Yeey :D new story...who would believe... :D (Sorry I am little bit too excited).... I hope you will like it :) :) :) :) Sorry for my bad english, though... :)
PROLOGUE
This summer was unbelievably cold, even if it was in London. And because of all the cold weather and the dark clouds on the sky, all the people were tired and nasty to each other.
Cold rain poured the whole day on the wet ground and on all umbrellas in the full streets. In one of them, brown-haired girl was making her way through the crowd. She, unlike all the other people around her, was smiling. She loved the rain, because it seemed to her, that it washes down all her problems and worries. Her only fear was caused by the dark clouds. She was perfectly sure, that behind them, somewhere deep in the sky, there is something...evil.
Right now was Hermione Granger in hurry, because her mother has just called her and she wanted her to come home QUICKLY and RIGHT NOW. Hermione was sure, that something was happening, because her mother usually thought that as seventeen years old is she old enough to decide when she will come home. Besides that, it was only half past four in the afternoon, so she didn't miss anything.
When Hermione finally got out of the taxi cab and she come home, she quickly took off her coat (it was completely wet) and then she realized, that right in front of her was the reason for the call from her mother. She simply couldn't hide her shock.
"Professor Dumbledore?!" she asked to make herself sure, that she is not dreaming. He was standing in between the door in his long robe and he seemed to be dry (which meant, that he has been there for a while).
"Good afternoon, Miss Granger. I am terribly sorry, if I destroyed your program with asking your mother to call you, but there is something I need to talk about with you. It is something like... plea from me to you..." he said.
"Oh....I see. Well then, I guess my mother has already invited you to the living room, right?" she asked silently. He nodded, turned around and went. She followed him, still surprised of his presence in her (muggle) house...
"For first, I would like you to promise me, that you will not tell anything to anyone about the things we have talked about here. Neither to Mr. Potter or Mr. Weasley..." Dumbledore said and his face was perfectly serious.
"OK, professor. I promise..." she said, even if she knew, that it will be really hard for her not to tell it to Harry and Ron.
"So, it is really delicate situation and it is kind of hard to explain it. Well...let's start right from the beginning. This summer Lord Voldemort moved to Malfoy Manor. And from one of my sources I know...that he gave some...mission to Draco Malfoy..." Dumbledore explained. He eyes widened.
"What?! That seems to be really strange, because what would the-one-who-mustn't-be named do with Draco Malfoy?!" she asked.
"Well...I would call that a little revenge to their family. Lucius let aurors to catch himself and he is in Azkaban now. It is definitely not the best place for living, but one of Malfoy's family sign is...um...let's call it...a little cowardice...And Lord Voldemort probably thinks, that it is good way to punish Lucius with giving his son some hard mission. When he will fail, Voldemort will kill him. When he's success, he will make new Death Eater from him." Dumbledore said. Hermione realized for a little second, that it is not so easy to be Malfoy. Then she punched herself in her mind and she looked back at Dumbledore.
"OK, I understand this. But somehow I do not understand what that has to do with me..." she said.
"I think, Miss Granger that you are really able and sympathetic person and you are really clever and brilliant young witch. Simply, I want you to use your skills to get closer to Draco Malfoy..." he said. She stared at him, waiting when he will tell her it was just a joke.
"Um...I am terribly sorry professor, but I do not think it will be possible..." she said. He raised his eyebrows and gave her curious look.
"Why do you think, Miss Granger?" he asked.
"The first point is that he is the Slytherin and I am Gryffindor. The only possibility to talk to him is in the class and...Yeah, it will be hard not to tell that to Ron and Harry..." she said.
"You are prefect, aren't you? Mr. Malfoy is too, so I will let you bound the corridors together..." he said. Hermione almost grimaced. She wasn't really happy that she will bound corridors with Malfoy. She decided to quickly say her second argument.
"The second point is that he hates me. Absolutely...he thinks that I am just mudblood and know-it-all..." she said.
"People are changing, Miss Granger. And I don't think that Mr. Malfoy will be so hateful now, when his father is in Azkaban..." Dumbledore explained her. She sighed. It seemed that she will really have to do it.
"But still. Even if he will start to believe me, he will never ever let me stop him from doing the mission. He is a coward and he will be terribly scared for his life..." she said and she knew, that this was damn good argument. She was perfectly sure, that Dumbledore will not know what to answer. Point for Granger.
"I think that you did not understand me right, Miss Granger. I do not want you to stop him from the mission. I want you to help him with it..."