A/N: Second chapter for you folks! Enjoy!

Arrangements

The two professors walked briskly to the bed occupied by Draco Malfoy. Professor Nazri, the new Head of Slytherin House, had a frown upon his face and when he saw the boy on the bed, he stopped, mid track, and his eyes went wide. Draco Malfoy was mumbling words in his sleep, though no one could understand. He was trying to toss and turn and everyone could see the pain he went through when he did and the binds Madam Pomfrey had put on him earlier restrained him from doing so. Madam Pomfrey tried to calm him down and restrain him, with Hermione's help, but in vain. All of a sudden, Malfoy's eyes were wide open. Hermione saw one thing in his eyes. Fear. Why would Malfoy be afraid? What would he be afraid of? Her thoughts were broken as he sort of fainted and hit his pillow again.

"This cannot be. Oh Merlin, help him…" He breathed out and rushed over to the bedside. He took one of the casualty's hands and placed held them between both of his own. Although most of the blood has been wiped away, the scars and bruises were still visible. Madam Promfrey had only managed to tend to the more serious cuts and wounds, though unable to heal them completely.

"Zamri, fear not, Poppy is very skilled and I'm confident that she can heal him - and will heal him for that matter. I just need you to relax and let her do her job," Minerva approached him and gently pulled him from the bed.

"I understand…but, how? He was supposed to be-" He stopped, as though unable to say what he wanted to. Worry was etched on every feature of his masculine and strong-featured face. Whatever the connection he had with the casualty, it had to be a strong one. He shook his head lightly and sat upon the bed beside the one being used at the moment. Propping his elbows upon his knees, he hunched forward and rested his forehead upon his hands, fingers interlaced with each other. Hermione watched as Professor Nazri let his guard down and simply try to comprehend the situation at hand. He wasn't as fierce or cold as Snape had been. In fact, Professor Nazri was a nice young chap, okay not that young, and even though he did sneer and glared at you half of the time, he treated the students better than Snape had. He treated the students with respect and made everyone feel equal. He definitely was not prejudiced against anyone. Hermione carried on looking at the Potions Master a little while more before turning her attention back to the casualty, who Pomfrey was still healing.

By the end of one hour, Pomfrey had managed to stop the bleeding from his cuts and heal all the bruises. She had tried to heal the cuts, but only managed to dry up the cuts and prevent blood from flowing, but had managed to heal them fully - Professor McGonagal suspects it was due to a curse that was put upon him or a potion that he had drunk. His deeper wounds, such as that of the stab wound on his abdomen and back, could not be healed fully, thus left to be healed naturally. He had a bandage wrapped around his abdomen and back and his head – where he was assumed to have fell and hit a rock – and his left leg. All in all, he had broken his left leg, fractured his right wrist, broke a few fingers, had multiple cuts caused by Merlin knows what, two stab wounds, and multiple bruises.

Hermione and Sedgewick stayed around to help the whole entire time and realized that it was now past midnight. Their eyes were tired but she did not want to leave – they had helped him and wanted to see him wake up, if he did. Hermione still hated him, oh don't be mistaken, but being the person who found him, she wanted to see him wake up - especially as she had helped healed him. She wanted to hear a 'Thank You' come out from those evil lips, though she doubt he would do it. Madam Pomfrey did a final check of the patient's body and made sure that she did not leave anything out. Once done, she changed him out of his torn clothes and into the Infirmary's clothes and put the green curtain's around his bed, which has been moved to the back of the Infirmary for more privacy. They left one of the curtains pulled away from the bed so that they could keep an eye out for him while they were inside. Madam Pomfrey had also made her wand glow if there were to be any need for her to go to the patient. The five retreated to Madam Pomfrey's office to have a rest and a drink or two. They sat around the desk she had in the office enjoying a warm cup of tea, hot chocolate for Hermione and Sedgewick. Not wanting to listen to the adults talking and listening to things she was not supposed to, they decided to have their own conversation on whatever that came into their mind at the moment, which was mainly questions relating to the patient on the bed on the far end of the Infirmary

"-Why is he here-"

"-What do you reckon he's been doing-"

"-Whose side is he on-"

"-did you see the mark? It wasn't even complete-"

Those were basically the topics, or topic, that they talked about, him. They were deep in conversation while the adults had their own conversation regarding young Mr. Malfoy.

