part 9
Hermione stayed where she was till it was dark, slowly she creeped out of the cave towards where draco had been standing a few hours earlier. But he wasn't there "draco? draco? please be alright" she whispered
"you shouldn't be here, hermione they said there coming back." Came dracos reply hermione turned and gasped, draco was sitting leaning on a rock. he looked like someone had spent hours beatting him todeath.
"oh my god" Hermione rushed over to draco and hugged him, "this is all my fault i should have stayed with you"
"you have to go, there after you not me" hermione shook her head.
"no i ain't leaving you, next time they might kill you and i can't let that happen" she helped draco stand up and the slowly walked towards the cave.
"hermione, i know i was horrible to you when we were at hogwarts but the truth is i-"
"shhhh, look we'll be leaving in a few hours so get some rest i'll find some food from somewhere." she interupted draco just before leaving the cave hermione pulled out her wand and lit a fire and placed the cloak on a shivering draco and kissed him on the cheek softly
part 10
Draco thought he felt something touch his cheek but he was so tired he couldn't find the energy to open his eyes. He woke up slowly to see hermione sitting close by "how do you feel?" she asked
"like a few guys have been treating me like a punch bag, how do i look?"
"like someones been using you as a punch bag." they both laughed and draco winced at the pain in his chest.
"this is all my fault" draco said more to himself than hermione.
"no it isn't i didnt have to follow you the other night..."
((i'll write more when i can sorry i rushing this lol)
part 11
"maybe but i knew you would, in fact i wanted you too" draco sat up
"so you planned all this?"
"only that we would meet in the forest i swear" draco grabbed hermione's hand
"why? why did you want me there?"
"look hermione i understand how you feel about me and how you love ron, but i guess its better you know the truth...." hermione moved closer as draco began to whisper
" i love you" he paused " i didn't mean for it to happen and i tried not to care about you but i can't help it. that night in the forest i was gonna tell you but things happened" he rushed fearing that hermione might not care for him as much as he does for her
part 12
meanwhile at hogwarts Ron paced the gryffindor common room worrying about hermione 'she could be hurt and all im doing is standing here, because the professors think its safer than me and harry going to find hermione. Stupid! anything could be happening to her.' the whole school had been told of draco's and hermione's mystirous disappearence, and how the minstry were doing everything they can.
"I'm sorry harry but i have to make sure shes ok" Ron said making up his mind.
"i know, lets go find her" Harry through the invisiblity cloak over the two of them and they sneaked out of the common room.