A month had passed since Draco and Ron's last encounter. Things had been going pretty smoothly, well as smoothly as things between the two of them could go. Hermione had begun focusing more on her studying which meant she was spending more and more time with two Slytherin's . It was now the end of October and Halloween was nearing, as was the Halloween ball. Hermione currently sat in the library alone waiting for the boys to be done with quidditch practice. She heard the door open and looked up hopefully. Her spirits dropped when she saw only her brother come into the room.

"Well don't look so disappointed." He said smiling at her.

"Hello to you too Blaise, where's Draco?" she asked he shrugged.

"He got an owl as we were leaving the locker rooms, said he would be up soon." He set his books on the table and sat down across from her. At that moment a very disgruntled Draco Malfoy walked into the library. He approached the table but didn't sit down

"I've just come to say I'm not studying tonight." He quickly turned on his heel.

"Draco?" she ask she saw his shoulders tense before he continued walking out of the library. Hermione looked at her brother who sighed.

"He probably just needs some time, I'm sure that letter was from his father." He mumbled Hermione nodded and the two continued studying for a few hours. Hermione sighed and closed the book in front of her.

"I think I'm going to bed Blaise" she said gathering her stuff he nodded.

"I'll be here a little longer." He said she smiled and headed out of the library and up to Gryffindor tower. She sat down in the common room and sighed staring out at the night sky. That's when she saw it; their blonde hair was unmistakable to her even in the moonlight. She watched them closely before Lucius grabbed his sons arm and pulled him towards the gates. Her heart jumped into her throat… this couldn't be happening. She ran from the common room and into the library, she cried out in frustration when Blaise wasn't there. She then ran toward the Slytherin dungeons quickly placing a disillusionment charm on herself. She sighed as she stood outside the door hoping someone would come through soon. Finally after what seemed like forever a fourth year opened the hidden door and she snuck inside. She spotted her brother on the sofa and walked over behind him. He was talking to Theo about something so she lightly put her hand on his shoulder. She felt him tense and she leaned forward.

"Lucisus just took Draco." She whispered. At that he stood up quickly.

"Blaise are you ok?" Theo asked he nodded.

"I just need to go to bed, Forgot I have a huge test in the morning." He said Theo nodded and Blaise led the way toward his own room. Once he was sure she was inside he closed the door before locking it and silencing the room. "Mione?" he ask tentatively. She quickly removed the spell and sat down on his bed her head in her hands.

"He's gone." She whispered Blaise shook his head.

"Mione, tell me what you saw." He sighed and she explained to him in detail what she had seen out the window. Blaise tried to comfort her. She and Draco had become so close yet the events of tonight could change everything. He didn't know how long they sat there with his arm wrapped around her shoulders. She had eventually stopped crying but her eyes were still red. He knew that if they were right this could easily spell the end of their relationship. The two heard a bang on the wall that separated his room from Draco's. "Stay here, I'm going to talk to him." he stood and left his room quickly. He knocked on Draco's door but received no answer. "Draco I know you're in there." Blaise said he still heard nothing. "She saw what happened you know." He called again. At that the door sprang open. Draco looked at him with dark eyes. His face was pale and his hair was a mess. "Mate," Blaise started

"What do you mean she saw it?" he asked Blaise stepped into his room and took the chair by the fire. Draco shut the door behind him and looked at his friend.

"She saw your father taking you from the grounds. She's in my room and a right mess." He added. Draco sat on his bed and put his hands through his hair.

"I can't see her." He whispered Blaise looked at him stone faced.

"You will see her!" Blaise said forcefully standing.

"Don't you understand?!" Draco cried he was standing now too "I've become one of them, everything she hates, everything that will put her in danger. I'm not doing that. I won't see her!" Draco yelled. They heard a door slam and Blaise quickly opened Draco's door to see the wall to the dungeons opening up for no one. Blaise turned to face his friend.

"You just fucked up the best thing that had ever happened to you." He walked out of the room and pulled the door shut. Draco sat in his room for a long while staring at the mark on his arm. It made him nauseous; he quickly pulled his sleeve over it and lay down in his bed. His heart sank at the empty feeling. Hermione had been sneaking in and staying with him at night. A tear escaped his eye as he realized he would never be able to hold her again.

-The Next Morning -

Hermione sat up and stretched the memories of the night before came flooding back to her. Her eyes still hurt from crying and she really had no appetite. She decided to skip breakfast and take a walk out on the grounds. The cool air bit against her as she pulled her robes tighter around her. She didn't even know where she was going and didn't rightfully care. She knew she had class in a half hour but at the moment she really didn't care about that either.

"Hermione?" Someone asked she spun around and gave her brother a weary smile. "Come here." He said as he pulled her into his arms. She sobbed as she clung to him burying her face in his chest. "Shh, Mione it will be ok."

"How!" she cried not moving.

"We'll just have to talk to him." Blaise offered she pulled away and looked up.

"You heard him, he won't see me. He doesn't want to." She whispered.

"Mione I'm sure that's not the case. " He started but she shook her head.

"I knew this couldn't last." She mumbled "Let's just go to class." The pair made their way back to the castle. Draco stepped out from the trees in the forest. He had been hiding there listening to their conversation. He felt bad but knew that she would never accept him how he was now. He silently followed them to the castle and towards the potions classroom. He noticed Blaise had sat in the seat he normally did while he took a seat at the back. Blaise hand rested on top of hers under the table. Neither of them looked at him. His mood only deteriorated throughout the day as he saw her in all of his classes. He tried to avoid her as best he could but every few minutes his eyes would come to rest on her back. It wasn't until he was leaving their last class and headed toward dinner that he actually saw her face. His stomach plummeted as he saw the tear streaks.

"Oh shit." He whispered Blaise must have heard him because he turned around to glare before turning his attention back to his sister.

"Mione are you coming to dinner?" he ask quietly she quickly shook her head no. "Mione you haven't eaten all day."

"I'm not hungry." She said "I'm just going to bed." She sighed and took off toward the Gryffindor common room. However when she reached the 7th floor she headed for the room of requirement. She needed to be alone, to think and she needed away from him. She sat down on the couch and grabbed the blanket wrapping it around herself. She lay down on her side facing the fire thankful that tomorrow was Saturday. Knowing no one would notice she wasn't there she curled up further on the couch and cried herself to sleep. She woke a few hours later to what sounded like loud voices in the hall.

"Tell me where she is!" She heard Draco yell.

"What have you done with her!" Ron screamed

"I haven't done anything with her you prick your keeping her away from me!" Hermione stood and slowly pushed the door open. She turned the corner to see Ron and Draco wands pointed at one another.

"What are you doing?" she asked a little quieter than usual. They both turned to stare at her.

"Mione!" ron cried running up and enveloping her in a hug "We thought he had taken you." She pulled back from the red head anger in her eyes.

"Why would you think that Ronald? Maybe I needed some time on my own. You need to stop jumping to conclusions about –" she stopped here she was defending him and he had hurt her. She didn't know what came over her but she couldn't stand there while Ron accused him of things he didn't do.

"Hermione hes a-"

"NO!" she yelled. The memories from the previous night came flooding back. It was bad enough to hear it from him she didn't need Ron to say it too. "You don't know that Ron, and you can't go around accusing people of things like that!" she chastised. Draco was watching her curiously before he walked off. Hermione too turned on her heel and returned to the room of requirement. She wasn't going back to Gryffindor tower tonight and no matter how much she wanted to she couldn't escape to the dungeons anymore either. Why did he think they were hiding me? She thought curiously before she yawned and fell back asleep.