Searching for Rosie

Chapter two : The sleeping beauty(2/?)

"Never had to knock on wood! " Draco bellowed in the shower washing out the Sleek Easy potion . The instructions clearly stated that you must leave it in over night and then wash it out thoroughly , leaving sleek and beautiful hair. Draco felt his skin crawl with distaste as the hot water disappeared briefly showering him in freezing cold droplets." I'm in here you lousy son of a Manticore ! " Draco yelled thumping his hand against the wall , almost immediately the water came rushing back and Draco resumed his singing." Some one tell me why I do the things I don’t want to do ! " he bellowed scrubbing his hair while bopping along to the music only he could hear in his head . Once his hair had been perfectly scrubbed Draco turned off the taps and stepped out of the shower wrapping a thick white towel around his waist. He then trotted back into his dormitory leaving wet marks on the floor , and he almost gasped with shock. Some one was on Crabbe’s bed , and by their slender frame and long blonde hair he could tell that it was definitely not a boy."Shit" Draco muttered under his breath and the figure turned around. It looked down at Draco draped in nothing but a towel and then it's eyes slowly crept up to Draco's chest." Gods I'm never dissing Santa Claus again , so have you come to tell me that I'm a bad boy?" Draco asked steeping closer gripping to the towel on his waist."You are addressing me with human lust , you find me attractive ..I can see that your looking at my chest" the girl replied in a rather odd monotonous voice."Well lady , that’s because my eyes are open " Draco replied and the girl nodded briskly. It was then that he noticed the rather unusual shape of her ears."I hate to break this to you , but your an elf" Draco said simply and the girls hands instantly flew towards her ear's."No I'm not ! , I'm a human girl child" she replied firmly , and Draco raised an eye brown. He slowly crept towards his sea chest and rummaged around until he found his iron letter opener."What’s that ? "she asked suspiciously , leaning forward and Draco caught a closer glimpse of her face , it was perfectly smooth and beautiful with out a single mark or freckle on the skin. While she was distracted Draco grabbed her skinny wrist and plunged the letter opener into it , almost instantly she threw her head back howling at the ceiling , the howl was intense causing the plaster to shake off the walls . Draco withdrew the letter opener from her wrist and it surprisingly didn’t leave a mark on her perfect snow white complexion."That was a cruel trick human , you will be punished" she hissed her eyes glinting dangerously."I don’t think so , unless you want me transfiguring you into an iron bar" Draco replied smoothly and the elf’s eyes grew wide with fear."NO! anything but that! being within iron is like being buried alive!" she shrieked her shoulders shaking."Well then , I suggest you tell me what I want to know , but first I better put some pants on" Draco said swiftly hopping off his bed and towards his chest." Um...I know that your not human , but do you mind looking away while I get dressed?" he asked looking at the elf who was staring intently at his chest."Oh yes of course , I am sorry I have never been around a naked human of the male species before" she coughed and she turned her head politely towards the far wall.

"Alright you can turn back now," Draco drawled sitting at his bed side table , the elf looked back and had a slightly disappointed expression on her face when she realized Draco was dressed in a thick green hooded jumper and long black pants."I suppose your wondering why I'm here" she said firmly."Well actually I was wondering why you were staring at my chest , but the first questions pretty good," Draco stated , the elf leaned over crossing her legs putting her head in her hands."Well first you have to say the incantation" she said and Draco raised an eye brow." The incantation?" he asked and she rolled her eyes."I'm an elf , we don’t just give away information .You have to say the incantation so I'll be forced to tell you" she replied and Draco raised the corners of his mouth."Force you , well that sounds rather kinky ...so elf , what is this incantation ? " he asked."I can't tell you what the incantation is! " she replied completely affronted." Well how am I supposed to say the incantation if I don’t know what it is?" Draco snapped."Alright , I'm breaking allot of rules here...but I'll just tell you . I was sent here , to find what is unseen and what is supposingly dead .It has been hidden for seventeen years by one of our leaders , but it has gone missing and it may resurface" she said ominously."I cant tell you any more , it's my job to be completely cryptic you see , you'll have to figure out the rest for your self" she replied and then she clicked her fingers disappearing in front of Draco's eyes.Draco looked around his room suspiciously for a few moments half expecting to see her resurface , but nothing happened . Half grumbling to him self he left the dormitory closing the door behind him.

