CHAPTER 3: REALITY

The cold breeze woke Hermione up as she looked round beside her Draco malfoy was still sleeping he looked so cute and innocent Hermione thought to herself.

The events of last night came flooding back to her she paniced and quickly stood up ,she was confused as she quickly put on her clothes and stared back at Draco while she stood at the door .

I just can't live him naked like this I took my wand and cast a quick spell I read about and Draco's pants were on his body since he was sleeping on his shirt I left him topless dashed out into the hallway it was still early in the morning most students were asleep at this time but I still kept a look out.

I ran into my dorm and shut the portal door behind me, I walked straight to the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror the girl staring back at me looked like a stranger she had my eyes and hair, her lips were pink and a bit swollen she had love bites all over her neck, I quirky took off my clothes and ran into the shower.

The water ran down on my skin as I sat down on the shower floor it felt good washing away the events of last night but the shame was still with me.

I got out of the shower and pulled on an over sized shirt over my head and went to bed ,not feeling like attending class for the first time ,the comfort of my bed covers and smell brought tears to my eyes ,tears ran down my checks one after the other soaking my pillow and my body shook as I cried .

I knew I was having a breakdown I have never felt this confused in my life nor did I not have answer to things ,I didn't understand why I did that with malfoy ,what does it mean that I like him ,no! That crazy I hate malfoy my body shook in agreement with me as more tears rolled down my checks and I fell asleep.

I heard a distant voice calling out my name in my dream surly I was not dreaming I felt hands softly shake me.

As I slowly opened my eyes and looked out the window, time had gone it looked like around 5pm the voice was still calling me trying to get me to focus on it. i stared at Ron's read hair ,not the platinum blond in my dreams.

Hey mione are you feeling alright we figured you might not so I volunteered to come and check on you.

The world was becoming clearer now as I kept on staring at Ron feeling a bit disappointed I rose up from my covers and rubbed my eyes I must look like hell right about now I thought to myself.

Yeah Ron am fine I was just feeling a little bit under the weather today that's all noting to worry about.

Ron seemed to have believed my story I mean its Ron ,so guess what Ron went on to say ,sorry Ron am not up for your guessing games right now.

Ohm you no fun Hermione any way so flitz was out taking his cat for a walk this morning I mean who takes a cat for a walk it's a cat...

So you wanted me to guess what flitz and his cat are up to .No! let me finish will you

Flitz went up to the observatory and he found malfoy their asleep half naked with an empty bottle of fire whiskey, from what I hear malfoy got in a fight with flitz and he had drawn out his wand and aimed it at flitz good thing dumbaldore showed up on time who knows what that death eater is up to, their took away Malfoy's wand and he gets a whole month of dentations with snipe am sure his happy its snipe for all we know he might also be a death eater.

I had zoned out while Ron kept on rumbling on ,I felt guilt clinch my heart I mean wasn't dumbaldore being a bit extreme many students drink and they never have their wands taken but why did he draw out his wand it doesn't make an sense .

The thought of having my wand taken away was just scary to me it's part of me even though I never really knew it, now I can't imagine my life without it.

Hey Hermione are you even listening to me, huh. am saying that malfoy is clearly up to something his been acting strange ever since he came back and what's with the looks his been giving us and those dark circles under his eyes it makes him look like a zombie clearly has been busy at night doing marline knows what .

If Ron of all people is able to catch all that that means it's not all in my head malfoy has changed the question is ,is it a good thing or bad .

Listen Ron am glad you came to see me and as you can see am alright and I would like to catch up on what I have missed today ,thanks for coming Ron I will walk you out .

I really have to change my password, now what can I change it to something no one will guess easily malfoy's name came into mind I mean no one would ever guess that malfoy is my password t I felt like a one of those teenage girls writing their crushes name on everything, though malfoy is a good password but i cant maybe Hogwarts yeah its simple and mostly people would think my password is something complicated so HOGWARTS it is.

I need to see malfoy ,maybe he will be at the observatory I don't know what am going to say to him or why I even want to see him ,actions of last night are still fresh in my mind and the ache between my legs is evidence that I did not dream all that .

I got out of bed and got some needed studying done until late in the night I already missed dinner but I didn't feel hungry ,I was hoping he might be there at the observatory I got up and walked out of my dorm towards the stairs as I got near I heard voices and saw two figures come down the stairs .I couldn't tell who their were but one stood out to me the way he walked and that hair only one person has hair like that at school malfoy but who was he talking to and what are they talking about I became more curious as I watched malfoy and the other person talk can the rumours be true that Draco is one of them ,no I can't I should not trust rumours and since when did i start thinking of him as DRACO, Malfoy should not be trusted I don't even know him even thought I had sex with him doesn't mean I know him I don't even know why I did it .I was caught up in my thoughts I didn't realise I had sighed out loud.

