A/N Hmm, I think I'm doing ok, it's ok, could be much worse.......

Hours seemed to pass as a she was laid on the ground, staring still. "Hermione....Hermione....HERMIONE GRANGER!" A strangle sob was heard, "Hermione, come on, TALK TO ME!" She violently shook and looked up to see Draco Malfoy, his face covered in tears, holding her torso up and gently shaking her.

It took a while for her to gather herself, it was still in her mind...murderer, murderer. She blankly stared into his crystalline grey eyes, them searching her face for any sign of Hermione. Then, recognizing that stare, the stare of utter self hate and shock, Draco hugged her. With all he had he hugged her to his chest and held her there tightly. Strange, a year ago he wouldn't of even remotely considered this, but he was not thinking that thought now. All he was thinking was here was two broken beings, two broken souls, shattered by the darkness of Lord Voldemort. While hugging her, he could feel how deathly skinny she had become, her skin was pale and freezing.....and she wasn't responding, no push or embrace....she just stayed there. He realized she really was broken, the real Hermione would have kicked his ass to Durmstrang and back if he hugged he like this, so he just stayed there, his tears rolling onto her shoulder, him slightly shaking as he sobbed.

She felt a dripping of boiling hot tears on her bruised back, she had been in a trance when she realized she was being hugged. Not even remembering who it was she fiercely returned the hug, her own hot tears spilling down her face. The rescuer held her tighter one last time and gently brought her back to look at him. She was too much in distress to care that Draco Malfoy had saved her, she just looked into his ghostly eyes and her lip quivered, " I, I....I murdered...I murdered someone.....Lucius Malfoy....I murdered your father! "

With that she completely broke down her hands covering her face when she heard, " Don't cry for him, Hermione, he's not worth it. My dad used to be my world, used to be the figure I looked up to. He told me purebloods always rule over muggle-borns, that I would be the best at everything. It took me to this year to figure that my father was really a coward, promoting the will of The Dark Lord. He disowned me, I'm not longer his son, and I don't consider him my father, he was never what a father should be.

" But-but....I'm a murderer! I took a life! I'm horrible....just like them, I-I'm a cold heartless killer like them!" Tears fell faster on her face as she practically shouted this.

With a flash of anger in his eyes he gripped her shoulders, firmly but not painfully and told her, " You are not heartless, you were defending yourself, you had just been forced to do terrible things that you couldn't have controlled, he isn't worth this, I promise you he's not. "

" But the most unforgivable curse? How could I do that? His eyes were so.....dead." she shuddered. Then remembering something else she yelped a great sob and flung her arms around him, " And I tortured you. How could you save me when I tortured you? How? "

" That was Bellatrix, you heard her she was controlling you, you didn't have a choice! "

" I could've tried harder! "

"No, you couldn't have."

He picked her up and let her lean on him. " Where are we?" she asked timidly.

" Shit, the Forbidden Forest. Damn, that was the only place I could think of. "

" I don't like it either, but at least we know Hogwarts is around here, and it is certainly better than where we were just at. "

" Being near Hogwarts isn't going to help, Death Eaters are sure to be around somewhere. "

" I don't have my wand. "

" Neither do I. "

With a sigh, he looked around. It was night, that was sure and he couldn't see a thing. They began walking, side by side, always glancing every direction for signs of being followed. " Hermione, we need to stop, being exhausted isn't going to solve a thing."

" Right, but lets not build a fire, how about we just sit down, I'm not falling asleep if I could."

" Same. "

After about an hour of silence, " I'm sorry, trully sorry. "

Surprised she replied, " For what, you saved me. "

" For everything, everything I've said, everything I've done to you and everybody. I was a stupid prat, I don't deserve to be here, I should be dead."

" I'll admit you were a arrogant prat, but you don't deserve to die. And I forgive you, you forgave me for torturing you, so I guess we're even. "

" Wait. I strived to make you and your friends' lives miserable for six years and you forgive me. How is that possible? I forgave you for something you didn't willingly do. It's not even. I owe you. "

" You've changed, you're not like that anymore, I can tell. "

" .....thank you, that really means a lot. It really does. You know, I say we put an end to this pureblood, muggleblood feud right here. No more discrimination. "

Utterly shocked, Hermione uttered, " Seriously? I, I think that would be fantastic. "

He leaned over a gave her a heart warming hug, as she returned it. They saw each other in different eyes now. She felt something in that hug, something sad, she felt his loneliness, his helplessness. " Draco, what did they do to you? "

He looked at her as his eyes fell to the ground, " Horrible things, horrendous things. I-I can't speak of them now....it's too soon."

She hugged him again, " It'll be okay, I understand but, they will be defeated, we just have to keep believing. "

He didn't understand how she could be so kind to him, after all he did. They just stood there, enjoying each other's embrace when Draco felt a horrible burning on his arm.

"....no....god no. Hermione RUN! BACK OFF! "

A/N pff, I wanted this chapter to be longer, but I couldn't for some reason.....I don't wanna rush it. Gosh, I love Draco and Hermione, they would have made such an awesome pair! Hope you guys like this=)