Disclaimer:(Reaches out hand to take 'Harry Potter' only to pull back in pain)

Author's Note: I may or may not follow the storyline with HPB, but until then, let's just see what happens.

Sheesh, has it been really long since I updated this story? Fortunately, between those days I have written some ideas into my mobile. Unfortunately, none of these ideas add up to my story. Sad to say.

Anyways I don't want to keep you waiting anymore. On with the rest of the story!

Recap: --Did she have the same dream as I had?--

Three days after his dream, Draco noticed that Hermione had been trying to avoid him. But aside from avoiding him, she had been treating him differently.

--Not that I'm complaining or anything, but her behavior is getting on my nerves.-- Hermione would glance at him from the Gryffindor table if she knew that he wasn't looking. The Head Girl would also look at him in such a way in which Draco would think that she actually pitied him. --But for what?--

After dinner, Draco decided to confront her. Noticing that she had walked out of the Great Hall by herself, the blonde got up from his seat and followed her.

Hiding in the shadows, Draco silently observed where she was going. Realizing that she was making her way to the Gryffindor common room, he took another route which would take him there faster than her.

Just in time to see her take a corner before the Fat Lady's corridor, he waited until she walked past him.

The Slytherin pulled her into the shadows while cupping her mouth with his other hand. Draco pushed her towards the wall and making sure that she wouldn't scream, he removed his hand from her mouth

"Let go of me, Malfoy. My-"began Hermione, as she struggled. Instead, his grip around her arm only tightened. "Not until you answer my questions." He said gruffly.

The Head Girl only glared back. "What was it that you dreamt about that made you wake up in the same state as I had?" He asked.

Hermione didn't answer. "What is it that you dreamt about that would make you look differently at me now?" He asked as he tightened his grip around her arm.

"Is it all because of that dream, that you ignore me more than you used to?" He asked frowning. Hermione remained glaring at him and after a while she replied "You're hurting me."

Draco didn't want to know that he was hurting her. He didn't care if he left a bruise there the next morning. He didn't also want to realize that she had tears in her eyes due to his infliction.

The Slytherin growled in anger and glared at Hermione who glared back. Just as he was about to tell her to answer his questions, a very hard blow to his head caused him to fall unconscious.

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A loud groan was heard in the corridor and Draco Malfoy woke up to find himself lying down upon the cold stone floor.

Draco sat and messaged the back of his head. He also checked to see if there was dry blood. --If there had been, whoever did that would be dead.--

The blonde turned to look at a window and saw a full moon over the Hogwarts castle. Draco got up and silently walked back to the Heads common room.

Upon reaching the Head common room, he saw that the entrance door was ajar.

Gripping his wand tightly in his cloak he quietly entered.

Inside, he saw a figure bending over to see something on the desk. Draco took out his wand and pointed it on the intruders back.

In an instant the person turned around in alarm and Draco saw who the person was.

"How did you get in here, Nott?" The blonde asked while pointing the wand directly at his heart. Nott smirked and said "With the help your Head Girl of course."

Swiftly, Draco took the collar of Nott's robes and shoved the boy up the wall. "What did you do to her?" Draco asked menacingly. Nott merely laughed and said. "You didn't seem to mind when you were hurting her five minutes ago."

Draco bared his teeth and asked "So it was you who hit me from behind?"

Nott in turn chuckled and answered "Oh no," Draco frowned slightly "It was that bloke Longbottom. He somehow saw you pull your precious Granger into the shadows and decided to see what is it that you were doing with her."

Draco remained pinning the dark haired boy against the wall. "After Longbottom saved her from you, I decided to take her with me instead." Nott then gave a maniacal grin.

Upon hearing those words, Draco threw Nott to the ground and punched him in the face. "You sick bastard, what did you do to her?" Yelled the blonde.

"I brought her here and threatened her to open this door, or else I'd slice her pretty neck up." Nott answered. "Where is she now?" Draco asked as he grabbed Nott's collar once more.

"She's waiting for someone to save her from her misery." The dark haired boy answered as he glared at Draco. "What else did you do to her?" Growled the Head Boy.

Nott merely laughed and that was when Draco decided to shut the boy up.

