Draco's So Unfortunate

Chapter 2: The Curse and The Idea

Draco jerked awake. He looked around the common room wondering what woke him up. He realized it was raining again, and it was raining hard. He sat up slowly then noticed Hermione. He looked at her. He smiled a little before it fell. Then he shook her lightly. She groaned then lifted her head. She shook her head lightly then looked at Draco.

"You're awake. Professor McGonagall came in after you passed out. I told her what happened. I don't think those guys will bother you anymore. We're excused from class for a week. Um…I'll have Ginny bring over homework…. and um…. I suppose I could help you with it," she said nervously. Draco watched her. Then tried to stand up to go to his room. "You shouldn't be walking around just yet," Hermione said worriedly as she stood and tried to help him. He shook his head then walked slowly to his room. When he got to the stairs he stopped then rested a bit. Hermione walked to him then put a hand on his shoulder. He looked at her.

"Let me help you," she said. He nodded, and then she helped him walk up the stairs. She carefully helped him into his bed then covered him up. He turned away from her and closed his eyes. Hermione watched him for s bit before gently brushing the hair in his eyes away. He opened his eyes halfway and looked at her. She smiled. He smiled slightly then closed his eyes again and was sleeping almost immediately. Hermione conjured a chair then sat down in it. She watched him as he slept then soon fell asleep herself.

Draco woke again and opened his eyes to see Hermione sleeping uncomfortably in a chair. He woke her again and pointed to the door.

"I'm not leaving," she whispered pointedly, her voice clearly saying she was exhausted. Draco sighed than motioned for her to get in his bed. Hermione looked at him. He beckoned her again. She gave in. 'The bed does look warm,' she thought before she got up and stood by the bed. Draco lifted up the sheets for her; she got in. Since his hand had the corner of the sheets his arm was slightly around her when he put them down. Without thinking Hermione snuggled up close to him and closed her eyes. Draco eyes widened in shock before softening. He shifted then put his arm around her and closed his eyes.

'Stupid sun,' thought Hermione as she snuggled closer to Draco who was awake as well. It was a Saturday and all Hermione wanted to do was sleep. Mainly because she was quite comfortable where she was. Draco smiled slightly when she tried getting closer to him the second time. He reached for his wand and shut the curtains. Hermione smiled with her eyes still shut and was asleep in moments. Draco watched her as she slept.

'How can I let her help me if I can't speak? Maybe I could…why didn't I think about it before?' he thought. Then he shook his head and tried to get out of her grasp. She held on to him tighter than before and he didn't want to wake her so he stopped trying to free himself and settled back down. He turned on to his back and had one arm around her. She woke slightly then put her head on his shoulder but didn't go back to sleep.

"When will you tell me what's wrong?" she asked quietly. He looked down at her then sighed. He got up then pulled her out of bed and he walked to his desk. He took out a piece of parchment then uncorked his inkbottle and took out a quill.

'I can't speak,' he wrote. She read it then looked at him.

'My stupid father placed some sort of curse on me before he was killed. He didn't want me telling anyone what he was planning and that I didn't want to be a DeathEater. He told me that the curse won't lift until I kiss my true love.' He wrote then handed it to her. She read it then nodded.

"I've read about that curse. You can't use spells to find the person. But it didn't say that someone couldn't help you. I'll help I mean, that person has to be in this school right?" she said. He nodded. "It'll be tough, considering your reputation now. Um…there has to be a way we can do this…"she said. She looked at him then shook her head. He looked at her questioningly.

"You wouldn't like it," she said.

'Say it anyway,' he wrote.

"I was thinking that Ginny could help us. She knows just about every fourth year girl and up," she said. Draco thought about it then looked uneasy. "Yeah, you probably found the problem with that. Ginny is the number one gossiper in Hogwarts history." Draco nodded. Hermione sat down on the bed.

"Maybe we could start a dating service. Ginny and me that is," she added when he glared at her. "We can tell all the girls that we can help them find their soul mates, but at the same I can be finding someone for you," she said. Draco thought about it. Then shrugged and nodded. "Okay. I'll talk to Ginny about it tomorrow, but right now I need to know what you want in a girl," she said. Draco got some parchment and sat at the desk. He then began to write.

Hermione took the paper when he finished and read over it again out loud.

"Okay, so you want someone who's smart, sweet, caring, and kind. Someone who doesn't spend hours making her selves up but looks well naturally. Someone who shares at least five of your interests. 1. Quidditch, 2. Reading, 3. A walk at during a moonless night, 4. Animals, 5. Some muggle music, 6. Complicated Aritmancy, and 7. Can play some sort of instrument. Also you don't want a blonde, stupid idiot, or any stupid slut from Slytherin. Okay, I think I got it all," she said, as she laughed a bit. Draco smiled. Then wrote on a piece of parchment.

'Thank you for helping me.' Hermione read it then smiled warmly at him.

"No problem," she said softly. "Come on lets go tell Professor Dumbledore what we're doing so he can tell the teachers." Then she got up and pulled him from his chair then they headed to the Headmasters office. Draco was pulled the whole way.

/Headmasters Office

"I think it's a fine idea Miss. Granger. I'll tell the teachers," he said. Hermione nodded then her and Draco stood up. "Oh, Miss Granger," he said. She turned around.

"Yes Professor?"

"Make sure that both your grades don't slip."

"They won't professor," she said. He nodded.

"You may go." She nodded then they walked out of his office.

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