Okay my faithful public...or at least the ones who have stuck it out and gotten to this point.....I have an 'excuse' as to why i've been a while in posting. I've had aot of crap happen in the past while....i had a death in my marching band so that automatically made me not want to do anything...i've had hard classes, and yeah...stuff...but i'm here and i've finally posted the second to last chapter in Dreaming....read on my faithful public....Oh and i don't own any Harry Potter-ish stuff...JKR does....

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Hermione~

She had fallen to the ground the second Pansy had walked out the door. She was still sitting where she had fallen, but she was no longer crying. A few moments later she heard footsteps approaching. Quickly scanning the room for something to hide behind, she ducked behind a chair just as the door opened. The last person she would have ever suspected walked in.

'Alexis?!' Hermione stood up from her hiding place, in complete shock.

'Shhh! You'll wake the dead! Even though that kinda already happens in our world...' (Alexis was one of those bubbly fun girls that occasionally got lost in her own thoughts.) Alexis commented. Totally off the subject. She shook her head to get rid of the thought.

'Come on. No time for small talk, cause we have to get out of here.' Alexis explained. Hermione had no clue as to what was happening but she complied anyway. After Alexis had scanned the hallway to make sure it was clear, the two girls set off out the door. They dragged themselves through corridors and around corners and Hermione was beginning to wonder just how big this house was. As they turned a corner Alexis had run into something causing a pile-up. They both hit the floor with a THUD. Hermione was scared to look up, for fear that it would be Lucius, or someone else unpleasant. That wasn't the case though. The people she was staring at were her saviors at this particular moment. Draco Malfoy and Kristen Lowe.

'Draco?.....' Hermione questioned in disbelief. She was in shock that he was actually standing in front of her.

'Hermione?' Draco asked walking over towards her and helping her to her feet. He grabbed her hands and pulled her up into a hug. Kristen and Alexis were getting impatient.

'Okay! Enough mushy stuff! May I stress the point that we need to get out of here? Preferably NOW!' Alexis nearly yelled. They separated and Draco took Hermione's hand as they started running to catch up to Alexis and Kristen. Finally reaching their destination, they saw that it was an old bedroom tucked away in a far corner of the house. As Alexis opened the door, a whole bunch of dust was moved causing a nice little cloud.

'Watch out for dust.' Alexis warned.

'Great. Thanks for the warning.' Draco sarcastically responded. The four of them walked over to a fireplace as Kristen pulled a purple pouch from her pocket.

'Come on. We have to hurry.' Kristen said shooing Draco towards the fireplace. He grabbed a handful of the Floo Powder and threw it into the fireplace.

'Hogwarts!' was the last thing the three girls heard from him, and then he was gone.

Hermione was being pushed towards the fireplace harshly. She grabbed some Floo Powder as well, and repeated Draco's actions. She was spinning through dust and soot. A few seconds had passed and she was being spit out into Dumbledore's office. She landed on his office floor and stood up a little wobbly.

'You okay?' Draco asked as he helped her dust the soot off of her clothes.

'I will never get used to traveling by Floo Powder.' She replied with a small grin. A thud and an 'ow!' came from behind them and they turned around to see Alexis on the ground followed shortly by Kristen. Kristen stood up and started dusting off her robes.

'Well. Now that that's done.' she casually said. Alexis stood up and knocked her down to shut her up.

'Come on we need to find Dumbledore.' Alexis said. The four of them turned around and were about to head out the door, when it opened. Dumbledore was calmly walking in with a very panicky looking McGonagall following.

'See Minerva. I told you that everything would be alright. I had two wonderfully brilliant girls on the case.' Dumbledore calmly stated, beaming at Kristen and Alexis.

'Ummm...excuse me Professor. How come Alexis and Kristen came to get us? Why not a teacher?' Draco asked tentatively.

'Well that's an interesting story. Please sit down and I will explain.' Everyone took their seats and Dumbledore started explaining.

'Kristen and Alexis here are part of a little known group of teenage wizards that has the job of making sure that their fellow students live safely at their schools. Even though we have teachers, they can't always be in the dormitories and places like that, so these students add extra protection. Haven't you ever noticed how these two are always stopping fights, or helping their fellow students more than normal? It's their duty to be helpful. The reason these two are part of the group is because they were born into it. Their parents were part of it as teenagers, so they, in turn, became a part of it as well.' Dumbledore concluded.

'I don't mean to doubt your authority, Professor, but why didn't you just send a teacher? I mean what if it had gotten really bad? Wouldn't these two lose?' Hermione asked.

'Your very perceptive Miss Granger, but these two have been in training much longer than most students at this school. They are well taught and they know exactly what to do in these situations. Plus the fact that I know that Lucius is not at his best these days. He would not have lasted long no matter who I would have sent. He's too preoccupied with his own problems.' The twinkle that Draco saw in Dumbledore's eye told him that it was no lie.

'The moment these two heard of your kidnappings, they were determined to get you back unharmed. It looks like they have succeeded.' Dumbledore finished with a smile.

'Awww shucks Professor. It was nothing.' Alexis said, feigning embarrassment.

'Now I strongly advise that you four visit Madame Pomfrey before heading to your dorms.' The four stood up and headed towards the door but Draco turned around sharply.

'What about my father? He can still get to us. Any of us.' Draco realized.

'Please calm down Mr. Malfoy. As long as you're at this school and under my watchful eye, I will make sure you are not harmed.' Dumbledore's voice was filled with utter sincerity.

'And Pansy?' Hermione piped in.

'Unfortunately we do not have any evidence against her but your testimonies, and that's not enough to do any damage to her in wizard court. That doesn't mean I won't be watching over her very closely in her remaining years here.' Dumbledore assured.

'Thank you very much Professor, for everything.' Hermione gratefully replied.

'Yes. Wonderful. Now come on you four. To the hospital wing.' A fretful McGonagall ushered.

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well there you have it! (almost) the second to last chapter of Dreaming!! The next chapter is the last one and I will be very sad to post it but I thank every last reviewer I've had and I'll be back in just a little bit to post again....The last chapter is a nice little wrap up to this whole long story...Well had better be off...you guys R & R and I'll be happy!! Toodles for now!!!