In the Library and Beyond.

Hermione entered the library and looked around for Draco. She didn't se him. She hadn't spoken to him since Herbology. *He had better not have forgotten* She thought. She picked a table toward the back, away from everyone. She sat down and took out everything she needed and went to look for the books she would need to work. When she came back Draco was sitting at her table already working on his homework. She set her books down.

"Where did you come from?" Hermione asked

"The door." He answered not looking up.

"Funny. How'd you know where I was?" She asked sitting.

"I recognized your bag." He looked up. "Why?"

"Just curious is all." She said. *God he has beautiful gray-blue eyes*

"Are you okay Mya?" He asked putting his hand on hers. *His hands are so smooth and strong* She shivered.

"I…I…I….I'm fine." She said beginning her work.

"You sure?" He asked concernedly. Hermione nodded without looking up. They worked in silence. *Finally done.* She thought stretching. She looked at Draco to see him drinking her stretch in. She dropped her arms and started putting away her things.

Draco finished not lone after her and saw she was still there. She was debating about whether or not she wanted him to go walking with her. She saw him staring at her staring at him.

"Mya do you wanna go outside?" He asked. Hermione blinked.

"No, I don't think I do." She said changing her mind. *I'd rather change* She thought.

"Oh okay. Se you then." He said rising and leaving. Hermione felt bad. *Oh well*. She picked up her bag and walked to her room. She changed clothes, putting on jeans, a red sleeveless V-neck shirt and a black jacket. She walked outside, breathing in the cool, crisp air. She walked to a secluded spot and kneeled. She closed her eyes and concentrated.

It started slow, it was did, the change that took her from girl to hawk. She opened her eyes and stretched her wings. She flapped them once twice and tried to fly and fell. She had learned to fly somewhat over the summer. She hopped to a pile of rocks. Jumping from rock to rock, she made it too the top of them. Spreading her wings she jumped and flapped her wings simultaneously. She failed the first three times and the fourth she got it and took off. She flew higher and higher until she was above the forest. She dived down pulling up before she hit the ground. She flew and did acrobatic tricks for nearly an hour before she came in for a landing. She flew to where she had changed before and concentrated on coming back. Always it was more painful and slower.

*Finally* She thought as she stood.

"So this is why you didn't want to take a walk." A voice said.

"Who's there?" Hermione called looking. A Boy with hair black as a raven's wing and eyes so blue they were almost violet emerged.

"What do you want Eric?" Hermione demanded angrily. Eric Nightwing of Ravenclaw smirked. Eric was a pure-blooded asshole. *He should have been in Slytherin* Hermione often thought. He was a year ahead of her. Eric was known for using girls and leaving them heart-broken.

"Nothing much, just your cooperation." Eric said.

Hermione glared "What do you mean?"

"I'll bet no one else know about you being an anigamus. Which makes you illegal and therefore subject to expulsion**." He said smiling cruelly. "So, what I propose is a trade." He paused looking at her.

"What kind of a trade?" She asked him impatiently. Eric grinned evilly and looked her up and down before saying,

"You for your secrecy." He said smoothly.

"What?!!!" She exclaimed angrily.

"You be mine and I keep your precious secret." He answered licking his lips.

"Never." She said stalking away. Eric frowned and went after her. He grabbed her arm.

"You forget to whom you speak! I can make your life and a living hell and maybe even get Draco out of 'our' way." He whispered dangerously close in her ear. He knew she loved him and it pissed him off.

"Don't you touch him!" Hermione said fearfully. Eric was older and Hermione feared for the safety of her best friend and love. She knew what Eric was capable of doing and that he wasn't making idle threats.

"Cooperate and he'll be fine." He said smiling wickedly.

"Fine." She said giving in. He pulled her roughly to him and kissed her forcing his tongue into her mouth. When she didn't respond he squeezed her upper arms making her whimper in pain. She forced herself to kiss back. When he felt her tongue touch his, he loosened his grip on her.

After a long while, Eric finally let go and pulled away. He took her face gently in his hands, making Hermione flinch. He stroked her face with his thumbs.

"Meet me where the lake touches the edge of the forest tomorrow night for some, private time." He said eyeing her again. He lightly kissed her lips again before leaving her standing alone.

Hermione wanted to throw up, but knew it wouldn't help anything. She had made a promise of sorts to keep her secret and Draco safe. Hermione went back to her room and went to bed. *Some great new year* She thought angrily.

Okay-** This means that being and illegal anigamus is majorly bad!! This is serious trouble…well at least I'm making out to be okay?

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