Chapter 20

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Hermione
I snuck out of my hiding spot and scurried into my bed at exactly 5:06 pm. My plan was to pretend to study until 8 and then "go to sleep" and wait until I feel that same tingling sensation I feel when Harry and Ron sneak out to do something.
It always happens. I can't even describe how it works, it's like a sixth sense.
Like, in fourth year, Harry and Ron went to go spy on Cho and her friends late at night in the library. That night I couldn't sleep without getting these visions of them. So, I decided to check the library and found them snooping behind a shelf to eavesdrop onto Cho's conversation. I had embarrassed them so much that night.
I hope this night goes well.
8:00 pm...
I had gone to bed 8, but the curfew wasn't until 10. It is hard to sleep for only 4 hours and wake up not grumpy.
The tingles and visions had started to to occur around midnight. So, I quickly dressed into black attire and used a black hat and mask to cover my face.
When I snuck out of the Common Room and into the hallways, I saw that in order for me to stop them from getting to Draco, I needed to be ahead of them. I cursed myself for not thinking of this before, and went back into the Common Room. I tiptoed into the boys' dormitory and went through Harry's stuff and found the Marauder's Map. "I solemnly swear that I'm up to no good." I whispered. I searched for Draco's name on the map. He was in the room of requirement. Meanwhile, Harry and Ron were just about to pass the library. I stuffed the map into Harry's chest after making the map disappear and scurried out to the hallways. I headed to the library as fast as I could and waited.
"He's in the Room of Requirement. We have to get there before he leaves and get the ferret to cough up some information." Ron said as he paused to rest.
Not on my watch you won't.
"I'm sorry, guys." I whispered under my breath and muttered an incantation.
Ron
We had stopped to rest, just as the floor started to twist and turn. Malfoy was dangerous and he was capable of anything, but how the heck was he doing this. I felt myself start to sink.
"Quicksand. Malfoy must be doing something." Harry guessed.
"But how, this spell looks to complex for his pea sized brain." I asked.
"I don't know, maybe he has allies. We have to get out of this." Harry said and tried a spell and it seemed to work. The floor started to grow hard and solid under our feet and we managed to escape. Who was doing this? And why?
Hermione
They had gotten out of my quicksand spell and had started to get back on track, I had to stop them before they hurt Malfoy or themselves. I followed them as quietly as I could and then got ahead of them just as they made a turn on the hallway. I muttered a spell to grow roots and vines that would block the way. I knew they were being controlled by hatred so I didn't want to hurt them.
Harry
We had just turned the corner when multiple vines shot out of the ground and grew around the area and blocked our path. What was going on? Why was someone stopping us from getting to Malfoy? I knew that it had to be someone smart because these were advanced spells. Could it be Hermione? But why would she help Malfoy. After all he did bully her for so long. I knew the counter spell so I preformed it and hurried down the hallway to where I knew the room of requirement was.
"Ron, get the door." I ordered.
Ron opened the door swiftly and I pointed my wand to where I thought Malfoy would be.
"Where'd he go? He was here on the Marauder's Map just a few minutes ago." I wondered out loud. We both looked like idiots facing an empty room with blank walls.
Hermione
I was watching from behind a pillar as Harry and Ron broke into the room and saw that Malfoy had snuck out a few minutes before they got there. I guess he heard the noise outside and came to check and saw the vines and guessed someone was there and ran out.
These are not my friends, these are not my friends. They are mere reflections of them who have been twisted by hatred and war.

A/N
Hey Snippets!
I've been out for some time. Sorry about that, but I have been sick and on writer's block.
Short chapter, but I have more juiciness coming your way very soon.

Thanks for all your support,
Venus Penn

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