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he reached the top then looked back at the witch on the steps before jumping over the small gap between the ledge and the passage. once through he looked back to see if she was coming, she hesitated but decided she wanted to get down from this height as quickly as psooible, or at leaat the passage seemed safer than this. she was about ot follow him when she remembered his wand. pausing she said 'accio Malfoys wand' and it flew from the ground up into her waiting hand.
then it came to getting across the small gap, being about a foot wide she felt sick. but then looking at the impatient Malfoy on the other side made her swallow and bury the feeling. she took a deep breath but didnt move. memories of heights haunted her she didnt think she could do it, the all most out of know where she saw a hand appear infront of her. she stared at it almost unsure if it was real, the up the arm to the elbow, and shoulder then into the eyes of its owner, Draco Malfoy. when she looked back she would be confused as to why she took it, he was the enemy? why would he help her? but she did and she got across and handed him his wand while mumbling a quiet 'thank you'
once agin he never thanked her but she chose to ignore that fact.
They walked in silence for a while, it wasn't awkward as most would expect.. They had nothing to say and tried to ignore the other as much as they could. The path turned and twisted through the walls of the castle occasionally coming to steps going up and down.
Neither knew where they where going and after what seemed like eternity they eventually came to a cross roads, Malfoy reached it first and in the dark Hermione didn't see, causing her to walk into his back.
"Watch it Granger" he said. "Which way?" he asked as she stood beside him.
"I don't know!" she snapped.
"Well chose"
"No"
"Why ever not?" He asked with a glare.
"Because if I pick you will blame me if we get even more lost." she andwered with a glare of her own.
"We can't get any more lost" their voice echoing into the dark.
"And who's fault is that!"
"you never had to follow me" he retorted, she nearly missed his smirk in the dim light, but caught it anyway.
Instead of answering as he was right, she pushed past him and walked down one of the dark paths. he followed her smugly, knowing he had won that round.
Today's score: Granger 0 : Malfoy 1
Some time later they where still wondering the same cold path, Hermione's arm was beginning to ache from holding her wand up for light.
"I'm bored" Malfoy complained.
"You've said"
"Well I am. We have been walking in here forever and were still stuck."
"It was your idea to come into the wall." she sighed, he was beginning to give her a headache."
"it was better than sitting up there, I thought it would have got us down. I knew we should have taken the right path back the-"
"Oh no you don't, I told you that this would happen. you are not blaming this on me." then she began to smirk before adding "you never had to follow me"
she used his own words against him, it was her turn to smile smugly.
Today's score: Granger 1 : Malfoy 1
a few minutes later…
"seriously Granger what are we going to do? I cant die, not down here, not with you."
"oh coz this is how I wanted to go, all alone in a dark, cold, never ending hall with you! just shut up and stop complaining your not making it any better whining every ten seconds."
"but what if they don't? where in the walls!"
"SHUT UP MALFOY, your giving me a headache, this has to lead to somewhere." she said turning round another corner.
Ten minutes later…
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with W"
"Wand" she answered in a deadpan tone.
"How did you know? Again! Your cheating!" he accused.
"Yes because there is so much around here that could begin with a W for wand, a R for Robes and a B for books" she said sarcastically.
"Sarcasm is a very unattractive trait Granger."
"So that's why you do it all the time?"
"What? he asked confused.
"Your personality suits your looks." she explained.
"You know I'm the most wanted man in our year, and probably the whole school"
"Is this hall getting slower or is your head getting bigger?" she turned to face him.
"Oh shut up" he said looking down at her. they glared for a few seconds then Malfoy walked on.
"Oh look" he said.
"I am NOT playing another round of I spy' she said stopping and leaning against the wall holding her temples. her headache had increased.
"Just one more round, then ill stop."
"Fine last one."
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with D"
"Draco"
"No"
"Dark" she still had her eyes shut trying to block the pounding in her head.
"No"
"Dick"
"oh really where?" he drawled "No"
"Dummy"
"Come on granger it might help if you opened your eyes"
"Dust"
"No, use your eyes oh for fucks sake here..." he said some incantation she didn't recognise and waved his wand, she immediately felt the headache leave her and opened her eyes and gasped.
"Door"
"and she finally gets it." he said grinning before running off and bursting through the door.
i know i say this at every update but im sorry for taking so long, but the more reviews i get the fast i write.