"There was a girl in our dormitory" Draco said to Crabbe as they walked to their potions class room."Was it Pansy ? " Crabbe asked bopping up and down slightly."No it was definitely not Pansy" Draco replied thinking of the elf’s strange beauty."It was... you know a fairy , and she said she was looking for something" Draco hissed looking around uneasily."Maybe she was...looking for Rosie ? " Crabbe asked tentatively."NO she was not , and I repeat not looking for Rosie" Draco snapped as they entered the dungeon ( little did he know how wrong he was) Crabbe puckered his lower lip."Was she wearing a tutu?" he asked , and Draco stopped dead in his tracks."Why on earth would she be wearing a tutu?" he asked sardonically raising an eyebrow."All fairies wear tutus I saw them at a pantomime with my ma last year" Crabbe answered as they continued to walk down towards the dungeons."Yes but that was a pantomime , with badly choreographed dance movements and obnoxious singing little girls" Draco replied as they walked into the potions dungeon. Draco and Crabbe took there usual seats behind Potter and his amazing trio , and much to his distaste Goyle joined them." Some one was touching my stuff last night , I found TWO of my MAGAZINES slightly out of place" Goyle growled at them dangerously his left eye twitching slightly. Draco and Crabbe looked at each other anxiously , Goyle was full of so much undiluted pent up rage it was rather frightening."It must have been , the rat...that er lives in the floor board" Draco lied quickly as a muscle twitched on Goyle’s cheek. Goyle growled like a wild wolf deep in his throat and Draco back away on his stool slightly.

" Alright you pathetic excuses for alchemists , lets see if you actually managed to study for once" Snape snarled and he slithered into the room like a limping snake. His dark brooding eyes scanned the room and fell on Ronald Weasley."Weasley , when was the potion Laverosa other wise known as the sleeping death first used?" Snape spat folding his arms."Erm...in Italy?" Ron asked gulping down on his words , his ears turning bright red. Draco rolled his eyes , he of course knew the answer ..potions was on of his favorite subjects and he always did his home work for it."WRONG Weasley! I said WHEN not where , perhaps I should send you to the library so you can borrow a dictionary ! " Snape said his voice dripping with sarcasm."Granger I know that your dieing to tell us , please enlighten us ALL " Snape said rolling his eyes as Hermione’s hand waved in the air."It was first used in the 16th century , professor ! " she said breathlessly , Snape just raised an eye brow."Well you got the time period right at least , but could any one be any more specific? " Snape said glaring at the room in general. Unable to contain himself any longer Draco felt his hand shot up."Malfoy " Snape sighed with exasperation."Laverosa was first used in the 16th century muggle play Romeo and Juliet by a William Shakespeare. Later on wizards reading the play discovered that with a few minor adjustments the sleeping death potion would actually work . The name was derived from the key ingredient Lavender , and the word Rosa which means pink in Italian . This was describing the potions colour of course" Draco stated confidently as the rest of his class mates looked at him with a mixture of shock and awe."Malfoy knew the answer?" Hermione choked scarcely able to believe it."Malfoy actually KNEW something?" Ron shot back giving Draco a worried glance , Draco returned his look with a smug grin."Today students , we are going to make Laverosa. Not enough to knock you out but your partner would be put to sleep for at least ten minutes. Now lets see , first things first ..I must split up the wonder team" Snape snapped glancing at Hermione Harry and Ron with pure hatred." Potter, you will go with...NEVILLE" he yelled causing Neville to jump in his seat."Weasley you will go Crabbe" Snape ordered and Ron groaned while Crabbe gave the room in general a cheerful grin." Miss Granger , since your so sure of your intelligence I will be partnering you with Master Malfoy" Snape said vindictively and Draco made inaudible noises under his breath. As Snape continued to pair up the rest of the class room Hermione glanced over at Draco."Well , are you moving or not?" she asked and Draco shrugged his shoulders."I'm pretty comfortable here" he drawled and she glared at him picking up her cauldron. She crashed it onto his desk with a loud metallic BANG and glared at him as she sat on the stool which had been previously occupied by Crabbe."Well?" she asked folding her arms with annoyance."Well what?" Draco asked and she made a tutting noise under her breath."Well are we going to begin or not?" she asked and Draco folded his arms." Your the one that’s just sitting there Granger , what’s wrong didn’t you get enough sleep last night ? " Draco asked wickedly and Hermione glared at him opening her apothocary kit.

