Chapter 13: The Rescue

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Chapter 13: The Rescue

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Previously On Funny How Things Happen

"Granger, get us back to the dock right now!" Malfoy growled. Dan nodded in agreement. "Oh settle down, nothing's going to happen to you. You have to wait now," She said and turned away from them and headed back towards the cottage.

"What? Hey! Where are you going!" Malfoy yelled at her retreating figure.

"Hey! Hey Hermione! You can't just leave us here!" Dan yelled as they floated further away from the dock.

Hermione just giggled as she heard them yell.

"GRANGER!"

Now On Funny How Things Happen

Draco and Dan sat in the slowly drifting boat looking both angry and terrified. "She, she can't leave us out here," Dan stuttered. "I mean she won't will she? She doesn't have us that much right?" He asked Draco, who looked murderous.

"I don't know about you, but she'd do it to me, stupid Granger." He said. "Well what are we going to do?" Dan asked looking around. "How should I know? I don't have my wand and I don't know how to work this stupid thing." Draco replied punching the side of the boat.

"Well what about the motor thing?" Dan asked, pointing to the motor. "Hermione was going to use that to make it move." "Yeah," Said Draco thinking. "But I don't know how to work it, so that option is out."

"She won't leave us out here. She's coming back to get us. I know she will." Dan said trying to convince himself and Draco that Hermione really was coming back.

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Hermione giggled to herself as she walked away from the dock and heard Malfoy and Dan screaming her name trying to get her to come back. She shook her head and laughed.

'Those idiots really think I'm going to leave them out there,' She thought. 'How bloody stupid do they think I am? My parents would kill me!' She thought.

She headed up to the cottage and made her way towards the office. As she walked she saw two figures waving to her in the distance from the pool.

'That's got to be Josh and Mark, I don't know anyone else here.' She thought as she squinted to see who was waving to her.

As she got closer she realized that it was Mark and Josh.

"Hey guys," She greeted them happily.

"Hey Hermione," They both replied. "What's up?"

"Oh nothing, I just have to go to the office and rent another boat. Dan and Draco kind of got themselves stuck out in the lake." She said grinning. "Seriously?" Josh said laughing. "How'd they manage that?" Mark asked.

"I asked them to hold onto the dock while I untied the boat, and well all these big waves came from some boat, and they lost there grip on the dock and the boat started floating away." She explained.

The boys laughed.

"So why don't they just row themselves in?" Josh asked. "Or better yet, use the motor." Mark said.

Hermione smiled. "It's not so simple," She started. "Draco and Dan have never been in a boat. They have no idea how to work the paddles, let alone a motor."

"Oh." Both boys said.

"Well I better get over there and get a boat, or they are going to kill me." Hermione said to the two.

"Oh, okay," Mark, said. "Will we see you later?" He asked. "Yeah, yeah maybe." She said. "Bye guys."

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Hermione walked into the general store and office. "Hello dear, what can I get you?" Asked a middle aged older lady.

"Um, yes hi." Hermione said. "I need to rent another boat." She explained.

"Oh alright. Well what cottage are you staying at?"

"Oh uh, the one on the point." Hermione said blushing.

The lady laughed. "Alright. You can take boat number 24. It'll be tied to the main dock. The motor's already hooked up. I'll just charge the second boat and motor to your parents cottage bill." She explained.

"Oh okay great thanks!" Hermione said and left the store.

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"Draco, we're in the middle of the lake now." Dan stated. "Yes Dan I can see that I do have eyes you know!" Draco snarled. Dan glared at him. "Huh. I wonder what those red and green and white things are bobbing in the water are." He said and pointed to one that they were starting to drift towards.

Draco sighed. "I don't know Dan. I don't know anything about muggles or there inventions, so stop asking." He said frustrated.

"Don't you think we should try and get back to the dock?" Dan asked. "Cause we've been out here for a while and it doesn't look like Hermione is coming back anytime soon."

"How do you propose we get back to the dock? I can't use the motor." Draco said leaning against the side of the dock.

