A/N: I don't own Harry Potter

This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Assignment # 12

Criminology

task #2. Assault- Write about a physical fight

Insane Prompt Challenge

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Quote

"Everyone in life is gonna hurt you, you just have to figure out which people are worth the pain." - Erica Baican

Word count:436

She stopped. There were footsteps behind her. She took a deep breath. There was too much at stake for someone to stop her now. She saw the figure. In the dark, she couldn't tell who it was. They couldn't tell who she was either. She had the hood of her cloak up covering her face. She tried to sneak away, but a hand grabbed her wrist. She yanked herself free, kicking at the person.

The person swung a leg out tripping her. She fell, her back to the hard floor. As she watched, the person came over to her. A hand reached down, to help her maybe? She didn't want help, not from someone who was coming too close to ruining her plans. She grabbed the hand, pulling it hard enough to knock the other person off balance. She pushed them down and tried to leave again. She saw the person jump back to their feet, kick at her.

The kick missed by a fraction of an inch, the toe of their shoe grazing her ankle. It wasn't enough to hurt. It certainly wasn't enough to slow her down. They lunged towards her. Her hand curled into a fist and she swung with as much force as she could muster. Her fist connected with their face, their nose to be exact. She knew it was broken the moment they connected. She could feel the crunch with her knuckles. The other person's hood fell as he sank to the floor clutching his nose.

"Oh my...Draco! I'm sorry, I didn't..."

"Bloody hell, Granger. Who taught you to hit like that!" She reached out a hand to help him to his feet. He took it and she pulled him up. His face was covered with blood. She quickly fixed his nose and vanished the blood.

"I...I thought you were someone else," she whispered. "I thought...Ron might have..."

"I figured you didn't realize it was me. Or do you normally attack your boyfriends in the middle of a dark hallway?" he asked causing her to laugh.

"You could have identified yourself."

"I could have, but so could you. I thought you were someone spying on me, Weaselette maybe?" Hermione sighed taking Draco's hand.

"Now that we've gotten our first fight out of the way, are we still having a midnight dinner together?"

"You want to count that as our first fight?"

"Yes, I kind of like the idea I can take you." Draco stared at her before laughing.

"Good at everything, aren't you, Granger? Yes, let's get dinner. The room of requirement awaits," he stated leading her down the hallway.