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Hermione awoke in a hurry. Throwing off her itchy nightgown and into her clothes before the first streams of lights had even begun to creep over the horizon. She grabbed her books and fled from her private dormitory. She stopped at the end of the stairs to peek into the common room. Good, the coast was clear she bolted to the portrait hole but wasn't half way there before a low growl-wheeze startled her. She ducked behind one of the giant columns in the middle of the room and peered around it to see what had made that unholy sound. Nothing was there but she scrunched her eyes to adjust to the lack of light and found what she had been searching for. A pale hand was hanging off one of the couches. She crept up to the couch and found Draco fast asleep in his uniform.

Awe Draco must have stayed up all night to see me. Now I wish I had come down...just to tell him what a complete and utter DUMB ASS he is! She had to restrain herself from scratching his eyes out at that very moment. But then she had said a few hurtful things too, and he was acting the most mature for at least wanting to talk about it. She reluctantly gave in to her soft side and went to her own couch to retrieve her maroon and gold throw. She draped it over him and watched as he snuggled into the soft fabric.

Awe...ass...Awe...ass...Awe...ass!

Sometimes she seriously wondered if she had split personalities. One part wanted to cuss him out while the other wanted to hug him. He shifted in his sleep and Hermione decided he wouldn't like to wake and see she had found him in such a vulnerable position. She grabbed her books and slipped out of the common room.

Draco feigned sleep as he peeked out from beneath the slits in his eyes to make sure she was gone. He let out a wolfish grin. He kicked off his shoes and did a flick with his wand to change back into his pajamas.

Sure he had stayed up for her but he wasn't going to lose any sleep in those uncomfortable tunics. He retrieved his own throw from beneath the couch (the one he had stuffed down there when he heard her coming) and folded it to make a competent pillow. Draco was to lazy to get up and walk all the way to his dorm room but he could get a few more hours sleep easy.

The day went by slowly for Draco. Hermione had been less anxious to talk to him. She practically tried to ignore him the entire day! Whenever he approached her she suddenly remembered something she had to get or was to caught up in conversation with Albus and Cole to acknowledge his existence. This had more than peeved him but gave him enough time to gather ingredients. So when the day finally ended and they were at dinner Draco seemed to obliged to the slytherin party invitation. Hermione's ears perked as Brittany and Maryl went over all the details. They walked off and she went into a frantic whisper.

"You are not actually going to go are you?"

"Why shouldn't I? I am invited." He hid his pleasure that she cared.

"But they are...Slytherin." She said a little worried he was going to go off again.

"Humph! You are going to have to come up with something better than that to keep me away." He wondered if he were this prejudice against Gryffindors. Probably worse.

"What about...Lucid he will surly be there." Hermione thought this was definently a good reason.

"It's a large common room, I probably won't even see him.I am not going to be coward." He shook his head.

"Yeah, but..." Hermione looked thoughtful then she grinned, "if it's a slytherin party then it will be mainly purebloods. You've declared yourself muggleborn. It wouldn't be the best move to throw yourself into the dungeons."

"It never stopped you." Draco could see her blush, " besides if you are so worried why don't you just come with me?"

Hermione looked a little thoughtful, "Ha! You don't think I would willingly want to spend a night flanked by Maryl and Brittany. Sorry you'll have to fight them on your own."

Draco looked a little disappointed. "All right I guess you don't want to let out your inner party animal." Hermione smiled but could not reply. Albus had interrupted again and was now asking her a question on astronomy.

Draco was again ignored so he just left the hall. Cole had run after him. "Hey man! I'm going too. I am not to fond of them but Slytherin's throw the best parties. Watch out for the punch it is usually spiked." Draco knew that fact way to well.

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At ten o'clock Hermione could not read anymore. She was miserable the stupid nightgown was quite possible the worst piece of clothing in the world. She had tried to steal some pants from Draco's dorm but lone and behold the door was locked, no magic would break it. It would be useless to ask the mirror for help. Pants were strictly forbidden. She had had enough. She got back into her robes and went into the Gryffindor common room. Hermione scanned the room, not many students were left inside some were at the party but most were asleep.

Thank Merlin

Albus was sitting alone before the roaring hearth. She giggled when she had come close enough to see what he was doing. Albus was knitting a pair of socks.

"Hey Albus what are you doing?"

Albus quickly hid the socks from view, hiding embarrassment, not many knew of his secret hobby.

"Uh...uh...nothing just thinking." He said with the same nervousness he had had all day. "You?"

" I am in a sort of crisis. I have to find Draco. Do you know where the Slytherin Common room is?"

Albus frowned at the mention of Draco's name but would do anything to help Hermione, "Yeh I'll take you. Prefects know all the common rooms and passwords."

"You can just tell me. I can find it on my own."

"It will be faster this way." Albus had already stood and was ready to go. Hermione could not object.

They walked the corridors passing groups of rowdy 6th and 7th years going to and from the party.

They came to what seemed what was a dead end. A brick wall with one torch.

"Noctdern." Albus plainly stated.

