Aphrodite's Poison…
A/N- So this idea just popped into my head the other night. So hopefully I will see where it goes...let me know what you think! Hope Ya'll Enjoy!
"Granger, why are you going to this side of the forest, we are supposed to be over there with the rest of the Herbology class -where Sprout suggested we could try and find the bloody flower" Draco Malfoy pointed out annoyingly. But I was not listening to a word he was saying. I was determined to find the Japanese honeysuckle. Professor Sprout needed it to create more ointments and potions for Madam Pompfrey. The tea made from the honeysuckle could be used for fever, flu and many other ailments. So as such, I knew how much finding the rare flower would do for the student body. Now, the problem was finding the tricky little blossom. It was known to shield itself from any light…which for flowers is very uncommon, but this is a magical plant…so what do you expect?
"Granger! Granger, are you listening to me?" Malfoy asked, becoming more and more irritated.
I couldn't help but giggle, loving to rile him up for no reason. He has anger issues, I thought. So instead of responding, I kept walking further into the forest, sifting through leaves, grass and bushes.
"Hey! Hey, Granger don't ignore me! Where are you going? Get back here!" I heard Malfoy yell as I walked farther away from him.
Draco was pissed at Sprout, just because they were both Heads did not mean they should be partners in allll of their classes. Especially because they shared 5 out of the 7 total! He stood there and watched her walking away…pondering whether or not he should go after her. He looked at her backside, and couldn't help but notice her firm little arse…okay maybe he should go and just make sure she didn't get hurt. It's not like he cared about her or anything (as far as anyone else knew)…but even though he was dismissed of all charges after the war, did not mean he wouldn't be blamed first if she were to get hurt while with him.
So after looking to see that the other students were still preoccupied, he turned back and jogged after her, having no idea what he was getting himself into.
As I wandered, the forest started to get shadier; maybe I can't find the flower. Maybe I should just go back…I don't want to miss lunch anyway…
Right as I was turning around I saw a flicker of color next to one of the large moss covered tree trunks. I walked over, excited that I might have discovered the rare Japanese honeysuckle. I shuffled over, pulling away some excess foliage, and as I reached for the last leaf covering the colored object
"Granger!" Draco whispered harshly as he grabbed my sides. I screamed in fright and turned around, pushing him away from me.
"Shit Malfoy! You scared me! I said, gripping my chest in fear.
"Tsk, tsk Granger…Head girl cursing, what would Mcgonagell say?" Draco teased. I rolled my eyes and turned away from him.
"Trust me, I have done worse…and she knows it. Now, unless you are going to help me find the flower, please be quiet or leave." I responded and knelt down next to the tree trunk. I heard Draco scoff, but didn't move. I pushed away the leaves, but instead of finding the rare flower, I discovered a blackberry plant, well at least what I thought were blackberries.
Draco looked over my shoulder and scoffed. "Well congrats Granger! You managed to drag us…away from the group to find not the flower, but some berries…good job!" He said sarcastically.
"Well at least I did something instead of complain. But these berries look delicious…(my stomach growled) I am going to have a few..." I said, eyeing the scrumptious looking berries. I picked one from the bush and put it to my mouth, before I could put it between my lips; I felt a hand smack it away.
"Merlin Granger! Are you daft, you don't know what kind of berry that is! It could be poisonous." Draco practically yelled.
"Oh what do you care Malfoy…I'm hungry, and they are just blackberries, goodness." I replied nonchalantly.
"Granger I care more than you think…the fact is if something happens to you on my watch, I will be the first blamed by Potter and Weasley…so please do us both a favor and wait 10 minutes as we head back to class and up to lunch." He stated, like he was talking to a child.
I raised an eyebrow at him and nodded suspiciously. He nodded as well and turned around walking back the way we came. I shook my head in disbelief, and suddenly heard my stomach growl again. I put caution to the wind and went for the berries again. I grabbed a handful and popped one into my mouth. I moaned at the burst of flavor.
"Granger come on..." Draco called over his shoulder. Then he saw me as I finished the fifth berry and licked my lips.
"Granger, fucking Hell! What did I tell you? Why did…" Draco began to scold as he jogged back to me.
I saw him come closer, but my vision started to blur…"Malfooooy…" I slurred his name and before I knew it I was falling forward...
"Granger! What have you done…" Malfoy growled as he caught me before I fell to the forest floor.
"Fuck, Granger…come on wake up Granger!" Malfoy shook her, scared what might have happened. He quickly realized he needed help. He adjusted her into his arms, putting one arm under her knees and the other behind her back. She unconsciously curled into his body. He noticed she weighed close to nothing and was able to practically jog back to the class. He saw everyone begin to gather together, realizing the class had ended.
"Professor Sprout! Professor Sprout help me, Granger is hurt!" He yelled over the students' laughs and chatter.
