Draco and Hermione stood in anticipation as they watch the door slowly opened.

Clarke stood on the other side with a scowl on his face. He had hoped that they would just forget this whole thing and leave him alone.

Draco noticed Clarke's scowl and smirked, he wasn't going to let Clarke off that easy. He was aware that Clarke was their only option to get home, but he could still be a prat.

"Try not to look so pleased to see us, Clarke."

Hermione grabbed his arm "Draco don't!"

Clarke raised his eyebrows and had his own smirk "Ah there is the real Malfoy character that I know. I have to say what an enjoyable show you put on last night."

Clarke sneered at them "Now Ms. Granger what are you doing with the likes of him and why are you even here?"

Clarke had taken a seat on a chair and waved his hands to indicate for them to sit on the love seat.

Draco and Hermione looked at each other in shock.

"Excuse me sir; but how do you know my name?" Hermione asked her voice trembling the words out.

"If you are going to force me to talk, you might as well sit" Clarke waved his hands again for them to sit, which they did this time.

"I am sure you know by now I am a master at Divinations, last night after dinner I came back here and read my tea leaves. It said that two people from the future were here. One named Malfoy" at this he glanced at Draco with disgust "and the other Granger."

A tea cup was on the table that was next to him, he slowly picked up and took a sip from it, he didn't, however, offer any to Hermione or Draco; he just continued with his story. "The leaves also indicated learning, turmoil, and then peace. You mentioned last evening you wanted to know about my blood study, what I can't understand is why. Also, why a Malfoy would be interested in it."

Draco looked like he was about to say something they would regret, so Hermione glared at him and cut him off "A lot has changed in the future. We have had two wizarding wars over blood purity. Draco and I were forced to be on the front lines for the last one. That is one of the reasons why we are here; the other is that I had to write a paper for my History of Magic class about a wizard who wasn't well known but had or could have had a large impact on the wizarding world. I chose you. But books only got me so far, so I used my time turner to send myself back here to meet you. As for me being with Malfoy, well Draco and I are friends; but it was an accident for him to be sent back with me."

Clarke rubbed his chin then said "So now you have come to me, so I can give you all my knowledge and send you back is that correct?"

Hermione couldn't understand why Clarke was being so rude , he had been so pleasant at dinner last night.

She bit her lip "No need to be so blunt about it. I honestly want to know how you discovered the mutation in the blood. What it could've meant for the wizarding world. As I told you yesterday I am a Muggle-born, life was never easy for me. I wanted to know if your theory had been accepted by the ministry how my life would've been affected."

"So you have selfish reasons for seeking me out. I thought you said that you were a Gryffindor not a Slytherin" Clarke quipped.

Hermione's hand raced to cover her mouth as she gasped in shock and felt the hot sting of tears fill her eyes.

Draco was angry. He had enough of this prick so he stood up from his seat to give Clarke a piece of his mind.

"Hermione maybe a lot of things but selfish is not one of them! She picked you out of all the other better-qualified wizards to do her research on. You, a man who isn't even taught in schools, a man who history will forget except in some footnotes in a few books. Hermione wanted to see what she could do to change the world for the better. You, sir, are an asshole, who doesn't even deserve to be in the presence of Hermione. You are kicking us when we are down…"

Before Draco could finish Clarke had pulled out a wand "Stupefy!"

Draco landed with a thump on the floor, causing Hermione to scream "Draco! Why did you do that? How could you do that your wand was destroyed when you were banned from the wizard world! Draco wake up! How could you be so cruel? Wake him up!" she was kneeling next to Draco now.

She was scared for the first time since landing on the ship. She didn't know what to do. She was shaking, all she could do was sit next to Draco's unconscious body.

"I felt that my life was threatened," Clarke said evenly, still sitting in his chair.

"Bullshit! Undo the spell before I make you!" Hermione growled reaching for where her wand should've been, but it was safely hidden in their room. She looked at her hip then back at Clarke who had a relaxed evil smile on his face.

"The spell will eventually wear off. Besides, if you could do anything to make me, you wouldn't need my assistance to return to the future. I am not cruel as you say; I am looking after myself. I have only a few hours left on this earth, and I am content with that. I will not be bothered by a girl who needs to know all the answers nor a boy whose family is the reason I am no longer a part of the life I had grown up with."

Clarke slowly rose from the chair and walked over to Hermione and Draco's unconscious body. He hovered so intimidating that Hermione was shaking. Hermione wished Draco would wake up.

Clarke bent forward "So if that doesn't answer your questions I will make it clear. I will not be sending you or Mr. Malfoy back."

Clarke waved his wand over Malfoys unconscious body reviving him. Draco gasped as he sat up.

"I would like you both to leave and not to bother me again!" Clarke whispered a spell pointing his wand at the pair. Hermione and Draco were pushed by an invisible force out of the room.

The door slammed in their face. Hermione couldn't hold it in any longer she let out a heart-wrenching sob. She would have fallen to the ground if Draco hadn't caught her. Draco didn't say anything. He wanted to bang on the door until it fell off and torture Clarke until he was a mindless tub of lard. However, he wasn't able to do that. He did the only thing he could, lead them back to their room.