Even though I tried with Polyjuice Potion I am still not J.K. Rowling or Stephanie Meyer, so unfortunately I do not own anything in the Harry Potter or Twilight Universe. =(

CHAPTER 10: AN UNUSUAL DISCOVERY

HPOV:

It feels crazy to be woken up from being Petrified. I remember that when someone is petrified that they are in a coma like state and does not know what is going on around them. However I can never do anything normal. The were times I came out of my coma like state and listen to what is going on, of course I still could not move a muscle. Interesting enough every time this happened, Drake was there talking to me. It was like my senses knew that he was near and heard him talking for hours, I was doing a happy dance when he found the discoveries that I made the day I was petrified. I also remembered every time he had to leave he would kiss me on the forehead. I loved it when he called me, his Mya. Oh Merlin I am such a teenage girl! But the way he said it and kissed my forehead it felt so special.

That night was all about celebrating in the Gryffindor common room. I wish that I could go see Drake but I knew that I would never get away. I congratulated Harry and Ron on them finding my research (even though Drake found it first), figuring out where the chamber was (who would ever think that it was in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom), and defeating the basilisk as well as Tom Riddle aka Voldermort via diary. What came as a surprise was that it was not Harry or Ron that found the research after Drake but Fred and George. Apparently George was in the hospital wing getting something for a headache and he went to see me when he found the papers in my hand. Apparently not a day too soon because Ginny was taken the very next day! So if it were not for George then Harry and Ron would never have figured out everything in time to save Ginny. I went over to George and gave him a big hug and thanking him for finding the research. "No worries Hermione I am just happy to help." He looked at me and smiled. What caught me off guard was that in his eyes there was a hint of something and I could not quite put my finger on, but I did not think anything else of it. Knowing Fred and George they probably have some prank up their sleeves and I do not want to know. The party was a lot of fun, I let loose for a change, and I was super excited that I get to see Draco tomorrow.

I saw all of the messages that Draco sent me via necklace and I could feel his pain. I felt bad that he had to go through this along. He did not have anyone that could help him. I also felt bad that I did not ask him to come to the library that day to help, but I knew that it could be risky for us to meet during the day. That was his number one regret he told my petrified self, that he was not there to protect me. I was organizing all my stuff since I was petrified for months. I noticed the package that I sent for right before I was petrified came and it made me giddy. They were two journals one red and the other green and when we meet tomorrow I am going to have him help me with the same spells that he did with the necklaces. This way we could have longer conversations with each other and it would not look very obvious that we were talking to each other.

To say I was giddy in going to see Drake was an understatement! I managed to get away from the celebrations and headed up to our spot with the journals. He was already there waiting and I could not wait anymore, I ran up to hug him. His arms held me protectively and each of our heads where in the crooks of each other necks just breathing each other in and relishing that we were together again. Both of us were crying. "Oh Mya, my Mya, I have missed you so much!"

"I missed you too Drake!" I pulled back a little so I can see his eyes but we still had our arms around each other. "Usually when your petrified you are in a coma-like state and do not know what is going on around you but apparently I can never do anything normal." He laughed at that but his eyes showed the pain. "Like I said I can never do things normally, there were times that I could hear what is going on and every one of them was when you were there. I remember all the things you were telling me and the kisses in the forehead." His smile grew and we just looked at each other.

"AHA! Finally we caught you two!" Drake and I stiffened and looked to entrance of our spot, cursing myself for forgetting to put the charms up. There stood Fred and George Weasley smirking. "Relax you two we won't tell a soul would we Georgie?" said Fred.

"Nope, we won't but we just wanted to see it in person," answered George. They walked in. "Why don't you put up your charms so we can have a nice little chat. Don't worry we are the only people on this level of the library, but just in case" I tried to get out of Drake's arms which was hard since he was frozen and held me protectively. I gave him a reassuring smile and he let me go. I went and put the charms up and came back and sat down on one side of the table with Draco sitting down next to me taking my hand and holding it in a death grip. Fred and George sat down across from us.

I asked them, "How did you find out about us?" Trying to figure out when Drake and I might have given ourselves away.

"Don't worry it was not something that you two did exactly but what our trusty Marauders Map told us" Fred said as he was pulling out a piece of parchment put it on the table and took out his wand to point to the parchment saying "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." All of a sudden I saw writing appear and it said "Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers are proud to present THE MARAUDER'S MAP." Fred unfolded the parchment and there was a map of Hogwarts with names and footsteps moving. Drake and I leaned in for a better look

"Are you telling me that this map shows everyone in the castle and where they are now?" I looked at them speechless

Alternating Fred and George:

"Yup, this trusty map"

"Is the secret to our success"

"Cause it not only shows what people"

"Are doing at every second of everyday"

"But as well as the secret passages."

