Phew, this chapter took a while to write, but I managed it. I've had a question about Draco and how he ties into the story. Well, I'm getting there, I'm just trying to set it all up, so yeah. Anyhow, here's Chapter 5. Enjoy

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Hermione's POV

I wake up to the sound of someone talking loudly, as if they were yelling into my ear

"Hermione, get up, come on, Harry needs us," cried Ron

I grabbed my pillow and walloped him one

"Ow, what was that for?"

I ignored him, but he tore the blanket off. I curled up; trying to ignore him, but Ron scooped his arms under me, lifted me up and took me downstairs, dumping me on the lounge. I was wide awake now and glared at him

"You're awake now, 'Mione," said Harry

He was seated in a wingchair across from me. I looked up at the clock

"It's five o'clock," I protested, "in the morning"

"Well, we're gonna go to Hogwarts to get something," said Ron

"What?" I asked

"The sword of Gryffindor," answered Harry, "if I had it with me, it would be better, since Voldemort could go there and get it"

I noticed that he wasn't wearing his usual glasses. The pair he was wearing was like sunglasses, only the lenses were clear

"Um, Harry, about your glasses"

"They worked just like them and they look cool. Besides, I just transfigured it"

"How are we going to get to Hogwarts? It's a long distance away and you can't Apparate into Hogwarts, anyway"

"I know I can't, that's why we need you"

My jaw dropped

"Are you suggesting side-by-side Apparation?"

"Hmm, yeah"

"Let me get changed"

I headed back to my room and got changed, joining Harry and Ron outside

"You guys are both mad, you know that?"

"Not until you told us"

I grabbed their arms, closed my eyes, focused on Hogsmeade and spun on the spot with them. After the sucking and squeezing, we arrived with a crack at Hogsmeade

"There's Hogwarts, so let's go," I said

We trudged towards Hogwarts, wand in hand and arrived at the gate flanked by two statues of winged boars. Harry tucked his wand away and scaled over the fence, quickly followed by Ron

"Come on, Hermione, let's go," said Harry

He was already heading towards the school, so I took in a deep breathe and climbed over the fence, dropping down hard, as Ron helped me up

"You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, just annoyed that Harry wakes me up early"

Ron laughed, but we caught up with Harry as he reached the large oak doors and slowly pushed them open. They creaked, but Harry ignored and went inside. Ron followed him, I looked around and saw the White Tomb against the darkness and ran inside

"Lumos"

A light emitted from my wand, as Harry and Ron did the same, igniting their wands

"Um, I have one question. How are we going to get into Dumbledore's office?" I asked

"I'll think about it," answered Harry

We headed for Dumbledore's office, with Harry in front, then Ron and finally me

"I'm getting a bad feeling about this," said Ron

"Oh shut up, Ron, honestly," I said

"We're here"

I stopped before the statue

"What's the password?" asked Ron

I pushed past him, raised my wand and muttered a spell. The statue moved aside, allowing us to proceed

"What is that spell, Hermione?" asked Ron

"A spell. Maybe you should spend more time reading," I snapped

"Remind me not to wake you up early," he muttered

"There you are," said Harry, oblivious to our small argument

Despite the room being dark, I could saw the sword glittering in its case, standing like a beacon to us. Harry went over, reached up and took the case down, before throwing it against the floor. Glass flew everywhere, as he picked up the sword

"Now we have the Gryffindor piece, Voldemort can't have it, which means he's got something of Ravenclaw's"

Something crashed in the corridor. Ron and I spun around, as Harry joined us, leading the way out. Another crash and I could see shadows on the wall in the next corridor

"Nox"

The lights diminished, as we edged closer to the corridor

"Come on guys, I'm sorry you think I deserted you," said a young male voice

It was a voice that seemed strangely familiar

"You betray us and you die," said a cruel male's voice

"What makes you think I betrayed you?"

"You ran away from us. We knew you'd come here," said a second voice

"Now you must be punished"

"Crucio"

Screams of pain reverberated around us

"Let's go," said Harry

We jumped around the corner, wands raised, as two wizards stopped their torture. I saw a glimpse of something blonde, as the Death Eaters faced

"Well, look at who it is, it's Potty"

"Kill his friends, get him"

A wand flew through the air, apparently one of the Death Eater's

BANG!

The three of us flew back and struck the wall, as the Death Eater grabbed his wand. Ron was the first onto his feet, but suddenly he got hit by a spell, the Leg-Locker curse. Harry responded with a Body-Bind Curse. I got to my feet, as a spell came at me

"Protego" said Harry, deflecting the jinx

BANG!

He got hit by a jinx, his body tied up in smoky ropes. The Death Eaters advanced on me. Suddenly, blood spurted from one of the Death Eater's chest, spraying everywhere as if he had been slashed by a sword. I looked over and saw Harry with his wand raised. The other Death Eater aimed his wand at Harry, but I got there first

"Stupefy," I said

The Death Eater was thrown back, stunned, and hit the wall, sliding down. I said the counter-curse for Ron and Harry. Harry picked up the sword and checked the dead wizard

"It's Macnair, the one who tried to kill Buckbeak"

"What do we do with them?"

"Alert the Ministry," said Harry

He looked at the body lying in the corridor. He went to investigate, with me in tow. And as we got closer, I recognised him. It wasn't that hard, the blonde hair and the sleek face

"Draco Malfoy," I said

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