The next day Hermione awoke to the sound of Madame Pomfrey coming into her room to check up on her.
"Hello?" said Hermione in a groggy voice while trying to adjust her eyes to the blinding sun that was streaming through her slightly open window.
"Oh dear, I didn't realize that you were up, you gave me quite a scare. How are you feeling?" inquired Madame Pomfrey.
"Ok, a little tired but still all right." Replied Hermione while the nurse was doing normal check-up spells on her.
"Well your strength does seem awfully low so I want you stay here for today and maybe tomorrow depending on your strength. Would you like me to alert your friends that you are up?"
"Umm, no thank you. I need to think about a few things and I really don't want any interruptions."
"Will do my dear; oh and dear make sure to get lots of rest." Said Madame Pomfrey while exiting Hermione's private room to go and tend to others.
Hermione remembered everything that happened at the ball from the dancing to the knock out. 'That dance was wonderful. I felt as if no one was there, only him and I. Just the two of us together. But I cant like him, no, that would be barbaric and would outrage anyone who saw us together. However, I defiantly do not want Ron back…so I will just have to find someone else, from Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, or even Hufflepuff. Anything is better than Slytherin…'
Hermione made up her mind that she was not even going to talk to Malfoy. She would just be polite because he did help her and definitely, she would thank him. So with her mind made up she got herself comfortable and fell asleep for another couple of hours.
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The next couple of days passed and Hermione was finally released from the Hospital Wing. She had retrieved the books needed from Madame Pomfrey but once the books had been placed in her arms, her arms gave out and all the books ended up strewn all over the Hospital wing. Eventually she picked them all up and then loaded them up into her arms.
"Hi Hermione"
"Hermione how are you feeling?"
"Do you want me to pummel Ron for you Hermione?"
"Hermione do you despise Ron?"
"Hermione are you behind in all of your classes?"
Hermione was definitively bombarded with questions as soon as she stepped out of the hospital wing, but did not mind answering their questions.
"Hi lavender, I'm feeling fine Parvati, no Seamus, please do not pummel Ron, I would never despise anyone Padma, and no I am not behind in my classes Timothy."
"Whoa Hermione I never thought you would be able to answer all those questions in a row. I would have forgot some of them, but then again you are Hermione." said Harry with a smile on his face while leaning on a nearby wall
Hermione put down her books then ran to Harry and gave him a big hug. "Oh Harry, where were you and Ginny today? I eventually told Madame Pomfrey to alert you both that I was awake and when she came back she told me you two were no where to be found."
"Well maybe we didn't want to be found." said Harry with a wink
"Harry!" exclaimed Hermione then they both had began to laugh at Harry's witty comment
Hermione picked up her books and they both began walking off towards the Gryffindor tower. Eventually Hermione bid Harry good-bye and headed toward her own common room when someone bumped into Hermione and all of her books fell.
"Man I'm so clumsy" said Hermione while scrambling on the floor to pick up all of her books.
"Excuse you, wait is that you Hermione?" said Liana who had just realized who she had bumped into. Hermione had looked up from the floor for the first time and when she saw Liana, she then jumped up and gave her a huge bear hug.
"Li, I've missed you terribly"
"Me too 'mione."
"We really should pick up all these books Li, we wouldn't want them to get messed up or anything." said Hermione in a very serious tone while continuing to pick up all of her books.
"Sheesh Hermione, you haven't changed at all." Said Liana causing a laugh from them both
"Thanks, I think, well can you take some of these books and carry them to my room with me?"
"I'm sorry Hermione. I can help you half way there then I have to head toward my own common room if I want to get there before curfew." Said Liana in a sorry voice
"No, don't jeopardize your free time just to help me carry a few extra books. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Ciao." Stated Hermione while picking up the last books and moving away from her friend
"Are you sure?" yelled Liana towards the distant Hermione
"Positive!" yelled Hermione over her shoulder but making sure not to divert her eyes from the path ahead of her.
"Ok…" said Liana in a slightly low voice while turning around and going to the destination that she had originally planned to go.
Hermione did not like carrying these many books in her arms because they were stacked high and the only possible way for her to see was to crane her head to the side, and even then, she still could not see properly. She was bummed but she did not want to get her best friend in trouble. Thankfully, she put a charm on them so they were light as a feather.