"Well what about these wood things?" He said grabbing a paddle. "We can use them to paddle ourselves back to the dock."

Draco looked thoughtful.

"Yeah I suppose it's worth a try." He said as he grabbed one.

They each took a paddle and placed them in the water. "Now what?" Draco asked.

"Well I suppose we move them back and forth." Dan said as he examined the paddle. "Yeah I'm pretty sure that should work. Let's try it."

As they started to paddle, a fish decided to choose that moment to jump just meters away from there boat startling both the boys. Draco lost his concentration and the paddle slipped from his hand and fell into the lake.

"What the hell was that?" He asked.

"Damn it! You dropped the paddle, see if you can reach it."

Draco just looked at him. "If you think I'm leaning over the side of this thing, you're mistaken." He said. "Why not?" "Because with my luck it'll tip, I'll fall out, or something will bit my hand off."

"Fine," Dan said. "Move and I'll do it." "Fine." Draco said and inched his way to the other side of the boat and switched places with Dan.

"There you go, now you try and get your precious paddle."

Dan leaned over the side of the boat and tried to reach the now drifting paddle. The boat rocked and tipped closer to the water.

"Be careful you idiot!" Draco yelled. "Your making this thing tip!"

"Relax will you? It's not going to tip." Dan said.

Dan leaned farther over the edge and tried again to reach the paddle. The boat rocked and came even closer to the water.

"Damn I can't reach it," Dan mumbled. "Just a little further- ahhhh!" Dan screamed as he fell out of the boat.

"Dan! Dan you idiot!" Draco said moving to the side of the now rocking boat. "I told you, you were leaning to far over." He smirked at Dan who was now kicking and splashing about in the water.

"Shut up Draco, here's the paddle." He said passing it to Draco. "Just help me get back into the damn boat.

Still smirking Draco took the paddle and pulled a now soaking Dan into the boat.

"Now," Dan said. "Let's try this again." And they placed the paddles back into the water.

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Hermione made her way down to the main dock, and looked for boat numbered 24. 'Ah, there it is.' She thought and made her way to the middle of the dock. She untied the front, then climbed into the boat and untied the back. She pushed off from the dock and started the motor and made her way out to the middle of the lake to find Draco and Dan.

'They are going to be so mad when I find them,' She thought. 'Oh well it's not like I really was going to leave them out there. Now, where is the boat?' She thought going slowly around the lake looking for the missing boys.

She spotted a boat a little ways away from her and headed towards it.

As soon as she got closer she could see a blonde head.

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Dan and Draco were still trying to figure out the paddles when Dan noticed a boat in the distance coming towards them.

"Draco," He started. "Is that boat headed towards us?" He asked as he pointed the boat making its way towards them.

Draco looked up and looked towards where his cousin was pointing.

He squinted.

"Yeah I think it is," He said. "It better be Granger coming to get us."

"I think it is Hermione." Dan said.

"It better be." Draco said and he glared towards the on coming boat.

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'Well it didn't take to long to find them thank god.' She thought.

She was now a meter away from them and could tell from the looks on their faces that they were pissed and not happy with her at all.

"Hey guys," She said with a small grin. She angled her boat so it was beside there's and the grabbed hold of it, and tossed over a rope.

"Stop grinning Granger," Draco said. "This is not funny. When we get back to land, you will pay." He said glaring daggers at her.

"Mmhmm, I'm sure I will." She said rolling her eyes. "But for now, I need you to take that rope and tie it tightly to the front of the boat so I can tow you guys back to the dock." She said.

Dan did as Hermione said.

"Right is it tied tight?" She asked.

"Yes, I think so." Dan replied.

"Okay good. Lets go." She said and started her motor and began to tow the boys back to shore.

Draco and Dan now much more relaxed knowing they were going back to shore, both lied down in the boat.

Because of this, they didn't see the knot Dan tied, slowly come undone.

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Well there you have it. Sorry its not very long, and not every eventful.
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