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ALRIGHT HERE IT GOES HOPE YOU ENJOY!
Friday, damn this just might be my last day on this Earth Hermione thought to herself as the students in her first class were working on essays. Maybe this is- Hermione was jerked from her thoughts by the familiar pecking of an owl at the window. She walked over and let the bird in and took the letter from its leg letting it back out the window.
It's about time you realized your place. I'll see you tomorrow and if you don't want anything to happen be alone.
The letter was defiantly from Todd, no doubt about that. She felt the cold shivers go down her spine as she looked over the letter once more before throwing it into the fireplace. There was a hand raised in the back of the room that had been up since she let the owl in the room. "Yes Lucy?" Hermione said looking up.
"I was wondering could I be excused?" the girl asked.
"For what may I ask." Hermione curled her fingers together and rested her chin on them.
"I have a massive headache and I need to go to the nurses office." Hermione nodded and motioned for her to come to the desk. "Thank you ma'am." Lucy said as Hermione handed her the pass.
Hermione soon went back to her daydreaming. She never even noticed the bells to class ringing or the students coming and going; she was too worried about what the next day would bring. Would she be coming back to Hogwarts to teach until Williams got better? Would she be alive at all? Would Ginny be ok? What was she going to do if Todd got away? Nothing seemed to matter to her anymore as she waited for the day to be to over. Twenty minutes into lunch she snapped out of her daze when she heard a noise at the door.
Draco came bursting in Hermione's class room out of breath. "Oh, you're ok. I didn't know, you weren't in the Great Hall."
A smile played across Hermione's simple features, "Thanks for caring Draco, but I'm fine. I was just thinking is all."
"Now what did I tell you about that."
"I know, I know." She got up and walked over to him. "Come on let's go to lunch."
Draco and Hermione walked down to the Great Hall for lunch. Is this going to be my last time to ever eat here again? Or maybe even the last time I ever see this place or Draco? she thought as they sat down at the teachers table. The ate in silence, never speaking, never looking at each other. For some who knew them they might think of this as normal, but for those in the past couple of days whose seen them around school they'd know something was wrong. Hermione sat next to Draco barely even touching her food as thoughts of never returning filled her mind.
Draco put his hand on Hermione's leg and smiled at her. "Everything's going to be ok, I promise." She nodded and they both went back to eating.
The rest of the day went by too quickly for Hermione's liking. She would have given anything for a fairy godmother so she could just wish all of this away. She packed up the remaining clothes on her floor that night and placed her suitcase by the door. She walked into her bathroom and walked over to the mirror looking at her tear stained face and blood shot eyes. Why did this have to happen to her, of all people why? She thought to herself as she splashed cold water on her face. When she was done she walked back into her room and plopped down on her bed letting herself fall back onto it's fluffy goodness. She was slowly drifting off to sleep when there was a knock at her door. "Who is it?" she said a little irritated.
"Draco, can I come in?"
"Yes."
Draco pushed the door open and stepped inside shutting the door as he entered. He looked over to Hermione laying on the bed and sat down next to her. "You're scared aren't you."
She rolled over to look at him. "Wouldn't you be if you knew you were about to go back to the one person who every harmed you? If you knew that tomorrow could very well be your last day."
"Well yeah, but tomorrow could be anybody's last day. Nobody really knows when there going to leave earth. It could be tomorrow or 50 years from now." she sneered at him. "I know you don't want to hear that but it's true."
"I know it is. I just wish that I didn't have to do this tomorrow." He lay down next to her. "You know Draco, you've really changed since school."
"Yes. I don't know why either, I mean I'm supposed to hate you and I was supposed to become a Death Eater and stand by my father. But to tell you the truth I never wanted that. I just wanted real friends and someone to make me happy." he blushed as he told her this. "But you've changed too whether you're willing to admit it."
"What do you mean?" she rested her head on her hand.
"Well for one you would never let anyone treat you as bad as Todd did, and I can personally vouch for that." she smiled. "And on top of that you wouldn't be scared of such a situation. For Merlin's sake you faced Death Eaters, you were in the finally battle with Harry as he faced Voldemort. Why would you be so scared now?"
She bowed her head in shame. "I can't answer that for you, because I don't know." she answered in a finally note. "Sometimes though I still have dreams about the finally battle. It's kind of scary really it always ends the same with Harry dead and me standing over him laughing."
Draco rolled his eyes. "You are one demented girl. What you need is a vacation and some relaxation." he paused. "I know after tomorrow I'm going to take you to this great place. You'll love it."
"I'm not sure Draco."
"Come on you've got to have some fun some time."
Hermione smiled. "Fine."
Gemini here just wanted to apologize for the shortness, the next chapter should be longer. I just didn't want to go to far and give away points in the next chappie. I hope you enjoyed it, well until next time. Oh and please message and tell me what you think and you can help me out if you want.
