#hdthsequel

“Why do you say that?” He responded.

Hermione shrugged and sighed. “We don’t have our wands this time. If there’s any danger, we are going to have to deal with it like muggles.”

“I noticed that too. I guess they didn’t want us to have an advantage this time.”

He squeezed her hand to try and reassure her that they would be okay.

She squeezed back but she couldn’t help the shiver that ran up her spine.

“What if that’s not the only change? Everything could be different.” Her eyes burned as she held back tears. She didn’t want to cry in front of him.

Draco wrapped his arms around her to warm her and comfort her. He rubbed a hand across her back and placed a small quick kiss on her cheek.

“Whatever it is. We will be okay because we have each other. That is all that matters.” He whispered to her.

As soon as he got the thought out, the world shifted.

It felt like the ground beneath them began to spin and disappear. There was a blinding white light and suddenly they felt each other being ripped out of each other’s arms. They scrambled to hold on, but the force was stronger than they were, especially with them being so surprised at the new turn of events.

“No! Draco!” Hermione screamed as her hand started to pull away from his grip.

“Hermione!! I… can’t… hold… on…” He was holding to her with everything he had but she was still slipping away.

Their hands finally pulled apart and they both went flying in opposite directions. The light was still blinding, and they lost sight of each other. Then just as suddenly as the light had appeared, it disappeared again.

Everything stopped spinning and got darker. Then they both felt themselves land hard in cold water. The light faded completely, and they were left in a dark open abyss of water and nothing in sight.

Hermione was shocked by the cold water and sudden darkness. She could hear waves and smell the salty ocean. She could see a small amount of light reflecting off the water from the half moon hanging high in the sky.

She felt around in the water but all she felt was the dark cold ocean. She couldn’t see or hear Draco anywhere. The thought of being completely alone and stranded in the ocean made her swell up with fear and panic. She could feel herself losing control of her emotions and her body started shivering from the cold.

“Draco!” She yelled as loud as she could.

He had to be there somewhere. They were both in this together. That’s what he had said, and she hoped beyond hope that he was right.

She started screaming again, “Draco! Where are you?!”

She heard water splash off to her left and sobbed despite herself in fear. She was absolutely petrified. In the darkness, she couldn’t see anything, but she heard the water move again.

She wanted Draco there with her so badly but now she was too afraid to yell out again. She didn’t want to catch the attention of whatever was moving around out there.

“Hermione!” she suddenly jolted in the water.

She felt strong hands grab her arm and pull her back. Draco had found her somehow and she could barely see him in the dim light, but she thought he looked scared too.

“Draco.” She cried.

She got as close to him as she could while keeping her head above water. They were both treading water and shivering in the cold. Things went from comfortable and warm to an icy bath from hell in about five minutes. Draco wished so badly that they were back in that warm tent but no matter how much he wished for it, they were trapped there and needed to figure something out quick.

“Hermione. I am so sorry. I tried to hold on. I thought I lost you…”

She could have sworn that she heard him crying but she couldn’t be sure. Their bodies were shaking, and their teeth were chattering. As her eyes adjusted a bit, she thought she could see land not too far from where they were. She could hear waves that sounded like they were hitting shore. She hoped and prayed that she was right because if they swam the wrong way and didn’t get out of this cold water soon… they wouldn’t make it.

“SShhh.” She shushed him gently as she tried to stop crying and ignore her fears.

“It’s not… your fault…” She tried to speak through her chattering teeth.

She pulled gently on his arm and started swimming towards land or what she hoped was land.

“Come on… we have… to get… out of… this water… now.”

He swam up beside her and they swam together in the direction she pulled him in. They swam as calmly as they could to avoid attracting any underwater attentions, but they also swam with determination. The strength it took to swim so far seemed to be keeping them from totally surrendering to the cold, but Hermione could still feel her body shaking violently and her limbs were numb.

It took them a while, but they finally reached the shore. They couldn’t see much and wherever they were didn’t seem to have any inhabitants. All they could see were trees and rocks.

They got themselves out of the water and hugged each other tight. Without speaking, Hermione grabbed his arm and started to walk down the beach.