Malfoy looked my way and I dashed behind a corner had he seen me? I was afraid to look but I peaked and saw nothing he was gone together with the man in the shadows.

Saturday came by sooner than normal I had not seen malfoy at all he was never in class nor at the great hall it was like he wasn't at school at all .Harry, Ron and I were heading to the three broomsticks for lunch and butter beer when a couple of fourth years passed us by gossiping when Malfoy's name was brought up and caught my attention I couldn't just let it go, I wanted to see him but I was afraid of what Harry and Ron will think and what would I tell them if all the sudden I started stopping people and questioning them about malfoy that would rise questions that even I don't have answers to .

Am telling you something is going down in the slytherin dorms, most of slytherins are not attending classes and when last did you see them in the great hall huh I haven't seen malfoy or his goons for days now.

I didn't notice we had already entered the three broom sticks and we where sited at our favourite booth in the corner Harry and Ron went on with their conversation.

I don't know if my brain became a Malfoy radar when ever his name is mentioned I seemed to snap towards that conversation ,it seems that harry and Ron caught on to the girls conversation too as they gave me more information and got me to realise that I wasn't the only one who hasn't seen Malfoy since that night I saw him with the strange guy something must be going on I cant believe am even thinking this but Ron must be on to something if...

Hermione! What! I looked towards Harry as he just stared at me shocked that I yelled at him I was too caught up in my thoughts and having y name shouted at me was no way to get me out of my head, sorry Harry I didn't mean to yell at you what were you saying ?

I was just asking if you ,while since you are head girl if u had access to the slytherin dungeons we could go there and I don't know investigate or something they must be somewhere they can't get out of the school without the teachers knowing right?

I don't know harry I mean could find a way to get us in there, but then what? They are slytherins they won't talk to any of us.

We could use some ploy juice potion and disguise ourself as one of the slytherins and once in there we could get some useful information from whom ever we find the first and second years are still around we could grab some hairs from any one of them right .

Ron serious you want us chasing after first years for a sample of their hair ,wont that look a bit you know .

Am sorry Hermione but Ron's right most of the older kids are hard to track and we don't have to be so forward about it we can just pull a the hair out in the hall way and act like it's an accident . I don't think it's the best plan but it's the only one we have .

Yeah you forgetting one thing a poly juice potion takes about a month to brew and we don't have a month just to find out what ever is going on by that time whatever is going on might have stopped and slytherins might be back by then .

Yeah you right so what can we do? I don't like this whole slytherins disappearing acts I don't trust any of those slithering snakes.

Hey we could use my invisibility clock ,but since we all gotten allot bigger no offence Ron it can only fit two since Hermione is short and we almost the same height which means you will have to stay behind.

What the heck mate am not fat I got muscle thats what you get when you a good sports man ,but fine whatever I will stay in the tower but you have to tell me everything you find out .

So I will meet you two at the bottom of the stairs tonight .I stood up and grabbed my bag on my way to get some books that I needed.

Hey Hermione where you going, you didn't even touch your butter beer. I looked at the table where I was sited harry was right I had not touched my drink. I will be right back am just going to check out the book store they just opened around the corner I will be right back.

The weather outside seemed to have gotten colder as the clouds looked greyer than usual for some reason it reminded me of malfoy's eyes I wonder what shade of grey they would look like in this type of weather since they seem...huh what's wrong with me I can't stop thinking about malfoy it's hard to stop thinking about him that's all Ron and Harry keep no talking about I mean can a girl take a break here.

The book store came into view it was a charming little think it reminded me of the bookstore in beauty and the beast I was never a fan of all those princess movies but Bella was my favourite she seemed so much like me she loved reading and her brown eyes and beautiful silky brown hair like me, expect for the hair part we did have the same hair colour but mine wasn't as smooth or silky but I couldn't help but for in love with her she seemed more real then all those other princess .

The bell rang as I pushed open the door to the book shop, the smell of books brought a smile to my face and I swept my eyes around all the bookshelf's they was a large window on the left side of the store facing the side allay and for a moment i thought I saw a flash of blond hair pass by .clearly I was not thinking straight as my brain told me to turn back and walk back in to the book store but my body wouldn't listen I walked out of the store and into the allay .

What am I doing I mean this is crazy the allay way was a dead end nothing was there but in the wizard world they is no such thing as a dead end I started beating at every brick one of them must be a doorway I went on for another minute, guess this one is just a dead end, I signed out loud as I turned around to head back '' Careful there GRANGER you starting to show your crazy''.

The words caught me off guard less than the person whom there where coming from I tried to walk over to me when it rambled over my own feet and almost fell face front the concrete floor but the impact never came I opened my eyes and came face to face to the concrete floor I was elevating but how was that possible .oh my Marline malfoy just saved me.

I stood up right and stared and Malfoy who was leaning against the wall as if he owned the place ,with an amused smirk on his face staring at me as I tried to gather myself I had some many questions that were racing in my head at a thousand second per minute ,yet when I opened my mouth only one word came out .