After around twenty minutes of working Draco couldn’t help notice something wasn’t quite right . For one thing nearly the whole class was asleep ..and they were to bloody stupid to create a potion that quickly."Erm Hermione , do you think that maybe we are working on this potion a bit to slow?" Draco asked and she yawned fiddling with a brown curl."It's a very complicated potion , obviously they're not doing it properly ...pass me the whisky " she said answered as Draco passed her a thick bottle of magical alcohol . She poured it into the thick liquid and it made a resounding glooping noise. Almost instantly Hermione’s pretty face was engulfed in thick pink steam and she fell with a crash onto the table.

"Oh pickled hippogriffs! , Professor ! Hermione just passed out!" Draco yelled , how ever there was no sarcastically witty reply. Draco's eyes scanned the room and saw the professor leaning against the door in a comatose state. Draco feeling slightly unnerved crept towards the professor peering at his face. It was gray , well grayer then usual , and the eyes were dusted with thick cobwebs. The cob webs were also strung in his thick oily hair giving it an off white sheen . Draco eyes crept downwards and he gulped , he didn’t remember the professor wearing a suite of armour when he entered the class room."Laverosa" he muttered under his breath backing away , he turned around and nearly walked into a thick black cotton wall."Crabbe , thank god your awake!" Draco cried and Crabbe gave him a fearful glance."Draco what’s going on?" he asked his voice trembling and his thick banana like hands scrunching up."I think that there must have been an accident with the potion...every ones fast asleep, except you ! " Draco said."And me" the familiar voice of Weasley said and Draco jumped out of his skin."Don’t scare me like that WEASEL" Draco yelled at the top of his lungs , secretly hoping to wake up his comatose class mates."Why are you awake any way ? " he asked and Ron shot Crabbe a dirty look."Ask him!" Ron said pointedly and Crabbe smiled." I dropped my toy soldier in the potion! it melted and every thing!" he said in an excited voice and Draco shushed him." Look at this ...they’ve only been asleep for a few minutes and they're covered with dust and cobwebs " Draco whispered creeping towards his desk."Whoa" he cried blinking with surprise."I don’t remember Hermione wearing THAT to breakfast " Ron remarked as they looked down at the sleeping girl. Hermione was dressed in a very revealing 16th century ball gown in deep shades of sky blue. Her usual bushy brown hair now fell in glossy ringlets around her face , and a thin silver circlet was pinned into her hair."Sleeping beauty" Draco muttered under his breath remembering the night before."Ok I really think we should go find a teacher" Ron said backing away from Draco.

Unfortunately like the potions class room , it was discovered that the rest of the castle was fast asleep. There were snoozing students in the library , snoring teachers in the staff room and sleeping house elves in the kitchen. Draco opened one of the house elf’s cooking pots and it was filled with nothing but cobwebs and disintegrated food."Ok why do I have a feeling that we are going to be run down by a fairy godmother soon?" Ron asked as Crabbe picked up a half stale bread roll and began to munch into it enthusiastically."A sleeping potion shouldn’t do this...I think I should go for help" Draco said bravely walking out of the kitchen."You ? why should you go?' Ron sneered."Lets face it Ron , I'm much more cuter" Draco grinned sardonically as they crossed the Hogwarts corridor.