After a few minutes, Hermione finally reached her portrait to her common room, which was of an old wise man, when her mind blanked and she realized that she had no clue at all of what the password was.
'No, how can I not know this, maybe the portrait will tell me.'
"Umm excuse me sir but do you think you can please tell me what the password is. I am Hermione Granger, head girl, and it has unfortunately slipped my mind."
"I'm very sorry, but I'm not allowed to give out that information." Said the portrait with a very distinct French accent
"Can you give me a clue?"
"Okay, sometimes you can be in this state of mind?"
"Umm, can you give me another clue?"
"Fine madam but this is the last one. It rhymes with muzzle," said the portrait very simply
"Okay what can it be… oh I know its p-" Hermione was about to say the password when the portrait swung open knocking all the books in Hermione's arms all over the floor.
"Ugh, this has to be at least the third time today this has happened." muttered Hermione under her breath while looking down at all the books. She then looked up at the cause of all this mess.
"Draco?"
"Hermione, how long have you been up?"
"A couple of days, I told Madame Pomfrey not to tell anyone but Dumbledore." Said Hermione while not bothering to look at Draco in the eye
"What's wrong?" sad Draco in a suspicious voice
"Nothing, umm can you help me with my books?" said Hermione all in a rush.
"Sure…" said Draco, his voice trailing off while eyeing Hermione suspiciously.
Together they got the books back into Hermione's arms and headed back into the common room.
Hermione was about to head back into her room when she decided that it was time for her to share her great appreciation for what he did.
"Draco?"
"Yes."
"Thanks, for everything you did."
"No problem."
Hermione flashed one more smile towards him before retiring for the night.
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The next morning Hermione awoke in a good mood. She then headed towards the bathroom to get dressed and ready to go. She still maintained that extra girly look that she made except now for different reasons. She wanted to attract more of the male population that was attending Hogwarts. Hopefully it would turn out just fine.
Hermione grabbed her book bag and headed down towards Breakfast.
"Hermione!" yelled Ginny once she caught a glimpse of her.
Hermione responded to Ginny's gesture by smiling and waving while trying to make her way towards their table as quickly as possible. Hermione made it in record time and once next to her friend, they hugged each other so tight that they both could not breathe properly.
Throughout this whole reunion, a certain someone had been watching. This someone happened to have platinum blonde hair and many admires.
'What has this girl done to me?' thought Hermione's stalker when a letter was dropped down onto his empty breakfast plate. He quickly opened it and found it to be from his father.
Dear Draco,
Some new information has come to my attention I need you to meet your Uncle and I at Sparkly Café on your next Hogsmeade day. Your cousin Liana Malfoy has also been sent a similar letter from her father. Be there promptly at 12:30.
Your Father,
Lucius Malfoy
'I wonder what this 'new information' is. Maybe Liana knows.' So with the letter in his hand he headed toward the other end of the Slytherin table to talk to Li.
When he arrived to her, he saw Liana reading the letter with a worried look in her eyes. She then looked up at Draco and ushered him out of the Great Hall and out of the castle.
"Draco, did you get a letter from your father."
"Yes… do you know what this new information that they are talking about is?"
"No, but what if it's about being a deatheater. You do know that we are coming to the age of where we can join and be committed."
"I dunno, your father doesn't like the dark forces so maybe you're panicking for no reason. For all we know they could be asking us what they should buy my mom for her birthday because it is coming up. Actually now that I think about it her birthday is just two days after the meeting."
"Well, I guess…"
"Don't worry Liana, everything will be alright." Said Draco while hugging Liana
"I hope you're right Draco…I hope your right."
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A/N: Okay all of the people reading this must hate me. However, I have had my reasons for not updating. Please forgive me and hopefully I can update more often because I have officially started summer and guess what. I ended my freshman year with straight A's.
Actually, I have had this ready for a while now it's just that my computer wasn't letting me upload it. Again if you want another chapter up i want at least 6 reviews. This is so lame that i have to do it but no one is giving me reviews otherwise.
Another thing is that I would like to thank everyone who reviewed on my last chapter. I really am thankful.
I need some help from my readers, I'm not sure if I want to make Lucius bad or good. What do you think?
Also thanks for telling me about the boy thing. I ended up winning the bet.
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