MALFOY.

Granger. He replied back , staring right into my eyes how I wish I could read his mind or what was behind those eyes that were clear as water the grey was hidden behind the blue as the blue shone out in his eyes they looked so intense I couldn't look away we just stared at each other ,until he raised one blond eyebrow at me I got a confused look on my face what is he shit I was staring at him we weren't staring at each other I was the only one staring he was just looking at me .

Seriously Grangers I know am good looking but try not to drew in front me, it's not going to get you any points.

Ahh there is was the malfoy I knew and hate ,I got over my shock and raised my nose up in the air .don't flatter yourself ferret face I wouldn't give you a second glance even if you were the minster himself . ''what!'' okay that was pathetic.

Whatever ever malfoy I don't need any points from you .I have better things to do then standing here wasting my time with you.

Clearly you rather worst it on beating up walls in allay ways don't let me keep you from your busy activity wouldn't want the bricks missing out on your beating ,huh granger I will just get out of your way.

I rolled my eyes at his actions of stepping out of my way I walked away from him with my head held high but my heart was beating fast without no reason I walked back to the three broom sticks and spotted harry and Ron I and walked towards then and set down .

Hey what's up you look shaken up, where you running, what no I was just cold that's all. They must not have heating charms in the book store. Huh what ohm yeah no heating charms yeah can we go back at the castle. What you haven't even touched your butter beer.

Forget the butter beer I have homework to do so let's go .wait you always finishe your homework before Saturday, what going on Hermione.

It's nothing I just remembered that I need to talk to Astrio greengrass for the password to the slytherin dungeons and I have to catch her before she goes there so come on lets go.

Astrio was one of those girls who was naturally beautiful unlike her sister elder she had jet black shiny hair and bright green eyes both greengrass sisters where beautiful but there was something about Astrio that differentia her from the rest of the pretty waited for the black haired beauty to come out of the great hall she had been keeping her eyes on the girl since she came into the great hall for dinner.

Astrio made her way out of the great hall with three other girls with her they were pretty but you could tell who the guys were looking at.

Am telling you if you weren't so shy you could go out with him, you have the looks and the body plus your name what's stopping you from asking him out, if I were you i would have done it already .come on you girls Draco would never go out with me his with my sister and she's prettier than me and has experience I ,m no match beside.'' Ammo... Astrio can I talk to you ''

All three girls stopped their movements and turned around to see who had interrupted their conversation, only to be faced with the headgirl.

The two other girls glared at Hermione it was like a unwritten rule to hate Hermione if you fancied Draco what Draco liked you liked and what he hated you hated too or so they said it only applied to the girls while most girls Hermione knew that liked Draco , Astrio just stared at the head girl with a curious look it's not every day the brightest witch of our age asks to speak with you and it does not help that she's head girl .sure Hermione ,girls can you give us a minute .the other two girls looked at her as if she had grown another head who would blame them .

Its okay girls Hermione is head girl so if she asked to speak to me it has to be important, so could you stop with the glaring and give us a minute alright.

So what can I help you with ,the smile that Astrio put on was bright enough to put the sun to shame ,Hermione found herself unable to come up with the words she had practiced earlier .she cleared her throat and pushed the words she overheard to the back of her head.

Mmmh I heard some of the girls are having some problems and I as hoping you could tell me the password to the dungeons and before you say anything I know am supposed to report this to your head of house but I don't think the girls would want snipe knowing about this and am head girl I want to help it doesn't matter which house you come from I want to show them that am there for them.

I felt like I was running for minster of magic the way my words rolled out of my mouth I wouldn't hold it against any one if they didn't vote e for me.

I don't know I mean we are not suppose to tell anyone about the password but since you are head girl and I don't see any harm as long as you don't tell anyone am the one who gave you the password . I promise I won't tell anyone. Alright snipe just had it changed so I think you can use it for the whole week the new password is ''sanctimonia''it's Latin for...

PURITY.

Yes how did you know? Lucky guess .huh while I have to go good luck with the girls.

Yeah thanks again .see yeah

The two girls watched the exchanged between the head girl and the black haired beauty with curiosity. They didn't understand why Astrio would openly talk to the one person the guy she liked hated, they knew not to question her actions she was different from most slytherins sometimes they wondered why she was sorted into slytherin, and she acted nothing like one.

Alright you two lets go .so what did the head girl want, asked one of the girls, Astrio looked at her friend and just smiled.

A/N : whaoooo done with chapter 3 and on to 4 am glad that the chapters are getting longer and my plot is about to be reviled soon for those who don't know what's going on don't worry you will get the clear picture soon ,and hopefully the chapters will keep on getting longer. More Draco and Hermione interactions ahead it's really hard to keep Draco's thoughts off but i can't reveal what's in his head, not just yet anyway that's what makes it fun.

So what do you think of ASTRIO?