“Where… are you… going?” He asked through blue shivering lips.

She tripped a couple times, her legs were completely numb, but kept a tight grip on his arm. She seemed very focused and took a minute before she responded.

“We… have to… find shelter… there should… be a cave… or something.”

She was wishing so badly for a wand to use. It would be so easy to fix their situation with a couple quick spells. They would be warmed up and protected but unfortunately, the world had better ideas.

Hermione tripped a couple more times and almost fell. Draco stopped her and pulled her tight against his body.

“Draco… we can’t… stop.” She shivered against him.

He nodded his head. Then he swooped her up into his arms and started walking inland. He never said a word, but she could see the determined look in his eyes.

After they got a few feet in, she was able to make out the shape of a dark cave. Somehow, he saw it when she hadn’t thankfully. Now they just needed to get inside and get warmed up.

Draco kept a brisk pace even though she could feel his legs start to give out a couple times. Their bodies were weak and numb from the cold and it was making them both very clumsy but eventually he reached the opening to the cave and slowly stepped inside.

The moonlight was barely shining inside but it was enough for them to see that it was a very small cave that only went about 20 feet deep. He carried her inside and gently set her down on the ground.

“I’ll… be right… back.” He spoke softly.

Then he turned around and walked out of the cave, but she could hear him moving around outside. She knew he was still close.

The inside of the cave felt considerably warmer than outside in the wind, but she could still feel herself shivering. She started to pull her clothes off. She knew that the best way to warm up was to remove the wet freezing clothes.

Draco was only gone for a few minutes and when he came back, he had managed to pull a bunch of branches and leaves against the opening of the cave to block it off. It was a smart move which would keep the cold air out and trap any warm air in with them.

He walked to the back of the cave where Hermione was waiting for him. She was fully naked, and she had pulled as many leaves as she could onto herself to make a sort of makeshift blanket, but it wasn’t working all that well.

“Take your… clothes off.” She told him.

Shivering and exhausted, he did what she told him without hesitation. He started pulling his cold wet clothes off and set them next to hers. He then slowly laid down next to her on the leaf pile and pulled her against his body.

For the first time, they were naked and not thinking about sex. They both knew that they needed to try and warm each other up with whatever body heat they could muster. They held each other close and covered their bodies with all the leaves they could find… not that it helped all that much.

Draco had his arms wrapped around her body and they were pressed as close together as two people could possibly be. Draco could feel his body warming a little. He had worked to gather the branches to cover the entrance which had started to warm him and then the cave was considerably warmer than he expected it to be by now.

Hermione however didn’t seem to be warming up as quickly as he was. She was still shivering, and she tried to nuzzle her face into the crook of his neck to warm her nose and mouth.

“I feel like I’m dying.” She whispered.

“I’m so cold.”

Draco tried to pull her tighter against him if that was possible.

“Don’t say that. You’re going to be fine, and we will get out of her together.” He whispered back to her.

‘Who knew I would end up being the positive one.’ He thought.

He pulled her hands up to his mouth and started blowing hot air on them. He also pulled all the leaves off his body and put them on her. He covered as much of her as he could with his own body to give her as much of his body heat as he could.

What they really needed right now was a fire but without wands, that could prove a very difficult task. He had no idea how to make one from scratch and she was in no position to be trying even if she knew how to.

He wished in that moment that their roles were reversed and that he was the one who needed her help and not the other way around. He hated to be in that kind of position, but he would trade places with her in a heartbeat.

“Hermione, do you know how to start a fire without wands?” He figured it couldn’t hurt to ask.

She nodded her head against him and started to speak softly. She was barely shivering now, and she thankfully seemed to be warming up, but he knew that a fire would be the most helpful thing for both of them right now.

He listened closely and took in everything she was saying so she wouldn’t have to repeat any of it. Apparently, she did know how or at least in theory.

Thankfully, all the supplies they needed were right there in the cave with them. He slowly pulled away from her and covered her as much as he could with the leaves. Then, he started to gather some twigs and leaves from around the cave.

