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Ok, well, I hope you all enjoy this chapter. It will have a wee bit of romance between Hermione and Draco so here it goes!

Chapter 9Into the Darkness

Hermione stared into the face of a werewolf as she slowly backed away.

"Nice werewolf…." She said cautiously.

"I have a friend that's a werewolf, you know. Maybe you know him. He would be very upset if you hurt me so maybe it would be a good idea if you let me go just this once….I promise I wont tell anyone; not a soul!…..MALFOY!" she screamed.

She knew that this small talk would only be able to distract the animal for so long. The werewolf bared its teeth at Hermione as if laughing at her. Hermione just kept backing away.

That was when she heard the sound of approaching footsteps, and so did the beast. She turned her head and was relieved to see Draco.

Malfoy kept running towards what he thought was the sound of Hermione's voice when, finally, he reached a small clearing. He jumped back and nearly fell when he saw Hermione and a werewolf. The werewolf looked at Draco and Hermione used that moment to take a few steps away from the creature. Draco heard her sharp intake of breath as she walked backwards into a ditch.

"Hermione!" he yelled.

There was a brief moment of silence and then the noise of something hitting the ground; Draco knew that it was Hermione's body.

"That's just great!" he muttered.

The werewolf slowly turned his attention towards Malfoy. Draco had no clue what to do. He reached into his pocket to get his wand when he realized that it was no longer there.

"Shit!" he exclaimed.

Malfoy looked at the werewolf and then started running. He had no clue where he was going to run to. He just knew that he had to see if Hermione was badly injured. Malfoy ran in and out of trees and slowly made a circle back to the small clearing. He could hear the steady trample of leaves and knew that the werewolf was close behind him. Malfoy spotted the ditch and before he could think about it, he jumped into the darkness of the ditch.

He landed on his back right next to where Hermione lay. He stared up to the opening and saw the werewolf trying to figure out a way to get to them. After a few moments the werewolf gave up and wandered away. Malfoy sat up and looked at Hermione. She stared up at him with a annoyed expression on her face.

"That was brilliant. Now were both stuck down here. I wanted your help out of here, not the burden of having to be stuck in a hole with you for God knows how long!" Hermione yelled.

"Well, Mudblood, we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for your stupidity. I told you to stick near me and not more then seconds later you go tearing through the woods with no protection! Who's the brilliant one now?" Malfoy said angrily.

Hermione 'huffed' and tried to stand up but quickly fell down again with a cry.

"Ouch!" she cried.

"Great, now what?"

"I think I hurt my ankle when I landed."

"Well, I'll try to apparate up and try to find my wand so I can fix it" Malfoy said in what Hermione perceived as his version of a comforting tone.

"Alright. Hurry, though!" She said.

Malfoy mumbled something incoherent and disappeared with a 'pop'. Hermione sat in the hole for at least

Minutes, waiting for Malfoy's 'o.k.' that it was safe. Finally she heard him ask her if she could apparate. She swiftly responded by 'popping' out of the tunnel.

Malfoy saw Hermione appear standing in front of him. She began to fall because she was putting to much pressure on the leg. Draco caught her and put one arm around her waist to hold her up and she put her arm around his shoulders.

"thank you…" she muttered.

"No problem" Draco said. "Look, I think we should try to find some shelter before we stop. The werewolf could be anywhere."

"Yeah, you're probably right" Hermione said as she grimaced because of the pain.

"Will you be able to last?"

"I'll have to, wont I?" she responded with a smile.

"If we want to stay alive then yes" Draco said smiling in return.

The two walked off into the darkness with only the light of Draco's wand to guide them. Hermione wondered to herself if maybe, just maybe, Draco Malfoy is not the evil person she thought he was after all.

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