He was running through a forest, he didn't know what he was running from,
where he was going, he just knew he had to get there. The forest opened
suddenly to a clearing. About five metres where he had come out was a sheer
drop. There was a figure clothed in long flowing white robes on its edge.
It turned suddenly, and with a gasp he noticed it was Hermione, her face
mournful and tear streaked. "Why did you have to be so cruel?" she asked,
her voice echoing eerily. Then she took a deliberate step back, and fell
from his sight.gone forever.
* * * * * *
Draco woke up with a start, drenched in cold sweat and panting heavily. He
felt his chest; his heart was racing. He'd had that dream again. Looking
outside, he noticed it was still dark. Draco daren't go back to sleep, so
he decided to have a cold shower. As the icy water flowed over his body, he
made a decision. I'll apologise to Granger. He turned off the tap and
wrapped himself in a towel. But only to stop the nightmares, He reassured
himself.
Five minutes later he was hurrying down a corridor to the library, there was a good chance she would be there. Praying that he wouldn't run into any teachers, he quickened his pace almost to a run.
When he reached the library, it was dark inside. "Lumos." He muttered, pulling out his wand. The library looked empty, and his heart began to sink. He walked in and found Hermione asleep on a massive novel at a table at the back. "Hermione," he whispered, and touched her shoulder gently. She stirred and woke up. "What?" she said groggily. When she saw Draco her eyes snapped open. "What are you doing here? Where am I? What's the time?" She groaned and rubbed her eyes. "I haven't studied enough, I'm going to fail my O.W.L.s." "Shhhh," he whispered furiously, "do you want Filch to find us?" Hermione looked up at him, as if she'd forgotten he was there. "What do you want, Malfoy?" she said bitterly. Draco had half a mind to turn back. "I..I wanted to .to.," he stumbled. Hermione looked at him, awaiting what he was going to say. "Iwantedtoapologisefor makingyoucrytheotherday," he said in a rush. Silence. "Oh," said Hermione, "well...thanks." They both smiled at each other for a moment, and without thinking, he leant down and kissed her.
Five minutes later he was hurrying down a corridor to the library, there was a good chance she would be there. Praying that he wouldn't run into any teachers, he quickened his pace almost to a run.
When he reached the library, it was dark inside. "Lumos." He muttered, pulling out his wand. The library looked empty, and his heart began to sink. He walked in and found Hermione asleep on a massive novel at a table at the back. "Hermione," he whispered, and touched her shoulder gently. She stirred and woke up. "What?" she said groggily. When she saw Draco her eyes snapped open. "What are you doing here? Where am I? What's the time?" She groaned and rubbed her eyes. "I haven't studied enough, I'm going to fail my O.W.L.s." "Shhhh," he whispered furiously, "do you want Filch to find us?" Hermione looked up at him, as if she'd forgotten he was there. "What do you want, Malfoy?" she said bitterly. Draco had half a mind to turn back. "I..I wanted to .to.," he stumbled. Hermione looked at him, awaiting what he was going to say. "Iwantedtoapologisefor makingyoucrytheotherday," he said in a rush. Silence. "Oh," said Hermione, "well...thanks." They both smiled at each other for a moment, and without thinking, he leant down and kissed her.