The wall opened to a gleaming common room filled with Hogwart's students from all houses. The walls were a black grindstone and the floor was carpeted in emerald green. She could not see to describe it anymore as there were so many students. She could hear the music booming forth from what seemed like giant speakers. It was as close to rock as one could expect in the 1800's. People were dancing and punch glasses were filled to the brim every few minutes. A few fights would break out but no one seemed to care, she carefully stayed away from all the students who had drank a little to much and had passed out on the floor.

Hermione and Albus wafted through the crowd. Hermione spotted Draco from across the room with Cole surrounded by a group off people she had never seen. She led Albus over to them. A loud bout of laughter came from the group and Hermione felt bad for coming to Draco with her petty crisis. He was having a good time and she was going to drag him away. She tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around to see her. His eyebrows rose to the roof, Draco had obviously not expected to see her.

"Hey I didn't think you would come."

Hermione put her hand on her hips, " I could tell." he must really think she was a prude to be that surprised she was there. He would not stop staring at her.

"I need your help."

"What?"

"I said I NEED YOUR HELP!" Hermione yelled louder.

"What? I can't hear you." Draco put a hand to his ear.

" I-NEED-YOUR..."

"Lets dance."

It was Hermione's turn to look surprised, "What? No! I don't dance!"

"Oh come on you can be such a prude!" so he WAS really thinking that.

"I am not a prude!!" Hermione yelled.

"Prove it." Draco grinned devilishly he could get her every time.

She would show him! Whenever Hermione and Harry got together in the summer they would go to muggle clubs. They were never a couple but they just clicked on the dance floor.

Draco was in for the shock of his life.

He stopped in the middle of the dance floor. Draco started out slow thinking she would be completely lost. Hermione was going to show him. She found the rhythm and she fell into it from there letting the music take her. She twirled her hands around her face and body and closed her eyes to let her hair fly back as if it were wind swept.

Draco was taken back. No wonder Potter and Weasley never left her side she was damn sexy when she wasn't in book mode. He turned up his dancing to match hers he wasn't a slytherin for nothing.

She swayed her hips to the music and danced around him staring into his eyes daring him to move.

He took her hand a spun her around so fast it took her breath away.

The students had started to go quite and backed away from the "couple". They weren't doing the regular moves taught my their mothers and fathers. This was new and fantastic, they stood in aw soaking up the art of dance.

Hermione put a hand behind his neck and looked into his eyes. They moved together through all the complicated moves as if they had done it a thousand times. They smiled to each other and Draco took this moment to surprise her with a dip. She squeeled with delight. He spun her again and she was having the most fun she had had in a long time when the music was suddenly shut off. The room was quiet except for a single loud clapping.

"Bravo! Bravo! Fantastic performance!" Lucid stood atop a large table. "Do they teach that dancing monkey show in every muggle theatre?" That brought a round of laughing from the crowd of purebloods.

"What do you want, Lucid?" Draco growled so loud the whole common room could hear. He slipped an arm around Hermione's waist.

"I was just wondering what a mudblood filth like yourself was doing at my party."

"Your party?" Draco challenged.

"Yes my party. I don't remember inviting you." Lucid mocked.

"Brittany and Maryl invited me."

"Brittany? Maryl ? Is what he says true?" Lucid faked disbelief.

"IGH no! We would never associate with such filth! Brittany looked disgusted and Maryl looked embarrassed.

"Well there you have it! Your lies won't cover for you anymore. LEAVE we won't have you dirtying the halls of Slytherin. "

Draco looked outraged, "I will not leave. You bastard!" a sharp pain ripped through his stomach. Draco was getting hungry. He ignored it.

Lucid ignored that comment, "No one wants you here mudblood. Can't you see we all hate you? You don't deserve the title of wizard. Go be scum with those muggle parents of yours."

Draco could feel Hermione shivering with anger under his touch. She yelled with fury, "You have no right! The amount of magic in his blood is as much as yours! Just because his parents aren't some stuck up snobs paying off the ministry does not mean he is any less a wizard that you. He is better! At least he doesn't have to hide behind his lineage to earn respect! You are a coward and a bigot Lucid Malfoy!"

Lucid was red in the face he had never been so enraged, "Respect? RESPECT? Anyone who would respect this mudblood and his wench step forth. A few silent moments passed and Lucid's face filled into a wide smirk.

"It would seem that as always no one would ever respect a mudblood nothing will ever change..."

"I respect him!" Someone yelled out.

Cole stepped in front of the crowd beside Draco and Hermione.

"Cole" Lucid snarled, "You have always been a traitor to your blood."

"I respect him." Albus stood beside Hermione.

"Albus you have been a mudblood lover for ages." Lucid growled.

"We respect him!" the Gryfindor quiditch team came to stand by their captain.

"I respect him." A random Ravenclaw girl yelled out and went to stand by Albus.

"Hell I respect him!" another Ravenclaw stood up.

"I respect him! I respect him! I respect him! I respect him!" All the Gyffindor and come to stand behind their house peers. Half the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw stood behind and more were still coming.

