DISCLAIMER: No. I still don't own them…never had.

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CHAPTER XX – Like a dream

The Quidditch match Slytherin against Gryffindor was coming. Harry was excited and couldn't stop talking about it. Hermione didn't really like the topic but listened to him and Ron. She knew that Draco wasn't as important as her friends…though she couldn't stop thinking about him.

'it's only two months and then it's all over! I don't have to see Draco Malfoy ever again', Hermione thought cheerfully.

Maybe she would forget him for good if she never saw him again. But the truth was that she only wanted to forget how Draco had made her feel bad. She still wanted to remember how they had danced, how they had flirted, how they had played in the snow, the pillow fight and even how they had rolled around the green house. These memories made Hermione smile.

Hermione turned to see Lavender. She was sitting next to Parvati at breakfast. Lavender knows now. It had been very dangerous to tell her but it felt like a the weight had been lifted from Hermione's shoulders. She trusted Lavender. She wouldn't tell anyone.

Soon the day came when there was a Quidditch match, Slytherin against Gryffindor. Harry insisted Hermione to come and watch it with Ron.

"good luck Harry!" Ron wished and ran to the audience.

"make Gryffindor win", Hermione laughed and hugged Harry.

"I will", he smiled and went to get ready.

Hermione turned around and walked towards where Ron and the other audience was. She saw Draco talking with another Slytherin team member.

"good luck", Hermione said quietly to him when she went past him and the other slytherin.

"thanks", Draco replied much to Hermione's surprise.

She turned around. Draco motioned the other slytherin to leave.

"where's Pansy?" Hermione asked though she really didn't care even if she was dead.

"I don't care", Draco said.

This was a surprise to Hermione. He didn't care? But was that something new? He hadn't even cared about her feelings.

"I think you better go. Your boyfriend's waiting", Draco said looking at Ron sitting and talking with Seamus.

"he is not my boyfriend", Hermione frowned, "Where did you even get that idea?"

Draco looked down. He remembered how Hermione had hugged, kissed and said something about love to Ron. That picture disgusted him.

"you're with him all the time", Draco said instead of what he really wanted to say.

"I don't love him. I don't even like him….like "that". Why am I even trying to prove you it?"

Hermione knew the answer though. Maybe if Draco knew the truth he might….just might like her knowing that she's single. But then again, Draco had Pansy Parkinson. …But had he said that he didn't care where she was? Then maybe he didn't care about her at all…?

Then there was a silence. Draco somehow believed her. she sounded so convincing… How could he trust her?

"you don't like him?" Draco asked.

"well as a friend, yes, but I have no feelings for him… Never had", Hermione explained.

Draco looked at her.

"Hermione… I –"

"Draco! The game starts!" Someone of the team members yelled.

Draco turned quickly back to Hermione. She waited him to say what he was just about to say.

"I –"

"now Draco!" The Slytherin team member yelled again.

Draco touched softly Hermione's hand. Hermione wanted to hug Draco and fill him with kisses. She couldn't though because Draco was already gone to get ready for the match. Hermione ran to the audience where Ron was already sitting. Hermione couldn't even watch the match because she was all dreamy. Draco had touched her hand. He had tried to tell her something. He hadn't looked angry any more. He actually had looked loving and caring… What had he tried to say?

"Harry! Go get it!" Hermione heard Ron yell next to her.

Hermione tried to forget Draco and concentrate more to the game. It was impossible though. Draco was so lovely! Hermione remembered when she once had seen him without a shirt. Hermione blushed to the picture of him topless. She giggled.

"what are you giggling Hermione?" Ron asked.

"er, nothing", Hermione said quickly and Ron turned back to watch the game.

'phew.'

Hermione's thoughts wandered back to Draco. She decided that after this match she would make him tell her what he had tried to say before.

"oh my God!" Ron said standing up.

"what is it? what happened?!" Hermione asked in shock when she heard some one scream in the audience.

"what happened?!" Hermione repeated standing up too.

