Draco opened his eyes yet again to see sight of his enemy Harry Potter who did not even blink as he glared down towards Draco.
"Potter I'm injured can't you see I'm trying to heal here, now don't let the door hit you in the arse on your way out," Draco said snidely as Harry made no sign of moving. This angered Draco causing him to shoot up out of his laying down position where he cried out in pain and he fell back down on his back holding his head.
"Malfoy if this didn't have to deal with one of my friends I wouldn't be here trust me," Harry growled as he threw a parchment of paper onto Draco's chest. Draco lifted his eyebrow as he looked at the parchment and then up at Harry.
"What's this Potter?"
"Read it you ferret!" Harry exclaimed as Draco clenched his fist tighter around the parchment in anger.
"Not with that attitude!"
"If not for me then for Hermione," Harry sighed as he took a seat in the chair next to Draco's hospital bed. Draco's eyes softened as he looked at the paper he had received. He eventually made up his mind to open it. He unfolded it slowly and gently and inside were the words that he had sang in the common room before he had gotten jumped.
"Potter is this some sort of joke?" Draco snapped as he threw the parchment back into Harry's face, and when it fell towards the ground Harry caught it and stood up angrily.
"Draco you know perfectly well what this is, and as to how I know... Hermione was there, were you wondering how you got out of that predicament?"
"I didn't really care, but if Granger is the one who saved me I'll have to thank her some how, some way pleasurable," Draco smirked evilly as Harry's eyes grew red with anger.
"Malfoy if you lay a fucking hand on her without pure intentions I'll kill you with my bare hands!" Harry snapped as he took a step towards Draco.
"Mr. Potter! Mr. Malfoy needs rest please leave," Madam Pomprey said as Harry and Draco's head both jerked in her direction.
"Yes Ma'am one second," Harry said turning back towards Draco.
"Malfoy Hermione loves you and you had us all fooled we thought you loved her too, I guess not," Harry sighed as he started walking out.
"Potter just know this, I would never do anything to hurt Hermione, and I'd protect her with my life," Draco spoke before Harry had exited through the door, and took one last glance at him before leaving.
Harry closed his eyes as he let out a deep sigh and made his way up to the Gryffindor common room, he said the password and then made his way in where he saw Hermione reading a book she considered light reading but he and most other students considered way beyond heavy reading. Hermione took sight of Harry which brought a smile to her face, she stood up and walked over to his and hugged him.
"Hi Harry where have you been?" She questioned as she pulled away from their embrace and she made her way back to the couch in front of the fire place, and she took a seat and pulled out her wand and mumbled a few words and the fire lit. She motioned for Harry to sit next to her and he took notice of this and sat next to her.
"I went to see Malfoy in the hospital wing," Harry said as he tilted his head down to the floor and tried not to make eye contact.
"Harry what did you do?" Hermiones eyes widened as she gulped at thinking of the many things Harry could have possibly done, then her mind jumped to one conclusion. "Harry you didn't!"
"Hermione I told him you were there, he didn't seem to care," Harry bit his lip as Hermiones eyes began to tear.
"No I won't believe it! I heard him singing I know how sad he was Harry!" Hermiones eyes were now drenched with tears as she fell to the ground and continued crying. Harry dropped to her side and held her in his arms.
"Hermione it's okay."
"No it's not," Hermione sniffed as she stopped her blubbering and stood up.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to make him tell me to my face that he doesn't love me, and if he can then...it's really over," Hermione eyes showed pure determination as she stomped out of the common room and headed down towards the hospital wing.
"She's setting herself up for another heartbreak," Harry sighed as he took a seat on the couch.
Hermione stomped into the hospital wing where she took notice of Madam Pomprey making the beds. She bit her lip as she put on Harry's invisibility cloak she had borrowed from Harry and has yet to return it. Hermione snuck over to where Draco lay and she took a seat in the chair next to his bed.
"Malfoy if you need anything I'll be in the next room just holler," She stated as she roamed into the next room and shut the door behind herself. Hermione threw the invisibility cloak off of herself and glared towards Draco who didn't seem surprised to see her there.
"Malfoy answer me one question and one question only and I'll be out of your life forever," Hermione shuddered.
