After the day Harry told Hermione what she had to do be freed she was very tense every time she saw Malfoy. She was now completely terrified of him. But of course avoiding him was inevitable. She was locked in a cell. There was no where to hide. Every day he would come in and ask her if she had decided. Of course she shook her head or refused his offers. Then one day something extraordinary happened.

Hermione was sleeping in her cell when she heard a soft voice calling her name. She tried to ignore it thinking it was just Malfoy coming to yell at her. She finally opened her eyes when she felt someone tap her shoulder.

"What the heck do you want from me now Malfoy?" she cursed angrily.

Then she was amazed to see who it was. In front of her stood Ron, Harry, Fred, and George. She was dumbfounded, happy, and excited all at the same time. At first she thought she was dreaming but the pounding in her head told her this was true.

" Oh Hermione are you okay what did he do to you?" Ron knelt down and hugged her gently.

" What happened how did you guys get in and Harry and…….." Hermione didn't know what to say as Ron pulled her to her feet.

" It's okay Hermione we'll explain later let's just get out of here," Fred said.

He was right Malfoy could be coming back at any time. They quickly rushed out of the cell and up a completely different set of stairs than how Malfoy had brought Hermione. Somehow though they ended up in the foyer. Then unexpectantly, Malfoy rounded a corner talking to a tall man with dark black hair and a jade cloak. When Malfoy saw the five of them standing there he seemed confused for a moment but then realized what was happening. His face got red. Harry and Hermione exchanged a glance and then ran. Fred, George, and Ron followed close behind.

" Over there we brought Buckbeak," George called.

Behind them they heard Malfoy and the man yelling curses, hexes, and spells. They ran quickly and jumped onto Buckbeak. Fred jumped on front and commanded Buckbeak up. They were taking off when Hermione slipped. She screamed as Harry and Ron grabbed her hands and pulled her back up. She gripped Ron's waist tightly in front of her and Harry held onto her too. They were soaring in the clouds, Malfoy and there troubles far below them.

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They had to be flying for hours before Hermione saw the most wonderful and compelling sight. Hogwarts. It was only a few feet away now. Fred landed Buckbeak softly next to Hagrid's cabin. Hagrid must have heard because he came out to see what had happened.

"Who's there?" he called gruffly.

"It's us Hagrid," Ron called as he hopped off of Buckbeak and helped Hermione down.

Hagrid held up his torch, but as soon as he saw then he started bawling and dropped it. He ran over to them and wrapped them all in a bone crushing hug.

" It's okay Hagrid, come on let's get inside," Harry said.

" Right," Hagrid said.

They all walked toward the castle and up the steps. Hermione and the rest walked into the entrance hall. Hermione felt a warm felling inside her. They were back.

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Within an hour Harry and Hermione were cleaned and put into warm clothes and were once again sitting in the Gryffindor common room explaining what had happened. After they had finished there story Hermione and Harry looked at Professor McGonnagall and Professor Dumbledore. They were expecting them to be outraged but instead they just looked plain puzzled.

" Is something wrong," Hermione asked them.

" Well actually yes there is Miss. Granger," said Professor Dumbledore. " You see, Mr. Malfoy has been here the whole time."

A/N: Another cliffie! Was it really Malfoy? What could be going on? AHHHH!!!!! It's a conspiracy! He he well I'll have the next chapter up as soon as I can. PLEASE review!!!!!!!