Chapter 5- Hermione This and Hermione That!

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Last time…Upon reaching the hospital wing and going inside Hermione looked around and saw that something was wrong. Seriously wrong.

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Three of the beds were exactly the same with the curtains pulled around but in the left hand corner the bed was shaking and terrible screams erupted from behind the curtain. The bed next to it was empty. Hermione took all this in within seconds and then rushed over and pulled back the curtain. She gasped as she saw Jonathon twisting and writhing on the bed. Sweat was streaming down his face in rivulets and he was snarling and snapping at the person holding him down. Malfoy.

"What's going on?" asked Hermione in a shocked voice.

"Don't know." Malfoy grunted with the effort of holding Jonathon to the bed, "must be something to do with his fever. He just went berserk."

"Where is Madam Pomfrey?"

"I don't know, Hermione get back!" she had taken a step towards the bed thinking to help him but Jonathon had tried to lunge at her nearly pulling Malfoy off his feet. Get Madam Pomfrey, quick!" Hermione could see the muscles bulging in his arms as he held Jonathon captive and she couldn't help but to admire them.

"Right." Hermione ran over to the medi-witch's office and thumped on the door. "Madam Pomfrey? We need your help. Quickly!" there was no reply and Hermione opened the door. She wasn't there! Hermione glanced around and saw all the bottles of potions lined up, an idea sprung into her head. She knew it was against the rules but for once she just didn't care. She ran over to the shelves and ran her fingers over the carefully labelled bottles. Finally she came upon the one she was looking for, it read: Sleeping Potion (strong). Hermione snatched it up and raced back out to the ward. Malfoy looked round at her.

"Where is she?" he asked accusingly.

"I don't know she isn't in her office, but I got this." She showed him the bottle and he nodded quickly.

"Come on then give me the bottle."

"You can't hold him down and feed him the potion, I'll have to do it." Hermione took a cautious step towards the bed.

"NO HERMIONE!" Malfoy yelled at her as Jonathon began growling and straining even harder. But she ignored him and continued coming closer until she was against the bed. Looking at the position of Jonathon Hermione realised that there was no way she could get to his mouth to pour the potion in, unless...

Hermione sucked up her courage and ducked under one of Draco's arms so that she was between them and pressed against the bed and his chest. She felt Draco stiffen against her as she leant over Jonathon's face, unfastening the lid of the bottle.

"What are you doing?" Malfoy asked stuffily but she ignored him and instead tried to hold the sandy haired boys face still. As soon as Hermione touched his face Jonathon went completely still. Everything was motionless for a few minutes until the Slytherin gently nudged Hermione and whispered:

"Quick give him the potion."

She looked down into Jonathon's eyes as he watched her closely. She quickly tipped up the bottle and the contents poured down the Hufflepuff's throat. He began to struggle again and Hermione jumped back, crashing into Malfoy and sending them both sprawling on the floor. Jonathon appeared over the edge of the bed snarling and lunging at them. Malfoy grabbed the frightened girl that was lying on top of him and rolled over with one arm outstretched so she didn't get crushed. He was just in time too as the Hufflepuff threw himself onto Malfoy scratching him and beating his back. The Slytherin bore it without a single cry of pain but he did continually shout at Hermione to run. She wriggled out from underneath him and began to do just that when Jonathon saw her leaving and leaped after her. It was Malfoy's turn to throw himself on the crazed boy and he pinned him down still urging Hermione to run. Just then Jonathon went limp and Hermione surmised that the sleeping potion must have come into effect.

Thank God!" Hermione exclaimed as she helped Malfoy up. He accepted her hands and when he was up he took a little longer than was necessary to let go. Her startled eyes met his and he dropped her soft small hands as if they were hot coals.

"I didn't need any help mudblood." He snarled, turning away from her.

Hermione sighed, "That's right Malfoy you ignore what just happened. A second ago you were Hermione this and Hermione that and now we are back to mudblood. I bet now you are going to pretend you don't know what I'm talking about."

"I don't know what you are talking about." He sneered; she gave an exasperated yell and Malfoy, before he could stop himself, chuckled. He turned away quickly but not quickly enough.

Hermione gave a mock gasp. "Was that…? No it couldn't be… did Draco Malfoy just smile? A genuine smile, not a smirk, but a smile? Blimey I think hell just froze over!"

He was grinning now but thankfully she couldn't see him this time. With as much disdain as he could muster he stalked to over to his bed calling over his shoulder:

"Whatever Granger. I'm going back to bed." He climbed in and pulled the curtains closed. He heard her sigh again and then foot steps retreating out of the ward probably to fetch professor Dumbledore. He flopped back against his pillows but shot forward again as his bruised and beaten back made contact with the mattress. He groaned and turned to lie on his stomach thinking how nice it had been to have the muggle born pressed against him.

'Must stop these thoughts.' he muttered to himself before falling asleep. For the next few hours there was a steady stream of visitors to the ward (mostly the school staff) but Malfoy slept as soundly as if he had taken some of the sleeping potion himself.

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When Malfoy awoke some time later there was a tray on the small cabinet next to his bed. On it was some toast, jam, pumpkin juice, a vase with a small flower in it and a note. The note said simply Thankyou. He smiled as he bit into the toast. 'That's alright, Hermione.'

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AWWWWWW how sweet! I've got butterflies in my stomach. Now I think this will be it for about a week. We'll see how we go, I might suddenly get a lot of free time and decide to spend it on chapter 6. I just don't know! My thankyous are as follows:

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