Hermione rushes out of Potions classroom trying to forget what she just
wrote on that piece of parchment. She didn't even want to write it, it just
came out like she just realized she remembered something and quickly rushed
to write it down. She was having those words repeated in her head, over and
over again. They never seemed to leave. She found her legs carrying her to
an unknown corridor and she suddenly realized she was alone. So she slowed
down her pace and went to lean against the wall for support. She slowly
slid down the wall letting all her emotions run free and let her tears roll
down like they always do. This was already natural for her. To her this
seemed like another usual day, the difference was that she was in school
and in some mysterious corridor.
Then she heard footsteps, she tried to tell herself to get up and walk away but her feet were glued to the cold floor. She put her head down thinking that whoever it is will see her and just run away or get on with their business. But to her surprise it was nothing like that.
"Granger?" she heard the voice of Draco Malfoy. 'No I will not let him see me cry, again, what is wrong with you Hermione?' she asked herself.
She quickly wiped away all of her tears but knew that even the most dense person there is would still figure out that she was crying. She felt him come closer to her and it was a matter of seconds before she felt him slide down the same wall and sit right by her.
"Why are you here?" said Hermione in barely a whisper. "You left something in Potions." He said holding out a piece of parchment. Hermione's eyes went wide open and she quickly tore it out of his hands. She scanned it with her eyes and knew exactly what it was.
All there is is pain and sorrow. Can't he see my soul is already hollow? I try to move but he approaches with his deadly stare. I try to run all along knowing that my legs just won't bare. Even If I run and hide, he'll still take away my pride. He's come closer so I assumer he's near. As I lay still letting out a single tear.
"Did you...did you read it?" she asked him in an unsure voice without meeting his gaze.
Draco couldn't lie to her especially when he truly understood what she's going through and all along he cannot tell her anything because he knows better than that. Malfoy's never shared their problems.
"Yes" he whispered lightly.
Hermione smiled lightly. "Great, another thing you can make fun of me. Well it was great talking to you Mr.Malfoy but I have classes to get to." Said Hermione in a hurtful voice.
She was just about to stand when Draco pulled on her hand which caused her to fall down and to resume her sitting position.
"I'm not going to make fun of you Granger" said Malfoy.
"Well, I must say, I am shocked but would you care to tell me why is it that you are suddenly all nice to me?" said Hermione with sarcasm spilling in.
"Because...because I've been there all right." Draco felt that if he could tell her she's not the only one she would open up to him. 'But why would you want her to open up to you, I thought you said she's a filthy mudblood who isn't worth your time' said the inner voice.
"Listen Malfoy, I don't know what you're trying to do here but I really do need to get to my classes." Said Hermione.
"Really, care to tell me which is your next class, bet you don't even know that do you. And bet you I know exactly why you DON'T know that" said Malfoy looking straight into her eyes. Hermione tried to think hard which was her next period class but she just wouldn't remember.
"All right so you win this time, but know that we share a common room together and I will not be stopped to do something to you if you try anything, ANYTHING at all." Said Hermione.
She sat down by him and rested her head against the cold stoned wall.
"Granger...why...why do you write all that stuff" said Malfoy also resting his head against the wall behind them.
"I ...I tend to...wait...what do you mean 'all that stuff'?" Hermione asked. Then she remembered that she hasn't written or even seen her black book. She quickly scanned through her mind, trying to remember where was the last time she saw it or wrote in it.
"The train" she whispered.
"What?" asked Malfoy.
"Where is my book?" Hermione raised her voice. She saw Malfoy's head slowly turn to face her.
"What would you say if I tell you that I know where it is." Smirked Malfoy.
"Ugh can you stop with the smirking and actually talk civilly towards me." Said Hermione, all along keeping her wrath held together.
"Don't worry Granger, I have your book, you forgot it on the train and I was about to give it to you yesterday but you went to sleep a little early" said Malfoy with no expression on his pale face.
'Well that was easy enough' thought Hermione.
"So is it all true? I mean...what you write in your book?" questioned Malfoy looking in her deep chocolate eyes.
"Why would you care anyway, Malfoy, It's not like we actually get along or just the fact that we hated each other all these years and now suddenly you want to become my friend and listen to my stories?" said Hermione.
"Well it would be nice to actually have a friend I mean they don't treat you nice in Slytherin you know. They tend to get scared whenever I talk to anyone of them. " Malfoy said without looking at her.
"What do you mean? I thought those people praised you, I mean you are their 'Slytherin God' are you not?" said Hermione.
"Is that what they think?" smiled Malfoy.
