The bright sun shined into Draco's pale eyes and he quickly shielded them with his hand. Draco sat on his bed, looking at Hermione's empty one.

I guess she went somewhere, thought Draco. Draco sighed and got up, dusting sand from his body. Draco looked at his arms. They were actually starting to tan. Draco looked at his hair to find it even lighter than it used to be. Draco didn't give much thought about it and walked to the lake.

"Her-MIOOOOOONE!" yelled Draco. Draco heard his voice echo in the distance, but he heard no reply.

"Hermione! Where are you!" shouted Draco once more. Draco listened carefully, but all he heard was the waves splashing against the sand behind him.

Draco sensed something was wrong, since Hermione would have started to work on the shelter or something than just wander off. Draco walked back to their area and looked around. Draco was hoping to find a note, but then he remembered they had no paper. Draco studied Hermione's bed. It was messed up, like someone had stepped all over it. Suddenly, Draco spotted something in the sand and froze.

It was footprints. It couldn't have been Hermione's since they were too large. Then Draco gasped.

The natives.

Draco dashed to the place where he had seen them, not caring if he got cut from the branches. Draco could still see the footprints, and he followed them. Suddenly, Draco slowed down and walked quietly towards the place.

Draco carefully brushed some branches out of his way, just enough for him to peek through. Draco froze from what he saw.

It was Hermione. She was tied up against a long pole and she was dressed like the natives. The natives were gathered all around her, observing her. Draco could see that Hermione was furious, since she was kicking and struggling.

"What do you want!" screamed Hermione. The native boy that captured Hermione quickly slapped her across the face.

Draco's fist was shaking. Draco had a sudden urge to just run up there and beat him up, but that would end up in disaster. The boy was stronger than he was anyway.

Hermione looked to her left and found a pair of silver eyes peeking through the green. Hermione sighed with relief and looked directly at him.

Draco spotted Hermione looking at him. Draco winked at her and she pointed to the boy with her finger.

What does she mean? Thought Draco. Hermione looked at him frustrated and kept on pointing at the boy. Draco uncovered more branches and mouthed "What?" and Hermione rolled her eyes. Hermione then mouthed, "Marry."

Draco gasped. He looked at the native boy and

And back at Hermione. He gave Hermione a thumb's up and smiled. Again Hermione growled and mouthed "Help"

Draco nodded and mouthed "Give me a minute."

Draco walked back into the forest and sat on a moss-covered log. What could he do? Draco sat there and thought.

What would Potter do? That was easy, arrive on his firebolt and grab Hermione and flyaway into the sunset. But this was Draco Malfoy he was talking about. Usually he would just leave her there and send her a fruit basket for the wedding or something, but he knew he had to save her. But what could he possibly do? Suddenly, an idea shot into his head. He would pretend to be Hermione's husband and pursued the native boy to give her up. That was it!

Draco jumped off the log and ran back to Hermione. Hermione spotted the pair of silver orbs again. Draco cleared away more branches and mouthed "I got an idea. Follow me"

Hermione nodded and wondered what he was about to do. Hopefully it wasn't something stupid or to get them killed. Suddenly, Draco shot out of the forest and ran towards Hermione.

The natives gasped as the blonde-haired boy ran towards the girl. The native boy whipped around and saw a blur of white rush past him.

Draco reached Hermione and hugged her. Suddenly, Draco kissed her passionately and began to talk to her as if soothing her.

"Just follow me," whispered Draco. Hermione smiled and kissed him back. The native boy was furious. The native boy ran up to Draco and pushed him away from Hermione.

Draco stumbled and looked at the boy with his icy glare. The boy looked at him strangely, since he had never seen a blonde or a person with pale eyes like his.

"Matenka wah nega," hissed the boy. Draco just stared at the boy, not blinking.

The crowd of natives watched as the boys glared at each other. Suddenly, a man shouted "Atenki!" and suddenly the whole crowd was chanting it. The boy, still glaring at Draco with hazel eyes turned around.

"Ne tak hame wah Atenki!" shouted the boy at the crowd. The crowd cheered and continued chanting it.

