Last time: Malfoy steams Hermione up about the Midnite Dance. He blamed it
on Ron, and Hermione made a vow never to forgive Malfoy.
Notices about the next Hogsmeade trip went up overnight. It was apparently this weekend. The notice said that they were willing to try something new this trip to get to know other people. Hermione couldn't wait, since it had been so long since a Hogsmeade trip. She was looking towards it not only because it was always a fun trip, going through all the candy and joke shops with Ron and Harry, but it was probably the best way to get the prat Malfoy off her mind once and for all.
Just then, Harry and Ron came up behind her. "So, what do you think the new changes are going to be?" Ron asked apprehensively. "You know, I hope they'll let us visit outside the boundaries this time."
"Not going to happen Ron," Scoffed Hermione. Harry laughed at that.
They walked over to where the other 6th years were standing. "Whoa!" Harry said, shocked. The whole 6th year class was there, including Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. "Uh, don't we usually just go with the Gryffindors?"
"Yeah! Why is everyone jammed here?" Ron asked, jumping up and down.
"Welcome, 6th years," a cold voice drawled.
Hermione turned around. "Oh no, it's Snape!" she whispered. Indeed it was. Severus Snape stood there, mouth curling unpleasantly.
"Today, you will chose a partner from a different house and spend the day with them," Snape said, smiling even more unpleasantly now. "You cannot abandon or leave your partner for four hours. Then you may do as you wish. Go now and choose."
Harry made a move towards Cho Chang and Hermione and Ron turned towards Ernie Macmillan and Hannah Abbot but was stopped by Snape. "Where are you going?"
"To find a partner," Harry shot back.
"I don't think so," Snape snarled coldly. Smiling haughtily, he pointed to where Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were standing. "Potter, Crabbe. Weasley, Goyle. Granger, Malfoy. Enjoy," and with that, Snape walked away.
Crabbe and Goyle looked like they were about to crush Harry and Ron. Looking miserable, Hermione followed Malfoy. She didn't want to break any school rules by not staying with her partner. After Malfoy went into Zonko's, Hermione followed him in.
"Why are you following me, Granger?" Malfoy demanded as Hermione followed him out of the shop.
"You're my partner and we have to stay together for four hours, or did your thick brain not hear that part?"
"Watch it, Granger."
"You were not my first choice for partner. If you want to blame anyone, blame your buddy Snape."
"Whatever, mudblood. If you get hurt, it's not my fault, but I'm going into the forest."
Hermione rolled her eyes and followed Malfoy into the Forbidden Forest. "Malfoy, we shouldn't be here, were out of the boundaries."
Malfoy kept on walking as if he hadn't heard her. They walked deeper and deeper into the forest. It was getting darker and Hermione was getting more and more scared by the minute. Suddenly, she heard something behind her. "AAUUGHHH!" she screamed. Malfoy turned around and looked at her in disgust.
"Granger, that was a bat. Stop screaming!"
Hermione was fed up. She had had more than enough of Malfoy. "That's it! I'm going back! I don't care about the stupid rules! Goodbye Malfoy!" Hermione whipped around and started walking back the other way.
She stomped on, unaware of Malfoy calling her name. All she knew is that she wanted to harm Malfoy. Really bad. Hermione trotted along a couple more paths, fuming. Presently, she stopped, and looked around, bewildered. "Oh shit!" She muttered. "I'm lost!" Turning around, she began to walk backwards. Then, she reached a dead end.
"Oh crap," she said, bewildered. "Help! HELP! Is anyone out there! I'm lost! Help!" Hermione decided to try the four-point spell. However, it was useless. She had no idea where she was supposed to be heading.
She found a nearby rock and sat down, angrier than ever at Malfoy. "This whole thing is his fault," Hermione whispered to herself scathingly. "Next time I see him, if I ever see him, he will be sorry." Hermione let out a huge sigh, realizing that her situation was hopeless unless somebody found her.
Hermione suddenly heard a rustle in the bushes. She sprung up, now even more scared than ever. Dark had begun to fall around her. She sat back down, sighing. It was probably a squirrel, she said to herself. Putting her chin in her hands, she began to think of ways of revenge against Draco Malfoy.
