Chapter 2

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He turned to face the canopy and then after a few seconds, Crabbe and Goyle opened the canopy. "Eeerrr...nrugh...glad to be back?" Goyle asked. Draco cleared his throat and quickly sat up. "Yeah." He said, trying to block the sight of Hermione. He hoped they didn't know about having to be together until spring. "Hello, Crabbe, Goyle." He said trying to sound like his bossy self again. "What are you doing at my bed at this time of night?" He asked. "We want to know why you...um...oh yeah, why you weren't here last night and we were just checking, so why are you here now?" Crabbe asked. Draco couldn't explain that. "Uh, well, I was! At 4 a.m....I came in at 4 a.m.! Yeah, thats it, because I had to do detention down in the kitchens." He said. "Then uh, why is that mud-blood Granger here beside you?" Crabbe asked. "Well, ah damn, you noticed, ok, I had to sleep in the Gryffindor common room because Snape punished me, and her, to be together at all times until spring." He explained quickly. "Now, off with you!" Draco demanded and closed his canopy. He lied back down and then heard Hermione say quietly, " You have to learn to get use to telling people that we're stuck together, Draco." He sighed and faced her. "You know my past, you know how Pansy would hate that." Draco said. "What, you in love with Pansy or something?" She asked, sitting up, glaring at him.

The boys who were in the bedroom but not in bed were hearing them fight. "What's going on in there? Who's Draco talking to?" Flint asked, staring at his bed, where he and Hermione were arguing. "Draco has a mud-blood girl in there." Crabbe said, slipping into bed. "WHAT?!" He asked. "That's right." Goyle said, sniggering to Crabbe. "I can't have a quidditch player going soft on a mud-blood." Flint said. "ANDREA LUCONSOME!" (Andrea was a beutiful Slytherin but also muggle-born.) Crabbe and Goyle yelled, laughing. Flint let out a low growl and started to blush and then made his way to Draco's bed. He opened the canopy and saw Draco and Hermione sitting up with mad faces. But when he opened it, they quickly turned around. "WHAT are you doing?" He asked. "Talking to her, perhaps?" Draco said. "What is a girl, and a mudblood Gryffindor at that, doing here in the slytherin boy bedroom?" He asked. "Because Snape made us have to stay together until Spring. You saw the quidditch match!" Hermione said. "Yeah, maybe I did, but I didn't know you sleep together at this age!" Flint yelled. "We're sleeping in the same bed, but I assure you we're not...ahem, doing it!" Draco yelled. All the boys attention then turned to them. "Oh, my god..." Hermione groaned and shook her head like he was crazy. "Listen, Malfoy, I don't want you going soft on people before the quidditch match, cause if you do and we lose, you're out of the team." Flint said. He then shut the canopy. Draco started to pant and he just lied down, facing the canopy, not Hermione. "Draco, you ok?" She asked. "Does it look like I'm ok?" Draco asked quietly, still not facing her. "I know this is rough for you, Draco, but you have to pull through. I mean Spring is only 4 months away--" "STOP!" He yelled quietly. "I don't think I can stand this torture for this month and the other four!" Draco sadid, turning to face the ceiling. "Draco, you know what you want, so, it's up to you." Hermione said, putting her hand on his shoulder. The way she spoke was so sympathetic, that Draco couldn't reply with a big answer, so he faced her and simply said, "Thanks." Hermione kissed him on the cheek and lied down again, not facing him. "Hermione?" He asked, she turned her head and faced him. "I know what I want." He said. "What's that?" asked Hermione. "To be with you." Draco said. "Oh." Hermione said a little sad. She gave him a small smile and lay down again not facing him. "What was I thinking of saying that?!" Draco thought. But then, "I'd love to be with you too." Hermione said. He turned to face her, and she turned to face him. They hugged. "Really?" Draco, asked, while they were still hugging. "Really." She reassured him.

The next morning they woke up, and went down to breakfast together. Everyone started glaring at them, and then they went to their own house table. "Hermione!" Ron said when she sat beside him. "Yes?" She asked, buttering a piece of toast. "Why don't you just hang out with us? Why do you HAVE to stay with Malfoy just because Snape says so?" Ron asked. "Because of this." Hermione said. They waited and then, "Ms. Granger, please stay by Mr. Malfoy's side." Hermione got up and sat beside Draco at the Slytherin table. "What's after breakfast?" Draco asked, putting down his fork. "Double P-" Hermione stopped. "Oh great...Professor Snape." Draco said flatly. "I don't think I'll eat anything today." He said, pushing away his plate. Hermione did too, and took something out of her bag. "Here." She said, handing him a piee of paper. He read it:. It said,

You think we should avoid each other? For the sake of friendship? I mean, me for Ron and Harry and you for crabbe and Goyle. Who cares about Snape, anyway?

