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' I gotta think of something!' Hermione thought. She huddled the girls together, and ordered them to stick together and not go anywhere. She assured them that she would return, then left to try and find the path. She made sure that no matter where she went, she could still she the flickering lights of the girls wands. She was walking around, when a hand grabbed her shoulders. She froze, then spun around, her wand ready for aim.
"Hermione! Where've you been! Hagrid and the rest of the leaders are looking for you...and where's you group?" It was the cold, yet sothing voice of that platinum-haired Slytherin. She didn't speak to him, but just lead him to the group of scared girls.
"Draco!" A Slytherin girl exclaimed.
"Come on girls, follow me," He said, leading the girls in the dark forest. Hermione stayed at the back of the pack, watching him talk and joke with her group. They all giggled at his impressions of the professors, but Hermione only scowled. Finally they reached camp, where the rest of the leaders and Hargid were summoned. The girls sat with their friends, and ate dinner, each explaining their "near-death experiance". Hermione just stood in the shadows, hoping not to be noticed. She saw Harry and Ron sitting next to each other. She saw Blaise, Lisa, and Padma serving the food. She saw Professor Lupin and Hagrid talking about the next day's activities. And she saw Justin standing in line for seconds.
' Wait a minute...there's someone missing,' Hermione thought.
"I was kinda hoping for a 'thank-you'," Draco said from behind her. She turned around, finding herself face to face with Draco Malfoy. She muttered something then tried to push her way away from him. He caught her arm, and pulled her back.
"Look Hermione, I didn't mean what I said back at Hogwarts with Crabbe and Goyle," he told her, "It's just that-"
"What Malfoy?" She inturrupted, "It's just that you have a reputation to keep? Is that it? You know what? I actually thought you had changed, and I was going to finally accepted that. But I guess I was fooled by one of the many faces of Draco Malfoy, wasn't I?" She was really mad...and hurt. She wriggled her way out of his grip and stormed into her tent. She went into her room, and stayed their, until she heard the unmistakable sounds of 10 excited girls enter. They all pulled on their pajamas, and got ready for bed. Once they all got settled into their bunkbeds, she went in.
"Girls...girls! Quiet down for a moment!" She waited for them to stop talking, then continued, "I'm really sorry for what happened tonight. To tell you the truth, I was really scared as well, but we're all here now, safe and sound. It's late now, so lights off in 10 minutes. Although I'm know you're not gonna sleep right away, I'm gonna allow you to remain awake and chat...but only until 11pm, because I'm telling you, your all gonna need some sleep, for what Hagrid and Professor Lupin have in store for you guys. I've already looked at what's scheduled tomorrow, and I promise you by tomorrow night, you'll be begging to sleep early! Understood? Lights off in 10, but you can stay awake until 11, but please after that, go to sleep. Goodnight girls."
An echo of "Goodnight Hermione" rang through the room before she exited. She closed the door behind her, and walked to her room. She hadn't eaten anything and she was very hungry, so she slipped outside, and cooked a few marshmallows by the fire. While eating, she looked at all the tents, and noticed a light on in Draco's tent.
' How irresponsible,' she thought, ' He hasn't even let the kids to to bed!' Just then the light turned off, and a tall, built figure walked out of the tent.
' Oh great. Just my luck,' she continued thinking, and pretending that she didn't notice him there. He sat down beside her and started roasting marshmallows.
"You know...I was really worried when you and your group didn't show up tonight," he said. She snorted, not believing a word he had said.
"I'm telling you the truth. Believe it or not, I volunteered to go out into the forest to find you. Even Potty-er I mean Potter and Weasley couldn't believe it," he chuckled a bit, "Boy, I wish I had taken a picture of the look on their faces!"
Hermione couldn't help but smile, then she looked at Draco.
"Why then Draco? Why'd you do what you did at Hogwarts?" She questioned. He looked into her deep brown eyes before answering. He saw the hurt in her eyes, and was for once in his life, he was afraid of telling her the answer. He didn't want to hurt her more, but knew this was the only way.
"Because-" he paused before going on, "Because you were right. I did have a reputation in Slytherin to keep, and I didn't think anyone other than you was ready for the change. It's a big step you know? And you have to agree with me, your friends Potter and Weasley wouldn't have liked the change either, if you told them."
She sighed, he was right, but he still had no right to call her a mudblood.
"But still Draco, why'd you hafta say it like that? I know that you've called me that hundreds of times in the past, but this time, it stung the most, because I was starting to believe that you were a changed wizard," she said. He didn't want to explain anymore, so he just took her hands in his. They sat there for awhile, in silence, then she got up, and without another word, she disappeared into her tent. While she slipped into her bed, he stayed outside by the bonfire thinking.
' She's only getting farther and farther away from me,' he thought, then got up and went into his own tent.