Suddenly, Hermione heard a hiss behind her. She slowly turned around to face the creature. It was the biggest spider she had ever seen. It was taller than she was, with mad yellow eyes searching and pondering whether she would make a good dinner. It stood on eight legs, hairy to the extreme point, and looked down on her as it smiled as only a spider could smile.
Hermione let out a terrified squeak, but drew her wand from her robes as well. In a flash, the spider had advanced to her, it's great pincers clicking. "AUGGHH!!!" Hermione screamed as it scuttled to her. "STUPEFY!" She bellowed, and yet it hardly slowed the spider down. In fact, it just looked more menacing than ever before. Hermione ran as fast as her legs could carry her, yet the spider was still gaining on her.
"IMPEDIMENTA!" she cried desperately. It hit the spider, but just bounced off of it's hairy front. It did have a little effect. The spider slowed down long enough for Hermione to reach a patch of rocks.
"Egorgio!" Hermione cried over and over again, pointing at the rocks. The rocks swelled to the size of enormously large tombstones. Hermione dove behind one of them, praying that someone would come and save her.
The spider, now unable to see its prey, began knocking down the tombstones in its search. Just as it was about to reach Hermione's stone, Hermione sprang up from behind it and shouted "INCARCEROUS!"
Thick binding ropes sprang out of nowhere, trapping the spider. Hermione plopped down on a tombstone relieved. She wiped sweat off of her brow. No sooner than she had sat down, the spider began to move. Hermione, too occupied with catching her breath, did not hear it. With one big jerk, the spider broke free of the ropes and scuttled once more to Hermione. Hermione turned around and gasped in horror. She made a move to run again, but this time, she was not fast enough. Picking her up by the pincers, the spider held Hermione close to its mouth.
Oh, no, Hermione thought, her last energy escaping her. Oh well, if I have to die like this, I will. The spider began to lower Hermione into its mouth.
"STUPEFY!" Hermione heard three voices roar. Unaware of what was happening, Hermione was dropped onto the ground. She heard a sickening cracking noise under her. Her arm hurt really badly. In the distance, she could hear footsteps running towards her. Harry and Ron were running towards her at full speed, while the third person lingered. Taking a closer look, Hermione realized it was Draco Malfoy.
Notices about the next Hogsmeade trip went up overnight. It was apparently this weekend. The notice said that they were willing to try something new this trip to get to know other people. Hermione couldn't wait, since it had been so long since a Hogsmeade trip. She was looking towards it not only because it was always a fun trip, going through all the candy and joke shops with Ron and Harry, but it was probably the best way to get the prat Malfoy off her mind once and for all.
Just then, Harry and Ron came up behind her. "So, what do you think the new changes are going to be?" Ron asked apprehensively. "You know, I hope they'll let us visit outside the boundaries this time."
"Not going to happen Ron," Scoffed Hermione. Harry laughed at that.
They walked over to where the other 6th years were standing. "Whoa!" Harry said, shocked. The whole 6th year class was there, including Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. "Uh, don't we usually just go with the Gryffindors?"
"Yeah! Why is everyone jammed here?" Ron asked, jumping up and down.
"Welcome, 6th years," a cold voice drawled.
Hermione turned around. "Oh no, it's Snape!" she whispered. Indeed it was. Severus Snape stood there, mouth curling unpleasantly.
"Today, you will chose a partner from a different house and spend the day with them," Snape said, smiling even more unpleasantly now. "You cannot abandon or leave your partner for four hours. Then you may do as you wish. Go now and choose."
Harry made a move towards Cho Chang and Hermione and Ron turned towards Ernie Macmillan and Hannah Abbot but was stopped by Snape. "Where are you going?"
"To find a partner," Harry shot back.
"I don't think so," Snape snarled coldly. Smiling haughtily, he pointed to where Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were standing. "Potter, Crabbe. Weasley, Goyle. Granger, Malfoy. Enjoy," and with that, Snape walked away.
Crabbe and Goyle looked like they were about to crush Harry and Ron. Looking miserable, Hermione followed Malfoy. She didn't want to break any school rules by not staying with her partner. After Malfoy went into Zonko's, Hermione followed him in.
"Why are you following me, Granger?" Malfoy demanded as Hermione followed him out of the shop.