Draco nodded and Hermione left and sat beside Harry. "What do you--" Harry stopped and stared at something behind Hermione. She turned around and saw Snape holding out a beater's bat. "Come with me." He said. Hermione looked at Harry, who was looking away from her, and then followed Snape outside. "You won't be at potion lessons today, Granger." He said, examining the bat. "Why?" She asked. "For not doing a teachers' detention!" He yelled. Even the giant squid went back under the surface of the lake. He moved closer to her, and raised the bat. It was actually, metal, and grew bigger in his hand. She backed up and then noticed she was right by the lake. "I don't usually do this, but no one has ever disobeyed my detentions." He said. He hit her with the bat on the stomach, then on the head, then the back, and then when she was on the floor, her face. She was bleeding practically every where. Snape stunned the squid and kicked Hermione into the lake. Draco burst through the doors. "Professor Snape!" He yelled. "Where's Hermione? And...why aren't you teaching class?" He asked. Snape walked up to him with the bat. "What're you doing? What are you going to do with that bloody bat?" He asked, closing the door. He then looked at the lake, and saw a bag float up to the surface of the lake. "That's Hermione's bag!" He yelled, pointing at it. "I know." He said, smiling evilly at Draco, raising the bat. Draco jumped out of the way, and Snape hit a rock. Draco ran towards the lake and then Snape jumped on him before he got in. "You aren't going to save that mud-blood!" He yelled, struggling with Draco. "I have to!" He yelled. Snape grabbed the top part of his broken bat, and hit Draco on the mead at least 50 times as hard as he did with Hermione. Draco blacked out and his head was bleeding like you could never imagine. Snape went back inside, and left Draco to rot, right there in the morning.

He woke up and hour later, and he stopped bleeding. He didn't care how much blood he lost, he jumped into the lake. He kicked off the Gryndillows and dodging the spears of the merpeople. he then found Hermione, red water surrounding her, tangled up in weeds. He untangled her, and he was almost out of breath. He started swimming off with her in his arms. He got Hermione up and he got up as well. He started panting franticly and then he looked at Hermione. She wasn't breathing. "No, she can't be. She isn't." He said to himself, shaking the wet Hermione. He carried her to the hospital wing, limping though, and his head started to bleed again. He kicked open the doors. "Madam--" He dropped Hermione and fainted. Madam Pomfrey ran to them. "Oh my!!!!" She shrieked. She placed Draco on a bed and wrapped bandages around his head. "Just until I fix up Ms. Granger." She said. She tested her heart beat, and it was very faint. She put gave Hermioen a potion, and her heart beat was normal again. She then unwrapped Draco's bandage and then tested his blood. "Oh my! He's lost a lot of blood!" She shrieked. She used magic to sew up the wound. She then slipped a cup of blood down his throat. "Good thing he's asleep." She said and left. At night time, Draco woke up, and saw Hermione on the bed beside him. "She's ok...." He thought and sighed. He then heard someone enter. He closed his eyes and heard the footsteps grow closer. At that instant, he heard a piece of metal, like a sword being taken out of it's shieth. He heard Hermione scream and quickly turn around. He saw Hermione running around the room, dodging Professor Snape who had a sword. "STOP!" Draco yelled. Snape and Hermione then faced Draco. Draco took out his wand. "Locomotor Mortis!" Draco yelled. Snape's legs locked together and he growled. "Er...Wingardium Leviosa?" Draco wasn't sure if he should use it, and then he made Snape levitate out of the room. Hermione ran to Draco and hugged him. She put her head to his chest and started to cry slightly. Draco patted her on the back and then he broke her away when Snape hopped in. He stepped in front of Hermione, defending her. "You think you're silly body will protect you?" Snape asked, magically locking the door behind him. Snape pointed his wand at Draco. "Avada Kadarva!" Snape yelled. A green light hit Draco and he dropped at Hermione's feet. "Draco!" She shrieked. "You're turn you silly girl!" He said and pointed his wand at her. She whimpered and then noticed Draco started to glow. "Wh-wh-what?" Snape asked, as Draco floated back up with green glowing eyes. Draco said something nobody could make out and Snape flung across the rooms, through the doors, (which closed after) and Draco returned to normal. "Wha?" He asked, holding his head in dizziness. Hermione hugged him. "You saved me!" She said happily. Draco looked around in confusion. "I did?" "Yes!" You were so brave!" She said smiling. He smiled weakly. "What's wrong?" Hermione asked. "Uh..." Draco, even though they were bf and gf for one day and break up the next, he still wanted to kiss her.

Hermione hugged him again. "I love you, and I hope you will be with me...forever." She said to him. Draco kissed her, and she kissed back.