A/N: Hey guys, I have so much free time tonight so I decided to write this chapter. I have been hooked into the writing of fanfiction and I have so many ideas for this fic I gotta write them otherwise I can't do anything else. Besides, I got tired of studying for my finals so I am taking a break. Besides writing works on my grammar and that helps me prepare for my English final, right? (Just smile and nod, makes me feel better about ditching my studies). But I only have tomorrow and the day after for finals and then summer break and free time to write chapters. (They will probably be as frequent as they are now. I do need a life over summer.)
Anyways, thanks for your review Mz Malfoy. (I understand not to many people read and review on a Monday or Tuesday night so I am letting you all go with a warning, so review as soon as you read this chapter!) Please : (That's supposed to be my face begging but it didn't quite come out how I pictured. All well.)
Here is Chapter 9, ENJOY!
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CHAPTER 9
"Hey guys what's up?" asked Justin, as he casually strolled into the library.
"Why would you assume something is up?" answered Seamus.
"Well, you guys are in the library, and you are never in the library unless Hermione dragged you down here. Also I happen to know she didn't because..."
Ron then cut off Justin, who even though was in the library was still pacing.
"We know, alright. She is turned into her 6 year-old self. The bloody whole school knows it!"
"Well, um I didn't till just now. I just wanted to say that I heard Madam Pomfry and two house elves talking about her and Draco," said Justin.
Ron turned quickly and walked towards Justin.
"What did you hear?" he demanded.
"Ron," said Harry sternly. "Sit down, shut up, and let Justin talk."
Ron was then about to open his mouth to retort to Harry's remark when Harry cut him off with a "NOW" that left no room for argument.
"Well, there isn't much to tell. About a half hour after I saw Madam Pomfry, two elves came in with who I guessed was Draco and Hermione, I didn't actually see them, I had the curtain around my bed and then she took them all to a separate room. After about 5 minutes she came back out and told the house elves to go prepare a private room for them and then she came to me and gave me a potion that made my stomach feel better but caused me to take a short nap, so I missed the rest," said Justin.
"Well, that was pointless," said Ron.
"Merlin Ron, you sure are being prissy," replied Dean.
"Excuse me, what did you say?" answered Ron.
"Ron, calm down. You aren't helping Hermione by being so annoying..."
Harry was then cut off by Seamus adding,
"Pig-headed..."
and then Dean finishing off with,
"Prissy, moody, temperamental, and all around unproductive."
"Shesh, you guys don't have to be so rude about it," answered Ron.
"Look Ron, we are all trying to help Hermione, okay. So just help us instead of complaining," explained Harry.
"Okay, fine," said Ron. "But I'm doing it for Hermione."
The four Gryffindor boys went back to reading their books, leaving a confused Justin standing there.
"Uh, guys, I hate to break your concentration, but can someone tell me what is going on?" asked Justin.
Ron then sighed as if the request was a huge burden, but he told Justin the story, with many corrections added by Harry when Ron started to elaborate.
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"Is everyone here?" asked Dumbledore.
"Yes," they all answered.
"Good, now I am sure you all know why you are all here," he continued. He looked at each face in his office and continued on, "you are the specific professors selected by me to take on an extremely important task."
Some of the faces of the professors brightened up, excited to hear what job Dumbledore could've selected them for.
"You are to watch over Miss Granger and Mr. Malfoy on your off periods," replied Dumbledore and then inwardly chuckled at the looks on all the professors' faces, Snape's expression of disgust and pain being the best he thought.
"Can you please elaborate," said Professor Sprout. She was a plump, warm woman, who taught Herbology and was Head of Hufflepuff.
"I have gone through each of your schedules and during one of your off class hours, I would appreciate it if you could watch over Mr. Malfoy or Miss Granger. You can watch over them in their quarters or in your classroom. Location does not matter as long as the two are safe and out of harms way. If you all agree I will let you know when the two will be with you," said Dumbledore.
"Please let me know tomorrow before breakfast of your decisions," continued Dumbledore.
He then looked at Snape, Lupin, and McGonagall before saying, "Minerva, Remus, and Severus, please stay after, I would like a word with the three of you."
The other professors quickly left the room, most of them already agreeing to inform Dumbledore that they would watch the two six year-olds.
Once the other professors left, Dumbledore turned to Lupin.
"Remus, how is the search going. Do you have any information?"
"I have some. I will probably go out tomorrow morning and then inform you of all my findings," answered Lupin.
At Dumbledore's look, Lupin decided to elaborate.
