Chapter 10

Disclaimer: Unforturtanly, I am not JK Rowling, otherwise I would be rich, but alas I am not, so I am using her and her mind for my entertainment and yours. I know this is a short chapter, but I kinda hit a block but I got it ok now.

Draco and Hermione lay on the bed and faced each other, not moving toward each other or away from each other. Draco melted inside since the smile, that genuine Hermione Granger smile, was meant for him. Draco decided he didn't want to wait anymore, he moved closer to Hermione on the bed. He told her that he loved her and would always protect her. He reached behind himself and grabbed his wand off the bedside table. He told Hermione to close her eyes and not to open them until he was done. She didn't know if she should, but she trusted Draco with her life, so she did as he bade. She closed her eyes and felt his wand tickle her face, arms, legs and stomach.

Draco ran the wand over Hermione's hair, turning it from the blonde to the natural bushy brown it was. He smiled when her hair automatically curled. He moved his wand to her nose and gently it removed her ring and closed the hole. Draco moved next to her face, he removed all her makeup and smiled again. God was she gorgeous. He couldn't get enough of her. She smiled without opening her eyes and Draco felt his heart burst with love for his women. He removed her pale skin and it was replaced by Hermione's tan skin. He smiled and moved himself closer to her. He whispered in her ear that she could open her eyes. She smiled and did as he babe.

Hermione looked up at Draco, reflected in his eyes, was Hermione Jean Granger. She didn't know what to do. He changed her back into herself. He wanted her, not as she was, but herself. Draco Malfoy wanted the filthy Mudblood, Hermione Granger. She felt the tears come close to the back of her eyes and sighed. She was so happy at this moment, but she could bust at the seams.

Draco was starting to fall into a comfortable sleep, when he heard a noise. It sounded like something scratching glass. He was suddenly very alert. He needed to know what was causing that sound, so he rolled away from Hermione. She mumbled something and fell back to sleep. Draco got up from the bed and headed into the kitchen. There was nothing there, so he went into the living room. In the middle of the living room was Blaise Zanbini. He was looking though Hermione's things and laughing to himself soundlessly. He didn't know that Draco was behind him.

Draco pulled his wand up to fire a spell at Blaise, but Blaise must have detected some movement and turned around suddenly. Blaise had obviously not expected Draco to be there. He was stunned. Draco took this moment and used it to his advantage. He shot an Imperio curse and stepped back. Blaise was stunned by he had protected himself against simple spells but he still felt the punch when one of Draco's jets hit him. Blaise stepped backward and tripped on Hermione's shoe. While he was falling over, he knocked over a lamp onto the floor.

Hermione heard something. She shifted in her sleep and sat up. Draco was not in the bed. Maybe he got hurt or left. She needed to know, she moved her body to the side of the bed. She set her feet on the floor, it was cold. She grabbed her wand off the table and magiced some slippers. She lifted her body off the bed and went into the kitchen. Hermione didn't see Draco, so she walked into the living room. Here stood two men, Blaise on one side of the living room and Draco on the other. Hermione panicked, she thought maybe both men were going to attack her. She held her wand into the air and fired a warning shot. Draco turned around to face Hermione. Blaise took that opportunity to cast a curse at Draco. Draco took the spell in the back, his face falling as he faced Hermione. He whispered I love you as he fell to the floor. Hermione didn't know what to do, she wanted to help Draco, curse Blaise, and do something. Hermione felt the air suck out of the room. She realized she heard someone else yelling.