Hermionie saw Draco coming at her.

"What the HELL is he doing? Dose he know who I am? Who he's kissing? Is he high?"

These questions and more raced through her head. Then she reacted. Her hands flew up in front of her face blocking his lips as she pushed him away. She struggled to get off of his lap and she fell to the floor. Quite stunned, Malfoy drew back with a surprised look on his face. He looked at Hermionie on the ground. Her head had hit the floor and she lay there unconscious. A pool of blood had collected beneath her head. Malfoy could tell she had been hurt by his action. Badly.

"It's not my fault. I didn't push her off of me. SHE FELL!" Oh no. She is not moving. What should I do? What should I do?!?!"

Draco was in panic. He kept pacing the length of the compartment. After a while, he picked her up and placed her on one of the compartments benches. He used his new robes as a pillow for her bloody head. Then he hexed the door so no one could come in. He just sat there and waited. Then he started muttering to himself.

"Why am I so stupid? falling for a mud blood. PLEASE! Someone shoot me. If father ever found out..."

His muttering was interrupted by Hermionies stirring but she did not wake. Draco stopped muttering and just sat there caring for her.

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"Where do you think Mionie is?"

Ron asked as he offered Bertties Beans to Harry.

"Dunno. But I hope she comes back soon. We have to get our robes on and all. I also kinda miss her."

Harry said with a slime as he picked out a greenish yellow bean and a pale pink one too.

"You know Harry, you make me sicker then these beans will ever make me no matter what flavor!"

Ron gave Harry's already messy hair a little ruffle and returned the box to his maroon duffle. Both of them sat in silence as the train slowly rolled along. Then Harry jumped to his feet and headed for the door.

"What the Hell do you think you are doing?"

Ron asked as he grabbed Harry by the arm.

"I am going to go looking for Mionie. She has been gone a very long time and I am worried about her."

"Well then I am coming as well." If you to find each other and find a dark corner out of virgin eyes, there might be some interesting stuff going on."

Harry turned around and gave Ron a playful punch. Ron shrugged.

"I just think you two need a chaperone. That's all."

Harry pulled on Ron's shirt and they were out the door.

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Draco was still sitting my Hermionies side when he was startled by his compartment door shaking. He didn't want to open the door and reveal his secret to anyone so he muttered a spell to let him see out but no other to see in.

"OPICALLUMEROVANISIMO!"

The foggy glass was suddenly clear and he could see Crab and Goyle standing outside the compartment banging their chubby little fists on the glass. Malfoy have a little chuckle but then he stopped. Following closely behind the two thugs he spotted Harry and Ron. They had stopped Crab and Goyle to question them on the disappearance of Hermionie. Both of them shrugged their shoulders and the two went on their way. Crab and Goyle however, continued their banging on the glass door. Now Draco was in panic.

"What should I do? No one can find out what happened here! No one! Not even..."

His eyes glanced down as the innocent Hermionie. Her skin growing paler by the second. Draco bit his lip. He thought of a clever mind charm to place on her but he didn't want to hurt her. The only charm he could think about was one that had very serious side effects and he didn't want to take the risk. After a moment or two, Hermionie started to stir again only this time her eyes were opening a little bit. now Draco was in an even bigger panic. Not only was Hermionie starting to wake up, but a bigger crowd of people started to gather outside of his door trying to pry it open. He shut his eyes tight as though he had a terrible headache. Then he heard a soft gentle girls voice.

"Harry? Harry were are you?"

It was Hermionie! Draco was so relieved that she wasn't dead.

"Hermionie it's all right everything is going to be fine. Now just lie down and shut your eyes. Everything is going to be all right."

He gently stroked her cheek with the back of his index finger and she drifted off to sleep again. But before she was in a full slumber, She mutter the words "Thank you Harry. Thank you." Then her eyes shut.

"Hermionie though I was Harry! What an outrage!"

Malfoy was a little taken back by the statement but just being with Hermionie made him warm inside. All this time her smart attitude and her know-it-all style had been a turn on to him. He didn't even know it until now. Then as the time surfed his past, he noticed that he was the same way! (accept without the brains) The sounds of banging fists and shouting voices broke his epiphany and sent him back to the reality. He needed to get Hermionie out of the compartment and fast. As he thought his eyes scanned the room. All he could see were the shaking golden walls and the luggage rattling around above his head. He couldn't put her in his bags, that would be uncivilized. All he could see was the...

"OPEN WINDOW!"

He quickly leapt from his seat and gathered the slumbering Hermionie in his arms. Then he headed for the window. The train was moving quite rapidly as he stepped out on to the window's ledge. He waited for the train to stop going around bends and then he lifted Hermionie up onto the top of the train. After she was safe (or as safe as she could get) Malfoy hoisted himself up onto the the top of the train. He took Hermionie in his arms and realized that her condition was getting worse. He took his black leather Jacket with a white "M" on the front and wrapped Hermionies small pale body in it. Then as soon as he got his legs underneath him, he picked Hermionie up and started to walk along the train. He was looking for Harry and Ron's compartment. He muttered the spell to see though the roof of the train.

"OPICALLUMEROVANISIMO!"

Then he kept walking along the train in search of a safe place for Hermionie.

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The compartment door fell in and a mob of people raced inside Malfoy's compartment. Ron and Harry were among the bunch.

"He's gone!"

Ron and Harry were dumbfounded. Where could he have disappeared to? Then Harry looked in the direction of the open window. He elbowed Ron in the ribs and leaned his head towards the window. Ron caught his drift and he headed towards the window. Harry grabbed his arm and shook his head.

"We have to wait till the coast is clear. That way no one will notice us. No one can know about what we are about to do!"

They stepped outside the compartment and waited until it was clear. The only people left in the compartment were Crab and Goyle. Harry nodded his head and Ron jumped in front of the compartment door and shouted a freezing spell. Crab and Goyle stopped what they were doing in midair!

"This charm will only last a couple of minutes and then they will become unfrozen again."

Ron informed Harry and they both scurried through the cabin and out onto the window ledge. Harry got on the top first and then helped Ron on. They both moved forward at a steady pace.

"Look! Over in that direction! There is a dark figure."

Ron pointed his finger in front of him and Harry saw the Mass blob of darkness in front of them. A slight drizzle had begun and the train top was beginning to get a bit slick.

"LUMERO!"

Harry shouted as a bolt of bright light light the night. There, where the large blob of darkness had been stood Malfoy, holding the still unconscious Hermionie in his arms.

"Oh no"

Ron muttered as Harry's face got all twisted up in anger. Then Harry said something under his breath.

"This time, Malfoy's gone to far!"

He drew his wand.

"It's time to duel!"