It was reaching closer to 9pm, until she arrived at the final destination. 9pm. No one was there.

"I knew it. A prank. How could I be so stupid to think that someone would want to speak to me, or even see me?" muttered Hermione.

"I would" a deep voice echoed across the grounds.

"Show yourself, who are you?" yelled Hermione, but too loud as so no one could hear her yell.

"I can't"

"And why can't you show who you are?" she asked.

"If we were seen together by someone it would be very bad; you have no idea."

"I recognize your voice, you're a student, a boy obviously but not Gryffindor I can tell. How do I know your real and not just a casting of magic and not real?" she asked.

"I am real, just not with you there, in my house sly- in my house." At that moment they knew they had stuffed up.

"So you're in Slytherin. Now it's hard I see, I'm muggle born. You're all pure bloods. So then why are talking to me? Aren't you worried about your reputation?" she asked cruelly.

"I don't care about my reputation. My father has already destroyed it. I can't talk much longer, this way just to see if you would come. Seeya. Hermione." The voice finished.

"Only if you come in person. Otherwise I'm out and you can talk to yourself. Deal?"

There was a pause.

"Alright, only if you don't tell Potter." He said.

"Hang on you don't control that, I do."

"He fancies you!" they yelled.

"Who Harry? That's-you must be mixing him up with someone else. He's my best friend and he has feelings for Ginny. Don't you know anything?" she asked accusingly.

"You know what, let's talk about this tomorrow. Same time. See you there." Finished the mysterious voice.

Harry could not like me. He likes Ginny, she likes him to. They always have. She thought. 'We're just friends'.

Hermione head up to bed. Until she finally began to fall asleep, everything forgotten until morning, to let her dreams take over for the next coming hours.

Morning…

"Where did you go last night?" asked Ginny.

"Lavender said you didn't show up until late."

"I decided to go for a walk. Couldn't sleep well, have a few problems really." Hermione replied.

The day went by normally, normal classes, no interferences. At the end of the day Harry and Hermione went their separate ways yet again after they returned to Gryffindor tower. Harry went to bed early, Hermione left for the 2nd night in a row. In the transfiguration courtyard she was at 9pm.

"You showed and here I thought I scared you off." Laughed the voice.

"Funny how that goes, I didn't think I was going to show." She said sarcastically.

"What do you want? We have spoken now twice and told me nothing."

"Really?" he asked.

"Why would I ask if I knew?"She spat back furiously.

"Well I want us to meet in person. I am sick of this guessing game. Tell me what you want, who are you? Or I start walking."

"Alright, alright I will tell you something then. Well I-I-I- sotra maybe-um I like you. Let me rephrase that, I fancy you and have wanted these meetings in order to know you more. To ask you one question. Like I know we have an unpleasant history, and worried that if you knew who I was you wouldn't show. I want it behind us." They said nervously.

"I know who you are." Hermione said dumbfounded

"You're Draco."

"Took you long enough to figure it out, but I know I have said things, I never meant them, but I ad to because of my reputation. I used to care too much but now-."

"I don't want to hear it. You have the nerve to make me come here. Then you have the nerve to say sorry. You expect me to-to go out with you over this pity little speech?" she said angrily.

"I'm sorry" he pleaded.

"Don't you dare say you're sorry. Not after this. Not after everything." She spat back at him.

She spun around and walked off. He walked out from the shadows to see Hermione disappear and to never look back behind her. He attempted to approach but never caught up to her. She arrived at the Gryffindor tower. In the Gryffindor tower stood Harry.

"Hello Hermione, wondering where you went." he said cheerfully.

"Hey harry." She said sadly.

"You alright?"

"Harry I am fine, quit asking." She snapped.

"I was just trying to help, maybe next time I just won't bother." With that he just walked off to his dormitory.

"Harry wait! I'm sorry." Yelled out Hermione but he was already gone.

1 month had passed...

Nothing had changed. Hermione went on without her secret visitor. She headed downstairs to the entrance hall. There sitting at the Gryffindor table sat Harry, Ginny, Seamus, Dean, Luna and Pavarti.

"Hello. What are we doing today? Maybe go down to Hogshead after breakfast?" asked Hermione as she yawned.

"Breakfast finished ages ago, there about to bring out lunch any minute." Said Dean enthusiastically.

"Why didn't any of you bother to wake me? I would have appreciated some breakfast this morning."

"Well you were sleeping, looking sp peaceful and I didn't want to wake you. I thought I was doing the right thing by you, seeing as you have been stressed and tired lately. And doing something right as your friend." Ginny spat back.

Hermione could not handle their criticism. So she got up on her feet and walked away. Leaving her curious friends behind her staring at her back. She headed to the owlery, to think about the passing months.

"Hermione-Hermione. Wait up! Please" plead a boy.

"Huh?-Oh it is you Draco. What are you doing here?" she demanded.

"I wanted to talk to you. Please don't run away again. Please" he pleads once more.

She began to quicken her pace. "I don't want to talk to you Draco. Never to happen again. This just can't happen." She began to cry.

As she took several more hurried steps she slipped on that one icy step and fell until falling into a vision of darkness.

Hours later...

It felt like moments, but was hours. Like all was a dream. A set of eyes starred down upon her, her body in their arms.

"Draco?" she whispered.

"Draco!" she said more loudly as she saw him nod and recognized his sleek blond hair.

"What, why, where, WHAT happened?"

"You fell and hit your head. You've down for several hours. I've been waiting here hours until you would open your eyes."

"Well thanks, but I can get myself up without your help." She said sarcastically. She began to stand up, only to be falling back down. Luckily however Draco caught her in his arms and broke her fall.

"Your welcome."

"I won't walk away this time, not like I can by the looks of things. But- don't do anything, say anything-."

"Like this?"He whispered.

He leant forward until only inches from Hermione's lips. He ran his fingers through her hair. Until he leant more closely and kissed her. Hermione lifted her weak arms around behind his neck. She was kissing him back and didn't know why. It felt like forever until a group of student walked towards them and they broke apart. Quickly enough that they didn't see anything. Hermione however still to lay in his arms.

"Draco what did you do?" let go of her!" yelled Ginny standing beside her; Dean, Luna, Seamus and Pavarti. No Harry though. They all had their wands out and directed at Draco. However Draco had fear in his eyes, but not because he had five wands pointing but at Hermione. Blood poured out the back of her head.

"What have you done? Haven't you caused enough damage? You could not go on without a little more could you?" Sneered Ginny.

All ran over to where Hermione lay held. When they reached her limp body, Draco handed her over and ran.

"Where are you going? You are just going to leave her? You bloody coward!" yelled Seamus, but Draco had done what he does best and disappeared into the shadows.

The days went on. Hermione never woke up, until several weeks later. Harry was to never leave her bedside. Until the day came and all Hermione saw was a set of green eyes looking down on her.

"Harry I am so sorry-."

It's alright Hermione. Just rest now, you need to sleep."

"But I don't want to sleep; there are things I need to tell you-."

"Which can wait and you can tell me later when you are better. Worry about your own condition for once Hermione."

She then became sleepy and fell into a pit of blackness again.