"Snatched it from Filtch's office our first year"

"And been causing mischief ever since."

"We memorized it a while back but every now and then we look at it again."

"We were shocked when we saw you two together in this spot."

"We were curious why two enemies would be together."

"We were about to come and investigate when we spotted that you two where splitting up and leaving for the night."

"We waited for Hermione to come back into the common room to see if she was in any distressed but instead we saw a gleeful face." I blushed at that.

"So we wanted to see what the heck was going on."

"We tried to follow you but you were smart in putting defenses here all the time, except for today"

"We saw that Malfoy was going to see you a lot when you were petrified, Hermione."

"So we decided to figure out what you were doing there for hours Malfoy."

"One night we saw you leaving the dungeons and Georgie here snuck out and using a disillusionment spell as well as a silencing spell and hid under Hermione's bed."

"Got to say that floor is UNCOMFORTABLE, but I survived. I heard everything how much you missed her and stuff. It was also the night that you found the papers in her hand. So after you left I took the papers with me to give to Harry and Ron, cause you were right, they would never accept anything from you. Did you know that you think out loud?" I looked at Draco who looked shocked and I stifled a laugh because it was true.

"Once Georgie got back to the common room and told me what he had heard we roused Harry and Ron up and showed them the papers. Man, Hermione it's amazing what you can discover."

"So that's how you found my research. Not because you had a headache and happened to be up there and had a stroke of luck in finding it when no one found it for months!" I interrupted them.

"True Hermione but of course we could not tell Harry or Ron the real story. They as well as everyone in the school plus Malfoy's father would flip if they found out about you two."

Drake spoke for the first time since Fred and George came in, "Why are you two not flipping out and telling the whole world about us?"

"Trust us, when we first saw you two on the Marauder's Map, we did. Luckily we were alone and no one saw us."

"But we did not want to tell anyone until we were absolutely sure what was going on between you two."

"We are not like our brother Ronny. He can be hotheaded, act first then think."

"We like to get all of the facts first then act"

"When we saw Hermione come back to the common room with a happy face we knew that something else other then what we originally thought was going on."

"Soon we realized that you were friends and what you said to Hermione when she was petrified Malfoy, only solidified that conclusion."

"We came here to tell you that your secret is safe with us."

"We like people that go against the norm, like Freddie and myself"

"Which clearly you two do with this friendship"

"We may be jokesters but we also understand the world and know that you, Malfoy, have to keep up with the pureblood reputation."

"We will keep throwing insults your way and play some practical jokes on you but just remember that we do not really mean it."

"Except for the practical jokes, because we play them on everybody, friend or foe"

"We are also bestowing the map to you two because Georgie and I do not need it anymore and it would be very helpful for you two."

"All we ask is that you two never tell anyone in authority where the secret passages are, so we can continue to do what we do. Also maybe be guinea pigs on some of our inventions. Although Malfoy you have been warned that you will not get a heads up." Draco gulped after that statement.

"If you want to use any of the secret passages then all you have to do is find their openings on the map."

George pointed to some of the secret passages. "These are blocked off so you would not be able to use these"

"And these two" Fred pointed to two others, "are ones that Filtch knows about so be careful"

"There is one under the Whomping Willow, so we have absolutely no idea where it goes"

"This one is our absolute favorite because it goes right to Honeydukes" Fred pointed to where there is a statue of the one-eyed witch on the third floor.

"And when you are at that location in real life the map will tell what to do in order to gain entry"

"We will leave you two alone now"

"Oh almost forgot. When you are done with the map all you have to do is point your wand at the map and say mischief manage." When George did that the map disappeared and it became just an ordinary blank piece of parchment.

They were starting to leave when Draco spoke, "I just wanted to thank you for keeping our secret and do not worry no one will be getting the locations for the secret passages from me. I also wanted you to know that any insult I throw at the two of you, means absolutely nothing. Maybe not all of you Weasleys are so bad after all."

They laughed at that one. "No, we all are not, although Ronny and his hot temper and Percy just being Percy can get on everybody's nerves!" We all laughed I took down the charms. As they were leaving Fred turned back "We are giving you a chance to show us that you are not a pureblood prick like the rest of the Slytherins without much of a fight. We do see Hermione as a sister and if you hurt her anyway. Trust us you do NOT want to know." George nodded in agreement and they turned and left. After they were gone I quickly put the charms back up and sat down.

