Hermione couldn't believe that she was following Draco Malfoy with no wand or protection, as he led her and the others to an unknown destination. They had left Roar, and flooed to a small bookstore in Hogmeade. The store was empty but the lights were on. It gave Hermione a comforting feeling. Being surrounded by so many books that have yet to be read made her want to lay in bed and curl up to a good novel. But they didn't stay in the bookstore for long. Soon after their arrival, Malfoy led them out of the store and down a barren road. When Hermione asked him where they were doing, his only response was a chuckle.

"Nott, tell me that Malfoy isn't leading us to a trap," Hermione muttered.

Theo laughed and sent Hermione a charming smile. "No need to worry, Love. His tormenting won't begin until school does."

They all continued walking until the road disappeared and transformed into a forest. Hermione stayed near the rest of the girls, still feeling uneased. It was all Lavender's fault for agreeing to join Malfoy. Hermione didn't understand why everyone was getting along all of the sudden. She was still Know-it-All Granger, and he was the Amazing Bouncing Ferret. She was still a Gryffindor, and he was still a slimy Slytherin.

Draco Malfoy was her enemy. He was Harry and Ron's enemy. All of the things he did to them throughout their years at Hogwarts built up years of hatred. And yet, there she was, following him through a forest. Hermione was wondering if she was becoming as mad as Dumbledore.

"Here."

Draco stopped at the edge of a clearing. At first it seemed rather ordinary, but then the lush green grass began to glow. The whole clearing illuminated with soft green light, and a gentle breeze blew, causing the light to scatter through the air. Hermione observed the clearing, and being the ever Know-it-All, she realized what the light was.

"Ferocia," Hermione gasped.

"Ferocia? What in Merlin's name is that? And why is the clearing glowing?" Padma asked.

"It's...a drug," Hermione said lamely. She looked at Draco, who was smirking. "Ferocia is produced in certain types of grass. It's quite rare. Once there is enough produced within the plant, it is released in a power. Though it only glows in the presence of magic, so muggles are incapable of seeing it. Any witch or wizard that consumes even a gram of the drug becomes...out of character."

Draco snorted. "What Granger means is- a whiff of it will make you loopy for a few good hours."

A small mischievous smile formed on Lavender's lip. "How loopy?" she inquired with great interest.

"Enough to make you do things you'd never do sober."

Blaise watched as Draco persuaded Lavender and the Patil sisters to take the drug. The three girls plucked some grass out of the ground and raised the glowing plant to their lips. They all placed the grass on their tongue, but did not swallow the plant. When they removed the grass, the drug had already taken affect. Their eyes were glowing in the darkness of the night, showing that Ferocia had taken over.

Lavender giggled and suddenly began twirling around like a child. A smile was plastered on her face. Padma began to sway slightly and started babbling nonsense about boys. Parvati had simply laid on the ground and began moving her arms and legs as if making a snow angel. The Ferocia she laid on stuck to the fabric of her dress and her skin, making her glow.

Blaise moved his gaze to the two witches who stared at their friends in surprise and amusement. His obsidian eyes laid on the Weaslette. She seemed to be tempted to take the drug. He could see it in her eyes. Blaise felt torn as he watched her from above. A part of him wanted to see how the drug would affect her, but another part didn't want to know what'd she do under Ferocia's influence. What if she stripped bare and ran through the clearing? Nott had done that once, and it took Draco and Blaise hours to get his clothes back on. The memory of Nott's bare arse forever tainted his mind. Though, seeing the Weaslette naked would surely not be horrible, but if Draco and Nott saw her naked as well, he'd have to obliviate them both.

The Italian continued to watch as he sat perched on a tree branch from above. Nott had decided to take the drug next, and he began to laugh uncontrollably and point at the sky.

"Draco!" he called out. Then he looked at the blonde haired Slytherin. "It's you!" he hissed, suddenly pointing to Draco. Then he pointed at the sky again. "You're there! Up there! You're a star, Draco!" Theo laughed and ran towards Draco with open arms. Before Malfoy could dodge his friend's advances, Nott had him in a tight hug. "I know a star! You're a star, Draco! A bloody fucking star. Always shine, Drakie-Pooooo," Theo said in a loud whisper, as if he was telling Malfoy a secret. "I'm so proud to have a best friend who is a star. I mean- screw Harry Potter! Scarhead is nothing to being a bloody star. Drakie, Drakie," Theo repeated, "Drakie is better than Potty."

