Disclaimer: Hey folks! Just liked to say a big thank you to my friends and family in the making of this story - wakes up from dream - oh, yeah, I don't own the characters of HP, but the plot is all mine, you hear! All mine!

Author's Note: Read on my dears, read on. Oh, and dearest Musicstarlover, would you be kind enough to perhaps fill in for Catrina Sanchez if she is needed in Beauxbatons? Graciously thanking you for you kindness.

Last Time:

Hermione thought that the expression set upon the girl's face looked distinctly familiar, and though the girl looked quite average, she was naturally pretty.

The girl smiled and shook her head, "Hermione Granger…I'm surprised you haven't noticed yet – but of course, looking at this body…"

One of Hermione's eyebrows shot up, "What are you talking about?"

"My love," The girl began. The girl in front of Hermione suddenly started to melt, the flawless skin turned to tanned unblemished skin, and the hair grew back into the skull.

"It is me," Draco finished, "Draco Malfoy."

Chapter 22

- Oh. My. God.

Hermione opened her mouth in pure shock horror as she saw him. Malfoy?!

"What the HELL are you doing here?" Hermione practically burst Draco's eardrums.

"Hermione, calm down," Draco felt his controlled mind con Hermione, "I'm so sorry about what happened in the Hospital Wing."

"Sorry?" Hermione asked ironically, "Malfoy, I've been dying!! Dying, and all because of you!"

Draco tried to put a hand on her shoulder but she wouldn't let him near her, "Baby, but you're alive."

"ALIVE!" Hermione shouted, "Actually, you should thank Holly for that! Because somehow she took my place and died!"

There was a stony silence as Malfoy took this in. Hermione had seen the funeral service from the balcony.

"And don't even try to sound as if you didn't know about this because YOU did it!" Hermione cried.

- Outside the Dorm window

Cole was back of course, and had been for a while. However, since emerging in by the Hospital and seeing Granger blast, he had been sorting out some business that included Lavender Brown.

He had tortured her using scorching fireballs to get the true aim of her trying to get rid of Granger. It had been because of some petty excuse about revenge as Granger had given her glasses. How pathetic.

Cole's intense green eyes had been following Granger ever since, only to find that her power proved to be exceedingly great and must be obtained, - oh yeah, it had also meant the discovery of distressing rumours.

The rumours were about Holly, and they were all the same; She was dead.

Now those reptile green eyes froze as he heard them. He heard the words that made the rumours all true. Holly Jenkins was dead, and to the fault of Malfoy.

"Malfoy," He whispered under his breath, "I'll get you for killing my beloved."

- Back inside the Dorm

Hermione put her hand on her head. Picking up the school schedule, she thanked God for helping her get out of the dorm if not Malfoy.

"I have to go," Hermione spitted in his face.

"Where?" Malfoy questioned blocking the doorway.

Hermione picked up her wand and pointed it at Malfoy; I seriously wish I had taken the apparation exam and apparated out of here to the dungeons.

Suddenly, Hermione felt a tug to her body as the swirling orbs surrounded her again, "Oh no, here I go again!"

"HERMIONE!" Malfoy shouted desperately trying to grab at the rapid orbs taking Hermione out of the window.

As Hermione orbed out she suddenly became aware of someone prying in on her dorm. She gasped but kept speeding away to the dungeons.

- Potions

Harry and Ron always dreaded this class because after every lesson, there was an assignment to accompany it.

They filed into the class with the rest of Repton seventh years and Highams seventh years, when a whirlpool of swirling blue orbs landed in front of them.

The orbs flew out to leave a very distressed Hermione in its place.

"Oh my God!" Ron stated.

"Hermione!" Harry grabbed Hermione's shoulders, "You can orb!"

While Harry goggled over this, Ron suddenly dawned on the down side to this power.

"Hermione?" Ron asked carefully, "You can't be dead are you?"

"Dead?" Hermione repeated, "I don't remember dying. One minute I was in the Hospital Wing, the other, I was standing on the Dining Hall balcony rubbing my head."

