This chapter just came to me and I love it. Well I hope everyone had a wonderful turkey eating Thanksgiving. I know I did. I think I ate a bit too much actually. I hope you like the chapter as much as I do.

LAST CHAPTER…

Draco ran down the long, dark corridor as fast as he could. He wasn't sure what he was running toward or from, but he knew he couldn't stop, he had to keep going. The corridor seemed to go on forever, having no end, just a high stone ceiling, tall cold walls, and a slick wet floor beneath Draco's feet. Every step he took was a struggle to keep on his feet, miraculously he somehow managed it. Finally he saw the end of the corridor and something else he could not quite see. What could it possibly be? It looked human and mythical at the same time. As he got closer he realized it was his father and…

DREAMS UNFOLD...

… Snape! What in the world was Snape doing standing next to his hateful father? I thought he was on our side… Dumbledore's side… Potter's side.

"Draco my son, are you ready?" asked Lucius Malfoy.

"Ready for what father?" Draco hissed.

"To stop following that fool headmaster and live up to the Malfoy name,"

"You mean join Voldemort and be just like you! I will never be the man you are Lucius!" screamed Draco.

"How dare you raise your voice with me! CRUCIO!"

Draco fell to the ground in pain. 'I have to fight this for Hermione' he thought. He thought of every moment he had shared with Hermione and her friends in the past few months. As the memories got stronger so did Draco. Eventually he was able to get back on his feet and face his father.

"Give up Lucius, you'll never win. Snape what are you doing with me father?"

"My dear boy I am here on orders," said Snape darkly

"Orders from whom?" Draco spat

"Well that's none of your business now is it, but as you are in my house and my most favored student I shall tell you. I was sent here on Dumbledore's orders to protect you from your dear father. You don't seem to need me though do you? I may as well leave you two at it."

"No don't leave, please, I beg you."

"Young Malfoy is begging me not to leave him. Hmm how interesting. However I will stay."

"Would you two shut up," snarled Lucius. "Would you care to tell me what is going on between you and that mudblood?"

"Don't you dare ever call her that again,' Draco said warningly.

"So there are feelings between you two, eh? Is she the one keeping you from getting your mark? If that is the case I shall get rid of her."

"No she is not. I have decided not to follow you or Voldemort. If I ever here that you have touched her in anyway I shall kill you myself," Draco said his temper rising.

"Is that a threat my son? What are these feelings you have for the girl, they can't possibly be anything more than mixed feelings of nerves and excitement."

"I am NOT your son! I know the feelings I have for Hermione are not mixed feelings of nerves and excitement but are of love. I am probably the only Malfoy to ever fall in love and I know I won't be the last. My sons and daughters will all fall in love just as I have." Draco said confidently.

"And just who do you think the mother of your children will be? You honestly think that Mudblood Granger is going to stay with you forever, do you?"

"I know that Hermione will be the mother of my children and as a matter of fact I am sure she will stay with me forever."

"So you think. Adava Ka…" Just then Draco woke up.

"Draco, Draco are you alright?" came Hermione's worried voice.

"I… I think so, yes I am." He replied groggily.

"Good, you were tossing and turning like something terrible."

"It was just a dream. Nightmare actually, but a dream none the less,"

"Do you want to talk about it?" Hermione asked concerned.

"I suppose…" he spent the next five minutes telling her every detail about the dream.

When he was finished Hermione said, "Dumbledore was right then,"

"What do you mean?"

"He once said 'In dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own, whether we glide over the highest cloud or swim in the deepest ocean.' Well in your case it's a bit more than gliding over clouds and swimming in oceans, but the meaning is still the same I suppose. I wonder what your dream really meant,"

"I'm not sure I want to even find out,"

"Me either. Alright back to bed, you need rest my dear prince,"

"Will you stay with me angel?"

"Of course I will Draco. No need to ask me twice," Hermione said lying down on the bed next to Draco.

Hermione drifted off easily Draco noticed, but he was having some problems relaxing. To ease his mind he watched his angel sleep peacefully in his arms. 'Why does life have to be so difficult?' he thought to himself. Finally letting his head rest next to Hermione's Draco fell asleep. This time he slept without worry or a care in the world as to what his dream was trying to tell him.

"Morning prince," Hermione whispered softly in his ear.

"Morning Angel,' he replied just as soft.

"We have yet another long day ahead of us, but before we begin you should go talk to Dumbledore or Snape,"

"About what?" Draco asked confused.

"About the dream you had last night. I only want you to do it just to make sure you are safe."

"For you I shall, but only for you," he said standing, "You coming along?"

"Why wouldn't I?" Hermione asked.

"I don't know, you were just sitting there so I figured you were going to stay there,"

"Don't be silly Draco," Hermione said leading the way out of the room.

Draco followed Hermione out of the dorm and down the hall to Dumbledore's office. There Draco retold the events of his dream.

"Hmm… that's quite interesting. Yes, interesting indeed," Dumbledore said when he finished.

"What do you think it means, Professor?" Hermione asked.

"It could mean a many of things. For one it could mean that your father has escaped from Azkaban and he thinks Professor Snape will help him receive revenge. Or perhaps it means your dear father is receiving information from here inside the castle, but it might not necessarily be Professor Snape. My advice to you is to go talk to Professor Snape and find out from him, and do tell him all the details of the dream," Dumbledore stated.

Snape looked more surprised than Dumbledore did when Draco finished.

"All I can say is, I'll keep my eyes open for any sign of your father and his whereabouts. I do have a bad feeling your father is up to something terrible and plans to drag anybody who may be able to help him into it. I do agree with the Headmaster about how he might be receiving information from someone inside the castle. Whom exactly I am uncertain, but it may be someone that is angry with you," Snape explained.

"I guess we'll both be keeping an eye out for anything out of place," Draco said looking slightly paler than usual.

"What do you mean you'll both be? Am I just supposed to sit around and wait for someone to attack me?" Hermione said slightly angered.

"No, not at all. I'm not letting you leave my sight is all. When I said both of us I meant that Snape would be and then you and I would be as well, just together," Draco said quickly trying to save himself.

"That better be what you meant, Mr. Malfoy," said Hermione.

"It is, honestly it is," Draco said as they started to walk out of the professor's office.

"Ok I believe you,"

Yay! Another chapter up! I was going to make it longer but I ended up with writers block at the end. So what do you all think is going to happen? Oh, by the way, I've decided I will make this longer. I have a new idea for it so I'll keep updating when I can. I'll write while I'm at school, since I have like no time to after school because of Basketball practice on Mondays and Thursdays, Bible Study on Wednesday, and most of my b-ball games are on Fridays. Please review my faithful readers. JORDAN

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