A/N: Hey there fellow readers and writers everywhere!

This is Chapter Cinco of Lesson Learned

Dudes, I need your helps on this, do you want it to end already or you want me to continue their story?

Cause I seriously don't know when it's going to end.

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(Oh and this is dedicated to my friend Isabel Fernandez, an avid reader of mine, and an awesome friend :) )

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It was the 16th of December, a week from now it would be the start of the Christmas holidays. After Hermione's peculiar accident, she and Draco's friendship began to blossom. Hermione didn't know that it would be like this, neither did Draco. Hermione would even call Draco names like she did to Harry and Ron, Draco didn't mind it at all. He practically enjoyed it.

"I wonder if there's going to be another Yule Ball…" wondered Hermione, crunching on an apple, while taking her usual space by the Viaduct.

Draco followed her and stood beside her as he watched the sunset. For the past few days they always went together to that same place to watch the same thing over again. They didn't grow tired of it, nothing this beautiful could ever be grown tired of, as what Hermione told him.

"Yeah. I've never been to a ball or any kind of dance at all. Not unless you count boring weddings." He said.

They laughed.

There was a few moments of silence, as they were watching the sun slowly fading away. Hermione was smiling, but Draco was thinking.

"Who would you go with if ever there was another Yule Ball?" he asked unexpectedly.

Hermione was surprised at such a question. The last time there was a Yule Ball was in her fourth year, she went with famous Quidditch player Viktor Krum. Yet sadly, they never made contact after that.

"That's easy, I'd go with no one." She said.

Draco felt surprised by her answer. But before he could ask why, Hermione spoke again.

"Unless someone would ask me, which is quite impossible to happen. Who would go with a know-it-all like me?" She asked.

"Well then, may I have this dance?" he asked, bowing low as he extended his arm out to her.

Hermione laughed. "I must be mental." She told herself. "Why of course you may." She replied, adding a small curtsy.

Hermione took his hand and placed her right hand on his shoulder. While he placed his other hand on her waist. Hermione remembered the Yule Ball, but instead of a fierce looking Viktor Krum staring at her, it was a gentleman named Draco. She smiled.

"Tun, tun, tun, tun, tun." Draco hummed imitating a waltz. Hermione hummed along too as they went around and around.

"1,2,3. 1,2,3." She thought repeatedly.

Draco spun her and placed her in a dip. Her hair flowed from one direction to another. It signaled the end of their odd dance. Draco gently pulled Hermione back onto her feet again. The two breathe deeply, staring into each others eyes.

"That was fun." Hermione said.

"I agree." Draco said.

"You're a terrific dancer by the way." She told him

"Years of watching my parents dance finally paid off." Draco replied, he gave a laugh. "You're a fine dancer yourself."

"Heaven's no, dancing isn't my thing, I just know the basics that's all." She said.

A small period of silence fell upon the two.

"Well then." They said together

"You go first." They said again. They laughed.

"Ladies first." Draco said.

"I have to go, it was fun I swear. Till next time." Hermione said as she left him. "Oh and before I go, what were you going to say?"

"Forget it, it doesn't matter anyways. Good bye Miss Granger." Draco said as he waved at her.

"Goodbye Mr. Malfoy." She said to him as he headed for the Great Hall, watching carefully where she was going.

"Hey guys! She said happily as she sat beside Ron."Merlin's name I'm hungry."

"Hey Hermi…" Harry didn't finish, he was too busy watching Hermione happily put food on her plate. Very unHermione like.

"Woah 'Mione, you sure are hungry." Ron said.

Hermione only noticed that she had a mind of mashed potatoes, two meat pies, three chicken legs and a big goblet of pumpkin juice in front of her.

"Woah indeed. I didn't notice!" she said.

"What's gotten into you Hermione?" Ron asked.

"Nothing… nothing." She lied.

Hermione went out of the Great Hall. It was still early so the corridors were still empty. The wind howled out side and the moon was shining brightly. Suddenly she heard loud footsteps. She got her wand and held it so tight that it looked like it was going to break.

Then a man came out of a corridor, he was struggling. He clutched his throat and moaned in pain. He fell to the ground with a thud. His eyes were open but he didn't move or make a sound. Hermione knew immediately who it was.

"Draco!" she said.

She ran to him and held hi head. His pulse was still there but it was slowly fading. Hermione looked at his face, it was pale, he didn't move a muscle. Hermione knew he wasn't dead.

"It's poison." She concluded. She knew exactly what to do, she learned it from Harry in her 6th year. She held up her wand, "Accio Bezoar! "

In a few seconds time a brown sack came zooming out of the Potion's dungeon. Hermione got a bezoar and placed it into Draco's mouth.

"Please let it work." She told herself.

She waited a few moments and she felt Draco breathing again. Hermione gave a sigh of relief. He opened his eyes and gave her a faint smile. He coughed and coughed again. Suddenly a mob of students were around them, each of them wondering what has happened. Then, Professor McGonagall approached Draco and Hermione

"What happened here Miss Granger?" she asked Hermione.

"He was poisoned Professor, I don't know who poisoned him though." She replied.

"And how did you cure the poison Miss Granger?" Snape suddenly said, emerging from the mob of students.

"I used the Summoning spell to summon some bezoar Professor."

"You should know Miss granger, that you are not suppose to use magic out of class-"

"Severus, if she didn't do it, Professor Malfoy here would have died." McGonagall said firmly.

Snape stood silent and went off to his office, humiliated.

"Let's take him to the Hospital Wing Miss Granger." She told Hermione. "All of you students, go back to your common rooms at once!" she ordered the students.

The students immediately followed their Head Mistress' instructions and started going to their common rooms. Hermione helped Draco up, he was still weak, and she placed his arm around him and followed McGonagall to the Hospital Wing. When they got there, Draco placed himself carefully on a bed. Hermione sat on the bed next to his. Madame Pomfrey came to his aid with an ice pack.

"Heavens! A poisoning! What happened dear?" she asked Draco.

Draco was unable to speak, he was still too weak.

"Madame Pomfrey, I think we should leave him for awhile, he looks really tired." Hermione said.

"Oh, you're right Hermione." She said. "Ere' dear, it'll help." She said to Draco as she went back to her office.

Hermione stood up and sighed. She was about to leave when suddenly a hand got hers. She turned around and saw Draco looking at her.

"Don't leave just yet Hermione. Please." He said.

Hermione got a chair and sat beside his bed. Draco still didn't let go of her hand, a peculiar feeling rushed around Hermione's insides.

"Thank you Hermione." He said faintly.

"It's no problem, no need to thank me.'

"You saved my life." He said.

Hermione fell silent. Before she could say "My pleasure"; Draco had fallen asleep. Hermione smiled, she looked at the time and decided to sleep next to him, just for the night. He didn't let go of her hand, and Hermione didn't let go of his.

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A/N: There you go!

I hope it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be.

I'm going to start making Chapter 6 now and I'll post it soon!

I just need your help if you want this to end in this chapter or continue!

Oh and it would be a great help to put your suggestions on the next Chapter!!

Thaaanx!

~Ariana Gryffindor