It's like you're a demon I can't face down it's like I'm stuck it's like I'm running from you all the time
Hermione opened her eyes the next morning and found her head on Draco's shoulder…outside.
"Omg! Draco wake up!" Hermione yelled shaking Draco awake.
"What?" Draco asked groggily wiping sleep from his eyes.
"Draco we fell asleep here last night! We have to get back inside without anyone seeing us!" Hermione exclaimed frantically.
"Hermione calm down" Draco said yawning, she loved the way her name sounded on his lips.
"Listen it won't be that hard, you can go ahead of me and I'll wait a few minutes and then I'll go" Draco explained.
"But what if there are already people in the Great Hall, eating breakfast?" Hermione asked.
"All you have to say is that you got up early and went for a walk" Draco said.
"I don't know how you stay so calm all the time" Hermione said as they began to walk towards the castle.
"I'm a Malfoy, it comes naturally" Draco said smugly.
"Among other things" Hermione said under her breath.
"What was that?" Draco asked
"Oh nothing" Hermione answered a grin forming on her mouth.
They walked to the door and Draco put his hand on the knob and tried to turn it, but he couldn't. He tried over and over again but it wouldn't budge.
"Bloody hell" Draco cursed "It won't open"
"What do you mean it won't open?" Hermione asked, although she already knew the answer.
"You see that door knob, well when someone puts a key in there and locks it then you can't get back in" Draco said as if he were explaining it to a 4 year-old.
"I know that!" Hermione exclaimed agitated, Draco got his wand out and was about to perform a spell to open the door when Hermione grabbed his wrist and pulled it down.
"What are you doing?" She exclaimed.
"Trying to get us back in!" Draco yelled.
"You can't do that Draco!" Hermione said.
"Don't tell me what I can and can't do" Draco said in a low but stern voice that kind of frightened Hermione.
"If you try to get that door open with a spell it will alarm Professor Dumbledore and then he will know that someone is trying to get in. He'll be thinking that someone is trying to break in and he will come down here ready to hex the first person he sees. I was only trying to keep you from getting in trouble" Hermione said softly.
"How do you know all that?" Draco asked.
"I read it in Hogwarts a History" Hermione answered.
"Of course, well then there is only one other thing I know to do" Draco said raising his wand "Accio Firebolt!" (A/N: That may not be his actual broom but I'm not sure which one he has sorry!)
In no less than 20 seconds Draco's broom flew down to them and Draco got on, pocketing his wand in his robes.
"Get on" Draco said but Hermione looked hesitant.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I don't like flying Draco" Hermione said with a little quiver in her voice.
"You'll be fine Hermione, I'm on of the best flyers" Draco said holding his hand out towards Hermione.
"Ok" she said after moment and took his hand and got on the back of the broom.
"Put you're arms around my waist and hold on tight" Draco instructed and she did as he said.
"You ready?" he asked.
"Yea" Hermione answered closing her eyes and Draco kicked off hard from the ground. Hermione would have screamed but she knew it wake people up.
They went up higher and higher Draco loved every minute of it. Quidditch practice hadn't fully started up yet and he didn't realize how much he really missed the feeling he got from flying. The feeling of being in complete control, in fact if Hermione hadn't been on with him he probably would have done a few flips and stunts. They finally reached the window to their dorm and found that there was a large piece of glass missing from where the firebolt went through it.
"Hermione you're going to have to reach over and open it" Draco said.
"No way!" Hermione exclaimed finally opening her eyes and seeing how high up they were.
"Hermione there is like 2 inches between you and the window" Draco said "You'll be fine, I won't let you fall."
Hermione believed that he wouldn't let her fall and it gave her enough courage and comfort to reach over and open it. Then Draco flew them through it and helped Hermione down then got off of the broom himself.
"That was a really smart idea, I doubt I would have thought of that" Hermione told Draco.
"Thanks, why don't you go on and get in the shower and get ready for classes" Draco said.
"Ok" Hermione said, she got in the shower but made it a quick one so that Draco could get in and get ready on time. After she got ready she went down to the Great Hall, she was only a little late.
"Hermione are you ok?" Harry asked
"Yea I'm fine" Hermione replied smiling flakily, but real enough so that they wouldn't know the difference.
"Malfoy said that you got sick after lunch, but we didn't know of we should believe him" Ron said.
"Yea I got sick, that's why I'm a little late this morning" Hermione lied.
