Hermione looked at her clock. It was around three o'clock. This couldn't
be happening to her! Draco Malfoy could see her dreams! She was lucky he
didn't catch her with her nightmares. Usually they were about bad grades
and forgetting to learn for an exam. She didn't want him to see that!
As fast as she could she got dressed and soundless she went down the stairs. She knew she couldn't go to the library at this hour, but she had to find something that could help her with this.
Then she noticed she was acting stupid. She could ask madam Pomfrey for a dreamless potion, so she wouldn't have any dreams! Hermione could use that until she found something so that Draco couldn't see her dreams.
Hermione couldn't get to sleep now. She was scared. Well, she could stay awake for the rest of the night. She was used to not sleeping many hours.
Hermione signed and got up the stairs again to get a shower and get dressed in clean robes. She would go read for a wile, by the fire in the common room.
After half an hour Hermione was reading a book about powerful spells in front of the fire. Hermione was going to study very much now. She had to know dark magic now too, or she wouldn't be able to defeat Voldemort.
"Not very smart, leaving the door open. Wild animals can come into you dormitory now," said a voice behind Hermione.
Hermione looked behind her. Who said that? She had never heard that voice before.
"Who's there?" Asked Hermione bravely, even though she was a bit scared. Nobody was awake at this hour.
"It's me. Crookshanks," said the male voice.
"Crookshanks?" Hermione said surprised.
The red cat jumped on the couch and on Hermione's lap.
"So, you understand animals now," Crookshanks said, looking at Hermione. "Is it some kind of a spell?"
"No, it's something else, but I don't think you would understand," said Hermione with a smile.
"Cat's aren't stupid, you know," the cat said, while making himself comfortable on Hermione's lap. "I think you should know that by now. I'm not stupid."
"I know. Since that thing with Sirius Black," Hermione signed at the memories. She started telling her cat about the things that were happening the last days. The cat listened and didn't interrupt. When Hermione finished it was silence for a couple of seconds.
"Hermione?"
Hermione was startled. Quickly she turned around. She saw Harry standing there in the dark.
"Harry!" Hermione stood up.
"Why were you talking to your cat?" Asked Harry with a little smirk on his face. He walked towards Hermione.
"Eh…" Hermione was speechless.
"Harry? Hermione? What are you doing up this late?" It was Ron. He was standing on the stairs that led to the boy's dormitories.
The red-haired boy walked to his two friends.
"Ron!" Said Hermione. "Why are you awake at this hour?"
"I could ask you two the same thing," said Ron, with a frown.
He looked at his friends, who were both wearing their robes.
"Did you two go somewhere? I was waiting for Harry to come. He wasn't in his bed, so I thought he got out for one of his 'night walks'."
"Ron," Hermione said, "I just couldn't sleep. We didn't go anywhere."
"You know you can tell me if there is something between you two. You don't have to keep secrets from me!" Ron said angrily.
"Ron, it's not what you think," Harry said quickly.
But Ron wouldn't listen. He walked up the stairs angrily to his dorm.
"I'll talk to him," said Harry. Hermione nodded.
While Harry was going upstairs, Hermione sat on the couch again, pulling Crookshanks close to her.
"Everything's a mess," Hermione said sadly.
"It will be alright," the cat said wisely. "You should get some sleep."
"But Malfoy…"
"Don't mind Malfoy. You are bound to him. You have to work together. You two have to know each others secrets, even though it has to be on this way," Crookshanks said. He really was a wise cat.
Hermione closed her eyes and lay on the couch.
As if Crookshanks put some sort of spell on her, she fell into a deep sleep. And thank God, it was a dreamless sleep. Maybe it was because of Draco, who was wide awake in the Slytherin common room.
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I know! I know! It's been over a month since I have updated a chapter. I AM SORRY!!!
This chapter is a bit short, I know.
Let me say my thanks to the people who reviewed:
~Juliet: Sorry, I know that the chapters are short. I just can't help it!~ ~Vegeta's Goddess~ ~allee kat~ ~chrissy~ ~kristina: good idea! I think I'm going to do that!~ ~VanillaLily~ ~B.D.~ ~Isabelle~ ~Heather~ ~Joyce~ ~Kristina~
I think I'm going to upload sooner this time.
