E "So what shall we work on first? Charms, umm transfiguration? Or umm. " "How about Charms, what's that new spell we're working on? Fredoma?"

"Yeah well at least you can say it right." She laughed. After they were done with that they went on to transfiguration, their assignment was the history of the first Wizard who started transfiguration. "Jeez I hate homework."

"I actually find it very convenient."

"Well of course you do. You're the smartest in this dang school!" He laughed. "I have a question. Why won't you admit of your father's doings? I know what's going on Draco. You cannot hide it from me. So just tell me..why does he do it?"

"Hermione I don't know O.K. I really don't he never use to do this but all of it started about 2 years ago. I think. I don't know the recent one oh well second to the last beating I got was for no reason. Well I stayed up reading a book and he got so mad at me he.I don't know what's gotten into him. I mean usually he'd just maybe slap me or just yell.but lately its like his fists aren't enough so he has to." Draco was on the verge of tears now. Hermione was already crying. "Oh Draco. I'm so sorry. I wish I could stop this! I do. I know we never got along before, but I'm letting you know now that I am there for you. O.K."

"Oh shut up mud blood! And get away from my son! NOW!" They heard a voice in the distance and saw Lucious Malfoy standing there in the dark. "Father! Er.What are you doing here? I'm studying."

"What studying her?" He said pointing at her. "No sir, I'm helping him with home work! I swear!" Lucious just stood there and pointed to the exit of the library and she grabbed her stuff and gave Draco a worried glance. When she finally left Lucious grabbed Draco and hit him over the head with an overly large book. "Father! What are you doing what have I done this time?" "Oh really? Oh you only told a mud blood our little secret, now didn't you."

"Father who am I suppose to turn to! No one else cares! You obviously don't because you're the one doing the dang beatings!"

Lucious gripped his son's neck and threw him into a wall and held him high choking him. "Father! PLEASE STOP!" But instead of stopping he thronged his fists into Draco's sides where his bruises were and his stab was still healing and Draco this time couldn't help but cry. His father grinned at the sight of his son's tears and tried making him cry more. Lucious then let Draco fall to the floor and kicked him again hard in the stomach. Draco suddenly just thought 'don't let him show you're actually hurting.' He wiped his face off and asked "Is that it? Is that the best you've got Lucious?"

"Don't you dare call me that. And that is not all I can do I will show you my wrath!!!" Lucious began kicking him furiously and would not stop he then took out his wand and yelled "EXPELLIARMUS!" Draco was standing up but was then blasted hard into the wall and was knocked unconscious. Lucious left him there, and with a sweep of his cloak he ran out of Hogwarts. What they both didn't know was that Hermione was watching. She ran into the library and went to Draco and laid his head in her lap his face was just fine besides it seeming with tears. She lifted a bit of his shirt and saw so many bruises and looked at the back of his head where he hit the wall. It was bleeding badly now, she tried waking him up. He was scarcely breathing. She stood him up straight and let him hang on her shoulder and she brought him to the hospital wing. "DEAR GOD!" Madam Pompfrey yelled. "What on earth happened to him?"

"I can't say.but I hope he'll tell you." They laid him gently on a bed and Madame Pompfry set to work right a way. Hermione could not believe what she had seen. Poor Draco! She just couldn't take her eyes away, he could've killed his own son! For gosh sakes what's gotten into this world. I mean I always thought he had more self-control than that!. And on school grounds! What if a teacher saw! For God's sake! In the library.wait where was that whets her name the librarian? Probably just having dinner. Her thoughts just trailed off. "Hey! Herm!" Hermione turned around and saw Harry running towards her. "Where've you been? Me an Ron have been looking everywhere for you."

"Well how stupid you two are! Jeez where do you usually find me hmm? Ugh you act like you don't even know me, usually that's the first place you look!" Hermione said in anger that was brought up out of nowhere. "Jeez.sorry." Harry said hurt. "No I'm sorry. I just I don't know. Something is really buggin' me."

"Yeah I can tell." Harry turned away, "Hey I'll leave ya alone, O.K.?"

"Yeah, thank you Harry." She walked off as Harry watched her. She began to jog to nowhere and to think of Draco. How he was just laying there unconscious in the Hospital Wing. It was a few days after she had seen Draco and she was less worried knowing he was in the care of Madame Pompfry. It was about 4 days after he went to the hospital wing and he came out alright and luckily for him the first he saw was Hermione. He called out her name and she turned around suddenly. She ran to him and hugged him. She backed away noticing what she just did.

"Oh um. sorry. Just happy to see you're alright."

"You saw didn't you?"

"Saw.oh yeah."She turned away from him but he turned her to look at him. "Thank you." He was going to walk away but turned around and kissed Hermione on the cheek quickly and left her looking stunned. She touched her cheek softly, it had felt in a way an angel just kissed her. Draco turned his head about and saw the girly grin on her. He smiled at this. Her cheek was so soft. He turned his head again, only to see Pansy's red face, which then her hand flew up and smacked him. "JESUS CHRIST DRACO A MUD BLOOD?" She walked away more pissed off then anything. Draco just grinned. 'Oh well. wait she'll tell me dad!' His grin disappeared and fear spread. What will he do? For sure he'll do something worse for what he did, all I was doing was studying with her but now a kiss on the cheek? Pansy will surely tell.'What am I going to do?' Draco's mind was constantly on the thought of another one of his father's brutal beatings.