DISCLAIMER: WE DO NOT OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE PLOT, PROFESSOR CURRET, PROFESSOR ANDREWS BLAKE AND BLAIR.

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PREVIOUSLY:

"Curret just got an owl from Dumbledore. Apparently, he has new information about the whereabouts of you-know-who and his follows and says it is unsafe for us to return to Hogwarts."

"Oh my gosh. Do you think everyone back at Hogwarts is going to be okay?" Hermione asked worriedly.

"They should be fine, as long as Dumbledore is around. But this means that we have to go to a wizarding school here in America. Curret is supposed to take us there tomorrow and introduce us to the Headmaster there." Hermione was very stunned. Not going back to Hogwarts! That's going to ruin my whole school year. Then again, a lot of good things have happened too. Hermione thought as she looked at Draco and smiled. At least he'll be there with me.

"Well, does this American school have a name?" Hermione asked.

"I think he said something like Pelton Academy or Delton or something like that," Draco said while trying to recall his conversation with Professor Curret.

"Well," said Hermione while finishing up packing, "we better get down to the hospital and tell them that we will be unable to work there anymore. Even though it's only been like two days." They both laughed and walked out of the room holding hands.

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Italicized words are what the character is thinking unless they emphasize the word.

Ch. 13-To Felton Academy

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Hermione's alarm went off at 5:30. She got out of bed and went to take a shower. She noticed that Draco had left her room and was apparently showering in his. She quickly washed her hair and dried off. She was not looking forward to going to a new school. This is so unfair! Why can't I just stay with my friends in my last year! I can't even go to Hogwarts which makes it worse! Hermione thought as she started to blow-dry her hair. She didn't know what to really where so she went to see if Draco had a clue.

"Hey, do you know if you we're supposed to get dressed up for this thing or not?"

"Well, I hope you're not going to wear that," Draco said while he noticed she was wearing a towel, "Seriously though, I don't know. I'm just going to wear what I wore to work. I mean, if we need to change into robes we can when we get there."

"Yeah I guess you're right," Hermione said as she walked back and tried to decide what to wear. She finally decided on a light blue sweater tank-top, black pants and black sandals. She went to the mirror and with a wave of her wand she had make-up on. It was pretty natural but that was the way she liked it.

"Hey," said Draco as he walked into her room with all his luggage, apparently ready before she was. (A/N: Sorry if I needed to put a semi-colon there instead of a comma but I have pretty bad grammar and I wasn't sure.)

"Hey, do u think this looks okay?" Hermione said spinning around. Wow, is she hot! Draco thought as he eyed Hermione.

"Yeah, it looks great. Did you want to go say a quick good-bye to Harry and Ron before we leave?" Draco asked.

"Yeah but I don't want to wake them," Hermione said as she folded a shirt, "but I guess they wouldn't care. Just let me finish packing this stuff real quick and then I'll run up to their room." She finished packing and grabbed a room key from her nightstand; Ron had given her their extra one.

Hermione quietly opened the door to Ron and Harry's room. She went over and sat on Harry's bed. He must be a light sleeper because that woke him up.

"I just came to say good-bye," Hermione said and embraced him in a hug.

"I can't believe you're actually going," said Harry, "it's going to be so weird."

"Well, hopefully I'll be back soon."

"Listen, if you ever need anything, anything at all just owl me and I'll be right there. No matter what is going on at the moment. Okay? Anything, promise?" Harry said with a hint of concern in his voice.

"I promise. I'll write to you all the time too okay?" With that said Hermione went over and woke up Ron. They said their good-byes and Ron said just about the same thing as Harry. "I love you guys so much. Just remember that." Hermione smiled and stepped out into the hallway. As she waited for the elevator, she felt incredibly sad but she knew Dumbledore wouldn't do this if he didn't need to.

Professor Curret and Draco were waiting for Hermione when she got back to the room. Draco took her duffle bag and they headed towards the elevators.

"Professor?" Professor Curret looked down at Hermione. "Where exactly are we going? You weren't too clear on that earlier." Hermione asked while they entered an elevator.

"Well, we will be going to the northwest side of America. I think the school is located in Colorado…or something like that," Curret replied with a look on his face saying he didn't remember.

"Will we have to take another plane to get there?" Draco asked not really to fly again.

