In the morning Hermione looked around and EVERYONE was gone. "Wow... I slept in for once." Getting out of bed seemed hard, after all she was very, very sore. "Oh yeah, that will hurt for a few days..." Not thinking she began silently crying as she went to her trunk to grab her robes. After getting dressed she went to close her foot locker when she noticed Draco's outer robe and tucked it back in the trunk. That has a terrible stain on it... Looks like I will have to wash it. It will probably have to be hand washed, its so delicate!

She got all her stuff and went down to the Great Hall, her stomach was protesting her sleeping in. Man I swear I will 'NEVER' sleep in again! Going inside, she sat by Ginny, a plate appeared and she piled all sorts of things on stuffing them into her mouth. "Umm... Herm? Are you ok?" Hermione swallowed and smiled too big. "Yeah! Why do you ask?" She giggled lightly, but that just made Ginny even more suspicious. "Well, for starters when you came in, you came all the way over here to sit by me. We are in two different years and normal you sit by the boys. For two, your smile was way to big to be genuine... I hate to say that, but Herm... A giant smile does not suit you. Also on top of that... you never... EVER... giggle like a giddy hufflepuff! There has got to be something wrong!"

Yup, this is it... She would have to blurt everything out now... what should she do! "Because! She is a stupid mudblood! I told her so just earlier! She is just whining like a little baby!" Draco laughed, but Hermione knew it wasn't a true 'evil' laugh. It was almost like he was forcing himself to say all of that...curious. "Go away you stupid Malfoy! No one needs YOUR kind around!" Ginny then turned to Hermione and proceeded to ask her. "Is this what is wrong?" The young Griffindor studied her face vigorously. Sighing Hermione replied, "Yes... Stupid MALFOY here is just calling me names again... It kinda got to me and I didn't want to say anything. I'm always crying to someone!" Draco had left the Great Hall and Hermione could feel a heated stare on her back. Oh no, she didn't have to look to know who it was... It was him.

Hermione thinking she had fed herself adequately thought of a diversion to leave. "OH NO!" She jumped up, "I feel asleep before I could get my potions research finished!" Hermione ran out of the Great Hall and kept running, where she was going she didn't know. Foot steps? NO! He was following her! SOMEONE HELP! She didn't tell anyone! No one would think anything of it if he followed her! Oh no somebody!

An arm jerked her around, "Whats wrong Granger?" Hermione looked terrified up at the boy. "Oh god... its... its only you Malfoy..." He knew what was going on. "Don't worry Granger, he won't get you." She stood up on her own and started to nervously rub her upper arms. "I could feel him starring at me... God, it," She breathed out and Draco could tell she was holding her breath. "BREATH GRANGER!" Hermione instantly let it out and looked at Malfoy. "Do you want to hide? I know a place you can hide for the entire day..."

"No, that's ok Malfoy. I need to get my work done, oh... and thanks for helping me out back there." Hermione pointed her thumb in the direction of the Great Hall. "Don't mention it... literately." With that he left.

"He is so strange!" She whispered and walked to the library to get a few books for her first class of the day. She walked in, got some books, checked out, and then walked out. "No more hiding. He hurt me... he will pay. He may be the boy who lived champion and protector of the good side, but he is not on MY good side. Oh what is that muggle saying... paybacks are a bitch? Well Harry, your paybacks will be hell..." Smiling almost evilly she walked to class.

(((I know my chapters are short, but I'm sorry It's just that it helps me write if I write smaller bits at a time. Also I know that they are WAY out of char. But so was Harry... its like a what if kinda thing so no bashing. You don't have to read it if you don't want too. BUT... I hope you like it... and if you are wondering about Draco's behavior ... well... you will just have to wait and find out! Later in the story it will explain! Please R&R!)))