Suddenly everyone quieted as they saw the head boy with Hermione Granger collapsed in his arms. Before he knew it everyone was surrounding him.
"What have you done Malfoy?" Ronald Weasley came up, red in the face.
Draco sneered. "I didn't do anything; your smart friend here didn't listen to me and ate some random berries, when I specifically told her not to. Now move out of my way so I can get her help…" He commanded as he saw Professor Sprout moving through the crowd.
"Oh my, Mr. Malfoy, what in the world happened?" The Professor asked frantically, leaning in, to make sure Hermione was still breathing.
"We were searching for the flower, and Granger stumbled upon what looked like a blackberry bush. She wanted to eat them, but I told her no because she had no idea what they were. Well of course she is stubborn and ignored me…before I could stop her she ate them, I think she ate more than one. Then she collapsed. I caught her before she hit the ground." He explained.
"Oh No! No, no, no! This is not good. Mr. Malfoy, bring Ms. Granger to her bedroom in the Head's wing and make sure she doesn't leave. Professor Snape, Madam Pomfrey, and the Headmistress will meet you there. Hurry! The rest of you, off to lunch, now!" Professor Sprout instructed sternly. But Draco could see the worried expression etched into her face.
Draco quickly got Hermione to her room. He laid her on her bed. She was still out cold. He was panicking now, he had no idea what was going on, and Professor Sprout wouldn't tell him.
Before he knew he heard the portrait doors open.
"No! Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley, you may not see her yet. We will take care of her, and let you know. But I will tell you she is in no life-threatening danger. She will …live. Now get to your next lesson." Draco heard Professor Snape command.
Draco knew if the wonder twins couldn't see Granger, there was definitely something wrong.
He heard numerous pairs of footsteps run up the stairs.
"Mr. Malfoy, there you are. How is she?" Professor McGonagall questioned as she came to sit next to Hermione on the bed.
"Um…she is still out cold. Now can someone please tell me what's going on…?" Draco questioned as he looked at Madam Pompfrey get a few bottles from her bag.
"Mr. Malfoy, Professor Sprout told me she ate what looked like blackberries. Where?"
"Inside the forest, a little west from where the herbology class was. Granger demanded we look there. The bush was growing under some leaves next to a large tree trunk. Why?"
"Sprout, you and Hagrid need to go immediately to rid the rest of the forest of the berry. This should have been done before, years ago, but of course I'm sure some oaf was too lazy to look everywhere…" Snape instructed. Professor Sprout nodded and looked back at Hermione, and shifted her gaze to Draco.
"Good luck Mr. Malfoy…" She whispered before disappearing out of the room.
"What did she mean good luck? Professor! Tell me now!" Draco demanded loudly.
Before Snape could speak, Hermione began to stir on the bed; she seemed to be sweating as well.
"We don't have much time…Draco you must listen carefully. The berries Ms. Granger ate are known as Aphrodite's Poison. It is an extremely potent fruit. It is known for causing extreme lust and physical desire for the opposite sex. The more berries one consumes, the more affected they are. It is highly concentrated. It is much worse than any love potion. That is why the grounds were searched and rid of the berry bush, in fear that someone would come across it. The tales say that wizards would give muggle women and even other witches, the berries. The affect would be immediate and would cause the female to go into a heat like state. They will do practically anything to be satisfied by the man. This is the reason a wizard would do it, not just for…um copulation…, but if the wizard desired a wife, she would agree to anything for some kind of relief. The muggle or witch could also improve the wizard's social status...so as you can see, this is a very bad situation indeed…plus there is no antidote. The berry's toxins must travel out of her body on its own." Professor Snape explained quickly, knowing that he would have to take Draco aside later to give other directions.
"So you're telling me the berry acts as a love potion and the imperious curse wrapped in a concentrated concoction (Snape nodded) What the hell?" Draco yelled, clenching his fists. "Well what is going to happen to Granger, and why does it involve me. " Draco questioned nervously.
"Well, the female who ingested the berry will become lustful after the first male she interacted with afterwards…so in this case that man would be you. And unfortunately, the berries effects last 24 hours…per berry. So if she ate more than one, you're talking about at least a week of these horrible effects." Snape continued
"But you still haven't told me what I have to do" Draco asked nervously
"Well Ms. Granger will be in 'ehem', a need of sorts. She will have heightened nerves and senses, more specifically her sex drive will be practically insatiable. And if she doesn't have the (cough…) "help" then she will be in tremendous pain. Now the pain won't harm her, but if it is something that can be helped, well it must be done." Snape concluded…looking almost green and extremely uncomfortable.
Draco stood there speechless.
"Severus…are you seriously, contemplating giving him up to Ms. Granger. They are both being forced against their will. Poppy said Ms. Granger can be given sleeping draughts to keep her sedated until the affects wear off." McGonagall questioned, appalled that Severus was easily giving into the berries' effects.