"Yes we will, it's quite far away. Don't worry though the flight isn't as long as it was from England." They stepped off the elevator and went to get a taxi. It wasn't that easy but they eventually found one. The airport was only 15 minutes away and there wasn't that much traffic so they weren't crammed in the car for that long. When they pulled up to the terminal the cab driver took their bags out of the trunk and drove away. Professor Curret checked their bags on the curbside and then headed inside. The O'Hare Airport was bustling with people as usual and it would be very easy to get lost. They eventually found their gate but made it just on time so they had no time to look around like they did before. They boarded the plane, got comfortable and sat around for awhile until take-off. Draco and Hermione were sitting in row 12 and Curret was sitting in 20 something. Hermione liked that arrangement because she and Draco could talk about whatever they wanted without him listening.

"So, what do you think the kids there are going to be like?" Hermione said while cuddling up next to Draco.

"I don't know," Draco said looking down at her.

"I hope their nice because I read somewhere that this is like the best wizarding school in America. Only the richest people can go there," Hermione said looking worried.

"Don't worry, we have each other right?" Draco said while smiling. The plane finally took off and right away Hermione fell and Draco did soon after.

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"Please fasten your seatbelts and flight attendants please prepare for landing," is what Hermione heard as she was waking up from her nap. She didn't realize that she could sleep the whole plane ride but she did. Draco was still asleep so she figured she better wake him up. She pushed herself up and placed a kiss on his lips.

"Draco, come on, we have to get up. The plane's landing…we'll be on the ground any second." Draco slowly opened his eyes, looked at Hermione and smiled. When the plane landed they got off and met Professor Curret at the gate.

"Hope you all had a nice flight," Professor Curret said while yawning, apparently he had slept too, "We need to go down to Baggage Claim and pick up our luggage. Alb-Professor Dumbledore said that if we follow the signs we should be able to find it."

"Professor?" Hermione asked as they started walking, "When are we supposed to meet Professor Dumbledore? He is meeting us right?"

"Yes, he is meeting us at Baggage Claim. He will be escorting you to the school because I have to get back to the others in Chicago." Hermione looked very relieved that they were going to see Dumbledore. Curret, Draco and Hermione followed the signs all the way to Baggage Claim (A/N: I didn't know if that was supposed to be capitalized…sorry if it's not). As they walked towards Dumbledore, he noticed that Draco and Hermione were holding hands. I guess it really is true. Draco Malfoy with Hermione Granger, odd couple I must say. Dumbledore thought as the threesome was approaching.

"Nice to see you again Albus," Professor Curret said shaking Dumbledore's hand.

"Same to you, Mr. Malfoy, Miss Granger," Dumbledore said nodding his head approvingly at both of them even though they were still holding hands. "Well, we better get your luggage and then Professor Curret can be on his way," he said while looking back at one of the luggage things. (A/N: sorry but I have no idea what they call those) When Draco and Hermione recognized their bags, Dumbledore grabbed them off the luggage carousel (A/N: Jenn just told me what it was…lol). With their bags in hand, they headed out onto the street and into the parking lot.

"Do you know how to drive?" Draco asked.

"I vaguely remember but I'm still here and I drove to the airport by myself. I think we should be fine," Dumbledore said trying to reassure the two.

"Sir, why don't we just use a portkey?" Hermione asked.

"I thought it might be fun to start driving again," Dumbledore replied with a smile.

"Yeah, fun for him but what about the other endangered passengers in the car," Draco whispered to Hermione which made her giggle. They reluctantly got in the car and Dumbledore started to drive. No one really talked much throughout the trip, although Dumbledore did warn them about Voldemort and the Death Eaters. About an hour into the trip, they started going up into the snowy mountains and Hermione got very cold. They had to stop and get her sweatshirt out of her bag in the trunk. Other than that delay, everything went smoothly.

"Where exactly are we going Professor?" Hermione asked while looking out the window at the beautiful landscape. There were evergreen trees everywhere and the branches and ground were covered with snow.