"Granger I need to get some sleep can't this wait?" Draco said with a yawn as he closed his eyes.
"Draco did you, or do you love me?" Hermione said as tears were now flowing down her face. Draco's eyes opened slowly as he sat up with his arms folded over onto his lap.
"Who could love a mudblood?" He whispered loud enough for her to hear.
"I guess it's over then," She mumbled as she took in a could gasps of air in between her silent whines. She jumped up from the chair in which she was sitting in and she ran out of the hospital wing. Draco clenched his heart as he lay down and shut his eyes tight.
"I could," He opened his eyes and began to cry. That's when he heard Hermiones voice from the hallway louder than ever.
"Expecto...," and then a loud thump was heard.. Draco sat up quickly and he jumped out of bed and ran to the exit weakly. He looked out and noticed Hermione was unconscious on the ground with three death eaters crowded around her, her energy being drained by all three of them.
"You cannot have her!" Draco yelled as he jumped in front of Hermione and shouted, "Expecto Patronus!" A shield of light spread around everywhere and then everything else went blank.
Voices were heard around his head as he awoke and slowly opened his eyes and saw Headmaster Dumbledore, and all the professors scattered around one particular bed. Draco sat up and clenched his chest from the pain. Through the professors he saw her ginger brown hair wavy with curls, and her face which looked so lifeless.
"Hermione?" He managed to mumble as he got out of bed and stumbled through the professors and to Hermione's side. "What's wrong with her shouldn't she be awake by now?" Draco cried as he took hold of her lifeless hand.
"Mr. Malfoy she's in a coma," Headmast Dumbledore said with not only fear in his eyes but fear in his voice. Draco had never seen Dumbledore look so scared, he knew something was up Dumbledore treated not only Harry like his own child but Hermione and Ron also. He knew something bad was happening to Hermione something the professors weren't telling him.
"A coma? How is that possible?" Draco cried out.
"Mr. Malfoy we are not permitted to tell you that please lay back down," Professor Mcgonagal said as she motioned Draco twoards his hospital bed.
"How are you not permitted? I saw the death eaters!" Draco said while refusing to lay back down.
"Mr. Malfoy it's best that you don't know," Professor Snape said with a sigh. " We'll be forced to take house points away if you don't cooperate."
"Professor if you must then do so but please tell me what is going on," Draco mumbled as tears streamed down his face and he stared down at Hermiones motionless body. Professor Mcgonagal looked towards the headmaster who nodded towards her and she stepped up towards Draco.
"Mr. Malfoy Mrs. Granger had most of her life drained by the death eaters, but these death eaters were on a mission that mission as of now is unknown but whatever is keeping her in this coma could take her life at any minute. Whoever is doing this must need her for something or they would have killed her already," Professor Mcgonagal spoke with sincerity and fear in her voice.
"Professor what kind of things is she capable of under this condition?"
"The person has complete control of her body under these conditions."
"There has to be something we can do!" Draco cried as he dropped to Hermiones side and held her hand, bringing it up to his lips as he placed a feathery light kiss upon it. His tears dripped rapidly on her hand and along the bedside.
"Hagrid please take Mr. Malfoy back to his respective common room," the headmaster nodded towards Hagrid who nodded back and stood behind Draco as he led him out of the room. As they exited Hagrid pulled Draco to the side but not before looking back in the room to make sure they were not heard.
"Mr. Malfoy I know how we can save her but it's mighty dangerous," Hagrid said as he wiped some sweat away from his face.
"How Hagrid?" Draco question anxiously.
"Follow me," Hagrid said leading the way up the moving stair case with Draco following close behind him. Hagrid led him to a portrait of a fat lady this confused Draco but he went along with it.
"Krackerbarrel," Hagrid said as the fat lady in the picture nodded towards him and then the door swung open. Hagrid motioned for Draco to follow him and he did so and sitting in a room full of red was Ron and Harry playing a game of wizards chess.
"Is that all you losers do?" Draco snapped causing Hagrid to roll his eyes. Ron being startled stood up quickly and knocked the entire chess board over, and Harry just glared in Draco's direction.
"What's Malfoy doing here?" Ron snarled.