He made a pile of dry leaves and twigs and it basically looked like a small bird’s nest. He was currently hitting two rocks together to create a spark and thankfully it only took a few tries. A small spark hit the nest and he carefully picked it up and started to gently blow on the small burning area. As he did this, the whole nest started to light up and he quickly but carefully set it back down. He grabbed more leaves and twigs and added them to the flame.

It was actually working; he couldn’t believe it. He broke some pieces of the branches and set them in the fire. It was growing now but he didn’t want it to go out too soon. He made sure he had enough twigs and branches nearby to add more as needed.

The fire wasn’t huge, but it was enough. He helped Hermione move next to it and he got behind her to wrap his arms around her body to help warm her up. She held her hands to the fire to warm them and she felt her body relaxing as she felt less and less cold and more relaxed.

“Good job.” She whispered to him with a small smile.

She was so exhausted now that she could hardly keep her eyes open. Draco kissed her neck and smiled against her. He felt so relieved to feel her body relax, and the shivering stopped completely.

Her lips were back to a pretty pink and she looked relieved to not be shaking anymore. As much as he hated to let her go for even a second, he got up and walked to the entrance of the cave. He moved some of the large branches out of the way and made sure there was enough space to let the smoke from the fire escape. It would be dumb to finally get warm but die from smoke inhalation.

He hurried back to Hermione, and he added a few more small twigs and branches to the fire to keep it going. Then, he sat down and pulled her over to lay on the ground next to him.

They made it. He couldn’t believe that they actually managed to make it through this mess. Finding the cave was pure luck. Thankfully, they were both very smart and had a somewhat clear understanding of basic survival.

‘How the hell do muggles survive anything without magic?’ He thought to himself.

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They slept as much as they could during the night and thankfully the fire kept burning which kept them reasonably warm overall. They laid their clothes out next to the fire before falling asleep in hopes of them drying overnight. The ground was hard, and they didn’t have any of the normal comforts of a bed, like a pillow or blanket. It made for a very restless night.

Draco was awoken by bright sunlight shining through the opening of the cave and hitting him in the face. His entire body ached but otherwise he felt fine and happy to be alive.

He slowly sat up and added a few more twigs to the fire to keep it from burning out completely. He shifted their clothes around so the damper areas were closer to the fire. Thankfully, they were mostly dry and almost ready for them to put back on.

Draco looked down at Hermione sleeping peacefully next to him and he couldn’t help but smile. He could feel his heart beating faster and butterflies swarmed in his belly. He knew that he loved her more than anything.

“You’re staring.” She said softly, startling him slightly from his thoughts.

A small grin spread on her lips.

“Can you blame me?” He responded.

He smirked down at her, and he gently brushed her hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear. He softly rubbed her ear and slowly moved his hand down to her cheek. Then, he slowly leaned down and kissed her.

It was soft and quick but filled with feeling. Hermione felt surprised at his loving gestures as she kissed him back.

He sat up and let her go. He went to get up, but she grabbed his arm and pulled him back down. She pulled him down next to her on the ground and they laid facing each other. They were looking in each other’s eyes, sparkling brown meeting stormy gray.

She leaned closer and started kissing him. She moved her body closer until they were pressed tight against each other.

He pulled back a little.

“I wasn’t trying to start anything with that kiss but I’m not complaining.”

She smiled at him and almost giggled out loud at him.

“I know. Now come here.” She whispered back.

Then, she pulled him back into a passionate kiss. They were slowly moving their hands over each other’s bodies and rubbing all the right places. Everything in the world felt right. They were together and in each other’s arms.

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A/N: Sorry it's been so long between chapters. These medical issues and new meds are hitting me a lot harder than anticipated.

She blushed at the thought and she stood up to leave the cafeteria.

Harry looked up at her and asked, “Where are you going? You’re not done already are you?”

She paused and smiled at him. “I’m tired, I’m gonna go read for a little before bed.”

He seemed to accept her response and nodded to her before returning to his meal. She knew that mentioning reading was always accepted as an excuse. She walked through the crowded cafeteria and just before walking out the doors she glanced back to look at Draco. He was watching her and he stood up out of his seat as she exited the room.

