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Chapter 7

Hermione almost ran back to her dormitory after that days lessons, to open the letter, she just couldn't wait. All the doubt's she had when she started to read the letters had gone straight out of the window, so to speak.

Once she got into her room she jumped on the bed and opened the letter.

Dear Hermione

I am sorry for not replying sooner. I hope you weren't too disappointed when you looked behind the hour glass. I would hate to disappoint you.

It's strange that people often overlook their dreams. Some dreams are useless they have no real meaning what so ever but others have deep meanings.

Often people think that a dream is just a dream, but I think otherwise. A dream can make you realise what you really desire or what mistakes you have made and how you could have made better choices in the first place. But a dream is a haven; a dream is a place where you inner most thoughts and secrets come out. I think the ability to read a dream is a great thing. It helps you to think, say and do things that you would normally never do in real life. It helps you live out your wildest fantasies and replay your favourite moments.

I am sorry that Draco Malfoy has taken the book that you need and I hope that the next time you go into the library, it is there.

I want you to know that the reason I am not telling you who I am is not only because I am scared that you will reject me. I am ashamed of what I used to be, of how I always acted around you, but I can tell you that I have changed.

I hope to receive your reply soon.

I'll wait for you as long as I have to.

Yours forever

Dragon

'This guy is really smart, I doubt Ron could write anything like this so it can't be him, and it definitely wouldn't be Harry. Or could it? He calls himself Dragon and Harry DID defeat a dragon in the fourth year' Hermione decided that she would write back in the hope that eventually "Dragon" would slip up and make a mistake which would tell her who he is.

Hermione wrote her reply back straight away and put it in her pocket, ready to put it behind the hour glasses. As she headed towards the portrait Harry stopped her in her tracks.

"Hermione, are you ok?"

Hermione looked at Harry confused "Im fine what would make you think I wasn't?"

Harry shrugged "I dunno you just seem… distant lately. I mean whenever we see you, you are either reading a book or writing letters. We just don't see you much anymore and Ron and I are worried about you"

Hermione shook her head "I am absolutely fine Harry. I have just been getting stuck into my work you know we have very important exams coming up and we definitely can't fail them now can we? Besides Im not always writing letters"

"Well whenever we see you, you are writing letters. Just who are you writing to anyway?" Harry replied

Hermione just looked at him for a minute just thinking, 'if he is asking who I am writing to does that mean it's not him? So it's not Harry and it's not Ron who on this earth is it?' "Harry it doesn't matter who I am writing the letters too, but if you think I am neglecting you and Ron as friends I am sorry. I didn't mean to separate myself from you two. I promise I'll be here more often for you two ok?"

Harry nodded "Okay. Where are you going?"

Hermione looked at him nervously even though Harry was her best friend she couldn't tell about Dragon especially since it wasn't him. "The owlery I got a letter from my mum and dad they wanted to know how school is going"

With that she headed out of the door and headed not the owlery but to the hour glasses.

Once she got there, she put the reply behind the Gryffindor hour glass. She always put hers their, she didn't know why she just felt weird about putting it anywhere else. She would always find her reply in between Slytherin and Hufflepuff. Maybe Dragon was from one of those houses.

Walking back to the common room and thinking of whom Dragon could be she bumped into someone, but instead of falling to the ground she was kept up and balanced. The person she had bumped into had automatically put their arms around her to keep her steady. The person's arms felt so strong and for some reason Hermione felt safe in his arms, until she looked up.

"Malfoy let go of me NOW!" Hermione spat, as she was trying to get out of his grasp.

Draco let go of her "If you would rather me let you fall on your ass I'll remember to let you next time"

With that he stalked off obviously angry.

Hermione just stood in the place where she hit Draco 'wow he was really angry. Why would he get that angry and what the hell was he doing by the hourglasses?' Hermione let her thoughts wonder as she headed back to the common room.

A/N: Ok I know much didn't happen in this chapter but there will be soon I think I will finish this on chapter 10 and then do a sequel what do you think?

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