Chapter 4

Do you really know me?

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters in dis chapter except 4 some of da guards.

A/N: Bet ya cain't guess who's at da door...

'Stupid door. Where are the guards when I need them? I'm a prince, I shouldn't have to answer my own door...'

"Who is it?" Draco peeped through the tiny peep hole.

"Um, sir, hi. We just wanted to ask a few simple questions, if you could just open the door a bit?"

Draco opened the door and glared at the two men in front of him. They were both tall. One had a dark cape on, which Draco thought was ridiculous looking. He also had brunette hair. The other wore tattered clothing that Draco wouldn't dare touch with a ten foot wand, and his hair was an absurd reddish. His face was pinkish with freckles.

Draco looked them up and down and then called to his guards.

"Who let these muggles onto my lot!"

"Shhh, sir we certainly are not muggles."

"You dare shush me! And besides, if you aren't muggles then what are you? Wizards?" He said sarcastically, with a sneer.

"As a matter a fact-" The man with the brunette hair and the cape was cut off by the one with the freckles. Draco looked into the brunette's green eyes. 'There is something familiar about those two...' he thought.

"Harry! We aren't supposed to reveal ourselves in this world!" The Man with the freckles tried to whisper.

"Wait a minute, your name is Harry? Harry Potter? Wow! What happened to those dorky glasses?"

"I wear contacts now and then."

"What are those? Some kind of muggle tool? Who is this scraggly looking fellow beside you?"

"Why, this is my best friend, Ron Weseley. Who are you by the way, sir? I still failed to catch your name."

"Oh me. I'm Draco Malfoy." The two stared wide eyed at him.

"Y-y-you're Malfoy!" Ron's jaw dropped. He had to admit he was a bit jealous. He also felt like punching him in the face.

"Yes. Now what is your business here? I still haven't forgotten that you two have trespassed. Friends or not."

"Friends?"

"What is your business here? Don't make me say it again. I have no time for your little school games."

"Still has his cold ways." commented Ron. Draco glared at him and he cowered a few inches away from him.

"Anyway. Yes, Malfoy. We came here looking for somebody. A girl. You know her, Hermione Granger? Ginny said she came snooping around here looking for her pet cat or something."

"Uh, I haven't seen any girls around here. Nope, just me and my guards. I gotta go. See you guys."

Just as he was about to close the door in their faces, Hermione came down the stairs. Draco heard her and turned around. He closed the door and ran to her.

"What are you doing out of the room? I thought I locked the door." he said quietly.

"You did. I have a wand, remember? Can I leave now?"

"No. Not right now, uh, my guards are still surrounding the place. Please go back upstairs?"

"Fine." she didn't know why she was listening to him. Did she want to stay with him?

Draco opened the door again.

"Um, yeah. She's not here."

"I know she's in there! I heard her voice!" yelled Ron. Draco slammed the door and locked it.

'Dammit! Now they know she's here. Why wouldn't she tell me who she was?' He went back up to his room, but before he got there he heard Harry yelling outside of the door.

"We'll stay out here all night if we have to!"

'Should I tell her that I know who she is, or will that spoil everything? Maybe I can just pretend she's not Hermione. She has changed. A LOT..." He opened the door of the bedroom.

"Are the guards gone?"

"No. Okay look, I don't really want you to go. I want you to stay with me for a little while . You know, get to know you a little better."

"I, I don't know what to say. I-"

"Shhh. It's okay." Draco's face was just inches away from Hermione's. She looked into his now suddenly warm grey eyes.

"Please, just try it for a little while?" he whispered.

"Two days. But what about my friends? Ginny and Harr- the others?" She almost slipped and told him that Harry and Ron were her friends. If she said that, he would've found out who she was for sure.

He took her hands in his. "Don't worry about them. It's just me, you, and this big castle. You'll like it here. I promise." He looked deeply into her brown eyes. She quickly turned away so that he couldn't see her blushing. Draco was lonely and wanted her company.

After a moment of staring at her turned head, Draco cleared his throat.

"You might want to go to bed now. Let me show you to your room."

"I get a room of my own!"

"Yes. It's the least I can do for my future- I mean for a guest in my castle." he took her to her room and opened the door.

"Wow-you don't have a lot of guests here, do you?"

"Not exactly. I'm sort of the lonely bachelor type." he hinted to her.

"Oh, I see." they stood there for a moment.

"Well, goodnight." He was about to leave.

"Draco wait," he smiled before he turned to see her face.

"Thank you for letting me stay here, and not killing me, or having sex with me like I thought you would." Hermione kissed him on the cheek.

"You said a mouthful." he walked out, and closed the door behind him.

Hermione was so glad that her plan not to tell him was working out so well. Draco had plans too. As soon as he closed the door, he had to let out a long awaited sigh and accidentally leaned up against her door.

'Hermione.' that was all he could think about.

Hermione went through some old drawers in the room. She found some clothes, they were a little baggy, but she could manage. As long as she had something clean to sleep in. Draco slumped down on the door a little harder and accidentally cracked it open, just a little bit.

'Well, it's already open...' Draco peeked in. Hermione took off her shirt, not facing the door, and then she put on his old quiditch shirt. She then slid off her skirt. Draco literally slobbered all over his shoes. 'Her legs are so sexy...'

Crabbe and Goyle came around the corner and scared Draco nearly to death.

"Hey Draco, what cha lookin at?" asked Goyle with a grin on his face. Draco jumped, pushing the door all the way open, and exposing his forbidden princess.

"Ahhhhhh! DRACO MALFOY! You damn well did that on purpose!" she yelled running towards the door, and slamming it in his face.

"Now look what you done!"

"What we've done! At least we're not the one's HIDING A PRISONER WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SENTENCED TO DEATH!"

"Shhhh! Please don't tell the guards. I've already had two turn against me, and who knows what they'll do to her. She's just a damsel in distress. I want to help her."

"Did you ever catch those two guys?"

"No. They ran away and took some of my money."

"Aren't you going to catch them? Send out the dogs? Something?"

"No, I don't want to see people getting hurt anymore. I want to change for the better. For this one girl. I've been tormenting her since we were small and I want to make it up to her."

"Granger?"

"Precisely. But, she doesn't think I know who she is and I have a feeling she doesn't want me to. That's my plan. When we're finally together, I want to let her know that I've always liked her, despite what my father said." there was a long silence.

Followed by a loud, blood curdling scream.

A/N: dis chapter is kinda confusing. Harry and Ron are not the two guards that were trying 2 kill Draco if u wanted 2 kno. Plz review. I really like dis story myself...