"I have found six spells cast, most of them being minor hexes. But I couldn't derive some sort of a conclusion off of them. So tomorrow morning before breakfast, I will go back out and search some more."
"Alright, please let me know as soon as possible if you have any information that is crucial. If you wish, you may retire for the night, I know it is late."
"Thank you, sir," answered Lupin. "Oh, also, I would like to add that I have no problem watching over Mr. Malfoy and Miss Granger on my free hour."
"Thank you Remus, it is greatly appreciated."
Lupin then left the room, leaving only Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape.
Snape was then about to open his mouth to say something when Dumbledore cut him off.
"Severus, I do not care what excuse you come up with, I need you to watch Mr. Malfoy and Miss Granger before lunch. You are the only professor with that hour off. And don't try to argue, because you will do it," said Dumbledore sternly, but his blue eyes were twinkling.
Snape then glared at Dumbledore, realizing he couldn't argue his way out of the situation.
"Minerva, would you mind watching them first thing in the morning. I know that will probably one of the worse times to watch them, but I trust you can handle it?" asked Dumbledore.
"Of course sir."
"Okay, I will get schedules out to you after breakfast to clarify when they go to each professor. I just wanted to let you know so you had ample warning since you will get them first thing Monday morning."
"Thank you sir," she answered.
"Also, both your bedroom quarters are connected to Mr. Malfoy and Miss Granger's quarters. They cannot leave their room through the entrance door unless they have the password so do not worry about them entering the hallway leading to your chambers, I know how dear privacy is. But if you hear anything, please check up on them. Do you have any questions?"
McGonagall replied with a firm "no", while Snape mumbled an incoherent reply.
"Alright, well you may retire for the night. Merlin knows it has been a hectic one."
The two professors quickly left leaving Dumbledore to work on the schedule and other paperwork.
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That night, most of the students stayed up and gossiped about the news of Hermione and Draco. The worst of course being Lavender, Parvati, Ginny, and anyone else caught up in their discussion.
"Okay, so we start Monday morning?" asked Ginny. She had transfigured a chair into a bed, and her and Luna were currently sitting on it.
"Yeah, it will be perfect," answered Padma. She along with Luna decided to spend the night in Gryffindor Tower rather than Ravenclaw Tower. Sam would've joined them too, but she had head duties in the morning and felt she would need a good nights sleep.
"You know when Hermione changes back and has her memories she is going to be really mad," said Luna.
"Yeah, but she'll get over it. Especially if everything goes to plan. I mean who wouldn't be happy?" stated Parvati.
The girls then burst out giggling.
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After finishing with Dumbledore, Snape decided to vent his anger on the essays he needed to grade.
But, as soon as he started, the door to his classroom burst open and in strolled Blaise as calm and collected as ever.
"Hello Professor," he greeted in a cheery tone, knowing he was pissing Snape off.
"What do you want Zambini," barked Snape. "This is the second time today you have disturbed me when I have been busy."
"Of, I'm sorry," he said, clearly not meaning it. "If I had known you were busy, I would've come back at a more convenient time."
"No you wouldn't have."
"You're right."
"As enjoyable as this conversation is, do you have a reason for being here, especially since you are out after hours?"
"Of course. I came for information."
"What information would that be?"
"Information on Granger and Malfoy."
"Oh, and what makes you think I have any?"
"You're a Slytherin. We always have information. Anyways, what have you learned since our last discussion?"
"Nothing of importance to you!"
"Everything regarding those two is important to me."
"How so?"
"Pansy."
"You're giving information to Pansy? How much of a dimwit could you be?"
"I'm not giving information to Pansy. I should be asking if you are the dimwit for assuming I would be doing something like that. No, I need information so I can keep Pansy from attempting a plan that has even a chance at succeeding in screwing up Draco's life as he knows it."
"I see."
"You going to talk?"
"I don't know, I never cared for sharing information with students."
"That was lame, even for you. You are normally better at dancing around the topic and giving information. But I won't buy it. Just tell me what you know."
"So much like your father. He never bought crap either."
"I may have not liked the bastard, but you do pick stuff up after living with him for fifteen years. Anyways, enough about my father and I, talk."
"Very well. Dumbledore is having certain professors watch over Malfoy and Granger on their free hours. They are supervised at all times, except for few minutes at a time, during the day, and at night. They are trapped in their quarters, with no way out. And only Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and myself have the way in."
"Good, then they are mostly safe from Pansy."
"Naturally."
"Good, keep it that way." Blaise then turned and left the room.
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Around 5 am the next morning, Draco woke to the shrill screaming of six- year-old Hermione next to him.
