Hogsmeade was still the way they remembered it. They got some butter beer and settled into a booth along the back wall. Snape and the rest of the professors had settled along the bar. Snape watched Hermione, he didn't know what was going to happen that day, but his mark hurt, that meant something was going to happen and he wondered if Hermione felt the same thing. By the look on her face, it looked like she was in discomfort.

"What's the update on Ms. Granger, Severus?" Minerva asked.

"Severus?" Minerva asked again. She reached out and gave him a little shake when he didn't respond. He jumped a little and looked at her.

"Yes?"

"Hermione Granger…What's going on?"

"Oh, she's adjusted. I haven't heard from her for a few days." Minerva nodded and went back to talking. Snape drew his attention back to the booth, but found that they weren't there anymore.

'oh no.' Snape thought. He looked at the door and caught the glimpse of Ron's hair headed out the door. He stood up and excused himself from the table before running out the door, trying to find the trio.

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"Where do you want to go now?" Ron asked, looking at Harry and Hermione.

"I have no idea!" Hermione shrugged and smiled as she looked at the sky. A smile formed across her lips.

"Isn't it a gorgeous day?" She said. Harry and Ron shrugged.

"I guess." Ron answered. He didn't see Harry, who had stopped, in front of him, until they bumped together.

"Watch it." Harry laughed. Hermione had stopped, a confused look on her face. The boy's looked where Hermione's eye's were pointed. They didn't see anything.

"Hermione? What are you looking at?" Harry asked.

"Draco." Her voice seemed distant and she was almost whispering. Harry and Ron looked forward again and saw Draco standing by a building, looking their direction.

"So, he's starring at us…doesn't he usually glare at us anyway?" Hermione started to walk toward Draco. Harry and Ron stood on the corner, mouths open as she continued on and talked with him.

"Draco." Hermione said, walking up to Draco. He seemed scarred, he was trying to back into the brick wall he had placed him self on.

"What is it Granger?" He tried to look away, but couldn't.

"What's going on?" Hermione stopped a few feet from him. He eased up a little bit, but, didn't leave the safety of the wall.

"What do you mean?"

"You were starring at us, just a few minuets ago."

"I-I was not! I was trying to read that sign over there." Hermione turned around and looked.

"There's no sign, Draco." Hermione put her hands on her hips and turned her head to the side. Suddenly, both of them screamed out in pain. Hermione, still holding her arm saw Draco mirroring her image.

"Don't mock me." Hermione ordered.

"That's the problem." Draco's face was contorted into pain.

"What?" Hermione said, standing up straight. Draco let go of his arm, but winced in pain every few seconds.

"Answer me Draco!" Hermione ordered. Draco looked up at Hermione and took in a breath to say something. He quickly closed his mouth and walked around the corner into an alley way. Hermione followed. When Draco made sure no one was around, he pulled up his sleeve. Hermione gasped when she saw the mark identical to the one on her arm.

"Oh my…" Hermione said. She took a step back as another wave of pain struck her arm. She looked at Draco, he was almost doubled over. When the wave finished, they both stood up. Hermione was still confused at what she saw.

"When?" She asked.

"About two and a half months ago. I-I tried talking with someone, but I didn't want anyone to know." Draco looked at Hermione. Hermione didn't understand.

"Aren't you excited about that? You don't seem so happy."

"Actually, no. Before I had it, I couldn't wait to get it. Now that I have it, and have seen the things that go on, I'm…I…" his voice trailed off as he looked at his arm and started rubbing the mark.

"Speak no more. I didn't want it before, and I definitely don't want it now." Hermione turned toward the opening of the alley way. She saw Harry and Ron talking and looking around the area.

"Does Snape know?" Hermione gave a sigh and turned back to Draco.

"No." Draco shook his head.

"I am scarred to tell him." Draco's voice went uncomfortably quiet.

"Why? You mean to tell me that you've been hiding it this long?" Draco nodded his head.

"I guess I…I mean I didn't…Well…" Hermione looked at Harry and Ron and saw that they were headed toward their hiding spot..

"Listen, Draco. You shouldn't be ashamed on your mark, you should take it as an honor, as the rest of your family are initiated already." Draco nodded.

"Easier said than done."

"Listen, Harry and Ron are headed over here. Unless you want them to know, I better go now. You have nothing to worry about." Hermione started walking to the street when Draco stopped her.

"Hermione?" Draco said.

"Yes?" There was a slight pause.

"Thank you." He blushed. Hermione hid her smile and nodded.

"No problem." She said before exiting.

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It took a lot of prompting to get Harry and Ron to believe that Hermione had talked with Draco about how rude she thought starring was.

"What's down here?" Hermione asked, looking down a street that looked disserted and lonely.

"I don't know. I'm not sure I even notice that street here before." Ron said, peering down it with wondering eyes.

"I'm not getting a good feeling about this, Hermione." Harry said, turning to walk back down the street. 'Of course.' Hermione thought. 'He's not as dumb as he looks…note to self.' Hermione sighed and decided to follow Ron and Harry. She did have time anyway, and didn't want to be too early. They walked down the street until they were stopped by Professor Snape. Harry and Ron shied away.

"Ms. Granger, can I have a word with you?" Snape looked at Hermione than sharply at Harry and Ron, making them shrink back even more. Hermione nodded and turned to the two boys.

"Meet me back here." She said and left with Snape.

"Hermione, I need to talk to you about something very important."

"What's that?" Hermione asked, following Snape into a store. Inside were all different types of toys. Half of which she didn't know what they did.

"You never told me about your visions." He turned toward Hermione who was admiring a mirror that every time she looked into it, her reflection made different faces at her. She slowly put it back and turned towards Snape.

"I need to know." He pressed on. Hermione kept her mouth shut.

"Please, Hermione. I have become concerned with the matter that Voldermort has given you certain orders." He turned around and walked to the back of the store. Hermione sighed and followed him.

"If you know, why are you asking me to explain my visions to you?"

"You have no idea how important this is, do you?" He sneered. Snape pushed the wall and it opened to a small pathway that lead down a dark hallway. They both stepped inside and he closed the wall. He stopped and turned to Hermione.

"You must keep in mind, Ms. Granger that both of our lives, along with Harry's and my niece, which he threatened to kill are in danger!"

"You're niece?" Hermione squeaked. Snape lowered his voice, noticing how he startled the little thing.

"Yes, my niece…I need you to understand that--" His speech was interrupted by Hermione's scream. She had grabbed her arm again and took off running out of the store after fighting with the wall to get it open. Snape started to chase after her, but something worse came after. He sighed a heavy sigh and took off running in the other direction.