"STUDENTS!"

The three of them spun round to face the angry Professor Warlord.

"If you don't mind, I would like the lesson to BEGIN!" Warlord screamed.

Ron, Harry and Hermione walked into the dungeon, while Warlord knocked of twenty house points from Repton. The other students groaned inwardly.

Seated at their desks, they continued their discussion.

"So how can you orb?" Ron asked.

"And where've you been for the past three days?" Harry asked.

"I've been on the balcony," Hermione started while taking down notes on the lesson, "I was exhausted and couldn't move. Then I saw the funeral of Holly Jenkins. That was when I decided to make my way back to my dorm, wishing I could apparate instead."

"…Though thieves have often used this potion for the wrong reasons. Including students who wish to steal rare ingredients from my store cupboard…"

"The funny thing is, it's always when I wish to apparate that this orbing thing starts to kick in," Hermione said to Harry.

"…Now, those of you who have been paying NO attention to my information will be punished by tonight's assignment." Warlord announced.

Harry and Ron shot up.

"You are to write a an analysis on the effects of this potion and consider ways it may go wrong. Write up the method and make sure you memorise it, for you shall be performing this potion next lesson without the method written up on the board. You are dismissed!"

Groaning, the class filed out of the classroom.

"Can you believe this guy?" Riana said as she swept passed a stressed Nick.

"He has so much power," Leah and Aurora groaned.

Liz and Rose caught up with Harry and the gang, making their way down to lunch.

- Meeting up with Nick

Riana, Leah and Aurora ate lunch pretty much silently. Aurora was still upset about Russell, Riana was contemplating over Nick, and Leah was hungry.

"You gonna eat that Ria?" Leah asked

Instead of answering Riana said, "Do you think I should go and meet up with Nick?"

"Yes," Leah replied, "Go ahead and dump him or kiss him or whatever. I'm through with him."

"Great help Leah," Riana snarled.

After lunch, however, Riana decided to meet up with Nick. It would mean that this whole mess might be cleared up.

She found him saving a seat beside him in front of the common room fireplace.

Nick was still, apparently thinking about something. When Nick followed Cole through the sky and then stealthily underground, he had come up with only a few thoughts in his head.

Number 1: Though Cole Turner was thought to be a reptile demon, it was not true. Cole had been feeding off vanquished demons and gained their power.

Number 2: His true aim for doing this was to kill the Charmed Ones but keep Holly as his demonic queen.

Number 3: Having a queen would mean that he would be a King – but of what?

While these thoughts rampaged around his mind, he had another thing to worry about. It was January, and frankly, Nick hadn't been around for his studies leading up to the N.E.W.T's, and his social life was going down the drain.

"Hey Nick."

"Come and sit," Nick jumped but smiled.

Sitting beside him, Riana decided to go first, "Where've you been, Nick?"

"I've following around the reptile demon – "

"But he's dead," Riana injected.

"No, he's not." Nick told her about what he had found out.

- Homework Sucks

Nick was happy for the first time in ages. He had patched up things with Riana and had been promoted with a fabulous kiss.

He settled down at the common room table when he noticed his bag. Homework. Potions assignment.

As Nick had not been paying attention in potions, he was hopelessly stuck on this thing. He was in for some trouble; he had to get some help.

Meanwhile, Harry had been storming around the Repton common room worrying about his latest assignment. Potions assignment – joy.

Harry, deciding to get distracted for a bit, get back to his work, find it hopeless and run to Hermione, stretched out.

That was when he found that the guy next to him was struggling over the same assignment.

"You stuck too?" Harry conversed casually.

The guy put his head and nodded.

"Nick!" Harry smiled.

"Harry!" Nick finally took in who was sitting in front of him.

"Long time no see! Listen up, Let's get Hermione's help, she'll have the notes." Harry suggested, speeding up his decision.

"Good idea." Nick replied.

Author's Note: Hey you guys! How was the hols!!! My holiday consisted of a three day trip to Great Yarmouth in Northern England.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter!!