"Minerva, you do realize what this means, don't you?" Professor Nazri asked, worry lacing his words.

"Yes, I do,"

"We cannot allow him to return to his house after this. He absolutely cannot,"

"I understand, Zamri…" The Headmistress replied slowly, sipping on her tea.

"He has betrayed the one they 'worship'. He could get killed if he returns to the Slytherin common room once he has recovered. He can't continue schooling for that matter!" Professor Nazri was going into a worrying fit, and all of them knew it.

"Than what do you suggest we do? We can't have him up here for the rest of the year," Madam Pomfrey voiced out, returning from her quarters to change into her usual attire. "And he can't possibly return home,"

At this, all three adults quieted, thinking of what they could do. Hermione was deep in conversation when movement in the Infirmary caught her eye. Though the window of the office, she saw the sole occupant of the Infirmary starting to shake violently and started to silently scream. She placed her mug on the desk and ran out to the bed. The three adults saw what had caught her attention and followed suit. Hermione reached his bed, but didn't know what to do as he broke out in cold sweat and started to toss and turn as if the wounds were not there and were not hurting him. His mouth moved as though he was screaming, but no sound came out, face contorted in pain. He gripped onto Hermione's hands by his side and effectively cut off the blood supply from her. Madam Pomfrey quickly retrieved a vial from the bedside table and poured the contents into his mouth, forcing him to swallow. Slowly, all his movements stopped; mouth closed and face relaxing again.

"What have you gotten yourself into, Draco…" Professor Nazri sighed, running his hand through his hair. 'Yes, what have you gotten yourself into…' Hermione thought to herself. The four remained by his bed; sitting on chairs they had made appear magically and discussed his future. All sorts of ideas came but all seemed to backfire somehow, until Hermione had an idea.

"Headmistress," She cut into their conversation. All the attention went to her and she nervously continued, "We could still have him in school," confused faces met her nervous one, "We could have a small house or hut or something built out in the grounds with proper facilities for him to live in…" Hermione trailed off in a small, uncertain voice.

"That, my girl…is, a…wonderful idea. Don't you think so, Minerva? He can be kept out of the building but still in the grounds and we can monitor him easily!" Professor Nazri voiced out, sounding happy for the first time since he came here.

"It is…it is brilliant indeed. I shall go make the necessary arrangements immediately. But, someone has to monitor him inside the cabin. And the hut would take at least three months to build before he can move. Won't that attract the attention of students when they see the same bed occupied for three months?" Minerva said.

"Someone would definitely have to stay inside. And the issue of students noticing him is another issue..." Madam Pomfrey voiced out. All four minds were racing as they thought of who will take care of him and how Malfoy was to stay in the Infirmary and not be noticed by others. Finally, Madam Pomfrey suggested making a temporary wall that would cover the back of the Infirmary so that people would not know that there was no one there. Upon hearing that, Professor McGonagal suggested that a few walls should be built around the bed and thus making the area look like a new store of sorts. Everyone pondered upon that idea and thought of any flaws that might be in the idea. No one seemed to think of any, thus it was decided to make his area into a room so that no one would see him. The fur lingered on slightly longer before making their leave. Professor McGonagal built the 'room' with a few flicks of her wand and Madam Promfrey put a charm on the room to warn her when something is wrong by making her pocket watch glow slightly. As the other three were making their way out. Hermione thought of somehting.

"Um...Professor McGonagal, if you were to put the hut outside, wouldn't it be a little suspicious that someone is always going out of the school building and into a hut? I know it was my idea, but i just thought of it and wanted your opinion on it,"

"Well, that would be a problem..."

"We could make a room or use an existent room to house him," Professor Nazri ventured. "Someone's quarters would be a good place to put him, though it can't be a Professor's quarters as we are out most of the time,"

"We can just make another room. It would be better if you are going to house him with a student,"

"That is true. But we must watch who we put him with. This is not a matter which can be publicly known, thus someone very trustworthy and does not blabber these things to the school would be preferable,"

"Yes, indeed," McGonagal agreed. The professors sent Hermione off first while they walked the other direction, discussing on the right student to take care of Mr. Malfoy.

A/N: End of second chapter…it's so fun to write this...did you know that? –laughs- review!