Draco
"I haven't found anything," Hermione stated after her tenth book.
It was now a little after five and the two head students were beat.
"Me neither," Draco put down his last book and sighed. "I think we should give up."
"We need to find that jar," The head girl said. Hermione pushed the stack of books that sat in front of her to the side and stood. "Can you think of anyone at all that may have took it, or anyone that was around the room at the time?"
"I think I know who may have it!" Malfoy said suddenly as he stood up.
Stretching, Hermione followed Draco as he walked out of the restricted section. She looked back at the mess for a moment and sighed.
"Peeves. He must have it. He was the only person left in the great hall when I left. I didn't really see him at first, but now I recall him floating there." He smiled brightly which caused Hermione to smile a little herself.
"Later today we can check it out, but it isn't safe for us to just wonder the halls right now, especially with our current situation with the professors" She grabbed the cloak. "Plus, I need to return this before anyone wakes up."
Draco nodded, put their books on the shelf and they placed themselves under the cloak. On the walk to drop off the cloak they found that a few students were already bustling about in the Gryffindor common room.
"Oh great," Hermione muttered. "What are they doing up at this hour?"
"Great control you have over your house, Granger," Draco commented from behind.
"Shut up." She paused and looked around. "Maybe we should just keep the cloak and I'll drop it off later."
Not waiting for an answer, Hermione left the common room with Draco at her back. They changed course and were at once glad they had kept the cloak because as they edged towards the head students common room they saw Snape, McGonagall and Dumbledore standing outside of the painting, talking.
"She isn't there?" McGonagall asked.
"I've checked twice," Snaped snapped, his eyes boring into McGonagall's.
"Do you think Harry's dream has something to do with this?"
"I'm not sure what his dream means." Dumbledore said plainly, lifting up an envelope and handing it to Snape. "I do however know what this owl means, and it isn't good."
Draco stepped in front of Hermione to see the envelope better, twisting the cloak into an awkward position and almost tearing it off of her. Groaning slightly, she ripped at the cloak until it was properly covering her.
"Have you check Mr. Malfoy's room?" McGonagall asked, turning to Snape.
Snape had a look of pure annoyance on his face. "Do you really believe the girl would be with Draco Malfoy?" He didn't wait for an answer "Gringott's Flappers!" The two words, caused the painting to flop open.
The two professors and headmaster Dumbledore walked into the main room of the headstudent common room. To the left was a painting of a lion that led to Hermione's room and to the right was a painting of a black snake that led to Draco's. After the three entered, Hermione and Draco did too, following them to the door that led to Draco's room.
As they passed the table and couch Hermione's leg decided to take on a mind of it's own and kicked the table hard causing the leg to break and collapse. Snape and McGonagall turned while Dumbledore kept his course towards Draco's room. He tapped lightly on the door.
She turned back to the teachers who were heading to the table and pushed Draco forward, past Dumbledore and out of the common room. Both of there rooms had a portal that lead from the great hall to their rooms. She grabbed Draco's hand and ran as fast as her legs would carry her, down the stairs and into the great hall.
There was a hanging plant at the head of the room, behind Dumbledore's chair, which she yanked on causing the wall to open and the plant to fall, smashing the pot in pieces and sending the dirt sprawling all over the floor.
"Have you ever used this?" Draco asked, half worried. He had heard about the portal, but it also lead to other places in Hogwarts that they weren't supposed to be, or it could land them smack dab in front of Dumbledore.
Hermione gave him a look that told him to 'back off'.
Obviously, she had used this portal... but he should have known that. After all, this was Hermione Granger.
Still holding his hand, Hermione pulled Draco into the portal. "Password and place," She nearly barked at him.
"Wha- oh..." Draco shook his head, this wouldn't work. "Slytherin headstudents room," He looked at her, not wanting her to hear his password. "Hogsmeade beans."
They were at once wrapped up by a warm bright light. After it passed the two stood in Draco's room. Either the teachers had been here already or the were still standing outside the painting.
"Mr. Malfoy... we are opening the door. You'd better be decent," Came Snape's voice.
"What do we do?" Hermione whispered harshly, ripping off the cloak. It sent her hair casting about wildly around her face.
"Here," He tossed a few books to her and grabbed a few of his own which he opened on his bed. Hermione did the same. "We were studying and fell asleep."
"They aren't going to-"
The door started to open. Both of the students collapsed just in time to miss the confrontation of them with their professors and headmaster Dumbledore.
"She's right here," Snape said and left the room.
"Well, I believe the girl is with Mr. Malfoy," McGonagall said with a smirk. "It's just about enough to make me rethink my punishment, I never thought I'd get through to the two of them." She turned to the headmaster. "Everything is ok then?"
"For now," He waited until Professor McGonagall left before he stepped closer to the bed.
"Please be careful Miss. Granger,"
It made Draco wonder. About the envelope, the jar. Had Dumbledore seen then through the invisibility cloak? Had he known about the trip to the restricted section they took? That man had ways of knowing stuff about oneself that even that person didn't know.
Both of them remained silent and still until Dumbledore left and closed the door. Hermione jumped up and leaped for the door which she opened a crack and listened through.
"Shouldn't we inform her of the possible danger she could be in at this point?" the transfiguration teacher questioned.
"I think it's best for now if she's left in the dark. No need to progress the inevitable," Dumbledore told the two teachers.
"So you do believe that boy's dream," Snape mumbled as if Dumbledore has been trying to assure them that the dream was fake.