"What are you screaming about!" he shouted. One thing Draco couldn't stand was being up early, especially when he was woken so rudely.
"I'm sorry, I had a nightmare, and, and, and," Hermione then starting to cry.
Draco looked at her, confused at what to do. He had never seen a girl cry, and as much as he hated to admit it, he knew how scary nightmares could be.
"Um, is there anything I can do to help?" he asked.
Hermione then looked at him with a tear-stained face, and asked the most dreaded thing Draco felt she could have asked of him.
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Snape woke with a start and realized he woke up hearing a little girl's scream. Realizing it was probably Hermione, he quickly put his robes on and went to check on her. He knew McGonagall wouldn't be able to do it, because she was with Professor Sprout. They were both helping Madam Pomfry collect certain leaves that would be given to him later on to make a potion for the flu.
After he finished getting dressed, he walked out of the new door added on one wall, and into the hallway. He then proceeded to the end where the door to Draco and Hermione's room was.
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"You want me to what?" asked Draco. Shocked, confused, and somewhat scared. "I can't do that!"
"Why not?" asked Hermione.
"I'm not a grown up!"
"But you said you weren't scared of anything."
"But, but, but do you really want me to?" asked Draco, trying to look brave in front of Hermione. He didn't want her to think he wasn't brave. Malfoy's weren't scared of anything.
At her nodded yes, he quietly climbed out of bed and walked slowly over to her bed. He then got down on all floors and looked under her bed dreading what he would see.
"Are there any monsters there?" she asked.
Draco double check and finally decided that there weren't any monsters under Hermione's bed. But he decided that since she rudely woke him up and made him check under her bed that he would scare her.
"Yeah, there is one. It is huge and it is bright green with red eyes," he said.
He then heard Hermione gasped and then decided to continue.
"Yeah, and he has really sharp claws, and oh no, oh Merlin, Hermione," yelled Draco. He then began to pretend he was struggling to not be pulled under the bed.
Hermione then started to cry and yell for help that a monster was going to eat Draco when Snape burst through the door.
Hermione looked up and saw Snape and she screamed that the monster under her bed was trying to eat Draco.
Draco, then realizing, what he did might get in trouble, crawled back from under Hermione's bed.
Hermione looked at Draco and asked, "You're okay?!"
"Of course I am. See I told you, that you were stupid! There aren't any monsters under you bed. I just pretended to scare you," said Draco smugly, forgeting Snape was there, and the remark could end him up in even more trouble.
At the angry and upset look that came over Hermione's face, Draco realized that the idea that he thought was brilliant probably wasn't since both Hermione and Uncle Snape were mad at him.
"How dare you! I had a nightmare and you just tried to scare me more," yelled Hermione.
"Well, um, duh!" answered Draco, with a stupid grin on his face. It was the same grin he used when he beat Hermione in an argument. "Who wouldn't?"
She then got off her bed, walked over to Draco and kicked him in his skin. She quickly hid the fact that it really hurt her foot, and walked off to the bathroom.
'I don't care if I get in trouble. He ssssoooo deserved it. Stupid, mean, dumb boy. Ow, my foot really hurts, better make sure it is okay. Stupid boy, it is all his fault,' thought Hermione as she walked into the bathroom.
"Uncle Snape, did you see that, she kicked me!" yelled Draco, grabbing his leg and rubbing where it hurt.
'How dare she kick me. Malfoy's don't get kicked, actually I don't think I have ever been kicked, and by a girl no less!' thought Draco in his head. If it wasn't for the fact that it hurt he would've been impressed.
"And you should be lucky that's all she did!" yelled back Snape. "Do you have any idea how annoying and incredibly stupid that prank was. You had her screaming and waking up the whole bloody castle."
"I'm sorry, Uncle Snape, I was just trying to get back at her for screaming and waking me up," said Draco. He quickly put on his best puppy-dog face hoping to get out of trouble.
'Argh, this is why I never had and never will have kids,' thought Snape.
"Just don't do it again. And for your punishment, you can deal with Hermione when she comes out of the bathroom. I am going to back to bed and I do not want to hear anymore ruckus. Also, you would be wise to make it up to her because you will be spending the whole day with her," said Snape with a malicious grin.
Watching Draco pale was a great enjoyment for Snape and he quickly left before the joy he felt could be taken away. It wasn't everyday you saw the great Draco Malfoy visibly pale.
After Snape slammed the door. Draco looked at the bathroom door, scared of what would happen once Hermione returned.
After starring at the door for a few seconds, Draco got an idea. Hoping it was better than his last one, he set to work.
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END OF CHAPTER 9
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