"Minerva, you know as well as I do, that if Ms. Granger is put under the potion for more than 24 hours straight, she could go into a magical coma. And I know neither you, I, nor the wizarding world desire that. I know this seems completely unethical and wrong, but it must be done. Mr. Malfoy do you understand what I have told you." Snape asked turning back to a stunned Draco.
"So you're telling me I am going to be a sex slave to Granger…?" Draco queried, a little scared and turned on at the same time.
"Draco don't be so perverse. I know you have feelings for her anyway, so I doubt you are completely against it." Snape responded.
"How the bloody hell do you know how I feel?" Draco asked irritated.
Snape smirked. "Draco I am your godfather, I know how you look at her. Since you both became heads, the bond between the two of you has changed. And don't deny it."
"Dracoooo….oh Dracoooo" Hermione began to moan.
"Draco, she needs you." Minerva said as she walked out of Hermione's bedroom solemnly. Hermione was like a daughter to her, and to see her in this state was horrible and just weird, for lack of better wording. This was not going to end well.
"Oh Shit! What the fuck am I supposed to do?" Draco asked, becoming more panicky
"Draco, I know you are not inexperienced, just don't deny her, for all of our sakes. I will return in a few hours to check on you both."
"Dracoooo! Please!" Hermione begged as Snape practically pushed Draco back into her room, quickly shutting the door.
He took his wand and put up a strong silencing spell. It was bad enough that he wanted to vomit during this whole situation. He didn't need to know about his godson's, let alone the Gryffindor princess' sexual activities.
Snape turned around to a fierce looking Minerva. "Don't, just don't. I know and agree with what you are thinking. But this happened too fast and we all know it. We couldn't have prevented what we just did." Snape said with a sigh, feeling defeated.
Minerva shook her head and frowned. "I know, it's just they are barely 18. This shouldn't be happening. How did they find the plant? And what's going to happen once it wears off, you know there are other lasting effects…which of course you failed to tell Mr. Malfoy" Minerva narrowed her eyes in irritation.
"Well Draco says we should thank Ms. Granger for that one. The daft girl is too stubborn" Snape retorted.
"Yes well how do you think we won the war?" Minerva replied with a small smirk.
"So you really think Draco has a crush on Hermione?" She asked, almost intrigued.
"I know so, and you know Ms. Granger shares his feelings, they just are too idiotic to admit it."
Minerva pursed her lips and nodded.
"Now come, we need to check on Pomona, Poppy and Hagrid. And make sure the other students don't disturb them. Oh and you will have the joy of telling Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley. They are in your house after all." Snape stated with joy in seeing her dealing with the two.
"Like bloody hell I will." McGonagall shrieked.
"Well I certainty wont." He replied smoothly
Both professors left the heads dorm, locking and silencing the wing as they left, still bickering on who would have the awkward conversation with the other 2/3 of the golden trio. As they walked, both professors were still trying to get the idea of what their two prized students were being force to do upstairs at the moment.
****Back in Hermione's bedroom*****
Draco had his eyes closed when he was pushed through the door way and heard the door slam behind him.
He was terrified to open his eyes. This was definitely not how he wanted to woo the head girl. Yes he will admit, he had a thing for her and as any typical male teenager, his wet dreams revolved around the feisty Gryffindor. But this was just weird.
"Dracooo…come here please…I need you…it hurts so badly!" Hermione moaned and thrashed on the bed.
Draco opened his eyes to see the sexiest thing alive. There Hermione Granger in all of her glory, splayed on her bed; her hair a sexy mess, light perspiration covering her slightly tanned skin. She had removed everything but her lacy bra and knickers. Shit, was he allowed to look at her? It seemed like he was doing this against her will. She was after all under the influence of a damn toxin.
After admiring her writhing body, noticing how her hands were traveling all over, he made eye contact with her. Her eyes were nearly black, dilated with lust. Before he could even say a word, Hermione growled.
"Come here, Draco, now" She commanded. A little frightened he walked over to her on the bed.
"Granger…are you okay?" He asked still looking into her eyes. He was almost pleading that she would snap out of it.
She refused to answer; instead, she forcefully grabbed his large hand in hers. He was dragged closer to her, that his knees hit the side of the bed. Before he knew it, she forced his hand in between her legs…
"Fuck!" Draco and Hermione swore at the same time. She clamped her legs shut, keeping his hand captive, before he could recoil.
Draco believed he had died and gone to heaven, as she wrapped her hands around his neck and began riding his large strong hand.
There must have been a God…because he was one lucky son of a bitch, and decided he was doing the right thing by helping Granger. Snape said if he didn't she would be in extreme pain. Who was he to deny her desires?
"Oh Dracoo…yess..." Hermione moaned and kept humping his hand, holding onto to Draco for dear life. She quickly went to envelop his mouth in a heated frantic kiss.
"Oh yes indeed…" He thought, knowing this was going to be an interesting next couple of days….