A/N: Hey there! It's Rage speaking! First of all, I'd like to tell you what I did today! First, I went to school and sat down the whole time observing the practice, then at exactly 10:00 am, we went to the hospital for a check-up! You should see my wound—it's quite… interesting… is that the right word? Anyway…
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Anyway, here's chapter Six!
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MY GUARDIAN ANGEL
BY Rage
CHAPTER SIX: A NEW FRIEND
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Robins were chirping when Draco woke up the next day. He opened his eyes blearily and, when he met the sun's rays, he hastened to close them, groaning as he did so.
"Bloody sun…" he murmured, turning his head to the darker part of the dormitory.
"Malfoy, are you awake?"
Draco turned. He saw Crabbe, Goyle and other Slytherin sixth-years standing by the doorway, full-dressed. He shook his head and covered himself in his comforter. "You can go ahead," he said shortly.
"Alright then." The other boys shrugged and left him in the dormitory, making a lot of noise with their shoes. Finally, when everything was at peace, Draco lay on his back and stared at the ceiling. He wanted to recall what had happened last night with Hermione…
He had never ever cried before in front of someone, even in front of his own parents. And just the previous night, he had done so in front of the least expected person… Draco punched himself mentally, abashed at what he had done. He was a Malfoy… but right now, that actually didn't matter to the world… but he was a boy… a male human being, and he cried in front of a girl…
"The strongest men are not afraid to cry," he muttered to himself as a way to console his inner self. Draco shook his head and looked out of the window. He felt much better after letting all his feelings come out, and his heart felt relatively lighter, all thanks to Hermione.
Draco raised his head, making a decision. He was going to show his gratitude and appreciation for the first time to another person… to Hermione.
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"What?!" Ron crushed his feather quill. "Two more feet?!"
Harry, who was holding a ruler, looked up and said heavily, "I need one and a half more to complete. How about you, Hermione?"
He turned to Hermione, who was reading a book by the fire. Hermione looked up. "Oh—I have five and three fourths. One and three fourths more than what Professor Binns asked for." She gave them a smile and continued on reading.
The two boys groaned and continued on with their assignment. "Who cares about how Herrin the Unmistakable agreed with the Treaty of the Dragons?" Ron grumbled, getting a new quill from his bag.
"Ron! It's history! How can you not care?" Hermione exclaimed, looking appalled.
He shrugged and continued scribbling on his parchment. Hermione rolled her eyes and closed her book. "Well, I'm going to return this to the library. See you later." She got up and made her way to the Portrait Hole.
"Don't leave, Hermione! We need you!" Harry called to her desperately.
"We need your brain!" Ron said, making a sad, puppy-eyed face. "Don't go!"
Hermione laughed and finally climbed out of the Common Room.
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Hermione traced the books with her finger. She was already looking for another one for light reading, since she had already finished Three thousand ways to make Three Thousand Potions, the latest book she had borrowed from the library. After minutes of doing so, she finally took out a dusty book. She cleaned the cover, which revealed its title.
"Muggle Fairy Tales and Wizarding Fairy Tales Put Together," she read out loud. There was a moving picture of a beautiful princess riding a unicorn in front, and Hermione thought it was very fascinating. She decided to borrow the book, so she put it in her arms and proceeded to Madam Pince.
"Hmm? Not an educational book this time, Miss Granger?" the librarian asked, taking out a purple stamp.
Hermione shook her head politely.
Madam Pince closed the book and finally handed it to her. "You know when it's due, am I correct?"
Hermione nodded, and bid her goodbye.
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"The Prince and the Celery? Silverlocks and the Three Werewolves?" Hermione raised her eyebrows as she read the titles of some fairy tales. She was walking back to her Common Room, and she had already opened the book. "Weird titles… let's see… Hands-sell and Gretzel? Medium-sized Blue Walking Cape? Shouldn't it be Little Red Riding Hood—oof!"
Hermione had bumped into someone, resulting to the two of them falling on the floor. "Oh, dear—I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking—" Hermione stuttered nervously, but eventually stopped when she saw whom she bumped into. "Malfoy?"
Draco was still on the floor, rubbing his temples. "Granger?" He stood up and offered his hand to her. Hermione took it and gave him a smile of thanks.
"What were you doing, reading a book in the hall?" he asked, looking at her with a weird stare.
Hermione laughed, embarrassed. "Er… sorry about that. Anyway, where were you going?"
"Er… I was… kind of… looking for you."
Hermione blinked in disbelief. "What—Why?"
He hesitated, but nevertheless, he gave her an answer in a straightforward manner. "I just wanted to… thank you. For last night. For your help."
"Well—" Hermione looked at him stiffly. "You're welcome. Anytime."
She gave him a smile and extended her hand. Draco, though surprised, shook it.
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"Settle down, settle down!" Snape said loudly. It was Potions in the dungeons, and the Gryffindors were stuck with the Slytherins. "Now, you will all make a Healing Solution today. I expect that all of you will do it well—excluding Longbottom—since it is one of the easiest and at the same time most valuable potions in the world. Now, since I'm feeling quite generous and kind ("As if that'll happen," Ron muttered darkly), I will allow you to pick your own partners—however, they have to be from the opposite house."
Grumbling, the Gryffindors dragged their feet to their chosen partners.
"Guess I'll be with Blaise," Ron said hopelessly. "You Harry? Hermione?"
"Definitely not with Malfoy or anyone dumb. Probably Pansy." Harry replied, sighing afterwards. "Hermione—"
They turned to her. However, she was gone. "Where did she go?" Ron wondered, looking around.
"I dunno. Maybe she's with—" Harry stopped.
"With who, Harry?" Ron asked him. "With—" He had spotted her.
Harry faced Ron, his face pale. "With Malfoy…"
"The Draco Malfoy?" Ron was gaping at them.
"Catch me, Ron. I think I'm going to faint." Harry gulped and Ron shook his head disapprovingly.
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A/N: Since my mom doesn't want me to attend graduation practice, I'm stuck here typing endlessly. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter thoroughly because I sure didn't! I've been drained of my inspiration! Anyway, review please! I need 'em badly since I'm stuck at home! Anyway, REVIEW! Bye!!!
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