Hermione and Ginny were a giggling mess. They enjoyed watching as Nott humiliated himself and Draco. Malfoy looked about ready to kill Theo, but instead, he pried his friend away and held his shoulder at an arm's length away.

"Mate, Draco is a constellation," Malfoy said slowly, as if he was talking to a child. "And what have we said about hugging?"

Theo's face scrunched up, as if he was thinking really hard about the question. "No hugging?"

"No. Hugging," Draco said firmly, nodding. "Now if I let you go, you can not hug me. Understood?"

Theo nodded vigorously. "Teddy will not hug Drakie." Draco slowly removed his hands from Nott's shoulders. But before he could even blink, Theo had is arms wrapped around Draco again.

"Nott!" Draco barked in a scolding manner.

"Surprise! I lied. I'm Slytherin like that," Theo giggled.

"Lavender, no!" Hermione suddenly shouted, catching the attention of everyone else.

Lavender was running through the clearing with her arms spread out like wings. "I can fly! I can fly!" Lavender said, flapping her arms frantically. "Look at me!" She launched herself in the air, only to crash unceremoniously to the ground. A loud wail came from her as she curled into a fetal position. "My wings are broken!"

"Bloody hell," Ginny muttered, though she couldn't help but to laugh softly. "Lav, you're okay. Your wings are fine. Why don't you come here so I can see them?"

Lavender slowly got on her feet. "O-okay. You won't take my wings though, right?" she called out to Ginny.

"Of course not. Just come here so I can make sure that they work," Ginny replied calmly.

"Lav! I have wings too! Look at my wings! Mine work just fine!" Padma said.

"Mine too!" Parvati exclaimed.

The two sisters began to run around the clearing, mimicking what Lavender had just done. They flapped their arms as they ran, and began to jump in the air. Though unlike Lavender, they landed on their feet each time.

"Wee! Wee!"

"Nott, I mean it. Get off of me before I hex you to the next week," Draco warned.

Theo whined loudly like a child on a tantrum. "Oh alright. You're so mean, Drakie. Drakie is mean. 'Mione, did you know that Drakie is mean?" Theo asked, pulling away from Draco to turn to Hermione. He walked over to Hermione and pulled her into a hug. She gently patted his back, unsure of what else to do. "Drakie is mean."

"Yes, yes. Drakie is very mean," Hermione cooed.

"Hermione..."

"Yes?"

"You smell delicious." Suddenly Nott bit down on Hermoine's shoulder, though not hard enough to make her bleed. Hermione yelped and pushed Theo away. He grinned wolfishly at her. "I'm a vampire," he said seriously.

Draco howled with laughter as Hermione stared at Theo in horror. She looked down at the bite mark on her shoulder and glared hard at Theo.

"Theodore Nott, you should never bite someone," she chided.

"But-but-" Nott broke into a wail. "I want Blaise here! Blaise! Blaise!"

The Italian's eyes widened. "Merlin, he's lost it," Blaise muttered to himself.

"Blaise! Blaisie Booo! Zab-Zab! Zabini! Blaise!" Theo screeched, stomping his foot childishly. "I know you're here!"

Blaise silently cursed and began to climb down from his tree. "Alright! Shut up already!" he snapped as he hopped off a branch and landed gracefully on his feet. Everyone stared at Blaise. The girls all looked surprised that he was there, but Draco and Nott had already known he was watching.

"Blaise! Tell Hermione that I can bite people!" Nott demanded.

Blaise rolled his eyes. "Mate, Granger is right. You can't bite people."

"But why!"

"Because I said so," Blaise said sternly. "Now pull yourself together, mate. You look pathetic."

At that, Theo broke into another wail. "I. Am. Not. Pathetic! Drakie!" And he threw himself at the blonde once more, crying his eyes out about how Blaise was a bigger meanie than the constellation.

A/N Thank you for the reviews! Alright you guys know the drill: Sorry for any errors and thanks for all of the follows, reviews, and favorites. You guys are awesome, seriously. I'll continue on with what's going on in this chapter in the next one, so you guys will read more about Nott hugging Drakie.

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