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Chapter 10 – Wake up

Hermione

3 days after incident

I kept hearing voices, voices that kept telling me to wake up. But I couldn't, I kept trying and trying but my body wouldn't let me. I had no idea how long I slept or was unconscious or whatever. I didn't even know why I was in the state I was in. What happened? I must have hit my dead pretty hard, that's if I did hit my head.

I felt like giving up, and I was so close to, until I heard a voice. Not just any voice it was a man's voice. Why does it sound familiar? I couldn't remember anything but then he started talking to me. He sounded sad, on the verge of crying. But why would he be trying not to cry? I didn't want him to cry, but I could hear his muffled voice whispering,

"Please don't die Hermione, please wake up.

I beg you to wake up; I will never forgive myself if you die because some bitch was jealous that you were trying to be kind to me.

You put everything I ever did to you behind and decided to help me, who you hated. I don't want you to die because of me.

Please wake up…"

And then there was silence. Obviously the man had gone to sleep or, wait…. Nope still complaining and telling himself it was his entire fault. I really didn't want this boy to become insane over me, this boy…. Draco Malfoy! It's come back now, I promised Draco to help him because he had a hard life… I was here because a girl whose name I couldn't remember tried to drown me because she was jealous over something that happened between me and Draco…

I tried to move, I wanted to stop Draco worrying about me. I tried and tried and eventually I felt movement in my body. I could feel my blood slowly pumping through it and it felt good. I opened my eyes; though it was hard with the amount of crust in them. Then I felt someone holding my hand and it was wet. Finally I opened my eyes and saw a blond haired boy sitting next to my white bed with his head close to my hand, holding it. I looked around the room and I could see there were many other beds but no-one else was in them. It took a while but I realised I was in the hospital wing at Hogwarts.

Moving my head painfully I turned to face the poor boy next to me and in a hoarse voice I whispered "Draco?"

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The boy quickly lifted his head to look at me. His piercing silver eyes were red and there were bags under them. "Hermione?" he whispered, I managed a small smile and was able to say "yeah?"

Suddenly his whole face broke into a grin and he shouted "HERMIONE YOU'RE ALIVE!" but not before jumping out of his chair and giving me a hug and squeezing. "Dr-a-c-o pl-ea-se g-et o-ff." I managed to say since he was squeezing me to death.

"Oh right, yeah sorry…" he said before sitting back down on his chair, but he still held my hand. I was touched by it and his cold hands felt nice against my skin. I looked into his eyes for the second time and saw happiness and relief in them, it made me smile. Suddenly I remembered why he was so happy ''What happened?" I yelped at him.

"I am meant to be at the bottom of the lake, dead! How am I here? What happened to Parkinson?" I looked at him expecting answers but instead I got "Even after 3 days of sleeping you're still so keen to know everything." And a grin.

"3 days?" I blurted out "I was asleep for 3 bloody days! I have so much school work to catch up on!'' This only made Draco laugh. I frowned at him but couldn't help giggle at his reaction.

"So what happened?" I asked him again. "Well I am sure you remember up to when Parkinson dumped you in the lake?" I nodded; keen to find out what happened afterwards. ' Well, I saw what she did and I stunned her, then I jumped into the lake and swam to save you."

He paused to take a breath. "So then I brought you to the hospital wing and called Weasel, Potter, Weaselette to tell them what happened. Madame Pomfrey fixed me up and I haven't left this chair since. Your friends come over when they aren't in classes. But I have never left you."

I was shocked that Draco saved my life. I mean out of all my friends it was Draco who saved me. It really touched my heart that he never left my side, then a question popped into my mind. "Draco, have you eaten or slept in the last 3 days? I asked. He shook his head, "Why haven't you?" I questioned him, shocked and curious to know why he would do such a thing.

"You want to know why Hermione? Because it's my fault! I was there watching the whole time, hiding behind a tree like a coward. I didn't even stop Pansy from doing what she did to you. If I had stopped her you wouldn't be here!"

I was touched; Malfoy actually blamed himself for what Pansy did to me. I laughed, "Draco you saved my life! If it wasn't for you I would be dead and probably eaten by the giant squid by now!" I was surprised I didn't see the squid, but I am not complaining. "Don't blame yourself! You were the hero, the good guy." And with that I kissed him on the cheek again.

I then whispered "Thankyou…" He locked eyes with me and nodded, and then he whispered very low at a level I could just hear, "Anytime Granger…" before giving me wink, a smile and finally falling asleep, still clutching my hand.

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