"Psst, what's Atenki?" whispered Draco.

"I saw them do it before. It's like a test, or an obstacle course. So far he is the best at it," whispered Hermione.

"Great," sighed Draco. The native boy turned and faced Draco. The boy pushed Draco and led him to the first test.

He boy picked up a spear and handed it to Draco. The boy picked up another spear and threw it hard into the air and it landed so far Draco couldn't see it through the grass. The native stepped out of the way and Draco took his place.

Draco had never done any weight lifting or anything, but he was pretty muscular. The native boy was a lot stronger than he was, since he lived on a deserted island and worked everyday.

Draco lifted the spear and aimed it where the boy's spear was. Draco then pushed his arm back and threw the spear as hard as he could.

The spear flew through the air, and Draco followed it with his eyes. Then, it landed.

The spear was only several feet short of the boy's spear, making the native the winner. Draco turned to Hermione and shrugged his shoulders.

Draco felt the boy push him again and Draco walked. Hermione watched them as they disappeared into the forest.

Please win, Draco! Thought Hermione.

They stopped in front of a lake. It was a bit bigger than the other one, and a huge waterfall amazed Draco. Then the native boy pushed Draco into the water.

I guess this is a swimming contest, thought Draco. Suddenly, the native boy shot through the water and began to swim to the other side. Draco quickly pushed himself through the water and swam as fast as he could.

Draco could see the boy's legs, and then he was right next to the boy. The boy looked at him and began to swim harder. Draco cursed and swam faster.

They reached the other side and the native turned around and started to swim back. Draco, panting from the hard work, quickly followed the boy and was next to him once again.

Draco reached for the end of the lake and came up, panting. Draco saw the boy come up at the same time, so it was a tie.

Draco pulled himself out of the water and shook water out of his hair. The native boy wasted no time and pushed Draco back to the place. The native boy stood in the middle of the area, in front of Hermione. Draco followed him and stood next to him, breathing hard.

Before Hermione could say anything, Draco mouthed "Tie" and Hermione nodded. Suddenly, an elder appeared in front of them holding onto a red-hot coal in a leaf.

Draco watched in horror as the boy took it and held it in his hand. The boy winced and gritted his teeth, trying not to yell out. Finally, the boy let go and the crowd cheered.

Draco swallowed hard as a red-hot coal was placed in front of him. He didn't want to do it. He really didn't wan to do it. But if he didn't the boy would win and he would never see Hermione again. He couldn't let that happen. He had to do it, for Hermione.

Draco grabbed the coal without thinking and held it in his bare hand. Draco bit his lip, trying not to yell.

Hermione watched as Draco burned himself with a red-hot coal. Hermione couldn't believe he was doing this, especially for her. The old Draco wouldn't think twice about doing it, but the Draco she saw now was wincing in pain, for her.

Oh, Draco thought Hermione.

Draco couldn't take the pain any longer. It felt as if there was a hole burning into the center of his palm. Draco then dropped the coal and stood straight next to the boy, not caring about the pain.

The crowd was silent, and even the boy was looking at him with a look of awe. Then, the crowd bursted into cheers, patting Draco on the back. Draco didn't know how long he held onto that coal, but the crowd knew he held it the longest they had ever seen, and for that they cheered for him.

Draco looked around to find people all around him, smiling and cheering. Suddenly, the boy and another boy lifted Draco in the air and carried him around like a king. Draco smiled and cheered with them, knowing this was the best day of his life.

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"Draco, that was amazing! Do you know how long you held onto that coal? It was like 5 minutes!" cried Hermione. Hermione was wrapped up in a blanket while Draco was decorated with many types of jewelry and nice clothes. He almost looked like a king.

The natives had prepared a large feast for Draco, since he broke the record. Even the native boy came up and gave him a big hug. Draco had thought that these people were savages, but actually they were a kind and happy folk. Draco stuffed his face with all of the food prepared for him

"That was a pretty brave thing to do, Draco. Thank you," said Hermione softly. Draco stopped and smiled at her.

"You're welcome," said Draco. Suddenly, Draco leaned over towards Hermione and gave her a long, soft kiss on her lips.