Hermione opened her eyes and slowly sat up in bed. She brought her hands up to ground the sleep out of her eyes and then she flopped back down on the bed.

"What? What's going on?" Draco sputtered

"Oh sorry," she said, "Didn't mean to wake you from your beauty sleep at, oh 12:30."

"Already?"

"Yup, already," she nodded. She sat back up and swung her legs over the bed, but she couldn't stand up because Draco had wrapped his arm around her waist and was pulling her backwards. She flopped down hard on his stomach.

"Thought you could get away did you?" he asked

"Never," she giggled

"Oh are you sure about that?"

"Well," she pretended to look puzzled

"Oh I just love when you are so deep in thought about something."

"Oh really?" she leaned over and started tickling him

"Hermione," he laughed

"What?" she snickered

"Stop."

"No don't think I will," she said

"Well than I think there's something I can do about that," he grabbed her wrists and pushed her down onto the bed and then he put his leg over her and sat down on her hips. He had her wrist pinned above her head, "How's that?" he asked. He leaned over and started to tickle her.

"Draco," she squealed

"What?" he asked innocently

"Stop," she screeched

"Don't much like it do you?"

"Draco," she said snapped, "Get off of me."

"Fine," he climbed off of her and off the bed. She brushed herself off and then stood up.

"I have to go," she said

"Where?" he asked

"I need to talk to McGonagoll," she said simply

"Do you want me to come?"

"You can if you want to," she said but deep down she was wanted him to come with her, "But you don't have to."

"Okay I guess I'll come…god."

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked alarmed

"I'm sorry Hermione I have to go," he said

She nodded, "Fine," she said quietly

"Are you okay?"

"Just go."

He ran into the closet and grabbed his cloak and then came back out gave Hermione a kiss and then with a pop he was gone.

Hermione flopped back down on the bed, 'I guess I can't be that selfish. He is after all doing this for everyone. But I just want him to be there,' she thought. She stood up and went to get ready. 30 minutes later she was ready to go. She walked over to the fireplace and grabbed some Floo Powder. She threw it into the fire and the flames turned emerald, "Head's Tower," she said and she was whisked away.

She tumbled out of the fireplace in the Head's Common Room, "Well at least being head girl you don't have to walk all the way up from Hogsmead. Great being able to Floo," she said out loud

"What was that dear?"

Hermione spun around, "Oh nothing, just talking to myself," she muttered sheepishly

"Not to worry dear," the portrait answered, "All the best do. When I was Head Girl and the stress was to much and when I became the Head Healer at St. Mungo's I always talked to myself. A comfort thing really."

"It seems like ages since I was last here," Hermione said quietly

"Oh but it was only a few weeks," the portrait said

"Yes, but so much has happened since then. Everything has changed."

"Want to talk about it?"

"I can't right know but maybe when I get back, when term starts I mean, maybe then I can."

"Okay."

"Well I had better get going. I have to talk to Professor McGonagoll."

"Okay well good talking to you."

"You to."

Hermione walked out of the tower and into the mass of corridors that made up Hogwarts. She ran into Professor McGonagoll outside of her classroom.

"Oh Hermione, what are you doing back? Is everything okay?"

"No, can I talk to you please, privately?"

"Of course I just have to go down to the Library. Apparently a First Year set a tapestry outside of it on fire. Poor kid, she was trying to master some spell for charms. Do you want to walk with me and start to tell me?"

"Sure I'll come but I don't want anyone else to hear."

"Okay then."

They started walking in the direction of the library. They dealt with the remains of the tapestry and then McGonagoll led Hermione up to her office.

Once they were inside McGonagoll said…

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a/n I know it's short but I haven't updated in a while and I just wanted to get something up. It's an in between chapter and all you authors know that they are necessary so this and the next chapter will be necessary but probably boring. Please review and hope you liked it. Sorry for the wait.