"Granger, wake up!"

"No! Wanna sleep…go 'way!"

"Come on Hermione, you've got to get up." Glowering evilly, Hermione sat up, wondering if everyone in the entirety of the world was out to blow her sleeping patter to itsy-bitsy minuscule fragments, never to be seen again…

Probably.

"Wassamatter?" She muttered, looking around vaguely, "Who's died?"

"Absolutely nobody of either relevance or importance." The voice of Lupin confirmed, pressing a hot cup into the girl's unresisting hands, "But you will be soon, if you don't get out of here before he wakes up." As he said this, Hermione moved closer to the sleeping Draco, as though shielding him from the others, and bared her teeth. Alastor quickly took over,

"Come on Granger." He said, gently taking her by the arm, "There's some breakfast waiting for you downstairs-"

"Don't wanna go!" Hermione protested, "Why can't I stay?" Mad eye sighed, and sat down next to her,

"Think about it Granger, he hated you before, didn't he?" Hermione glared at him, "I'm sorry, but it's the truth. When he wakes up, he's going to be dead confused and you, being the one who found out his …problem, certainly won't be the person he most wants to see right away."

"So," Hermione began, tears welling up in her chocolate eyes, "So you're saying…he's going to hate me again? After everything that's happened, he's still going to hate me?"

"No, no, no," Lupin cut in patiently, "What's Moody is tying to say is that Draco won't know what he feels. On one hand, he'll remember all your previous…" he searched around for the right word, "Hatred, because, Hermione, you've got to remember that you were a very large part of his problem. I'm pretty sure Lucius Malfoy wasn't over joyed that his son kept being bested by a muggle born. But on the other hand," He continued, "He will also remember everything you've done for him over the last couple of weeks, I'm pretty sure, also, that that he hasn't often been shown that kind of compassion before. I'm sure he'll be fine eventually, just leave him alone for a while." Hermione sniffed and nodded slowly, getting unsteadily to her feet,

"Kay."

"Izzy…"

"I'm here, Poppet."

"My head hurts."

"I'm sure you will kind of strange for a while. You'll feel better soon, though."

"Izzy?"

"Yes, Draco?"

"Please tell me it was all a dream. Please tell me it didn't happen."

"I'm sorry Poppet…"

"Where's Uncle Sev'rus? And Granger?"

"Downstairs, with Lupin and Tonks."

"She hates me, doesn't she?"

"Who hates you?"

"Granger."

"No, Draco, she doesn't hate you."

"I wish she would."

"Why?"

"Because it would be easier to hate her back."

"Why do you want to hate her?"

"Because I'm supposed to. That's just how it is and now everything's changed. Everything's different."

"Do you want things to go back to how they were before?"

"No…not really but…"

"What?"

"I don't know… my head hurts and I don't knowquite what I think right now…"

A/N: Heya! moans I 'm sorry these chapteres are taking so long but i just can't get back into the swing of writing teenage!Draco. When ever i try i get this little voice in the back of my head saying "I'm not a baby, I'm six!" and it won't go away! >:()

Well, that's why they're taking so long.

-addicted-2-hp- I don't think you can get an accoun on here without an e-mail address...(can anyone correct e if i'm wrong?) But yeah, I hope you feel better soon! Sends a 'Be Happy' ballon on a pink string.

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