Stay By My Side ✅ (Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy)

A Deal With The Devil

Hermione POV

Draco never came back to the common room that night at all. I sat waiting for him but I later gave up and went to bed. I thought about going out to look for him but I didn't in the end. Mainly because I did not want him angry with me. Just before I went into bed I took a glance of my appearance in the mirror. I looked just how I did before. My hair was down and I went make-up free. Not a single piece of evidence of me being assaulted.

I was attacked...

The memories came flooding back into my mind. Crabb and Goyle attacked me for silly reasons and it made a shiver go down my spine. I felt sick. How could two ugly fat boys be so cruel and horrible? I scanned my mind for answers. I've never been in this type of situation before so I had no idea what to do. Should I tell somebody about this? A teacher? Ginny? Harry?

I knew it was probably going to be the right thing to do. But if I did tell them would they believe me? Considering that there was no longer any scratches and bruises to prove it I was at nothing. But after all they were my friends so why shouldn't they believe me? And also I don't think they'd be too happy if they found out that Draco had healed me for a reason that is unknown to me.

I yawned as I curled up into a ball under the blankets in my large bed. I refused to let myself stress any further of tonight's events. I mentally blocked them out in my mind.

Instead I was asleep in seconds.

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I woke up the next morning to the sun shining in my face through the window. I stretched my body and yawned loudly kicking the blankets off me. I lay there still for a moment. I could hear the faint sounds of birds singing outside my window. I always loved waking up to that. Just after that moment I heard a loud thud coming from inside the common room. My heart skipped a beat for a moment and I felt frightened.

I heard a male voice swear a few not-nice words. I then realised it was Draco.

Draco...

My body automatically shot up and went towards the door. I quickly opened it to see Draco long body sprawled out on the floor next to my bag.

"Dammit Granger try to keep your bag off the floor from now on." he spat.

"Well excuse me, but it is not my fault you are blind and can't watch where you're going." I argued back

He muttered a few more swear words under his breath as he got himself off the floor. He made no eye contact as he walked straight past me and went into his bedroom and came out a few seconds later with his wand.The wand he has used to heal me with last night. I remembered it all. Now was my opportunity to get answers.

"Malfoy," I asked taking small steps towards him "Uh... are you going to completely ignore last night?"

He blinked then smirked "Yes."

I widened my eyes in anger "How can you possibly.... You  healed me you idiot. I wanna know why you did it?"

He shrugged without a care in the world "Are you grateful?"

I arched my eyebrows "Grateful?"

"Yes," he said "I saved your life didn't I mudblood?"

"Yes... but... that's not what I asked. I asked you-"

He cut me off "Well that's all you need to know. I saved your arse last night Granger and you should be grateful."

"Malfoy... I specifically remember you telling me last night that you could not let me die and..."