So here is my second update in as many days.

There is a lot of mental conversation in this chapter and I have a way of showing which dialogue is from Hermione and which is from Draco, but if you haven't been able to figure it out yet here it is:

-Hermione's dialogue

"Draco's dialogue"

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Draco was barely standing, let alone holding up Hermione against the wall when her feeding was interrupted by one very pissed off Headmistress.

"What is the meaning of this!"

If Draco had the strength, he would have laughed at the expression on McGonogall's face. Hermione quickly unwrapped her legs from his waist and stood on her own. Actually, she was practically holding him up now. "Reed Muller."

Both women in the hall seemed taken aback. "Excuse me, Mister Malfoy?"

"Draco?"

He swayed, trying to stand straighter. "Reed Muller gave one of Hermione's students a Weasley product. It was the one that gives a person a nose bleed. He thought it would be funny and a good way to get rid of Miss Granger; he doesn't like having a Muggle-born-vampire Professor."

Hermione gasped. "I- I could have killed Liam! I don't even remember what happened. Did I hurt him? Is he okay?"

McGonogall swept towards the classroom door and attempted to open it.

"It won't open; I have it warded for the moment. It isn't safe for Hermione to be around all that blood right now. The children are fine, although one did faint."

"Draco, thank you. I never would have forgiven myself if I had hurt a student." He looked into her worried eyes and nodded. "Are you alright?"

"What's the matter?"

"Well, when Draco pulled me from the room, I attacked him and drank his blood. I think I took too much..."

Draco stumbled and Hermione wrapped her arms tighter around him to support his weight. "I'll be fine. I just need to get back to my room and take a potion."

"Of course! Miss Granger, please escort Mister Malfoy back to his room while I deal with the students. I will send for your report of the events later, Mister Malfoy." The Headmistress turned back towards the door. "Which spell did you use to ward this?"

"It's a spell of my own creation, but it will come off as soon as Hermione and I get far enough away." Turning towards the woman holding him, "Can we be off now?"

"Of course Draco! We should hurry and get you that potion."

Since she was so used to using her new Power, the pace they set was maddeningly slow to Hermione. They made their way along at a human pace, but soon reached Draco's room since the classrooms were located in the dungeons, near their private rooms. By the time they arrived at the door, Draco was near collapse, so Hermione wandlessly unlocked the door and ushered him in. "Where should I-"

"The bed… through there…" The picture of Draco's bed appeared in Hermione's mind as he showed her the path through his quarters. "And the potion…" She also saw where his potions were kept; it was the same cupboard from the first time she had been in his room.

Not needing light to see, Hermione navigated her way to Draco's bedchambers. His bed was magnificent, obviously not the standard set of furniture for Professors. The wood was dark with a red tint, probably a cherry wood, and had a luxurious canopy hanging down. The bed sheets were covered in black roses with a red background.

Hermione tried to detach Draco's arms from her waist, but failed and ended up falling on the bed with him. It was so soft that she never wanted to rise. Why does Draco need something this soft if he never sleeps? She did, however, quickly get up and retrieve the potion to recover Draco's strength. By the time she was back with it, Draco was completely passed out.

Hermione sat at his head and gently lifted it onto her lap. He moaned as she moved him. Gently shaking him, she whispered his name, but he did not stir. "Wake up."

When her actual voice didn't work, Hermione tried her mental voice, but, upon passing out, Draco's mind had locked itself down against invaders. She didn't know what else to do; they obviously hadn't gone far enough in her studies.

Well I can't just pour the potion down his throat; he won't be able to swallow enough and he might choke.

An idea came to her then and she decided it was the only thing that had a possibility of working, even though she didn't have one idea in the slightest of how to accomplish it. She wasn't sure how Draco had "shocked" her to show her what her Powers felt like, but Hermione thought that she understood the concept well enough to try it on him.

She pulled her Power into her mind, holding it as if it were a spinning ball. This time, she realized, that her ball was much larger than she was used to. I have some of Draco's Powers too. Hermione took her ball and launched it as hard as her mind would allow at Draco's form in her arms.

She felt the shimmer of Power ignite the room as her imaginary, mental ball hit its mark. And, apparently, Hermione's idea worked because Draco groaned a second later.

"What happened?"

"Draco! Oh, wow, it worked! Here, drink this before you pass out again!" Draco sputtered against the liquid Hermione rushed down his throat.

Once he finished the potion, Draco relaxed against Hermione's lap. He chuckled. "Did you hit me with your Power?"

Hermione blushed. "Well, yes… But you wouldn't wake up and I couldn't think of anything else." His eyes met hers and he gave her a look of disbelief. "It worked though! Don't look at me like that!"

"You should have some of my Power now too, although it will wear off eventually."

-Yes, I already figured that out when I woke you.

"Smart vampire. You may be able to awaken your animal form now. Though, you still may not have enough Power since you didn't take enough of mine to kill me."

-I think I would have stopped before that had happened…

"You would think, but you're still new and coming into your skills. You could very well have killed me."

-I… you don't know that…

"Relax. I'm fine now, so you don't need to worry about it."

-I'm not worried about that; I'm worried about what would have happened to Liam if you had not shown up to stop me.

"Yes… Even if I hadn't figured out Reed's mind, I would have heard the screams… but it would have been too late at that point."

-What will happen to him?

"Liam will be fine."

-No, I mean, what will happen to Reed?

"Why does it matter? He will probably be expelled."

-What if I don't want that to happen?

Draco fought against Hermione's arms to sit up. Once she relented and he had risen, he stared into her eyes. "Why wouldn't you want that?"

-I… "I mean, he should be punished for what he did to Liam, but I don't want him punished for what he did to me."

"You're insane."

"But Draco, he's just a boy. And this will ruin his life…"

"That was his choice Hermione! Why can't you understand that! What is wrong with you!" Draco was furious, furious at Reed and furious at Hermione for trying to be the humanitarian everyone talked about her being. "You don't even care that he almost destroyed your life!"

"My life already is destroyed you jerk!" Hermione slapped him before she realized what had happened. "Draco…"

"Don't!" He pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. Seeming to calm a considerable amount, he reclined against one of the bedposts. Very slowly, he open his eyes to glance at the terrified vampire sitting across from him.

"I'm-"

He raised his hand to stop her. "It's fine." He closed his eyes again and crossed his arms against his chest. The toll of the day was beginning to wear on his body. All he wanted to do was feed, but he knew that he would need to rest for several hours and take another potion before he would be able. "Tell me your story."

Hermione gasped. "B-but Draco… That's not something I wish to share."

He cocked an eyebrow and smirked. "You almost drained me of blood and you attacked me with your power; I think you owe me." Her horrified look made him chuckle. "Come now Granger; I told you mine and it can't be worse than that."

"Well… I suppose you would understand me better… Will you tell me about your-"

"Not yet."

"Oh." She looked down at her hands. "I don't think I'm ready yet. I'm sorry."

Her refusal irked him. Draco had never had someone refuse him so many times. He pushed the remaining Power he had into her mind. She shoved him back. "You know, it's not fair to use my Power against me."

"Hrmph!"

"Fine, well then at least try to access your animal while we're here."

Hermione's eyes went wide and she froze. "Show me how to do it first."

"You know I can't in this weakened state."

She gulped and looked at him with frightened eyes. "Come now Princess, it's one of the other."

Met with a challenge, Hermione's feral side awoke. He could feel her summoning up all the available Power in her body and concentrating it in her mind. "Now release it Hermione."

A gasp escaped her mouth as her body shifted.

A smirk appeared on his face and a feeling of pride emitted from his body as he admired the form in front of him. "Lovely."

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