AN: Wow, thankyou all so much reviewing!
Firstly Elven Ice Angel-Thankyou loads, it's your kind of reviews that keep me motivated to write! And in case you're still wondering what was wrong with Hermione; she got really overworked the day before, so she had a bit of trouble getting up the next morning. And plus; the fact that she had to tutor Malfoy also put her off getting up.
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CHAPTER 5Hermione left the Great Hall still feeling a bit uncomfortable about what just happened.
She started to make her way up to the library. Her favourite place in all of Hogwarts.
Turning the corner, to see the huge oak carved doors, to the entrance of the library; she stopped.
Right infront of the door hovered a cloudy and misty sign. It read:
"The library is currently closed. No students are to enter. The Arithmancy students meeting in the library please relocate to the Astronomy Tower as soon as possible. The library is currently busy today due to an important Hogwarts staff meeting. We apologize for any inconvenience.
'Madame Pince'.
Hermione read and re-read the sign. They closed the library? How is that possible? She thought.
Even more importantly, 'They want us to meet in the Astronomy Tower? Don't they know what goes on up there?'
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She tossed the thought from her mind as she made her way up the stairs that she thought would take her up to the Astronomy Tower.
To be honest, Hermione was lost. She had never been to the Astronomy Tower before, and she didn't know where to go.
So many times, she had read 'Hogwarts A History'; yet she had never memorized the maps, this being that Hogwarts was so huge, and was full of secret and undiscovered corners.
She wandered around without direction for about five minutes. The corridor she had gotten herself into was dark and deserted. She walked further and deeper into the corridor filled with paintings of medieval wizards and witches than were mainly snoozing away. The deadly eerie silence sent chills up her spine.
She kept a brave face and continued walking.
All of a sudden she heard footsteps. Footsteps that were gradually getting closer and closer to her.
Hermione froze; she just stood there, waiting for the unknown figure to turn around the corner to where she was standing.
The footsteps were loud, but not heavy. But they got closer and closer…until finally…
"Granger?" The voice spat out, in an honestly and utterly shocked voice.
"Malfoy…I was just making my way ...up to the Astronomy Tower now." Hermione was shocked, yet scarily surprised that she would ever be glad to see Malfoy anywhere, least of all in a deserted corridor.
Malfoy looked stunned then a little appalled, "Excuse me, Mudblood? You're going where?" He asked with a pathetic laugh. "The Astronomy Tower is on the other side of the castle!" Malfoy had put on his deadly glare.
Hermione felt herself tense up. Once more, she had heard the word that she loathed. 'Mudblood'. The way Malfoy spat it out like it was a worthless doggie treat made Hermione furious. She stood staring at him; trying to think of a comeback.
"Then what exactly are you doing here Malfoy?" She imposed, shifting her stance.
Malfoy just laughed.
"You call yourself Head Girl. If you'd like to know Granger, this is the corridor to the Slytherin dungeons. I simply forgot my textbook and came back here to get it. Now what you're doing here is another question. I certainly didn't agree for you to tutor me in my common room, now did I? He smirked with satisfaction.
Hermione, sensing defeat, desperately tried to think of a plan to get to the Astronomy tower, while not humiliating herself infront of Malfoy.
"Well, go on. Get your textbooks, I'll walk back with you then. Just make sure you take the parchments Professor Operari gave us. They will come in handy." Hermione said with confidence, hoping this was enough to convince Malfoy that she wasn't lost.
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2 Minutes later, Malfoy emerged out of the Slytherin portrait hole carrying a load of textbooks and parchments.
"Is this enough Granger?" he asked sarcastically.
Hermione rolled her eyes and told Malfoy to get going.
But he just stood there, staring at her, not saying a word.
"No Granger, you can lead the way. We wouldn't want you getting lost in these spooky dark corridors." Malfoy said to Hermione, looking straight at her.
Hermione shifted uncomfortably, she didn't know what to do. It was time for a fake patience attack.
"Malfoy would you just get going! Enough with the insults. I mean I've had it up to here with you!" She pointed above her head. "You just want to make my life miserable don't you, you thrive on people's pain. You're evil Malfoy, just like your father!" Hermione screamed so loudly, the sound of her voice echoed throughout the long corridor, and some of the snoozing wizards suddenly looked a tad annoyed in their paintings.
She ran off down the corridor, she didn't care where she ended up, as long as it wasn't with Malfoy.
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AN: Hey that was it! Hope you liked it.
I know it was very short, but I hope to have the next chapter up ASAP. I have a couple of tests and assignments next week, but I'll try to write some more.
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