"The academy that you will be attending is located in one of the highest and most unnoticeable parts of the mountains. That way no one will, except the people who know how to get there, will know where it is located. If any person ever does find it, it just looks like an old mansion with no one in it. It really does though, there's no spell or anything. Quite amazing actually," Dumbledore said and pondered on that thought for a moment. The rest of the trip up the mountains was incredible. Hermione thought the sight was absolutely breathtaking and kept pointing little things out to Draco; He seemed to be getting very annoyed. Luckily for him the trip ended quickly and they were parked right in front of a very old building, or what seemed to be a manor. The school sat on a clearing and was really big. Not as big as Hogwarts though. Dumbledore urged them from behind to walk towards the school. Hermione took Draco's hand, he knew she was nervous. As they walked up the steps Draco noticed a stone that had something written on it. When he took a closer look he realized it said Felton Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry. So that was the name, Felton. Where have I heard that before? (A/N: I'm sorry I just had to put that in there…because Tom Felton plays Draco…I know he would never really know who he is but I just get a kick out of it!) Draco thought as the threesome made their way towards the school doors. Dumbledore opened the doors and they made their way into the Great Hall. It was at least three stories high and had hallways leading in every which way. The walls and floor were made of stone and looked very medieval. To the left of them was a huge staircase and Dumbledore motioned for them to use it. There were no students in the hallways so Hermione assumed there were in class. There were few pictures on the walls because there were doors everywhere on the second floor. Draco moved aside and let Dumbledore lead the way to the Headmaster's office. They took a sharp turn to the right at the end of the main hallway on the second floor and ascended another staircase. At the top of the staircase were two, big, oak, double doors with big brass knockers. Dumbledore knocked once and all of a sudden the door came to life and said "Password."

"Peach Pie," Dumbledore said and the doors opened.

"Why do all the Headmaster's passwords have to do with food?" Hermione whispered to Draco while referring to Dumbledore's password: Sorbet (pronounced Sherbert) Lemon. They all walked into the Headmaster's office and were amazed at its size. It looked like it was about 9 rooms put together and the floor was at all different levels with landings everywhere. Towards the back of the office was a staircase that lead up to the Headmaster's bedroom. The floor was a deep burgundy color and there were many oak cabinets and tables. On the highest landing in the middle of the room was a big desk with what looked like a throne behind it. There was a very frail, old man sitting on the throne and he looked up when they walked in.

"Albus!" the Headmaster exclaimed while standing up to greet them, "How wonderful to see you again!"

"Same to you," Dumbledore said while shaking the man's hand. "This here is Mr. Draco Malfoy and Miss Hermione Granger. They are the two best students at my school and I hope you find them acceptable."

"Well, if they are the two best students at your school then I must say they will be among the best ones here," he said with a smile, "Now for the last of the introductions, I am Professor Andrews. I teach Defense Against the Dark Arts and I am also Headmaster of this school."

"Nice to meet you," Draco and Hermione said at the same time.

"We have arranged for you two to be sorted onto teams this evening at dinner. I know that it is a little different from your school. We have teams instead of houses but they work just about the same. They teams are called F-1, F-3, F-4 and F-5. I'm not really sure why we don't have a F-2. When I started teaching here that's how it was and I never changed it. You will have classes with only the people on your team but you will be able to share a common room with anyone you wish. There are four people to a common room. That is why we have so many doors, in case you were wondering. There is one common room that only has two people right now. The Team Leaders from teams F-1 and F-5 are in that room right now. They have agreed to let you share a room with them and can't wait to meet you. We better get going soon because classes are about to end and I don't want you two to be walking around the halls in that kind of a mess." With that said Draco and Hermione exchanged their good-byes with Dumbledore and headed out of the office.

"I will contact you when it is safe to come back!" Dumbledore yelled as they exited the office. They began walking around the many halls and staircases of the school. As they neared a large door Professor Andrews turned around to speak to them.

"You will receive your class schedules after you have been sorted onto a team. Dinner is served at seven o'clock sharp. Please be there a little bit early and we will sort you then so you know what table to sit at." Professor Andrews then opened the large door and lead them into their new common room. It was just as big as the Head Boy/ Girl common at Hogwarts and decorated just as exquisitely. "Hermione, you're room is the one straight forward and Draco yours is the one farthest to the right. Blake and Blair should be up later. They'll show you around the school and hopefully you will be on one of the same teams as them. You're luggage has already been brought to your room. If you need anything, you know where my office is." And then he walked out of the common room. Draco went over to his room and looked around. It's not as big as the one at Hogwarts but at least I get my own bathroom. Draco thought while walking around his room examining everything from the stuff in the desk drawers to the bathroom sink. Hermione's room was much smaller than her other room but she was also very happy about her own bathroom. After about 10 minutes of looking around she went to find Draco. He was sitting on the couch in the common room.

