p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Hermione smiled and waved at Milah as she waited nervously in the throng of other nervous first years. Draco slid his arms around her waist, she gasped and nearly fell off of the seat. "Calm down," he said seductively. She giggled and turned her head slightly, so their lips touched. They kissed for a second and then turned back and waved in unison at Milah. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Milah Malfoy?" Professor McGonagall called out to the hall. Draco and Hermione could feel the excitement rolling off of each other in waves. They could feel the student's eyes boring into their backs. Milah walked up the few steps to the stool. She sat down and Hermione and Draco just kept smiling, willing her to be still and quiet. The hall hushed as everybody watched. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""A Malfoy!?" The hat exclaimed. "I wasn't expecting another one for a while." It made a noise, almost like a laugh. Hermione and Draco smiled, wishing they could film the moment with their new found 'smartphones'. "A ready mind, smart and brave; but also cunning. This one's difficult." Draco and Hermione were leaning forward in anticipation. The hat paused to think and then said, "Gryffindor!" The whole of Gryffindor house went up in cheers. Hermione and Draco stood up and Milah jumped off of the stool and ran to them. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Mum! Dad! I did it!" She exclaimed as she met their arms. Hermione and Draco had a family hug before Pansy Parkinson began to sneer. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Mummy! Daddy!" She joked as she pretended to run down the hall. She ran into Blaise's arms and then pretended to hug him like a baby. She turned to Draco, Hermione and Milah who were all watching her. "It makes me sick." She spat. Of course, nobody much had noticed, they were all too busy watching the rest of the Sorting Ceremony. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Draco whipped his wand out from underneath his robes, Hermione took Milah by the shoulders and hurriedly put her down in the seat next to Harry. "Don't. Let. Her. Move." Hermione said. He nodded and began to talk to Milah, trying to distract her. Hermione took her wand out and pointed it at Pansy as Draco had done./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""/spanspan style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"What /spanspan style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"did you say, Pansy?" Draco asked through gritted teeth. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I said that you three make me sick." Pansy replied. Hermione threw back her head in laughter./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Nobody insults my daughter, you bitch." She waved her wand and shouted, "stupefy!" /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Protego!" Pansy shouted back. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Expelliarmus!" Draco yelled. Professor McGonagall had, by now, begun to run down the steps. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Sectumsempra!" Pansy called back as she dodged the disarming spell. Hermione, however, wasn't so fast. She was hit. Immediately, sword like wounds began to show themselves, zigzagging across her body. She fell to the floor, gasping. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Miss Granger!" McGonagall exclaimed as she leant down at Hermione's side. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Harry jumped up and Draco stood next to him. "Stop! Don't touch her! You'll only make it worst!" Draco exclaimed. McGonagall stared up at him in surprise. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Well, I hate to tell you this, Mr Malfoy, but she /spanspan style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"is /spanspan style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"getting worst!" The whole school had crowded around. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Ginny! Don't let her see." Harry called. Ginny nodded and took Milah from the Great Hall. Harry raised his wand above Hermione and began to chant. "Vulnera Sanentur, vulnera sanentur, vulnera sanentur." He repeated. Slowly, the wounds on Hermione's body began to heal, the blood was being sucked back into her body. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Very well, both of you." McGonagall said in a shaken voice. "Get her to the infirmary!" /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I'll take her," Draco said as he scooped her up, bridal-style in his arms. He carried her from the Great Hall. As he began to climb the staircase, Milah ran after him. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Milah!" Harry called. He ran out into the hall and grabbed Milah's hand. "Stay with me and Ginny." He said. Draco turned slightly and nodded at Harry. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Thanks." He said simply. Harry nodded./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Gin and I will have her tonight." /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Night pet." Draco awkwardly hugged her, trying not to drop Hermione./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I want to come with you," she wined. Harry picked her up./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Come on, Milah. I suppose you're hungry?" He asked. She nodded. /span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Thanks, Harry." Draco said./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""That's the first time you've ever used my real name." Harry said as a reply. Draco grinned./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Stick with me and it won't be the last." He replied./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""Make sure she's okay." Harry answered./span/p
p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9636363636363636; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt;"span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;""I will." Draco turned and carried on climbing the staircase. /span/p