"I read somewhere that wandless magic is reserved for only very few wizards, and the only ones that have been ever known to acquire it have…" Hermione trailed off

"What, Hermione?"

"Well, they've all been affiliated with.. You-Know-Who… in some way..."

"So, what are you trying to say?"

"Well, I don't think that you should be messing with her, Harry. She could be… you know… on his side or something…she is a Slytherin…"

"Hermione, that's ridiculous! She is not a threat at all, and come on! She didn't even know what magic WAS until yesterday, it's not her fault!"

"Didn't know magic until yesterday? All I taught her was some history on magic, and I gave her a 600 page potions book to read. How could she have made that potion in Snape's class BY HERSELF after never having done magic IN HER LIFE? Harry, why are you defending her?"

"I'm not defending her! I'm just saying that you should at least give her the benefit of the doubt! You're acting like you're jealous or something!" Harry yelled back

"Me? Jealous of that…GRR! You are SOOO…UGHH! Ever since you've been with her, you've changed. And not for the better!" She stormed out of the room.

Harry just let out a deep breath and climbed the stairs to the boys' dormitory.

"We brought you here for your protection, and you're going around making yourself extremely noticeable using WANDLESS MAGIC!What were you thinking?" McGonagall was on the verge of shouting.

"Minerva, calm down, she didn't know, it's not her fault." Dumbledore said calmly.

"Sorry Albus, I'm just worried. I want her to be safe, and if she continues to 'stumble' into these situations with a whole class full of witnesses, someone's bound to find out…"

"Shh, Minerva, I'm sure she's learned from her mistake. Now…Bri, I have something for you."

"Ooh I love presents! What is it?"

"It's a surprise. You'll find out tomorrow." He said with a twinkle in his eye. "More importantly, we have to get you a wand. I'm sure you can sort yourself out with that?" He looked at her and winked.

"Of course." She dutifully left his office.

"I knew that girl could handle herself," McGongall seemed proud. "She's going to go far."

"Yes, Minerva, I know." He smiled.

Bri walked briskly down the hallway, looking determined and resembling a tiger stalking its prey. When she reached the statue of the humpbacked, one-eyed witch, she thought she heard footsteps behind her. She whirled around, but found no one there.

Must be hearing things she thought in her head and quietly muttered "Dissendium!" under her breath.

The statue's hump slowly opened to reveal a dark, narrow passageway. She jumped into the opening and landed in total darkness. Then, after dusting herself off, she began walking down the damp pathway. After taking only a few steps, she heard the rustle of a cloak behind her.

"Who's there?" she shouted blindly into the darkness, but there was no answer. She stood still for a moment, hardly breathing, and listened for the sound once more.

"Lumos!" A bright light appeared at the entrance. Draco Malfoy stood there, holding his wand with its tip emitting a stream of light.

"What are you doing down here? And where are we?" he asked.

"Um… I was just… you know… exploring the school..." she said in a girlish tone, twisting her blonde hair around her index finger.

"Well, you shouldn't be walking in darkness…y..you don't know what's down here.. Hogwarts can be a very dangerous place. Come on, I'm taking you back."

"No! I mean.. no.. that's alright, I'll be fine." she said and slowly approached him.

"I don't want to be the one responsible for you getting hurt." He gently grabbed her wrist.

"I'm not going to get hurt, I can handle myself."

"Well I'm not letting you go."

"Yes, you are."

"No, you don't even know where you're going. There are a lot of things lurking about!"

"FINE. If you don't want me to go alone, then come with me."

"No, we should be getting back to the Common Room…" his eyes were shifty. All of a sudden, she pushed him up against the wall, pinning both his wrists against it.

"What, are you… scared? Come on Draco, where's your sense of adventure?" Her eyes flashed in the light of his wand, her lips just inches from his own.

"No.. no.. heh.. of course not.. I was just…"

"Well then, come ON let's GO!" She released her grasp and ran towards the darkness.

"Wait, wait, okay fine, I'll come with you. But stay close." He said, and grabbed her hand.

"If you wanted to hold my hand, you could have just asked." She said with a smile and turned to continue walking. Draco's cheeks burned bright pink. God.. get a hold of yourself, Draco he thought. The two walked in silence.

The two climbed through the cellar door and intoa basement.There was only one way out, up the stairs,and people could be heard scuffling about upstairs.

Draco noticed a crate on the floor with the words "Chocolate Frogs: Honeydukes' box #127824"

"We're in Honey Dukes? How did we.. how are we supposed to get out of here...?" said Draco, "And why are we going to Hogsmeade anyways?" But Bri was already one step ahead of him. "We're not going to Hogsmeade." She said with a grin, and pulled him into the ancient-looking fireplace with her. She grabbed a handful of Floo powder from the bucket sitting next to it.

A/N: For those of you who didn't see what I updated and wrote on the top of Chapter 1: I know this story is rated M because of sex and stuff, so you may be disappointed that I haven't gotten to all the action yet. I guarantee you things will start heating up, but, unlike other "Mary Sue" stories or whatever they're called, I'm not just gonna have people start banging each other left and right haha. Bri's new at the school, and she's not THAT slutty. And, Draco may be a bad boy.. but SHEESH he's not a man whore! Give the boy a break!