"Hey," Hermione said sitting down on his lap, "I was thinking, maybe we should start thinking of names."

"Names?" Draco said forgetting about the baby for a minute, "Oh yeah, okay. What did u have in mind?"

"I don't know. I've always loved the name Jocelyn for a girl but I haven't really thought about it. What do you think?"

"Oh so you think it's going to be a girl," Draco said while raising an eyebrow.

"No, I was just saying that I liked that name."

"Well, I never thought I would be having a child this soon so I never thought about it." Just then the door opened to the common room and two students, a girl and a boy, walked in. Blair ran right over to Hermione and gave her a big hug.

"Hi I'm Blair. I'm so glad I can finally meet you."

"I'm Hermione. It's nice to meet you too." While the girls were introducing themselves, the guys did the same.

"Nice to you meet you, I'm Blake." He said while shaking Draco's hand.

"Same here, I'm Draco. That over there is my girlfriend Hermione." He said nodding towards Hermione.

"Oh man! I should have known she wasn't available." Blake said with a disappointed look.

"Well, she was for awhile," Draco said jokingly and they both laughed.

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"Who's that hottie over there?" Blair said eyeing Draco.

"That's my boyfriend, Draco. So keep your hand off him." Hermione said sarcastically.

"Don't worry! He's just so hot!"

"Yeah, the all of the girls at Hogwarts seem to think so too." Hermione joked and they both laughed.

"Do you want to go for a little tour of the school?" Blair asked Hermione anxiously.

"Sure! That sounds great!" Hermione said and the two started to head towards the door. "I'm goin' on a tour of the school with Blair. I'll be back before dinner!" Hermione informed Draco who was already deep in a conversation about quidditch.

"Okay, I'll meet you back here." Draco replied not really worrying about Hermione.

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Hermione was put on team F-1, which was Blair's team and Draco was put on F-5, which was Blake's team. The four of them were making their way back to the common room after dinner when Hermione pulled Draco aside.

"We have to tell them about you-know-who and the Death Eaters."

"Why?!" Draco exclaimed more than asked.

"Because they could be in danger too. If the Death Eaters try to come to this school, like the did Hogwarts, those two could be in real danger."

"Fine, we'll tell them when we get back to the common room," Draco said and the two ran to catch up with their new friends.

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"Blair, Blake," Hermione said as all four of them sat down in the common room, "we have to tell you something."

"Okay, shoot."

"It's about you-know-who but let's start from the beginning. Draco's father is a Death Eater and absolutely hates Muggle-borns. I am a Muggle-born and as you both know am in a relationship with Draco. His father is very unhappy about this and has threatened my life and Draco's many times. Death Eaters have come to Hogwarts while Draco and I were away. They tore apart my house dormitory looking for me. Luckily I was away but if I hadn't of been I still would have been unharmed because I had different dorms this year. Anyway, our Headmaster has decided that it is not safe for the two of us to return to Hogwarts. So, we have come here. We have decided to tell you this just in case anything else happens. We do not want you two to be in danger because of us and would do anything to protect you. We just thought you ought to know because Draco has a way of knowing when his father is planning something. He knows nothing good can come from this." Blake and Blair sat their in shock but then comforted Hermione and Draco. After everything was resolved, they talked for a long time and then decided they needed to go to bed.

Hermione was very tired and fell asleep right away. In the middle of the night she heard someone in the common room. She didn't think anything of it and closed her eyes again. That's when she heard the knob on her door turn and three shadows come her way. She tried to open her but before she could, someone grabbed a hold of her and pulled her out of bed. She recognized them right away, they were Death Eaters and they had come to get her. She kicked and screamed but they would not let her go.

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Draco heard Hermione screaming and ran out of his room into the common room. He saw her being pulled out the door and saw the last wisp of the Death Eaters' cloaks. He knew he was too late. He ran to get Blake and Blair out of their beds, hoping they could help him save her.

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A/N: Muahahahahahaha! What a cliff-hanger! So sorry the other chapter was so short but hopefully this will make up for it! Thanks to Slytheringurl, dunkmoonX, Elly, lovelylady, Yelhsa, Simpson-Girl, Serpena, Sayin Bulma, and Tamsy, Daine + Lilac for reviewing for Ch. 12! You guys are the best! The next chapter should be up soon!

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C& J