Chapter 6

A Touch Of The Past

Draco gets to the Astronomy tower and gets the book out of the bag and opens it up to the page he needs, the book is called "Salazar's diary of spells." He reread through the spell as he waited for Blaise to get there. He checked his watch and notice that it was two minuets late and just said the spell. "Levis Visio Maritimus, Tornare Mors"

"What once was then,

Now will be…

Returning to the past

And going back to where it started,

Changing it can bring about a problem.

Someone shall make a sacrifice

To insure that we're united.

But never going into the past

Can bring about ends never for seen

It will insure that we never become united."

Hermione paced back and forth in side the astronomy tower. Those words wouldn't stop ringing in her ears. The past, as she knew, was not something to be toyed with. The hat must have foreseen this exact moment. The dangers of messing with time were devastating, she bit her lip. His note to Blaise said that he would be splitting up the golden trio. She took a seat in one of the window sills, all she could do now is sit by and wait. Would she notice the change Draco was making, would she remember what it was like to be a friend with Harry and Ron? Would she survive that horrible night so many years ago?

Meanwhile Draco, having arrived in the past; began looking around the Great hall. He knew that Professor Quirrell would soon be storming into the Great hall screaming, and ranting on about a troll in the school. He knew that Ron and Harry had made fun of Hermione earlier that day. This was the night that had formed that bond of friendship, the night when they showed that despite their differences, they cared about her.

All of a sudden the Great Hall door's burst open and Professor Quirrell came running up the table aisle and shouted up at the head table "Troll…in the dungeons…thought you ought to know!" before he fainted into a massive heap on the floor. Just as the students began to uproar Draco used this as a perfect time to slip from the Great hall and go looking for Hermione. All he knew of the story was that she was up on the second floor some where and that wasn't much to go off of since he had to beat Harry and Ron to her so he began to look around there. He thought to him self "Where would a girl go if she wanted to be alone and so no one could fined her." Then he remembered Pansy mention that their was a bath room that none of the girls used because it was hunted by a ghost. So he ran as fast as he could to that bath room but as soon as he got there he noticed that the Troll was already in there with Hermione. When he got in there he saw the size of the thing and thought to him self "And how the hell do I go about getting this thing knocked out." But he was all so looking to see where she was and then he saw the thing go for the toilets; that's when he saw her dive for the half that was still standing.

He knew he had to distract it or the Troll could hurt her really bad. "Oy, pea-brain!" Draco shouted and got its attention and she was able to get the other side of the bath room. Now came the impossible task of knocking it out. Then Hermione said "Use the levitating spell we learned to day." Hermione shouted at him. "Ohh ok!" he said to her he took out his wand and pointed it at the club the Troll was carrying. He said the spell "Wingardium Leviosa!" He watched as the club flew up over the Troll's head then all of a sudden it fell with a sickening crack on to its head. His first thought was "Is it dead?" and then was "Where is Hermione I hope she is all right." That's when he saw that she was alright. He walked over to help her up she took his hand and he was shocked cause all he could remember that Harry wouldn't shake hands with him. "Thanks Malfoy, how long do you think it will be out?" said Hermione as he was helping her up. "Who knows lets get the hell out of here, cause sure don't want to be here when it dose."

Before they could even get to the door, Professor McGonagall came in through the door closely followed by Snape, and Quirrell not that far behind him. McGonagall voice sounded very angered when she spoke to them "You're lucky you weren't killed. Why aren't you in your dormitory?" Snape swiftly looked at Draco and gave him a hard look that said we will talk later no if en's or butts. "Please Professor McGonagall…he was looking for me." Hermione said with a look of horror hoping that Draco wouldn't get into much trouble.

"Miss Granger, I am very disappointed in you could have been hurt very badly not many first years could have talked a fully grown mountain Troll and live to tell the tale. I am shocked that you both are not hurt let alone dead." McGonagall said in a very shocked and disappointed voice. "As for you Miss Granger, Five points will be taken from Gryffindor and as for you Draco you get five points to Slytherin." And know off to your common rooms you go both of you and do not take your sweet time.

They both hurried out of the room as fast as they could; so as not to make the Professors mad at them. When they were both far enough a way from the room they finally took the time to thank each other again. "Thanks Draco""Thanks Hermione" they both said in unison. Draco said "No really, thanks Hermione you didn't have to do that you could of let me take all the blame but when you took all the blame…you…you really don't know how much that means to me."

Draco couldn't understand why she would do that cause, if she really knew how he treated over the years she would of never said what she said to Professor McGonagall. "Its no problem Malfoy you didn't have to save me from the Troll but you did I owe you more than thanks but at the moment that's all I can give." She said with a grateful look on her face. "You don't owe me any thing; I am the one that owes you every thing. Please don't call me Malfoy I want nothing to do with that man or that name. Please just call me Draco that would mean the world to me. I had better go Snape probably wants to talk to me about my actions back there, and since this isn't normal behavior for me… I'm sure to be in serious trouble. Please, I hope you can understand that I don't act like a prick cause I like it. I am a prick cause that's what's expected of me." Hermione looked at him a little taken aback. "Um… Ok. Thank you Draco, and don't worry. I will!" They both went opposite directions.