He could hear the birds outside, feel the sun on his face, and he hated it. Why did the birds have to sing so frieken early in the morning? Rolling over in bed he placed the pillow over his head, wishing to block out the light and sound, but it didn't work. "Shut up you stupid birds!" he yelled

" Ah, Draco, I see your awake now, welcome back, I was wondering when you'd come around…"

Draco bolted up in bed, glancing around, he was in the hospital wing. He glanced up at Madame Pomfrey who had just spoken to him.

"What am I doing here?" he asked, trying to hide his worry

" I was hoping you could tell me. Potter brought you in here day before last, said he found you unconscious outside of a bathroom. Don't see why he bothered to bring you here though, aren't you two enemies?"

"Yah, we are. He better not be planning any return favors, he was probably the one who knocked me out!"

"You mean you don't know remember?"

Come to think of it, as Draco searched his memory; he found he couldn't remember.

"well it doesn't matter, I'm fine now" he stated while getting out of bed, " I'll just leave now"

And before Madame Pomfrey could protest he was out the door and halfway down the hall.

I gotta find Potter and find out what happened…something isn't right here

Becoming more and more frustrated as he searched campus, he realized he had hardly found anyone.

Where is everyone?………lets see, if I've been out for two days, that makes it…..Saturday…..right, they're all at Hogsmead….dang it…..i'll have to wait till tomorrow

Deciding to go back to his common room after swiping a bit of food from the kitchens, he made his way down the long spider webs of tunnels, till he reached a dead end. "Rhapsody " he muttered and instantly a doorway appeared.

Stepping into the common room he sat down in one of the big armchairs by the fire, staring into the flames.

What had happened to me that day….did potter put a memory charm on me?….. But, alas, potter did not put a memory charm on him, which he soon found out after he drifted off to sleep.

the dream

Blurry……everything's blurry……why cant I see?….. Then like an answer to his question a tear drop fell on his hand ….clear and taunting it gleamed at him. Flashes of light zooming around him. –a giant flash of light- and then Draco found himself lying on the floor, surrounded in his own blood. He saw someone hovering above him….potter?….no, it was someone else…..a girl…with the most amazing blue eyes…..then everything went black……

end dream

Draco woke up, leaning forward he pressed his palms to his eyes. The dream hardly answered his questions about what happened, but at least he got the pleasure of knowing, potter wasn't the one who saved him. ….but who was that girl, Draco couldn't get her out of his head. A slight cough from someone standing in front of him brought him back to his senses. At first he was startled to see the black hooded figure standing before him, but then he remembered it was only The Raven.

No one knew her real name, or anything about her for that matter. She always wore the hooded black cloak, so no one knew what she looked like; he couldn't recall a time when he'd ever heard her speak either. She always kept to herself, but yet somehow people gave her this silent respect. Remembering back to his first year, Draco had watched as those who ever tormented or teased her in anyway, even if it wasn't in front of her, found themselves in the hospital wing for weeks at a time. She never got in trouble of course, none of the accidents ever linked back to her, but everyone knew.

Holding out her hand she gave to him a slip of paper, before walking away and sitting back down in her seat across the fire. Holding the paper up to the light he could make out the Malfoy family crest. Tearing it open he scanned down the letter, giving a sigh of relief – it was from his mother.

My Dearest Draco,

Dumbledore contacted me, saying you were in the hospital wing but he wouldn't give me the details. I do hope you're alright, nothing serious is it? If you ever need help with something I assure you Severus can and will help. Please right back soon, I'm very worried about you.

-your mother

Pocketing the letter, he turned to The Raven, "thanks" he said, a slight nod was all she had to offer for a response.

He didn't know why, but he really felt like talking to someone, and neither of them seemed to be planning to go anywhere.

"It was a letter from my mom" –again all he received was a nod.

" don't you ever talk?" – deathly silence, and then, searing pain

"When I want to" the words burned into his mind , he thought he could sense the slightest smile on her lips

"I didn't know you were telepathic" he thought back

" not many people do, and it will stay that way"

"How do you know they won't tell anyone?" she didn't say anything in return but he swore he could sense her smile getting bigger. Then a thought struck him.

"The people you hurt, you speak to them telepathically, don't you?"

again, just a nod

"Oh, we're back to the nodding now, ok, I see how it is.."

She turned her head, so that she could just see him out of the corner of her eye, but he still couldn't see her. He noticed it though,

"Why do you always wear that hood?" he asked aloud

" because I can"

again, searing pain, "..ok, ok, I get the hint, I wont ask about it anymore.."

"you catch on quickly…..quicker then most"

"…ahh, that's just cause I'm smarter then most"

" Don't get cocky now, or I'll reconsider letting you live"

Draco almost fell out of his chair in alarm, "..y-you were gonna kill me?"

"You said so yourself I only speak telepathically to my victims"

"…….PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!"

-laughter-

" you were only joking, weren't you?"

"in a way"

"what would your parents say if they knew you attacked people at school!" he said jokingly, but he instantly knew he had crossed the line. The room become considerably colder, the smile he once sensed from under her hood, turned into an icy glare.

Standing up, she left the room. But before she did he thought he could hear the faintest whisper "….i wouldn't know…"