"You're my partner and we have to stay together for four hours, or did your thick brain not hear that part?"
"Watch it, Granger."
"You were not my first choice for partner. If you want to blame anyone, blame your buddy Snape."
"Whatever, mudblood. If you get hurt, it's not my fault, but I'm going into the forest."
Hermione rolled her eyes and followed Malfoy into the Forbidden Forest. "Malfoy, we shouldn't be here, were out of the boundaries."
Malfoy kept on walking as if he hadn't heard her. They walked deeper and deeper into the forest. It was getting darker and Hermione was getting more and more scared by the minute. Suddenly, she heard something behind her. "AAUUGHHH!" she screamed. Malfoy turned around and looked at her in disgust.
"Granger, that was a bat. Stop screaming!"
Hermione was fed up. She had had more than enough of Malfoy. "That's it! I'm going back! I don't care about the stupid rules! Goodbye Malfoy!" Hermione whipped around and started walking back the other way.
She stomped on, unaware of Malfoy calling her name. All she knew is that she wanted to harm Malfoy. Really bad. Hermione trotted along a couple more paths, fuming. Presently, she stopped, and looked around, bewildered. "Oh shit!" She muttered. "I'm lost!" Turning around, she began to walk backwards. Then, she reached a dead end.
"Oh crap," she said, bewildered. "Help! HELP! Is anyone out there! I'm lost! Help!" Hermione decided to try the four-point spell. However, it was useless. She had no idea where she was supposed to be heading.
She found a nearby rock and sat down, angrier than ever at Malfoy. "This whole thing is his fault," Hermione whispered to herself scathingly. "Next time I see him, if I ever see him, he will be sorry." Hermione let out a huge sigh, realizing that her situation was hopeless unless somebody found her.
Hermione suddenly heard a rustle in the bushes. She sprung up, now even more scared than ever. Dark had begun to fall around her. She sat back down, sighing. It was probably a squirrel, she said to herself. Putting her chin in her hands, she began to think of ways of revenge against Draco Malfoy.
Suddenly, Hermione heard a hiss behind her. She slowly turned around to face the creature. It was the biggest spider she had ever seen. It was taller than she was, with mad yellow eyes searching and pondering whether she would make a good dinner. It stood on eight legs, hairy to the extreme point, and looked down on her as it smiled as only a spider could smile.
Hermione let out a terrified squeak, but drew her wand from her robes as well. In a flash, the spider had advanced to her, it's great pincers clicking. "AUGGHH!!!" Hermione screamed as it scuttled to her. "STUPEFY!" She bellowed, and yet it hardly slowed the spider down. In fact, it just looked more menacing than ever before. Hermione ran as fast as her legs could carry her, yet the spider was still gaining on her.
"IMPEDIMENTA!" she cried desperately. It hit the spider, but just bounced off of it's hairy front. It did have a little effect. The spider slowed down long enough for Hermione to reach a patch of rocks.
"Egorgio!" Hermione cried over and over again, pointing at the rocks. The rocks swelled to the size of enormously large tombstones. Hermione dove behind one of them, praying that someone would come and save her.
The spider, now unable to see its prey, began knocking down the tombstones in its search. Just as it was about to reach Hermione's stone, Hermione sprang up from behind it and shouted "INCARCEROUS!"
Thick binding ropes sprang out of nowhere, trapping the spider. Hermione plopped down on a tombstone relieved. She wiped sweat off of her brow. No sooner than she had sat down, the spider began to move. Hermione, too occupied with catching her breath, did not hear it. With one big jerk, the spider broke free of the ropes and scuttled once more to Hermione. Hermione turned around and gasped in horror. She made a move to run again, but this time, she was not fast enough. Picking her up by the pincers, the spider held Hermione close to its mouth.
Oh, no, Hermione thought, her last energy escaping her. Oh well, if I have to die like this, I will. The spider began to lower Hermione into its mouth.
"STUPEFY!" Hermione heard three voices roar. Unaware of what was happening, Hermione was dropped onto the ground. She heard a sickening cracking noise under her. Her arm hurt really badly. In the distance, she could hear footsteps running towards her. Harry and Ron were running towards her at full speed, while the third person lingered. Taking a closer look, Hermione realized it was Draco Malfoy.