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A/N: I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to update. I've been so busy. We were on a vacation, then I had a lot of tests, and then I had a problem with a guy friend of mine.
Things were kinda rough for Hermione that day. Harry only spoke to her when he was forced to. Like when she was in his way and he needed to get by, or when she asked him about their assignment. Ron was quiet, but not silent. He gave her a comforting hug when she became stressed to let her know things would eventually get better. Draco was beside her most of the time, but couldn't do much beside smile and whisper that it would be all right when no one was looking.
The only one who was constantly by her side was Damien. Damien wasn't like other dogs. Of course all dogs can sense emotions, but Damien didn't just sense what was going on, he knew. He knew what was going on and whenever she got frustrated he would lay his head in her lap and stare at her lovingly and wag his little tail.
"I love you so much. Do you know that?" Hermione kissed the top of his head.
He replied by licking her chin a few times.
Hermione laughed and walked him back to her room. Damien had grown very large. He was a bit bigger then the other dogs. He now weighed nearly seventy pounds. His fur shed constantly now, and covered Hermione's room. The patch on his chest was still taking shape. The only thing that hadn't changed was his behavior. He was very large and powerful, but showed no signs of knowing it. All he showed was love.
"Now, I'll bet you would like some food wouldn't you?" Hermione smiled.
Damien got excited and started so run around. Damien had also learned a few words. He knew WALK, FOOD, EAT, TREAT, BATH, WATER, and NO. Other then that he pretty much had more of a sense of what the words meant.
So Hermione fed Damien and sat down on her bed with a book. She got very into her book. She was so into it she didn't notice that someone had entered her room. So as she read they crept behind her back and waited for the perfect moment to surprise her. The person thought about making their presence known at that moment, but thought it might be better if they hid.
So the being who almost crept up on her slowly backed up into her momentarily open closet. Just then Damien decided that he was finished and wanted more. He ran over to Hermione's bed, but then turned his head slowly towards Hermione's closet. He snarled and barred his teeth. Damien's back arched, and he began a low growl.
"I know you're still hungry, but that growling business is unnecessary Damien. You know that." Hermione scolded.
Damien looked up at her and stopped his growl. Then he turned back towards the closet and sniffed the air. Instantly Hermione knew it wasn't the food Damien was trying to get. He had been trying to warn her and whatever it was that was in her closet.
Hermione's heart pounded. Someone had gotten into her room. Someone had gotten into her room without her knowing! If Damien hadn't warned her, she may have been attacked, and there was still the risk of attack. Whoever had broken in was still there.
Hermione pulled out her wand from her pocket. She gave it a twirl and then held it firmly between her fingers. She prepared herself for attack. Then she looked down at Damien. If she mispronounced a word and her spell didn't work then Damien was her backup.
"Ok, I don't know who you are, or what you think you are doing, but if you don't come out right now you will be in serious trouble. Not only with me, but also with my dog, my boyfriend, Dumbledore, and my friends. So if you don't come out and explain yourself, don't say I didn't warn you." Hermione tried her best to sound brave, even though she was terrified.
There was a movement in the closet. A blanket was thrown at Damien and the dog struggled to get out. Then as he tried to get free of the cloth he knocked Hermione onto her back, and her wand fell free from her hand. She panicked as she tried to reach for it. But with the weight of the dog on her stomach she was just barely unable to reach it. Her closet door swung open all the way and she screamed.
"You haven't seen or heard the last of me Hermione Granger. I know who you are. I know where you live. And I know your little. . . secret too." The stranger hissed on his way out.
She looked but she missed him. And after getting Damien off of her and out of the blanket he was already gone. Yet his words repeated in her head. It was a frightening thought that someone would do this to her, and what scared her more was that the voice was so familiar. It sounded like a voice that she had heard on an almost daily basis for the longest time, but she couldn't place it.
Her door opened and she screamed her loudest and began to cry. She couldn't handle this. Then two arms wrapped around her and she knew that she was safe. . . for the moment.
"Hermione, what is it? Are you ok? I heard you scream." Draco stared her in the face with love and concern.
"Oh Draco." She cried into his chest.
"Shhh. It's over now. Tell me what happened Hermione." Draco picked her up and set her down on the bed.
"Draco, someone was in here. Someone was in my room!" she cried.
"What do you mean? Did you leave your door open?" He asked seriously.
"No. Someone broke in somehow. I was reading, it was just after I fed Damien. And if he weren't here then something worse could have happened to me. Damien saved me in a sense. He was trying to protect me." Hermione looked over at her dog who was sniffing the area to make sure that he was gone.
"Ok, I think we should go and tell Dumbledore." Draco announced after a moment.
"What? We can't, if we go together then he'll know about us." Hermione argued.
"Hermione you have to tell him, but I don't want you out by yourself right now. That creep could still be out there." Draco looked over at the door like someone was there.
"But what if the other students see us?" Hermione added.
"Then we are having a dispute and we need Dumbledore to settle it." He answered.
"Ok then." Hermione nodded.
She slowly walked over and put Damien's leash on. Draco could still tell she was pretty shaken up about it.
"I promise you that I won't let this happen again." He kissed her cheek softly.
A/N: I am sorry for the short chapter. I will try to update within the next week. Reviews will get you the next chapter sooner.