" Oh it's you again" Draco said as some one with fly away blonde hair and pointy ears dropped down in front of them as they exited the castle."I see that you have witnessed the magical disturbances" she said putting a hand to the sword that had been hung around her waist."A magical disturbance , that’s what this is?" Draco asked and she nodded briskly grabbing him by his shirt."You and your friends must leave before it gets worse" she said peering around anxiously , her eyes fell on Ron and the poor boy suffered a moment of joy before passing out."Blondes tend to have that effect on him" Draco explained as Crabbe picked Ron up swiftly and hauled him onto his shoulders."Quickly , we must leave this building " She said grabbing Draco's hand."You know it's just occurred to me that I don’t even know your name" Draco said as she ran down towards the Hogwarts grounds pulling him along side her."Well I don’t know yours mortal" she replied."It's Draco" he said and she nodded briskly as they continued to run." Good name , mine cant be pronounced in human tongue , call me what ever you want" she replied as their feet pattered across the wet grass. Draco looked at her out of the corner of his eyes and took in her long beautiful blonde hair and her sky blue eyes."You look like a Mary Sue to me" he replied and she cocked her head slightly."Mary Sue ..I like it " she said tentatively as she drew to a stop once they had reached the lakes shore."Every one get down!" she ordered and the three boys instantly fell on the grassy knoll tasting dirt."What on earth did you make us do that for?" Draco yelled realising his beautifully pressed robes had been ruined. As the words left his mouth the ground began to shake violently."EARTH QUAKE" Draco cried as the shaking grew worse. Mary Sue grabbed his hand and forced him to stay down while he felt him self being shaken to pieces. Worst sill his beautiful silver hair was reverting back to it's curly state. Then as quickly as it had come the shaking stopped."Thank god it's over" Draco cried."I think I wet my pants!" Crabbe said looking sheepish , and every one except the unconscious Ron backed away from him."The earth quakes only mean one thing!" Mary Sue cried as the air grew incredibly still. The wind stopped completely , and there wasn’t a sound except for their breathing. Then like a gun shot a massive sonic BOOM erupted into the air. BOOM echoed across the field again as they all clutched their hands across their ears. Draco’s silver gray eyes met the castle and his mouth opened wide with horror , for with each BOOM a thick thorn covered vine , so thick it would take eight Draco's to stretch all the way around it , erupted from the earth. As soon as they appeared showering dirt in the air they proceeded to rap them selves around the castle. Soon the air was thick with dirt and a perpetual twilight covered the lake , the booming continued one after the other and Draco found he couldn’t watch any more . He was forced to cover his head to keep the dirt from entering his mouth. After the thirtieth boom , the stillness returned , Draco slowly raised his head and looked over at Mary Sue questioningly. Fine particles of dust fell around them like mud coloured snow , Crabbe tried to catch some on his tongue only to spit it out when realising what it really was."I think it's over" Mary Sue said swaying slightly , her pointed ears twitched and she reached down touching the ground."I cant feel or hear any more vibrations, we are safe for now" she added." What the hell is going on?" Draco yelled unable to take it any more , Mary Sue shrugged her shoulders."Its a magical disturbance like I said... and it's only going to get worse" she said ominously."This is a magical disturbance? it looks like a scene out of a Disney movie!" Draco spat folding his grime covered arms."It's a sleeping beauty spell , there usually only performed by fairy godmothers...some one must have triggered it causing the magical disturbance to manifest itself" Mary Sue stated looking carefully at Malfoy."Don’t look at me! I admitted that she was pretty and that she was asleep , but I had no idea it would manifest it's self into this SPELL thing!" Draco cried and Ron groaned waking up. He glanced at them all with bleary eyes and sniffed."What on earth is that strange smell?" he asked every on in general. Draco looked at the fast spreading stain on Crabbe’s pants and sighed."Alright first things first , we must get Crabbe a new pair of pants" Draco said , Ron looked down at Crabbe with horrible realization and his face turned a sickly shade of green.

After transfiguring Draco’s jacket into a pair of practical yet stylish jeans and giving them to Crabbe ( who changed behind a bush) the band of heroes sat down amongst the falling dirt to discuss their next move."So your saying that the whole castle has been put asleep for over a hundred years ? that’s nuts ! " Ron cried and then blushed furiously when Mary Sue looked at him." Or let me guess , until true loves first kiss?" Draco asked rolling his eyes." Me mum once read me a fairy story like this , there were three fairies in it" Crabbe added helpfully and Mary Sue gave him an encouraging smile."That story was probably a reference to real fact , the sleeping beauty curse has been used countless times in our past . When non magical humans discovered it they turned it into a story about a princess and unfortunately the only way to break the spell was to wake up the princess , or the young lady that was put under the spell " Mary Sue said."Bbut who's the princess?" Ron asked."It's Hermione" Draco said firmly a scowl on his face , he glared at the others."So what do we have to do to get into the castle?" he asked raising an eye brow.

