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"Shouldn'ta lost me temper, but it didn't work anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I s'pose he was so much like a pig anyway that there wasn't much left ter do."

–Hagrid

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Chapter 2 – Bad news

"Thank you Minevra, thank you Severus. Sorry for this late night meeting. I shall deal with these two, you may go back to bed. Perhaps a late start tomorrow for us all, since they whole school seems to be awake" Dumbledore said stroking his long white beard and looking over the top of his half moon glasses. Hermione could see he looked disappointed at them. This made her feel even guiltier than she already did for having woken the whole school.

"I shall tell the heads of the houses" McGonagall said and leaving with Snape.

"I think you have faced enough shame seeing as the whole school has seen you" he said looking down at them "But we shall continue this in the morning. I have more pressing matters at hand. I was just going to come and see you before you were brought to me. Mr. Malfoy this concerns you more but Miss. Granger has a right to know and she will know as much as you. You will be required to work together in order to ensure safety" he said. Hermione and Draco scowled at each other but then turned their attention back to Dumbledore.

"A few hours ago I received word about a jail break, it seems that 7 death eaters have escaped Azkaban prison. We have not yet heard any news of who these 7 are as Azkaban in a big place and it will take a while to secure and to find out who has gone missing, only 7 have been recorded as missing, there could be many more, but as I haven't heard much news since it seems unlikely that others have escaped."

"What does this mean?" Hermione asked "Why does it concern us?"

"Because Miss. Granger you could be in grave danger, you as well Mr.Malfoy. Hermione you were a key member in the downfall of Voldermort. If the death eaters have escaped looking for Harry then you, Ron and Ginny will be in very grave danger, but more so you Hermione, your heritage is against you at this moment in time" Draco smirked at her "You are more venerable than them and shall need to be under higher security measures, but at the same time you will have to ensure that others are safe. Draco, you may know of the danger you are in, if your father is one of the 7 then you would be in as much danger as Hermione. I don't think it is too bold to say that he would be angry with you for joining the Order of the Phoenix just before the war and supplying us with information against Voldermort. He may be after you for revenge, both of you, assuming he is one of the 7"

"Nothing's been confirmed yet….right" Draco said worried. For the first time Hermione heard the fear in his voice, this scared her more. Draco was very brave in the war switching sides and incriminating himself to help the order and to see him riddled with fear was not very nice. Draco was not longer the little boy he was in first year, who was too scared to go into the forbidden forest with Harry and Fang during detention as during the war he spent many hours with member of the Order showering the forest for clues of Voldermorts where about or death eaters posing as threats to the school. He was no longer scared to he hit with a curse as he was in third year, as he was hit with as many as he gave out during the war.

"No, I will know more in the morning, but I must ask you to be careful even within the castle. I will of course lead you back to your common room myself and check the rooms in the morning"

"Morning?"

"Yes Hermione, I have set up a safe house for you two, just the two of you since you are both in more danger than even Harry"

"Must be a relief for him" Draco smirked

"Not really Draco, Hermione is one of his best friends and for her to be in danger wouldn't be much of a relief for him." Dumbledore said, slightly angry with Draco. "Now please follow me, you are to stay in this room, which is secret, until I come and get up in the morning. Things will be different round here for a few days until everything has been sorted out"

"Different, Sir?" Hermione asked

"Yes. Classes will be taught in the house common rooms, single house classes so students aren't roaming the castle freely. Meals will also be served in the common room" Draco looked pleased, especially since all his classes were with the Gryffindors. "But you two shall be taught together in your private room." He lead them out of his office and down the corridor. To see Madame Pomfrey.

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"9am I shall be here to escort you to your heads rooms to collect your things" Dumbledore said and left.

"Do you really think its as serious as he makes it out to be?" Hermione asked eyeing the one room what had a bed room and a common room all in one. The bathroom was a small room to the left of the room, very small.

"Don't know, but ill tell you this Granger, if my father had escaped and he gets you. You'll be dead before you can even think of your name" he said dangerously and got into the bed he chose.

"What about you?"

"He'll kill me too, but he will give me the pleasure of seeing you die first" Hermione sighed and got into her own bed. Both teens didn't sleep a wink that night. Hermione kept tossing and turning because of the worry and Draco just couldn't get to sleep he was thinking about his father.

"Granger, will you stop moving and just stay still all ready" Draco yelled and threw a pillow at her

"Malfoy, cut it out will ya" she winced in pain as the pillow hit her face. Madame Pomfrey had give them both mild pain relief, and stitched up their cuts. Draco had to have a bandage on his nose while it healed and took the bone repairing potion.

"Go to sleep then"

"I cant, and neither can you" she said and rolled over to face away from him.

"This is all your fault you know that right" he said

"How exactly?"

"Well you and your stupid Potty, couldn't die first time round could he"

"Leave Harry out of this, Malfoy, you have probably angered your father more by switching sides" she spat

"Its not your concern"

"Why did you do it?"

"I had reasons, non of which are to do with you. Now leave me alone, its 6am and I would like to get at least 3 hours sleep, not that I need beauty sleep. Unlike you Granger"

"Fine"

"Fine"

Both rolled over and actually got to have a few hours sleep. Only to be awoken by Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape barging into their room at 9am more worried than they had been in their lives.

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