"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Hermione yelled as soon as they were on the street. She shook off his arm and glared.
A surprised look passed over Draco's face, "I just saved you from that disgusting man," He paused then raised an eyebrow tauntingly, "Or did you welcome his advances?"
Rage glowed in Hermione's eyes. That question didn't merit a response. Insulting bastard!
Draco's eyes flashed with surprise as she didn't answer or protest. His eyes narrowed as he deduced what the silence meant. She had wanted that bastard! He felt a little pang of… something then pushed it away with anger. Would she really lower herself to that level? "Even a mudblood shouldn't associate with that scum!" He accidentally said out loud.
She twisted around, "That's rich coming from you! Anyway I was taking care of the situation fine by myself!"
"You would have never been able to get free of that man. He weighed about twice as much as you do!" Draco protested furiously.
"You didn't need to barge into it!" Hermione turned and started walking away.
Draco grabbed her arm. She continued to walk, until he jerked her around to face him.
"Why were you there, anyway?" She didn't seem like someone who would drink or break laws, even muggle ones.
"Why do you care anyway? Why did you waste your time saving a mudblood bookworm?" She snapped back, not wanting to tell him the truth, which suddenly seemed foolish and rash. He just stared at her with those silver eyes. They looked deep into her and the words fell out before she could stop them, "I came to Muggle London
to find you."
Instead of showing disgust, Draco almost smiled and he felt a light, fluffy sensation in his chest. She came to see me! He thought.
Hermione looked up at him with seriousness, "I remember, now, what really happened. You didn't want to kill me, did you?"
"No." Draco said softly. "Well, why did you come to find me? Why not tell Fudge?"
"I tried already. He won't listen. He thinks you putme under the Imperious curse or something." Draco's heart sank. If no one believed her there was no
chance of the sentence being revoked.
"Well, could you help we find a place to stay?" Draco asked.
Hermione smiled, "Yes. But it'll take a few days. We can stay at my parents' flat until then. Right now they're at our summer house in Italy."
Draco smiled. "That's be great."
