found something that she realised would be handy in this situation. It was complicated, but Draco was drunk and wouldn't suspect a thing.

"Acaranum entitatem." She did a complicated hand movement at Draco and for a moment, he felt as though he had been trapped in ice. The next thing he remembered was waking up on the couch.

She fell silent and braced herself to take off the silencing charm. To her surprise, Draco was speechless. He did however ask for the ropes to be removed, promising not to do anything irrational. Reluctantly, she did as he asked. She busied herself in the kitchen as she was finding the situation rather awkward. When she entered again with some tea and biscuits, Draco was nowhere. She knew he hadn't left, there was no disapparating sound, the door was firmly locked and the fire was cold. She placed everything on the coffee table and went to the bathroom. There, she found Draco had locked himself in there.

"Draco," she said trying the handle. "Open up. This isn't going to solve anything. You'll have to face me sooner or later." He opened the door.

"I know. You put an anti-apparating and disapparating charm on the room."

"Well I don't want people encroaching on my privacy; and I know that this is where I can't hear someone disapparating." She led him back to the living room. Something had changed between them, but for the life of them, neither knew what it was. They sat down and munched on the biscuits; the tea had gone cold and neither made an effort to warm them up.

"I need to ask you, Hermione, why? Why did you cast that spell on me? What does it do?"

"It's basically an invisible entity that follows you and allows the caster, me, to see everything that you do." Hermione saw the look on Draco's face. "Don't worry. I control where it goes, and I made sure you were left alone in your private quarters. But if something had happened in your room, I still would be made aware." Draco was speechless once again. He had read many of his father's books, all of which were to do with dark magic. Never had he come across anything like this.

"Well that explains it. Fuck. I have to get back. Astoria will be wondering where I am." He got up and headed towards the door to apparate outside. He hesitated and looked down then back at Hermione. They shared a small smile, then he vanished.

A/N I thought I should leave it there. Now you know who he saw the night he got drunk. I hope I explained the entity well enough. You probably did guess it was Hermione, it wasn't that hard. Any ideas are welcome. Even though I have a basic plot, I'm sure I can fit them in one way or another. Please review, it would be much appreciated and it would let me know you're taking the time to read this. Thanks :)