Author Note: Ok- this is my first time actually publishing one of my fan fictions, so give it a chance! I've been wanting to publish one of my D/Hr ones for awhile.. because I've always loved my ideas and such.. but this is a new one I started for reasons you'll find out in a moment..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMMY!

For those of you who haven't guessed already, tis Tommeh's birthday today. (Or maybe tomorrow where he is), and I dedicate this entire story to him. He's always been my inspiration for anything.. Love ya grande inamo! Have a great birthday with Shandy and your guy friends!

A splash reverberated about the grounds as ripples rushed across the surface of the calm lake. But only one living being heard the splash, and as soon as he heard it, something within him knew everything was going to change forever..

Draco Malfoy's eyes surveyed the students he walked past, as if daring any of them to say something. As if daring them to comment on the even that had taken place to the day prior this one.

Stupid people that needed to get all up in his business because he was so damn se- popular. Even as he walked, people were following him in a line, as if they were in kindergarten and were playing 'Follow the leader', but as soon as he would turn around, they'd disperse faster than was normal for any human.

So, you really wanna know what happened yesterday, huh? Well, before we tell you about that.. you need to know some things about Draco Malfoy..

Draco rushed towards the lake, unrenounced concern clouding his eyes as he saw the ripples stop, the surface of the lake untouched again. For a shor tmoment, Draco Malfoy paniced. He didn't know what to do.. he didn't know who was in the lake, and he wasn't going to go risking his life for someone he didn't care about.. right?

But, all thoughts of such actions were forgotten as soon as he saw grindylows moving below the surface, thanks to the light from the tip of his wand as he had just uttered 'Lumos', out of breath. Without thinking, Draco whipped off his school robes and dived into the lake.

After a quick 'Bubble-head' charm, Draco was propelling himself towards the sinking body, grindylows surrounding it as if they were waiting for the light within the soul to completely burn out so that they may pounce on their prey.

"Conjunctivitis!" Draco yelled, pointing his wand in a slow, with-held motion at the creatures. As soon as the curse was uttered, the grindylows shot off, howling in pain at what had been done to their eyes.

The blonde quickly retrieved what he had been so bent on getting, the person who had fallen into the lake. And even before he looked upon the person's face, he knew who it was.. who he had risked his own life to rescue them from the bloody lake. Hermione Fuggin bookworm Granger.

Why didn't he just leave her there? It would be much easier than pulling her back to the surface.. but, even as he thought of the idea, he was dragging her limp form back to the surface, back to air, back to life.

'Stupid Mudblood.. why in the hell was she in the lake in the first place?' Draco thought, right before he broke the surface, the bubble around his mouth popping as he quickly swam towards shore.

A few moments later, Draco was trying to banish the water from the girl's lungs..

So, you see, Draco had a little run in with the mudblood.. and she almost died that day. And that.. is what started this entire chain of events.