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Chapter 13

Draco slammed his fist into Theo's jaw, making him cry out. " oww, what the hell man".

" You did it didn't you, i saw you leave the bathroom just before i went in and saw Blaise like that" said Draco grabbing Theo by his collar and pulling him up before slamming his head back against the floor. Hermione took out her wand and jinxed Draco sending him flying into Pansy who had got up to separate the fight.

" What the hells wrong with you Malfoy" said Hermione with deep distastes she rushed to Theo's aid. " Are you OK" she said holding his head in her lap.

" Yeah" said Theo leaning into her. Draco growled and got up. He pushed Hermione lightly out of the way before grabbing Theo. As soon as Draco laid a finger on he was being pulled back by Pansy and James.

" Draco calm down, even if he did it this isn't the place to handle this" said Pansy.

" Well that's just it, he didn't do it, Malfoys just got a bloody temper and is barking mad" said Hermione helping Theo stand.

" Well your just right about everyone aren't you Granger" said Draco managing to get his wand hand loose and fire a spell at Theo. Theo reacted quickly dodging the spell and sending one back at Draco.

Then it was over as quickly as it had started, Aurors swarmed the room and started grabbing at people then harry appeared and everything came into order. Theo was petrified and at wand point by several Aurors. Draco lay on the floor producing large amounts of blood. Pansy screamed and knelt down beside him crying. Blaise used all his energy to try an heal the deep slices hat had cut all across Draco's upper torso. Ginny pushed them aside and began whispering healing Charms and cleaning up the blood. She desperately tried to stop the wounds from bleeding but it was no use.

"Call the Mag team we need him transferred" said Harry to an Auror and pointing at Draco's unconscious body. "Hang in there Malfoy".

" Harry where are you taking him" said Hermione.

Harry stopped and looked over at Draco. "Were sending him to St. Mongos".

" No Theo, where are you taking Theo". Said Hermione pushing an auror out of the way.

" Hermione Hes wanted for Braking into the ministry and steeling peoples identity and precious files, I've been trying to solve this case all day. The real 'Theo' is dead, Hermione, passed away a weak ago. When he used this wand we were sent a tracing link" said Harry bending down and picking up the wand on the floor that Theo had dropped when he was petrified. " This is the wand of the real Theo, that he was stupid enough to use" finished Harry putting the wand in his pocket.

Hermione was frozen. Malfoy was right the whole time he had the right idea about Theo, While she trusted him and she barely knew him. Hermione looked over at him lying still on the floor the mag team from St. Mongos, was hauling him up on a stretcher and preparing to apparate him. Ginny was holding pansy back and James was trying to comfort her. Blaise stood there his hands covered in blood, staring. Then Draco was gone along with the healers, and then the Aurors disappeared

" Hermione" said Ginny. Hermione turned around and looked at Ginny who was covered in dried and wet blood. "Were taking pansy and Blaise to St. Mongos, shes worried about Draco, frankly we all are".

" Yeah" said Hermione ." Ill take care of things here".

" OK, come to St. Mongos when your done, James will stay and help" said Ginny looking at James who nodded.

" Yeah" said Hermione. " Ill see you there"

Hermione cleaned out the blood from the floor and asked jade for the bill who already had it on the able. She and James paid the bill before apparating to St. Mongos.

They approached the counter where the clerk sat writing away in a date planner.

" Um were here to see Draco Malfoy he came in about twenty minutes ago" said James.

Hermione let James do all the talking, her throat seemed to have closed up when the entered St. Mongos and she was holding back tears. " Hermione, come on, this way" said James pulling Hermione up the hall. Her legs seemed to be suddenly made of lead and dragged behind her as she followed James. They stopped in front of a lift in which James pressed the button. when it came he pulled Hermione inside. Then he closed the lift doors and pressed more buttons. Hermione didn't know how much floors up they were going. She didn't even notice that her and James weren't the only people in the lift. All she was aware of was the inner conflict she was failing to deal with. one side of her wanted to run to Draco to make sure he was ok then the other side of her hated what he did in the past and hated that he was right about Theo or whatever his real name was. James had to pull her out of her thoughts to get her to follow him.

They found pansy, Ginny, and Blaise waiting in the waiting room.

" Hey guys" said James sitting next to pansy. " Have you heard anything yet".

" No, we haven't" said Ginny." They say were not allowed to see him".

" Maybe you can talk to someone so we can see him" said Pansy looking over at Hermione, tears still falling ." You work here right Hermione."