Both of us sat silent for a minute holding hands and thinking about what just happened. I know that Fred and George keep their word and besides if they ever tell I would go straight to Dumbledore of perhaps Filtch and tell them where all of the secret passages are. It's not much but I know how much those two need those passageways. I looked as Drake who looking at me. "Well that was quite interesting, I never pegged the Weasely twins as being perceptive. I always thought that all they focused on was quidditch and practical jokes! I honestly do not want to think of the punishment they would come up if I hurt you anyway. Not that I am planning on doing that EVER." I smiled and squeezed his hand.

"Honestly if it had to be anyone who found out about us I rather it be them. We have to remember that they gave us the key to their success and we could bring their empire of trickery and jokes down." Draco laughed at that.

"Very true Mya"

"I cannot believe that I forgot to put the charms up though. I totally forgot to do it because when I say you, I all I wanted to do is to give you a big hug. We are super lucky it was them and not someone like Parkinson or even Harry and Ron."

"It's okay Mya. In all honesty I would have done the same thing. We just have to be very careful. And thanks to the Weasley twins we have something extra to help us."

"You are right. So who is going to have the honor of being the keeper of the map?"

"I think you should have it Mya. You are usually the first one up here and have people you have to avoid while no one really cares where I am going. Besides you can keep a look out and warn me if there are people about while I am coming up here."

"You are right, I will keep the map. Oh, I almost forgot. With summer coming up and stuff, I thought of an idea of how we can communicate better." I pulled the two journals from my bag and smiled. "Do you remember the spells that you used on the necklaces?"

He smiled back, "I like the idea and I know were to find the book we need. I will be right back." He got up and took down the charms and went deeper into the library.

I grabbed the map, "I solemnly swear I am up to no good." I watched Draco as he was maneuvering through the library. This is SO weird. I saw him stop in front of a bookshelf and proceeded back up here with no problems. Exams were cancelled so no one needs to be in the library anyway. With him being close and seeing no one around him I said, "Mischief managed," and waited for him to come back. With the charms recasted we set to work. It did not take as long as it did when he did the necklaces. These books only respond to our touches and no one can read what was written and if anyone else writes in these journals nothing would happen. We also put a lock on the journals that only we unlock. The sun was starting to set and we knew we had to leave to go to dinner. We hugged and he kissed me on the forehead like he did when I was petrified.

After he kissed me on the forehead he blushed and got all nervous, "I-I know that you know I did that when you were petr-ified but if you don't like it I-I will stop."

Aww he's so cute. I smiled and kissed him on the cheek, which shut him up. "You don't have to stop. I like it because it is something you do. Even though my parents sometimes still do it, when you do it, it is very special to me. I do not know how to describe it but don't stop." He smiled and we hugged once more, he kissed me on the forehead again, and we went our separate ways.

To say that his year was eventful would be an UNDERSTATEMENT! I learned so much this year despite not having end of year exams. Never totally judge someone on how they act in public, cause that someone that you see as an enemy could become your best friend and something more. Who knew that a duo of jokesters could be more than that, jokesters and accept a friendship that as the said "goes against the norm"? Who knew that Voldermort had a different name growing up but not only that but the fact that he is half-blood and his father was a full on muggle? Yup, this year was crazy and hopefully next year we can have a normal year.

SORRY HERMIONE THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! THAT THE END OF SECOND YEAR FOLKS! LET'S SEE WHAT THE THIRD YEAR BRINGS!

I like to thank Lugia'sChallenger13 for consistently reviewing. You have no idea how helpful it has been!

I would like to recognize midnightstar4ever, she used the idea of journals in her amazing fanfiction "Love Happens." I read it when I was still figuring out how Draco and Hermione could communicate beyond the necklaces.

As for the Fred and George thing, we all know that they had the map all along and they would have to be stupid if they did not realize that Draco and Hermione were meeting. I gave them the map so we don't have to deal with the complication of Harry having it. Of course it should be interesting to see if they notice a particular detail on the map (you know what I mean)!

I just want to let you all know that I am currently in grad school finishing my mater's in public history (so yes I am actually a history geek). Anyway, I have to do a lot of reading and writing for my classes, which takes a LOT of brainpower. So don't worry if I do not update for a period of time, it just means that I have a lot of work. Don't fret this story has been in my head for 6 months and it needs to be put in writing. As of right know I am procrastinating on my 15 page mid-term paper for my Progressive Era class, but I wanted to get second year done and out. So you're welcome! As for me it's time to get back to the Progressive Era!

Don't worry folks I will be back soon.

SO LET YEAR 3 BEGIN!