Disclaimer: I own none of these characters

Chapter 3: Taken to Malfoy Manor.

"I Swear I heard something last night." Draco Malfoy told his house elf as he explored the woods by his house the next morning. It was early Friday, there was lingering fog surrounding the woods, and the edges of Draco's robes were wet with dew but he didn't seem to notice.

"It was probably a werewolf or something master." suggested Maury the house elf. "Master, your father said I'm not allowed out of the house." he added timidly.

Draco sighed, "Well my father isn't here is he? And what I heard last night was totally human, it sounded like a scream"

"I'm sure it was just a werewolf or something." Maury insisted as he jumped at the sound of a bird flying through the leaves. "I really should go back to the house."

Draco glared at him, "You're just scared of the woods, any normal house elf would welcome the chance to be outside." He stopped suddenly, "What is that?"

Maury looked around nervously, "What?" he asked.

Draco pointed to something on the ground a few yards away from them, "There on the ground." He moved closer, "It looks like a person." He said, "Come on."

Maury shook his head, "I'll wait here."

"Come on!"

Maury sighed and obeyed. Draco knelt down next to the body, its back was to him, "Uhh…hey? Can you hear me?" He looked at Maury do think its dead?" Before Maury could answer, Draco rolled the body over and jumped up in surprise, "Its Granger!" he cried

"Granger?" Maury looked confused

"Hermione Granger. She goes to my school." Draco explained.

With a shaking finger, Maury pointed to a big, ugly scar on her neck, "Looks like she was bit by a vampire."

Draco asked "Does that mean she's dangerous?"

"Only at night, but she'll have lost her memory completely." Maury explained.

Al of a sudden Hermione began to stir. "She's waking up!" whispered Draco. Hermione sat up and looked around, "W-where am I?" she asked fearfully.

Draco frowned, not sure what to say, "Ummm…..do you remember anything?" he asked. She shook her head. "Not even who you are?"

"N-no, do you know who I am?" she asked.

"Yeah your…..Danielle…uh Weasly, Danielle Weasly." Draco answered with the two first names that popped into his head. "I'm Draco Malfoy. Are you okay?"

"I'm not sure, I guess other than the fact that I can't remember anything I'm fine." Hermione replied.

"Yeah…well uh….why don't you come with me?" Draco suggested as he nervously helped her up.

"Okay." As they walked towards Malfoy Manor, Hermione was full of questions, "How did I get out here?"

"I dunno"

"Where do I live?"

"I'm not sure."

"But you did know me before I lost my memory right?"

"Yeah, from school."

"Where do we go to school?"

"Hogwarts."

Hermione frowned, "That's an odd name for a school." She remarked. They walked in silence for a few moments before she continued, "How did I lose my memory?"

"I dunno." Draco lied, for he was pretty sure she had been attacked by a vampire.

"Are we friends at school?"

Draco snorted, "Not exactly."

"Then why are you helping me?"

"I don't know." He snapped. Hermione was silent after that. They finally found their way out of the woods and into the Malfoy's back yard. The Mansion was enormous, Hermione's eyes widened with awe as the slipped inside.

"Ah…Master?" Maury said. Hermione jumped in surprise and noticed Maury for the first time.

"What kind of creature are you?" she asked.

"He's a house elf." Draco answered for him, "What is it Maury?"

"Well it's just that your mother is going to home soon and…."

His voice trailed off as he glanced nervously at Hermione. Draco nodded, "Right, come with me." Draco ordered Hermione. Hermione followed closely as Draco led her through a kitchen to a stair well on the other side of the room. She was to nervous to notice that the kitchen was brimming with magic, self washing dishes and such were all over the place.

"When they reached the top of the stairs, he led her to his bed room. "Come in hear quick." He said. As he shut the door, he heard the front door of the mansion open.

"Draco?" he heard his mother call.

"Quick," he whispered to Hermione, "In here." He opened a closet door and reached to the back and opened another door that Hermione never would have seen. "My mother can't know you're here. He explained, "I'll be back up later." He shut the door and locked it. Then he slipped out of his room and ran quickly down the stairs before his mother came looking for him.

A/N: wow i think that was my longest chapter yet. i'm trying to make them longer, i promise.