" Yeah" said Hermione. " Ill try".

She walked over to the desk in the front of the room. The lady working the desk name was Miranda, Hermione remembered that because she had done something for her a while back, when her boyfriend surprised her with these tickets and reservations.

" Hey Miranda" said Hermione ." Can i get a favor"

" Of coarse Mione, i do owe after all" said Miranda giving a wide smile and holding up her left hand to show a diamond ring.

" Oh that's so petty, congratulations" said Hermione giving a halfhearted smile.

" Thank you, so what did you need" said Miranda.

" Um i need to know what room a patients in" said Hermione putting her hands on the edge of the counter.

" What patient" said Miranda opening a log screen.

" Um, Draco Malfoy" said Hermione.

Miranda looked at Hermione and was about to ask something but decided against it. " It says he hes in room 4d, he was brought in like a half an hour ago so he should be already moved from critical care to recovery. I can unlock the door from here, and you can go in to see him" said Miranda.

" Thank you" said Hermione.

" No problem, Hermione, how have you been by the way" said Miranda closing the screen.

" Good" said Hermione giving her a more pleasant smile. Miranda nodded understandingly and came from behind the desk to hug Hermione.

" That's good" said Miranda pulling out of the hug." I'm always here if you need me". Hermione nodded and thanked her before returning to the group. She looked up to find everyone already standing and waiting.

" Is he alright, are we aloud to see him" said Pansy stepping towards Hermione.

" Follow me" said Hermione. She led them through several long hallways and the stopped in front of a room.

"If hes not awake, you have to be quiet, the condition he has could be effected if he becomes to active" said Hermione opening the door.

Pansy rushed in and hurried to the bed were Draco lay. James took a chair from the corner and brought it over for her to sit. They all took chairs and crowded around the bed. Draco stirred in the sheet then he stopped stirring. Pansy let herself breath and Hermione relaxed in her chair, farthest away from the bed.

" knock knock"

Hermione stood up and walked over to the door and opened it. Harry walked in and looked around the room, before turning to Hermione. "How is he".

" Hes fine his wounds have been sealed, all he needs to do is rest so the skin can reform itself. That is if he manages to stay still. He keeps stirring I'm worried he might open his wounds" said Hermione wondering if she had used the right word.

" Well I'm glad to now your worried" said a hoarse voice.

Hermione looked over to the bed were the voice had came from. Draco lay there still but his eyes were open and his head was turned and facing her.

" Your up" said pansy leaning over and hugging him.

" Pansy you shouldn't do that you'll open up his wound said Ginny, Pulling pansy of a wincing Draco.

Harry walked over to the bed and took the seat that pansy had now vacated. " How you feeling".

" Good, when you experience a spell twice you tend to fend it of better the second time".

" He used .." harry looked down ashamed.

" i didn't mean to bring that up" said Draco his eyes still on Hermione. " sorry".

" Forget about" said harry. " I came here because, our new prisoner is still pleading innocent. We need more evidence against him does any one know why he was there tonight' said Harry.

" He was with me father" said pansy.

" Probably trying to secure money, i would think" said Harry.

" Potter, one more thing, you might want to check Blaise out for a memory blocking spell cast on him, I'm sure Blaise had an encounter with him before, and that's why hes in this state" said Draco wheezing.

" Hermione help him" said Pansy as Draco started breathing hard.

Hermione walked over and whipped out her wand and began to chant spells and moving her wand in patterns to try to clear his lungs. She pulled down the sheet to observe the movement of his diaphragm. His whole torso was bandaged. Even though Hermione had seen this thousandths of times in her career, her stomach still lurched and unknown emotions overcame her as she looked down at him. She slickly avoided his eye contact. when she was done she couldn't help but look at him.

" I advise you not to move around" said Hermione pulling the sheet slowly back over him.

Pansy smiled at Hermione when she turned around to move away from the bed.

"Thank you" said Pansy.

Hermione nodded before leaving the room. Harry watched her leave and sighed and looked over at Ginny for an explanation, Ginny shrugged her shoulders as she helped Blaise out of his seat.

" Blaise were going to get you help" said Ginny supporting him. " Harry help me carry him".

Harry helped Ginny by supporting Blaise fully as the walked him out of the room. Ginny smiled and kissed harry goodnight and told him she had seen him later before going to sit next to Hermione outside the room.

" You gonna tell me what happened between you to" said Ginny.

