A/N- This chapter's really short(as per usual at this point). So… sorry about that, but I hope you enjoy! ALSO, I gave up on Severus, so I might start updating weekly(fingers crossed). Please review! :)
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Hermione awoke to a large eagle-owl tapping at the window of her dormitory. What the fuck? She opened the window as quietly as possible, taking a sloppily folded leaf of parchment from the bird's beak and shooing it away, sneaking furtive glances back at the other girls to make sure they were still asleep, before creeping back to her bed and closing the curtains. She cast a quick Lumos and unfolded the note, immediately recognizing the handwriting. Hermione shook her head. Really, Draco? she thought, An eagle-owl?! That had to be the least subtle thing possible! With a sigh, she redirected her focus to the note, and began to read:
Granger,
You were correct in assuming that this is a terrible idea. And yet, here I am, writing you back. As for my secret, I really do wish I could tell you. But I can't. It would put the both of us at risk. You're just going to have to trust me(which, by the way, is also a bad idea). We shouldn't even be communicating. But, again, here I am. Writing you. And hoping to continue doing so. But if we're going to do that, you need to know this really is dangerous. Far more so than anything you've done with stupid Potter or the redheaded twat. And you really shouldn't write me back. I hope you do, but that's even worse. I know this is cryptic. I really do wish I could tell you more. But, at least for now, this is the best I can do.
Yours,
Draco Malfoy
Hermione's eyes widened as she read, a silent tear slipping down her cheek. Merlin! she thought. Get it together, Hermione. If you're going to cry every fucking note, how the fuck are you going to survive this? She took a deep breath, read the note again, and tucked it under her pillow, resolving to go back to sleep and deal with it in the morning.
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A/N- Once again, sorry that was so short, but I hope you still enjoyed it, and please review!
~hermionegrangerandarocketship