"Well I hope you're feeling better" Harry said giving Hermione a real smile, which made her heart sink with guilt.
"I am" Hermione lied again.
"How is you're projects coming?" Hermione asked.
"Pretty good" Harry and Ron said at the same time their mouths stuffed full of food.
"How about you and Malfoy's project?" Ron asked
"It's coming along" Hermione answered "He's actually not a bad partner" Hermione added.
"You're kidding" Harry said exchanging looks with Ron.
"No really, he's not that bad" Hermione said.
"You must have high toleration" Ron said.
The bell rang and it was time for classes to begin and Hermione was dreading it. She walked with Harry and Ron to Snape's class when Ginny grabbed her arm and pulled her away. Harry and Ron stopped.
"Go on I just need to talk to Hermione for a minute" Ginny said, Harry and Ron just shrugged and went on.
"What did the test say?" Ginny asked once they were out of ear shot.
"It was positive" Hermione replied truthfully.
"How are you taking it?" Ginny asked concern on her face.
"I'm ok…I think" Hermione said sighing.
"Did you tell Malfoy?" Ginny asked raising and eyebrow.
"Yea" Hermione replied.
"What did he say?" Ginny asked.
"He's fine with it, I mean he actually wants to help me…he wants to be there for the baby" Hermione said.
"Really" Ginny said with surprise in her voice.
"Yea, there's actually a lot that I didn't know about him" Hermione said looking off at nothing inperticular.
"Wow" Ginny replied.
"I better go before class starts" Hermione said and Ginny hugged her then they went to their separate classes.
As Hermione walked into class Draco caught her eye and yet again they were caught in another stare. She didn't know what it was but she just couldn't stop herself from staring into his eyes. The class was extremely boring and so were all the other classes. As soon as Hermione and Draco went back to their dorm from eating dinner that night they began working on their potions again.
"How long does this have to brew again?" Draco asked stirring the potion.
"Oh it will have to brew for 24 hours, so we might as well just leave it and let it brew, don't forget to turn it on low we don't want to start a fire" Hermione answered.
"Right" Draco said, when he reached over to turn the cauldron down her knocked over a glass tube that fell to the floor. Draco and Hermione both reached down to pick it up at the same time and ended up bumping heads.
"Ouch!" they both exclaimed at the same time, them they both started laughing.
"Are you ok?" Draco asked, it was the first time that Hermione had truly seen Draco laugh…the first time she had seen the happiness in his eyes.
"Yea, are you?" Hermione asked still laughing.
"Yea" Draco replied
They were so close…their faces were so close; Hermione could feel his breath on her cheek because they were so close. Draco reached out his had and ran his fingertips softly over Hermione's lips. Then moved his thumb down to her chin, they moved closer together.
"Draco" a voice said.
They moved apart as fast as they could.
"What was that?" Hermione asked alarmed at who might have seen that.
"It's coming from the fire place" Draco said walking over and he saw, to his horror, his fathers head.
"Father…what are you doing here?" Draco asked sweat running down his face.
"I'm just here to make sure that you are doing well with you're studies" Lucious said.
"Oh I'm doing fine father, in fact I was just working on a project for Potions" Draco said.
"Who is that over there?" Lucious asked nodding toward Hermione.
"Oh that's Her- that's just Granger, we've been forced to live in the same dorm" Draco said as nastily as he could muster.
"Ah, careful Draco you don't want to get any of her filth on you" Lucious said as meanly as he could staring right at Hermione.
"Yes father" Draco said not looking him directly in the eyes.
"Just remember what you're focus is Draco, you are just to get through this last year and then you will come work under The Dark…" Lucious stopped remembering that Hermione was in the room. "You will come work under me" he said.
Draco said nothing; he didn't want to work for The Dark Lord. He wanted to get as far from The Dark Lord as he could.
"Draco" Lucious said expecting and answer.
"Yes sir" Draco replied.
"Just don't forget" he said and then he disappeared.
Draco stood there watching the embers in the fire burn that reminded him so much of himself. That's all he was to to his father. As long as he kept burning then he was useful but as soon as his fire went out, he would be nothing. He would mean absolutely nothing.
"I hate him" a tear rolled down Draco's cheek.
"I know" Hermione said.
"No you don't" Draco said, his voice nearly a whisper "You have no idea."
A/N: Well that's the end of this chapter! I hope you liked it! Please leave a review!
-BlackPearl07