As fast as she could she got dressed and soundless she went down the stairs. She knew she couldn't go to the library at this hour, but she had to find something that could help her with this.
Then she noticed she was acting stupid. She could ask madam Pomfrey for a dreamless potion, so she wouldn't have any dreams! Hermione could use that until she found something so that Draco couldn't see her dreams.
Hermione couldn't get to sleep now. She was scared. Well, she could stay awake for the rest of the night. She was used to not sleeping many hours.
Hermione signed and got up the stairs again to get a shower and get dressed in clean robes. She would go read for a wile, by the fire in the common room.
After half an hour Hermione was reading a book about powerful spells in front of the fire. Hermione was going to study very much now. She had to know dark magic now too, or she wouldn't be able to defeat Voldemort.
"Not very smart, leaving the door open. Wild animals can come into you dormitory now," said a voice behind Hermione.
Hermione looked behind her. Who said that? She had never heard that voice before.
"Who's there?" Asked Hermione bravely, even though she was a bit scared. Nobody was awake at this hour.
"It's me. Crookshanks," said the male voice.
"Crookshanks?" Hermione said surprised.
The red cat jumped on the couch and on Hermione's lap.
"So, you understand animals now," Crookshanks said, looking at Hermione. "Is it some kind of a spell?"
"No, it's something else, but I don't think you would understand," said Hermione with a smile.
"Cat's aren't stupid, you know," the cat said, while making himself comfortable on Hermione's lap. "I think you should know that by now. I'm not stupid."
"I know. Since that thing with Sirius Black," Hermione signed at the memories. She started telling her cat about the things that were happening the last days. The cat listened and didn't interrupt. When Hermione finished it was silence for a couple of seconds.
"Hermione?"
Hermione was startled. Quickly she turned around. She saw Harry standing there in the dark.
"Harry!" Hermione stood up.
"Why were you talking to your cat?" Asked Harry with a little smirk on his face. He walked towards Hermione.
"Eh…" Hermione was speechless.
"Harry? Hermione? What are you doing up this late?" It was Ron. He was standing on the stairs that led to the boy's dormitories.
The red-haired boy walked to his two friends.
"Ron!" Said Hermione. "Why are you awake at this hour?"
"I could ask you two the same thing," said Ron, with a frown.
He looked at his friends, who were both wearing their robes.
"Did you two go somewhere? I was waiting for Harry to come. He wasn't in his bed, so I thought he got out for one of his 'night walks'."
"Ron," Hermione said, "I just couldn't sleep. We didn't go anywhere."
"You know you can tell me if there is something between you two. You don't have to keep secrets from me!" Ron said angrily.
"Ron, it's not what you think," Harry said quickly.
But Ron wouldn't listen. He walked up the stairs angrily to his dorm.
"I'll talk to him," said Harry. Hermione nodded.
While Harry was going upstairs, Hermione sat on the couch again, pulling Crookshanks close to her.
"Everything's a mess," Hermione said sadly.
"It will be alright," the cat said wisely. "You should get some sleep."
"But Malfoy…"
"Don't mind Malfoy. You are bound to him. You have to work together. You two have to know each others secrets, even though it has to be on this way," Crookshanks said. He really was a wise cat.
Hermione closed her eyes and lay on the couch.
As if Crookshanks put some sort of spell on her, she fell into a deep sleep. And thank God, it was a dreamless sleep. Maybe it was because of Draco, who was wide awake in the Slytherin common room.
~*~*~
I know! I know! It's been over a month since I have updated a chapter. I AM SORRY!!!
This chapter is a bit short, I know.
Let me say my thanks to the people who reviewed:
~Juliet: Sorry, I know that the chapters are short. I just can't help it!~ ~Vegeta's Goddess~ ~allee kat~ ~chrissy~ ~kristina: good idea! I think I'm going to do that!~ ~VanillaLily~ ~B.D.~ ~Isabelle~ ~Heather~ ~Joyce~ ~Kristina~
I think I'm going to upload sooner this time.