A little bit special: Chapter Forty:
Free Flying
The figures finally retreated, Hermione was curled up in a ball on the floor. Most of her clothing torn off, small bits of blood leaked from the wounds that adorned her body. Hermione found that indeed underneath those gloves did lie claws, sharper than any knife she'd ever come across. A while later Hermione was joined by another figure, this one appeared in white and gave off an air of hope. Hermione felt at ease with him in her presence. He covered Hermione with a blanket and took it upon himself to heal all her wounds. When that was done he carefully removed his glove, and placed his warm hand upon Hermione's moist forehead. Hermione's body was overcome with happiness, she smiled before her eyes closed and her body went limp. After that the figure left, leaving Hermione alone.
"Draco," Crabbe yelled while he ran down the hall. Draco stopped talking to Harry and turned around. He raised his brow and waited for Crabbe to reach him. Crabbe now stood next to Draco his hand rested on his shoulder while he regained his breath.
"What is it?" Draco finally asked, he got sick of waiting.
"Well, I was walking down the hall and I ran into Dumbledore, well not literally," Crabbe stopped to take in a breath.
"Get on with it!" Draco commanded.
"Hermione's awake," Crabbe said with great ease. Draco's face lit up and he screamed with excitement. Harry looked like he shat his pants, before Crabbe could properly finish catching his breath they were off running again. For some reason unknown to them the run to the hospital wing seemed so much longer, but they made it there in the end. They stopped at the doors for a few seconds so they could catch their breath, when they were all breathing at a normal pace they walked quietly into the hospital. When they arrived at Hermione's bed they found that she wasn't there.
"Where is she?" Harry asked.
"I don't know," Draco said looking around. "Hermione?" He called out softly, they walked quietly around the wing looking for her. When they turned at the last bed, they saw her hanging out of the window. She stood on the sill, her hands holding loosely onto the adjoining wood. She let her body hang freely out of the window, her hair blew around her face, her eyes were closed and a carefree smile spread across her face. "Hermione?" Draco said walking over to her. Harry and Crabbe held back against the hospital bed divider, she didn't even notice them standing and talking behind her. Draco stayed back a bit, he didn't want to scare her.
"Draco, get her down from there!" Harry said in a hushed voice.
"I don't want to scare her! She is hanging out a window, in case you hadn't noticed." Draco said, Hermione suddenly became drawn back inside, she turned around and jumped back into the wing. "Hermione?" Hermione looked up at Draco, she looked a million miles away.
"It's snowing." she said walking past the three of them. Hermione walked over to her bed, she slid on her shoes, and grabbed the blanket off her bed. Harry, Draco and Crabbe watched with immense confusion. They watched her take off out of the wing.
"Where's she going?" Draco said taking off after her. Her walking had turned into a full run. Draco began to run after her as well. "Hermione," Draco called out after her as they ran. They ended up outside, she was first playing in the snow, her white nightgown was wet and becoming see through. "Hermione come on, it's cold out here." Hermione looked up at him.
"Who are you?" Hermione asked.
"I'm Draco, your fiance," Draco said tears welled up in his eyes. Hermione watched him, really un effected by him.
"Oh, that's nice." Hermione said taking off towards the lake.
"Oh shit, Hermione come back here." Draco said yet again going after her. "Please come back here." Draco said as he watched Hermione play in some unfrozen water. "Hermione." Draco yelled going in after her, he grabbed her arm and drug her out by it. "It's cold, lets get inside." Draco said pulling her towards the castle, Draco picked up Hermione's discarded blanket and wrapped it around her. As they walked towards the castle, Draco kept watch of Hermione making sure she wouldn't run off again. They made it back to the hospital wing without any prison breaks. They made it to the hospital door, before Madam Pomfrey came and immediately took Hermione away. Madam Pomfrey took her behind the curtain where she helped her change her clothes. Madam Pomfrey was mumbling to herself the whole time. Draco, Harry and Crabbed stood in wait.
"What do you think is wrong with her?" Harry asked, as Draco took a seat.
"I don't know," Draco said looking away from them. They sighed. "She didn't know who I was." Draco let out after a few seconds, Harry looked down at him, pity rang deep in his eyes.
"I'm sorry," Harry said. Draco wore a confused look as he turned around to look up at him.
"What do you have to be sorry about?" Draco asked, his eyes had once again welled up with tears, they threatened to throw themselves down his cheeks. Which they did, Harry was gobsmacked, he didn't know what to say to the weeping Draco.
"I don't know," He said softly and surely. Draco looked away once again.
A/N: Short I know, sorry...I guess. Well, I'm not sure if this chapter was checked by my cousin, but I think it was...so if you see any of those mistakes that happen to lurk around...pay no attention to them. Mistakes ATTENTION WHORES! I hate those bitches! EVIL! Oh yeah, just thought I would mention that I'm almost done with chapter 46, which means I only need four more until I reach the big 50! I can't wait!