She felt her heart pounding in her chest and she felt flushed. She couldn’t help but feel something every time she looked at him. She started walking up the stairs towards the tower. She wanted to relax and try to take her mind off of things… and certain blonde people.

When she was about halfway up the stairs, she felt someone brush past her and quickly place something in her hand as they rushed by. It was Draco, he never looked at her or slowed down as he hurried up the stairs and out of sight.

She paused for a second and then she continued her walk all the way to the Gryffindor common room. She hurried inside and finally opened her hand to see what he had given her.

It was a note. Scribbled on it were the words, meet me in the astronomy tower at midnight.

Her breath caught and she could feel her heart beating rapidly in her chest. She couldn’t help but be excited at the thought of being alone with him. ‘He probably just wants to talk about the curse without people judging us for speaking to each other’, she thought.

Either way, she was excited and nervous at the thought of finally having alone time with him. They hadn’t spoken to each other at all since they woke up from the curse. She was too scared to approach him and she was terrified at the idea of him telling her that he experienced something different.

She just couldn’t shake the feeling that it all happened in her head and that he most likely had a completely different experience with the curse. She probably wasn’t even in his subconscious during the curse and she felt stupid for everything that happened in hers.

Either way, she figured that it was about time to figure it out, one way or the other. Then she would know for sure whether or not her feelings were crazy and misplaced.

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She read for about an hour but couldn’t take the anxiety anymore. Midnight couldn’t come fast enough. She felt like her body was ready to explode and she needed a release before she went crazy.

She thankfully knew the password to the prefects bathroom and she thought that a nice hot bath would help her settle down. She grabbed her things and headed out of the Gryffindor common room.

When she entered the bathroom the soft glowing lights clicked on and the water started running. The different colors of soaps started pouring out of the multiple spouts over the large tub in the middle of the room. The mermaid in the window was brushing her hair and barely glanced at Hermione as she set her clothes down and began to undress.

The first few times she visited the prefects bathroom she felt self-conscious of the mermaid but after a while, she realized that the mermaid didn’t care one bit about what anyone did in there and paid her absolutely no attention.

She slowly lowered herself into the hot bubbling water and moaned loudly at the sensation. She eased back and relaxed fully in the steaming water. She still felt shaky about the meeting later and couldn’t shake the thoughts of Draco from her head. After a while, she decided there was no use in fighting it and might as well enjoy the intimate thoughts of him from their cursed time together… or not together. Either way, she had some sexy memories of his body and she wasn’t about to fight with herself anymore.

She pictured him naked and sitting next to her. She remembered what his hands felt like on her skin and she tried to imagine it was him running his hands down her body.

She gently rubbed a hand across her breast and gradually moved her hand down her belly. She slowly rubbed her fingers across the sensitive skin of her lower region and she laid her head back and closed her eyes.

She imagined Draco kissing her neck and rubbing her with his strong fingers. The thought of him made her shiver. She slid two fingers into her warm wet core and started to slowly move them in and out. Her mouth opened and she gasped in pleasure.

“Draco.” She moaned softly as she sped up her motions.

She focused on him and his body as much as she could while she continued to pump her fingers in and out of herself. She jolted slightly as she started hitting the right spot inside of her.

She bit down on her lip hard and she imagined it was Draco biting her and kissing her. She bit down harder as she pictured him wet and naked and rubbing her.

She was moaning louder now and she could feel herself nearing climax. She could feel and taste blood from her lip but she didn’t care. She moved her hand faster and she pictured Draco smirking sexily at her and whispering in her ear.

The thought of his silky smooth voice and trademark smirk was enough to throw her over the edge. She moaned out loudly and screamed his name. “Draco! Ah… Draco!”

Her entire body tensed and she felt herself tighten around her fingers. Her body shook and shivered in ecstasy. She grabbed the side of the tub to steady herself as she climaxed and she pictured him holding her against his body as she came.

When she finally felt herself relax, she removed her fingers and laid back against the tub. She kept her eyes closed and whispered his name one last time. “Draco.”

