a/n Ok, for those of you who haven't noticed I started a new story. Please don't get mad at me, because of the story I cleared my mind and am now ready to continue with this story. It is still my main priority, and then comes Falling For You. You have nothing to fear, because there is no way I will abandon this story.

Hermione woke up with rain falling down onto her face. Immediately she reached into her pocket for the bottle cap Pot Key that Harry had given her for safe keeping. It wasn't there. Sitting up slowly she realized that she was in the middle of the clearing where the last battle had taken place. There was a knot of Death Eaters in the center where burnt ground marked where Voldemort had fallen.

Keeping as silent as he could, so as not to draw attention to herself, Hermione crawled towards the trees. If only she could reach the trees, then she could make a run for it and find her way back to Hogwarts. Someone had to be warned about the threat of a new Dark Lord. But as soon as she stood up a twig cracked and every head turned around to face her.

"So, trying to escape are we?" Michael came strolling out from the center of the Death Eaters. He was in a long black robe and his eyes gleamed with malice. "We can't have that now can we boys?" He laughed and it spiraled from tree to tree, all the birds had stopped chirping. "Grab her and bring her here, she may want to know what we're up to. I mean come on. Who is she going to tell?"

Two Death Eaters broke away from the group and grabbed her by the arm. They roughly pulled her so that she was standing on either side of them as Michael stood in the middle next to the burnt ground.

"Now, as I was saying. My father knew that there was a chance that something would go wrong, and incase it did he left me with some back up power. Just before he died, he produced a Power Orb. This allowed him to put all of his power within the orb before he died. It allows only those worthy of its powers to take from it. When I open it, I will have all my father's power including my own." An evil smile set upon his mouth and Hermione's eyes widened in horror.

Draco was busy trying to figure out where Hermione had gone when something gleamed in the fire light. Going over to it he saw it was a tiny bottle cap. Raising his eye brow he picked it up and flipped it over. He was just about to chuck it out when he heard a voice behind him.

"Malfoy have you found her?" He turned around to see a worn out Ginny Weasley in front of him.

"No, I haven't found anything yet. I'll keep looking for a bit longer, you go get some sleep." With out another word he swept out of the room and out onto the castle grounds, which were soaked with rain. He needed to go for a walk and clear his mind, taking a deep breath he stepped into the Forbidden forest and walked in a ways.

A rain drop fell onto his hand and he went brush it away, but never managed to. He realized that he was still holding the bottle cap in his hand. Draco lifted up and looked at it, suddenly there was a jerk behind his navel and he was being lifted away.

He looked around and realized that he was by the edge of a clearing. He wasn't alone though; in the middle of the clearing was a group of Death Eaters, Michael and Hermione. His heart leaped at the sight over Hermione, she was alright, well not alright, but not hurt and alive.

Even though all he wanted to do was grab Hermione and pull her into his arms, he knew that if he wanted to get them both out alive that he had to stay back so no one knew he was there.

Hermione looked at Michael in fear as he reached for the bubble and touched it with both hands. A large electric jolt burst through the bubble and into his hands causing him to fly backwards, He frowned for a second before smiling evilly at the Death Eaters. They all started clapping and he grinned at them, even the two that were supposed to be holding onto her clapped. Taking this as her one chance to get away Hermione made a run for the trees.

"No, leave her. There is no way she can get out of this forest alive!" She heard Michael say as she ran into the thick shelter of the surrounding trees. Taking a deep breath she sat down by a tree trunk and waited silently for them to disappear.

Draco looked at the spot where Hermione had disappeared and marked it. Michael didn't seem to care. He could have sworn that Michael's eyes looked in his direction, but Draco knew they couldn't have. Watching in horror he saw them use water proof fire, but it was black and Draco knew it would burn the trees. They sent it flying all around the trees, before disaperating. Frowning Draco walked out into the clearing and looked at the small orb in the center of it. He was about to reach out and touch it when Hermione came stumbling into the clearing.

"What are you doing here Malfoy?" She said looking at him.

"Everyone was worried about you, they didn't know what happened," he said looking her in the eyes.

"How did you get here?"

"I found a bottle cap on the ground and it turned out to be a Port Key," he looked to see what her reaction would be.

"Oh," was all she said.

"Hermione," Draco said walking over to her. She looked up at him in confusion and blinked. With out hesitating Draco put his arms around her and drew her close to him.

"What are you doing?" She asked even more confused. Draco smiled slightly and lowered his lips about to kiss her.

a/n What will happed next? Review and tell me what you think!