"Oh shut up, you're so full of yourself" Hermione playfully hit him in the arm.
"Ah, I can't say I'm not hurt Hermione" said Malfoy with a childish pout on his face. Hermione froze and just looked at him, he didn't have his famous smirk on his face and he wasn't cold with her or calling her names, he was just Draco. A totally different person than Malfoy.
"What? You know it's not nice to stare, Granger, especially when we're the one's here and there's no one else to stare at" said Malfoy keeping his smile.
"You...you said my name" said Hermione in an unsure voice.
"No I didn't, don't be foolish." Said Malfoy and quickly changing the subject.
"Besides, we have a heads meeting in about 5 minutes, so we better go" said Malfoy, getting up and offering her his hand. She had this puzzled face and dared to ask him the next question.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Said Hermione.
"What are you talking about?" answered Draco.
Hermione suddenly had a change of emotions running through her mind and she understood it.
She tore her hand away from his.
"You pity me" she whispered so quietly only a person standing very close to her would hear.
"I don't need your pity, Malfoy." Screamed Hermione and she ran off the other way.
Malfoy stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do he just ran after her. She was headed in the wrong way and he was sure she didn't know herself where she was going.
Hermione just kept on running and running until she reached a dark corner and thought to herself that she was safe, that was until she saw a dark figure coming close to her.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the trio's Mudblood." Drawled the voice of a cruel Slythein. She couldn't tell who it was because it was so dark but she knew that voice. She knew it very well.
"Oh and look, standing right in front of the Slytherin Common room" said the voice. "Come back for more, my sweet Hermione?" then it hit her, it was Blaize Zambini.
"No...Just leave me alone...please" she whispered.
"Oh I don't think that will happen" said Blaize.
Panic arose in Hermione's body, she started to shiver and suddenly images of the past flew by her like the wind.
**Flashback**
"No, No!" screamed Hermione as he approached her closer and closer. Ripping off her clothes he started to continue with his business. Looking back and checking to see if anyone else was in the room. It was clear, he looked back at her and saw tears and pain.
"Don't hurt me" she whispered but was quickly blacked out by the force of his punch in her face.
**End Flashback**
"Get away from me!" she screamed loud enough for people to know that someone was in danger. She quickly took out her wand but he was quicker.
"Accio Wand" he yelled and soon enough Hermione's wand was torn out of her hand.
"No!" she screamed. "Not again"
"Oh I think you wanted this to happen my sweet, why else would you come looking for me, am I right?" said Blaize.
He started to come closer to her and she was forced to move back but there was no more room. He nailed her between the wall and his well toned masculine body. He reached out and touched her cheek and started to caress her lower lip with his thumb.
Then he violently covered her mouth with his lips. Hermione started to cry silently, she tried to move herself but he was just to strong so she tried to move her arms which only caused him to grab her wrists and pin them above her head.
"Not getting away now are we?" said Blaize. He let go of her hands only to rip off her shirt and start to go under her robes.
"ZAMBINI" yelled the voice of Draco Malfoy. Blaize suddenly let go of her hands and turned around only to see an angry face of Malfoy.
Draco quickly looked at who was the girl and found it to be none other than the girl he was just chasing.
"Hermione" he questioned himself unsurely.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, YOU TWAT!" growled Draco. Coming closer to Blaize, Draco screamed again
"You fool, get away from her NOW!" screamed Draco. Rushing to Hermione's side.
"Its all right Draco, you can have her after I'm done" said the calm voice of Blaize.
He was fixing his robes when all of the sudden he looked up only to see Draco's fist land straight in his face. Draco started throwing punches at him and in return he received a good punch in his left eye. He was beating him insanely until Blaize couldn't move and was on the floor.
Hermione quietly stood there watching in amazement. 'Who would have ever thought that Draco Malfoy would come to rescue me, Hermione Granger'
She ran to his side and took her wand back from Blaize. She looked at Malfoy who was standing there with torn up robes and a black eye.
Hermione looked down at the floor. Draco rushed to her side and asked her.
"Did he hurt you?" said Draco.
She nodded a slow 'no' to him. She wanted to hug him for saving her but she just couldn't do it.
"Twice" she whispered to know one in particular.
Draco quickly looked her way.
"What do you mean twice" said Draco. "He's done it twice" said Hermione in a whisper. She slowly stood up and started to walk away. Right before she turned the corner she looked back at the unconscious Blaize.
"And this won't be the last time" she said barely in a whisper that even Draco himself might have not heard it.
But he heard exactly what Hermione said. He looked back down at Blaize with an angry look on his face. He can see that even though Blaize was unconscious he could still breath and he could still function. Draco wanted none of this, from what he has just witnessed he wanted Zambini dead.
