The Room of Necessity

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Chapter Two

So far this had been a really, really bad day for Draco. First he gets told that he has to stay at Hogwarts over Christmas. Then the bratty duo Potty Potter and Measly Weasley show up and set Pansy the Hound on him – the bane of all humankind. And THEN he has to run into this stupid little mudblood who doesn't watch where she's going and can't mind her own business. He hated them all but was currently quite willing to take it all out on Granger. He smirked as her eyes widened with fear at his threat of strangulation. He doubted he actually would, but you never know… He was breathing heavily from his run and Granger didn't seem to be breathing at all. Good. At least she was quiet.

Looking towards the door, Draco listened carefully until he was sure that Pansy had gone. He smirked again, this time in satisfaction. He'd lost her. Turning back to Hermione he quickly let go: her eyes were closed. As soon as he dropped her he had to catch her again as she began to slide down the wall. Gently, Draco lowered her to the ground. It was then that he realised that he had unwittingly made good on that threat of his. She WASN'T breathing. Shit. This was NOT meant to happen. Grumbling he put his ear against her chest to see if she had started to breathe yet.

"Get off me Malfoy or I'll kill you."

Draco jumped up in the blink of an eye and carefully backed away from the enraged female who was getting to her feet.

"What the hell was that! I knew you were a crazed lunatic Malfoy, but this is something else."

"You deserved it."

"Deserve being STRANGLED!"

"You're breathing now."

"YOU! You… you… ARGH!" Hermione screamed in frustration as she stomped to the door. Then she stopped, slowly turned and menacingly began to advance towards a cowering Draco.

"Give me back my wand Malfoy."

"Will you leave me alone?" He winced at how frightened he sounded. Hermione stopped.

"Of all the… Yes." She ground out between clenched teeth.

"Promise?"

"Give it here Malfoy before I do something that YOU will regret."

Draco threw her wand behind him and ran for the door. It wouldn't open.

A/N

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