" I was heart and then i let my judgment go and so many things" Hermione sighed and breathed deeply causing tears to run down her face." I really liked him Gin, i did".

" Its alright Hermione, sometimes people just need second chances" said Ginny rubbing Hermione back. They sat there about an hour quietly. Then pansy and James came out.

" Hes getting tired so i decided to say goodbye for the night" said Pansy as James rubbed her shoulders.

" Yeah its best to let him rest" said Hermione standing up with Ginny.

" Yeah, he also said that he wants to talk to you Hermione, before he falls asleep" said Pansy.

Hermione looked down at her feet. " Tonight, i would rather he sleep, plus its getting late" said Hermione. Ginny gave Hermione a weak smile as the followed pansy and James out of the hospital.

Two days later.

Hermione entered St. Mongos her mind set on work. It was three in the afternoon and she hadn't even completed all of her paper work. Every time she'd stop she would blank out for what seemed hours at a time resulting in the loss of of hours to finish her work. There was a light tap on her door at nine o'clock that startled her out of her inner thoughts.

" Come in"

The door opened and pansy stepped in smiling." Hello".

" Hi, pansy, how are you" said Hermione her eyes on her paper and flickering to the clock.

" I'm fine" said pansy taking a seat." alright tell me what happened".

Hermione looked up at pansy confused by the abrupt question. " what do .."

" Don't bloody give me that Hermione" said pansy . " You like him, he likes you. But you haven't even went to see him. When i went to see him today he was just as bad as the first day. He told be every time someone came into the room he'd sit up, thinking it was you. Which tells me your either really sneaky or you haven't even seen him once".

" I.."

" Just go an see him Hermione, things like that may help his state" said Pansy getting up. She opened the door to leave and stopped. " Your not the only one whos gotten your heart broken before, Draco has two, don't brake it a second time". Then she left closing the door behind her.

Hermione sat there shocked and speechless. Her brain melted away as she attempted to do her work again. She finally gave up an hour later and packed everything away. She grabbed her bag and turned of the light in her office before shutting the door. She stood the in the empty hallway deciding whether to go home. Then pansy words echoed all in her head telling her to go, and give second chances. Hermione gave in quickly and walked at full speed to the lift. She took it to the d-floor and quickly found his room. She swiped her card and entered the room quietly.

Draco Lay there his eyes closed and his breathing slow. He was sleeping. As soon as Hermione stepped more into the room censor lights came on. they were bright enough for someone to see the room but light enough not to disturb the patient. Hermione slid slowly over to the chair next to his bed and sat down. once she put her back down lightly on the floor she sighed and took deep breaths before focusing in on him. He looked so peaceful sleeping. She stood up and leaned over him to brush his hair from his eyes and he stirred. Then as if Merlin cursed her his eyes opened quickly and she jumped. holding her heart she realized that his nerves hadn't full realized her presence and she watched his eyes close. She decided to take that as her cue to leave and picked up her bag.

" Leaving so soon"

Hermione stopped and took her hand of the door and turned to him. He laid there looking so helpless and angelic with his hair falling over his eyes, that seemed to Peirce her entire being. she felt so naked around him. She walked back over to the bed side and sat down. She placed her bag on the floor next to her then put her hands in her lap. She kept eye contact with the floor.

" I'm sorry, for hurting you" said Draco his voice light and strained. " i..i never knew she..."

Hermione looked at him and he stopped. His eyes closed briefly then he shifted to sit up. Hermione stood and rested her hands lightly on his chest and pushed him back down to the bed.

" You shouldn't do that you might reopen wounds" said Hermione pulling her hands slowly away. He grabbed one and held it to his heart and looked up at her.

" You probably think that i meant to hurt you or..."

Hermione didn't let him talk any more she pressed her lips against his and pulled his hand against her heart. She pulled away from his lips and looked him in the eyes. " I think we should start over". Draco smiled and Hermione sat back down pulling the chair as close as possible to the bed. Draco smiled and entwined there fingers and kissed there joint hands.

" I'd like that" draco whispered smiling.

" Not completely over just..."

" Hermione don't make things complicated, all i care about is that you gave me a second chance" said Draco closing his eyes and sighing.

" You should sleep" said Hermione resting there joint hands on the bed.

" If its not to muck would you..."

" Don't worry ill be hear" said Hermione smiling at him. Draco nodded and closed his eyes for the final time that night. he drifted of into a peaceful sleep. Hermione followed suit minutes later her her head on his bed and her body curled up in the chair.

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