"You'll pay, Zambini" said Draco with venom dripping from his voice. He took out his wand and muttered a spell under his breath followed by a roaring sound of
"CRUCIO!" yelled Draco.
Then she heard footsteps, she tried to tell herself to get up and walk away but her feet were glued to the cold floor. She put her head down thinking that whoever it is will see her and just run away or get on with their business. But to her surprise it was nothing like that.
"Granger?" she heard the voice of Draco Malfoy. 'No I will not let him see me cry, again, what is wrong with you Hermione?' she asked herself.
She quickly wiped away all of her tears but knew that even the most dense person there is would still figure out that she was crying. She felt him come closer to her and it was a matter of seconds before she felt him slide down the same wall and sit right by her.
"Why are you here?" said Hermione in barely a whisper. "You left something in Potions." He said holding out a piece of parchment. Hermione's eyes went wide open and she quickly tore it out of his hands. She scanned it with her eyes and knew exactly what it was.
All there is is pain and sorrow. Can't he see my soul is already hollow? I try to move but he approaches with his deadly stare. I try to run all along knowing that my legs just won't bare. Even If I run and hide, he'll still take away my pride. He's come closer so I assumer he's near. As I lay still letting out a single tear.
"Did you...did you read it?" she asked him in an unsure voice without meeting his gaze.
Draco couldn't lie to her especially when he truly understood what she's going through and all along he cannot tell her anything because he knows better than that. Malfoy's never shared their problems.
"Yes" he whispered lightly.
Hermione smiled lightly. "Great, another thing you can make fun of me. Well it was great talking to you Mr.Malfoy but I have classes to get to." Said Hermione in a hurtful voice.
She was just about to stand when Draco pulled on her hand which caused her to fall down and to resume her sitting position.
"I'm not going to make fun of you Granger" said Malfoy.
"Well, I must say, I am shocked but would you care to tell me why is it that you are suddenly all nice to me?" said Hermione with sarcasm spilling in.
"Because...because I've been there all right." Draco felt that if he could tell her she's not the only one she would open up to him. 'But why would you want her to open up to you, I thought you said she's a filthy mudblood who isn't worth your time' said the inner voice.
"Listen Malfoy, I don't know what you're trying to do here but I really do need to get to my classes." Said Hermione.
"Really, care to tell me which is your next class, bet you don't even know that do you. And bet you I know exactly why you DON'T know that" said Malfoy looking straight into her eyes. Hermione tried to think hard which was her next period class but she just wouldn't remember.
"All right so you win this time, but know that we share a common room together and I will not be stopped to do something to you if you try anything, ANYTHING at all." Said Hermione.
She sat down by him and rested her head against the cold stoned wall.
"Granger...why...why do you write all that stuff" said Malfoy also resting his head against the wall behind them.
"I ...I tend to...wait...what do you mean 'all that stuff'?" Hermione asked. Then she remembered that she hasn't written or even seen her black book. She quickly scanned through her mind, trying to remember where was the last time she saw it or wrote in it.
"The train" she whispered.
"What?" asked Malfoy.
"Where is my book?" Hermione raised her voice. She saw Malfoy's head slowly turn to face her.
"What would you say if I tell you that I know where it is." Smirked Malfoy.
"Ugh can you stop with the smirking and actually talk civilly towards me." Said Hermione, all along keeping her wrath held together.
"Don't worry Granger, I have your book, you forgot it on the train and I was about to give it to you yesterday but you went to sleep a little early" said Malfoy with no expression on his pale face.
'Well that was easy enough' thought Hermione.
"So is it all true? I mean...what you write in your book?" questioned Malfoy looking in her deep chocolate eyes.
"Why would you care anyway, Malfoy, It's not like we actually get along or just the fact that we hated each other all these years and now suddenly you want to become my friend and listen to my stories?" said Hermione.
"Well it would be nice to actually have a friend I mean they don't treat you nice in Slytherin you know. They tend to get scared whenever I talk to anyone of them. " Malfoy said without looking at her.
"What do you mean? I thought those people praised you, I mean you are their 'Slytherin God' are you not?" said Hermione.
"Is that what they think?" smiled Malfoy.
"Oh shut up, you're so full of yourself" Hermione playfully hit him in the arm.
"Ah, I can't say I'm not hurt Hermione" said Malfoy with a childish pout on his face. Hermione froze and just looked at him, he didn't have his famous smirk on his face and he wasn't cold with her or calling her names, he was just Draco. A totally different person than Malfoy.
