AN.- OK! Ramius8472? Malfoy will NOT get expelled… Someone has done something to him… NO! NOT ABUSE! But you will find out shortly… THERE ARE STILL MANY MANY MORE DUELS OF HARRY AND DRACO TO COME! MANY MORE I DARESAY!

(I think you should not get your hopes up high because a person or friend will be well, er…just read the story…)

CHAPTER 17- After A Long Night

Dumbledore's eye's widened quickly at the mention of Draco's name…

"Malfoy? DRACO Malfoy?"

"Yes Professor…" Said Harry.

" Well…He did not do it himself…," Said Dumbledore looking as if he had already solved the mystery.

"WHAT! Of course h-he did… I mean…with all respect professor…We both saw him…h-he did do it." Hermione said beaming at him furiously.

"Come…," Said Dumbledore.

"Come here…Both of you," He said calmly.

"You both must understand something…Draco will not be expelled…he will, however be taken into safe hands until he can recover…You see... I do not like to point fingers, but I daresay that it was indeed Severus Snape who did it…Draco Malfoy must have been poisoned with a very powerful potion…one only Snape could have made…You have always known that Severus disliked you Harry,"

Said Dumbledore turning to Harry.

"I have known that ever since he came to Hogwarts. He did not like your father either… So you see Harry…Snape gave Malfoy the potion…That, in return made Malfoy want to harm you…So…"

He continued. "At the end of the year, Professor Severus Snape will be permanently expelled from this school. I can not have teachers who want to harm other students.

Harry and Hermione beamed at each other, amazed.

Silence swept over the room as the two surprised students stared into Dumbledore's eyes, and then at each other, exchanging amazed looks at each other.

Finally Dumbledore spoke:

"Please don't worry about anything any longer… We will solve this problem immediately. I will call the staff and have Malfoy up in the Hospital wing. He will be watched well as it was not his fault that he attacked you Miss. Granger. I hate to expel teachers, but we will have to find another Potion's teacher.," Said Dumbledore staring at the ground looking depressed.

"Please have a safe walk up to your dormitory…Good night to both of you, and don't worry about what happened tonight." Said Dumbledore, and with that, the two headed back up to the Gryffindor tower to get some sleep after a long night.

On the way back to there commonroom, neither one of them said a word to each other.

Harry was thinking to himself…He didn't know whether to be proud, amazed, or horrified at the same time. He just knew that he needed to not worry as everything would be ok, or at least they hoped everything would…

As soon as they reached the commonroom. ("WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!" The fat lady shrieked.) The two said their goodnights. (Of course Harry gave Hermione a you-will-be-ok- kiss on the forehead and Hermione went pink.) And strode of to bed.

-Harry went to sleep instantly dreaming of his parents with no Dark Wizard harming him.

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