17, that was how old Draco was, though not the 17 year old pompous git that she remembered. When Hermione had talked to professor McGonagall as to why he wasn't the same Malfoy he had been last year, she said it was because of the potion, he was still under it influence, so that until it was completely gone he would act the way Hermione had taught him to. This pleased Hermione, it meant that she could still be close to the smart blonde haired boy, that was until she got a letter later that night from Slughorn.

Ms. Granger,
I am pleased to inform you that the antidote for Mr. Malfoy, is finished. I would suggest you bring him to the potions room first thing in the morning. Things will finally start to go back to normal.

I have informed the others that Mr. Malfoy will not remember anything from his time under the potion, I suggest we just go back to how things were before hand.

- Slughorn.

Hermione looked at the paper in front of her for a few more seconds, before quickly scribbling back a few words.

Thank you, I'll bring him down before breakfast.

- Hermione. G

Hermione sent the parchment back with the golden brown owl that had delivered the letter.

Hermione sat at her desk in her room. She needed something to take her mind off things. Homework arose to her mind, before she rememvered that her homework was long completed. She looked at the clock, 12:04am, everyone would be asleep, or at least in bed. She then remembered the Marauders map! She opened her top draw on the left of her desk and laid the map out. She summoned her wand from her bed and tapped the parchment once.

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." she whispered, the layout of the school suddenly appeared before her eyes 'I love magic.' she thought to herself. Indeed there was no one awake, though that wasn't all. Hermione gasped silently to herself. Not only was there no one awake, there was no one in Hogwarts, well according to the map anyway. Hermione sighed in frustration, she suddenly began to wish that there was someone here to make her laugh, to take the stress off her shoulders, this was so brain numbingly confusing, even to her. She looked at the map in front of her and gasped again. The map had showed 5 names now. Harry Potter, asleep in the Gryffindor perfects sleeping quarters. Ronald Weasly, asleep in the Gryffindor sleeping quarters. Draco Malfoy, asleep in the head boy sleeping quarters. Collin Creevey, floating around the Quidditch grounds, and it was the last name that shocked her most, the name, Fred Weasley! Walking around the great hall! Hermione couldn't get off her chair fast enough. She put on her robes, grabbed the map and ran down to the great hall as fast as she could, staying clear of Filch and Mrs. Norris.

Once there she opened the doors with so much force that she was sure she might of ripped them off there hinges if she had pushed and harder. She closed them again, gently this time. She looked at the map again and his name was still there in plain red ink. She looked around the room. Nothing. She sat at her familiar place at the Gryffindor table and crossed her arms on the table, resting her head in her arms, she'd got her hopes up, she really needed to stop doing that...

"Holy grindylows Hermione! You look absolutely ghastly!" a loud familiar voice came from no where. Hermione's head shot up to meet a pair of warm familiar eyes. Her eyes began to tear.

"FRED!" she squealed. She wanted so badly to hug him, to hit him, to yell at him, to kiss him (only in a friendly way of course!) but her eyes saddened as she looked him over, his body very lightly coloured, gray and transparent the dominant colours. His brown warm familiar eyes were not brown but like foggy glass. Honestly it scared the living daylights out of her, to she one of her friends like this...

"'Hello Hermione!" he said with a smile, and wrapped his arms around her, sending a cold shiver down her spine. She couldn't feel anything but the cold of his presents.

"F-Fred, can you, I mean, can you fe-" he let go of her and shook his head at her.

"No, but I can remember what it felt like, and I picture that." he smiled weakly. Feeling uncomfortable with there conversation she remembered the map.

"Hey, Fred? You and George, you gave Harry the Marauders map, yeah? In third year?" she asked. He looked at her in a confused way but nodded.

"Yeah? Why?" he questioned her curiously.

"What do you know about it?" she ask curiously.

"Um, I know that it was made by Harry's dad James, Lupin, Peter & Sirius, I know how to get in it, that it shows everyone in Hogwarts and I know that they made it in the room of requirements." he said shrugging. Hermione felt a bit disappointed, she had hoped that he would be able to give her something she could use to figure this out.

"Why do you ask 'Mione?" Fred asked. She sighed.

"The map's been acting odd lately. We can't seen to figure out why or how." she said simply.

"Odd how?"

"Sometimes it shows no-one, and other times it show four or so people, then sometimes it shows the whole school like normal." she huffed.

"Show me?" he said calmly. Hermione took out the map from her robes, unfolded it and placed it on the table. "See now it's showing me, us and... Malfoy?" she said in a questionable tone. He was walking towards the great hall.

"'Mione I see us, Harry, Ron and Ginny...? I don't see Malfoy at all?" He looked at piece of parchment confused. That's when it clicked.

"Fred! Where did you say the map was made!"

"The room of requirements? Why?"

"THAT'S IT! Fred when I was looking at the map before I found you, I was wishing for someone that would take the stress away, to make me laugh! It showed me 5 names. Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Collin Creevey and YOU! Just then it showed me people that might be able to help me solve this, like i wanted! Don't you see!" she spoke, it all made sense to her now.

"I'm not sure I follow..." Fred said confused once again. She gave out a frustrated sigh.

"The map was made in the room of requirements! The room that gives you as you wish! The map is connected to the room, it's showing you what you wish! If you wish to sneak around the school it'll show everyone, if you need someone, it'll show you them, if you want something it'll show you who can give it to you! This is amazing! It's showing you us, Harry, Ron and Ginny because we're you family, and wish to be with us again! See it all makes sense! Except..." she trailed off.

"Except...?" Fred questioned.

"N-nothing, it's nothing." she shook her head and smiled at him reassuringly.

'Except if I'm right, which I'm almost certain I am, why does Malfoy show up every time I open the map, without fail...' she thought intensely to herself.

"Fred, I must go, I'll come back tomorrow night with everyone okay!" he nodded and she sprinted from the room up to the Gryffindor common room, well she was when she collided with a solid built figure.

"Ugh, what the..." she looked up to see what she hit, and standing above her was none other than the one and only Draco Malfoy. This was NOT the person she needed at the moment...

AN: Kay so i know another AN, but i got a review for my last chapter by one 'scorpian' that said, and i quote 'F U C K YOU' and i'm just like, huh? i'm not sure how to reply to that... but i would appreciate it if you would restrain from using swearing in a negative way.

Anywho, once again thank-you HarryPotterGeneration! :D

_ Next Time _

A menacing cackle stretched though the grand stair case, in which cause Draco to spin on his heels, not the best idea... With that he toppled over crashing into the one and only Hermione granger who was perched behind him, shivering, with another yelp they both went over, tumbling down the staircase, smack, crack, bang, THUMP! They hit the floor at the bottom.

Enjoy! -heart-