"I wouldn't ever doubt Harry,"
"I haven't found anything," Hermione stated after her tenth book.
It was now a little after five and the two head students were beat.
"Me neither," Draco put down his last book and sighed. "I think we should give up."
"We need to find that jar," The head girl said. Hermione pushed the stack of books that sat in front of her to the side and stood. "Can you think of anyone at all that may have took it, or anyone that was around the room at the time?"
"I think I know who may have it!" Malfoy said suddenly as he stood up.
Stretching, Hermione followed Draco as he walked out of the restricted section. She looked back at the mess for a moment and sighed.
"Peeves. He must have it. He was the only person left in the great hall when I left. I didn't really see him at first, but now I recall him floating there." He smiled brightly which caused Hermione to smile a little herself.
"Later today we can check it out, but it isn't safe for us to just wonder the halls right now, especially with our current situation with the professors" She grabbed the cloak. "Plus, I need to return this before anyone wakes up."
Draco nodded, put their books on the shelf and they placed themselves under the cloak. On the walk to drop off the cloak they found that a few students were already bustling about in the Gryffindor common room.
"Oh great," Hermione muttered. "What are they doing up at this hour?"
"Great control you have over your house, Granger," Draco commented from behind.
"Shut up." She paused and looked around. "Maybe we should just keep the cloak and I'll drop it off later."
Not waiting for an answer, Hermione left the common room with Draco at her back. They changed course and were at once glad they had kept the cloak because as they edged towards the head students common room they saw Snape, McGonagall and Dumbledore standing outside of the painting, talking.
"She isn't there?" McGonagall asked.
"I've checked twice," Snaped snapped, his eyes boring into McGonagall's.
"Do you think Harry's dream has something to do with this?"
"I'm not sure what his dream means." Dumbledore said plainly, lifting up an envelope and handing it to Snape. "I do however know what this owl means, and it isn't good."
Draco stepped in front of Hermione to see the envelope better, twisting the cloak into an awkward position and almost tearing it off of her. Groaning slightly, she ripped at the cloak until it was properly covering her.
"Have you check Mr. Malfoy's room?" McGonagall asked, turning to Snape.
Snape had a look of pure annoyance on his face. "Do you really believe the girl would be with Draco Malfoy?" He didn't wait for an answer "Gringott's Flappers!" The two words, caused the painting to flop open.
The two professors and headmaster Dumbledore walked into the main room of the headstudent common room. To the left was a painting of a lion that led to Hermione's room and to the right was a painting of a black snake that led to Draco's. After the three entered, Hermione and Draco did too, following them to the door that led to Draco's room.
As they passed the table and couch Hermione's leg decided to take on a mind of it's own and kicked the table hard causing the leg to break and collapse. Snape and McGonagall turned while Dumbledore kept his course towards Draco's room. He tapped lightly on the door.
She turned back to the teachers who were heading to the table and pushed Draco forward, past Dumbledore and out of the common room. Both of there rooms had a portal that lead from the great hall to their rooms. She grabbed Draco's hand and ran as fast as her legs would carry her, down the stairs and into the great hall.
There was a hanging plant at the head of the room, behind Dumbledore's chair, which she yanked on causing the wall to open and the plant to fall, smashing the pot in pieces and sending the dirt sprawling all over the floor.
"Have you ever used this?" Draco asked, half worried. He had heard about the portal, but it also lead to other places in Hogwarts that they weren't supposed to be, or it could land them smack dab in front of Dumbledore.
Hermione gave him a look that told him to 'back off'.
Obviously, she had used this portal... but he should have known that. After all, this was Hermione Granger.
Still holding his hand, Hermione pulled Draco into the portal. "Password and place," She nearly barked at him.
"Wha- oh..." Draco shook his head, this wouldn't work. "Slytherin headstudents room," He looked at her, not wanting her to hear his password. "Hogsmeade beans."
They were at once wrapped up by a warm bright light. After it passed the two stood in Draco's room. Either the teachers had been here already or the were still standing outside the painting.
"Mr. Malfoy... we are opening the door. You'd better be decent," Came Snape's voice.
"What do we do?" Hermione whispered harshly, ripping off the cloak. It sent her hair casting about wildly around her face.
"Here," He tossed a few books to her and grabbed a few of his own which he opened on his bed. Hermione did the same. "We were studying and fell asleep."
"They aren't going to-"
The door started to open. Both of the students collapsed just in time to miss the confrontation of them with their professors and headmaster Dumbledore.
"She's right here," Snape said and left the room.
"Well, I believe the girl is with Mr. Malfoy," McGonagall said with a smirk. "It's just about enough to make me rethink my punishment, I never thought I'd get through to the two of them." She turned to the headmaster. "Everything is ok then?"
"For now," He waited until Professor McGonagall left before he stepped closer to the bed.
"Please be careful Miss. Granger,"
It made Draco wonder. About the envelope, the jar. Had Dumbledore seen then through the invisibility cloak? Had he known about the trip to the restricted section they took? That man had ways of knowing stuff about oneself that even that person didn't know.
Both of them remained silent and still until Dumbledore left and closed the door. Hermione jumped up and leaped for the door which she opened a crack and listened through.
"Shouldn't we inform her of the possible danger she could be in at this point?" the transfiguration teacher questioned.
"I think it's best for now if she's left in the dark. No need to progress the inevitable," Dumbledore told the two teachers.
"So you do believe that boy's dream," Snape mumbled as if Dumbledore has been trying to assure them that the dream was fake.
"I wouldn't ever doubt Harry,"