"What? You know it's not nice to stare, Granger, especially when we're the one's here and there's no one else to stare at" said Malfoy keeping his smile.
"You...you said my name" said Hermione in an unsure voice.
"No I didn't, don't be foolish." Said Malfoy and quickly changing the subject.
"Besides, we have a heads meeting in about 5 minutes, so we better go" said Malfoy, getting up and offering her his hand. She had this puzzled face and dared to ask him the next question.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Said Hermione.
"What are you talking about?" answered Draco.
Hermione suddenly had a change of emotions running through her mind and she understood it.
She tore her hand away from his.
"You pity me" she whispered so quietly only a person standing very close to her would hear.
"I don't need your pity, Malfoy." Screamed Hermione and she ran off the other way.
Malfoy stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do he just ran after her. She was headed in the wrong way and he was sure she didn't know herself where she was going.
Hermione just kept on running and running until she reached a dark corner and thought to herself that she was safe, that was until she saw a dark figure coming close to her.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the trio's Mudblood." Drawled the voice of a cruel Slythein. She couldn't tell who it was because it was so dark but she knew that voice. She knew it very well.
"Oh and look, standing right in front of the Slytherin Common room" said the voice. "Come back for more, my sweet Hermione?" then it hit her, it was Blaize Zambini.
"No...Just leave me alone...please" she whispered.
"Oh I don't think that will happen" said Blaize.
Panic arose in Hermione's body, she started to shiver and suddenly images of the past flew by her like the wind.
**Flashback**
"No, No!" screamed Hermione as he approached her closer and closer. Ripping off her clothes he started to continue with his business. Looking back and checking to see if anyone else was in the room. It was clear, he looked back at her and saw tears and pain.
"Don't hurt me" she whispered but was quickly blacked out by the force of his punch in her face.
**End Flashback**
"Get away from me!" she screamed loud enough for people to know that someone was in danger. She quickly took out her wand but he was quicker.
"Accio Wand" he yelled and soon enough Hermione's wand was torn out of her hand.
"No!" she screamed. "Not again"
"Oh I think you wanted this to happen my sweet, why else would you come looking for me, am I right?" said Blaize.
He started to come closer to her and she was forced to move back but there was no more room. He nailed her between the wall and his well toned masculine body. He reached out and touched her cheek and started to caress her lower lip with his thumb.
Then he violently covered her mouth with his lips. Hermione started to cry silently, she tried to move herself but he was just to strong so she tried to move her arms which only caused him to grab her wrists and pin them above her head.
"Not getting away now are we?" said Blaize. He let go of her hands only to rip off her shirt and start to go under her robes.
"ZAMBINI" yelled the voice of Draco Malfoy. Blaize suddenly let go of her hands and turned around only to see an angry face of Malfoy.
Draco quickly looked at who was the girl and found it to be none other than the girl he was just chasing.
"Hermione" he questioned himself unsurely.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, YOU TWAT!" growled Draco. Coming closer to Blaize, Draco screamed again
"You fool, get away from her NOW!" screamed Draco. Rushing to Hermione's side.
"Its all right Draco, you can have her after I'm done" said the calm voice of Blaize.
He was fixing his robes when all of the sudden he looked up only to see Draco's fist land straight in his face. Draco started throwing punches at him and in return he received a good punch in his left eye. He was beating him insanely until Blaize couldn't move and was on the floor.
Hermione quietly stood there watching in amazement. 'Who would have ever thought that Draco Malfoy would come to rescue me, Hermione Granger'
She ran to his side and took her wand back from Blaize. She looked at Malfoy who was standing there with torn up robes and a black eye.
Hermione looked down at the floor. Draco rushed to her side and asked her.
"Did he hurt you?" said Draco.
She nodded a slow 'no' to him. She wanted to hug him for saving her but she just couldn't do it.
"Twice" she whispered to know one in particular.
Draco quickly looked her way.
"What do you mean twice" said Draco. "He's done it twice" said Hermione in a whisper. She slowly stood up and started to walk away. Right before she turned the corner she looked back at the unconscious Blaize.
"And this won't be the last time" she said barely in a whisper that even Draco himself might have not heard it.
But he heard exactly what Hermione said. He looked back down at Blaize with an angry look on his face. He can see that even though Blaize was unconscious he could still breath and he could still function. Draco wanted none of this, from what he has just witnessed he wanted Zambini dead.
"You'll pay, Zambini" said Draco with venom dripping from his voice. He took out his wand and muttered a spell under his breath followed by a roaring sound of
"CRUCIO!" yelled Draco.