"We respect him!" the Hufflepuff quiditch team came up to Draco and shook his hand. "We have always hated Slytherin. We have wanted to revolt they can be such asses, always cheating for the house cup. The captain Faunze laughed.

To true Hermione thought.

All of the Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff,and Gryffindor students had gathered around Draco and Hermione. Even a few Slytherins were mulling around them trying not to be seen by Lucid.

"You are all traitors to you blood!" lucid yelled to the crowd. They all laughed to his face.

"Times change Lucid get over it!" Draco yelled at his enraged grandfather. "You! Get out before I hex you all to pieces." He started yelling out random curses to people in the crowd and Draco didn't need to be told twice. He grabbed Hermione and they bolted for the exit. The crowd followed behind them laughing and chatting at Lucid's expense. The party was over anyway they had already trashed the common room.

Hermione and Draco ran ahead of them and ducked behind a suit of armor. "You were bloody brilliant in there!" Draco hailed her as he was trying to catch his breath.

"Thanks! You weren't so bad yourself."

They both suddenly became aware of how close they were. "No really I don't know what I would have done without you, he barely whispered. They moved closer. Hermione's eyes grew large she knew what was about to happen but she did nothing to stop it. Draco layed a hand on her jaw to tilt her head up and the other on her back. His lips grazed her a little timid at first but he deepened it as she put her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. Hermone's stomach started to flip and her knees would have given in if he had not held her so close. She kissed him back with as much passion, caught in the moment as it seemed everything swirled around them.

Then something extraordinary happened , Draco's heart began to pound and his pulse quickened. He had never felt this way about a girl and it terrified him. He pulled away to catch his breath. She too was a little winded. He looked down at her into her innocent caramel eyes. God she was so beautiful.

"We better go before filch catches us." Hermione stated breaking their gaze to look around the deserted hall.

"Yeah, Filch." Draco stated, the squib always had to ruin his good time. Draco and Hermione walked back to their common room with out saying anything. He slipped his arm around her slim waist and she didn't pull away. Draco's stomach was again throbbing with pain but he tried to ignore it.

"So why did you come to the party anyway?" Draco asked breaking the comfortable silence. Trying to get his mind off the pain.

Hermione looked up, "Oh, I had come to borrow some pants and a shirt."

Draco raised an eyebrow at this unusual demand.

"My so called night gown is the only "proper" , she did the air quotes with her fingers "thing for me to wear so the mirror won't give me anything else. It's itchy and I would much rather be comfortable when I sleep."

"Oh. Is that all?" Draco was disappointed. Hermione decided to be nice and feed his ego a bit.

"Oh and I just could not stand to be away from you so many hours. The painful longing for you was just to much for my inferior female mind to handle." she said sarcastically.

"Well it's good that you admit it. Oh look we're here.' he said before she could come back with another sarcastic comment.

"The clothes are in my room. The password is: Damn Gryffindors." he chuckled.

"You are going to have to change that." she reprimanded.

"Yeah I know. They really showed the whole loyalty trait tonight didn't they?"

"You are lucky you were chosen to be in the best house."

"Chosen, right."

"Oh don't sulk it's not very appealing." hermione kissed him on the cheek and ran up into his bedroom to change into some comfortable pajamas. He waited in the common room. A sharp pain ripped threw his stomach, he had gone to far tonight. Draco bent over trying to control the darkness creeping into his mind.

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Hermione came back down. Draco was in a fetal position on the floor clutching his stomach. He was shaking all over and his eyes were closed tight.

"Draco's what's wrong?" She frantically came to his side to check for a temperature. He was freezing cold.

"DON'T! Don't touch me!" He yelled through a cliched jaw.

Hermione backed away.

"You have to..." He took a strangled gulp of air. "You have to tie me up."

"Wha...what?" Hermione looked scared.

"Just do it! please." he said a little less forceful.

She levitated him to one of the giant columns in the middle of the room. It took all his will power to stand up.

"Alright now tie me to it."

She did as she was told.

"Tighter...tighter...do you want me to kill you....tighter." She kept going until he was practically covered in rope and chain. Hermione looked scared and he didn't blame her.

"Listen to me. There isn't a lot of time. I am a vampire. You have to put a mind block on your self so I won't make you free me when I transform. I have been living off the blood of animals my whole life. I have developed a potion that enables me to do so. I ran out last night."

Hermione gasped.

"But don't worry I have the ingredients and everything in my room. You'll have to make it for me. If I go to long without blood I will go to the brink of insanity before I die. You can't untie me no matter how much i plead. I have to have that potion..." his voice had been becoming weaker and weaker. Suddenly his face dropped down and his body went limp in the ropes. Hermione was scared she had strangled him. She krept closer. His face jerked up. Cold black eyes to meet her innocent caramel.

"Oh my God, Draco!"

(AN:) Well I guess the first big secret is out! Alot of you have guessed all ready so kudos to you! For all those vampire fans out there all will be explained so don't send a flamer yet. Thank you to all who review! I will write two chapters if we can make it to review 175! Harry/Ron or Hermione Draco next? I value your opinion!

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