A/N: Yes, I've been slacking not to mention rather busy, and hadn't found time to update, I'm very sorry :(
Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns all Harry Potter characters. I, however, own the plot line and some odd creatures.
Chapter Eighteen: Confusion
Harry's face was illuminated against the soft glow of a torch against the smooth surface of the stone wall surrounding them.
His face features glowed, dark creases in his forehead as he raised his eyebrows, narrowing his eyes into a menacing stare.
Draco slowly stepped backwards, guiding Hermione by the shoulder as he walked.
There was a moments silence until-
'stay back,' Draco spoke, interrupting the build up of tension surrounding them.
'If you touch her, I swear Potter-'
'Swear on your life?'
Hermione drew in a sharp intake of breath, fear slowly settling in her stomach, and travelling through her veins like a plague.
A small smile slowly tugged on the corner of Harry's mouth, stretching into a half smile, eyes fixed on Draco unblinkingly.
Hermione's eyes darted downward, glancing quickly at the wand in which he had a seemingly powerful grip on , Hermione could tell, from the whiteness of his knuckles.
'..Draco..' Hermione managed to speak out, her words barely a whispering sound.
Harry's smile flickered for a moment, a look of befuddlement and slight fury obscuring his every feature as he turned his gaze slowly, resting on Hermione.
'Harry stay back' Draco repeated, fumbling in the folds of his robes and unveiling his wand.
Harry, keeping his stare on Hermione, suddenly began to laugh.
A low, harsh laugh, becoming more audible with every breath.
His face seemed twisted into a deranged look, shadows casting off the side of his face, Hermione could almost see her frightened expression in the reflection of his glasses.
'Harry..set down your wand'
Draco's stare was fixed on Harry's wand, which at the moment, was lifted slightly.
'And if I don't...?'
'Don't do anything you will regret, Harry'
Draco slowly raised his wand, pointing it towards Harry's forehead; Hermione shrank back slowly, against the smooth surface of the stone wall beside her.
She felt a chill running down her spine as she watched Draco take a step closer.
'Give me your wand,' Draco demanded, slowly opening his hand and thrusting it forth. ' Give me your wand, Harry.'
Harry's laughter died down to an inaudible breathing, as he jerked his head to the left, looking at Draco, his eyes drifting slowly over to the wand pointed at him.
'And if I don't...?' he repeated.
'If you don't I'm going to have to curse you' Draco said shakily, obvious to the fact that he was rather scared for himself as well.
Harry chuckled,' Curse me eh?,' in one swift movement, Harry had his wand pointing directly at Draco's face. 'You even try, and you get the worse.'
Hermione let out a startled gasp as she slid down the smooth stone wall, collapsing onto the unclean floor beneath her.
Draco leant forward, allowing the wand tip to touch lightly on his brow.
'You kill me Harry, and your whole future is gone' he whispered, a slight smirk forming on the edge of his smile, the dimple on his left cheek deepening slightly. 'You know where you'd end up to... you'd be crazy just like the rest.'
He is Crazy, Hermione thought gulping repeatedly to shallow her nerves, that caused a great ache in her stomach, Draco... curse him...curse him.
What happened next, startled both Hermione and Draco.
Harry began to laugh.
Laughing again, more wilder then the last; his glasses slid to the end of his nose as he tilted his head back, opening his mouth wider with every laugh.
Laughing like a mad man.
Draco stared at Harry for a moment, as he lowered his wand,'Harry...?'
Harry stood still, laughing with such a strong force, Hermione guessed he would've cracked a rib if he hadn't stopped right then.
His head turned sharply back up, his eyes glinting with a spark of malice that suggested unwelcoming plans yet to be unravelled.
'So foolish'
Within a split second, Harry had Draco cornered, his wand pointed straight at him,' So foolish,' he repeated again, tutting his tongue quietly on the roof of his mouth.
'Pity to see you die so foolishly'
With one quick movement of his wrist, the room filled with faint, yellow light.
Draco' s screams of pain echoing in her ears as she felt herself scream.
She closed her eyes, expecting the worst, her own scream pounding in her ear; her terror-stricken screams sounding quieter with each tick of the second.
Tick...tick...tick.
She opened her eyes and gaped with horror as her strangled cry seemed to stick in the back of her throat.
A loud 'Ding' sounded from the colossal Grand Father clock, towering over her.
I'm dreaming...I'm dreaming again.
Her face, stained with tears, grimaced in affright as she let out another frightened scream, that came to sound now lower then a whisper.
Footsteps.
They sounded all around her, a constant echo jabbing her in the back of her mind.
Striding past her rushed several students.
Their happy chatter burned Hermione from the inside, their neglect of what was happening seemed in the back of their minds, as though they couldn't see her.
Hermione tried to cry out for help, only a small choke could be heard as she looked up again, another loud 'Ding' distracting her.
She froze.
The Clock seemed to drawing nearer towards her.
Then... crashing...falling towards her.
Hermione opened her mouth, letting out a terrorised scream.
Students rushed past quickly, laughing, arms around each other, talking.
Everything seemed to move in slow motion.
Closer...closer it came, it's giant hands and numbers seemed a mere inch from her face.
She closed her eyes to prepare for what was expected... nothing came.
Her breath becoming ragged, Hermione's eyes fluttered open to darkness.
The sound of soft slumber sounded all around her.
Hermione felt a pillow beneath her head, bed sheets and covers wrapped around her body so securely, as though she was safe.
With a gasp, Hermione jerked herself out of bed, landing with a thud on the floor.
She layed , half sobbing, half gasping for air as she tried to make sense of what just had happened.
I'm living a nightmare, she realised, a constant nightmare with no ending!
'Hermione?'
A light flickered, the slowly grew bright, like a piece of red-hot ember, in the far corner of the room.
Soft footsteps could be heard, pattering across the room, drawing closer towards her, quickly and at a steady pace.
A/N: Sorry I stopped there, I'm completely stuck. I know what to write next, but I just can't seem to put it in words! I can't help but think that some are going to be mad that that was just a dream...I promise, It'll make more sense soon! Thank you for reading and reviewing! You guys are the best! I promise to have the continuing part up soon!
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