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' I gotta think of something!' Hermione thought. She huddled the girls together, and ordered them to stick together and not go anywhere. She assured them that she would return, then left to try and find the path. She made sure that no matter where she went, she could still she the flickering lights of the girls wands. She was walking around, when a hand grabbed her shoulders. She froze, then spun around, her wand ready for aim.
"Hermione! Where've you been! Hagrid and the rest of the leaders are looking for you...and where's you group?" It was the cold, yet sothing voice of that platinum-haired Slytherin. She didn't speak to him, but just lead him to the group of scared girls.
"Draco!" A Slytherin girl exclaimed.
"Come on girls, follow me," He said, leading the girls in the dark forest. Hermione stayed at the back of the pack, watching him talk and joke with her group. They all giggled at his impressions of the professors, but Hermione only scowled. Finally they reached camp, where the rest of the leaders and Hargid were summoned. The girls sat with their friends, and ate dinner, each explaining their "near-death experiance". Hermione just stood in the shadows, hoping not to be noticed. She saw Harry and Ron sitting next to each other. She saw Blaise, Lisa, and Padma serving the food. She saw Professor Lupin and Hagrid talking about the next day's activities. And she saw Justin standing in line for seconds.
' Wait a minute...there's someone missing,' Hermione thought.
"I was kinda hoping for a 'thank-you'," Draco said from behind her. She turned around, finding herself face to face with Draco Malfoy. She muttered something then tried to push her way away from him. He caught her arm, and pulled her back.
"Look Hermione, I didn't mean what I said back at Hogwarts with Crabbe and Goyle," he told her, "It's just that-"
"What Malfoy?" She inturrupted, "It's just that you have a reputation to keep? Is that it? You know what? I actually thought you had changed, and I was going to finally accepted that. But I guess I was fooled by one of the many faces of Draco Malfoy, wasn't I?" She was really mad...and hurt. She wriggled her way out of his grip and stormed into her tent. She went into her room, and stayed their, until she heard the unmistakable sounds of 10 excited girls enter. They all pulled on their pajamas, and got ready for bed. Once they all got settled into their bunkbeds, she went in.
"Girls...girls! Quiet down for a moment!" She waited for them to stop talking, then continued, "I'm really sorry for what happened tonight. To tell you the truth, I was really scared as well, but we're all here now, safe and sound. It's late now, so lights off in 10 minutes. Although I'm know you're not gonna sleep right away, I'm gonna allow you to remain awake and chat...but only until 11pm, because I'm telling you, your all gonna need some sleep, for what Hagrid and Professor Lupin have in store for you guys. I've already looked at what's scheduled tomorrow, and I promise you by tomorrow night, you'll be begging to sleep early! Understood? Lights off in 10, but you can stay awake until 11, but please after that, go to sleep. Goodnight girls."
An echo of "Goodnight Hermione" rang through the room before she exited. She closed the door behind her, and walked to her room. She hadn't eaten anything and she was very hungry, so she slipped outside, and cooked a few marshmallows by the fire. While eating, she looked at all the tents, and noticed a light on in Draco's tent.
' How irresponsible,' she thought, ' He hasn't even let the kids to to bed!' Just then the light turned off, and a tall, built figure walked out of the tent.
' Oh great. Just my luck,' she continued thinking, and pretending that she didn't notice him there. He sat down beside her and started roasting marshmallows.
"You know...I was really worried when you and your group didn't show up tonight," he said. She snorted, not believing a word he had said.
"I'm telling you the truth. Believe it or not, I volunteered to go out into the forest to find you. Even Potty-er I mean Potter and Weasley couldn't believe it," he chuckled a bit, "Boy, I wish I had taken a picture of the look on their faces!"
Hermione couldn't help but smile, then she looked at Draco.
"Why then Draco? Why'd you do what you did at Hogwarts?" She questioned. He looked into her deep brown eyes before answering. He saw the hurt in her eyes, and was for once in his life, he was afraid of telling her the answer. He didn't want to hurt her more, but knew this was the only way.
"Because-" he paused before going on, "Because you were right. I did have a reputation in Slytherin to keep, and I didn't think anyone other than you was ready for the change. It's a big step you know? And you have to agree with me, your friends Potter and Weasley wouldn't have liked the change either, if you told them."
She sighed, he was right, but he still had no right to call her a mudblood.
"But still Draco, why'd you hafta say it like that? I know that you've called me that hundreds of times in the past, but this time, it stung the most, because I was starting to believe that you were a changed wizard," she said. He didn't want to explain anymore, so he just took her hands in his. They sat there for awhile, in silence, then she got up, and without another word, she disappeared into her tent. While she slipped into her bed, he stayed outside by the bonfire thinking.
' She's only getting farther and farther away from me,' he thought, then got up and went into his own tent.
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