Interlocking Chains Chapter 6: Finding the Fourth and Fifth, Guarding the Sixth
Hermione was walking threw the hallway when someone jerked her into a classroom. She screamed and tried to get out.
"Calm down it's me.", said a soft voice.
"Malfoy?"
"Yeah, it's me. Are you okay? How have you been doing?"
"I'm fine. I feel like someone's been following me."
"I have.", Draco said softly.
"Why?"
"Because, you are hurt because of me. It's not right, I want to make sure you're okay.", he reached out and touched her cheek.
She jerked away from his hand. "Don't."
He grabbed her hand and looked at her wrists. "They look better. I'm so sorry someone did this to you. I've been trying to find some spells to fix your bruises. I found one. Is est decorus quod postulo haud frendo , commodo aufero turpis puteulanus.", he said waving his wand over her wrists. He turned her around and repeated the spell. "If it doesn't work let me know." He left the classroom and walked past a very withdrawn Ginny who was standing next to a fuming Ron.
"Wasn't Hermione pulled in there?"
"Yes.", said Ginny getting angrier by the second.
"I'm going to go see if she's okay." He walked to the classroom and knocked. Hermione opened the door.
"Oh Ron, hi."
"Are you okay?", he said with concern.
"I'm fine."
"Then why in the name of Merlin were you in an empty classroom with Malfoy?"
"He needed to talk to me. You don't need to worry Ron. I'm fine.", She said walking away. She spoke so calm yet completely monotone, as if the life had been removed from her.
Hermione was sitting outside by herself when someone walked up behind her. She had been sitting on a stone bench, now she found herself lying on the ground.
"I told you to stay away from me.", said Draco.
"What are you talking about?"
"Stay away from me I don't want to be around filth like you."
"Stay away from me. I don't even know who you are."
"Funny Granger, you don't know the boy you were in a classroom with?"
"You're not him. If you were why would you pull me in there?"
"To mess with your head. I don't like you Granger, you disgust me." He kicked her in the ribs twice then turned and left. Hermione laid there and cried.
"Oh my dear word.", said Professor McGonagall. She ran to Professor Dumbledore and then Madam Pomfrey. They gathered the girl and took her to the Hospital Wing. People gathered around her and watched her. But no one more than Draco Malfoy. He knew what had happened, what else could it have been? It had to have been the person pretending to be him, so he felt it was his fault. He had been 3 days since he last seen Hermione before dragging her into the classroom, nothing had happened to her. Who ever this person is, is out for blood.
Hermione woke up and saw a blonde head on her bed beside her hand. She lightly ran her hand over the hair smiling at how soft it was. He woke up and looked at her.
"Hermione.", he breathed. "I'm so sorry. This is all my fault, if I hadn't of dragged you in there, none of this would have happened.", he said close to tears.
"What's wrong with me?"
"You had a broken rib but Madam Pomfrey fixed it."
"No, why is someone doing this to me? I've never tried to hurt anyone, I stay in my books and out of people's business, but still someone is trying to hurt me. It's not fair. I wish I had never came here.", she started crying softly.
"Hermione, no! Don't you ever wish that. You are one of the greatest minds to ever cross Hogwarts and I'm not going to watch you throw that way just because someone wants to hurt you. I'll stay with you, or I'll make someone else say with you when I can't. You have got to keep going on with school so you can get away from here and be something.", Draco spoke with such passion, it made Hermione want to get out of bed and start her studies.
"Umm, Malfoy?", Hermione looked and saw Ron and Harry. "Can we see here?"
"Weasley, stay with her, I need to speak with Potter." Harry followed Draco and Hermione and Ron listened to what they said.
"I need you to stay with Hermione whenever I'm not with her."
"Why?"
"It's my fault she's here."
Suddenly there was a loud crash and Draco's voice came out croaking. "Potter stop, I didn't do it. Someone who was pretending to be me." Draco started coughing.
"What are you talking about Malfoy?", Harry said with venom.
"Someone is using Polyjuice to be me. And they have been horrible to Hermione. They put bruises all over her and everything. So I need you to be with her when I am not."
"If you're the cause, why don't you just stay away from her?"
"Because, I want to find out who's doing this."
"Fine, I'll help but only for Hermione."
"I wouldn't expect any more from you, Potter.", Draco said with attitude.