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She finally made it to the tower and her heart was in her throat at this point. She was so nervous that she was shaking. The bath she took earlier really helped her relax but now that she was here and about to see him, her nerves were back with a vengeance. She took a deep breath to try to calm her nerves but it didn’t do much good.

She slowly made her way up the last few stairs and walked into the open tower. She could feel the cool wind on her skin and she was thankful for the jacket she decided to put on last minute.

She walked across the room and her heart sank when she didn’t see Draco anywhere. She turned around to walk back out, mentally kicking herself for even coming, when he suddenly walked up the steps and entered the room.

“Sorry I’m late, it was harder to sneak out than I thought it would be.” His voice was silky smooth and she had to grip her jacket tightly in her hands to keep them to herself. It felt like so long since she had heard his voice.

She cleared her throat and spoke softly. “It’s okay. I’m surprised you even asked me here.”

She glanced around as if to emphasize the fact that they were alone. She wasn’t sure what to do so she kept her hands holding tightly to the bottom of her jacket and bit her lip. She was so nervous that she felt like her entire body was ready to burst.

“I wanted to give you space and time after the curse and I tried to just leave you alone for good but I need to know what happened. I need to know what you experienced during the curse.”

He took a step towards her and stopped. He looked hesitant to get any closer.

“What happened to your lip?” He asked.

She blushed bright red and covered her mouth with her hand for a second before letting it drop back down to hold tightly to her jacket again.

“Oh, um… nothing.” She looked back, embarrassed at the evidence she accidentally left from her earlier bath time.

She hesitated. She wasn’t sure what to say to him. Should she tell him the truth and possibly humiliate herself or should she lie?

She sighed, “Anyway, I’m not really sure what to say. What did you experience?”

She was hoping a change back to their original subject would distract him from her lip.

He took another hesitant step towards her and before he could respond, the room started spinning and they both fell on the floor. The room lit up so bright that it was blinding. Everything went out of focus and suddenly everything stopped and they were in a different room. It happened so fast that it left them a bit dizzy.

They didn’t recognize the room. Draco crawled over to Hermione and pulled her into his arms. As they connected, the room started spinning again and the blinding light flashed in their faces. They felt like they were being thrown around and pulled down by an invisible force.

They appeared and disappeared in and out of multiple rooms over the next few minutes. They squeezed their eyes shut and tried to block out the images that were flying past them.

Just when Hermione thought she was going to be sick, everything stopped.

They were in the tent. Their tent.

Everything was dark and it was quiet. They could hear a soft breeze blowing against the side of the tent and they could hear each other’s quick breathing. Neither of them knew what to think.

She took a couple of deep breaths to steady her feelings and wiped the rest of her tears away. She pulled away from him and glanced around the tent. She couldn’t believe they were cursed again.

“Are you even really here? This is probably all in my head and I’m actually all alone here…” She broke off and had to stop herself from crying again.

He grabbed her hand and squeezed it tightly.

“You aren’t alone. I am here with you.” He whispered to her.

He pulled her into a hug and continued.

“I was with you last time too. We were in a train crash and then we made it to Hogwarts and eventually we beat Voldemort and saved everyone. During all that time, we fell in love and I know in my heart that we were together. We had to be. Tell me that you were there with me and that it wasn’t all in my head…”

She pulled back and was shocked at what he was saying.

They had been together after all.

“I thought I imagined all of it. I thought you experienced something different and I was too afraid to ask you about it. I didn’t want it all to be fake.”

They hugged again and he kissed the top of her head.

“I tried to give you space. I didn’t know what to think but I couldn’t take seeing you every day and not being with you. That’s why I finally asked you to meet me. I needed to know the truth.”

He smiled at her. Then he sighed and looked around.

“I guess I know now…”

Hermione bit her lip and took a step towards him.

“So everything was real… we were together.”

She nodded her head as she spoke and then walked up to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Their bodies were pressed against each other and they kissed like they needed it more than anything. It was desperate and heated. They let their tongues search for dominance as they held each other tighter and started letting their hands roam over their bodies.

She broke the kiss and whispered, “I don’t know if we were really together or if we are together now but I don’t care anymore. I need you. I am tired of seeing you and not having you.”