"The first thing we'll need to do is cut back this vines , preferably with a magic sword " Mary Sue said her hands on her hips as she peered at the thick writhing canopy."Will weed killer do?" Ron asked running up towards them pushing what looked like a wheelie bin in front of him."Weed Killer?" Mary Sue cried an outraged expression on her face."Well I asked Hagrid for a magical sword but he said that Fang bit through his last one , this was all he had" Ron said opening up the bin. He pulled out sets of thick plastic robes and gas masks with matching thick dragon hide gloves."Hagrid said the weed killers pretty dangerous when it's not diluted , and that we have to wear these suits" he said handing them to Crabbe and Draco , Crabbe of course put his on the wrong way around and had great difficulty putting on his gas mask. Mary Sue glanced down at her own plastic robe distastefully."I'm immortal , I can survive a little bit of weed killer" she stated as the other boys got dressed. Once they were decked out in thick dragon hide and plastic the boys pulled their gas marks on over theiry heads and Ron reached into the bin pulling out several large spray pumps.Hagrid lived up to his word , the weed killer was powerful , as soon as it touched a vine it would immediately shrivel up and die. The trouble was there were so many , after twenty minutes of steady work they had entered Hogwarts main hall , but it was completely unrecognisable. Mist crawled from the floor around their ankles and the vines hung low above their heads making the light a sinister golden green. The only sound was the occasional spraying of the pumps and then the sizzling of dieing plants. Crabbe broke the silence."This...was where I lost Rosie , I think " he said his voice choking slightly."Will you shut up about your stupid teddy bear ? , this is more important " Draco cried. Mary Sue suddenly looked at Crabbe ( the tallest figure dressed in plastic) a curious expression on her face."Did you say Rosie?" she asked and Crabbe nodded sighing slightly."Interesting , what is your name mortal boy?" she asked."Crabbe" he sniffed pitifully and Mary Sues eyes grew wide with shock."What?" Draco asked his sarcastic tone slightly ruined by his gas mask."It is not important , not now" Mary Sue stated as they continued to explore Hogwarts.

Eventually they reached the stair case that lead downwards towards the dungeons , white mist flowed upwards ominously and Draco felt his adams apple bob slightly with nerves."Do you think this is a wise idea? there might be dragons or some sort of troll " Draco asked the group."There are no monsters in sleeping beauty , just witches" Crabbe said knowledgeably nodding his head causing his gas mask to fall slightly askew."Either way I'm pretty apprehensive about going down there" Ron stated peering into the gloom."The only way to stop the magical disturbance is to wake the princess , we must go down there ! " Mary Sue said firmly her hands creeping towards her swords hilt."But why are there magical disturbances? that’s the only part I don’t understand" Ron replied his ears going a dark shade of pink."An object that belonged to my people was stolen and hidden seventeen years ago where it remained dormant , unused. Recently some one used it , and we were able to trace it to here Hogwarts . After that I have no idea what happened to it. My commanding officer sent me here to find it , but so far I've turned up nothing. It is not in the hands of the thief some one else must have it. When it's used this object lets off waves of magic , and any casual remark can weave a powerful spell ..if you think this sleeping beauty spell is bad you ain't seen nothing yet" Mary Sue said as they apprehensively walked down the stairs."Well what was the object , a ring of power?" Draco asked sarcastically gripping onto a vine for support."NO , actually I don’t know what it is , I'm only a low level police officer ..I usually handle traffic in the light realm. The only reason I was sent on this mission was because every one was to busy cleaning up the mess this thief has created" she said with real bitterness in her voice. She slashed at a creeping vine that was slowly making it's way towards Draco's pump." Keep lively , I think the vines have figured out what we're doing" she said looking around apprehensively and the boys quickly sprayed the vines in a wall of acidic weed killer. As the vines shriveled up the smell of burnt leaves filled there nostrils. Mary Sue waverd slightly and touched one of the vines."Let us pass , unless you want you and your comrades to die" she whispered and to their amazement the vine writhed and moved out of their way. The mist slowly disappeared and they were finally able to see the steps.

