AN: Here I am again. I am sooooooo sorry I took forever to update, I've sort of had a huge writers block, and I've been super busy with school, and stuff the list goes on and on. Anyways here, enjoy.

*Disclaimer I am not the amazing J.K Rowling no matter how much I wish I was.

Chapter 10

We All Get Detention

For the few following days Malfoy and I said nothing about the dragon over at Hagrid's hut. The two weeks were halfway up, and I was hoping that Hagrid was getting rid of it. Maybe Harry, Ron, and Hermione were helping Hagrid come up with a way to send it off somewhere.

I haven't spoken to Harry since Malfoy and I had seen the dragon hatch. Every time I made eye contact with him, he'd tilt his head questionably as if he was asking if I would tell anyone about the dragon. Every time this happened, I quickly turned my head away from him, and tried to focus on whatever class we were in. I wasn't sure if Harry would be upset that I was out sneaking around with his least favorite person. Or if he really was just concerned with Hagrid and the dragon.

Then one day, about five before Malfoy and my deadline, Harry took me aside after lunch. Malfoy tried to come but I shook my head signaling that it was okay. I let my brother lead me to a secluded classroom not too far from the Great Hall. I suppose it was time to discuss what I had seen through Hagrid's window.

I sat down in the closest empty seat to me. "What do you need?" I asked watching Harry carefully.

"I saw you nine days ago at Hagrid's hut after dark." He stated simply.

"So? You were there too."

"I had a reason to be there."

"Yeah? And what was that for?"

"I needed some questions answered."

"What questions?" I persisted. I wondered what Harry was up to now. Hagrid was the one to let slip about Nicholas Flamel, so maybe Harry was trying to get more information on the Sorcerer's Stone.

"I don't want to tell you, and you better not do anything about Hagrid and the…"

"The dragon?" I asked, "Harry, I saw it hatch, and frankly I don't know what I'm going to do about it."

"Please don't tell anyone, we're getting rid of it today." Harry said without realizing what he said. His hands quickly covered his mouth, and his eyes got bigger. Was I not supposed to know they were helping Hagrid get rid of it?

"Thanks for letting me know." I said quickly. "As long as the dragon leaves Hogwarts, I really don't care." I stood up from the chair I had been occupying and left without another word.

I headed towards the common room hoping to run into Malfoy. I wanted to tell him that we didn't need to worry about the dragon anymore. Instead, I found Zabini who looked like he was heading to the library.

"Hey." He said walking up to me.

"Hi," I said, "Have you seen Malfoy?"

"No, not since lunch. He might be in the common room though."

"Really? Thanks!" I rushed by Zabini before he could say anything else.

Sure enough there was Malfoy, sitting on one of the couches. I walked up and sat next to him. He gave me a side glance and continued his work. It looked like he was trying to get our History of Magic essay done.

"So, guess what I just found out." I said cheerfully.

"What? That your brother wants you to stay away from me?" He sneered back.

"No! I found out that they are planning on getting rid of the dragon tonight." I said watching his face carefully. He turned around quickly, surprise written all over his face.

"Really? Well, that is good news." He smirked.

"What are we going to do about it?" I asked grinning.

"I am going to catch Potter in the act and turn him in of course."

"I thought we were just going to move on, and let this go?" I said a little surprised. I was expecting him to say we should celebrate by eating some chocolate or something.

"Your brother is breaking school rules, shouldn't he be punished for it?"

"If we went out and turned him in, we would also be breaking school rules." I pointed out.

"You have a point there," he mused. "Well, I think it'll be worth it."

"Fine, then I am coming too." I said with a nod of my head.

"No, it's… too dangerous for you to go out at night."

"Whatever, I'm going and there's nothing you can do about it."

"You're not coming."

"Yes I am." I glared at Malfoy until he relented.

Later that night I got out of bed, careful as to not wake anyone else. I crept down the stairs and found Malfoy already waiting for me. His face seemed to glow in the moonlight, and I stood and stared for a while before I approached him. His skin was mesmerizing, and I felt like I could get lost looking into his eyes.

"You took a while. Why were you just standing at the bottom of the stairs?" He questioned as soon as he saw me.

"What do you mean?" I defended myself, feeling a small blush creep up my face.

"I could hear you breathing." He said simply, "Were you admiring my face?" He smirked.

"You wish." I replied and walked out of the common room before he could see the blush on my face.

