Draco paced back and forth in his bedroom, it was just begining to turn two a.m. and the muffled voices stopped speaking. He had been up since early this morning, and he wouldn't go to sleep until he knew Hermione was alright. They were shipping him back to Hogwarts tomorrow, since break was almost over. As in today over. He heard footsteps walk past his door, and the quick pop of aparations. He waited ten minutes before he carefully opened the door. He crept out into the hallway, and made his way towards the foyer. He made sure the coast was clear, then made way for the cellar. At the bottom of the steps, he saw a sleeping Wormtail snoring as loud as possible. He quickly plucked the key from the wall next to him, and unlocked the gate. It squeaked loudly, and Wormtail jumped a little, then continued snoring. He tried to open the gate quietly, but without success. He hoped no one above him had heard it. He quickly stepped in, and found Hermione sitting near the back wall, half asleep. Her face had a small cut on it, but it wasn't as bad as the burns from the fire.

"Draco? Is that you?" She asked quietly.

"Yes." He said, and sat beside her.

"You can't do it, you can't kill Dumbledore." She said, fully awake now.

"If it means you'll be free, then I'll have to." He said with his head down.

"How do you know Voldemort will keep his word? What if he just kills me off after you've done it?" She asked. It was a logical question, and Draco knew it.

"Then I'd kill him." He said. "Listen," he said in a whisper, and footsteps thundered above his head. "I can't get you out without them catching us, and you can't aparate out. I was here when the charms were set. But I promise you, I will not let him hurt you. I'll do whatever it takes to get you out. I promise." He said as the footsteps got louder above. "I swear on my life, I will get you out. I love you, Hermione." he said and quickly kissed her. When they came apart, Hermione hugged him tightly.

"Until then." She said. "I love you too, Draco."

"Goodbye, Hermione." He said and wrapped a jacket around her then quickly left. Wormtail was still sleeping, and he closed the gate and locked it. He put the key on the wall, and quickly ran up the steps. Many Death Eaters were in the foyer, and there was no way of Draco getting by without being seen. He slipped behind a pillar, and then behind a chair. As he made his way a bit furhter, a pair of legs stood before him. He looked up to see who it was, and it was just his mother. She gave him a look, then qucikly help him by. She shut him in his room. He layed on his bed and stared at the ceiling, if only he could save Hermione...

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The trains horn blared, and Draco quickly got on. He pulled his bag through the crowd of people to the compartment he usually sat in. Blaise and Pansy were in there, snogging.

"That's a lovely surprise." He said as he put his bag up and they quickly seperated. "When did that happen?" He asked as he sat down.

"Oh, about a week ago." Blaise said.

"That's nice..." Draco said uncomfortably. He wished Hermione had been here...

The train was moving and Draco sat there silently, waiting for time to pass. Blaise and Pansy talked softly, and Draco stared out the window. He needed a plan. But what could he do, Death Eaters were crawling around the house constantly. He could never get in or out of there without being seen. He needed a house elf... That's it! He thought. All I need is a house elf, but where would I get one?

Time passed as he thought, and they were already halfway there. He knew what he needed to do, and whose help he needed. But he knew he wasn't welcome with that lot. Expecially if he was dating Hermione, but he knew what he had to do. He stood up, and walked out of the compartment. He walked halfway down the train, looking from compartment to compartment for the people he needed. There were almost no compartments left, and he wondered if they were on the other end of the train. As he got to the second to last one, he found them. He opened the compartment door, and stepped in and received three scowls.

"I've only come to talk to you, Potter." He said.

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