Hey, here's another chapter. I thought I'd go ahead and add two. This one's back in the world of Harry Potter. I'll try and go back and forth as much as you guys want me to. I thought I should go ahead and say something about what was going on in Lizzie's world. Like I said, someone who reviewed gave the idea to me. Again, thanks so much for the reviews.

CHAPTER SIX

LEARNING TO USE A WAND

"Did you remember the room of requirements from where we were in it, or have you been using it lately?" asked Hermione, aggravated.

"It's none of your business if I have," said Draco.

"Hiding something, Malfoy?" asked Hermione, looking at him suspiciously.

"Not from you. I wouldn't waste my time," he said through gritted teeth.

"It's huge."

Draco and Hermione looked over at Pansy. She smiled, "Did you guys forget I was here?"

"I remembered you and your lot using it for practicing spells and I thought it would be perfect to use to practice spells again," explained Draco, "Good enough for you, Granger?"

"Hermione," reminded Pansy.

"What?" asked Hermione.

"No, I was just… I'd like to go by first names," said Pansy.

"Oh, right. Is that good enough for you, Hermione?" asked Draco.

"Its fine," she sighed, "Can we just get started."

Pansy noticed that Hermione didn't seem to be in the best of moods. She knew that Draco and Hermione didn't like each other, but she was in an especially bad mood today.

The teachers had allowed Pansy to just watch other people use a wand, until Draco and Hermione had enough time to help teach Pansy together. It had been a good week until the two could find time to do it at the same time. Pansy secretly thought they were trying to avoid doing it on purpose, but having Pansy's good interest at heart, finally decided to suck it up and do this today.

Pansy walked up to Hermione, "Hey."

"Oh, hi."

"Hermione, are you okay?"

"Oh, I'm fine."

"Are you sure? I mean… if you need to talk to someone…"

Hermione smiled, "Thanks. I really appreciate that."

"No problem."

"Let's get started on this," said Draco, "Pansy, take out your wand."

She did what he said, "Check."

He smiled, "Okay, now… stand right here in front of me."

"I'm not going to cast a spell on you, am I? Please say no."

"No. I've brought some things and so has Gran… Hermione."

"Nothing alive?" asked Pansy, hopefully.

"Nothing alive. Its books and shoes and stuff like that, right Gran… Hermione."

"Right," agreed Hermione, "The first spell we want to work on is the repairo spell. You can repair things that have been broken or torn with this spell. The only thing you can't repair," said Hermione, looking at Draco, "is personalities."

Draco glared at Hermione. Pansy tried not to laugh, "Come on, you guys. You have to work together on this, or I won't get it. I need you guys."

"She's right," sighed Hermione, "Okay. This old shoe has a rip in the toe. You can use repairo to fix it. Go ahead and try."

Draco laid the shoe down between him and Pansy. Pansy concentrated on the toe of the shoe. She imagined it mending. She pointed her wand at it and said, "Repairo."

Nothing happened. "It's okay. Don't get discouraged," said Draco, soothingly.

"Discouraged? I'm just glad nothing blew up," laughed Pansy.

"Let's try again," smiled Hermione, "This time, have some feeling behind it."

"Feeling. Right. I've got to feel this shoe repairing. Be the shoe." said Pansy, with a determined look on her face.

Draco was the first to snicker. Then Hermione laughed. "What?" asked Pansy, smiling, and then she laughed, too, "Okay, okay, you guys. This is serious."

"Right," agreed, Draco, mocking her determined look, "Give it a go, Pansy."

"Okay. Repairo!"

The shoe twitched and then the whole toe of the shoe disappeared. "Too much feeling, I suppose," said Hermione, surprised.

Pansy couldn't help it. She doubled over in laughter, "I hate to see the person's face who that shoe belonged to."

Draco laughed, "It was Zabini's!"

Hermione joined the laughter. "Okay. I've brought a book you can try that spell on. I think this shoe just became beyond repairing," said Hermione.

"Are you sure you won't miss that book?" asked Pansy.

"I have faith that get it right," smiled Hermione.

Draco looked at Hermione appreciatively. He would never admit it, but he appreciated how nice Hermione was being to Pansy. He knew Hermione would damn well miss any book of hers, but she wasn't letting on to Pansy that she was worried. "Thanks, Hermione. You have more faith than me. It may take months before I get this."

"Hermione's right. You need to believe that you can do this. For us and you," said Draco.

Pansy nodded, "Okay. I'll try it."

She imagined the book's cover. It was tattered and torn in a way that told her Hermione had done this herself, for this very occasion. She imagined the books cover mending and coming together perfectly, to look like new. With just enough feeling, she pointed her wand at the book and said, "Repairo!"

The books cover came together just as she had imagined and repaired itself to look like new. Pansy stared at it wide eyed. "You did it!" said Hermione, excitedly.

"Good job, Pansy! You got it!" Draco smiled.

"I did it!" she screamed, excitedly, jumping up and down, "Thank you so much! I did it because you guys… I did it!"

She excitedly threw her arms around Draco and hugged him. He hugged her back, tightly. He didn't let her go for a little while, savoring the moment. When he did let her go, she looked up at him and gave him a warm smile. Then she hugged Hermione. "Thanks, you guys. I couldn't have done it without ya."

"You still have a ways to go, but you're definitely getting there," smiled Hermione.

"Okay, what else?" asked Pansy.

"Well, let's try repairing some of these other things we've brought," suggested Draco, "An old vase, quidditch goggles… what have you brought, Hermione?"

"More books…"

"Go figure," said Draco.

Hermione glared at him, "another shoe I borrowed from Harry, and a shirt Ron ripped trying to get it over his head. His twin brothers put a shrinking spell on it."

"Great. Let me at um," smiled Pansy.

The three of them practiced for another two hours. When they had finished repairing all of the things Draco and Hermione had brought, Draco said, "Pansy, you go on to the common room without me. I've got something I have to do."

Hermione looked at him suspiciously. "Professor Snape sure wants you to do a lot for him," sighed Pansy, "Okay. Hermione, you wanna walk with me?"

"Sure," smiled Hermione.

The two girls made their way out of the room and walked quietly for a moment. Finally, Hermione asked, "Does he tell you what Professor Snape has him do?"

"No. I don't ask. I'm afraid I would be too nosey. You know?"

"Yes, of course. So, you don't know?"

Pansy smiled, "No. But you want to know, don't you?"

"Well, I…"

"I'm curious about it, too. I'm just afraid he'd get angry if I asked too many questions, so I don't. He puts up with a whole lot out of me. I've been a hand full."

"I understand. It's just that… it's none of my business."

"You don't think he's doing anything for Snape."

Hermione's eyes grew wide, "I didn't say that!"

"I know. You were thinking it."

"Why do you think I was thinking it?" asked Hermione, looking curiously at her.

Pansy sighed, "Because I'm thinking the same thing."

"You are? Pansy, what do you think he's doing?"

"I don't know. But I really hope it's nothing to get him hurt… or killed. Of course… I don't think it would be anything to get him killed," she laughed nervously, "Would it? I'm just a bit worried."

Hermione nodded, showing she understood. The two young women walked in silence the rest of the way to the dungeon.