"Granger." Draco called out as he stood up. "Granger where are you?" He asked as he searched her room. There was no sign that she had been in there.

He opened the bathroom door and Draco saw Hermione sitting under the shower. She had her knees brought up to her chest and her wand was lying a few feet away from her. In an instant, he knew that Nott had placed a charm over her.

Draco took the binding and silencing charm off and walked towards her. "Granger are you alright?" He asked as he bent down in front of her. Hermione looked away and didn't reply.

Draco took her wand and gave it back to her. "Listen, I didn't really mean to act that way towards you just now." Draco said softly. "I was just a little frustrated at all of this confusion." The blonde explained uncomfortably.

Hermione didn't look at him. "Granger, will you please tell me what happened? What did Nott do to you?" He asked as he tried to get her to look at him.

"He didn't do anything." Hermione answered shakingly as she never took her eyes of the floor. Draco then noticed a small cut on her jaw. "Did he threaten you?" He asked.

Hermione's eyes were then brimming with tears and she tried hard to not let them fall. Draco remained on the spot. "I know you've had a rough night." Draco said. "It'd be best if you get some rest."

She gave a small nod. Draco then reached over to help her up. As both of them got to their feet, Draco realized that Hermione was hugging him longer than expected. Draco could only hug her back.

After accompanying her into her room, he closed her door as he got out.

Draco then stared at the mess that was in their common room. Parchments were scattered everywhere and an unconscious Slytherin was lying in a heap.

Scowling in disgust, the first trash he took out was Nott. Draco dragged Nott out their common room by his legs and left the unconscious Slytherin lying on the staircase.

As he got back to the common room, he changed the password, got in and rearranged the bits of parchment.

After placing every parchment on a desk, he noticed that one piece of parchment caught his eye. It was a small cutting from the Daily Prophet.

In bold letters it only said "Draco Malfoy survives f…."

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The next morning, Draco got down to the common room. Taking the small cutting of the Daily Prophet out of his pocket, he glanced up at Hermione's bedroom.

Seeing that her door was still closed, he went down to the Great Hall after pocketing the cutting back into his pocket and sighing in defeat

Sitting next to Pansy, he gathered his food and began eating.

"Did you hear?" asked Pansy as she tried to start a conversation.

"About what?" Draco replied as he took a bite out of his sandwich. "Nott was found unconscious somewhere on your floor last night." Pansy said.

"Who saw him?" The blonde asked. --Unfortunately--

"One of the Prefects did." She answered. Draco nodded as he chewed his last remaining sandwich.

"Why aren't you eating?" Draco asked as he noticed that Pansy's plate was empty. "Oh," she said. "I've just finished eating before you came around."

As much as Draco wanted to talk to somebody about his accident, he couldn't find anyone else to talk to besides Hermione Granger.

Probably it was a fact that she knew something about it. Or else that she was the one that he knew would give him the truth he needed. And that truth was something that he would believe if it came from her.

Soon, Draco saw that Hermione had entered the Hall. Holding her head up, she made her way towards Harry and Ron who were saving a seat for her.

Nott had then sulked into the Great Hall. Setting his eyes upon the blonde Slytherin, Nott's face then twisted to a scowl. Draco on the other hand, gave a blank expression of hate as he watched Nott take his seat on the far end of the table.

Bringing his gaze back to Hermione, this time he saw that she too looked back at him.

Breaking their gaze, Draco got up from his seat and strode out the huge doors of the great Hall.

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Leaning against the wall of Hogwarts, Draco gazed to the hills.

Draco managed to take a deep sigh and close his eyes.--Why did everything have to be like this?--suddenly, Draco Malfoy felt angry with himself, angry with the situation he was placed in and angry at what the situation had turned out to become.

As he was about to mentally curse to himself, he heard a noise behind him. In an instant, he snapped his eyes open.

Before he could turn around he saw Hermione Granger facing him.

"What do you want, Granger?" The blonde asked as he turned to face the girl.

She bit her lip and looked away. Draco sighed in frustration "Look, if you came here to say..." Draco began.

Hermione looked up at him. "Do you want to know about your accident?" She asked.

Thanks to each and every one of you who reviewed and thank you for still reading. Sorry for the late reply once again.

Till then,

--FlexibleFish--