Disclaimer: Okay…for the ELEVENTH time, I do not own Harry Potter. ^^
Authors' Note: Sorry for worrying you, Jinx! Why would I stop the story there?
Anyway, thanks to everyone for reviewing! ^^
"Hermione?" Malfoy asked as he walked into the garden. No answer. "Hermione?" He asked again. Somethings wrong…
Ron! Come back! Hermione thought as she stared in horror at the figure holding her up by her wrists.
"This time you won't—what was that?" It turned around and stared down into one of the rows of flowers and lights. "Who is there?" He violently shoved Hermione down back to her feet, but didn't let go of her wrists. It continued to stare.
Hermione watched off into the direction that it was looking in. Please…let it be someone…anyone! She thought frantically.
Malfoy turned a corner and gasped. "Hermione!"
"You, boy!" The figure yelled, and raised its' wand. "Go!"
Malfoy stayed where he was and reached for his wand. "Let go of Hermione."
Hermione tried to yell to him but she still had the silencing spell on her. Draco!
The hooded figure sighed, and raised his wand. "Why do I have to do this, boy?" He asked as he whispered something under his breath. A bright green light shot out of his wand and hit Malfoy square in the chest. "I told you to go,"
Hermione mouthed Malfoy's name. Please don't let him be dead!
Malfoy wasn't moving.
The figure turned back to Hermione. "Now that he is out of the way…" It pointed its wand and her and whispered, "Crucio."
Hermione felt a sharp, burning pain course through her body. She fell to the ground with a thud, her mouth wide, as if she were screaming.
The hooded figure laughed and reached its hand up to it's hood, pulling it down.
Hermione's eyes widened. It can't be…
She saw Malfoy jump onto the person from behind. He raised his wand and yelled, "CRUCIO!" over and over again.
Hermione heard the man scream and she blacked out.
The next day, she woke up in the hospital wing. She jolted up. "Draco!?" She looked to the bed beside her. "Draco…"
Malfoy was asleep. He had cuts all over his face and she saw his clothes, which were at the bottom of the bed, soaked in blood.
"Draco…" She said quietly.
Madame Pomfrey ran in. "Miss Granger! You're awake!"
Hermione turned quickly and stared at the nurse. "Will he be okay!?"
Madame Pomfrey smiled and nodded. "He'll be in here longer than you, but he'll be fine. Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley dragged you two in here. You were knocked out cold," She paused and looked at the silver haired boy in the bed next to Hermione, "He was drifting in and out of consciousness. Heaven knows that Dumbledore will be in here any second to find out what happened!"
Suddenly, Harry and Ron burst through the door. "Hermione!?"
Ron ran over and hugged her, gently, knowing that she was still hurt. "What happened?!"
Harry ran up beside him and nodded. "We found you knocked out and Malfoy was just laying on the ground bleeding!"
Hermione looked over at Malfoy. "It…it was…" She was having difficulty remembering. She touched her forehead. "I…can't remember what happened."
"Did he attack you?"
Hermione's eyes widened at Harry's question. "Of course not!" She heard a grunt to her right and looked over quickly, "Draco!" She nearly leapt out of the bed and leaned over him. "Draco!?"
Malfoy slowly opened his eyes. "Granger?"
Hermione blinked. What…?
He sat up slowly and looked at Harry, Ron, and Hermione with a confused look on his face. "What are you doing here, Potter?" He asked, spitting out Harry's last name.
Hermione's grip tightened on Malfoy's bed sheets. "Draco…?"
He looked at Hermione and raised an eyebrow, "And where do you get off saying my first name?"
The brunette jumped back, clutching at her nightgown. Oh no…
Ron stared at her for a moment, a look that said 'What is he talking about?'.
Hermione shook her head and turned quickly, running over to Madame Pomfrey. "What happened to him!?" She demanded angrily.
The nurse sighed, irritated. "He had a memory charm put on him."
Hermione's eyes widened. No… She stood there for a moment, awestruck.
"I demand to know what's going on!" Malfoy yelled.
Hermione turned around and ran toward Malfoy's cot and kneeled next to it, "You've got to remember! You've got to!" She yelled, shaking him by the shoulders.
"Get off of me, Granger!" He spat.
Hermione felt tears start to well up in her eyes. "Please!"
Harry and Ron looked nervously at each other.
Malfoy sighed and looked away from Hermione to Madame Pomfrey. "What is going on?" He asked again, annoyed.
The nurse smiled and nodded, "Harry, Ron, would you be so kind to leave, please?"
Malfoy sighed.
Harry and Ron nodded, walking out slowly, "Bye, Hermione."
Hermione sat down on her cot and put her head in her hands. This can't be happening…
Madame Pomfrey walked over and sat at the end of Malfoy's bed. "Mr. Malfoy, you had one of the unforgivable curses performed on you. And you've been hit with a memory spell."
Malfoy blinked. "Why?"
"Ask Miss Granger." She said simply before waddling into her office.
Malfoy rolled his eyes, heaved a sigh, and turned to look at Hermione. "Well? You heard her, Mudblood, tell me what happened?"
Hermione cringed at the word Mudblood. "Drac-Malfoy…" She corrected herself quickly.
Malfoy flinched as he touched his cheek. "What happened to me?"
Hermione hesitated, but after a moment looked up at him. "We were attacked…"
"By who!?"
Hermione looked down and away from him. "By…Peter…we were attacked by Peter Pettigrew."
Short chapter. Did it in a rush. I'm not sure if that's the rat-dudes name…I think it is though! Review and tell me what you think! ^^