We didn't talk at all as we walked the empty corridors. We didn't want to be heard by Mr. Filch or Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat. I was leading the way towards the Gryffindor common room because I had been there before. I didn't know where else to start, so our best bet was to start there, and hope we see them leave the room.

Lady Luck was on our side. Seconds after we found a good hiding spot, where we could see the common room door, the portrait of the Fat Lady opened and closed. I realized that Harry had the cloak, and we would be at a huge disadvantage. I was feeling frustrated until I heard Ron mutter something.

"Why do we have to go all the way to the Astronomy tower again?" Ron complained.

"That's where your brother is picking up the dragon Ronald; honestly I don't know why you didn't figure that out by yourself." I heard Hermione sigh quietly.

I turned to Malfoy and grinned. Now we knew exactly where we need to ambush them. Silently we left our hiding spot and headed towards the Astronomy tower.

Turns out our good luck decided to leave us, because as soon as we reached the staircase leading to the top of the tower, Professor McGonagall was walking past. I stopped walking the second I saw her, and Malfoy stopped seconds after me. Then we heard a crash coming from behind us. Was that Harry? No, it couldn't have been, they should still be getting the dragon from Hagrid.

"Mr. Malfoy and Miss Potter, what are you two doing out of bed this late into the night?" Professor McGonagall asked eying us through her glasses.

"Urm…" was all I could get out. Just then another figure came running into me and Malfoy. I fell over, and landed on Malfoy, with someone else on my legs.

I looked down, and Malfoy's face was inches from mine, and I could feel heat rushing into my cheeks. I tried rolling over, but the person on my legs made that impossible. After a few moments of struggling, I felt the weight on my legs lift. Sighing with relief I pushed myself off of Malfoy, a little disappointed I might add, and stood up to face McGonagall.

"Well, Mr. Longbottom I am glad you could join us." She said looking at Neville who was still on the floor. "As for you two," She started turning to face Malfoy and me, "I will want a full explanation."

"We were trying to find Harry Potter Professor." Malfoy said quickly.

"He should be in bed."

"He told me that he was leaving to go to the Astronomy tower tonight." I added quickly, "Not only that, but he was helping Hagrid get rid of an illegal dragon."

"It's true; I tried stopping him from leaving the common room." Neville said as he stood up. Was he helping us?

"Well, we'll just wait and find out now, won't we?" McGonagall said. She turned and walked out of the hall and beckoned for us to follow. I looked at Malfoy unsure, and he nodded. We started walking forwards together. I was disappointed that we wouldn't be able to see my brother get caught breaking the rules. Then I felt a ping of guilt, why was I wanting my brother to get in trouble?

After a few minutes of following McGonagall, we reached our destination. We were in her office, and she gestured at us to sit down. "Wait here and I'll go see if Mr. Potter is going to show up at the Astronomy tower." She said leaving the three of us alone.

It felt like hours passed before Professor McGonagall returned with Harry, Ron and Hermione in tow. I smiled triumphantly, and glanced at Malfoy, who was also smiling. Harry gave me a glance that said, 'Why?' I shrugged and turned away. Even though Malfoy and I also got in trouble, it was a bit satisfying seeing my brother also get in trouble.

"For the six of you, I'll be giving you detention." Professor McGonagall said.

I looked up surprised. "Why us?" I gestured to Malfoy, Neville, and me.

"You guys were out of bed passed curfew as well." She explained simply.

"That's not fair; we were trying to…help you." Malfoy said.

"Help me with what Mr. Malfoy?"

"With catching other students out of bed." He said like it didn't need explaining.

"I don't think so. All of you will have detention tomorrow night with Hagrid. Meet in the Entrance Hall at seven. Make sure you dress warmly. Now, go to bed." She finished sternly.

I stood up silently, grabbed Malfoy's hand, and left the room without another word. Once out in the hall, I let Malfoy's hand go, not that I wanted to, and continued walking. I stopped after a moment when I realized Malfoy wasn't following me anymore. I turned and looked at him still standing where I had let his hand go.

"What's wrong?" I asked walking back towards him.

"You held my hand!" he teased holding his hand out to me again.

"It's not like you haven't held my hand." I accused. I only wanted to lead him out of Professor McGonagall's office, nothing more.

"I was teasing you." He pointed out smiling.

"I know." I said giving him a small smile, "If you're not coming, I'll see you tomorrow morning." I started walking towards the Slytherin common room without another word. Malfoy followed behind me, and we walked in silence the rest of the way.

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