A/N: I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to update. I've been so busy. We were on a vacation, then I had a lot of tests, and then I had a problem with a guy friend of mine.
Things were kinda rough for Hermione that day. Harry only spoke to her when he was forced to. Like when she was in his way and he needed to get by, or when she asked him about their assignment. Ron was quiet, but not silent. He gave her a comforting hug when she became stressed to let her know things would eventually get better. Draco was beside her most of the time, but couldn't do much beside smile and whisper that it would be all right when no one was looking.
The only one who was constantly by her side was Damien. Damien wasn't like other dogs. Of course all dogs can sense emotions, but Damien didn't just sense what was going on, he knew. He knew what was going on and whenever she got frustrated he would lay his head in her lap and stare at her lovingly and wag his little tail.
"I love you so much. Do you know that?" Hermione kissed the top of his head.
He replied by licking her chin a few times.
Hermione laughed and walked him back to her room. Damien had grown very large. He was a bit bigger then the other dogs. He now weighed nearly seventy pounds. His fur shed constantly now, and covered Hermione's room. The patch on his chest was still taking shape. The only thing that hadn't changed was his behavior. He was very large and powerful, but showed no signs of knowing it. All he showed was love.
"Now, I'll bet you would like some food wouldn't you?" Hermione smiled.
Damien got excited and started so run around. Damien had also learned a few words. He knew WALK, FOOD, EAT, TREAT, BATH, WATER, and NO. Other then that he pretty much had more of a sense of what the words meant.
So Hermione fed Damien and sat down on her bed with a book. She got very into her book. She was so into it she didn't notice that someone had entered her room. So as she read they crept behind her back and waited for the perfect moment to surprise her. The person thought about making their presence known at that moment, but thought it might be better if they hid.
So the being who almost crept up on her slowly backed up into her momentarily open closet. Just then Damien decided that he was finished and wanted more. He ran over to Hermione's bed, but then turned his head slowly towards Hermione's closet. He snarled and barred his teeth. Damien's back arched, and he began a low growl.
"I know you're still hungry, but that growling business is unnecessary Damien. You know that." Hermione scolded.
Damien looked up at her and stopped his growl. Then he turned back towards the closet and sniffed the air. Instantly Hermione knew it wasn't the food Damien was trying to get. He had been trying to warn her and whatever it was that was in her closet.
Hermione's heart pounded. Someone had gotten into her room. Someone had gotten into her room without her knowing! If Damien hadn't warned her, she may have been attacked, and there was still the risk of attack. Whoever had broken in was still there.
Hermione pulled out her wand from her pocket. She gave it a twirl and then held it firmly between her fingers. She prepared herself for attack. Then she looked down at Damien. If she mispronounced a word and her spell didn't work then Damien was her backup.
"Ok, I don't know who you are, or what you think you are doing, but if you don't come out right now you will be in serious trouble. Not only with me, but also with my dog, my boyfriend, Dumbledore, and my friends. So if you don't come out and explain yourself, don't say I didn't warn you." Hermione tried her best to sound brave, even though she was terrified.
There was a movement in the closet. A blanket was thrown at Damien and the dog struggled to get out. Then as he tried to get free of the cloth he knocked Hermione onto her back, and her wand fell free from her hand. She panicked as she tried to reach for it. But with the weight of the dog on her stomach she was just barely unable to reach it. Her closet door swung open all the way and she screamed.
"You haven't seen or heard the last of me Hermione Granger. I know who you are. I know where you live. And I know your little. . . secret too." The stranger hissed on his way out.
She looked but she missed him. And after getting Damien off of her and out of the blanket he was already gone. Yet his words repeated in her head. It was a frightening thought that someone would do this to her, and what scared her more was that the voice was so familiar. It sounded like a voice that she had heard on an almost daily basis for the longest time, but she couldn't place it.
Her door opened and she screamed her loudest and began to cry. She couldn't handle this. Then two arms wrapped around her and she knew that she was safe. . . for the moment.
"Hermione, what is it? Are you ok? I heard you scream." Draco stared her in the face with love and concern.
"Oh Draco." She cried into his chest.
"Shhh. It's over now. Tell me what happened Hermione." Draco picked her up and set her down on the bed.
"Draco, someone was in here. Someone was in my room!" she cried.
"What do you mean? Did you leave your door open?" He asked seriously.
"No. Someone broke in somehow. I was reading, it was just after I fed Damien. And if he weren't here then something worse could have happened to me. Damien saved me in a sense. He was trying to protect me." Hermione looked over at her dog who was sniffing the area to make sure that he was gone.
"Ok, I think we should go and tell Dumbledore." Draco announced after a moment.
"What? We can't, if we go together then he'll know about us." Hermione argued.
"Hermione you have to tell him, but I don't want you out by yourself right now. That creep could still be out there." Draco looked over at the door like someone was there.
"But what if the other students see us?" Hermione added.
"Then we are having a dispute and we need Dumbledore to settle it." He answered.
"Ok then." Hermione nodded.
She slowly walked over and put Damien's leash on. Draco could still tell she was pretty shaken up about it.
"I promise you that I won't let this happen again." He kissed her cheek softly.
A/N: I am sorry for the short chapter. I will try to update within the next week. Reviews will get you the next chapter sooner.