A/N: Chapter 2! Yay!

*~+~*

Hermione frantically emptied her bag. It couldn't be missing! She couldn't have lost it. Her most prized possession and she lost it!

"Argh!"

Hermione stormed out of the library in anger, she began the steep climb up the Astronomy Tower. She always found it calming up there, and it helped sooth her raging emotions.

However, she was not alone.

"Malfoy."

"Granger."

Hermione threw her bag on the floor and leaned out of the window. She wondered what it would be like if she could just jump from the window and let all her troubles fall away.

"You don't want to die."

Hermione swiveled around in confusion.

"I believe you've been looking for this."

Malfoy waved around a small black notebook that was all too familiar.

"How the FUCK did you get that?" Hermione hissed, seething.

"Oh, you just happened to drop it. When you left my compartment on the train, that is." Malfoy smirked. "I believe you have some revenge that needs doing. Correct?"

Hermione stared openly at the boy.

"You're going to help?" Hermione asked incredulously.

"Don't draw conclusions so quickly Granger." Malfoy said contempt filling his voice.

"Well then fine!" Hermione snapped. "Now can I have my notebook back?"

Malfoy gave the notebook back to Hermione and whispered in her ear quietly.

"You'll find what you're looking for. Just a matter of time."

Hermione shuddered slightly. That boy was so toxic. What in the world did he mean? Looking down at the notebook in her hand, she flicked it open.

After being satisfied that nothing had been disturbed, she went to the next page. Taking a quill out, she began to write but oddly enough, she couldn't write on that page.

Suddenly ink appeared fresh on her page.

'If you wish to seek Him out, First you must find the dark, And keep it close to your heart, Only then can you start.'

Hermione looked at the text incredulously. Who was doing this? Of course. Draco. Who else could have tampered with her notebook? Hermione looked down at the poem again. Find the dark.

A grim determination filled her. She would find this dark and go to the destiny which was hers by right.

*~+~*

"What's she doing up there?"

"I don't know Ron, but more importantly what's she doing with Malfoy?"

"I think she was just going up to the Astronomy Tower. You know, she goes there for calm. Malfoy just happened to be there."

"Good theory. Look, she's just standing there. What is she doing?"

"Wait, she's moving down the stairs now."

"So she's just walking. Oh crap. Ron hurry up, put the map away. She's coming here."

"What's she doing, coming here? She's head girl. They don't associate with us LOWER people."

"Just go Ron!"

Hermione stepped through the portrait hole, only to find herself being stared at angrily. She could feel the eyes boring holes into her.

"Is there something wrong with a GRYFFINDOR coming into GRYFFINDOR common room?" Hermione asked testily.

Immediately everyone went back to work. That is, everyone except Harry and Ron.

"Hi guys." Hermione said as she sat opposite them. 'What have you been doing? Looking so guilty. I'll find out pretty soon.' "Hey, could I use the Marauder's map for a second? I have to see something."

"Sure Hermione." Harry said uncertainly. "It's in my trunk."

"Cool. Thanks Harry." Hermione stood up and promptly went up to his dorm.

She closed the door behind her and immediately went to work. She quickly grabbed his cloak and his map and began working on the spell.

After several minutes, Hermione had a tracking spell on the invisibility cloak that showed up on her OWN Marauder's Map and a handy spell made her notebook glow red whenever they used the Marauder's Map.

Hermione smiled evilly. Perfect. She would show those two pinheads. She would beat them at their OWN game.

*~+~*

Hermione came down the stairs and smiled at the two boys genuinely. She had plenty to smile about.

"Hey you guys. I've got to go to the library for work. You coming?"

They both shook their heads vigorously. Hermione rolled her eyes and left. The moment she left, she took her notebook out and watched it glow red. Smiling, she headed off to the library.

Once at the library, she noticed that her notebook had gone back to its original colour. She grinned and sat down at her favourite table.

Opening her notebook, she noticed another bit of writing had appeared.

'To contact the dark, write a note and place it under your favourite table. He will collect it and see what you need/want and will contact you back when he places a note under the same table.'

Hermione grinned. She immediately started writing a note on a spare bit of parchment.

'Alright, first who the hell are you? I know I'm a fucking mudblood that's a know-it-all but it has it perks. Not many but hey! Ok, I am presuming that you are in Slytherin, so you hate me since I'm in Gryffindor. However, I can tell you that I HATE POTTER AND WEASLEY! They are fucking idiots. Now, I suppose the other thing I want to say is that I would like to meet you in my dorm. I'll place another note if it's clear. It will be stuck to the side of my portrait, you'll find it. If it's red that's no good. If it's a normal colour, you can come in. Password is 'Double Helix Spiral Down.' Oh, and if you tell another fucking soul about my password, I'll hex you into next week. Believe me, I'll find out who you are soon enough.
Hermione Granger'

Hermione smiled at her handy work and quickly folded the parchment and stuck it to the table with a simple sticking charm and put her things in her bag. Her notebook began to glow red, and she frowned. What were those bastards doing now?

The glowing stopped after a while and Hermione quickly put a an 'untraceable spell' on herself. That would confuse the map. Even the marauder's map couldn't find her.

She grinned and walked out of the library. She was grabbed by a pair of strong arms. Hermione was spun around to come face to face with Draco Malfoy.

"What do you want Malfoy?" Hermione spat.

"Be careful Granger. The light's trying to find you." Malfoy smirked and promptly left her standing outside of the library, trying to recollect her thoughts.

*~+~*

A/N: So, how did you like chapter 2? Well, tell me. Just don't be too harsh. If you want to tell me that I should delete my story, just say 'delete this story' because that's much better than going off for how fucking crappy my story is and blah blah blah. Thank you.