"Malfoy haven't you done enough damage?"
"Without Malfoy here your trio could have been turned into a duo," Hagrid snapped bringing Harry and Rons attention towards him.
"What do you mean Hagrid?" Harry questioned.
"Harry can I speak with two for a minute?" Hagrid said motioning for the two to follow him to the exit of the common room, or at least by it. The two gave it and followed him, listening to what Hagrid had to say. When Hagrid told them Ron's face turned pale whereas Harry's face showed pure anger. He shook his head with rage as he went to run out of the common room to the hospital wing when Draco grabbed his arm.
"Potter if we're going to save her we're going to need to save her together," he said with a sigh as Harry tensed a little then calmed down, responding to Draco with a nod.
"How can we save her?" Harry questioned Hagrid who looked around at the many Gryffindors who were just as amused as Harry and Ron was to see a Slytherin, especially Draco, in the Gryffindor common room, and they were also quite interested in what this conversation would bring. Hagrid motioned for the three to walk outside of the common room, which is what they did.
"Ye three are willing to go through any lengths to save her?"
"Yes!" All three exclaimed as Hagrid looked around then back towards them then began whispering.
"I can't go with you but I can assign someone that will," Hagrid started.
The Forbidden Forest
"I hate this place," Draco shook his head in fear.
"Come on Malfoy it's not like we're alone, we have Fang and Buckbeak," Harry laughed as Ron gulped.
"Aren't those spiders still in here," Ron shivered with terror in his eyes.
"Hagrid gave me this to make sure they wouldn't bother us," Harry said pulling out tiny pipe that looked sort of like a flute.
"What's that?" Draco questioned.
"It's a recorder, it should put them to sleep for a short period of time," Harry nodded as he started to saunter into the forbidden forest but was caught offguard as Buckbeak grabbed a hold of his cloak with his beak. "What Buckbeak?" Buckbeak then motioned for Harry to climb on his back. "I can't Ron and Malfoy are here you can't hold us all."
"I don't mind mate," spoke Ron as he looked around for the slightest sight of a spider being near by. Harry looked towards Draco as Draco just shrugged his shoulders and looked away. Harry figured that would be the closest to yes that he would get out of Draco so he smiled towards Buckbeak and climbed onto his back. Ron held onto Fangs leash as Draco bit his lip and looked purely depressed, Ron noticed this and walked over to him and patted him on the shoulder.
"We'll save her mate." Ron said encouragingly. Draco's eyes widened towards Ron then he returned the encouragement with a smile, he was rather surprised Ron had called him, mate, that made him think that he thought of him as a friend. They continued walknig for about an hour when they came upon a cave with a sign that said "Cave of Death: Do Not Enter." The three looked at each other then made their way inside, Harry still on Buckbeaks back and lead the way then Draco and last Ron with Fang. Buckbeak then stopped and started backing up, Harry tried to make Buckbeak continue on but that was a no go so he climbed off of Buckbeaks back and started on alone.
"Harry you're crazy what are you doing! If Buckbeak won't go then why are you?" Ron hissed trying to think of all precautions and save his best friends life, he felt something was wrong. Draco then walked out from behind Ron and Fang and followed Harry leaving Ron dumbfounded, Ron growled and followed but Fang stayed back with Buckbeak.
"Wait stop," Draco said freezing in place causing Ron and Harry to do the same. Harry turned back towards Draco as he looked towards the ground, like he was in a daze then he looked towards Harry and saw a mountain troll behind him, Draco smirked.
"Just as I thought, he knows we're here," Draco said pulling out his wand as he heard Ron's voice in the background.
"Harry watch out!"
Harry turned around quickly and noticed the troll swinging it's club towards him.
"Wingardium Leviosa!" Draco yelled causing the trolls club to float in mid air leaving the troll in astonishment. Draco gritted his teeth as he pushed his wand towards the troll and the club went in that direction as well and the club knocked into the troll. This caused the troll to fall helplessly to the ground and was out like a light.
"I did that in my first year," Ron mumbled causing Draco to smirk as he put his wand back in his cloak pocket.
"Malfoy earlier you said he knows we're here, who's he?" Harry asked as Draco frowned.