Hermione looked down and saw someone lying down on the Quidditch field.

"Harry?!" Hermione asked Ron.

"…Draco", Ron said.

Hermione looked down in shock. Draco didn't move. His eyes were closed…or that's what Hermione assumed. She couldn't see clearly.

'why isn't he moving?!'

Nothing.

"why isn't he moving!?!" Hermione screamed.

Hermione totally panicked. Why wasn't he moving? Hermione saw some Slytherins run to him. Hermione couldn't hold it any longer. She left Ron and ran to the field too. She pushed all the Slytherins away and kneeled down next to Draco. His eyes were closed and he didn't move, but he breathed.

"Draco?!" Hermione said and shook him so that he would wake up.

He didn't.

"move miss Granger!" Snape and McGonagall came to see what happened.

Snape said something to McGonagall, Hermione couldn't hear what though. The teachers lifted Draco up.

"what are you doing?" Hermione heard someone ask behind her.

"where are you taking him?" Hermione added.

"we have to take him to the hospital wing", Snape said.

"he's going to be alright, right?" Hermione asked.

"yes…with magic of course", McGonagall said.

Hermione ran beside McGonagall.

"I'm coming with you."

"what happened?" Madame Pomfrey asked when Snape and McGonagall put Draco on one of the beds.

"it was a Quidditch accident", Snape said.

Madame Pomfrey felt Draco's forehead and cheeks. Then she tried to find the pulse.

"he's pale but warm and he breathes…"

"I go get Dumbledore", McGonagall said and left.

"will he be alright?" Hermione asked.

"of course", Madame Pomfrey said.

Snape and Hermione stared at Draco. He looked so peaceful.

"it's a pity", Snape said breaking the silence.

"what is?" Madame Pomfrey asked lifting an eyebrow.

"Gryffindor won."

Hermione couldn't believe it. How could someone be so cold that he only cared about the game when one of his students was lying unconscious on an infirmary bed. Hermione wanted to kick Snape but controlled herself. Then there was a silence again.

"ahem!" Madame Pomfrey frowned to Hermione and Snape.

She obviously wanted to do her job without any viewers. Snape and Hermione moved a bit so that Madame Pomfrey could close the curtains.

"I think you should go now, Ms Granger", Snape said coldly.

"but I want to –"

"now", Snape hissed.

Hermione walked out of the infirmary. What was Snape's problem?!

'jerk!' Hermione thought.

She couldn't stop thinking about Draco though. She needed to see him again. How could she just leave him there alone? Besides Hermione wanted some answers. For example…what had he tried to tell her before the match.

When Hermione had eaten, she went back to hospital wing to see if Draco was better. She stepped in but hid herself when she saw McGonagall and Dumbledore talking to each other.

"are you sure?" McGonagall's voice echoed through the infirmary.

"I'm afraid so, Minerva." Dumbledore said. "We just have to see what happens. Mr Malfoy is a strong boy."

"I know he is but….this has never happened. Ever", McGonagall said.

"he'll be just fine…we just have to find the right way to wake him up."

"I'm worried Albus", McGonagall said, "if magic doesn't help…then what does?"

Dumbledore stayed quiet.

What had happened? Wasn't Draco waking up?! Why wasn't Dumbledore saying anything?

'say something!'

Dumbledore always had the answers to everything! Why was he now quiet?!

'say something!!' Hermione screamed mentally.

"I don't know… We just have to wait…"

Hermione's heart stopped. She barely could breathe. Wasn't Draco waking up? But he has to! Why did Dumbledore say "I don't know"?! He had answers to everything! He has to know!! Dumbledore is the greatest wizard in the whole world! Why couldn't he just wake him up with magic!?!

Hermione couldn't stand anymore. She sat down on the floor.

"he has to know", Hermione said quietly to herself. "He has to know!"

She burst into tears.

'Draco has to wake up…'

A/N: So what did you think? Let me know. It would be so cool, lol.

Thanks to my reviewers:

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