Chapter 11: Leaving Quick

Hermione looked at him, confusion written all over her face and the faces of Ron and Harry.

"I'll explain later. Right now, we need to get out of here as soon as possible. Ron, watch the fire, Harry the door. I'll watch the windows. Hermione get packed. If I'm right about this, I don't think you'll be coming back."

Hermione gaped at him.

"Now see here..." Ron began.

"Now!!!" Draco shouted.

Everyone scrambled to follow Draco's orders. They knew if Draco showed he was scared, then something was seriously wrong.

Hermione, desperately trying to get everything she would ever need out of her room. After a few minutes, she let out a frustrated cry, trying to fit everything into her trunk.

"Just shrink the bloody stuff, Granger!!!" Draco snapped, glancing over his shoulder, his wand still pointing at the windows.

Hermione nodded, realizing that was the most logical thing to do. I Guess Ron and Harry were right. I do tend to lose my cool in desperate situations. She thought. It took her ten minutes to get completely tear down her room, and get it all in her trunk. She turned toward the door.

"Where in the bloody blazes do you think going?" Draco hissed.

"I have to get Crookshanks." Hermione said, tears in her eyes.

"No! Harry, open the bloody door a crack and accio the damn thing, you're the best to do that spell!!! But be bloody careful!!"

Harry nodded and opened the door a crack. He concentrated his whole mind on Crookshanks, and then muttered "Accio, Crookshanks."

The cat came flying into the room, spitting and hissing at the boys.

"Come here Crookshanks." Hermione said, and the cat jumped into her arms.

"I'm done." She said to Draco.

"About bloody time!!!" Draco said. "Ron, throw in some floo powder. ("It's in the blue jar." Hermione said.) "Then walk backwards toward the trunk and help me carry it in. Hermione, enlarge the fireplace."

Hermione fumbled for her wand. "Engorgio!" The fireplace swelled until it could fit all of them comfortably.

"Good." Draco and Ron grabbed the handles and began walking toward the fireplace, Draco still watching the window with his wand up. "Now, Hermione, I want you to stay between us and Harry. Harry, you're going to be covering us until we get in. Then we'll cover you."

Harry nodded and Draco, Ron, and Hermione began walking towards the fire place, Harry taking over watch on the window as well as the door."

Once they were all in, Draco said, "Draco's room, Malfoy Manor."

Hermione held Crookshanks tightly, not wanting to lose him. Draco slipped his wand into his cloak, and then wrapped his arm around Hermione's waist. When they slowed down, Harry threw his hands out to stop his fall and to stop everyone else from falling on him.

He and Hermione stepped out, (Crookshanks jumping out of her arms and streaking under the bed, where they assumed he would stay for the rest of the summer) followed by Draco and Ron, with the trunk. They set the trunk down in front of the fireplace and Ron, finally unable to hold it in for asked "what the bloody hell was going on back there?!?!"

"Not now," Draco said, walking over to a bookcase, "I need to check something, and then I'll tell you."

He pulled out a thick emerald green book and flipped through it. He stopped at a page and stared at it for a while, then drew Hermione's book out of his pocket, opened it and looked between the two books. He sighed, pulled out his wand and tapped a knot in the wood with his wand. There was a loud noise, and a secret drawer was reveled on the bottom of the bookcase. He bent, ruffled through its contents and pulled out yet another book. He opened it and looked through the pages, his eyebrows furrowed together. He then straightened and began flipping through Hermione's book again, and looked between those two for awhile.

"Harry," Ron muttered, "I think he's gone mad."

"No, I haven't, Ron." Draco said gravely, closing the three books and walking over to them. "Though, I wish I was, now."

"Hermione, sit down." he said, nodding at a chair. She walked over and sat down, the three boys following her.