A Dangerous Love By: QuillHolder

Disclaimer: No, unfortunately I DO NOT own JK Rowling's characters. Sophie and her family are my characters, created by ME based on the world of Harry Potter, created by JKR.

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Chapter Thirteen: Malfoy to the Rescue
"I would appreciate it if you didn't talk about him that way!" she said softly.

"Why Sophie?" Harry asked. "He's."

"Harry shut up!" Sophie raised her voice. "Do not talk about my godfather that way!"

"Your...your.." Ron stuttered.

"Yes, my godfather. You heard me right. Why is that so shocking?"

"It's just."

"Exactly." Sophie said after a pause. "You only hate the man because you don't know him."

"But we do, we've went here with him for seven years."

"You're reacting the way people would have to Sirius before he was cleared." Hermione butted in. "Some even act that way now." Hermione would never admit to hating a Professor, but she had no specific liking for Snape either, but Sophie could be right. "She is right."

Sophie wasn't hearing anything else against her godfather. She ran from the Hall tears blinding her. She got her foot stuck in the trick stair Harry had warned her of the first night of school. She cried out as she jerked her leg and only accomplished twisting her ankle.

'Well, now look what you've done.' She fussed at herself. She sighed. 'Well, there bound to come around soon.' Malfoy was the first to find her. He didn't go up the stairs to get to his house but he had spied her stuck there and gallantly offered to help.

"Sophie, what a predicament you've gotten yourself into." He said sadly shaking his head. She was perfectly willing to stay where she was - no matter what amount of pain she was in - if Malfoy was the only one to help her.

"And you, being such a gentleman are willing to help?" she asked sarcastically. She looked around for someone else to help her.

"Come on Sophie, I know that has to hurt." Malfoy said, truly concerned for someone else for once in his life. "It's twisted at an odd angle." He climbed to the step above her and held out his arms, plainly asking for permission to help her. She relented with a sigh and placed her hands on his shoulders. Her put his around her waist and lifted her to the step above him. She felt the muscles in his arms flex as he picked her up, which seemed odd to her. Malfoy seemed almost weak like in his thinness.

She forgot what she was thinking and let out a soft cry as she tried to stand on her ankle. Malfoy quickly leaned over and put her arm around his shoulder and lifted her, one arm under her knees and another about her back. She started to protest.

"Sophie, I don't care how much you hate me. You can't walk all the way up to that tower on this ankle! I don't think it's broken, but it is bruised because even now it turns blue."

"All right, but I swear if you try anything, I'll turn you into some horrid creature!" she said putting her other arm around his neck. He carried her with some direction to the Gryffindor tower. The fat lady was worried about her.

"My dear, what happened?!?" she asked.

"My foot got stuck in the trick stair and I've sprained it. It's only bruised don't worry. Malfoy brought me up here because everyone else was in the Hall." She sighed and gave the fat lady the password and Malfoy carried her into the common room.

"It's brighter than our dungeon. Which one goes to your room?" he asked pointing to the stairs. She directed him to the correct one. He carried her this entire time as if she weighed no more than a feather. He laid her on her bed and stood there a moment.

"Are you sure its only sprained?" he asked her.

"Yeah." He turned to go but stopped and walked back to her.

"Sophie?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry about earlier today, it was horrible of me."

"Oh.well," Sophie strived for an answer, she was dumbstruck. "It's alright, Snape didn't punish me."

"I'm glad." He said, gathering her slim fingers in his own and kissing them lightly. "Goodnight, Sophia." He said, and made his exit. Sophie lay there thinking about it.
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TBC, of course

A/N: Read and Review please!