She kissed his neck and put her arms back around his shoulders to steady herself. Draco slowly moved his hands down her back and when he reached her bottom, he grabbed her firmly and lifted her off the ground. Instinctively, she wrapped her legs around his hips and she could feel his hard member pressed against her center.

“I need you now.” She whispered breathlessly in his ear.

He walked over to the bed and he sat down with her on his lap. They started kissing heatedly and she started to grind her hips against him. He reached his hands up off her bottom and started unzipping her jacket.

She broke away from him and stood up. She quickly pulled her jacket off and started undressing. Now that she had him, she wasn’t wasting any time.

As she quickly pulled her clothes off, Draco smirked to himself and started pulling his clothes off and tossing them across the room.

When they were both finally naked, she didn’t hesitate, she climbed back on top of him and started kissing him again. She pushed him onto his back and she placed her hands on his chest to hold herself up. He watched her as she reached between them and grabbed his hard length and lined it up with herself.

She slowly lowered herself onto him and she moaned softly as she moved. She started moving slowly up and down, pushing him in and out of her core harder and harder with each thrust.

She kept a steady pace as she rode him, she didn’t want to go too fast. She wanted to make this last and wanted to soak up every moment of it.

Draco had other thoughts. He couldn’t stand the slower pace and decided to take charge. He pulled her down on top of his chest and grabbed her hips. Then he started raising his hips and slammed into her harder and faster.

Hermione was shocked at first but quickly adjusted and relaxed as he pumped into her. She started moaning loudly and could feel herself getting close to finishing. Draco must have sensed this because before she knew it, he flipped them over and was on top of her.

He started kissing and biting her neck as he continued to thrust in and out of her. He couldn’t believe how tight and wet she felt around him and he couldn’t believe that he had managed to go two whole months without having her.

Hermione pulled her legs up higher above his hips which gave him deeper access and she started digging her nails into his back. She was practically screaming now and she couldn’t hold on any longer. He was hitting deep inside of her and she felt her body tense and spasm as she climaxed.

“Draco!” She moaned out loudly, making him melt.

He felt her walls squeeze tightly around his cock, then he slowly slammed into her a few more times and he groaned into her ear as he spilled inside of her.

They were both breathing heavily as they came down from their climax. Draco softly kissed her and gently bit her bottom lip as he pulled away.

“Ouch.” She said softly in response to him biting her sore lip.

He pulled out of her and laid down next to her on the bed then he looked over at her and her slightly swollen lip.

“What happened there?” He asked quietly and tapped her lips with his finger.

Her face and chest blushed bright red as she thought back on what happened.

She hesitated. “Um well…”

She paused a second as she sat up and turned to look down at him lying naked next to her. He looked more delicious than she remembered and she made sure to take a mental picture for future use.

She blushed even more at the thought of him. He sat up next to her.

“Okay, I have to know now. You are blushing so much right now.” He chuckled lightly.

She leaned forward and whispered in his ear. “You happened.”

His brow furrowed in confusion. “What do you mean?”

She smiled shyly as she replied.

“I was nervous about our meeting so I decided to relax in a hot bath in the prefects bathroom…”

She paused, not really sure if she should continue the story.

“Okay.” He responded, not understanding yet what she was saying.

She cleared her throat and shook off the nerves, then she continued.

“Well, while I was in the bath… I started to think of you and … I sort of…”

She motioned to herself and his face lit up with the realization of what she was saying. Before he could say anything, she continued talking quickly.

“I got a little over-excited and bit my lip a bit too hard but the thoughts I had of you were really hot and…”

Before she could continue he cut her off by kissing her. She melted and relaxed against him.

He slowly pulled away and smirked at her.

“Wish I could’ve been there. Sounds like a good time.”

She pushed him as he laughed and she smiled at him. Then she pulled him close and whispered in his ear again.

“Oh, believe me, you were there.”

They both smiled at each other.

A/N: Okay, I know it wasn't much but at least there is finally a new chapter released, right? Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed and there will be new chapters for both stories really soon.