Finally , hot and sweaty under the plastic , they reached the dungeon , the Dungeons door was completely covered with the thickest vines yet and they moved like oily snakes almost hissing in the dim light.Mary Sue eyed the vines and seemed to cock her head as if listening."Draco step forward" she ordered and the thinnest figure in plastic walked briskly over to her."What now Mary Sue?" he asked sarcastically and she ignored his comment pointing towards the vines."They say that they will only let prince charming through...they say that prince charming is most likely to be you" she said and there was the sound of muffled laughter coming from Ron."Him Prince charming?" he laughed and Draco tried to shoot him a dirty look , although it was ruined by the gas mask blocking his eyes."Your just jealous that even horticulture prefers me to you" he sneered and turned back to Mary Sue."What do I do?" he asked , Mary Sue pulled her sword out of her sheath , it was a rapier with a near invisible blade that shimmered in the light."Use my sword , it can cut through any thing , one swing should do it" she said placing it in his hand. Draco felt his fingers grip around the well worn handle and he tested the weight , it was surprisingly light and easy to use. He eyed the vines and slowly lifted the sword up , he swung back and prepared to strike . As if the vines knew what he was planning they writhed once more , and then spilt away revealing the open door way. Draco looked behind his shoulder anxiously and stepped forwards.Almost instantly the vines closed behind him causing Draco to jump in his plastic robes. He slowly removed his gas mask pulling it down until it hung around his neck and then he stepped forwards. The spell had been weaving it's magic since Draco had left , instead of being asleep on the table Hermione was lying on what looked like a dusty four poster bed. The other students were missing , but Draco suspected they were in a sense still there. Draco crept over the thick Velvet carpet and towards the sleeping beauty. Hermione’s body showed all signs of Laverosa , her chest barely rose and her skin was tinged with blue . Draco stood before her and removed one of the dragon hide gloves touching her wrist , it was icy cold but he could , just barely feel a pulse."Damn , what do I do now" Draco muttered , he leaned over and shook Hermione firmly by the shoulders. Nothing happened. He then tried yelling at her to wake up , that didn’t work either." You have to kiss her! that’s how sleeping beauty ends!" Crabbe’s slightly muffled voice cried from the vine wall. Draco peered down at Hermione’s face suspiciously ..was this all some sort of plot created to make him reveal his feelings for her?.If he kissed her , and she woke up well then it would prove that she was his one true love and Draco wasn’t ready to admit that. She looked quite pretty while she slept , but Draco had noticed that on the stairs the night before. He had also noticed that all those years ago in the hospital , after the accident...but he didn’t want to think about that it was far to painful. What was he doing kissing her any way , he didn’t want any thing that technically belonged to POTTER . But then again he didn’t want to attend to a school covered with half dead vines. He reached forward and quickly , awkwardly kissed her on the lips...nothing happened."Nothing happened , I guess I'm not prince charming after all" Draco called to the others and there was a thoughtful silence."Did you kiss her properly?" Mary Sue cried."What?" Draco yelled back feeling slightly disturbed."I SAID did you kiss her properly , a real passionate head ringing kiss ?" Mary Sue shot back and Draco narrowed his silver eyes. So it had to be one of those kisses , he thought to him self and he wished that he'd remembered his lip balm stick. He breathed on his hand , making sure his breath didn’t smell too bad and then he leant forward. It was quite uncomfortable leaning over a person and kissing them , he had to give credit to those fairy tale princes after all. Shifting slightly so he didn’t get a crick in his neck he continued to kiss sleeping beauty for fifteen seconds and was about to pull away when a pair of very warm arms threw themselves over his neck. Startled, Draco leapt back and quickly put his gas mask back on as Hermione opened her eyes. Her hazel eyes shot quickly around the dusty class room and she then looked down at her self with a mixture of realization and horror. While this was going on the creepers disappeared allowing Mary Sue , Crabbe and Ron to run inside. Then desks covered with half groggy students appeared as if some one had pulled off an invisibility cloak. Hermione looked at the three boys who for some strange reason were dressed in thick yellow plastic robes and she watched as they removed there gas marks , Mary Sue had skulked off into the darkest corner."What on earth happened , did I inhale to much of the sleeping potion?" Hermione asked looking at Crabbe Ron and Draco."Your sleeping beauty!" Crabbe grinned running up to Hermione an awe struck expression on his face."Sleeping beauty?" she asked and Crabbe nodded his head enthusiastically." You are! you had every thing ! the castle! the vines! the prince...the only thing is that Rosie missed it" Crabbe finished sadly , but he still continued to look at Hermione with shiny adoring eyes."It was a sleeping beauty spell Granger , Ron broke it" Draco said briskly avoided every ones eyes."No I didn’t.." Ron said but he stopped when he saw the bitter pinched up expression on Draco's half hidden face."Oh yeah.. I did , I saved you Herm" Ron grinned proudly basking in the glory he had gained using false pretences. Hermione jumped off the desk spilling her cauldron."How did you save me Ronald Weasley?" she asked a small smile on her face."Well it was like the story , I kissed you of course" Ron said , the lie came easily because he knew fully well that he didn’t do it."Oh , I was wondering who that was...so where’s Harry?" she asked looking at the three of them."His waking up with the others" Draco snarled and Hermione’s eyes went wide with surprise."You mean he didn’t help at all?" she asked not knowing what to think."No we did it all by ourselves Granger" Draco replied choking on his words. He looked away from her and nodded towards Crabbe."Come on Crabbe , lets get out of here before Snape wakes up" he ordered."Can we go visit the ducks?" Crabbe asked as they walked out."Only if you promise to punch that smug Raven Claw Charles Blau in the mouth , his been very disrespectable" Draco replied as there voices faded and they disappeared. Mary Sue soon followed but before she left she turned her head and smiled at Hermione."It was an honor to meet you sleeping beauty," she said softly before exiting.